Sorry I have no pictures to post!! It seems everyone else gets great photos of my foster babies but not me As soon as i get a hold of them tho they will be up!

But for now Ill give you a bit of info about our Opti!!

First on his looks because the pictures do him no justice!
He is beautiful!! About thigh high in size and VERY VERY FLUFFY!! He has the most amazing long hair!!! His fluff makes him look a lot bigger than he is but underneath it all he is medium size! He has teeny tiny fluffy ears! And the most cutest nose!!! Its black and pink markings like a cow pattern!!

Everything seems new to him! Beeps of dishwashers and ovens make him do the head tilt (sooo cute)! We were told he slept out the back at night but we keep him in and there hasn’t been a bother on him! Sleeps right threw without a peep from him or a disaster to wake up to ( except a few stuffingless teddies but sure that’s expected)! Doesn’t mind being out the back if were out or just trying to do something in the house! In fact it seems he sort of relaxes better out there and we often see him sleeping on the decking on his back legs spread in the air looking very happy!

Gets on great with other dogs not sure if he has been socialized much with them as he is cautious at first and lays flat on the ground and scooches forward to say hello, tail wagging, but happily plays once off the lead! His cousin Ruby another collie cross half his size has been teaching him to play fetch! Opti didnt really seem to know what toys where when he came to us and was afraid of tennis balls and teddies but he is slowly learning to play much more! Loves if you throw a stick more so than a ball!

He is BRILL on the lead pulls a bit when first out but after the first 100 meters as soon as he feels tension he looks back at you and the lead relaxes! As hes young I def feel he could improve to just walk beside you no problem!!! Recall is a bit funny …but i think thats because Optimus as a name isnt great for shouting across a green! Ive been using Opti which travels a bit better and he does respond! But whats great is he is constantly looking to see where you are and if your not facing the direction he is traveling he turns and runs/walks/trots straight towards the direction your walking and looking at! Very handy!

Hes a dote and would make the best pet for someone with a bit of time for training!

Bullet points of things i forgot to mention!

Great with kids!!! (One year old -licked his socks, 4 year old – sort of ignored but not in a bad way a great way, 6 year old – wanted cuddles and got them! )
SO SO smart!! Sit, down, stay, learned in half an hour with hand signals and teeny bits of meat as a reward!
Loves his cuddles! will let bury your head is is fur …not that I do that….much … ahem
A bit of a jumper but he is very controlled about it! Can stand on his back legs no bother for 20 seconds perfectly still! So its not to knock you over its more to see what your doing and what smells so good on that counter or in your hand! Again training would sort that no problem and if your calm around him it seems to cut the jumping in half!

Will post more pics as soon as I can!

Hi. First day of Eric’s new forever home. We have a 3 yr old welsh springer (Tara), who is mad hyper so hopefully their energies will match. They are getting on quite well so far and we took them to the beach today to run off some of that energy. He seems to be a bit restless on his first day here. Weeing around the house so a bit of house training required . He’s a bit unsure about our cat be we reckon they will both get used to one another in time. He chewed through two big bones which normally takes Tara a couple of days to get through. Photos attached (hopefully). We’ll update soon.
Cheers. Paul & Olga.
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Looks like a perfect match

Fab photos

Hi! It has been 2 weeks since we have adopted Eric.Eric as adorable dog.While I am writing this message he is sitting by my side under the computer chair. He really loves a lot of attention and always watching your every step. He gets on great with our Springer Spaniel Tara, they can play for hours every evening.Eric is great on the lead! His recall is perfect as well, comes back every time even when there is distraction around. He is perfect in that sense and at 9 month is more reliable at recall than our 3 years old Tara.When we go for walk at I have him off the lead on the field all the time an he is just a dream dog at recall Very clever, obeys all basic commands such as seat, stay, lay down and wait! Full of energy, I think he has more energy than out Tara which we thought was not possible…
He is afraid of the reflection the tin foil makes on the ceiling, and starts barking in terror when he sees the strange lights on the ceiling reflecting of the tin foil….have to work on this one as well as the cat issue, still not sure about him and barks when he sees the cat, the bark is not aggersive though,he is not yet sure about the cat… Wilson( the cat) now permanently lives upstairs because he realized that new black dog is there to stay ….
Eric can’t be fed at the same time as Tara as he always tries to attack her if there is any food around. Would greatly appreciate any advice on how to resolve this, for the time being we are feeding them apart…Apart from the issue around the food he is loving and affectionate dog! Thanks D.I.D for the great work you are doing! Will post some pictures inthe next update!

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Hi, haven’t posted an update on Eric for a while. He’s really doing well. Himself and Tara are getting on extremely well. Still cant feed them together but thats not a real problem.
Eric has a strange issue with shadows and reflections on the ceiling which start him howling for some reason. Cant figure that one out!!
Photos attached are from a walk in the Dublin mountains today. Tara has been there a few times but this was Erics first time there. A decent day, only one rain shower and Eric worked off a lot of his endless energy
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