Search results

Happy birthday, Homer.

We are in Cornwall for a week and we've just arrived at our self catering cottage. We broke the journey yesterday and stayed at The George in Longbridge Deverill. A really nice very dog friendly Inn. We've stayed there before but not with the Pop dog. I must say she was very good; even in the...

Yes Moss was a really great little character. Many exploits and adventures including being stuck down a rabbit hole for a week (we think). We were all out trying to find him. I had Lady checking out all the active rabbit holes. Anyway he reappeared a week later or so covered in earth and...

Moss was a Lakeland Terrier. A tough little fellow. He was PTS last weekend at the grand old age of 16 years of age. Game right up to the end. I thought I'd post about him because his passing gave me pause (paws) for thought. One of the aspects of dog ownership that hit me pretty much as...

Hi Penny. Big welcome from me and Poppy!

Yes there are two issues with Poppy, and I'm sure she'll get the hang of things eventually. The first is she already has a hunt command as "find it!", but she then starts hunting for drugs, I would guess, as she tends to completely blank the dummy. I thought of changing the command but decided...

I actually find it helpful to write about what we did. It gets things a bit clearer in my mind, I find.

We took Poppy to a new level yesterday with mixed results but a lot of fun. The venue was changed from the nice safe square training field to an area of mixed woodland with a pond and adjoining open fields. There was another more experienced dog there too so Poppy could hopefully benefit from...

Sorry no idea. How odd. If it's not bothering him etc maybe leave it until your next routing checkup visit to the vet?

I'm sitting in the conservatory having my after walk coffee before starting work in the "office" which is all of 1 minute away upstairs in the spare bedroom. Poppy has toddled off now but up to about 5 minutes ago she was sitting next to me bolt upright looking intently out into the garden...

Poor little chap. So sorry.

Loved reading about it all. Many thanks. Gosh - 2 hours! I think you must both have been on your knees by the end. Well done Toffee.

When I let Poppy out the night before last there was a big dog fox on the patio. I had no idea Poppy could move so quickly and the fox only just made it over the fence into the neighbour's garden. Fortunately, it decided on that route where there is a 6ft fence because the other direction into...

So what's going on? Does this bowl look full to you?

I feel your pain! I've had experience with two Labs that had issues similar to what you are describing with the "terrible teens" and "croco dog". Our first girl, Lady, was an absolute nightmare at that age. We had to engage a dog walker for a period and when she came to assess Lady she said...

With the hold I got Poppy to carry the dummy while she was walking at heal on the lead. She seems to have got the hang of it.

Breakfast routine We rise around 7 each morning. R goes down to put the kettle on and I go into the bathroom then get dressed. I go downstairs, pausing at the landing window to put my hand on Lady’s ashes (she's the dog before) and say good morning to her. There is a large photo of Lady as a...

Don't get the wrong impression. I'm having fun doing this. Ian, who found her for me and was also the guy who failed her in the police dog unit, said he didn't think she'd be any good as a gundog. She's already showing enough to say that's not going to be the case so I'm really looking forward...

It seems I'm the problem with Poppy's training. :rofl: It became very clear yesterday. We did some warmup stuff to get the Pop Dog focused. Walking between place boards and sitting on them. Sit stays while I walked off. All very iffy I'm afraid. Poppy was hard work. We tried a short retrieve...

:thelambiesarecoming::thelambiesarecoming::thelambiesarecoming:<--- Belated lambies for the poor soul.