Meet Harley and Dylan

I should have probably wrote this a couple of days ago but being a little caught up with these 2 pooches and work and other stuff.


Anyway these are two very adorable, loving cuddly boys. Both are male toy poodles and are so in love with each other in the brotherly kind of way. 


Harley is the white one aged 3 years and has an extremely small frame for his breed. He is a loveable little boy who loves to be cuddled. The one thing he doesn't like is being groomed and will growl when being brushed, however I don't think he would bite but due to this he wouldn't suit being rehomed with extremely young children. I'm hoping he gets a little calmer with this after being snipped, which is happening on Friday (poor boy)! He can also get a little jealous when hes being cuddled and Dylan comes over, who just takes it all in his stride. 


Dylan is the quieter of the two. He is apricot and is 4 years old. He is also a loving boy but can be nervous around new people. It doesn't take long for him to settle though and jump up onto your knee and let you give him a belly tickle. 


They both need to be rehomed together, they spend hours just laying next to each other cuddled up to each other in their dog bed and are never far apart from each other. They will both yap when somebody comes to the door of if they hear loud noises. They both sleep on my bed at night or their basket and will give the biggest cuddles in the morning and kisses as if to say good morning.


Unfortunately my camera is broken so I am having to use my phone, as you can see they are pretty scruffy at the moment however they are due to be groomed tomorrow by Rebecca. Lee is also coming round on Thursday to groom these 2 and they are booked in for vaccinations friday. So a busy week for this 2 boys :)


Lucy, Harley and Dylan x 

Back In England ... What's to come?

So I arrived back in England very early yesterday morning. I had a great time but lets pass on that as that is not what this blog is about. So I thought I'd post to tell you my next foster dogs. Yep thats right... this time I am getting two foster dogs. Not going to lie at the moment I don't have the most information on them but they are arriving tomorrow dinner time while I'm at work so I'll post about them tomorrow afternoon.


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2 male toy poodles named Dylan and Harley. Aged 3 and 4. From what I know these 2 must be rehomed together... nothing wrong with that though after all 2 dogs is better than 1... and I know that from experience xD The only info I have on their personalities is they are happy lap dogs. I can only presume, mainly from my previous poodle experience, that these 2 will make perfect family pets. They seem to have an amazing temperament and have lived with children. They are very well behaved when left alone and are not destructive and can be left for long periods with no problems. They do not pull on the lead and have brilliant recall. In my opinion these will be 2 stunning boys. 


A lot of people see poodles as a posh kind of pet but they are seriously such lovely, fun playful family pets. How do I know? My mum has 2 poodles of her own that I have spent a lot of time with since they were puppies and I have also looked after their puppies when they had them (I do not cordone breeding what so ever! These 2 had puppies totally accidental when Jasmine was only young but were spayed soon after). So I do have quite a lot of poodle experience so kind of know what to expect but its all the more exciting. Another great thing about poodles is they are just like teddybears to cuddle, haha. I really can't wait until tomorrow to post more on these 2 young boys.


Lucy

A Sad Goodbye

Phoebe has now gone to her new home :D The woman who came to see her was immediately smothered in kisses and hugs by Phoebe which was a pretty good starting sign to me. Phoebe got along really well with her new friend and enjoyed chasing her around in the garden for a good half an hour getting used to each other and pretty much playing with each other. It was so nice seeing them both together with big grins on their faces, jumping in the pool every 5 minutes and splashing around. I really do think they will both do well together :)

I have learnt now to accept every dog leaving as a new start for them and although I'm happy today I couldn't help but cry when Phoebe gave me the cutest puppy eyes when she was leaving. I'm really going to miss her but she's got her new home and new life now where it sounds like she'll be spoilt silly and given all the attention she needs and will even go to training classes which I'm sure she'll do well at. 


Anyway I'm off on holiday on Thursday so no more dogs for me until I get back and hopefully they'll have one in my lap as soon as I'm back on Saturday 26th. So I'll update when I get the next dog. 


Lucy :)

Update :)

Some good news, somebody is coming to view Phoebe on Saturday :D They saw the video of her, which is great. As I have being told the pictures do no justice for her but the video does show more of her personality off. To see her in person though, and look into her beautiful, perfect eyes you realise how much of a stunner she is. I do have my hopes up for Saturday though as the woman seems like she would be an amazing owner, she is a veterinary nurse who already has a collie cross. I think she'd definitely give Phoebe the love, attention and training she needs because she is such a smart dog and could learn so many tricks in time. 


She has calmed down a lot the past few days, the playing fetch seems to be tiring her out quite a bit and at home she just loves to curl up and sleep. She is such a little miss, this morning she hit Sally on the head a few times to try get her to play. Don't think Sally wanted to play tag with her though, she just gave me that "What is she doing?" look. Think it would be great if Phoebe had a play mate more her size to play with as she loves running with other dogs she meets in the field with a big grin on her face.

Phoebe has come so far and I'm pretty sure she could be left a lot longer than a couple of hours now as she has not shown any anxiety since being here and seems to be relying less on attention now to make her happy. Yes she does still love attention but the fact she doesn't love it as much means she can cope being left on her own in the house without causing any destruction. She just needs to be walked regularly to burn energy and treated like the amazing girl she is :D 


Lucy and Phoebe

Phoebe Playing Fetch

Phoebe loves playing fetch, this is a video of her in action xD 

No Sign of the Anxiety

Phoebe has done really well with us over the past few days and has settled in great. She loves her long walks and has at least 3 walks a day or 2 bigger ones. Sometimes even 4 with a little one at the end of the day. She loves splashing about in puddles and shes getting used to the route we take so always takes off towards a big puddle before we've even reached it. The pulling on the lead is still proving difficult to combat but it's still early days. However she is doing better before she's let off lead and only pulls bad after I put her back on it after a run in the field.

Today my dad bought her a ball set. He said she was great when he took her for a walk up to Castle Hill, and loved playing fetch. She also played with 2 young children on her walk which apparently she really enjoyed, playing fetch with them and generally having fun. Apparently she did knock one of the girls over but as the children were playing with her I think they just found it funny. She really doesn't understand how strong she can be and she just wants a cuddle and a kiss.

After her walks Phoebe loves just laying back and relaxing, all her legs splayed out making her look all jumbled. 

Anyway onto the subject, Phoebe has been left 3 times now, yesterday and today she has been left 2 hours and she was fine. She didn't cause any destruction... no idea what she did but she was very well behaved. 

Lucy and Phoebe :)

Phoebe Long Legs

 
 

Settling in

Phoebe has settled in just fine. Last night she slept in my bed and didn't mind when I managed to somehow fall asleep on her for an hour. She loves putting her big legs around me to give me a cuddle and she is too cute. Her legs are so dangly that when she lays on the sofa they go off in all directions, haha. Phoebe has being on 2 long walks in the fields again today and absolutely loves it. I also left her for an hour and she was fine. She will be left for a couple of hours tomorrow while I go to work so fingers crossed she'll behave herself. I'm hoping that giving her free run of the house and putting a radio on will help comfort her and she can also sit in my dads room and look out of his window which all dogs seem to absolutely love. Also I'm hoping to give her a really long walk up to Castle Hill before I leave to burn her energy and hopefully she'll just sleep.


Teaching Phoebe: 
Today I've been trying to teach Phoebe not to jump up by simply turning away when I walk in. Shes an over excitable dog when you first walk in however this is just part of the separation anxiety and she is just so happy to see you. The problem is she doesn't realise how strong she is so I'm going  to recommend she isn't homed with young children unless they're extremely dog savvie. She would never hurt a fly intentionally but as I said she doesn't understand how tall/strong she is when she jumps up which is why I'm trying to teach it out of her.
Today I have also tried to teach her not to pull on the lead which was much easier when I didn't have to worry about tripping over Sally all the time, who was obeying to my heel command a little too much. Phoebe did okay with it but I don't think it's the simplest behaviour to overcome straight away. She relies heavily on food reinforcement when learning new tricks/behaviours and most of the time she tried to jump up and try get it out of my hand while we were walking but it got her to stay by my side and not pull so it was a good starting point. She was also very good at sitting and waiting by the roads when I told her to.


Lucy and Phoebe :) x

What do you want?

Beautiful Phoebe

So Phoebe arrived today and what a wonderful girl she is. She is quite a bit bigger than what I thought, not fat big but tall and skinny big. I'm thinking she may be crossed with a greyhound or something of the sort. Her energy levels speak greyhound/collie anyway. She proved this when we went out for a walk into the fields. Gosh she can run so fast through the fields, well gallop and race away. Seeing her running alongside Sally was such a nice feeling. They both looked so free and well together. 


Phoebe definitely has a collie brain and can learn tricks in a snap. Within an hour of her being here I had taught her to lay down and she's getting the hang of rolling over. She could definitely win some awards for that or maybe even agility once she's fully trained. She is only 20 months old so getting it all in early is great for her.

She's such a cuddly dog, and loves jumping up with her paws around your waist and gives big slobbery kisses. Not that thats the best point in the world, haha. She has found her place on the armchair and just fits on it all curled up with her dangly, long legs sticking out. She's such a beautiful dog and will be perfect for an active family, looking to train agility or maybe even flyball. She's such an active dog so will need an active home willing to look after and interact with her to keep her mind and body busy :)


Lucy and Phoebe - will add pictures tomorow

Bye Bye Shadow

So Shadow has just gone to his new home. A quick update on this week with him, we was unable to get him neutered due to him having diarrhoea, however this was just caused by wet food and must now only eat dry food. He is on antibiotics for it and no longer seems to have it. It's been a lovely few days with Shadow and he is such a lovely dog and I am pretty sure he will fit into his new home with Holly.


Poor Sally has really taken a liking to him and even trys to play with him which is rare as she's totally ignored all the other dogs and has growled when they try to play with her. Maybe its cause hes male or maybe shes used to it. 


Phoebe is due at 12 so will post again then :) 

Also heres some pictures of Shadow. Being purely handsome and pulling some funny faces. 


Lucy