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sadly 'the Stig' has seen better days, well over twenty and still loves company and will sit wherever someone is, he gets anything he fancies to eat these days and our vet agrees.
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This dog loves watching the TV .
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That is one beautiful cat.Pelling1993 said:
Even the cat finds the prospect of a Charlton season ticket enough to make him fall asleep! 5 -
After being away from our beautiful little pooch for three months we were worried Lola would be upset with us, we were wrong
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My mum's new rescue cat, Poppy, we were told she was shy but she is using my wife as a ladder within seconds of us popping in to say hello.
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That looks like you’re about to shove a thermometer up her arse.🫣cfgs said:My mum's new rescue cat, Poppy, we were told she was shy but she is using my wife as a ladder within seconds of us popping in to say hello.
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or have just caught it on the way outSoundAsa£ said:
That looks like you’re about to shove a thermometer up her arse.🫣cfgs said:My mum's new rescue cat, Poppy, we were told she was shy but she is using my wife as a ladder within seconds of us popping in to say hello.
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Recently rescued "Crumble". 2.5 year old miniature dachshund. She's tiny.
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bet shes still "feisty" though!, my nephew was walking his Dachshund the other day, when suddenly the lead went tight, and before he realised what was going on, Bono(?!) had caught and killed a rat in about 10 seconds. He must walk the dog in a rough part of town, (mind you, it was in Essex).church-lane said:Recently rescued "Crumble". 2.5 year old miniature dachshund. She's tiny.2 -
They are on the dangerous dogs list, bitey little bastards. Bred to catch things and have a in-built desire to bite people. Very cute animals granted but expect to be bitten in anger.Hal1x said:
bet shes still "feisty" though!, my nephew was walking his Dachshund the other day, when suddenly the lead went tight, and before he realised what was going on, Bono(?!) had caught and killed a rat in about 10 seconds. He must walk the dog in a rough part of town, (mind you, it was in Essex).church-lane said:Recently rescued "Crumble". 2.5 year old miniature dachshund. She's tiny.
People always laugh at me when I tell them that as they are oddly seen as ideal pets due to their size but they are really for experienced owners2 - Sponsored links:
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Oh dear, I love a sausage dogchurch-lane said:Recently rescued "Crumble". 2.5 year old miniature dachshund. She's tiny.. You're so lucky, enjoy. 1 -
I’ve met several times a quite loud for its size Dachshund locally, it loves a chat and it normally happens when I’m road walking Bowyer who will respond in kind.
Sadly its handlers are embarrassed by its barking and hurry off without correction/distraction of the dog.
It’s just noise and although the dachshund wants to hurt Bow, it’s the other side of the road and Bow’s bark tells me he’s happy to wind the little guy up.
Last year I saw the couple with said dog and immediately crossed over as it was obvious I would catch them up and the last thing I needed was him getting stuck in Bow’s throat.As expected we soon caught them up and as expected the dog responded, in between brief pauses in the barking I called across cheerily , “You’d think the Germans would be nice to each other”
This was met with a pause before the guy came back at me with, “ not a clue what you’re on about mate, we got him from Maidstone “ 🤷♂️14 -
Lovely coats on them, bred originally to hunt badgers I believe so you’ve got to have something about you if you’re taking on a badger.Hal1x said:
bet shes still "feisty" though!, my nephew was walking his Dachshund the other day, when suddenly the lead went tight, and before he realised what was going on, Bono(?!) had caught and killed a rat in about 10 seconds. He must walk the dog in a rough part of town, (mind you, it was in Essex).church-lane said:Recently rescued "Crumble". 2.5 year old miniature dachshund. She's tiny.0 -
She's certainly feisty( and noisy). Lovely little thing though and hopefully she'll enjoy life with us. Our beagle Rocky, who is an aresehole, seems to have accepted her, so all good so far.0
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Beagles are lovely.church-lane said:She's certainly feisty( and noisy). Lovely little thing though and hopefully she'll enjoy life with us. Our beagle Rocky, who is an aresehole, seems to have accepted her, so all good so far.0 -
Beagles are lovely, they are also way too clever and sneaky for their own good. Escape artists and truly stubborn bastards when they want to be. Also. Greedy and adore rolling in fox dungElfsborgAddick said:
Beagles are lovely.church-lane said:She's certainly feisty( and noisy). Lovely little thing though and hopefully she'll enjoy life with us. Our beagle Rocky, who is an aresehole, seems to have accepted her, so all good so far.
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who doesn't!Carter said:
Beagles are lovely, they are also way too clever and sneaky for their own good. Escape artists and truly stubborn bastards when they want to be. Also. Greedy and adore rolling in fox dungElfsborgAddick said:
Beagles are lovely.church-lane said:She's certainly feisty( and noisy). Lovely little thing though and hopefully she'll enjoy life with us. Our beagle Rocky, who is an aresehole, seems to have accepted her, so all good so far.2 -
sorry I meant what dog doesn't!
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Mine doesn't roll in fox dung, but that's about the only disgusting habit he doesn't have. He is incredibly clever and extremely crafty. We have had to put locks on every cupboard and every door as he can open them. He can also open the dishwasher, remove plates and lick them clean. No need to actually have a dishwasher any longer.1
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You might as well get rid of the wife.church-lane said:Mine doesn't roll in fox dung, but that's about the only disgusting habit he doesn't have. He is incredibly clever and extremely crafty. We have had to put locks on every cupboard and every door as he can open them. He can also open the dishwasher, remove plates and lick them clean. No need to actually have a dishwasher any longer.1 - Sponsored links:
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In my local park there is usually little Sadie, a local legend actually, the most sociable, fearless, chatty, friendly little character, always scrounging from park goers when the weather is good, in bad weather can be found sleeping on a chair in our nearby library.
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No they're not, and no they don't.Carter said:
They are on the dangerous dogs list, bitey little bastards. Bred to catch things and have a in-built desire to bite people. Very cute animals granted but expect to be bitten in anger.Hal1x said:
bet shes still "feisty" though!, my nephew was walking his Dachshund the other day, when suddenly the lead went tight, and before he realised what was going on, Bono(?!) had caught and killed a rat in about 10 seconds. He must walk the dog in a rough part of town, (mind you, it was in Essex).church-lane said:Recently rescued "Crumble". 2.5 year old miniature dachshund. She's tiny.
People always laugh at me when I tell them that as they are oddly seen as ideal pets due to their size but they are really for experienced owners
What they do have, is a stubbornness that you have to out-stubborn from the get go, and an intelligence that they use to their full advantage. They also have big chests relative to body size so they have tonnes of stamina.
Yes, they can be seen to be aggressive, but it's almost entirely borne out of fear, being 6 inches off the ground everything to them is fooking massive, and they therefore resort to barking as loud as they can, mostly to tell people/dogs to back off as they feel threatened. Only when cornered out of desperation they'll feel the need to bite, like most dogs.
On the subject of their work, yes they are badger hunters by right, but that's the full sized dachshund, the more popular minis were bred to hunt smaller warrens and dens, and therefore rabbits, squirrels, rats and other smaller mammals are their targets.
My boy Chip nearly caught a squirrel in Charlton Park the other week, then 10 mins later walked past a dead squirrel (looks like it fell out a tree, was completely intact but stiff and on its back) and all he did was sniff it, wag his tail and carry on, showing it's all about the thrill of the chase with these fuckers.
He's trained to do scent work and is now able to sniff out gun oil in a lineup and in various hidden spots, and is trained to indicate on the smell.
Our other one Pepper is more nervous around other dogs and despises people coming near her territory unannounced, so is the perfect guard dog we never needed, but she's currently one of only a handful of Dachshunds in the UK that partakes in flyball, which greatly helps her confidence around other people and other dogs in noisy, often slightly manic environments.
Anyway here's a picture of them from a dachshund only Christmas party, Chip on the left, Pepper on the right.
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I have videos of my dogs, walking by rabbit carcasses in the school fields and only a week ago we arrived at the fields to find an injured pigeon trying to hide from them I simply called my dogs away.
Sadly there are also people out there putting down all sorts of poison to kill things so I won’t take a chance, if my dogs were to catch a healthy rabbit (unlikely as my dogs are too slow) I would be cleaned and frozen for their grub.
Obviously visiting care homes etc our dogs are trained not to pick things up from the floor, but the thrill of the chase (prey drive) can be to much for some dogs and yes my dogs will chase but never catch.
The crazy thing is that is not difficult to train into a dog, likewise recall to name another.Teaching dogs basic commands is so simple yet, some people are more interested in teaching their dogs to beg, play dead or roll over!Give me a shout if anyone feels the need to use those commands walking down the street🤷♂️
Teaching your dog to walk on the lead correctly should be first on the list with recall a close second.When I ran classes, the first day I challenged seven handlers to recall their puppy at the same and I would call them on mass, within seconds I had seven pups at my feet.By the end of the six weeks course I couldn’t get a single puppy to leave its handler.
I quickly got out of training as dogs I can deal with, people are something I struggle with.
My wife recently bitten in the street by a dog, she said she was doing nothing it just lunged at her (absolute bollocks) and no I didn’t tell her that, her inability to walk by someone walking their dog without asking to say hi to it, the law of averages says one day you’ll get it wrong, I can honestly say it’s something that I’ve never done nor want too, not that I walk anywhere without a dog, it’s a waste of a walk. 😉Teach your dogs to be the dogs you want them to be.
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I have successfully trained Bertie to become a nutter.0
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There’s nowt wrong with a bit of personality in your dog, Bow will greet you like a long lost friend when you visit the house, he forgets how big he is and the big useless lump will wipe you out if I let him.Hal1x said:I have successfully trained Bertie to become a nutter.
We met a parent at school this morning as we arrived in the car park and I’m always reluctant to let parents see my dogs playing, “I love what your dogs do here” came the response as I waited for him to leave “can I watch watch them run free” he asked. I released them to play, “£ucking ell” as got into his car “That’s playing “ 😂
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Hi all, looking for some advice.
The backstory:
I grew up with dogs but haven't owned one as an adult or trained one (i'm 36). I have 2 kids aged 11 and 7 and a full time job. My wife works part time.
We are seriously considering rehoming a rescue dog. However, due to our 7 year old, a lot of rescue centres discount us. Also, I love the idea of rescuing, but as a first family dog, maybe taking on a dog that's not had the best start in life is a risk.
The reason for the post:
Does anyone have any advice regarding my idea? I'm not fussy on the breed (although don't want a micro sized dog). Has anyone been through this process with kids?
I must stress this isn't a whimsical 5 minute wonder and this is not a 'dog for christmas'.
Many thanks.0 -
Will there be someone at home all the time?0
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Hard one to call as dogs are different and 7 year old children can be seen as a threat or as their favourite playmate and very difficult to guess which it will be.ChiAddick said:Hi all, looking for some advice.
The backstory:
I grew up with dogs but haven't owned one as an adult or trained one (i'm 36). I have 2 kids aged 11 and 7 and a full time job. My wife works part time.
We are seriously considering rehoming a rescue dog. However, due to our 7 year old, a lot of rescue centres discount us. Also, I love the idea of rescuing, but as a first family dog, maybe taking on a dog that's not had the best start in life is a risk.
The reason for the post:
Does anyone have any advice regarding my idea? I'm not fussy on the breed (although don't want a micro sized dog). Has anyone been through this process with kids?
I must stress this isn't a whimsical 5 minute wonder and this is not a 'dog for christmas'.
Many thanks.
Generally, good natured breeds are ones that aren't bred for working as they are a bit lazier and don't have the herding genetics that sheps have for example. For my money I think pitbulls and staffs are lovely natured family dogs but as a rescue I would not go near one especially if I had children.
Cockapoos, cavapoos, labs, king Charles spaniels are all very good breeds intelligent, cute looking and a sensible size. We've had lots of mutts and mongrels and they were among my favourites. Ex and failed police dogs are great however, like with any dog they need to be stimulated, exercised and not smothered by kids as that's when injuries happen "they let the kids do anything to them" yeah until they are feeling ill and want to be left the fuck alone.0 -
Not all the time. Longest alone time would be 3 - 4 hours.KBslittlesis said:Will there be someone at home all the time?0
