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Message from one of my clients on March 29th 2010.

Another poisoning case!

Client: Reason i am emailing is a dog, a 6 month old springer puppy, has died. he was regularly walked on the footpath along the river Don from Balby/Hexthorpe towards Sprotbrough and his owner suspects he has come into contact with something around the horseshoe tunnel and bridge leading up to the transpenine trail walk. (not sure if you are familiar with area)
It has been confirmed it was poisoning, not from a plant or anything that would be normally be found along the path. The transpenine trail walk is very popular,as it goes through balby,warmsworth, cusworth and sprotbrough etc. His owners are absolutely devasted and know of 3 other dogs who are walked up there who have been ill, but are now ok.

my reply: Did you speak to the owner of this dog first hand? Who have they reported this too? I can put this information on my website, but need to make sure the info is correct.

Client: yes i have spoken to the owner, the land is the river authority, not dmbc he said he was reporting it but i don't know if he did as i have not seen him since, it happened around the 19th March

If anyone is at all worried then please contact your vet or the River Authority.

WARNING FOR ALL DOG OWNERS - RE CHILDRENS TOYS FOR DOGS

Last night at agility class, a vet, who is a fellow agility student was telling us about a case she had this week. The dog ate a child's teddy bear and was very sick. When she opened the dog up to remove what she thought was an intesti...nal obstruction she found a huge gelatin type mess inside and the dogs intestines were black and the tissue dead. The dog will die no surgery can fix him up there was no living intestine left from stomach to colon.

This was not an obstruction .... so she called the manufacturer of the Teddy Bear on a quest to find out what the gel was and what killed the dog. Turns out the stuffing in children's toys contains ingredients for flame retardants and mite control! It is designed to be come a gel. It is highly toxic. Now you would think a child's toy would be safe because it is for children, but they don't expect a child to eat the stuffing of the toys... huummmm that seems a bit scary too. But we all know dogs demolish stuffed toys.

So do not give or buy your dog any children's stuffed animals... some people get them at goodwill etc. The vet will be posting a warning and story and I will send any other facts as needed and as I learn more. Maybe some children's toys do not have this ingredient, but better to be safe then sorry. So meanwhile, make sure all your dog toys are for dogs.

Please pass this on... it is a horrible death she described and one that can be avoided.

Open Day Sunday March 21st 2010, Photo Gallery

Sue would like to express a huge thank you to everyone that attended. The sun shone down on us which was a blessing as the heavy rain the day before made the ground a little muddy. Thank goodness Billy's 'A' team were there to tow vehicles out of the mud. I lost count of how many lovely people and their dogs were there, a rough count about 40+, I should have made a list. A big thank you to the support of Adrian & Jane Wilkinson from Trophy Pet Foods. Also the Scunthorpe Gazette for advertising the Open Day, although they didn't turn up on the day as promised to do a feature, and I was wearing my makeup especially too. Thank you to Billy & Dawn for allowing me to use their wonderful venue at Clampit Creek. Last but not least for the support and hard labour that my Hubby John has put in over the weeks, helping me to put up stock fencing etc. just waiting for the gate now John! My dogs Malic & Cleo who are both new to Agility were exhausted and slept well, as did we. Posted 22nd March 2010

10th March 2010 email from client

Lost Dog, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

My aunty has lost her dog in Woodlands he escaped from the garden on Sunday 7th March, she rescued him from hampole kennels only a couple of weeks ago, they called him Oscar but don't know what he was called prior to this, he is a cross and looks like a big border terrier but black with a white chest he is about 6 months old.

she has put posters up etc, and rang the dog warden and kennels but hasn't had any luck
just wondered if you could help or knew of a dog walker in the area that she could contact?

Please email Sue if found.

Mr Spittlehouse the vet at Bessacarr has asked to spread the warning that there is an unidentified infection going around at the moment which has apparently already claimed the lives of a couple of dogs, the common denominator is that these dogs are walked in Sandall Beat Woods and Cantley Park in Doncaster.
If you regularly walk your dogs in these areas then please try to avoid them for the time being. If you suspect that your dog is unwell then please check with your vet. If you have any information relating to this then please email sue@sitdogtraining.co.uk

posted 25th February 2010

One of my clients has checked with Mr Spittlehouse and the infection takes the form of Gastro Enteritis, sickness and Diarrhoea and as long as your dog is up to date with injections, should not be at risk.

posted 26th February 2010

At the moment we believe the source of it is coming from contaminated water where some building work has taken place over it in the last two months..........The ditch that separates the beat and cantley golf course which leads down pass crowther wood is quite possibly the main culprit.

Environmental health and the Council does know about it and my advice is to keep your dogs and other animals well away from the area until we find out what's causing it and until we know that the area is safe.

Cross Posted this information from dog owner on facebook 28th February 2010

I had a call from a very nice Man at Environmental Health today, in response to my call on the 25th February. The investigation is still on going, and it is a thorough one too, the water has been tested and nothing has been found up to press. He has also contacted all the local vets and there have been no more cases reported and he confirmed that it was just one dog that had died. So please just continue to be vigilant and take care.

I have just become the proud owner of Malic. He is a three year old Spanish Catalan Sheepdog. He is a very gentle character who needs to build his confidence with people but is like a rock with dogs and so he will play a very important roll as teaching dog along with Cleo.

Paddy d'Espinavessa (Malic)

Sue promotes Sit Dog Training at

Good Dog Day

Saturday 6th June 2009

Quibell Park, Scunthorpe

Organised by the North Lincolnshire Dog Wardens Ann & Sara to promote responsible dog ownership.

Click on Photo to view gallery

Sue got Married to John on the 6th September 2008

LUCY

Border Terrier Bitch, Black & Tan

Black body, tan legs and face. Wearing soft black collar.

Disappeared chasing a rabbit between Skelbrooke, Robin Hood’s Well and Five Lane Ends beside the A1 north of Doncaster approx. 9 pm Tuesday evening 10th March 2009

She’s neutered and chipped

URGENT: She has epilepsy and needs her pills to control her fits

£250 REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN

Tel: 01302 337084: 07941 413822: 07760 110577

Is your Dog Tagged & Chipped?

An Incident I had on Monday 9th June 2008, while spending time with my girls and clients two Jack Russell pups in their back garden after returning from our social walk, a stray dog turned up at the gate, a huge english Bull Mastiff.....Duke 1 1/2 yrs.
He was a huge slobbering teddy bear.

Duke's tale had a happy ending!
After a couple of hours we found his owner..

The important moral to this story, Duke didn't have a disc on his collar, he was micro-chipped.
But a couple of hours was spent on a hot day by alot of helpful people including the dog warden.
I also was approached later in the week while walking my dogs, someone who had lost their beautiful pedigree dog, this time no collar, tag or chipped!

The Control of Dogs Order 1992 requires that any dog in a public place must wear a collar tag with the name and address of the owner written on it. Your telephone number is optional. Even if the dog is micro chipped! which is also a wise thing to have done.

Had Duke been wearing a tag, we would have been able to contact his owner immediatley.

Engraved tags are the best, these can be bought at most cobblers, pet shops and the internet. for just a few pounds.
Don't forget to have one made when away on holiday too.

Not only is there a risk of dogs straying, escaping and just getting disorientated and lost, dog theft is also big business.
http://www.doglost.co.uk/page.aspx?pg=72

Please Tag & Chip, keep your dog safe!

Goodbye Lady

Sadly we lost our Lady, on Easter Monday 2008, she died unexpectedly and suddenly while we were away in our caravan. She was just beginning her twelfth year.
She was very special to us and many people, having appeared on stage in 2005 as Sandy in Annie and has enjoyed competing in Flyball and generally looking after everyone, she was often mistaken for Pippin the famous TV dog, and she new it!

I had just started to teach her heelwork to music and she was loving it. Could jump back, weave in and out of my legs, roll over, high five, low five, wave and run along with her front paws on my bottom.

She hadn't been really ill, but was a little under the weather, we put this down to her age and she was slowing up. I had planned to take her to the vets that week to get her checked over, but sadly it was too late. We miss her terribly, she was always close by and if she could have been in my pocket she would have.

Who is going to fetch my slippers now, bring the post, after barking at the postman, who will tell us there is someone at the door?

It is some comfort to know that we were with her at the end and she didn't suffer for long. Lady deserved that.

Goodbye our Lady, we miss you.

Sue, John, Milly & Cleo

28th March 2008