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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: ZaktheLad on August 19, 2013, 09:19:28 am

Title: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: ZaktheLad on August 19, 2013, 09:19:28 am: We took on an 11 month old rescue dog - whippet x jack russell two years ago. He had had 4 previous homes in his short life and never stayed more than a few months in each home due to his over-exuberance :innocent: :-\. He certainly was a live-wire to start with, and found the sheep very tempting, having never seen a sheep in his young life before. However, with exercise (he was previously shut in and not walked at all) and some training both at home and local dog training classes, he has turned in to a super dog and just loves the sheep. He loves spending time with them and now comes out with my lurcher to do the rounds of them each day and check everything is as it should be.
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: zarzar on August 19, 2013, 10:25:01 am: :wave: i got a 7 month lurcher 2 months back now and he was just the same now he happily runs around smallholding i can even trust him now with the chickens , he even likes our micro piglets, but our kune kune x sow chases him around although she is pretty playfull lol never seen i pig run about like she does lol
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: colliewobbles on August 19, 2013, 10:30:36 am: He's just lovely - just shows what the right home can do for a dog. My daughter had a whippet/bedlington cross, lovely gentle little dog.

Donna
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 19, 2013, 10:42:11 am: Great story and great pics :thumbsup:.

Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: Old Shep on August 19, 2013, 12:02:24 pm: I love happy endings :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 19, 2013, 12:26:25 pm: He looks right at home with the sheep. It's amazing what patience and time spent training a dog can achieve. Well done you :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: ZaktheLad on August 19, 2013, 12:30:20 pm: He's actually got a "thing" about licking them - which is what he is doing in the first photo. He would be quite handy to take along as a groom in a sheep showing class - just to give them a final "shine".
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: Bionic on August 19, 2013, 12:30:51 pm: You have obviously had a lot of patience with him. Well done :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: Daisys Mum on August 19, 2013, 01:33:46 pm: Quote from: ZaktheLad on August 19, 2013, 12:30:20 pm
He's actually got a "thing" about licking them - which is what he is doing in the first photo. He would be quite handy to take along as a groom in a sheep showing class - just to give them a final "shine".
Are you sure he's not just tasting them to see if they are ready yet ;D
Title: Re: Rescue dog with sheep
Post by: Pedwardine on August 19, 2013, 11:06:30 pm: How absolutely lovely. Well done you.