Michelle Bennett

Hi. I would like to speak to owners who have taken their dog to France, and who have had to consider what to put for "breed" on the passport, if their dog is a Staffordshire Terrier Cross. This is because of the EU law which banns certain breeds of dog under the "dangerous dog" law.

Our dog is extremely friendly to everyone (like most Staffys).

If you have the experience (not just advice), then please would you reply to christal.horse@hotmail.com

Thanks. Christal

Hiya. Im just looking for information on taking dogs abroad and you said that you take yours all the time, do you have any advice on how to go about contacting companies to arrange it etc? Also do you know if you can actually drive across several countries? Thanks!

aww im sorry - my dog had a grade 2, remember alot of the dogs ur looking at on the net are of a worse grade my friend has a chihuahua with grade 4's on both legs :( she could barely walk - if you do end up going through the operation he will be back up and about in no time - Twig is 5 weeks post op and running about with no pain now - its very hard to see them in pain tho, its really important at the moment you dont let him jump about and rest him as much as possible, he will be ok xxx

hi how did it go with the vet? xxxx

hi michelle,the vet should not have given you an appointment for a week later,this needs an urgent appointment,has the knee been put into place once?what could've happened and i'll try and explain this easily 4 u,when the dog bears weight on the leg,the tibia moves towards the body causing the knee to dislocate,if a continuous dislocation occurs the bone socket joint may have chipped away during the fall,this normally happens in older dogs if the dog knee has not healed properly,movement wears down the bone causing it to dislocate,and surgery is required to fix,or it could just be your dog has not been resting as much and the running around has put pressure on the tibia resulting in dislocation again in that case the knee will be put back to place and strict rest will be advised x

hi michelle,the vet should not have given you an appointment for a week later,this needs an urgent appointment,has the knee been put into place once?what could've happened and i'll try and explain this easily 4 u,when the dog bears weight on the leg,the tibia moves towards the body causing the knee to dislocate,if a continuous dislocation occurs the bone socket joint may have chipped away during the fall,this normally happens in older dogs if the dog knee has not healed properly,movement wears down the bone causing it to dislocate,and surgery is required to fix,or it could just be your dog has not been resting as much and the running around has put pressure on the tibia resulting in dislocation again in that case the knee will be put back to place and strict rest will be advised x