Lemon juice I knew about but mouthwash?...Brilliant! Thank you soooooo much. I have to confess to being a terrible grotty bag about this sort of thing - in case you haven't noticed (I think most of you have) I do expect dogs to behave themselves at all times. To compensate I think it's just as important to give them some real dog time every day - off lead and do what you want, as long as I can see you sort of thing. The kids aren't allowed to touch them or tell them to do anything and the only thing I do is the occasional whistle to make sure they are aware of the direction we are walking in.
This means I spend several seconds looking on, smiling, thinking how happy that dog looks as it rolls in ectasy in something that died at least four weeks ago before I remember that I have a husband that is going to give birth when he smells it! So thank you again - don't know how I'm going to explain taking copius amounts of lemon juice and mouthwash with me though!