[Gayle]

Just thought you might like an update – Daisy has completely settled in with us now. She’s loving running off the lead when we’re in the park or up the woods. She is so good with children – the kids up at school love her – and she has even got used to our Guinea pigs! She’s done wonders for our son Sean who was always slightly nervous of dogs – he’s completely comfortable with her now and as a result with other dogs too. She has such a loveable nature and is so much fun, easy to train on and off the lead. The kids still love playing with her. We wondered if the novelty would wear off, but it certainly hasn’t. We love her to bits and I’m wondering what life was life without her!

[Gayle]

Just thought you might like an update – Daisy is doing really well off the lead! We let her off with one other dog in the park at first and she was fine – a bit boisterous but nothing else. We were nervous though! Anyway, after several runs off the lead in quiet parks, with one or two dogs around and very nice dog owners, she (and we) got used to her playing with other dogs. We just let her play for a short while, then put her back on the lead. We gradually built up to a longer play. Now, we bring her up the hill, where there are lots of dogs and she absolutely loves it – she charges around the place, which is lovely to watch. As a result of her getting used to other dogs off the lead, she is now absolutely fine on the lead too. She doesn’t bark or growl anymore. I think she just needed socialising. We’re so delighted, she’s great fun to watch and really loves exploring in the forest.

[Gayle]

Thanks both of you. We’ll call the trainer over the weekend. I think she’s young enough to train and it sounds like we need the right advice for her. I’m sure it stems from early puppyhood as she was very wary of strangers at first – barking constantly, but she’s just about over that now through encouragement etc. I’m hopeful we can nip this in the bud through proper training. If not, we’ll be the only family pleased about the rain – because there’s never any other dogs in the park then and we can let her off the lead!!

[Gayle]

Hello Alison, from Daisy and her new family! So sorry we haven’t written yet, but we have been so busy with Daisy we’ve not had a minute to log on! As you probably guessed Daisy has settled in so well with us. We couldn’t be happier with her. She so affectionate, fun and happy, she’s an absolute joy to have around. The kids are loving her. Natalie is training her to lie down and Sean thinks he has trained her to give the paw – but she already knew that one when she came to us! She goes for a walk every morning up to the school and at lunchtime too to collect the kids. Most evenings we bring her out for a long walk – she’s even been on the beach and we’re startig to let her off the lead. We’re loving the excuse to get off the sofa and she’s running off her bundles of energy. She has slept well since she arrived and is generally very happy. She was quite wary of strangers when she arrived- barking a bit, but she’s calmed down a lot and has never been aggressive. She has always been great with kids – who love her! Thanks so much to Alison and Dogs in Distress – you provide a wonderful service to find the right dog and we’ve got a lifelong friend, so thanks again.
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[Gayle]

Hi there. Just wondering how big Tara will grow when fully grown? Is she child (age 10) friendly? She looks gorgeous.

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