Yet another pigeon

Dylan caught yet another pigeon today... but this time I know for sure that it wasn't well!

I saw a fox on the path a few yards away, he disappeared before the dogs spotted him - luckily. When I walked past the spot where he was, I saw a pigeon sitting in the undergrowth not moving. I knew then what the fox was after. So I called Dylan and walked past. I didn't think that Dylan saw it and let him go again a few yards further on... But somehow he knew something was up and he knew the bird wasn't well... sure enough he went back to that spot like a rocket and caught it. By the time Dylan got to me, the pigeon was dead!

Dylan was so naughty...

On Wednesday evening, I took the boys out to the country park. We came across a load of bread which someone had thrown on the grass for the foxes. Of course, my lot went straight into it and started gobbling it up. That wasn't good due to Flash's allergies and I was so annoyed...

I got all the dogs off and walked on. Suddenly Dylan stopped, I called him, he looked at me and ran back to the bread! I waited for him, he didn't come, then I went to get him just as he started coming towards us... I am afraid I told him off!

Another pigeon

On Friday evening (7th September), I took the crew for a walk after work. I went to pick up a poo and sorted the bag out. When I looked up, I found that Dylan caught a pigeon. I have now idea where and how he caught it. By the time I got to him (Dylan was very good as he came back to me when I called him), it was dead.

I don't know how Dylan does it. There must have been something wrong with this pigeon, otherwise surely Dylan would not have been able to catch it...

But here's some pictures taken on today's walk

In the wars again... Dylan hurt his toe

Yesterday evening, a client of mine and I went for a walk with her saluki as well as Dylan and Flash. They had a fantastic time together! They ran loads, got into the water and enjoyed each other's company.

Just a few minutes before the end of the walk, Dylan suddenly yelped and came back to me limping. He wouldn't put his back leg on the floor. I looked at it and saw that one toe was strangely twisted and I couldn't see the nail... I thought it was broken. Dylan turned his head fast when I touched it, so it was very painful.

My client's husband and myself proceeded to carry Dylan out of the park as he didn't walk. Cornel picked us up form the entrance and we then went to the emergency vet with him.

Obi (the vet on call) couldn't at first figure out what was going on, but eventually he realised that Dylan's toe was twisted and the nail (which we couldn's see) was actually burried into the other toe. So he untangled it all and Dylan immediately put his foot down again. It was still uncomfortable of course, but he was not in major pain anymore. He got a pain killer and some antibiotics as the nail left quite a hole in the other toe.

Today, Dylan is as right as rain. I put neem seed oil on the wound and that seems to heal it nicely, the toe is not red anymore.

Well, less than four months since Dylan's last injury (abscess on hock)... he must be the most accident prone dog in the country - our Dylan.

I am just so glad that he is fine and it isn't a broken or dislocated toe!