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What a good dog you are, inviting your foster mother to your home. Hope your family were as pleased to see her as you seem to be. Lovely photo
Hi Indianna,
It was really lovely having a visit from Carly and Paul and their new son, [a delightful smiling and gurgling presence in our home] Harry was more interested in his foster Mum and reacquainting himself with Nullah their female German pointer, a beautiful dog who also came to visit. One of the nice things about adopting from DID is the network of people you meet and the feeling of support it gives you. Harry has brought such a lot of warmth to our lives in one way and another.Harry has been with us since April and continues to delight and amuse us. He’s the most vocal dog I’ve ever come across. He sleeps just outside our bedroom door and wakes us every morning with a repertoire which sounds exactly like whale music. If you talk to him he gives little grunts by way of reply and amusingly always tries to have the last word. He’s enormously affectionate and very easy to live with, still not great in busy places and he’s nervous and barky around children but we’re confident that with continued gentle exposure those fears will ease. We both love him to bits and couldn’t imagine life without him.
We want to thank all the people at DID who did such a good job with Harry when he was in their care and to wish them A Happy New Year and hope they’ll all be able to continue with this vitally important work from which we all benefit.WP_000038.jpgWell it was a year ago this week that Harry came to live with us. He was 14 months old and through no fault of his own or anyone else’s for that matter, we were his third home. It took him a good 6 to 8 months I would say to really relax. He had been enormously well looked after and happy in his foster home and I’m sure he missed Carolan and Paul and his doggy pals for a very long time. We loved him from day one, but the early days with us were far from easy for him. He was sweetness through and through but he was also very wired – reactive and highly strung and the truth is we didn’t really know how to help him. Fortunately we contacted the excellent Emmaline Duffy-Fallon and she came and did a session with Harry from then on we were able to move forward, not in a straight line – I think that only happens in movies – but in the general direction of progress and now a year later I can honestly say he seems to be a happy, settled dog. For our part we think him the finest dog there’s ever been and we’re delighted he came to live with us.
Thanks to all at DID particularly Kathy, Claire and Lainey -what wonderful work you do.WP_000184.jpgIt’s not long since I posted on happy endings but I wanted to share this picture of Harry, leaping nearly 6 feet in the air, before the frisbee has even been thrown. He’s a very athletic dog but also a real smoocher in the evenings, liking nothing better than a good old cuddle on the sofa – adopting this complex, endearing, charmer has been one of the very best things we’ve ever done. Let’s hear it for collies and collie type dogs!
WP_000238.jpgTwo years ago this week our roaring boy came to live with us and changed our lives completely. We now get out walking every day – I’ve lost the excess weight that had slipped on over the past few years and am fitter and happier than I’ve ever been – I’ve got the doggy pal I longed for during all those years living in a small flat in the city. And he -well he’s the ornery critter he’ll always be – smart as a whip, affectionate and tremendous fun with his family, belligerant with every one else
He’s mostly a country bumpkin which suits him but we can take him to town now confident he won’t have us hauled before the bench because he’s terrified some innocent bystander. He’s even been to a few garden parties where he’s behaved impeccably [distracted and delirious with all the food on offer] and we adore him -he has firmly wrapped himself around our heartstrings where he will stay forever.
Thank you to everyone at Dogs in Distress for fixing us up with this really smashing dog.WP_000479.jpgWP_000412.jpgIMG_2038.JPGThis brought the biggest smile to my face. He looks absolutely fantastic.
Harry really struck it lucky when he met you guys
Must arrange a visit soon x
We’d love to see all of you anytime [except the first week in May]just give us a shout – and I know Harry would love to see Nulla even though she had a fling with that Hungarian guy.. xx V.
WP_000142.jpgHarry is looking fantastic.
I wish my hair was as shiny as his coat
Great to hear that with the little bit of outside help everyone has moved forward.
Imagine how may poor dogs in shelter’s will never be afforded the opportunity to get help to work through their issues which I am sure were caused by humans in the first place.
Well done Today is the third anniversary of our Harry coming to live with us. He had fish for breakfast to celebrate and his usual rambles in the fields. As he is a sworn enemy of all Cats
we’ve had an easier time of it since our neighbour with a clowder of cats moved to pastures new.
He has stopped barking at one of his benefactors whenever he meets him [the farmer who lets us have total access to his fields] so all in all he’s beginning to display signs of maturity. Here are some photos of him looking pensive [probably plotting against the cats]in one and demure in the other.WP_000369.jpgWP_000355.jpg
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we’ve had an easier time of it since our neighbour with a clowder of cats moved to pastures new.
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