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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 26/08/2014 17:37

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 26/08/2014 17:37

Welcome to all Dog lovers & generally Canine minded Folk. I have started this to enable a Thread to be used-in the Pet section with a title 'I love Dogs' so there will be no problems with attracting the right Posters, and the 'wrong Posters' give it a swerver. I am mainly a working Dog Lover, I have had-J/Russells, Retrievers, Lurchers. Currently have 2 White Cockapoo's. Mum & Daughter. Not my kind of Dogs(at first) the OH fell in love with the Breed a year after losing the Retriever. Now I couldn't imagine life without them. You either love Dogs or don't, if you do then life without them really is empty. I feel for the none Dog Folk, not knowing the joys of owning Dogs. But I'm not stupid enough to believe just because I love em everyone should. So if you would like to talk Canine, please be my guest

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 18/12/2016 12:01

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 18/12/2016 12:01

R&R, She certainly is a greedy one. Great yarn too. She's not a small Girl mind, with designs to get bigger too by the sounds

Kennine replied on 18/12/2016 12:31

Kennine

Posted on 18/12/2016 12:31

Regularly on the news we here the words "Vicious Dogs" and "Vicious Breeds".

As a dog lover I am saddened by those descriptions. ----- As far as I'm concerned there are NO naturally vicious dogs or breeds. ----- Dogs, of any breed are not born vicious. They all have the potential to be loving and trusting companions to their human owner.

That some dogs turn out to be antisocial, is purely down to the way that they are brought up by bad owners. Owners who fail to teach the dog where the boundaries between good and antisocial behavior are.

I suppose it could be summed up by the sentence. " There are no bad dogs - just bad owners".

Cheers.......................K

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Tinwheeler replied on 18/12/2016 12:45

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 18/12/2016 11:34 by richardandros

Rocky - I had to smile at your comment about "giving so much" - did you mean to include the black eye I am currently sporting?

We were at the groomers on Thursday for Meg's 6 weekly trim and when she was brought into the Reception area, she looked like a little Princess, but that belied the greedy dog that I know was lurking inside!. There is always a bowl of biscuits on the counter, and Meg knows this and, standing on her hind legs, with one paw, deftly gave the bowl a massive side swipe and scattered the doggy treats all over the floor. As I bent down to try to retrieve at least some of those doggy delights, Meg shot up again to have another go, almost as if she knew that I was distracted and wouldn't be able to stop her. As she did so, the top of her head connected with my right eye and for a second I literally saw stars. Meg, obviously unfazed by any of this, continued to stuff herself silly. We regained some sort of normality after a few moments but I knew from the throbbing around my eye that I was likely to be suffering for quite a bit longer.

Although I love her dearly, this particular Cockapoo has to be the greediest dog alive!!

Posted on 18/12/2016 12:45

I'm sorry about your pain and discomfort, R&R, but your tale did make me laugh. You have to admire Meg's ingenuity and intelligence even if it wasn't directed in quite the right direction.

richardandros replied on 18/12/2016 13:34

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richardandros

Caravanner from East Yorkshire

Posted on 18/12/2016 13:34

Thanks Tinny. I wasn't cross with her - and I have smiled constantly since it happened. She is the most loveable, adorable creature and so loyal and I am sure that if she realised what she had done, she would be so sorry. But her whole life seems to revolve around food and where she can get the next feed from - suppose it's all part of that basic instinct for survival. She has, in the past, caused one or two upsets and embarrassment by pinching sausage rolls from kids on the beach and it has got to the point where I either won't take her on the beach if there are family picnics going on - or else make sure she isn't off the lead. She is never aggressive or hurtful to anyone - just plain and simply greedy!!

Richard

Tinwheeler replied on 18/12/2016 15:22

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 18/12/2016 15:22

The good thing about a greedy dog, Richard, is that it helps with training. A dog that loves food is likely to be eager to please you knowing a juicy treat will be coming it's way.