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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Feb 16, 2014 20:12:52 GMT
Sad news about Hendrix the springer spaniel !! We had to return the agoraphobic, car hating little fella. I think we could have worked with those 2 minor problems, however he was aggressive possessive and a seriously damaged chappie that was too much for our basic dog psychologistical capabilities. He was very wary of a lead (probably been hit and pulled) and had not been groomed for months. He worked his way through 4 towels, 2 cushions, 4 furry bones, a slipper, a draught excluder and Mrs Len's oven gloves. His indestructible Konga toy proved anything but. He also bent the wires of a cage in the car boot with his teeth. The final straw was when after a 25 minute mexican stand-off (eye balls at 4 paces) he almost went for me protecting his den. So a dog that wouldn't go to bed, wouldn't go for a walk and wouldn't ride in the car just didn't work. We were worried that possible future grandchildren visits would also be compromised. He is now being re-homed with a "dog whisperer" in order to groom him with other springers to teach how to integrate. We are waiting now until I have had my upcoming hernia op (next week) and a weekend away with all our lads and their partners to celebrate a certain big birthday on the horizon. So we should have another springer in the family by the end of March. Check these little people out at NWESSR. www.englishspringerrescue.org.uk/dogs-needing-homes/homes-required.html
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Feb 16, 2014 20:19:33 GMT
Thanks to Family Macca for their excellent combined judging abilities. A difficult choice at the best of times.
Congrats to all podium standers and very well done Dudders.
I must say that the standard and level of amusement has risen since County's upturn in performances. Tere must be some correlation.
Thanks for the nice remarks about the competition. I do enjoy knocking out the rhymes each week and prompting the variety of replies. I'll keep standing them up as long as you want to knock them down.
New one coming soon.............
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Post by gazz on Feb 16, 2014 20:39:54 GMT
I'm really sorry to hear about that, Lennie, but I feel so sorry for the dog in particular. It has obviously been treated very badly, but hats off to you for showing incredible patience in giving him every chance to get used to his new surroundings. Hopefully the 'whisperer' will be able to calm him down and help restore his trust in humans. I always say that people who mistreat animals (and children) are the worst kind of vile scum on the planet, but thank God for good people like you who are prepared to take them in afterwards. I hope your Op goes well (you kept that quiet!), and you can get yourself a new canine companion to introduce to us all very soon.
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Feb 16, 2014 20:55:13 GMT
Will do Gazza.
I'm 20 miles a week of pace walking down since we lost Hattie, and haven't played golf for 10 weeks.
Walking footie going well (12 goals in 6 games).
Watch this space. Have you picked a dog for me off the website ? Some really horrible stories if you go back through their archive section.
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Post by gazz on Feb 16, 2014 22:15:34 GMT
Belle (third one down on page 2) looks a lovely dog, Lennie. Although they are all nice dogs, she stood out a mile above the others. At 19 months old there is plenty of life in her too.
Which one caught your eye?
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Post by dudleyhatter on Feb 16, 2014 23:13:26 GMT
Thank you very much Family Macc. I didn't even need to bribe Junior with his usual minstrels to win!
Gazza I am actually quite a happy fellow in reality. It was just rather cold yesterday!
Lennie, I think Scooby would take you for some good walks and still give you the challenge if making him more sociable! Good luck with the op ( will we have to call you Leona post op?)
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Post by gazz on Feb 16, 2014 23:23:29 GMT
Gazza I am actually quite a happy fellow in reality. It was just rather cold yesterday! I can only imagine how cold it was, Duds, but you don't look too chuffed!
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Feb 17, 2014 10:26:08 GMT
Belle (third one down on page 2) looks a lovely dog, Lennie. Although they are all nice dogs, she stood out a mile above the others. At 19 months old there is plenty of life in her too. Which one caught your eye? They all have a certain charm to them but one or two are fighters !! Fred has a "come and get me" look to his face though. Hopefully they will all have been re-homed by the time we are ready at the end of March and another bunch of reprobates will be available. Last year NWESSR re-homed nearly 200 springers just in the North West !!
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Post by gazz on Feb 17, 2014 12:17:33 GMT
Astonishing work, mate, it's such a shame they are needed but a blessing that they are there when they are.
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