Roll up roll up, jump aboard and settle in, it's somehow Pod Thread No. 5!
In case you’re new/concerned/here by accident:
This is a frankly astonishly long running thread about a glorious rescue Podenco known as Pod, who crashlanded into our lives in October 2024. Star of the show, menace to society and constant headache to his Mum Hanging, who has aged visibly since thread 1.
Featuring recurring characters including (but not limited to): Long Suffering DP, Stanley, Bug, Hippo and GentleHowl❗(collectively known as 'The Terror Squad'), BabyPod, Hump‼️, Fastest and newpodsontheblock Squiggle and BarkyMcBarkface (known collectively as 'The Pod Squad'), and random extra pals, Hippo II, Jalfrezi and Ridgebacks I - IX (exact number of Ridgebacks unclear).
Here is thread No .4 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/thedoghouse/5319893-for-the-love-of-pod?page=1
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=1
And thread No. 1 https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/thedoghouse/5177112-oh-my-giddy-god?page=1
FAQs:
Why does this dog have his own thread?
Because he is a lot
Who is this thread for?
Anyone considering/stuck with a teenage/rescue/sighthound/podenco/chaos goblin and thinking “how hard can it really be?”, come, read from the beginning... observe the emotional arc... posts may swing wildly between euphoria, despair, pride, exhaustion and intense love often within the same 24 hours.
Seriously though, there is A LOT of excellent, sage advice from various doggie experts on this thread (to whom me and Pod are eternally grateful) and if you're in a pit on despair, it might give you some much needed hope.
Pic of the handsome derp in question attached for tax (I think he looks extra derpy in this one)
❗GentleHowl has recently been relegated to simply Howl due to ongoing refusal to engage in personal growth
‼️GentleBounce has also been rechristened due to his obsession with creating babies with Pod, despite clear lack of consent or basic biology