I just want to talk about dogs the whole time.

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

We've just got our first puppy and I just want to talk to doggy people about dogs the whole time. I've even bought myself a fleece gilet for those frequent nips outdoors.

Is it normal?

[NetHuns]

Completely normal...it's amazing how quickly those little sharks can grow on you

[CoolStoryBro]

Haha! I was exactly the same when we got our first puppy. I used to laugh at people like us too

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

I used think doggy people were lovely but pretty bonkers. And I never imagined I'd wear a fleece gilet . Let alone be a little pleased that it smells faintly of dank dog. .

It's kind of liberating.

[LoathsomeDrab]

I'm still like that even my youngest is a year old now. I've always been dog obsessed, ever since I was little

[NetHuns]

Yep you'd better be careful you don't turn into one of those...dog-people

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

Bethune, CoolStoryBro

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

Bethune? I meant NetHuns.

[EvenBetter]

Wait till you judge a pair of shoes by their grip for winter/ease of walking in in summer, or examine the quality of stitching in a new harness, or read assessments of dog foods online, or glance disdainfully at other humans out for a walk WITHOUT a dog (how awful their lives must be!)
One time I smelt my puppy on my coat in work and had to stop myself weeping

[LetThereBeCupcakes]

Come and talk to me! I love talking about dogs. Within a year of getting DDog 1 I'd taken a qualification in Dog behaviour and signed up for Obedience, Agility and Rally-O classes!

Now we have DDog 2 and they have to have their own columns on the calendar to keep track of their activites. Sometimes they have clashes

[NCIS]

I spend most of my free time walking/training and talk dogs endlessly. Really want to do a course on behaviour next year.

[LetThereBeCupcakes]

NCIS I can thoroughly recomend the Clever Dog Company courses - I started with the Think Dog Certificate.

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

I'm so glad I'm not alone.

LetThereBeCupcakes -

[Hakluyt]

Just be careful. There is a Line. Don't cross it.

[LetThereBeCupcakes]

Come over to the dark side....

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

9 year old daughter was saying last night that it's a shame puppies can't go to drama as she thought her puppy would be good and so useful for playing doggy parts. So it's a multi-generational disease.

[Hakluyt]

ours is auditioning for the part of Sandy soon!!

Just don't start putting those ghastly dogs are more important than people statuses on FB. And don't, as a friend of ours who owns 7 and fosters more, put FB statuses about illnesses and deaths and funerals where you can't tell whether it's a dog or a human that's ill, dead or being buried.

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

My puppy would be ideologically opposed to playing the part of a girl who changes in order to get her man. I think she'd be looking more at playing Gwendoline in George Eliot's Daniel Deronda. But good luck with the audition.

[Hakluyt]

Mine isn't experienced enough for cross species roles yet............she's sticking to parts traditionally played by dogs for the time being. She's hoping for Toto at some point....,.

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

Or perhaps Chekhov's The Lady and the Little Dog? What breed is she? I don't think Labradors can do restoration comedy very convincingly, for example.

[Hakluyt]

No, I think you need spaniels and possibly Setters for restoration comedy. I think an all Labrador Journey's End has potential...........

[LetThereBeCupcakes]

Alpha Get her into a Heelwork to Music Class. Then DDog will be ready when her starring role becomes available.

Hak I would love for DDog to play Sandy. He is a black labrador and I think he would be appreciated for the comedy value he would bring to the role.

[AlphaBravoHenryFoxtons]

Is it OTT to ask MNHQ for a Doghouse Style & Beauty topic? I saw someone was asking about a Christmas Jumper for a 3 legged dog. And I worry about the sartorial subtext of a studded collar.

[LetThereBeCupcakes]

I definitely think we need a Style & Beauty Secition.

I saw a miniature Schnauzer with a chilli-red mohican the other day.