HWAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
HABSOLUTELY NOTHING...
Say it again!
Shan
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Could be a few options here: http://www.fourpawsanimalrescue.org.uk/adoptables.html
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Nick
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Could be a few options here: http://www.fourpawsanimalrescue.org.uk/adoptables.html |
thanks. almost, but the one I'd have is male. All added to the list.
dpack
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lulu might be a suitable candidate
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wellington womble
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I was looking recently at failed assistance dogs. They have dogs of various ages who turn out not to be suitable for assisting and need homes. I know it's not exactly a puppy, but the cats and the training would be taken care of (they do need puppy fosters, but you have to give them back at 14 months). Might be worth asking.
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Nick
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The search is over.
Photos to follow at some point, I am sure.
(Thanks, everyone.)
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dpack
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good news for you and pup
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Nick
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One of us, at least, is happy and facing a better life.
I, otoh, have a widdling, whining, expensive drain coming my way.
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dpack
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Lorrainelovesplants
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Pics please!
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Shan
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One of us, at least, is happy and facing a better life.
I, otoh, have a widdling, whining, expensive drain coming my way. |
You left 'pooping' out of your description.
Nick
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Pics please! |
We pick her up in about 3-4 weeks.
dpack
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chez
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To keep you going in thr meantime, my Mama has just got two new collie puppies to train up for her sheep.
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dpack
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well we know what big paws mean, big paw prints
they look weather proof and very healthy.
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chez
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They are called Finch and Wren and are brother and sister. The remaining old dog is not wildly impressed.
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Shan
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To keep you going in thr meantime, my Mama has just got two new collie puppies to train up for her sheep.
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They are just the cutest cutest not so little 'poopies'.
Nick
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Who wants pictures mailed so they can post?
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sean
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Back from Barnstaple Real Food Market now. Here you go:
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sean
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Weird. Doesn't like the third pic & I can't see why I've tried resizing and renaming so that's your lot.
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dpack
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barnstable food market has some exotic ingredients
roast,curry ,satay or stir fry ?
or is that nick's delightful new family member?
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chez
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Awww. Lovely. The boys went to the local dog show this afternoon ... I am angling for a wolfhound to train as an assistance dog, but they came back with nothing. Sadly disappointed
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sean
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Are you having trouble with wolves? Seems like the ideal dog for a smallish bungalow.
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Nick
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This is Octavia. Tavy, for short. She is a not very old golden retriever cross poodle.
A mongrel.
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sean
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Call her a Groodle and you can probably flog her on for nine hundred quid.
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jamanda
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She's very cute whatever she is.
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dpack
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Awww. Lovely. The boys went to the local dog show this afternoon ... I am angling for a wolfhound to train as an assistance dog, but they came back with nothing. Sadly disappointed |
they are huge, very huge, eat a lot and need a 3 seater sofa to themselves
they fart a lot and their fur is quite smelly
they are often rather dim and apart from chasing big things are hard to train
they need a lot of outdoor running in a safe place to keep them fit and tired
they dont last long, big dogs often die youngish, a 10 yr old would be unusual
i quite like the ones i have known but....
deerhound x greyhound lurchers have less of the above disadvantages , most of the advantages of big sight hounds and are usually quite smart and charming
dpack
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This is Octavia. Tavy, for short. She is a not very old golden retriever cross poodle.
A mongrel. |
im glad tavy is your new family member rather than sean's dinner
joanne
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Call her a Groodle and you can probably flog her on for nine hundred quid. |
Their 'proper' name is a 'golden doodle' but it's actually a first gen mongrel!
She's very pretty though!!!
Nick
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Call her a Groodle and you can probably flog her on for nine hundred quid. |
Their 'proper' name is a 'golden doodle' but it's actually a first gen mongrel!
She's very pretty though!!!
Groodle is apparently the Australian name. You're right on both other counts.
wellington womble
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Awww. Lovely. The boys went to the local dog show this afternoon ... I am angling for a wolfhound to train as an assistance dog, but they came back with nothing. Sadly disappointed |
Jenna met a couple of Scottish deerhounds the other day. They were delighted to lick her face, even though they had to bend down. She thought they were marvellous. She could have ridden them!
Octavia is lovely. You named her after my car, I trust.
Shan
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Very cute little beastie. I have been told I am not allowed a dog. Apparently one dysfunctional turkey stag is enough.
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Nick
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Very cute little beastie. I have been told I am not allowed a dog. Apparently one dysfunctional turkey stag is enough. |
My, very local, experience suggests that when a husband tells a wife she's not allowed a puppy, one turns up anyway.
Shan
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It certainly happened with a flock of sheep....
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Nick
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It certainly happened with a flock of sheep.... |
Your husband 'travels' a lot for 'work', too, doesn't he?
Shan
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He does indeed.
Although, I actually have to agree with him about the doggy... much as it irks me to do so...
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Nick
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Just having a sleep with my sheep, dad.
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dpack
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that is disgracefully cute and a good way to make a pup still feel part of a puppy pack.
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Shan
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Just having a sleep with my sheep, dad.
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One day when I grow up, I'll eat it.
Nick
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Ha. One day?
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chez
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*dissolves in cuteness overload*
Wolfhound-desire aside, I can't really be arsed with dogs. They're too needy. I can't even cope with clingy people amd they don't even shed on the furniture.
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Shan
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I have the same problem...
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Shan
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Ha. One day?
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You know, he's probably going to round it all off with peeing on the rug?
Nick
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Already today I have cleared up three shits, countless pees, and she's vomited up her breakfast three times. On the plus side, she eats that back up quite quickly. Disgusting creature.
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Shan
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Reminds me of the pigs. At least I get to eat the pigs.
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sean
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*dissolves in cuteness overload*
Wolfhound-desire aside, I can't really be arsed with dogs. They're too needy. I can't even cope with clingy people amd they don't even shed on the furniture. |
That's why the only satisfactory dogs are sight-hounds.
wellington womble
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We are in the market for both just now. Well, the sheep fur sure. The dog I'm less sure about, because of the neediness, the mud, the shedding and the holidays.
I was hoping for lamb, but I'm not sure the loss would be bearable for the junior members of the team.
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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We are in the market for both just now. Well, the sheep fur sure. The dog I'm less sure about, because of the neediness, the mud, the shedding and the holidays.
I was hoping for lamb, but I'm not sure the loss would be bearable for the junior members of the team. |
Have you seen off that big fox? :/
wellington womble
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I'm trying to catch #10. Can you get fox-eating dogs?
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chez
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I'm trying to catch #10. Can you get fox-eating dogs? |
Wolf hounds. They'll do the job.
Nick
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The Tories will be reelected in a month and then we can all hunt foxes again. Everything's going to be grand.
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wellington womble
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they still hunt up here anyway, supposedly they use dogs to flush and an eagle owl to make the kill, but I don't know how often it happens that way.
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dpack
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they still hunt up here anyway, supposedly they use dogs to flush and an eagle owl to make the kill, but I don't know how often it happens that way. |
would that be my old "friends" the quorn?
re fox killers , brown bear's pointer and my yellow hell hound were both proven capable and i recon a good working saluki or saluki x would have no problem protecting a chook flock
NorthernMonkeyGirl
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Llamas see off foxes, allegedly...
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wellington womble
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they still hunt up here anyway, supposedly they use dogs to flush and an eagle owl to make the kill, but I don't know how often it happens that way. |
would that be my old "friends" the quorn?
re fox killers , brown bear's pointer and my yellow hell hound were both proven capable and i recon a good working saluki or saluki x would have no problem protecting a chook flock
The Warwickshire. I was only joking about the dog! I think any dog will see off a fox, but they'd need to be out all the time.
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