[sabrina]

We have a new puppy, collie cross lab. Not what I had planned as my first choice would have been pure collie. Its a long story so will keep it short. Couple took on a rescue collie. they only had her a couple of weeks when they took her to the vet as she was always hungry. She was pregnant and had 8 puppies 3 weeks later. Having no experience of puppies and no where to keep them they turned their sitting room into a puppy home. OH said this room is wrecked. Its been quite a shock to the couple but she has done her best to insure good homes for the pups. Isla came with blanket, food, toy and the ladies e-mail. All were checked over by the vet. Out of the 8, 3 looked just liked chocolate labs the other 5 very much like their mum. Isla is brave, getting on with Jake and Rascal. Met the chickens and the pigs but not to the ponies yet. When OH arrived home on Friday with her I was surprised. A few days later and she is part of the family. We had my son and his children here for the weekend so an extra 6 people in our small house. Isla was quite happy not at all like Rascal was at her age. Think I am going to have my hands full when it comes to training though !

[Rosemary]

Some of the very best things are completely unplanned - I suppose that would apply to you and to the folk that rescued the bitch 

Well done to the "breeders" - they seem to have produced happy, healthy, well balanced puppies in what wouldn't seem to be ideal circumstances. I hope their home is soon back to normal 

Pics of little Isla would be good 

[doganjo]

Well done you, Sabrina, and to her Mum's owners too - but the rescue centre should have realised at 5 weeks she was pregnant.  They  had no business rehoming her in  that state.

Looking forward to comparing progress with Missy and seeing lots of photos! 

[SallyintNorth]

Isla's landed on her feet, for sure 

Pictures will of course be required... 

[in the hills]

Heard that makes a good cross.

Piccie please. 

[Old Shep]

should make a good dog - that cross usually does!  photo's please 

[Fowgill Farm]

Our first dog Ben was a collie/lab cross and he lived to the ripe old age of 15. He was really good with children, my nieces were very young then and he was their best friend, Lucy once fed him 8 kitkats coz he told her he was hungry! and he used to be involved in building dens, dressing up and all sorts of shenanigans.
He was also a great traveller and we would often get calls from neighbouring villages asking us to collect him because he was sat on somebody's patio furniture howling his head of becoz their bitch was in season or somebody would pick him up along the road and bring him back home, he loved going to work too and he lived in the old pick-up when it was parked up in the back field as though ready to go to work. he was one heck of a character and people still remember him today even though its over 18yrs since he died. Lucy is 27 now and expecting her first baby.
Enjoy your puppy.
mandy