we have a 3yo de-knackered JRT/westie dog. he has calmed down a lot, but is still rather excitable. we have just moved to a small village with a larger garden, surrounded by fields. dh and I are talking about getting another pup. not a big one, but maybe a beagle or spaniel. Ive spotted a cocker/lab cross for sale near us and am trying to win dh round to getting one sooner rather than later.
first, should we get a bitch or another dog? my instinct tells me a bitch would be better, but not sure.
secondly, should we take Benji with us to view and until he/she is ready to take home take him a few times to get them used to each other?
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we would like another dog... advice please!
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OracleInaCoracle · 10/07/2011 19:56
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OracleInaCoracle ·
10/07/2011 22:39
oh, the love! she is gorgeous. i love dogs with character. who are interesting
Ive cried four times this evening at some of these stories!
Benji has been most upset 
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Scuttlebutter ·
10/07/2011 22:43
I know. She is adorable - wish we could take her here, but already have three.
Good thing, dogs are very good for emergency cuddles. 
OracleInaCoracle ·
10/07/2011 22:52
that is very true
and thank you. he is gorgeous, a very cute dog indeed. not the brightest, but i dont care 
have to say, Ive fallen in love with Gordon and Oval on the manytears site!
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DooinMeCleanin ·
10/07/2011 23:55
Can I put in a word for greyhounds and Lurchers? They might look big, but they don't take up much room. Ours has just curled up on less one third of our sofa with DH. She can't have had more than 6 inches of sofa and she is regularly found asleep on the cat's cushion
Scuttlebutter ·
11/07/2011 00:31
Dooin, the link I posted is of a lurcher. She is titchy, a real little cutie. (Wanted to say she is a dwt of a thing, but only Welsh people would understand 
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Lissie, I believe MT have a network of foster drivers/transporters (most rescues do and help each other out all the time with moving dogs around). If this was the only barrier, it would probably be surmountable.
Would also add that while greys can curl up neatly, they only do this to lull you into a false sense of security,and before you know it, they have done their stealth maneouvre (sp?) and you have a giant paw in your kidney, the grey has stretched out to a length of somewhere around 9 ft, is farting contentedly without a care in the world and you have no room on the sofa, and cannot move because of the huge creature now sprawled all over you (doing a chemical warfare experiment via their bottom , and using their tail to knock your cross stitch all over the place... mutter, mutter....)
Of course, a cute lurcher like Bluebell would never do such a thing. [hwink]
OracleInaCoracle ·
11/07/2011 07:52
ooooo scuttle, really?
dooin, they are gorgeous dogs, but I have too many health issues and fragile bones to be able to sit under such a large dog when I was younger, the family I loved with had a rottweiler. a huge bear of a thing who would sit on my lap for some cwtches. she was gorgeous!
scuttle, the great dane in your link is adorable!
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OracleInaCoracle ·
11/07/2011 15:08
lived with, lived with!
epiphany, buffy and helga were the same. gorgeous big bears. rubbish guard dogs though.
we go on holiday in 3 weeks, for 10 days so we really need to wait til then. that will also give us chance to spruce up the garden and make sure its secure ready for any home visits. Benji is pretty good, but a new dog is a different thing altogether.
having said that, I really, really want Gordon!
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