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Our 28 year old PowerMax boiler is on its last legs and we need a new one.

Because of requirements for a new flue + scaffolding etc, a gas boiler is coming out at least £6,000+.

For that reason and a desire to not replace with another fossil fuel system, I want to replace with an electric combi boiler.

Any advice on this? It’s for a 2-bed / 2-Bath flat that normally has 1-2 people living it with Central Heating.

Amazing stuff.

Great stuff! Enjoy it and keep it safe!

We have a Shark and a dog. It’s awesome.

Malinois mix of some sort?

Sounds remarkably balanced if so given he was a stray.

Lovely dogs all round.

@lowbrows I hope you’re holding up ok.

Otto turned two last week, and has now been with us one year!

He’s gone from touch and go reactivity that literally brought us to tears, to amazing and confident companion.

Not everything is quite sorted yet, but he’s definitely in the right track.

We bought the Ooni table and the quality is much better than IKEA. It’s been outside uncovered on a roof terrace for a year in Barcelona with no issues.

Love ours. Would go Koda 16 if I’d bought it myself (was a gift).

Argh, H, this has brought tears to my eyes. I am so, so sorry.

I only met you once a long time ago, but I know that Calvin will have had no better home.

Take the time to be upset.

Also, get a longer long lead and attach it to a harness on her back. Do fetch with a ball rolled very slowly rather than something that makes her bolt to the end of her like lead.

Enforce recall by calling her back with a very high value treat. If she doesn’t, then use gentle lead pressure to lure her in.

Practice makes perfect and you’ll have to do many reps.

Start the fetch maybe with a ball rolled very slowly 1 or 2 metres away max then build from there.

Loom?

Link to site, please?

10 minutes before 8pm (dinner time) every day!

We have a Wusthof one like this and it’s great.

I’ve driven instead of taking the package flights and I’ve normally got £30 or so off the total price and been allowed to crack on.

Awesome!

Try it all out before the party.

Was this from Girona? Where did you find the car listed?

Most Wallapop options look sketchy or main dealer listings here in Barcelona.

Now considering a Peugeot Rifter, instead. Ideally used but near impossible to find in the spec we want.

Get a crate and then a crate cover. Can be collapsed, moved, used for training, covered, uncovered, sides rolled up, easy to clean etc etc

That's really awesome! Glad to hear it.

There's always good days and bad days. The important thing is that slowly, gradually, the balance starts to become more good than bad!

Think back to month one, month two and you'll realise how far you've actually come.

Our behaviourist (who is awesome!) says that most of the rescue dogs she sees with behavioural issues don't make real progress until 12 months after being rehomed. If you're making progress after 6 months, then you're on the right track!

This sounds tough. Well done for committing!

Where are you based?

You’ll solve it in no time!

It’s been a journey, but ultimately amazingly rewarding, as you all know!

You get the QR tags when your ownership is registered here in Catalonia and they direct to a council provided webpage with your details on it.

You could get one made online easily and direct to your own page/public Google Doc.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/qr_code_dog_tag

He is! We got him in January when he was 1 year old.

His past family had him when he was only 6 weeks old (wayyy too young), then when he got bigger, didn't take him out of the flat. He then had 4 months or so of not being socialised at all before he was dumped in the shelter for 4 months.

When we met him, he was very energetic, but seemed friendly with everyone.

After a few weeks of being with us, a more reactive side started to develop - barking at anything that moved, trying to bite strangers, food aggressive, aggressive with other dogs etc etc.

We luckily found an amazing trainer and have been making great progress ever since. He still has some of those traits, but stays under threshold now.

As our first dog, we definitely bit off more than we could chew, but it's been an amazing journey and you can see and feel how much he trusts my partner and me in just these 6 short months.

Definitely one of those sink or swim scenarios - especially in a busy city with a lot of dogs (Barcelona)!

This used to happen with our Catalan Shepherd/German Shepherd 12-month-old rescue, Otto.

The following assumes you’ve signed up to the positive training school of thought, entirely…. You’ve got to present them with a better option to show that they get something better in return if they give up one thing. If they steal food, entice them to leave it by offering even better food (we used fresh chicken breast) immediately and a “drop it” command (or whatever you use).

Then, after a little while, get them to sit or work for that better food.

After a little while more they’ll start thinking about dropping it just with the command and without the extra treat. You should still reward them when they drop it.

Otto used to be awful with this - would growl and snarl terrifyingly.

Now he doesn’t always drop it straight away but is no longer aggressive about it.

It’ll take time and gradual progress.