I am currently in the process of retraining my elderly springer. He’s now 16 and had several years off when he was retired due to lameness and a bad back which was diagnosed with arthritis of the spine for which he was put on painkillers which helped a bit I think but he couldn’t do normal exercise and was obviously in pain getting out of bed.
Then I had a brainwave and I started to include Flax Farm cold-pressed linseed oil for Dogs to his diet and he improved out of all recognition. He now does full days beating during the season and accompanies me on long cross-country runs. He is better this year than he was last. Unfortunately his hearing isn’t very good so for work at a distance he’s having to use a vibrating collar and sign language.
