re Taz not really poorly but he is 14 yrs young and was running out of pain killers for when he gets a bout of shar pei fever/ rheumatism also his ear drops and steroid cream for around the "pencil" area [ when I rang the vet and spoke about his willy the vet corrected me and said - the term is pencil Mrs Sa] which he chews, and his anal glands needed a clear out, so a general MOT actually.Taz's considered the worst behaved dog they get, but our vet has been looking afer him since he was 12 weeks old so he knows how to handle mummny's little soldier, its just getting him there he refuses to get out of the car once he realises where he is.Of course I love him unconditionally and CS does too , we both fell in love when we first met him at 6 weeks old.We also have a rescue shar pei/staff cross called Minnie she has been with us for 8 years now and is sooo obedient we cant believe our luck, and of course Violet Elizabeth Bott the cat who rules the dog household with a rod of iron, they are both scared of her.