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[stevefoster]

Some pics of Gem.

[Ady In Accy]

Get some steak puddings down him - he looks like the master!

[Fungus Mungus]

nice dog. don't be embarrassed about calling him Joss, it's a good name. mine is called Jerry (springer). I hasten to add he came from a rescue centre with that name, and at age 6 i didn't think it fair to change it. He used to be a good running partner, but a couple of months ago while on a run he decided to just sit down and refused to run any further up the hill. he is nearly 10 now so i guess that's fair enough. still, he'll happily chance after a tennis ball like a mad man.

[stevefoster]

Get some steak puddings down him - he looks like the master!

If you mean my dog Ady, he's a she, mind you the master is a princess

[scott baistow 93]

Cheers Al, toys are not a problem in our house and i could be fit in a year ;-)

We've got a 12 week old smooth haired Patterdale Terrier bitch called Gem, this is not her but she looks just like the photo.

Will try and post some pictures when i've sorted technical problems out.

Got my hands full at the mo!!!!!

Good choice Merry ive also got a Patterdale just gone 2years, shorthaired and longlegged cracking dogs, make sure you trin it well from an early age as there hard to train. Ive been told the Pointers are also hard to train Al so try training them early.. good luck there great fun good company )

[Al Fowler]

Some pics of Gem.

She's a good'un merry.

How was her first night.

My pup cries and cries and cries at night.....the only way to get any sleep is to shove him in my bed. Not a good way to go on but my body was starting to fall apart with the lack of sleep.

[Deejay]

Some pics of Gem.

Nice pooch Merry. My brother said he was looking at some German Shepherds the other day, so may have a dog again soon. Mind you I'm only assuming he was referring to the canine variety

[stevefoster]

She's a good'un merry.

How was her first night.

My pup cries and cries and cries at night.....the only way to get any sleep is to shove him in my bed. Not a good way to go on but my body was starting to fall apart with the lack of sleep.

Up at half three for an hour then up again at half five, it's like having another baby
Smells as bad as well!!!!

[Bo Peep]

She looks lovely.

[Stolly]

Well having enrolled Harry for an intensive puppy training course – an hour every Monday night for 8 weeks – on his second session last night he blew it big time! It was inevitable I guess but, despite his good early performances, I think the build up, the over the top expectations of the stolly household, the other better coached pups, their superior ball play and their ability to simply trot in a straight line that was all too much and Harry did a puppy equivalent of a Rob Green.

He’d started okay with some nifty sits and come heres but they all went unnoticed unfortunately, mainly when the puppy drill sargeant lady was paying attention to other pups. As soon as the spot light was on Harry and he was asked to simply trot alongside my daughter up the other end of the village hall he went limp, splayed his legs like a polar bear fire side rug and would only make forward motion by being dragged, sliding on his belly on the polished wooden flooring. We should have left it there and moved on but, no, the drill sargeant got out toys and stuff to galvanize Harry into action but it didn’t happen and he managed to turn a disappointing situation into a virtual disaster. Maybe he just doesn’t have that skill set yet

More positively when off the world stage Harry was amazing when we trotted back home over the tops from Langcliffe village hall. He displayed fantastic close control, running free past a fair few skittish sheep and older lambs without chasing after them even when they bolted. I think he’s just not used to the military style discipline of puppy school and is more of a free spirit surfer dude of a pup