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MerseyGrey

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  • Birthday January 9

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  1. I’m sorry, I’ve missed all this! Punkin, you look like you’re doing really well, still as beautiful as ever
  2. I’m surprised that treat wasn’t set alight by those laser eyes on the way to it’s final destination!
  3. Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
  4. I’m sure his smile will be just as beautiful and his breath will be even sweeter! My fingers are crossed for an easy dental and lots of soft treats afterwards
  5. It does sound like it was meant to be. Welcome home Steve (for the weekend!)
  6. Sorry for the lateness but happy birthday gorgeous girlie! Cue the strains of Frank Sinatra ‘when I was eleventeen, it was a very good year…’
  7. Congratulations, whatever you’re doing must be right! We cleaned Buddy’s teeth almost every day after an expensive dental in 2020 but by the end one of his lower canines was wobbly and most of his teeth were stained
  8. I might be able to get to him after work for a walk from the kennels. Since we’ve been dogless, we’ve started to make plans and having a permanent foster, especially one that has the potential to adverse reactions like Ami, doesn’t necessarily fit in with those plans, which is why we have been having them for occasional weekends. We also both work full time and although Dan occasionally works from home it’s not guaranteed. I will speak to the charity owner again. We all want the best for the dogs we are involved with. We are still relatively inexperienced and will be guided heavily by advice from others.
  9. The kennels know they will be keeping him there for a while as his needs are quite specific and finding a permanent home will be harder than with most. His previous owner already has a greyhound and the people at the kennels don’t think he had these issues before he went to her. We heard that he was becoming shut down in kennels so we wanted to offer him a break for a weekend and thought we might be able to help with seeing what his reactions are. But maybe we are doing more harm than good.
  10. I see what you mean. I think he is in a kennel on his own, but they say that they don’t really go into his kennel, they open the door and make him come to them so I don’t think it’s been an issue. They did tell us yesterday that the behaviour we described - the snap and then following his victim rather than just letting it go - is what his previous owner had experienced, but they weren’t sure whether or not to believe her as she was a bit inconsistent. They said they would talk to a behaviourist to try and work him out. Sounds to me like he’s a grudge-bearer and that maybe he has found a home with kindred spirits! Yes! Ami lures you in with a paw of more or whining for attention…then it’s like a shark attack!
  11. I will talk to the kennel lead when we take him back and let her know what happened and what we’re doing. I don’t really know what goes on behind the scenes and how they interact with the dogs there. I think their policy of ‘let the dog come to you’ is a blanket one for all dogs. They said they hadn’t seen any of the behaviour that had been described by the owner but, like you @EllenEveBaz, they hadn’t let those situations develop. Maybe the home environment is the break in consistency so if we stick to the NILIF training, he will start to expect the same at home as he gets in kennels. I don’t know. We can only try!
  12. This looks like the best day ever Nate! You are one lucky puppy
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