topcat(The most tip top) Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Doug finally sat still long enough 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Got a belter arriving on Sunday. Absolutely insane money involved! Pics to follow...maybe! Edited September 23, 2018 by supermik 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Bonjour! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Why pay insane money for a dog ? When their are thousands of dogs out their in need of a home. Can you put a price on a dog? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 1 hour ago, G_Man1985 said: Why pay insane money for a dog ? When their are thousands of dogs out their in need of a home. Can you put a price on a dog? The small dog doing an escape act in the picture is the last remaining puppy of 8 from the dog (bitch) that I have just bought. It is 5 months old. It is for sale from the owners(not me) if you want it. £3700!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) As I've said before, there are lots of retired racing greyhonds available for rescue. £100 donation to the rescue charity usually covers the cost of the neutered dog, and the particular charity usually does its best to match the dog to your own particular circumstances. Edited September 24, 2018 by lichtgilphead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) This is probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway. With dogs rescued from abusive homes etc, there's the idea that they kinda know that they have been rescued, and they are twice as happy to have a good home. Given that greyhounds are built for running, do they have the same kinda gratitude, or is it more that they have just been rescued from getting shot once they slow down - something they wouldn't be aware of? My aunt is forever rehoming greyhounds, writing on greyhound pages on facebook, signing off birthday cards from her pet greyhound. It's like a whole wee community but I don't know too much about how they're treated beforehand tbh. Edited September 24, 2018 by Margaret Thatcher 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 20 hours ago, supermik said: Bonjour! "When I grow up I'm going to be a Rottweiler" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Margaret Thatcher said: This is probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway. With dogs rescued from abusive homes etc, there's the idea that they kinda know that they have been rescued, and they are twice as happy to have a good home. Given that greyhounds are built for running, do they have the same kinda gratitude, or is it more that they have just been rescued from getting shot once they slow down - something they wouldn't be aware of? My aunt is forever rehoming greyhounds, writing on greyhound pages on facebook, signing off birthday cards from her pet greyhound. It's like a whole wee community but I don't know too much about how they're treated beforehand tbh. Don't think I've encountered anyone who has re-homed a racing greyhound who has not found them to be brilliant pets (except chewing up the odd pet cat or rabbit). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Don't think I've encountered anyone who has re-homed a racing greyhound who has not found them to be brilliant pets (except chewing up the odd pet cat or rabbit). You say that like it's a bad thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 29 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: You say that like it's a bad thing. My cat gives the whippet a pasting if he starts chewing him or generally threatening to eat him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Margaret Thatcher said: This is probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway. With dogs rescued from abusive homes etc, there's the idea that they kinda know that they have been rescued, and they are twice as happy to have a good home. Given that greyhounds are built for running, do they have the same kinda gratitude, or is it more that they have just been rescued from getting shot once they slow down - something they wouldn't be aware of? My aunt is forever rehoming greyhounds, writing on greyhound pages on facebook, signing off birthday cards from her pet greyhound. It's like a whole wee community but I don't know too much about how they're treated beforehand tbh. With greyhounds, in many cases it's just a huge change for them. . Some struggle to make the adjustment. Toby (black face) never raced, never left his paddock, kennel or training track and was never socialised. He came straight from there to us. It's been a big job to introduce him to living in a house, socialising with other dogs and general doggy behaviour. He's not quite there yet, but in general, like most greyhounds, he's just a big happy clown. Sandy (our first greyhound) picked everything up practically immediately. Arthur (our second geyhound) took a few months. Percy (grey face) had been fostered and stayed in various houses before finding his 'forever home ' with us. He didn't need any training at all and happily settled in within a couple of days. And yes, you're right. In my experience, any greyhound, whippet or lurcher owner will always stop to chat with any stranger that has another sighthound in tow. We do tend to be a bit 'breedist', as do our dogs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 On 10/08/2018 at 10:09, gav-ffc said: Got wee Harry a couple months back and now 4/5 months old. Day we got him. Now. Half lab/half collie. Absolutely loves the cats we already had and slowly but surely staying calm enough to get near enough one of them without them getting licked in the face and running away. Follow up. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ah-dee Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Why pay insane money for a dog ? When their are thousands of dogs out their in need of a home. Can you put a price on a dog?me and the missus spent 8 months looking at rescue dogs but nothing came up that suited us. i wanted to give some poor b*****d that had a poor start in life a loving home but nothing came up that fitted with us. when looking at rescue dogs 2/3 are staffies and its a shame on the breed the reputation they have as its all the incompetent owners fault but we didnt want one. eventually we paid £400 for a border collie pup and she is fantastic. chewed my nike airs the other day so not all great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 15 hours ago, gav-ffc said: Follow up. Looks very much like our girl dog, we figured that she has a bit of collie and lab in the mix. She started off nearly all black when we got her at 4yo but now has a fair bit of white on her underside. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliethedug Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Isla in her favourite place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Been picking blackberrys to make jam recently and old dug is loving it. If ever a dog could be convinced into adopting a vegetarian diet it's probably him. He'll take carrot, apple and bell pepper over most other treats. He's getting so dozy these days. [emoji20] Apart from sausages, I’d say that Melon is probably Rosie the dogs favourite food. She goes absolutely wild for it. Bizarre creature. She’s a big fan of the new house, especially the big windows, as she can scoom to her hearts content as the world goes by, the nosey little weirdo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, J_Stewart said: Apart from sausages, I’d say that Melon is probably Rosie the dogs favourite food. She goes absolutely wild for it. Bizarre creature. Jake once ate an entire cantaloupe melon skin and all when we were out one day, he was sh**ing rings round himself for a couple of days afterwards. We visited Fife dog rescue today to hand in some donations of towels and blankets and met this big handsome guy. We both really like him but he's a bit bouncy and we're not sure about adding a third younger dog to the household when Jake is getting a bit senile. The three of them got along quite well but it's taken us a couple of years to get a handle on Skye's behaviour and I'm not sure if a younger excitable dog would cause her to go backward. Possibly letting the heart rule the head a bit as he looks very like my first dog who was fantastic. Edited September 30, 2018 by Rizzo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skerla Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 16 hours ago, J_Stewart said: Apart from sausages, I’d say that Melon is probably Rosie the dogs favourite food. She goes absolutely wild for it. Bizarre creature. She’s a big fan of the new house, especially the big windows, as she can scoom to her hearts content as the world goes by, the nosey little weirdo. Looked like she was wearing a tiara for a sec.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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