A plea to dog owners on the cut (and general)

[mrsmelly]

2 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

Poor Zeus.

 

All of the breeds Syd is made up of (according to the DNA test, Schnauzer, Poodle, Bichon Frise, Pomeranian and Chihuahua) are all long lived. So hopefully with a bit of luck and hope on our side we should have many years left barring any unexpected incidents or accidents.

 

Here's hoping anyway. (For the minute anyway while he seems to be on his best behaviour. No doubt he is just playing the long game and setting us up for a fail!)

Blimey with all those dog breeds in him he must be worth a fortune. After all buy a mongrel such as a so called labradoodle and pay twice the price of a pedigree dog 🤣

[cuthound]

1 minute ago, Naughty Cal said:

Poor Zeus.

 

All of the breeds Syd is made up of (according to the DNA test, Schnauzer, Poodle, Bichon Frise, Pomeranian and Chihuahua) are all long lived. So hopefully with a bit of luck and hope on our side we should have many years left barring any unexpected incidents or accidents.

 

Here's hoping anyway. (For the minute anyway while he seems to be on his best behaviour. No doubt he is just playing the long game and setting us up for a fail!)

 

Ye, I forgot to add that mongrels (including labradoodles, cockeroos etc) last longer than pedigree dogs.

 

Barring accidents, Syd should be with you for a good few years yet.

 

One thing I have learned over the years is that the heartache of losing a dog is made sightly less painful by getting another one as quickly afterwards as possible after losing the first one. 

[Naughty Cal]

3 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

Ye, I forgot to add that mongrels (including labradoodles, cockeroos etc) last longer than pedigree dogs.

 

Barring accidents, Syd should be with you for a good few years yet.

 

One thing I have learned over the years is that the heartache of losing a dog is made sightly less painful by getting another one as quickly afterwards as possible after losing the first one. 

We won't be doing that.

 

We didn't really want a dog when we got Syd. As much as we love him we don't want to replace him when that fateful day does come round. 

 

Certainly not wishing any days away though. 

[mrsmelly]

13 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

We won't be doing that.

 

We didn't really want a dog when we got Syd. As much as we love him we don't want to replace him when that fateful day does come round. 

 

Certainly not wishing any days away though. 

We are making our present old girl our last one. Its sad when old folks die and their old dog ends up at the dogs home in its old age. Also whilst we have loved many years of dog ownership they are very tying if looked after properly and so a bit of freedom will be appreciated.

[Naughty Cal]

BBC News - American bully XL: Owner sought after man attacked in south London park
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66900657

[mrsmelly]

5 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

BBC News - American bully XL: Owner sought after man attacked in south London park
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66900657

Breed known as an American bully XL and commonly known as a penis extension.

[Naughty Cal]

1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:

Blimey with all those dog breeds in him he must be worth a fortune. After all buy a mongrel such as a so called labradoodle and pay twice the price of a pedigree dog 🤣

Need to come up with a fancy name first.

 

Bitchyscnaupompoo anyone?

[mrsmelly]

12 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

Need to come up with a fancy name first.

 

Bitchyscnaupompoo anyone?

Ten grand and a bargain at that 🤪

[magnetman]

I took the kids to a payed-for public enclosed wild animal display facility and all they had there was a little fluffy dog. 

 

It was a shit zoo. 

[PhilR]

I blame Covid lockdown and so many inappropriate people buying dogs during that time.

[booke23]

1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:

We are making our present old girl our last one. Its sad when old folks die and their old dog ends up at the dogs home in its old age. Also whilst we have loved many years of dog ownership they are very tying if looked after properly and so a bit of freedom will be appreciated.

 

We lost our dog early last year and are now in that position. You're absolutely right, looking after them properly is certainly tying. There is no doubt that it has left a bit of a hole in our household, the first 6 months after her death were the hardest.....it would have been the easiest thing in the world to go out and get another dog to replace her. But we didn't and the freedom is nice.

Edited September 23, 2023 by booke23

[magnetman]

My little whippet cross died in the boat and pissed on my trousers. I remember the warm feeling about 3am above Fisheries lock Hemel Hempstead with Billy Idol Rebel Yell on the radio. She woke me up with a little rebel yell and I put her on my lap then she died. 

 

I did have another rescue after that but she was very hard work to socialise and I let someone far more suited to the job take her on and he sorted her out with training. 

 

Do like dogs especially collies and whippets preferably both in the same animal but they can be hard work. 

I'd not buy a puppy it would have to be dogs home but you never know what has happened to them when they were little. 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by magnetman

[cuthound]

58 minutes ago, magnetman said:

My little whippet cross died in the boat and pissed on my trousers. I remember the warm feeling about 3am above Fisheries lock Hemel Hempstead with Billy Idol Rebel Yell on the radio. She woke me up with a little rebel yell and I put her on my lap then she died. 

 

I did have another rescue after that but she was very hard work to socialise and I let someone far more suited to the job take her on and he sorted her out with training. 

 

Do like dogs especially collies and whippets preferably both in the same animal but they can be hard work. 

I'd not buy a puppy it would have to be dogs home but you never know what has happened to them when they were little. 

 

 

 

My last three dogs, including Zeus were all rescues.

 

However when we looked for another rescue to replace him, we were rejected by eight charities.

 

Initially they said we were ideal candidates, having owned rescues including a difficult one, being active & retired and having a boat so that we didn't need to kennel him for holidays. We also had a letter of recommendation from our trainer.

 

However because they couldn't visit the house because of covid, they wanted a video of the garden and perimeter fencing. As soon as they saw the unfenced canal they all said it needed a permanent 6 foot fence. I offered to put up temporary fencing (which had worked when we were inspected before getting Zeus) but it was rejected out of hand. No discussion allowed.

 

Eventually I said to Mrs Hound "let's get a pup, no one is worried about checking your house if you buy a pup". So we did, and despite getting a Labrador, he has only been in the cut once (when he fell in) and must be the only one who doesn't like water... 

 

[haggis]

I must admit that I discourage my dogs from liking water! They have all been able to swim if necessary but a soaking wet dog in a boat is not good news 😀

[Naughty Cal]

7 minutes ago, haggis said:

I must admit that I discourage my dogs from liking water! They have all been able to swim if necessary but a soaking wet dog in a boat is not good news 😀

We made the mistake of teaching Syd to swim when we got him. We wanted to make sure he could get back to the boat if he fell in. 

 

Turns out he is a proper water baby. Loves the stuff and will get in it at any given opportunity. 🙄

 

On the plus side he does, usually,  only get in when he knows where he can get out again. There were a couple of occasions he fell off the front of the boat when he swam to the back to be plucked out again, but other than that he finds somewhere to get in and out.

 

Don't mind him swimming when he doesn't go too far out of reach or he's on an extending lead. 

 

[cuthound]

25 minutes ago, haggis said:

I must admit that I discourage my dogs from liking water! They have all been able to swim if necessary but a soaking wet dog in a boat is not good news 😀

 

Especially if they decide to hide under the duvet to dry off...  DAMHIKT (i'm thinking of you Buster RIP)

[magnetman]

The first day Jetsi my little whippet cross was out of the Battersea dogs home we had a house by the Thames. I was overjoyed (not an exaggeration) to get such a lovely dog as a pet. She was the best thing since bread never mind the sliced stuff and will never be equalled in a thousand lifetimes.

 

Riverside garden (always a Good Idea) near Kingston on Thames. The little bitch ran down the lawn and there was a lot of duckweed on the River at the time so she continued and I had to drag her out of the water by her collar. 

 

Good memories of a cool animal. It was amazing watching her leg muscles develop properly. She must have had virtually no exercise for a while and had been sent to the dogs home as she was in pup. 

Good exercise and lots of running and dead squirrels put some really good lean muscles on her. She could really move after about a yar or so and was kept fit all her life. Greatest animal I have ever known.

 

Tempted to get another small long dog but I doubt anything would come close. Sometimes when perfection has already been achieved one must move on to other things. 

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by magnetman
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[Ange]

13 hours ago, booke23 said:

 

We lost our dog early last year and are now in that position. You're absolutely right, looking after them properly is certainly tying. There is no doubt that it has left a bit of a hole in our household, the first 6 months after her death were the hardest.....it would have been the easiest thing in the world to go out and get another dog to replace her. But we didn't and the freedom is nice.

Same here. We lost Millie in 2020 and I still miss her, it's not as raw as it used to be but it's still there. For the first six months I couldn't talk about her, particularly those last hours, without breaking down. I still talk to her sometimes, especially when I sneeze suddenly - she used to give me a baleful glare because I'd woke her suddenly and walk out of the room with a last glare when I did that ❤️. 

 

Getting another dog was out of the question, I'm disabled now and can't walk a dog, my husband has his hands full looking after me, working full time and doing all the housework. We decided to donate the money we would have spent on the upkeep of a dog to Guide Dogs for the Blind, we've sponsored two puppies since Millie died.

 

Millie, our corgi/jrt cross .❤️

 

Edited September 24, 2023 by Ange

[Sea Dog]

17 hours ago, cuthound said:

Ye, I forgot to add that mongrels (including labradoodles, cockeroos etc) last longer than pedigree dogs.

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that re the fashionable crosses. Someone was telling me the other day that these are now typed into F1, F2, etc, hybrids, which seems to me to be just as selectively bred as a pedigree. I'm sure someone here knows more about this subject.

 

[Ray T]

15 hours ago, magnetman said:

I took the kids to a payed-for public enclosed wild animal display facility and all they had there was a little fluffy dog. 

 

It was a shit zoo. 

Don’t cross one of those named dogs with a bull dog! 😁

[Ray T]

On 22/09/2023 at 09:07, magnetman said:

I prefer the Pink Panther version.

 

"Does your dog bite?"

"no"

Dog bites person

"That's not my dog". 

 

Our previous dog a Parsons Jack had a few health issues, one she was deaf since birth. One on occasion coming through the bottom lock at Hillmorton Millie had puked up some grass, she had eaten earlier, on the boat's counter. Apart from in the house or in the boat with the doors shut Millie was always on a lead as we had no recall. A "helpful" man appeared and suggested I cleared up the sick in case I slipped on it. I informed him I was going to pull over to the side and clear it up after negotiating the lock. Mr.Helpful was adamant; I cleared the mess up there and then. As I went below to get some wipes I clearly said to Mr. Helpful, "Do not touch the dog." On returning to the back of the boat I heard a lot of barking and a yelp.

Mr. Helpful was waving a blood stained couple of fingers and said "Your dog's just bit me." I reminded him of the warning and he agreed he had disobeyed my advice.

 

Sometimes people have to take responsibility for their actions. 

 

We did as much as we could to stop strangers from touching Millie, even putting these notices on the side of the boat.

Millie bit me on one occasion as I was not working within the limitations of the dog and I had surprised her. Totally my fault.

No, we were not going to have her "put to sleep."

 

PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE DOG2.docx

Edited September 27, 2023 by Ray T

[Tracy D'arth]

2 hours ago, Ray T said:

 

Our previous dog a Parsons Jack had a few health issues, one she was deaf since birth. One on occasion coming through the bottom lock at Hillmorton Millie had puked up some grass, she had eaten earlier, on the boat's counter. Apart from in the house or in the boat with the doors shut Millie was always on a lead as we had no recall. A "helpful" man appeared and suggested I cleared up the sick in case I slipped on it. I informed him I was going to pull over to the side and clear it up after negotiating the lock. Mr.Helpful was adamant; I cleared the mess up there and then. As I went below to get some wipes I clearly said to Mr. Helpful, "Do not touch the dog." On returning to the back of the boat I heard a lot of barking and a yelp.

Mr. Helpful was waving a blood stained couple of fingers and said "Your dog's just bit me." I reminded him of the warning and he agreed he had disobeyed my advice.

 

Sometimes people have to take responsibility for their actions. 

 

We did as much as we could to stop strangers from touching Millie, even putting these notices on the side of the boat.

Millie bit me on one occasion as I was not working within the limitations of the dog and I had surprised her. Totally my fault.

No, we were not going to have her "put to sleep."

 

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Nasty great brute. Should be in a straight jacket.

Of course you were still responsible for the man getting bitten, your dog was not under your control.

[Ray T]

13 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:

Nasty great brute. Should be in a straight jacket.

Of course you were still responsible for the man getting bitten, your dog was not under your control.

Tracy, Mr. Helpful trespassed over my property. The dog was kept within the confines of the boat. He was warned and decided to ignore that warning. The dog was on a restraining lead. I cannot be responsible for that man’s action. 

[Tracy D'arth]

7 minutes ago, Ray T said:

Tracy, Mr. Helpful trespassed over my property. The dog was kept within the confines of the boat. He was warned and decided to ignore that warning. The dog was on a restraining lead. I cannot be responsible for that man’s action. 

All good and true but you are still responsible for the actions of your dog.  I had the same situation with our garage guard dog, it had to be registered as a dangerous dog because it bit a night-time intruder.

[cuthound]

 

Deleted,. I didn't read the link I posted closely enough.

Edited September 27, 2023 by cuthound
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