Thankyou for the info/message regarding Charlie Brown; restricting him may be the answer along with the a glass of wine!  He is at the vet's this evening & hopefully trying to rest him may be the answer (easier said than done) - many thanks again

Wasn`t there a piece about this problem with puppies in `Living with Dogs` Jane Lilleys column in Dog World a while back. If I can rememebr rightly I`m sure the recomendation was liquid calcium,she keeps everything on file and I believe she is very helpful when you ring her.