Is she or isn't she? .......7 weeks today

[sowhat 1,572]

rr

 

 

 

The blue bitch arrived at 4.45am this morning, it came out back end first, Sheila was very trusting by allowing me to gently pull it from her after 20 mins of struggling to part with her. The black dog was born at 7.50am with no probs, will keep a very close eye over Sheila over the next 24 hours just incase there's any more, then off to the vets in the morning for a full check up.

To say we are over the moon is a under statement well done Sheila.

Well can't beleive 12 months as gone already.these 2 gorgeous pups were a year old yesterday.

 

Afew recent pics of our Milly

 

 

Well since my last post, things went tits up with Milly, all of a sudden she started putting the deaf head on, chasing after joggers, running up to strange dogs on our mooch and barking at them, but at the same time she was shit scared.

I tried to correct her but to no avail, I even asked my mate Sam to keep his ears open for a working home, a one to one relationship might have done it'

4 months down the line, I got up one morning sat thinking what went wrong with my little girl who was so eager to please me.

1 she had her first season in the march, and it was the end of may when it went tits up (hormones)

2 Her mother can't stand strange dogs, but I've always been able to control her if she's with in shouting distance

3 She always out with a pack of at least 6/7 dogs, so I thought it could be a pack thing

4 When trying to correct her verbally, it was starting to make the rest of the dogs abit on edge

5 Solution, got my arse out of bed & started a one to one relationship with her, I would put her on a lead if I saw a dog or a jogger approaching, telling her "good girl" with just afew throaty grumbles coming from her.

From july to sep I've spent at least 3 hours a day on a one to one relationship, and I'm very pleased to say, I've got my Milly back to how she used to be, and the thought of me finding a home for her turns my stomach over.

It's so nice for her not to be upsetting the apple cart on our mooch, all in all, we're one big happy family once again.

[skycat 6,174]

That's so good to hear she's come round. I've had similar issues with one or two of mine in the past, and it always got sorted by a bit of one to one: it's all too easy to let the pack bring a pup up, but it's not until we get problems that we realise that 'pack' isn't always a good thing. My most nervous bitch is horrible when she's out with the pack: growly, stiff legged when we meet other dogs, but really just a fear thing. Get her on her own and she's a different animal altogether.

We sometimes don't realise that all the different types of behaviour correspond with an individual dog's place in a natural or wild canine pack, but not necessarily the appropriate thing in today's society where dogs have to abide by human rules and laws!

[sowhat 1,572]

Spot on Penny, so glad I persevered

One man & his dog

[iworkwhippets 12,907]

Good man Geoff, hope all is well with you

[Terrier Sam 297]

Spot on Penny, so glad I persevered

One man & his dog

Good to hear mate! I'm glad you've got her good in the end!

 

I'm sure that the past few months haven't been easy but I bet you're glad you didn't re home her

[northern lad 2,292]

Glad its working out for you Geoff,Im sure shes worth the effort....the perfect dogs not been born yet Success will be all the sweeter for the hard work put in ATB Dave

[sowhat 1,572]

Thanks Sam & Dave, she's not perfect, but neither am I

[Millet 4,497]

She is perfect and so are you for hanging on .. these little teething problem's are sent here to test us to the limit..and i have been on my limit several times with my NOW 2yr old pup and they has been tear's for sure.. but she is coming good now and when you/ i look back.. you will wonder what all the fuss was about to start with.. i have stopped my pup from chasing car's and farm machinery but can i feck stop her from trying to eat people while in my car through the window.. i weigh up the pro's and con's and the positive's far out weigh the negative's .. so keep doing what you are doing and all will be good eventually

[sowhat 1,572]

 

Our grews flushed this out of a small dyke, and into Millys mouth

[Millet 4,497]

[sowhat 1,572]

Took Milly to Highgate greyhound stadium for the lurcher racing yesterday, and entered her in the under 23", she blasted out to win her heat, then out like shit off a shovel to win the final of the unders, then at to run off with the winner of the over 23" winner, out and gone

[sowhat 1,572]

 

 

Pic of Milly racing at Highgate yesterday

[breeze 1,339]

Bloody Hell Geoff . . . If that last pic was against the overs winner, then she was a fair few lengths up at the line mate

 

 

Nice one . . . Keep up the good work

[sowhat 1,572]

Bloody Hell Geoff . . . If that last pic was against the overs winner, then she was a fair few lengths up at the line mate

 

 

Nice one . . . Keep up the good work

 

Yes it was Steve that was her 3rd run.

[Terrier Sam 297]

Very well done mate! Bet you were a proud man