The Labraventures of Carbón, Spanish (ex-) foster dog extraordinaire

[chrisc831]

A baked potato is a thing of beauty, just saying

 

[Candy]

A baked potato is a thing of beauty, just saying

A baked potato is one of my most favourite things. Ever.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

A baked potato is a thing of beauty, just saying

Darn right!

 

[Candy]

Darn right!

Also it needs almost no dressing up to make it beautiful! Spot of butter, salt and pepper and 'job's a good'un' as we say!xxx

 

[Lisa]

Carbon looks so engaged and happy! Well done!

I thought you looked great.

 

[M.F.]

With that waggily tail (oh how I love it!), what happens when you go into confined spaces? Like a shop with display shelves. Of breakable glass objet d’art?

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

With that waggily tail (oh how I love it!), what happens when you go into confined spaces? Like a shop with display shelves. Of breakable glass objet d’art?

Not that he isn't happy at other times, but the amount of waggilyness is definitely higher when we're training. In shops the bigger problem is his nose, as he tends to want to sniff everything, and just generally keeping him out of the way of other shoppers in tight spaces. In Regensburg we do a lot of popping into the main department store during quiet times and weaving in and out of the displays to get him used to following me closely.

Year before last when I took him to Italy, we went into my favourite ceramics shop where I've been going for years - they knew Brogan well. That was tricker because it's so small and everything is breakable. I tried to have him just lie down but everything was very new then and not only did he keep popping up, but I wasn't used to that tail and found keeping track of both ends of the dog to be...problematic. But we did make it out with zero breakage, so "Yay, us!".

The tail is a bigger problem on public transport, including the airplane. I'm getting better now, but keeping that thing safe and contained is a full-time job. If we have an aisle seat, like we do this Sunday, it's 12 hours of 'watch the tail' and no nodding off for me. While there were many disadvantages to having a dog with a cropped tail like Brogan's, one big advantage is not having to constantly play "Contain the Tail". Our SD trainer assures me that we can train Carbon to tuck in his tail, but I'll believe that when I see it!

 

[Boogie]

I agree tail- wise. How blind people manage I do not know!

We need a Forum Waggliness scale

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Carbon is soooo tired he can't even type. Thank you, @kateincornwall , Reuben, Nelly and - of course - Paul for a lovely last visit. More photos to come, but for tonight, here is my boy in a happy pants coma...

 

[kateincornwall]

Bless him , dear boy x ironically , Reuben is also shattered , I wonder why ? xx

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Bless him , dear boy x ironically , Reuben is also shattered , I wonder why ? xx

Carbon didn't even stay upstairs while I had my dinner. Even if he sometimes gives up on giving me 'starvation face', the furthest he'll go is the sofa downstairs. Tonight he just went straight to bed!

 

[Aitch]

Awww, your isit with Reuben has tuckered him. Sleep well little Carbon.

 

[Candy]

That's a very happily tired dog if ever I saw one! A favourite sight of mine!

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Last trip to Paws in Padstow where Carbon got to choose a new stuffie friend. Introducing Oscar the Flea!



He also didn't want to leave the shop...even hid behind the counter from me.


I'm sure it was nothing at all to do with the treats on the desk. No way, hombre.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Here's a photo that Paws in Padstow posted to their FaceBook page.

 

[HAH]

Oh Carbón, Carbón - be still my beating heart...

 

[M.F.]

Too sweet!! And a flea as a toy—now there’s something I’ve not heard of before!!

 

[SwampDonkey]

He really is the most beautiful sweet boy

 

[Atemas]

Carbon

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

And a flea as a toy—now there’s something I’ve not heard of before!!

I went in to buy a bat for him. Ever since I got one for puppy Reuben, he eyes them up when we go into the store. Then the young woman working in the store said, "Oh yes, the bat and the flea are our most popular toys!". And of course I had to ask: "The FLEA?!". She went over to a little box near the floor with a bunch of greenish Muppety-looking things with antenna and six legs. Carbon immediately trotted over and picked out his own flea. That's just how he picked out Monkey, so how could I say "No"?

Of course I had to get a bat, too...but we'll save him for Spain.