Dogs

I notice we now have quite a lot of sections in Hobbies  but none for dog owners  , perhaps if we had a "Dogging" section more of us could take an interest  

count us in      

Count me in also.
Cal

I shall also shine some light on this subject   

My post seems to have got lost???

dogman wrote:

My post seems to have got lost???

it happens some times ghost of forums past 

mike 100 wrote:

dogman wrote:

My post seems to have got lost???

it happens some times ghost of forums past 

OK, thanks for that, I will post it again.

Ummm, no more so far then?
Might as well get the ball rolling.
I have been a dog owner for more than half a century, my first dog was a border collie named Sally, I spent all my money on her until my mother put a stop to it and I had to give her to a friend, I was fifteen(ish).
Since then I have had a great interest in dogs having owned about 100 or so, the vast majority of them have been English Springer Spaniels.  I have trained them for work in the shooting field and field trials which I have also judged.  I have one dear old boy left now, he has enjoyed a long and happy retirement and is about 13 years old, I fear he won’t be with us for very much longer and a hard decision must be made not long after Christmas.  He has been a wonderful worker and the best water dog I have ever SEEN let alone worked. 
It so very sad to see him in old age unable to walk far, back legs give way as does his bladder, I have seen the very best of him and will remember him as he was not as he is now.  He has been a fantastic companion and friend, liked by all who met him, he was great with kids and other dogs, soft by nature he hasn’t a bad bone in him, I’m going to miss him terribly but my wife will be in bits at his going, I am NOT looking forward to it.  

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Well I got there at last, not the easiest process I have come across for posting pictures but it works and that's the main thing.
This is Bob, a strong dog and brilliant swimmer who always kept one eye on me in the water and did exactly as he was signaled to do regardless of distance, lovely old boy.  I'm gonna miss him.  Not the best picture in the world, I blame the photographer (me) 

Nice picture shame about the snowflakes   

whistlinggypsy wrote:

Nice picture shame about the snowflakes   

Yeh, getting cold at this computer.

dogman wrote:

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Well I got there at last, not the easiest process I have come across for posting pictures but it works and that's the main thing.
This is Bob, a strong dog and brilliant swimmer who always kept one eye on me in the water and did exactly as he was signaled to do regardless of distance, lovely old boy.  I'm gonna miss him.  Not the best picture in the world, I blame the photographer (me) 

We had a cocker spaniel that took off like that every time he saw water, used to dive in, all the water would turn brown as he scratted about on the bottom, wouldn't come up till he had a brick in his mouth   
Seemed to be down for ages some times, don't know where he got that from we never taught him to do it, not even by throwing a stick in for him.

Yeah the picture posting is a bit of a weird process but that's the way Forumotion do it and we cant change it, you can use other methods like using Flickr, dropbox etc

PS - there is a section in the gallery if you would like to add some photos of your dogs.
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Where can I find this please?

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Link on the toolbar at the top of each page, or the gallery widget on the right hand side, just above the calendar

Thank you very much, sorry, forgot to say it's a great picture of your little dogs, I'll post one or two of my own (past pictures) tomorrow.

   

grandadbaza wrote:

I notice we now have quite a lot of sections in Hobbies  but none for dog owners  , perhaps if we had a "Dogging" section more of us could take an interest  

Wats dogging ?  

I only know that it involves car parks & headlights, oh & couples having sex    Of course I only found this information through "Google".

 

I thought it was greyhound raceing as my father was a trainer  and ever ngiht my mun would say to him on his return from work are we going dogging to night

The Burchies wrote:

I only know that it involves car parks & headlights, oh & couples having sex    Of course I only found this information through "Google".

 

Oh u mean a stan collimoor  

Hia

My sister in law is a breeder of cocker spaniels and also a judge at shows 'DandyJan'

Hia

Ken they are gorgeous Molly and max

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Ginger keeping one eye on Dancer, both incredible characters.

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What next?

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Just having a rest.  Ginger, Dancer and Bob.

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The beautiful Dancer, by name and by nature.  The poor lad contracted lung worm about 20 months ago and couldn't be saved, I was devastated by his death, his weight loss was incredible, from a normal healthy adult to a bag of coathangers in just a few hours.  I think the vet injected him with everything they had in the surgery (by the look of the bill) but he had gone too far, I was at work at the time and when I got home found him in the garden in a very distressed state.  Be careful with your own dogs if they should be in the habit of eating slugs and snails although I never saw Dancer do it, but it happened just the same.

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Better stop now, must be boring you all to death.
Cal

I will just add one our Izzy in one of her favourite spots
People watching

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Hia 

Yes don't know why it came out side wards
I am sure Bob will come along and turn it for me

And yes she is a little over weight and in need of a cut

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Great picture, looks as if (she?) is on holiday in it let alone Spain, have a nice time and enjoy some sun, just to make you feel better still it's rained in stair rods here this morning and it's pretty cold.