Show us your dogs.

[honeybadger]

A friend of ours has a couple of Maincoon cats. They are absolutely stunning. Need lots of grooming though, everyday in fact

 

[potsy]

We have a Wally...

 

[Fab Foodie]

 

[Reynard]

A friend of ours has a couple of Maincoon cats. They are absolutely stunning. Need lots of grooming though, everyday in fact

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That black silver tortie tabby & white is just stunning

But then I *do* suffer rather badly from tortie-itis

 

[Milzy]

That black silver tortie tabby & white is just stunning

But then I *do* suffer rather badly from tortie-itis

I like the torti one.

 

[Spiderweb]

Bobbie is 2 years and 4 months old now. He’s got a massive tongue and a massive arse!🤣

 

[Fab Foodie]

Bobbie is 2 years and 4 months old now. He’s got a massive tongue and a massive arse!🤣
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As a kid, my parents bred and showed OES, my father judged, mothrr did local Dulux promotions - their lives revolved around their dogs. Even the car number plate read OES when back then personalised plates were rare (late 70s early 80s).
Hated the shows.
Lovely good natured dogs, but 3 in our small semi was too much. My young kids hated having to visit mostly due to being overwhelmed by hairy wet-bearded whiffy hounds.
No surprise that when the kids grew-up an we considered dog ownership our choice was the antithesis of the OES! Less bulky' short hair, no beard, calm, silent, aversion to mud and wet - and sleep a lot!
No showing for us (thank god) but Wimpers got into lure-coursing which means we're in a doggy merry-go round as well much like my parents - c'est la vie. At least it's outdoors in a field in the wilds, we take the camper and make a weekend of it.

Always happy to see an OES, but happy not to own one...I blame my parents.

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

Doesn’t take well to being on the leash...

 

[presta]

Fair enough, although got to say, nearly always had a dog as a child, and one or two at any one time as an adult, so that's coming up 59 years, and never felt I've lacked any "independence" as a price to be paid for the amazing amount a dog(s) give you back.

I don't think I'd have been able to just take off on a month long cycle tour at the drop of a hat if there was a dog that needed looking after. Not without having the cash for boarding kennels, anyway. By the time I wanted to able to do that I'd long since got used to not having a dog anyway.

She was lovely though

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Tough gig for Samuel L Dogson

 

[Venod]

We have Reggie staying this week along with Bertie, a Lhasa Apso the daughters dogs,
Reggie is a Cockapoo, a full size Poodle, Cocker Spanial cross, very intelligent and friendly with everybody including other dogs.

 

[Landsurfer]

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.
Our wonderful Westie ... 10 years old, convinced he was an Alsatian .....

Died at 1610hrs this afternoon, in my arms. The whole family is devastated.
Myself, Julie and Connor, who he lived with, just cannot stop crying .......

 

[welsh dragon]

This was my dog. I was so upset when he died that I have never been able to even think of ever having another dog.

 

[Landsurfer]

This was my dog. I was so upset when he died that I have never been able to even think of ever having another dog.

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We said that ... after Corrie died we swore no more dogs ..... than Digby came along .... god this hurts ...
No more dogs !
Until the next pup turns up i expect ... give it 18 months, all new carpets fitted, then a puppy turns up to piss on them ......

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Jack; 1995 - 2005
Bought from a farm, he was scared of Sheep, probably chased as a pup?
Circa 10 weeks

About 12 weeks?

8 years

Gypsy; 1998 - 2007
age unknown, as she was a rescue dog, from NCDL (Leeds)