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Hal is a 10 year old approx. Collie x Retriever. He is very spritely for his age and acts like a 3 year old! He is great with children and other dogs. He is very clever and knows all basic commands. He Has been neutered, wormed, vaccinated and microchipped. Please do no overlook Hal because of his age, he has so much more left to give and would love to be part of a family. He is in perfect health and has a full bill of health by veterinary report.
Hello. I, along with my OH Dan are the lucky people who got to adopt Hal. His lovely fosterer Amirah asked me to post a few photos on here. Hal has moved in with us and our baby son and 2 other dogs, a 4 year old lurcher and a 10.5 year old greyhound. We completely fell hook line and sinker for the oldies when we adopted our greyhound last year so we decided to add another one to our family.
We have had Hal for a couple of days and he is getting on great. He is slightly wary of my OH so we think he prefers women but he is gaining more confidence and going to him for fuss. Our greyhound is the boss in this house and Hal is happy to respect that after she told him so!! Our lurcher decided to explore his sexuality by trying to hump poor Hal for most of Sunday but has calmed down now and realised that short, stocky, fluffy male dogs aren’t his type
We would urge everyone to consider giving a space in their home to an oldie. They are so grateful for your love and its a great feeling to know that you will provide them with a warm safe home for the rest of their lives. Hal has so much spirit and bounce in him and loves to play and go for walks but he is also happy to rest and lie happily on his bed. No mad puppies for us, no sireee!
I have a couple of photos I am trying to put up for Amirah but it says that my pixels are too high or something. Does anyone know how I can attach some photos please?
Congratulations -he is gorgeous
I have a 13 yr old dog who has more energy and go in him than Keiya the 4yr old dog You will need to resize your pics to large/med on photobucket Getting a kiss from our greyhound
Looking handsome
Wondering if our lurcher is ever in an upright position (sorry Hal he rarely is!)
Sunbathing
Outtake: Group shot gone wrong (Told him that lurcher is rarely upright!)
Hi guys so glad you are doing great with Hal. I absolutely adore Hal such a sweet oldie I absolutely love the older ones they are so calm and fantastic and gentle. Hal is a dream dog for any family I am so glad he is with you and doing well he deserves such a wonderful family your a dream family to have given Hal to.May he bring you many years of happiness I sure know you will bring it to him.
Everything is still going great with Hal. He is finding his feet in our house and settling really well. He is more into us humans than our other dogs but is beginning to develop a bit of a bond with our greyhound. He follows her around the garden and they often share a bed. He LOVES his walks and we are now able to let him off lead in safe areas. His recall is great (if there are no birds to chase!!!). He is slowly beginning to feel secure around my OH and will go to him for fuss. He’s still a bit of a mummy’s boy though and likes to follow me around. He has been such an easy addition to our family and again I would urge everyone to consider an oldie. Here’s a couple of photos.
Having fun
Chilling out
Hal has been with us for around 3 months now and he is doing great. He has teamed up with our 11 year old greyhound and I have named them Team Oldie! These two keep me on my feet with their exploits in the garden. Where one goes, the other is sure to follow.
They are quite keen bird watchers and can often be found staking out the bird table
They are also both very enthusiastic ball fetchers and are very good at doing a synchronised retrieve
Hal particularly likes to retrieve the apples that fall from our neighbour’s tree. As always, I’d just like to take the opportunity to urge everyone to consider an oldie. They have so much to give and there is never a dull moment with our two. In fact they are often more active than our young lurcher
As always, I’d just like to take the opportunity to urge everyone to consider an oldie. They have so much to give and there is never a dull moment with our two. In fact they are often more active than our young Lurcher
[/quote:mqwhwhn3]I couldn’t agree more, it’s such a pity that the older dogs get overlooked so often – they are amazing and still have loads of life left in them! Updates on Hal are great, I really love seeing oldies getting such a great home – well done to you all!
Just to add that we adopted Hal into our home when our son was 3 months old so if we can manage that then anyone can find a space and time for an older guy or gal
! It also proves that just because you have young children doesn’t mean that you have to get a pup. Its just not true that a dog has to ‘grow up with the children’ to fit in. As Hal had been in a foster home and assessed with children we knew he would be fine with them and he came with the added bonus of being almost fully trained (no one bothered to teach him ‘fetch my slippers’ or ‘make the dinner’ . Go on everyone, you know you want your very own oldie like Hal
Wow, I can’t believe its been nearly two years since we adopted Hal. He is still living happily with us, our son, our greyhound and lurcher and a newish addition, our 8 month old daughter.
We’re pretty sure Hal is a spaniel/setter x. Being used to lazy sighthounds, we still can’t quite get over how much energy he has, despite being an older chap. He loves loves loves to run and is still ball mad! He is very much a people dog and is still very much attached to me, my constant companion and pal. He is great with other dogs, just not too bothered playing with them, much to our lurchers disgust!
Now that his coat is clipped for the warmer weather, we hear constant refrains in the park from kids of ‘look at that dalmation’
We all love Hal very much and are so grateful we were chosen to be his forever family. Don’t overlook the oldies!
Thanks for the update,delighted to hear he is happy and settled.
You are so right most people won’t even consider a mature dog.
At least you have shown it is possible to have a young child and an older dog with no problems.
Thanks for the update it’s really appreciated.Hal asked me to post and send out an SOS! He says to say that while he knows how much his owners love sighthounds and he is quite happy to share his home with a lurcher and 2 greyhounds, he draws the line at having to hang around with this many of those tall, pointy things!! So disgusted he turned his back to the camera! See if you can spot him!
Hal continues to bring lots of joy to our family and is a fabulous, sweet boy who we love very much
You will need to resize your pics to large/med on photobucket 
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