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Have bitten my lip for some months now to stop myself posting. We keep thinking of Denny and wondering if anyone knows how he is getting on? He was (and we only had him for less than a week)and can only still be a great little dog! We wish him and his humans a very happy Christmas! and would like them to pass on our hugs & kisses.
Hi Martinmac, Denny is still with me. He is still getting on well, but still strong as an ox, his strength must be in his back legs. My little boy went to playschool this morning, so I took the chance to head to the canal section with high railings. He jumped into the canal about an hour ago, but I think he has decided against swimming as a hobby. Saw some horses and cyclists and really tried/wanted to chase them. Getting better at recall!
Please consider me as another foster experience for Denny.He is cuddled, played with, has a warm bed, toys and good food. Great dog, just my little humans are too young for me to ensure safety of Denny and them, when we are out. My fault, for jumping the gun.My biggest worry was going from one dog to two dogs, and how with two kids, one 3.5yrs and the other 17mths, that I would manage. Most will say that I did not even give it a chance, 3 days and not even the usual’ break-in’ period of 3weeks, but, I do not want Denny to get very attached to us, for me to betray his trust, if I cannot keep up our end of the bargain. Both my husband and, in particular I, feel awful for not keeping our hope and word to give this great dog his forever home.
I must stress that we have a courtyard only and all our exercise is done on the beaches, parks and canal which we are nestled between. However, while only on the small side of a medium size(17inches shoulder to paw height), when walking, gorgeous Denny has the pull strength of the incredible hulk. Not his fault, but when I so stupidly tied him to the handle to sort out our other dogs lead he pulled over buggy with baby in it and I was right beside him. This has put me in a very terrible position, as I need to get out to tire him out, but cannot get out, until my husband gets home from work because he is too strong for me on my own, while with my other boys. With one small boy on bike/scooter and baby in buggy and our other dog, 8yr old Max who is way past the mad pulling stage. I know that this will change but not for about 12/18mths I expect.
If, if if? If my boys were older and at school I could focus all my attention on channelling Denny’s puppy energy, but until my boys geta bit older I need to be able to make sure that they don’t get into danger either.
I cannot say enough good things about Denny.
Firstly, he is super affectionate with us and brilliant with the kids, even when the 17mth old dived onto him while he was sleeping in his own dogbed (tried to stop him but was too late).
Secondly, he is brilliant with other older dog Max.
Thirdly, he is so anxious to please, learn and take direction. His collie genes make him clever and quick to learn as on his first day here, he wee’d in our courtyard despite unfamiliar people and surroundings. After only 3days of arriving he bounded through the dog door to go to the bathroom outside (bear in mind he was only neutered 5days ago, so still tender and just getting back full feeling & control there).
Fourthly, sleeps in his own bed, eventhough we did bring this upstairs into our bedroom at night, as we didn’t want to leave him on his own, as our other dog has been sleeping on the end of our bed for 8yrs.
Fifthly, he does what a normal puppy does and loves human interaction, his toys, rubber bones, rubber balls, tennis balls, teddy bears and has shown great interest and even skill with small footballs. Also, something completely aside is his silky soft fur which can only be appreciated when you run your fingers through it.Finally, our hearts ache and I feel like a failure for breaking promises but honoured to get to spend time cuddling, kissing and playing with this little fella. Still committed to rescuing, but know that I need my little humans to be a bit bigger before I can save another forever. Sincere apologies to Marie, Mark for letting you down, but mostly to Denny who is a dear little creature full of life and unconditional love disguised as a dog.
Met Chase last Sat. with hope that he would join our family. Mammy+Daddy+3.5yr old and 16mth old boys and Max our 8yr old springerx. He went straight from high play mode to being super calm and gentle with infant when called and grt with Max dog, taking total direction from him. I can absolutely agree that whoever gets to have Chase in their family will be very lucky.
The only reasons why we did not drive away with him there and then are because;
1. He is a little bigger than our Max and we cannot change the size of our dog door as it is set into a glass/wooden wall.
2. We do not have any garden, just a tiled courtyard, and I do feel that Chase needs a bit of grass to play on, unlike my couch potatoe, Max-who thinks that playing with balls is boring.
