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What are you doing little Dots? You are on that shelf with all the food and drinks, this is not what they mean when they you’ve got to sell yourself
I agree with the above, Cian is coming along at a super speed thanks to your love towards him. I know he’d be a great dog for any family, that’s a given, all he needs is one person to decide they want him! There’s someone out there who needs a doggie to be their pal, listen to all their stories about their day at work, watch X Factor on tv with them, bring them out to get to know all the lovely walks in their neighbourhood, who’ll get them chatting to the people who’ll all be admiring their little fab Cian who’ll be wearing a cute winter coat (perhaps a red tartan number). That person doesn’t know just how much Cian will enrich their lives and when it dawns on them and they go up to your house for a visit to see if they will get on they’ll not be able to relax until they can bring him home. I’m really excited for that person! Who will he/she be I wonder?
Effie has been reported missing since yesterday. DiD are on the case.
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If you wish to adopt any dog please look in the Forms & Downloads section of this website. As far as I remember (did this myself back in May) you can put the name of the dog in which you are interested on the application form. Then you will be contacted about a DiD volunteer coming to see you for a HV (home visit).
I hope this helps.
I was thinking about it before now and probably anonymous lady ar DSPCA should be told how pups are doing. It might do her heart good. Perhaps she has turned a bit numb with time and doesn’t see good in people anymore because of her job or maybe she has no hope in her soul or she’s heartless and is in the wrong job. Whatever her reasons for saying what she did I feel sorry for her in that she could do nothing but harm by her response and in spite of her few words and her giant bucket of ice cold water 6 tiny bright lights continued to shine. They in turn touched one kind lady and she too shone but strongly and brightly like a lighthouse and we all knew we wanted more of the same and we can’t get enough of it somehow!
Just back from Bray where I did the midday shift for a few hours with the lovely Claire. The time flew by inspite of it being rather nippy in store. It was great to share stories with someone who is completely dog bonkers
. It was quiet enough out there for a bit but the DiD stand did draw in some folk who were very positive towards us which is nice. One little boy was particularly amusing with his stories about his friend and their pets and his Australian bird The lady who gets a demanding little bird tapping on her window whenever she fails to keep the bird food topped up was great. I left Claire to a welcomed boost of heat and a large mug of tea thanks to kindly Maxi Zoo shop assistant. Claire’s foster Wilbur may have a bit of news for his followers so watch this space Hi clairef, I PM’d you (again (hopefully), due to lack of success first time
, quote button arrgh!). I can do Bray this Saturday if you still want people. Elaine
It’s a pity about the dog beds. At least your dogs made SOME use of the beds. Dabs and Brandon either sleep on our beds in rotation or pull off the duvets onto a pile on the floor and perch themselves on top. Meanwhile their own beds are used by them sparingly while I like some fool follow the doggies from room to room dropping the beds near them to see if they take a fancy to actually using them
Dogs…a law on to themselves!Looking at Cian’s videos, I see a lot of Brandon’s behaviour in him. We believe poor Brandon had no socialisation at the beginning, he’s now 2. Cian was licking his nose and we found out from DTI that Brandon was doing that to comfort himself. The way Cian sort of heads off on the lead and rarely glances back up at his walker reminds me of Brandon also. We had to train him to make eye contact and reward him for doing so because he was very much the withdrawn dog. It’s frustrating that they both had bad starts because so much work and patience is needed to build the foundations. I think you’ll find that there’s even more of a lovely dog in there learning to come out and show you who he really is. Brandon is the most mannerly of dogs with us, very gentle to take food, considerate on the lead and when he does get to know (trust) people he’s so affectionate (kisses in abundance).
Well done on getting him out there to see the world and helping him get the coping skills to deal with it all. By getting him a year or more before we got Brandon you can really make a difference and show him the good things in life
.I was just thinking about 2 summers ago when my dog came to London. My parents went to Kew gardens for the morning and because dogs aren’t allowed myself and the dog went for a walk by the Thames overlooking Richmond. Dabs ran down the bank into the water and then he and I went for an outdoor lunch. We returned to fetch my parents and of course Dabs ran down again but the tide was in and rising rapidly. He got into trouble fast and as it happened there was a concrete embankment at the part wher he got stuck. Passers by were terrific, offering to jump in, calling the RSPCA and the police. Within a short time the London Metropolitan Police arrived and one young policeman reached down while a colleague held him by his belt. He was about to be fished out just as the lifeboat arrived so they sent it on his way. The police were lovely, asked me to fetch Dab’s lead and promise to cook him a steak dinner. I was touched by how much they love their dogs. I often wonder how my dog would have gotten on in similar circumstances had it been Ireland. Sadly not surprised to hear about the Gardai and the general public I’m afraid. However, am proud that DiD are shining a light and great to see that a man knew it was a safe bet to tell his pal knowing she’s involved in DiD and would help. That gives me hope.
Our collie cross (now 8 yrs) sound like your Max. Mad about the attention. When he was anything up to 3 yrs he was a very energetic dog almost to the point of never getting tired
The key I found is to help him with self-discipline which wrecks him out. There are a few games that he really enjoys:
"Find"-Get him a treat, let him have a sniff of it and take him out of the room. Then ask him to wait "WAIT" outside the door and hide the treat under a cushion or behind the sofa. Open the door and say FIND! Give him hints (he loves being the focus of attention). His prize is finding the treat and being told he’s a genius
"GUESS"-Get a treat (piece of food or small toy) and juggle it between both your hands behind your back. Hold out both fists in front of him. Say GUESS. He has to guess the right one. If he gets it right he gets the treat, if not put both hands behind you back again and repeat. He’ll have to learn "WAIT". It’s like a dog lottery. Can instead be done with 2 identical cups (takes more discipline from him not to cheat, wait for re-shuffle).
"TREAT BALL"-Put a tasty/smelly treat into something that’s difficult for him to get it out of. There is a toy ball that the dog has to roll around to get the treat to fit out of the small hole. Takes loads of doggie patience. Needs loads of encouragement initially but after that fine.
Collies are a super dog and can like the repetition, my dog loves to please so dull things for us can be great for him e.g. fetch the ball/ stones in the water at the beach. Hide and seek behind trees where he has to find me is endlessly amusing for my dog but I feel like a right odd bod being the one ducking behind the schrubs!
Good luckBrilliant news that the gorgeous Gabby is settling in so fast. We got Brandon in early Feb as a foster then adopted him. He had huge issues with car travel, refusing to hop in, the drooling and burying himself in the footwell. It improved though and he now must just must sit in the front passenger seat
We were told by DTI that short trips to lovely places was key, sounds like you have that covered bring the lad to the toy shop for dogs .
My other dog, 8yrs old, had a hip replacement (he had hip dysplasia) a couple of years ago followed a year later by a knee op (not uncommon in opposite leg after knee op). When after the knee op I enquired about preventative supplements the orthopedic surgeon recommended seraquin and it’s so good I kept it up after the 6 week post-op period (you don’t need a prescription, can be got off the web). It promotes regeneration of cartilage, http://www.seraquin.co.uk/. He’s doing super and won 1st in the Golden Oldies competintion at the DiD funday
Well done to Gabby loosing the weight, that’s the single most thing that will help he joints stay healthy.I hope Rusty feels better soon and eats/ drinks all around him again. He a nobel looking chap and I’m sure he’s thankful he’s foster family is looking out for him.
. It was quiet enough out there for a bit but the DiD stand did draw in some folk who were very positive towards us which is nice. One little boy was particularly amusing with his stories about his friend and their pets and his Australian bird 
, quote button arrgh!). I can do Bray this Saturday if you still want people. 
Dogs…a law on to themselves!
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