I can't dance to YMCA

[longers]

Still got a very sore shoulder from taking a self induced tumble on Weds after being helped off my bike by a car on Monday

The housework needs doing, a cat has just thrown up in the lounge, can't ride a bike, don't want to take any more painkillers, there's nothing to eat and I need to go shopping.

Not happy

Maybe I'll just drink tea and fanny about on here, cheer me up please

 

[mickle]

If it makes you feel better Longers I'm having a brilliant day; had a naked wrestle with the mrs, fetched the papers and made her breakfast in bed, the sun is shining and were going to head off to Marlborough for lunch later.

 

[Willow]

If it makes you feel better Longers I'm having a brilliant day; had a naked wrestle with the mrs, fetched the papers and made her breakfast in bed, the sun is shining and were going to head off to Marlborough for lunch later.

My neck of the woods, well used to be, how nice, Polly's Tea rooms for a yummy cake?

 

[Crackle]

Well while I've got your attention......

How much excercise does a 8 month old lab need? He gets one good 50 minute walk a day, plus a few smaller ones. Occasionally I take him on the bike, slowly, which he loves and even that doesn't tire him. I don't want to do too much as I'm afraid of buggering his joints, so longer walks/rides are always tempered with easier days after. He's from the working line by the way not the show line and his parents and grandparents all had excellent hip shoulder scores?

What do you think?

 

[longers]

Sounds like a great day Mickle

 

[longers]

Crackle,

It sound like you're doing the right thing. Lots of smaller walks are best. He'll be getting close to his final size and shape so you can increase the duration of the walks from about 12 months onwards.

Play sessions are as good as a walk sometimes but I wouldn't overdo these either. They're good for increasing co-ordination, obedience, fitness, strength and re-inforcing the bond between you. No sticks though! Unless he brings them to you and plays by himself, I wouldn't throw one for a dog unless it's into water.

I will ring my resident expert this afternoon and double check that I haven't told you a load of cobblers and see if she has any more advice.

 

[Crackle]

Thanks Longers

No worries on the bond. I'm firmly a dog person now. I have no problems calling him back and when he wants to play he brings his toys over. 'course he doesn't always get his way, got to know his place etc...

I was going to wait until about 18 months before I started doing big hill walks and longer forest rides, not that he couldn't do them now but just that he's still growing.

PS I could never dance to the YMCA anyway, even without bruising and stiffness

 

[Amanda P]

Are the walks done on the lead or off? Off the lead, a dog gets a lot more exercise.

 

[Crackle]

50 minutes, are 40 off the lead and 10 on. During that time he never stops running, so I deliberately use walks where he is limited and occasionally take him to a woods walk where he can roam freely and widely and does. Shorter 15 minute walks are on the lead.

 

[Arch]

Aw, sorry to hear about your 'off' longers... Get well soon...

I wish I had a dog... Alas, in my flat, even a chihuahua would be cramped...

 

[marinyork]

If it makes you feel any better Longers I can't dance to YMCA and I broke more spokes so the bike is in for wheel building. So no long cycling for me this weekend either. Where does your avatar come from? It looks like one of the Sinbad films.

 

[Noodley]

Sorry to hear of your 'offs' longers

If only they still showed decent movies on the telly on a Saturday....

 

[Speicher]

Sorry to hear you are feeling yucky/grotty//unwell (delete as appropriate).

Up date on recent addition to Speicher Towers - she is very quiet and stays under some furniture. When I talk to her, she is alert and is ok if I stroke her neck, chin etc, but not happy to be picked up. She does seem to have a problem with walking tho. She can either dawdle v..e....r....y. s......l....o...w..l...y or run very fast, nothing in between. I went into the kitchen yesterday, and a very small blackish sort of shape, went zooming past me. Does the velocity of an animal's exit from a room have any correlation with the naughtiness of their activity while they were in the room. Crackle may be able to help on this, or of-course it could apply to children?

 

[Crackle]

Yep I leave the room pretty sharpish if I've been naughty and hear someone coming.

 

[Speicher]

BTW - and trust a female to notice this.

Did you do the housework last weekend. Surely you have not made a big mess since then. I would suggest, tidy the kitchen and quick spray of the worktops and hobs, Have a cup of tea.

Quick clean up of bathroom sink, and splosh some cleany/smelly type stuff down the loo. (Do not bother cleaning the bath if your shoulder aches). Have another cup of tea, and a biscuit.

Decide on which takeaway you would like this evening. Have a bath.
Order or collect said takeaway. Do your shopping very early tomorrow if you get up early. Take the rest of the day off.

When I was unwell, which has sometimes been for months at a time, the housework was not done at all for months. I have this theory that in the first week, you think it has got muddley/dirty, but in the second week, the dirtiness does not increase. The increase in dirtiness in subsequent weeks decreases accordingly. Some witty person who is good at sums and equations (not me cos I failed 'A' level maths, I did get 'O' level maths and something called Additional maths) will be able to quote the correct quadratic equation regarding house work. Enough waffle from me now, with maple syrup .