ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Monty417** · 19-03-2012, 19:45

Originally Posted by Cab-scab

That is my lad with the snow shoes.
We had a few problems getting him to wear them at first but once he realised that he wasn´t getting cold and salty,gritty paws he let us put them on without any hassle.It was -19 at the time here and Ridgebacks arn´t too keen on getting cold, it also stops the road grit and salt getting into thier paws and causing burns and infections(they mix chemicals with the road grit here and it can be quite nasty for dogs)

lovely vid..well done.

**Cab-scab** · 20-03-2012, 16:45

Originally Posted by Monty417

lovely vid..well done.

Thanks Mate,vid?

**Monty417** · 20-03-2012, 16:54

Originally Posted by Cab-scab

Thanks Mate,vid?

Assumed it was a camera video?

**Aul_Wan** · 20-03-2012, 17:05

Our house is so quiet with Poppy gone and the terrier has taken to hiding under the duvet on our bed during the day.

Lovely pictures of the Springers- the poor OH was beside himself when Buster won at Crufts.

Through a friend of a friend, we went to see a lovely litter of Springer pups but I have an issue with paying a breeder for pups I'd prefer to rescue or adopt. Also we don't have the time or energy for a Springer pup at the moment and the OH is due for a turn in a warm sandy place by the end of the year. Anyway we had a very long, silent drive home. We have agreed a compromise (!) that next year when he's home we will look for an older Springer bitch about 18months to 2years old.

I've no experience of rehoming an adult dog especially a Springer and a bitch - do they settle in OK? Bond easily with humans as well as other dog???

**tom_dkg** · 20-03-2012, 18:06

Originally Posted by Aul_Wan

Our house is so quiet with Poppy gone and the terrier has taken to hiding under the duvet on our bed during the day.

Lovely pictures of the Springers- the poor OH was beside himself when Buster won at Crufts.

Through a friend of a friend, we went to see a lovely litter of Springer pups but I have an issue with paying a breeder for pups I'd prefer to rescue or adopt. Also we don't have the time or energy for a Springer pup at the moment and the OH is due for a turn in a warm sandy place by the end of the year. Anyway we had a very long, silent drive home. We have agreed a compromise (!) that next year when he's home we will look for an older Springer bitch about 18months to 2years old.

I've no experience of rehoming an adult dog especially a Springer and a bitch - do they settle in OK? Bond easily with humans as well as other dog???

I know something of how you feel-!

I share issues on buying from breeders Aul_Wan. An older dog has plus points and minus ones. It will be more set in its ways and you will probably only learn parts of its history as you go along. For example, I had one who for the first six months tried to leave the room if anyone picked up a newspaper, and my current larger took a couple of years not to pull aggressively towards hoodies. He is fine off a lead with anyone now, but he still watches hoodies like a hawk!

Most breeds have a specialist rescue or rescues, but if you wander about a few local rescues this is what I have found:

1) get out quick if they have no time to talk about their dogs and themselves or if they are not happy to show you around

2) any decent rescue is going to let you spend some time with a dog before you go through the process, and should be happy with your spending some time carefully introducing one you think may fit to your own. If your dog meets it and is keen to meet it next time you are probably sorted.
May seem soft but the dog will probably spend far more time with a new one than you will

The larger one I got had been with them over a year, and had definite issues, (about which the rescue was totally open). He hadn't picked up any "Isn't that a sweet doggie I want hims" as any time anyone went near his cage hgis hackles went up. He was an aggresive through anxiety dog, and I spent a couple of hours a couple of times a week for five of six weeks taking him out and getting to know him, by which time the terier bitch had trained him! to her wishes!

3) Wise move to wait for the oh to be around as well, you need to see how a new dog is going to get along with the two of you. I came across one terrier when I got my last doby cross around five years back, which was putty in the hands of any female, but simply hates males. It is still at the rescue (rather a good one who don't destroy).

4) bar a respect for the breed and knowing from friends who have had them, and knowing they need bags of out, I don't know enough about Springers to advise.

**grimbo** · 20-03-2012, 19:34

Dog cam ?
I'm lucky enough to live in an area where our dogs are rarely if ever walked on a lead, we can walk from home for hours through woods and forest with only the need to cross a road.
I would love to see what my collie gets upto on our walks , typicaly he is not in sight for much of the walk as he and our collie X run around the woods meeting and seeing who knows what.
Anyone had any luck mounting one of those compact helmet cams on thier dog ?
Thoughts and ideas welcome

**sundance** · 21-03-2012, 14:09

Any tips on stopping digging? The last month or so my 8month old labs decided that it's more fun to chew the garden shed and dig in the garden while I'm out than anything else. Im starting to get the chewing under control with liberal applications of encona west Indian pepper sauce but the diggings getting out of hand. My garden looks like a group of cratering charges have been set off.

She gets a 45 minute off lead walk every morning and a longer one in the evening and has any number of toys to play with. But the kong wobbler, nylabones, various ropes, balls and squeaky things all get ignored in favour of chewing wood and digging holes. The little fucker managed to destroy a set of wooden garden furniture in a single day after 5 months of peaceful co habitation.

I could just fence off the concrete part and restrict her to it but I'd rather not restrict her to a small area when I've got a 40m long garden for her to run about in.

**Markintime** · 21-03-2012, 18:28

Originally Posted by sundance

Any tips on stopping digging? The last month or so my 8month old labs decided that it's more fun to chew the garden shed and dig in the garden while I'm out than anything else. Im starting to get the chewing under control with liberal applications of encona west Indian pepper sauce but the diggings getting out of hand. My garden looks like a group of cratering charges have been set off.

She gets a 45 minute off lead walk every morning and a longer one in the evening and has any number of toys to play with. But the kong wobbler, nylabones, various ropes, balls and squeaky things all get ignored in favour of chewing wood and digging holes. The little fucker managed to destroy a set of wooden garden furniture in a single day after 5 months of peaceful co habitation.

I could just fence off the concrete part and restrict her to it but I'd rather not restrict her to a small area when I've got a 40m long garden for her to run about in.

Bury the bodies deeper.

**Aul_Wan** · 21-03-2012, 22:55

Tom dkg - thank you for your considerate and lengthy reply

Plenty of food for thought there even if the OH isn't willing/unable to discuss it rationally at the moment

**Gracie** · 22-03-2012, 13:32

Originally Posted by Aul_Wan

Tom dkg - thank you for your considerate and lengthy reply

Plenty of food for thought there even if the OH isn't willing/unable to discuss it rationally at the moment

Both of mine were rescued at around the 14-18 month mark, Barnum had already had 4 homes by that age, he was a complete nightmare at first but we kept going ...and now even if i say it myself he is not bad, he knows hand signals and is whistle trained etc...poor Meena had other issues she is very laid back but having been kept in a cupboard by her previous owners had to learn all about the outside from scratch at 14 months old....but she is so lovely now we are very glad we didnt give up on the house training it took two years to fully house train her.....