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  1. SpikedMarkus

    Periodontal Disease

    My granda passed away 3 weeks ago and as Bertie's new official owner the first thing I did (last week) was take him to the vet for a general checkup. My granda loved dogs but was always wary of taking them to the vet (due to VERY bad experiences with our previous pets) and therefore Bertie had...
  2. SpikedMarkus

    The Child, now and then.

    For the past 5 weeks now it has just been me and Bertie in the house, he's living with me now it's the first time i've had the privilege of looking after a dog full time. So I took a few photos of my new lodger to share with you all. Also I found a few 'film' photos from when we first got him...
  3. SpikedMarkus

    When is it time to just let go?

    As i'm sure most of you know Cesar Millans pit-bull 'Daddy' passed away recently and when reading through the memorial I noticed that he had been given chemotherapy. I really have a problem with this; a 16 year old dog being put through something as traumatic as chemo, why? I'm not just...
  4. SpikedMarkus

    Soft lump above tail

    I posted a photo of Bertie in the Christmas thread earlier and it's the first pic i've taken of him where this lump is clearly visable, maybe someone here has seen similar conditions on their dogs. We know he has a skin condition (probably eczema) on his lower back which causes dry, itchy skin...
  5. SpikedMarkus

    Hi Everyone!

    My name's Mark and i'm from Northern Ireland but i'm sure you're all more interested in seeing and reading about my wee friend..... Bertie aka 'The Child' Bertie is an 11 (approx) year old black lab/border collie cross, we got him from a rescue shelter 9 years ago. He had been abused and was...
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