Author Topic: Rescue dog with sheep (Read 3028 times)

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

$:-\$ . 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.

zarzar · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2013, 10:25:01 am »

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

colliewobbles · « **Reply #2 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

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2013, 10:42:11 am »

Great story and great pics

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Thanks for posting.

Old Shep · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2013, 12:02:24 pm »

I love happy endings

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #5 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

ZaktheLad · « **Reply #6 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".

Bionic · « **Reply #7 on:** August 19, 2013, 12:30:51 pm »

You have obviously had a lot of patience with him. Well done

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #8 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