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DOG OWNERSHIP TEST !
Before you buy your first puppy, take this test to find out if you can cope with living and looking after your puppy
Best taken in the autumn or mid winter.
1. Buy a lead and tie it to a big stone, walk around dragging the stone behind you.
2. Get up at 5am, go out in the pouring rain and walk up and down a muddy path, repeating good girl/boy, wee wees...poo poos, quickly please
3. Stuff your pockets with plastic bags and pick up all the poo you can find, obviously not your dogs as you have not bought it yet 😊
4. Start wearing your shoes indoors, especially during muddy times
5. Collect leaves off the ground and spread them on the floor
6. Carry sticks and branches indoors and chop them up on your carpet
7. Pour cold apple juice on the rug and floor....walk barefooted over it in the dark
8. Drop some chocolate pudding on your carpet in the morning and then try to clean it in the evening
9. Wear socks to which you have made holes using a blender
10. Jump out of your favourite chair just before the movie ends and run to open back door
11. Cover all your best clothes with dog hair, dark clothes with blond hairs and light clothes with dark hairs
12. Tip all just ironed clothes on the floor
13. Make little pin holes in all your furniture, especially chair and table legs
14. When doing dishes, splash water all over the place and don't wipe it.
15. Spread toilet paper all over the house when you leave the house and tidy up when you get back home
16. Forget any impulse holidays and/or breaks
17. Always go home straight after work or school
18. Go walkies no matter what the weather, and inspect every dirty paper, chewing gum and dead fly you might find
19. Wake up at 3am. Place a correct size bag of flour on top of yourself and try to sleep, whilst wiping your face with a dishcloth, which you have left next your bed in a bowl last week.
Repeat everyday over 6 months and if you still think getting puppy sounds like a good idea, Congratulations, you might be ready to get your puppy.
Before you buy your first puppy, take this test to find out if you can cope with living and looking after your puppy
Best taken in the autumn or mid winter.
1. Buy a lead and tie it to a big stone, walk around dragging the stone behind you.
2. Get up at 5am, go out in the pouring rain and walk up and down a muddy path, repeating good girl/boy, wee wees...poo poos, quickly please
3. Stuff your pockets with plastic bags and pick up all the poo you can find, obviously not your dogs as you have not bought it yet 😊
4. Start wearing your shoes indoors, especially during muddy times
5. Collect leaves off the ground and spread them on the floor
6. Carry sticks and branches indoors and chop them up on your carpet
7. Pour cold apple juice on the rug and floor....walk barefooted over it in the dark
8. Drop some chocolate pudding on your carpet in the morning and then try to clean it in the evening
9. Wear socks to which you have made holes using a blender
10. Jump out of your favourite chair just before the movie ends and run to open back door
11. Cover all your best clothes with dog hair, dark clothes with blond hairs and light clothes with dark hairs
12. Tip all just ironed clothes on the floor
13. Make little pin holes in all your furniture, especially chair and table legs
14. When doing dishes, splash water all over the place and don't wipe it.
15. Spread toilet paper all over the house when you leave the house and tidy up when you get back home
16. Forget any impulse holidays and/or breaks
17. Always go home straight after work or school
18. Go walkies no matter what the weather, and inspect every dirty paper, chewing gum and dead fly you might find
19. Wake up at 3am. Place a correct size bag of flour on top of yourself and try to sleep, whilst wiping your face with a dishcloth, which you have left next your bed in a bowl last week.
Repeat everyday over 6 months and if you still think getting puppy sounds like a good idea, Congratulations, you might be ready to get your puppy.
We raised 7 beautiful springer puppies when I was lodging with a wonderful family. They were birthed in a bedroom in our house.
The Mumma pup was very well trained and she would sit , paw, down, stay , do all the usual tricks, throw a ball and count to a number and she would only go on the number when told, walk off the lead, never pulled, never barked unnecessarily, was loving and playful, she was an amazing creature. I love dogs and she was one of the best and miss her every day having moved out :'(
The house had a dog flap and a large secure garden so she would be free to come and go as she wanted (for toilets etc).
We were lucky enough to have a lovely house, a big kitchen and we built them a little wooden pen that meant they couldn't escape until they were a little bigger. We then lined it with newspaper and those big incontinence pad things which kept the mess and smell pretty low.
Not sure if it was part of the Mum "training" the puppies, but when the puppies did eventually start climbing out of the box themselves it was only a matter of weeks before they started going outside and pooping and weeing outside with little training from ourselves most of the time. A few mishaps along the way though...!
With the tiled flooring it made any messes easy and quick to clear downstairs and even with cream carpets upstairs, I don't think there was any major staining certainly none that I noticed.
I honestly can say that it was one of the most joyous experiences I have ever had. I guess it's how most people relate to having children, . I work from home and I'd always sit downstairs with the pups and playing with them and cleaning up after them if necessary and it was very emotional when they all found their forever homes. We did keep one however, and she was a beauty. She was the first to "explore" the outside world (as in, first to escape out of their little pen!) and she was named Dora .
Mum and pups at a few days old
FB_IMG_1511622341130 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Must be 3 or 4 weeks here.
FB_IMG_1511622387787 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Lady Vanessa, the only smallest one of the litter, she melted my heart.
FB_IMG_1495709052995 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
And this little minx is Dora. The puppy we kept.
FB_IMG_1495708974063 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
FB_IMG_1495708868200 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Dora (on the left) and Dusty (the Mum on the right) waiting eagerly for their favourite activity... ball time!!
FB_IMG_1495708918865 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
and when I was working they would come up to my room and keep me company. This picture pretty much sums up their relationship.
FB_IMG_1495708926436 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
The Mumma pup was very well trained and she would sit , paw, down, stay , do all the usual tricks, throw a ball and count to a number and she would only go on the number when told, walk off the lead, never pulled, never barked unnecessarily, was loving and playful, she was an amazing creature. I love dogs and she was one of the best and miss her every day having moved out :'(
The house had a dog flap and a large secure garden so she would be free to come and go as she wanted (for toilets etc).
We were lucky enough to have a lovely house, a big kitchen and we built them a little wooden pen that meant they couldn't escape until they were a little bigger. We then lined it with newspaper and those big incontinence pad things which kept the mess and smell pretty low.
Not sure if it was part of the Mum "training" the puppies, but when the puppies did eventually start climbing out of the box themselves it was only a matter of weeks before they started going outside and pooping and weeing outside with little training from ourselves most of the time. A few mishaps along the way though...!
With the tiled flooring it made any messes easy and quick to clear downstairs and even with cream carpets upstairs, I don't think there was any major staining certainly none that I noticed.
I honestly can say that it was one of the most joyous experiences I have ever had. I guess it's how most people relate to having children, . I work from home and I'd always sit downstairs with the pups and playing with them and cleaning up after them if necessary and it was very emotional when they all found their forever homes. We did keep one however, and she was a beauty. She was the first to "explore" the outside world (as in, first to escape out of their little pen!) and she was named Dora .
Mum and pups at a few days old
FB_IMG_1511622341130 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrMust be 3 or 4 weeks here.
FB_IMG_1511622387787 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrLady Vanessa, the only smallest one of the litter, she melted my heart.
FB_IMG_1495709052995 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrAnd this little minx is Dora. The puppy we kept.
FB_IMG_1495708974063 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrFB_IMG_1495708868200 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrDora (on the left) and Dusty (the Mum on the right) waiting eagerly for their favourite activity... ball time!!
FB_IMG_1495708918865 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickrand when I was working they would come up to my room and keep me company. This picture pretty much sums up their relationship.
FB_IMG_1495708926436 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrEdited by xjay1337 on Saturday 25th November 15:38
If you’ve not done it already that ^^^ all needs to go in the ‘photos of your dog’ thread. And if is already In, repost it anyway.
Fantastic pics and background
I’m currently coming to the end of puppy behaviour... well my dog is coming to the end... it is now safe to leave shoes out.
Fantastic pics and background
I’m currently coming to the end of puppy behaviour... well my dog is coming to the end... it is now safe to leave shoes out.
hondafanatic said:
If you’ve not done it already that ^^^ all needs to go in the ‘photos of your dog’ thread. And if is already In, repost it anyway.
Fantastic pics and background
I’m currently coming to the end of puppy behaviour... well my dog is coming to the end... it is now safe to leave shoes out.
Ahh thanks. :-) i may do!Fantastic pics and background
I’m currently coming to the end of puppy behaviour... well my dog is coming to the end... it is now safe to leave shoes out.
Bless your little pup :-)
Dusty the Mum would always greet you by picking up a shoe and wagging it frantically in your face! Not sure why... and she never destroyed or damaged them...just carried them around
Dogs eh?!
Now my partner and I have an unknown breed (but I think it's a King charles crossed with a lab) of an unknown age (we think around 9) and he is just the most cuddley, needy little doggo you have ever met. He belonged to her before we met but when we moved out from her parents we have eventually brought him over.
He was abused a lot as a younger dog (he also lived with a large number of other dogs and wasn't fed properly) and saved from being shot on a farm by his owner at the time, and so doesn't like men at first especially at night but when you get to know him, he is so adorable.
Due to his past he literally guzzles food so he has to eat from one of those special bowls and gets very excited when the biscuit tin is opened but despite that I have managed to teach him to high five, hug (he will jump up and hug you), down, extended stay even with food (and drool!) and roll over.
I want to teach him some other tricks as well as he seems to enjoy it and for some reason he and I have formed a real bond.
He is called Ben
He is a bit clumsy and needy but he is awesome!
Having cuddles with the toy husky (he seems to really like it).
20171016_081558 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrHe got a bit tired after playing ball, his legs are only little!
20171028_141956 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrHe loves a good swim especially after sticks that he then can't find!
20171020_152246 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrLoves being pampered
20171108_133953 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrHe even came to a Goodwood trackday with me and loved it.
20170617_141918 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrGod, what a ramble...
P700DEE said:
DOG OWNERSHIP TEST !
Before you buy your first puppy, take this test to find out if you can cope with living and looking after your puppy
Best taken in the autumn or mid winter.
1. Buy a lead and tie it to a big stone, walk around dragging the stone behind you.
2. Get up at 5am, go out in the pouring rain and walk up and down a muddy path, repeating good girl/boy, wee wees...poo poos, quickly please
3. Stuff your pockets with plastic bags and pick up all the poo you can find, obviously not your dogs as you have not bought it yet ??
4. Start wearing your shoes indoors, especially during muddy times
5. Collect leaves off the ground and spread them on the floor
6. Carry sticks and branches indoors and chop them up on your carpet
7. Pour cold apple juice on the rug and floor....walk barefooted over it in the dark
8. Drop some chocolate pudding on your carpet in the morning and then try to clean it in the evening
9. Wear socks to which you have made holes using a blender
10. Jump out of your favourite chair just before the movie ends and run to open back door
11. Cover all your best clothes with dog hair, dark clothes with blond hairs and light clothes with dark hairs
12. Tip all just ironed clothes on the floor
13. Make little pin holes in all your furniture, especially chair and table legs
14. When doing dishes, splash water all over the place and don't wipe it.
15. Spread toilet paper all over the house when you leave the house and tidy up when you get back home
16. Forget any impulse holidays and/or breaks
17. Always go home straight after work or school
18. Go walkies no matter what the weather, and inspect every dirty paper, chewing gum and dead fly you might find
19. Wake up at 3am. Place a correct size bag of flour on top of yourself and try to sleep, whilst wiping your face with a dishcloth, which you have left next your bed in a bowl last week.
Repeat everyday over 6 months and if you still think getting puppy sounds like a good idea, Congratulations, you might be ready to get your puppy.
Following a difficult day, some of these have really made me laugh, especially No. 19. I was always the one who would go downstairs at what ever hour he woke up to either re-settle him or simply sleep with him till it was time to go out for walkies. Before you buy your first puppy, take this test to find out if you can cope with living and looking after your puppy
Best taken in the autumn or mid winter.
1. Buy a lead and tie it to a big stone, walk around dragging the stone behind you.
2. Get up at 5am, go out in the pouring rain and walk up and down a muddy path, repeating good girl/boy, wee wees...poo poos, quickly please
3. Stuff your pockets with plastic bags and pick up all the poo you can find, obviously not your dogs as you have not bought it yet ??
4. Start wearing your shoes indoors, especially during muddy times
5. Collect leaves off the ground and spread them on the floor
6. Carry sticks and branches indoors and chop them up on your carpet
7. Pour cold apple juice on the rug and floor....walk barefooted over it in the dark
8. Drop some chocolate pudding on your carpet in the morning and then try to clean it in the evening
9. Wear socks to which you have made holes using a blender
10. Jump out of your favourite chair just before the movie ends and run to open back door
11. Cover all your best clothes with dog hair, dark clothes with blond hairs and light clothes with dark hairs
12. Tip all just ironed clothes on the floor
13. Make little pin holes in all your furniture, especially chair and table legs
14. When doing dishes, splash water all over the place and don't wipe it.
15. Spread toilet paper all over the house when you leave the house and tidy up when you get back home
16. Forget any impulse holidays and/or breaks
17. Always go home straight after work or school
18. Go walkies no matter what the weather, and inspect every dirty paper, chewing gum and dead fly you might find
19. Wake up at 3am. Place a correct size bag of flour on top of yourself and try to sleep, whilst wiping your face with a dishcloth, which you have left next your bed in a bowl last week.
Repeat everyday over 6 months and if you still think getting puppy sounds like a good idea, Congratulations, you might be ready to get your puppy.
Hes been gone 9 months on Saturday and although our life is undoubtedly easier, it isn't necessarily better and we miss those family dog walks at the weekend. Got us out the house no matter what.
Better crack on with some work as I have a bit of dust in my eye.
16/17 and the things that the singletons/couples are the ones they should really think about.
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