More on his teeth

We had a trip to the vets yesterday, which he gets all very excited about. They're lovely with him which is great. We had a look at his teeth and the lower adult canines are coming through and already are impacting on his upper palette. The vet is going to get in touch with the canine dental specialist to see what's to be done next. The removal of adult canines would be a major op and quite serious as they form part of the jaw. I'm unsure if the acrylic plate will manage the job on the other hand, because his jaw is misaligned rather than just the position of the teeth. So would it manage to push the canines forwards enough to clear the upper front teeth? We'll hopefully hear more this week. Something has to be done though, the adult teeth are much longer and they could pierce the upper palette in a much more serious way than previously.

Other than that we came away with ear drops for a mildly irritated ear. And he weighed in at 24KG. So now he's 25 weeks old he's had a lull in weight gain and dropped down a kilo in ratio to his age in weeks.

We went for a walk in the nearby countryside to the vets. Grey met cows for the first time. He was cool with them until they all drifted up to say hello. He was on the lead so after a quick bark at them he was keen to make a swift exit. I lost my balance and was pulled down a grassy bank through a cow pat. The joy of having a big dog that pulls.

A start to handstripping

I hadn't really realised I would have to deal with Grey's coat other than the odd brush down with the zoom groom. But last week he was starting to look really hairy and I'd read that the old dead hair needed to be removed to promote a healthy coat that would be waterproof. So I had a go at handstripping and an amazing amount of hair came off. He still looked a bit partchy though, so next advice is to try hand stripping with rubber gloves on, but to watch out as it's quite addictive and I might end up with a weimaraner! I had a run over him today with a comb with a rubber band wrapped round it. He took to it really well and let me do him all over with no bother. Even his paws. By the end though he was looking at me asif to say 'are you finished yet?'


I need to look into whether his beard needs a bit of a trim or not and also to have a go at cutting his nails.