Lost beagle and Turmeric

Training for me this week has been a little light. partly because I think that Alfie has been suffering with a bit of arthritis in his back legs. We have some steps down to our bottom garden where he likes to go and tease the chickens and poke his paws through to drag some of their poo towards him for his pudding! (yuk) Anyway, a couple of times, I have had to look for him after calling and he was just standing at the bottom of the steps with his back legs shaking a little and waiting for me to carry him up the steps, also he has been very reluctant to jump onto the bed at night. I did think it was maybe because Freddie was giving him the evils - (they did have a full on fight at 3am the other week when Freddie decided to assert his dominance one morning)
Anyway, I spoke to my dog sitter and she mentioned that she thought he was looking a little stiff with his walking and was also reluctant to get up and move about when she popped in to let them out.
So onto Facebook to my raw feeding rebels group I went as I had heard that lots of dog owners use turmeric paste to help with arthritis.Recipe found!
Turmeric and additional coconut oil purchased I quickly whipped up a jar of the paste and have been giving it to both the boys for a few meals now - they dont seem to keen on it, but have so far managed to hide the paste in minced up meat and offal. I think it is helping, as Alfie has been down to tease the chickens a few times and not needed me to carry him up the steps each time.I did also give him some Reiki so that too may have helped! Time will tell.

My weekend was not going to be one of long walks due to Alfie being a little under the weather, however, following a post on Lost Dog and Team Beagle Lost and Found about a missing beagle, we did end up heading down to Plymbridge Woods for a walk and a scout around to see if we could find the missing beagle.

We didn't find him, but happily, he has since turned up back at home after being found last night by a kind person who took him in and then contacted the owner today to re-unite him with his family. I remebered to take my purse this trip and I ended up with icecream and the ice cream van sold frozen yoghurt treats which Alfie and Freddie wolfed down!
Social Media is a truly amazing thing in some ways, as without it, poor Milo and his family might have been apart for a lot longer.
Milo is currently at home receiving lots and lots of extra cuddles, although he may be subject to lead walks for a while following his little adventure!

Have not had much in the way of training updates from the others, but Neil I think is obsessed with blisters, as he seems to share pictures of the most gruesome ones I have ever seen. Kenny is suffering with his feet, so I think they will all deserve a medal if they actually get through it in August especially if Clare does sing the whole way!
I thankfully have no injuries, although my walking boots have developed a hole and now let the water in - that's what happens when you live in them. Another pair have been purchased so now I will hopefully get them worn in just in time for my August challenge!