Hi Ollie Met is not fully retiring. I have multiple disabilities including deafness and mobility impairment (incomplete quadriplegic- also known as tetraplegia in some countries) Met will continue to work as my hearing and service dog as he feels up to it. He loves his walks and seems to handle working in town here when needed so we will stick with that until he says no more because even the vets agree that to take his whole job away, would be tantamount to watching him give up altogether. We definitely don't want that. DGP has helped many dogs. I don't recall where you live or if there are customs issues with bringing something like that back through customs but it might be worth a shot. Met can not take it due to his epilepsy but I have heard really good things about it. WDJ (Whole dog Journal) did a piece on it a while back. If you would like to read it let me know off list and I will see if I can find the issue it was in. I have it in alternative format. I am so sorry about Pretty. I remember a while back you mentioning she had an issue from birth. It seems like dampness really affects those with joint issues. Met is doing a lot better today after the pepcid so I am hopeful he will be alright Smile Karyn and Met