I love Dogs me...

Thanks Rocky we do too.

Andrea and Kerry

We're all with you A&K.

All Dogs are loved by true Dog lovers, no ifs or buts the love given to the accident between two street Dogs is no less loved by those Dog lovers & those folk are true Dog lovers. I've known folk who own Dogs but don't love them, I've known folk who look after wider family Dogs & they love Dogs. We know Dog lovers by their attitude to their Dogs. That is what this Thread is all about, I've read it & reread it over the years & the contributors in the main are Dog lovers. To you I say-Thankyou for lifting my darker days. You are all wonderful people

That goes for me too Kerry and Rocky.

It is heartbreaking Kerry and plenty of us have sadly been in the same position as you and feel your pain. 

Wishing you all the best, we are all rooting for you.

A true dog lover enjoys sharing their lives with their chosen dog/s and developing a fantastic mutual bond of trust and respect. Taking the dog for great walks in the countryside and enjoying exploring together is one of the ways to encourage this bond.

With working dog breeds let the dog develop his/her natural well honed instincts in play  and fun.. . . . .  Dogs are great,

Cheers .......K

Early out this morning, pre dawn ramble then walking into the sunrise-my favourite time. Young un & Her Mum were full of beans, chasing down to the bottom of the garden to the gate onto the meadow, they gave a quick cursory inspection of their domain. The speed they checked their boundaries suggested our friendly Hog has not been visiting, I'll check with my neighbour to ask if He's had a visit. As I opened the gate the Dogs sat looking at me shaking with anticipation, really up for the ramble today, I gave the word & they were across the meadow like Whippets, correction-Young un was like a Whippet, Her Mum is much closer to the ground more like a Dog on a mission, the mission to one day get within a 100metres of Her Daughter before She gets over the meadow, alas not today(everyone loves a trier) A quiet sunrise followed, the clouds off the East coast conspired to flatten the sunrise to muted pink. As we were walking we heard another Skein of Geese on their migratory path south, it was a huge Skein too. In my opinion(& lack of expertise) I'd estimate 200 geese. The noise was wonderful, honking back & forth. It was so loud & plentiful the Dogs actually looked up too. When I first understood migration I thought the Animal World did it all at a set time, I now realise it's down to conditions, like the geese traveling here in Winter. The rough V formation wavered as the wind buffeted them, akin to a length of rope on the ground with someone whipping it but so much slower, it really is an aerial ballet, as they cleared my position quite a few stragglers followed. I love living on the coast, Spring migration South to North & Autumn migration North to South, Sheila Hancock put it perfectly-'being healed by nature', whatever ails me nature lessens it. The Dogs were wet & tired, I was fulfilled. We headed home happy. Every walk has its sameness but interspersed with difference. The landscape & natural world is astounding. Enjoy your day.

That's two days running you've had great walks, Rocky. It must be a special time.

I can just imagine one dog running ahead and the other hoping to catch up. They love it all.

That was a spectacular sighting of the geese. We see them quite often here but I've never seen that great a number. The noise must have been terrific.

I think your day started well.

This morning on our walk at 5.30 we saw our two resident fox's ,just sitting on the other side of the road , they just sat and watched us walk by , but I did throw them a biscuit each ,so perhaps that's why they were happy to sit there

They've probably got you sussed as a soft touch for snacks, Husky.

HD, you are Kent's Fox whisperer