My puppy trio have completely recovered now, thanks so much for all your advice.
Cody, the dog who suffered a little more from the bug with blood in the stool, recovered half a day after the other two, so I'm very happy but I'm also happy to have found my boys another meal (the chicken and rice you suggested). My boys enjoy variety in their meals and to find another meal which they enjoy and is good for their stomach is great. BTW I'm vegetarian now and ive found the boys really love grated organic carrot.
Im very glad you enjoy the photo's, I think the iPad image really sums up the comical nature of poodles when they are happy and my boys may not be clipped and brushed to perfection, or even close to where I would like them, but they are a pack of close brothers and so very happy when the house is full of all occupants, displaying all kinds of cheeky antics.
Dexter who is next to the iPad, you can see he is Lazy! and totally content to the level of not being as intelligent as you would expect from poodles, id almost suggest he never progressed from being a puppy because he still milks his teddy bear and is very cuddly/lovable. Then Cody (the alpha) is poking his head around the banister, always watching and understanding, even when sleeping in the other pic you notice he his watching what I'm doing. Being the leader Cody maintains a independent distance for appearances sake lol
Question: has anyone done a post gathering stories of the amazing things their poodles have done? I ask because my last toy poodle max (shown in the avatar), learned to use the house telephone which anyone ive met finds unbelievable. I think it would be great to hear peoples most amazing poodle stories but I expect there might already be a thread???
Story: When my mother and I left the house together leaving Max he understandably got upset and wanted to make contact the only way he knew how. with the cordless telephone. He dialled it with his nose and could only make calls if he accidentally hit redial but never the less he made a total of 3 calls to me and a couple to my mother.
Max fell in love with me as a puppy even though I did not live with my mum at the time, I had to drive back from the city after work just to visit him for an hour or so because he would be waiting behind the door for many hours, and eventually I moved in to be with Max and my mum. It was Max's desperation to be with me that my mother used to let him listen to me over the telephone which satisfied him if he was pineing, so please don't think I'm some sort of Dr DoLittle or Cesar Melan but the story is amazing imo but I expect this forum to be full of such stories and id love to hear them.
Cheers
ant... Cody, Dexter and Baby Bear