Billy Dogs New Blog

A few months ago I publish that Billy’s mummy ‘Maggie’ had been in touch, and I posted some pictures of her - well today Billy went to see his mum as she celebrated her 13th birthday and a family reunion!  Maggie was rightly the center of attention in her own hospitality tent, where 9 of her brood were waiting for her, including Billy.

Maggie is an absolutely lovely hound, who was rescued nearly 3 years ago and brought back from deaths door with a load of love and attention – and it shows.  In total Maggie had 22 pups, Billy must have been one of her early litters as his gathered brothers and sisters today all seemed to be younger!  There were no direct brothers or sisters for Billy to meet, but he did say hello (in that typical doggy fashion ie: not to the face) to all his half bro’s and sisters.

It was a great day out for Billy, who’s recent adventures outside the house haven’t been as fun – on Thursday the poor hound had to have 8 teeth out after underlying problems were found during a routine clean.  Thankfully though he was back to his normal self today for the party, but naturally we didn’t give him any of his mummy’s cake just in case!

Enjoy the photos!

… I mean check up, Billy went to the vets today for a check up and although we have concerns he is developing arthritis in his left leg (where we were told he had an old racing injury), everything else checks out fine.  He’s a good weight, although he’s put on a few pounds from 31lb last august, he’s now a 35lb which we’re told is a good weight.  Billy will now be taking supplements to try as a precautionary measure if he is developing arthritis, we only have suspicions due to recent bouts of limping and excessive cleaning of his left paw that might indicate an ache in the joints in that area.

But as promised here are some recent photos of Billy dog…