I love Dogs me...

Exactly. It was always seen as our fault if our boy snapped at another dog even though he was on a lead and the other dog came running up🥺.

He was a lurcher - greyhound x collie. The speed of one with the intelligence of the other.

Came across this in the paper this morning. Thought others might be interested.

Good morning to every one of the wonderful Dog owners that care for & share their lives with 1(or more) devoted Dogs. It’s been over 2years since I last posted & in that time lives have changed so much & not all for the better. My Dogs 2 cockapoos-Mum & Daughter are both well but are now not so lively being 10yrs & 8yrs old. Their lives are way more quiet than the last time I posted. No more Forest work or Tree felling. I miss it in one way but I now have young Grandchildren to train(joke) & share nature’s joys with. I guess my life has taken the same path as others in that we’ve lost friends, neighbours & dearly loved family too. Throughout this pandemic I’ve been helped by my Dogs, when times & the walls have closed in, I’ve still got both ‘young un(not so now) & her mum’ to walk & ramble with-sometimes 4+ times a day to keep body & soul together. I still have my Log burner so I still need a fuel source(logs) which I get from a local farm that I finish off when they’re delivered. No more landscape work either. That has had a knock on effect on the diversity I used to see in the glorious woods & forests. A hunting Goshawk was the most astounding of my sightings, goosebump stuff. Stay safe & enjoy your life. May your four legged family prosper too.

Good morning to you and your dogs, Rocky. It's good to see you back in the thread with tales of your rambles, dogs and coping with life during these strange times.

It's nearly 5 years since we lost our Boy and there's still a gap that can't be filled. I enjoy meeting neighbours' dogs and those we meet on our strolls so it's some compensation.

Thanks for the catch up. May you and your dogs have a good day.👍

Five years Tinny, seems like yesterday.🥲 They never leave you. Little ghosts that catch you unaware every so often.

Our old lad is now 11, there are still traces of the mad chocolate super athlete lurking in there, and he’s as loving as ever. We lost our Golden Lab Millie three years ago, so now only the one dog. We’ed love another, but the old lad needs a lot of care and attention. He still loves a walk, has an internal body clock to the minute when it comes to dinner time and walkies. Still full of fun, still giving us unconditional love.👍

When we moved south some 12 years ago we had 2 Westies that were quite old, we had had them since they were pups when we lived in Scotland. We soon realised that they were not long for this world, so we took on a Heinz 57 rescue pup, remarkably he gave the Westies an extra lease of life but alas time was not on their side, but they had a good innings and died peacefully.

Now we just have the Heinz 57, but so glad we took him on, when the first lockdown came, my OH decided to decamp and move 100 miles away to look after her mum, was I glad we had pooch, 8 weeks OH was away, pooch got me out of bed every morning, gave me a reason to walk twice a day, we even sat in the caravan and pretended we were away in Spain, should have been, now we have a dilema, pouch is 10 years old, fit and well, but do we now start thinking about his successor ?, difficult, we are both mid seventies so taking on a new dog is a difficult decision, at 80+ will we still be fit enough to walk a dog, will we still be here?, children say we should go for a handbag dog, not sure about that, we also have to consider the expense of getting 2 dogs overthere should we wish to continue visiting France/Spain, maybe wait a couple more years and see how things pan out, pooch is still good at chasing rabbits so still life in the old dog  

Hi to all, it has been many months since I looked in on CT but this is one of the threads I miss the most. I’m so glad to see my old friends are still posting and keeping well.

Our Lurcher Tess is now 10 and has slowed down quite a bit but is more tolerant of other dogs than she used to be. We did have a scare last year when a large lump grew on the elbow of her right leg and she had to have it removed. Sadly a subsequent biopsy showed that it was cancerous and there are no guarantees that it has all been removed but so far all is well and Tess is doing well.

Great to hear from you all.

It is a difficult decision, Rufs, and the priority has to be the dog.

We decided our advancing years meant we wouldn't be able to give another dog the life it deserved and, with no family to share the care or take on the responsibility come the day, it was better for us to forego the pleasure of having a dog rather than rely on charity or make a dog unhappy.

Rufs-handbag or no they all give more than they take👍🏻. I’d have any Dog than no Dog.

We shall get another, never been without at least one dog all our courting and married life. As Rufs says, they get you up, get you walking, brilliant company. Such fun.