Hi all

My daft 15month old Marley and his equally daft mates were just playing an extreme case of running around together, barking their heads off having a good ol' play, when I heard a bang, spun around to find Marley whining a bit and staggering from side to side He recovered in less than 20 seconds and now seems fine, I've come to the conclusion that he must have whacked his head on the door frame during the crazy play - would others agree with this??
He's fine, just sitting there thinking "why does she keep hugging me? Get off me ya daft mare - I wanna play again!"
I, on the other hand, am only just about recovering from the shock/panic/worry etc etc :D :D

Oh poor you!

I suspect youre right. Mine does this kind of thing regularly. When he was a pup he tried to say hello to another dog but didnt see the fence between them and ran into it, sliding down it like a cartoon character. More recently, he ran into a huge 2 foot wide  metal pillar housing CCTV and I couldnt believe he just got up and kept running! Daft arent they? They know how to worry us!

Im sure it frightened him more than anything but he might have a bit of a headache. He probably hit the side of his face/head. Have a look in his mouth to check for damaged teeth/bitten tongue and have a look at his eyes to make sure he is focussing and 'with it'. Sometimes they can get blood blisters on the white of the eyeball after a nasty bash, they normally go down on their own though. Have a good feel of his head for lumps and bumps and if he seems ok I wouldnt worry too much, especially as he seems ok in himself.

After all that, pour yourself a large glass of wine and calm down. If you have cause for worry in the morning, give the vet a call.If nothing else it will put your mind at rest.

Thanks Caroline,

Did, as ordered, pour myself a large glass of wine (rarely need much of an excuse :D ). I've checked him over and all seems well - doesn't appear to have learned his lesson and is now back careering around like a maniac once again! Got an extra piece of chicken tonight anyway :D :D

Thanks again

Lins xx :)

Dogs have heads like bullets!

Never, ever forget my mum's terrier and her alpha Cocker running and playing the Cocker ran straight into her from a distance at top speed whaking her right in the head, (have you seen the boxing matches where the boxers heads are in slow motion after a punch, that is just what it was like to watch.)
She was completely dazed, I ran over to pick her up and sat her on my knee thinking she would be disorientated, but no she jumped off me walked off swaying but 2 seconds later was running around again, if that were me I would probably be unconscious they are just amazing. :-)