Topic: Transport needed for lurcher cross Nottingham to Cumbria SORTED (Read 38989 times)

woowoo · « **Reply #111 on:** June 11, 2009, 22:52:57 PM »

Quote from: JackSpratt on June 10, 2009, 22:57:02 PM

Janey, surely you can't begrudge an old girl.....?

The boy has had a wail of a time this afternoon/evening. He traveled quite well on the way up, he was only sick once

!
He soon settled though. Took him for a walk in Dalbeattie forest with Molly and Snookie, then we met the outlaws for some tea.
Then off to the beach where Finley just ran and ran and played

He slept all the way home!!!

Oh and he did 2 wees and a poo on his walks! He has never done a poo and only ever done 2 wees out of our garden since we got him

Bless!

JackSpratt · « **Reply #110 on:** June 10, 2009, 22:57:02 PM »

Janey, surely you can't begrudge an old girl.....?

woowoo · « **Reply #109 on:** June 10, 2009, 22:35:56 PM »

Charlie wants to live out her days at your house Janey!!! She told me so

Janeyk · « **Reply #108 on:** June 10, 2009, 21:57:12 PM »

Just email them through as before if you'd like me to sort them Woowoo

Charlie

woowoo · « **Reply #107 on:** June 10, 2009, 21:37:02 PM »

Charlie is a gorgeous old long haired cat. She's lovely

Will take camera tomorrow and hopefully get them on for you to see The Fin!

JackSpratt · « **Reply #106 on:** June 10, 2009, 21:03:09 PM »

Looking forward to piccies, Wooowoo.

What's Charlies story?

woowoo · « **Reply #105 on:** June 10, 2009, 14:50:28 PM »

Got it in one Janey! Nipping up to Kippford for the aft/eve to meet the out-laws.

I tried to email pics but my old p.c where pics are isn't working very well, so will have to get them onto laptop.
Charlie still looking for a lovely home

Janeyk · « **Reply #104 on:** June 09, 2009, 23:05:23 PM »

ermmm......................that gorgeous boy Finlay

he'll enjoy that

how's he doing?

You haven't emailed the pics yet have you Woowoo?

woowoo · « **Reply #103 on:** June 09, 2009, 22:55:54 PM »

Guess who's going to the seaside on Thurs afternoon?

The sand beneath his paws and the wind in his fur...can you guess yet?

JackSpratt · « **Reply #102 on:** May 29, 2009, 22:09:29 PM »

Excellent! Still need your address to post him a present at Christmas.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #101 on:** May 29, 2009, 21:57:56 PM »

Ahhh how lovely ... so pleased that Finley is happy in his new home

woowoo · « **Reply #100 on:** May 29, 2009, 21:28:50 PM »

Oh he's lovely

I'm getting used to the hairy nose being stuck in my face at 5.30a.m each morning!

He's been playing with his squeaky fish, checking on the kittens and is now flaked out on the floor

We are off out for a walk with him soon. Will sort those photos out soon and you can see how he is doing. I've just bought them new beds for in the bedroom....spoilt??!!!!

JackSpratt · « **Reply #99 on:** May 29, 2009, 20:55:54 PM »

How's Finley doing?

Janeyk · « **Reply #98 on:** May 22, 2009, 07:09:29 AM »

Yeay!! you could tell he'd make a wonderful pet he was such a loveable boy

JackSpratt · « **Reply #97 on:** May 21, 2009, 23:53:16 PM »

Yessss!

Well done, Woowoo.

woowoo · « **Reply #96 on:** May 21, 2009, 23:03:48 PM »

Time and patience that's all he needs and a huge amount of love

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #95 on:** May 21, 2009, 22:24:25 PM »

so glad it is now working out with him woowoo

woowoo · « **Reply #94 on:** May 21, 2009, 22:21:03 PM »

We've just been to the park and let Finley off for the first time. We have been practicing his recall - doggy boot camp here

Anyhow he ran and ran and ran. Then the 'boys' Misty and Trey two Whippets came on the field and he just played with them for ages. He's now knackered! He's doing really well. Got his girlfriend Charlie here at moment.

Janeyk · « **Reply #93 on:** May 14, 2009, 22:38:33 PM »

He's doing well! he's very lucky to have you and I bet he knows it

JackSpratt · « **Reply #92 on:** May 14, 2009, 22:30:47 PM »

Go Finley!!

woowoo · « **Reply #91 on:** May 14, 2009, 19:33:17 PM »

We've had a really good day with Finley today

We walked him for a couple of miles this afternoon, through the fields and down through the woods.
We saw sheep, which he would've liked to of chased, cows which he sniffed and two ponies which he ignored! Walked him past three dogs and he had a bark at one and walked past the other two with minimum of fuss. He has started to get the hang of the sit command and towards the end of the walk he started to sit after the first 'SIT'. He walked perfectly to heel until he saw the sheep, then he pulled.

None of the cats have been chased today and we have had no snapping at Snookie, although we are still being very careful around food. He has also been a lot calmer in the house on a whole. Could it be the DAP plug in ???
So gold star for the boy today. He's passed out- Knackered

JackSpratt · « **Reply #90 on:** May 12, 2009, 23:03:14 PM »

Bless the poor lad - sounds like a serious lack of routine before he came to live with you, Woowoo. Sending Finley huge fusses!

Janeyk · « **Reply #89 on:** May 12, 2009, 21:48:59 PM »

That's sounding more positive it may just take a while for him to settle in hopefully as time goes on and he feels more secure things should improve. He sounds happy, keep us updated

woowoo · « **Reply #88 on:** May 12, 2009, 21:21:00 PM »

We have just been for a walk round the river and the clicker training is going really well. He hardly pulled at all. We also saw a small dog and I managed to make him sit and distract him and he never barked! Ge had a little snap at Snookie today but he has been a lot better.
He played and played out in the back today. We've left him for the last 2 days for a couple of hours and he has been fine in his crate.
still waiting for the behaviourist to ring back!

Janeyk · « **Reply #87 on:** May 12, 2009, 10:22:33 AM »

How has Finley been Woowoo?

JackSpratt · « **Reply #86 on:** May 10, 2009, 17:55:19 PM »

Poor lad. I think it's really sad when people get a dog and then don't give it any structure. (My cousin is guilty of this - her and her partner "rescued" a staffy but she's received no training and as a result is really boisterous to the point where she runs at people and knocks them over.)

Brilliant that he knows the rules you've been trying to establish already.

woowoo · « **Reply #85 on:** May 10, 2009, 17:21:11 PM »

Quote from: Beth on May 10, 2009, 09:19:50 AM

I'm afraid i don't go for the whole "pack leader" school of thought. Sounds to me like guarding behaviour, really common but can be difficult to train out. I've been in touch with a very highly regarded APDT dog trainer (who agrees with me re: pack leader stuff ) about my dogs guarding issues, and he's recommended clicker training, and using a click/reward every time he is nice to my other dog/doesn't guard. Tis as with everything, slow progress, but we muddle along. I also have to make sure my dog doesn't have toys/treats around all the time to guard cos if they're there he's a nightmare, if they're not, he doesn't miss them.

If you have a look on the APDT or APBC sites you should be able to find someone really good locally.

I started with the clicker training, I trained a very aggressive German Shepherd with a clicker so I know that it works. I also make sure he is fed in his crate and no treats are left around, so there is no chance of him nipping anyone. He is now going into his crate of his own accord to have a sleep.

He has bonded very quickly with my husband and he poses no threat to me, but I'm afraid he really does need to know that he can't boss any of the other animals around. He's only young and it is like starting all over again and having to, in theory retrain him. I will have a look on the site for APDT. Thanks Beth.
I can tell from his behaviour that he has only been taught the basics. Softly softly catch yer monkey

Janeyk · « **Reply #84 on:** May 10, 2009, 09:52:47 AM »

I think the two are related though Beth, it sounds like Finley is unsure yet about things and as there are other pets around he's making sure he's not missing out on the attention and it's a case of what's mine mine and what's yours is mine. I think a consistent routine and praise for good behavour should work well

Beth · « **Reply #83 on:** May 10, 2009, 09:19:50 AM »

I'm afraid i don't go for the whole "pack leader" school of thought.

Sounds to me like guarding behaviour, really common but can be difficult to train out. I've been in touch with a very highly regarded APDT dog trainer (who agrees with me re: pack leader stuff

) about my dogs guarding issues, and he's recommended clicker training, and using a click/reward every time he is nice to my other dog/doesn't guard. Tis as with everything, slow progress,

but we muddle along. I also have to make sure my dog doesn't have toys/treats around all the time to guard cos if they're there he's a nightmare, if they're not, he doesn't miss them.

If you have a look on the APDT or APBC sites you should be able to find someone really good locally.

Janeyk · « **Reply #82 on:** May 10, 2009, 07:15:09 AM »

It does sound like he's seeing what he can get away with, rules and discipline so he knows what's allowed will hopefully do the trick, he's adapting to a totally different environment - he probably hasn't been given a consistent regime until now poor lad. I hope he settles in soon, keep us updated.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #81 on:** May 09, 2009, 23:31:18 PM »

I know you won't. He really does look a lovely dog - my partner was told more than once that if our cats had any tolerance whatsoever for dogs, I'd have been wanting to take him on. (I actually said I'd got new pictures of "my lurcher" earlier - a slip my partner now won't let me forget!

)

woowoo · « **Reply #80 on:** May 09, 2009, 22:13:03 PM »

Yes she said her son had taken him to the park and played football with him!
He has been quite good tonight though, we are trying to keep him at the bottom of the pecking order

i.e no getting on the settee and he is last to get a biscuit. He has been really good in his crate today, settled down and went to sleep. We won't give up easily on him

JackSpratt · « **Reply #79 on:** May 09, 2009, 19:50:45 PM »

Did she say that was the case? That Cain/Finley was walked by a child?

Sorry to hear that he's being a bossy so and so. Hope the dog trainers can give you some good tips and keep us updated.

woowoo · « **Reply #78 on:** May 09, 2009, 17:36:44 PM »

Had a bit of a setback last night

Finley bit Fred(cat), he got a bit posessive over a toy and just grabbed him. So we put him in his crate. Fortunately Fred was ok, he just got fur. Fred is naturally wary of him now, but bless him still walked up to Finley as if to apologise! He then bit Snookie's leg as she went over to her Dad for a love, she bit him on the bum, he squeaked. I think he is really trying to make himself the 'Boss'. We are still trying. I'm going to have achat to one of the dog trainers in our area and see what they advise. Feel a bit low about it to be honest. I do wonder if there were other issues with him.
He certainly hasn't been walked much and how a child could walk him to the park to play football is beyond me!

JackSpratt · « **Reply #77 on:** May 08, 2009, 21:49:32 PM »

Great stuff, Woowoo! Do you want me to separate this thread and put some of this iin the General chat section?

woowoo · « **Reply #76 on:** May 08, 2009, 20:32:15 PM »

HeHe it's fine I still call him that sometimes!

Now wormed his way onto the settee next to Dave

Janeyk · « **Reply #75 on:** May 08, 2009, 20:19:48 PM »

awww bless, sorry for saying Cain I forgot he's now FINLAY

woowoo · « **Reply #74 on:** May 08, 2009, 20:16:06 PM »

He's passed out on the floor! Got my friends Labradoodle staying at the moment and he loves her

He is a sweetie and is learning his new name, well he already knows it.
Costing me a fortune with all the new toys and treats! Thinking about buying a van specially to transport him in comfort!

Oh and also a camper van for our hols, no I haven't won the lottery! Ordered a DAP plug in today to help him settle when we leave him. Left him for a few mins to go to Windermere and he was kept occupied with his Kong.

Janeyk · « **Reply #73 on:** May 08, 2009, 20:05:36 PM »

Here they are

I do love Cain with his dark eyes and black button nose

I love your other dog too Woowoo

woowoo · « **Reply #72 on:** May 08, 2009, 09:56:19 AM »

Quote from: trigger on May 06, 2009, 23:10:46 PM

why not open a photobucket account and resize them there?

I'll try sometime, just been so busy and tiscali was down last night. Very windy up here.

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