at last some pics of max

[Guest Frank]

Bunch of big softies

 

[Guest SJM]

Mine get a bit of old carpet and some newspaper and they have to make do - just call me Cruella

[Guest Frank]

Likewise. Accept mines an old duvet.

[gavmac 0]

Try useing sleeping bags you can get them for a few pence at oxfam ...they are nice and light to go in the washing machine and they dry on the line in no time

[skycat 6,173]

Nice looking pup: I don't think he's thin: just a gangly pup, and yes, their eating goes all up the swanee when they're teething: I find that a nice big lump of breast of lamb gives them something not too hard to chew on. And I think the ears thing has something to do with the teething as well, or is it just that everything's growing so fast that it doesn't know which way to go!

[inan 841]

heres max out for a wander. hes around 22.5 tts now and about 19ish kg. he looks a wee bit thin as hes not been eating much due to him teething.

I wouldnt call the pup thin ,maybe a bit fine,they change so quickly dont they?,Ive a 5months old pup ,one minute he was like a rack of toast ,after all his chase me charlie games with the others,now hes a ball of fur,yours is a nice looking pup all the best with him.Inan.

[weejohn 3]

Nice looking pup: I don't think he's thin: just a gangly pup, and yes, their eating goes all up the swanee when they're teething: I find that a nice big lump of breast of lamb gives them something not too hard to chew on. And I think the ears thing has something to do with the teething as well, or is it just that everything's growing so fast that it doesn't know which way to go!

skycat do you find your dog/dogs possesive over raw meat, max is like a different dog when i try to approach him if he has any raw meaty bones.

[weejohn 3]

my pup will be very similar to him i say father is a bul x mother a suluki/grey x collie/grey my fella is only 13 weeks in this he is 16 weeks now

 

 

you should get up some recent photos to see how he is coming on

[weejohn 3]

Mine get a bit of old carpet and some newspaper and they have to make do - just call me Cruella

 

sjm, do you think dogs make better workers when kept in a kennel compared to a house dog?

[Guest SJM]

sjm, do you think dogs make better workers when kept in a kennel compared to a house dog?

 

Without a shadow of a doubt - yes mate

 

Like any "relationship" in life, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Ive lived with dogs in the house and I have found the bond to be far weaker than dogs that live outside. Many people will argue that if you live with your dogs and have them around you then you become much closer, but speaking purely from a working perspective which to me is the only reason to have a dog in the first place, the opposite is true. My dogs are bouncing when I go out to the kennels to let them out in the morning, when I go to take them for the first walk of the day, when I come home after being out, in the evening when they get fed, and most of all when they know we are getting kitted up to go hunting. I beleive that the time spent apart from my dogs and the routine they get accustomed to of doing things at a certain time of day etc means that they look forward to seeing me and make the most of the time when they are with me, they are all over me like a rash - well apart from Cody the pup she has that saluki aloof-ness and is only interested in me when I have food I think its something similar to Pavlovs experiments with the conditioned response, the dog gets excited and salivates when a bell is rung cos it knows its going to be fed, my dogs get excited when they hear me coming up the path, opening the gate, or even flushing the toilet they will start to whine if I flush it first thing when I get up, cos they know thats me out of bed and I will be out to see to them shortly. The dogs know when they see me coming, something interesting or exciting is happening.

 

Live with a dog 24/7 and that excited feeling soon goes away, you could liken it to when you meet someone and fall in love, you find that person completely fascinating and every minute you spend with them is great. You get excited about the thought of seeing them, and your stomach flips over when you do. I want my dogs to feel that way about me as its conductive to good plain sailing training, and a working relationship in the field.

 

Plus I am old fashioned and I beleive that dogs given an inch will take a mile, but kept in their proper place will jump hoops of fire to please you

[dai dog 11]

sjm, do you think dogs make better workers when kept in a kennel compared to a house dog?

 

Without a shadow of a doubt - yes mate

 

Like any "relationship" in life, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Ive lived with dogs in the house and I have found the bond to be far weaker than dogs that live outside. Many people will argue that if you live with your dogs and have them around you then you become much closer, but speaking purely from a working perspective which to me is the only reason to have a dog in the first place, the opposite is true. My dogs are bouncing when I go out to the kennels to let them out in the morning, when I go to take them for the first walk of the day, when I come home after being out, in the evening when they get fed, and most of all when they know we are getting kitted up to go hunting. I beleive that the time spent apart from my dogs and the routine they get accustomed to of doing things at a certain time of day etc means that they look forward to seeing me and make the most of the time when they are with me, they are all over me like a rash - well apart from Cody the pup she has that saluki aloof-ness and is only interested in me when I have food I think its something similar to Pavlovs experiments with the conditioned response, the dog gets excited and salivates when a bell is rung cos it knows its going to be fed, my dogs get excited when they hear me coming up the path, opening the gate, or even flushing the toilet they will start to whine if I flush it first thing when I get up, cos they know thats me out of bed and I will be out to see to them shortly. The dogs know when they see me coming, something interesting or exciting is happening.

 

Live with a dog 24/7 and that excited feeling soon goes away, you could liken it to when you meet someone and fall in love, you find that person completely fascinating and every minute you spend with them is great. You get excited about the thought of seeing them, and your stomach flips over when you do. I want my dogs to feel that way about me as its conductive to good plain sailing training, and a working relationship in the field.

 

Plus I am old fashioned and I beleive that dogs given an inch will take a mile, but kept in their proper place will jump hoops of fire to please you

spot on s j m, some good advice!

[weejohn 3]

yes rhys, miss sjm is full of great info, thanks sjm it does make perfect sense

Edited October 2, 2007 by weejohn

[luke 2]

nice pup mate its off some decent stuff best of luck with it

[ferretman 0]

lovely pup mate looks the part well done