Can I tell you about my brilliant rescue dog?

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We have had her for a year now and it was one the best decisions ever. She had her boosters at the vet yesterday and had lots of compliments about her shiny coat and her lovely gentle nature.
I was watching her run today and wonder if the person who dumped her at the pound as a pup might have made a different decision Had they been able to see into the future .

:) Lovely to hear. So, c'mon then, what is she/what mix is she? What am I missing out on having?

I have 3 rescues of my own but I'm ALWAYS happy to coo over more!

She's a collie x poss whippet. Black and White looks a bit like someone poured a can of paint over her!

Sounds lovely. :) I bet she keeps you on your toes... the older I get the more I know that I couldn't keep up with a Collie or Collie X any more!

Shes actually an incredibly easy dog Though she does everything at 90 miles an hour

You did a great thing taking her in and loving her.
Now I need a photo to ooo and ahhhh at

Lovely. :) It's nice hear a positive story when there's so much scaremongering about rescues; I think too many people think of rescues as stray dogs with unknown history and dodgy temperaments. Most of the ones I've been involved with have come straight from family homes with a full history where it's the humans that screwed up, not the dog.

While we're telling nice rescue stories, the piebald (white with grey spots) on my profile came home with us in June and it's like he's always been here. Not a bit of bother. He'd been in foster for three months and his foster mummy matched us up to him specially, knowing exactly what he was like and having all of our info, and she got it spot on. :) He's a very easy husky, an unlikely cuddlebug, proving to be an excellent worker and currently warming my feet.

she sounds lovely. what a lucky girl to be so loved

we have a rescue collie x poss whippet and he has a lovely temperament too

toboldygo - what stunning dogs!

toboldlygo- my rescue dog has no background she was locked in a playground in the snow and was noticed by some lovely children who called the police, it took a day to catch her. We have had the pleasure of her living with us for 4 years and she really is the perfect dog. We have 2 cats and 2 kids and we still can't believe how lucky we are to have her in our family.

I have taken some photos and will try and upload them at the weekend. I think there should be regular 'Brilliant Rescue Dog' threads so more people start to get the message. Though I think I'm preaching to the converted here.

its surprising how many people still post to say they had never considered a rescue dog. i think your idea for a regular 'brilliant rescue dog' thread sounds great

i to have a rescue (and a pedigree). I love my rescue, he is great. I jknow he is a lurcher but would love to know what mix others think he is, pic on profile.

he came from ireland, was a street dog that took several weeks to catch. he has had a traumatic life just coming from ireland but he is such a brilliant dog, even with his ADHD [GRIN].

He rocks! he is great with the children as well as all the ohher critters in the house, i don't know why anybody would give him up. Apart from he is crap at the whole 'hunt' thing unless you are a pheasant .

I have a funny old rescue lady. She is old and very smelly and has various unctions and oinkments leaking from various bits which all need regular attention due to her previous non-vettage... I offered to foster her after spotting that she was a old lady in distress in draughty kennels, a few weeks after losing my beloved old boy.

As soon as I saw her barging up the garden path to plonk herself down on the sheepskin in front of the fire and roll over for a vast belly rub, I knew she was going no where else.

She is nothing like my oldboy who I had for nearly 12 years. He loved people, cats and critters but didn't like many other dogs. She is reserved with people until she gets to know them and until they let her curl up by them, head on lap, but has a joy in her heart when she meets other dogs.... especially black labradors, yet she has a blimmin good prey drive where cats and critters are concerned.. I'm working on that one. She is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and her main concern is to greet other dogs and play, bum in air and all the good natured banging and barging if it's a good mix... otherwise a bit of bumbling with a mutual sniff. She is a great Stafford ambassador and embraced by the pedigree fluffies and gun dog loving owners around these parts for her lovely nature. She has done loads for perceptions about her breed.

I don't often take her on the school runs for various reasons, but she was with me today and I had three people tell me in so many ways how fabulous she is and what a genuinely lovely little dog I have.... and it made me love her even more and for the very first time since getting her, really consider her age and wish that she were younger.

Damn these rescue dogs and how they get in your hearts!

I've never had any dog other than a rescue, so nothing to compare them to...but lovely dogs, both of them.

Mouse is currently groaning with pleasure in his sleep (must be dreaming about food ) at my feet, after a long walk in which he met his best friend Bella-the-Black-Cocker for a rough and tumble, met and greeted loads of other dogs, stole tennis balls and gave them back, and generally had a blast.

He seems to adore people and dogs in equal measures, is lovely with the children (7 and 4), eats whatever you put in front of him, sleeps like the baby he is, and travels well. He's already learnt 'leave it' and 'sit', and will do anything for a treat...

Not a patch on MotherJack's lovely staffie ambassador story, but when people pet and coo over Mouse and ask 'what is he?!?' I tell them he's lab, staffy and probably beagle: another tiny drop of staffy myth debunking in our corner of lab/spaniel/border-ville.

I've thought that with every kid, and dog, for a while - isn't that normal?!

And dh, for that matter...

Our rescue dog is a truly wonderful creature! She is a divine ginger goddess and she has come a long way. She was kicked out of a car and abandoned at the side of the road.

When we first got here she was just a little wet puddle of fear on the floor. But somehow she immediately knew that we were there to rescue her. Initially she was unpleasantly barky towards adult strangers but as long as we are around she now thinks the world is her friend!

And babies and children are her kryptonite. Adores them, especially toddlers. They can do absolutely anything around her and she is fine with it. My DH can sometimes make her nervous if he waves a stick around, but I have had two 6 year old play fighting on top of her and she did not bat an eyelid.

I love her very much and she lives for her cuddles.

Last week we picked up a 12 week old puppy from a rescue. It is the first time we have had a puppy (our old dog passed away in April) and it is great fun. Maisy is loving having a companion and seems very tolerant and protective of him already.

Right, that is my essay done!

I've had two rescue dogs over the years-both sadly dead now
My first was rescued as a pup aged 8 weeks- a lab x (probably german shepherd) and was the sweetest, gentlest, naughtiest girl you could ever meet. I was a dog novice at the time, but we learnt together and she was with me through thick and thin until she was 16. I miss her very much.
The other was about to be put down by the bloody R.S.P.C.A.
Nobody wanted the poor girl because she was so big (staffie/rottie cross) and she'd had kennel cough so had developed this wierd growling noise in the back of her throat (TBH she did look and sound a bit scary!)
She was the most well natured dog I have ever met. Never left your side, loved cuddles and was definitely the alpha female. We never knew how old she was, but she died about 7 years after we got her, from cancer .
Gorgeous old girl.
DH wants a dog, but he's never had one and doesn't realise the responsibility and damn hard work that goes into being a good dog owner.
Miss my dogs though.

My amazing JRT Freddie came to us almost exactly two years ago and sadly had to be pts three weeks ago. He brought so much joy into my life and DH's: after a prolonged period of depression following a bereavement he gave me a reason to get up in the morning. He lived for his walks and had a special going-for-a-walk dance when he saw the lead (or even a hint of shoe-donning). He was ridiculously handsome and photogenic - see my profile for evidence. Children loved him and he had a great level of patience and charm.

I will never forget the feeling the first time he hopped up and snoozed on my chest and my amazement when he curled up in the crook of my body. He was such a snuggly dog as well as having a natural Jack livewire personality. Can't really believe I will never hold his face in my hands again or tickle his tummy while he wriggles on his back with delight.

He chose us, of course. Just came and leaned against my leg, decided we were his. I feel robbed of the years I thought we'd have but so glad he spent his last couple of years with us. I know we'll rescue again next year, and be rescued back.

It's a great feeling to rescue a dog :)

so sorry to hear that blonderedhead - he looked lovely.

We rescued a pair of Golden Lab (brothers) in August and it was the best decision we could have made. We weren't expecting to take two but the Rescue Trust thought we might have the ideal set up for them and they were so right. They have been so easy and they only had to be rescued because their previous owners split up. Sad, but we can't fault our boys, they were clearly loved a lot but now my family get to reap the benefits.