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For the love of Pod

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HangingOver · 22/04/2025 06:55

All aboard Podsquad, it's Pod thread number 4.

In case you were wondering:

  • What is this (surprisingly) long-running thread about? A unique lunatic rescue Podenco, known as Pod. Featuring his pals, Stanley, GentleHowl, BabyPod, GentleBounce, Fastest and Princess and many more.
  • What makes you so special that you get your own thread? See above

Seriously, if anyone is considering getting a teenage/rescued/sight-hound/Podenco/all of the above and has NO idea what they're doing, please enjoy the previous instalments from the day we brought him home, to now, six months later. Posts will oscillate wildly from euphoric to mental breakdown and back again.

Here is thread No. 3 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/thedoghouse/5248472-they-love-a-bit-of-him-podlife?page=1

Here is thread No. 2 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/thedoghouse/5197068-the-pod-cast?page=39&reply=141216881

And thread No. 1 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/thedoghouse/5177112-oh-my-giddy-god?page=1

Pic of the handsome prick in question.

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MaxandMoritz · 22/04/2025 07:44

You’ve both come a long way in less than six months!

FeralWoman · 22/04/2025 08:32

Excellent, new thread! I’m enjoying the adventures and life of Pod and his people. Back to the other thread.

bluegreygreen · 22/04/2025 08:42

Only 6mths! It seems longer (to a dedicated lurker Podfan). Hope your injuries are recovering.

Scampuss · 22/04/2025 09:56

6 months! You're both doing so well.

LadyGrillingSole · 22/04/2025 10:15

Hope you are feeling better today, Hanging 💐

Thank you for starting a new thread 😎

rainbowruthie · 22/04/2025 11:20

Yay! A new thread! I have loved following 'the adventures of Pod'

eggandonion · 22/04/2025 11:29

He is trying so hard to be the ideal pet, looking forward to his next adventures.

MontyDonsBlueScarf · 22/04/2025 11:40

Just following up a comment on the last thread to say that the other day, I heard of someone who trained her dogs to come to the call of 'Housekeeping!' when there was food dropped on the floor or a prewash to be done for the dishwasher. I think I'm stealing that.

HangingOver · 22/04/2025 11:43

In local news: The dress is chosen 👀

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eggandonion · 22/04/2025 11:59

I have to remind dh that plate licking by dogs is not done in polite company!

HangingOver · 22/04/2025 13:15

Pod's new Tearrable has arrived. Suggestions of names welcome. I'll be honest, Kenneth isn't doing too well - last time I saw him he had his head ripped open and was half buried in the flowerbed.

His new harness with the third strap is also here. He'll be chewing through this one over my dead body as it cost an absolute fortune.

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WiddlinDiddlin · 22/04/2025 13:57

He looks like a Rrrrrrrrrrodger to me (say it with a sort of growly rrrrr at the start).

HangingOver · 22/04/2025 15:16

Rrrrrrodger that Widldin' 🫡

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Bupster · 22/04/2025 19:13

Surely Widdlin is in sole charge of names.

HangingOver · 22/04/2025 21:29

Pod has been at doggie daycare all day. He got home at 5.30 as has been like this ever since 🤣

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Ellmau · 22/04/2025 23:23

He seems to have taken to Rrrrodger all right :)

WiddlinDiddlin · 23/04/2025 05:16

Rrrrodger seems to be doing a fine job there, comforting Pod now that Kenneth has gone to toy heaven!

MonkeyTennis34 · 23/04/2025 08:57

Jumped on here out of curiosity, I’ve never seen a thread devoted to one dog.
Just wanted to comment that Pod is a stunning vision of a beast dog.
Probably a dog I would avoid on sight in the park….until I got to know him as I’m sure he has a gorgeous temperament too.
Those ears!!
Our Lab’s best friend is a GSD so we know of elevated lug holes but POD’s are truly sky-scraping.
MonkeyDog says Hi 🐾

HangingOver · 23/04/2025 11:55

Snoot.

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eggandonion · 23/04/2025 12:37

His twisty muzzle!

FeralWoman · 23/04/2025 13:02

😍His wrinkly snoot!

At first I thought I was seeing a brindle version of the EsperBorzoi dogs. They’re on all of the social media platforms. The human loves to edit the photos of their snoots to make them even longer than they already are.

WiddlinDiddlin · 23/04/2025 13:18

Bendysnoot Stripeypatch!

spiderlight · 23/04/2025 17:22

Great thread title! 😄

Twiglets1 · 23/04/2025 19:49

HangingOver · 22/04/2025 13:15

Pod's new Tearrable has arrived. Suggestions of names welcome. I'll be honest, Kenneth isn't doing too well - last time I saw him he had his head ripped open and was half buried in the flowerbed.

His new harness with the third strap is also here. He'll be chewing through this one over my dead body as it cost an absolute fortune.

Little Monster?

RIP Kenneth fallen comrade.

HangingOver · 24/04/2025 20:10

Kenneth served well. He will always be remembered. Rrrrrodger isn't fairing much better at this stage.

I truly wish I could communicate with my boy better - he still does things I can't understand at all.

Admittedly since his day at daycare on Tuesday he's been a bit more hyper than usual, and we're definitely going through a period of behaviour regressions generally as some behaviours like nipping, lead ragging and sofa eating have reappeared here and there. But today I took him out for his seven hundredth shit of the afternoon... and he walked absolutely beautifully the whole way round, loose lead, loads of sniffies, took treats when other dogs came towards us. Didn't react when an older lady practically threw herself into a nearby bush to get away from him. And then he randomly went totally apeshit at another dog walking nearby for apparently no reason. Admittedly other dog was yelling too so it could be Pod picked up on some doggy beef before I even noticed but what the actual fuck Pod. The people caught in the cross-fire of all this yelling started making chuntering sounds and cats-bum faces. I wanted to shout at them that he's actually a GOOD dog and he's trying really, really hard and his stupid mad brain is still growing.

I've been watching really carefully when he does this and I can't identify a pattern at all. At first I thought it was Frenchies, then black dogs, then fluffy dogs but it isn't. In fact, the dog he screamed at was virtually identical to one he'd passed not moments ago.

Could this maybe be a body language thing? When I see what I think is a regular dog walking towards us is Pod's perception so different to mine that he sees the equivalent of a beered up, shirtless man on a stag do, yelling 'Lads, lads, lads!' and it puts him on his guard?

Or, and I fear this might be the case, is Pod the problem? He's just been screaming through the conservatory window at a blackbird in the garden so maybe he's just in a bit of a funny mood.

Look at this asshole.

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