tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post6941754079999106034..comments2023-11-03T12:31:51.669+00:00Comments on Country Lite: A dog, a Dog, My Sanity for a Dog. In other words, don't do it.Millahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-56448741068455476932007-09-19T14:38:00.000+01:002007-09-19T14:38:00.000+01:00That was a timely reminder to me of the perils of ...That was a timely reminder to me of the perils of puppies! Boys are driving us mad for another to go with the increasingly old lab. Hubby won't hear of it...and from your blog...I remember why...<BR/>I adore Simba now and get so much pleasure with him, he has been totally faithful and devoted to us. HOwever I have only felt this strongly about him in last year or so since he quietened down! (now nearly 9!)<BR/><BR/>Will tell the boys that it wouldn't be fair to Simba-he's an old boy and would have his nose pushed out...<BR/><BR/>So many dogs on this site NOT to get in the future....<BR/>maybe rabbit would be better...<BR/><BR/>warm wishes<BR/>xBluestocking Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502764742097142372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-13927247929701508272007-09-18T22:08:00.000+01:002007-09-18T22:08:00.000+01:00Back in cracking form, Milla. Only sorry it took a...Back in cracking form, Milla. Only sorry it took a near death experience to get you going again!@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-15541195619658242442007-09-18T10:52:00.000+01:002007-09-18T10:52:00.000+01:00I knew of a lady in London who used to put a nappy...I knew of a lady in London who used to put a nappy-pad on her dog with little panties to secure together, well it's true, how mad is that.!!<BR/><BR/>Camilla.xxCAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-22129223656719261412007-09-18T10:31:00.000+01:002007-09-18T10:31:00.000+01:00You forgot to mention that pungent dog smell that ...You forgot to mention that pungent dog smell that also takes over the whole house, especailly if they are damp, or better still, if they have delighted in rolling in pigs' poo, followed by some old dead rotting carcass.....could so relate to your list. Mist has finally stopped pulling all the washing off the line, but now keeps jumping fences and going awol...parents' dog keeps coming to stay, not allowed to put her in kennels, so not able to leave the island when she is over... as she happily takes over the kitchen chair, with all of her dog fumes, which she adds to with the odd gaseous fart every now and again...lovable old dog that she is...Posiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844732200803572416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-79101853245145615452007-09-18T09:14:00.000+01:002007-09-18T09:14:00.000+01:00As Milla's life partner and co-owner of said mutt,...As Milla's life partner and co-owner of said mutt, I can heartily concur with everything that she writes. I arose this morning to a welcoming turd. I knew it was there before I got downstairs, since the filthy beast looked as guilty as all get-out. Oddly, all the dog training books say that it's pointless chastising a dog after it's transgressed, since it won't know why you're doing it. Not Lolly - she knows full well why, not that I punished her, of course.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279444759439073832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-12599663548183473932007-09-18T08:42:00.000+01:002007-09-18T08:42:00.000+01:00However, we're still going to keep one of Gertie's...However, we're still going to keep one of Gertie's pups next year, even though I distinctly remember saying 'never again - no more puppies' and that was when we had no floor coverings, no kitchen units, no carpets. Can you imagine? Yes you can, clearly. Oh dear, I've promised now. Bum.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-60905427587900184832007-09-18T08:41:00.000+01:002007-09-18T08:41:00.000+01:00Oh Lordy. I remember saying blithely when we met -...Oh Lordy. I remember saying blithely when we met - it will all get better - things will surely improve and soon. And I promised that you'd have a perfectly behaved dog by the time your kitchen came. Well, I lied. There it is. No wonder E looked so glum about the whole thing. Does he still? I'm imagining he does.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-75192730907822848892007-09-18T03:59:00.000+01:002007-09-18T03:59:00.000+01:00I wouldn't want to be without a dog - a Cairn of c...I wouldn't want to be without a dog - a Cairn of course! We only managed two weeks after our last one died before we said 'yes' to Rosie. She complicates our life, but is a joy. Of course we've raised dog lovers and they come home with their own dogs now!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-68702099158772682462007-09-18T01:29:00.000+01:002007-09-18T01:29:00.000+01:00Forgot to mention Milla, of course one of your oth...Forgot to mention Milla, of course one of your other attributes, terribly nice person too.!!<BR/><BR/>Camilla.xxxCAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-36251919570628045832007-09-18T01:25:00.000+01:002007-09-18T01:25:00.000+01:00That is the reason why I wanted you to stay with u...That is the reason why I wanted you to stay with us Milla, Love your wonderful wit, your humour, your ability to write so wonderfully. Yes a dog I'm afraid does it for me, but then I am the old "soft" touch. The bit where dog can smell bikkies, and strolls into the kitchen, taps his paw on the pantry door, as if to say, - "I tap my paw on the door like this, tap tap, and YOU open the door and give me biscuit".!!<BR/><BR/>The only thing I have to say about owning a dog, is when an owner buys a dog and then keeps them cooped up all day in a room, and does not even have hardly any contact with that dog at all, is sooo wrong, what is the point of buying a dog for this reason. This is not directed at you dear Milla, as deep down in your heart of hearts I surely know you are fond of Lol. Heck, I was warned not to take a peep, but the curiosity got the better of me Milla.<BR/><BR/>Camilla.xxxCAMILLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741990891794651299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-7068125875601340752007-09-17T22:42:00.001+01:002007-09-17T22:42:00.001+01:00Loved the blog and thoroughly all the different co...Loved the blog and thoroughly all the different comments which prove that we are all different.<BR/>Lived all my life with dogs, until the last died nearly 2 years ago. We would both love to have another and if I thought that G. would accept that a dog does not necessarily need 2 long walks a day I might consider it!!<BR/>I have been building up to a blog on the dogs I have known - will go into it more there. It won't be funny like yours though!Withy Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942644634616193902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-34717861356517442172007-09-17T22:42:00.000+01:002007-09-17T22:42:00.000+01:00OH dear you had me weeping with laughter - Lolly s...OH dear you had me weeping with laughter - Lolly sounds so like Gemma our bonkers whippet esp round the cats who make mad dashes from safety under the sofa to saafety out of the room when she's about - but afraid to say I am a bonkers/barking type and despite nodding in agreement over all you said still planning to breed from her next year...!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-6980032140238915122007-09-17T21:52:00.000+01:002007-09-17T21:52:00.000+01:00On the death of our old bull terrier we managed al...On the death of our old bull terrier we managed all of 6 weeks before the cutest puppy wormed its way into our affections. Another English Bull. This one ate most things you'd wish it wouldn't - you know the sort of thing. Car keys. Batteries... and chewed on the soft and expensive limestone steps in our conservatory biting, chunks out of them. The window cills suffered at his jaw too - when we came to sell I stood plants in front of all the most gnawed places.<BR/><BR/>Husband then got himself a puppy - this was to be a 'working dog' but as far as i can see it's not much more than a mousehound.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes as they both loll about shedding hair and stinking, costing arms and legs in food and vet bills I wonder why we have them. But then what loyal, faithful, non judgemental friends they are. Then I know why we have, and love them.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-77999604175462190112007-09-17T21:37:00.000+01:002007-09-17T21:37:00.000+01:00I've had doggy companions since I was ten and woul...I've had doggy companions since I was ten and wouldn't/couldn't be without them, and cats as well. I have a lurcher and a border collie and an all-white cat who had a twin but she disappeared. If i had my way I would fill the cottage with animals. But we are not all the same and why should we be?Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-25013455992544330822007-09-17T20:52:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:52:00.000+01:00Didnt i warn you about hairy dogs and claggy bits?...Didnt i warn you about hairy dogs and claggy bits??? and you turned a deaf eye to my warnings...I'm lucky of all the dogs i've got, Poppy the cutest looking JRT bitch ever,, i would gladly throttle!! continuous yapping, crapping the minute you turn your back and scratching her arse on the carpet [Why do they do that when you have visitors]..is now definatly a tethered outside dog..xxxxxxxxxbodran...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11838798193878553386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-7627394586619370822007-09-17T20:50:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:50:00.000+01:00Thing is every owner and every dog is unique . . ....Thing is every owner and every dog is unique . . .what goes wrong for one owner with one breed is perfect for another . . . and they are restrictive and destructive and messy, but one look from those eyes . . . sunk again.Westerwitch/Headmistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956764463959607416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-49113551806701822002007-09-17T20:49:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:49:00.000+01:00Might need to push this blog in front of a few fam...Might need to push this blog in front of a few family members who conveniently forget that moi is chief dog walker/babysitter once they have all conveniently cleared off for the day !!Sally Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299690757779540854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-29340387503231593552007-09-17T20:41:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:41:00.000+01:00Ah, what can I say? As someone with a dog from he...Ah, what can I say? As someone with a dog from hell I mightily concur with everything written. Am overcoming a mighty urge to use the phrase that starts with I and ends with so. Have to confess that swallowing an iron IS pretty hard to visualise....surely it sticks in the gullet unless wheaten terriers are like snakes with detachable jaws? I quake to think what she will eat when your house is freshly new and sparkly.....a fridge? An oven? The entire kitchen? We wait expectantly. jxxxExmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-86517581579313636862007-09-17T20:16:00.000+01:002007-09-17T20:16:00.000+01:00it appears I come into the severely mad bracket wi...it appears I come into the severely mad bracket with three ...two black labs ..mother and daughter and a spaniel. But they do live outside in their own quarters ...have visiting rights only ..into the house and have to behave as if they are at an old auntie's for tea...very sedately. there are trained by himself and HAVE to do as they are told first time...no messing...so they don't...would like to be dog free even though I do enjoy the walkingsnailbeachshepherdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397158758052413758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-38295991360883859582007-09-17T19:36:00.000+01:002007-09-17T19:36:00.000+01:00No dogs now. In the past lives I had a Bearded Col...No dogs now. In the past lives I had a Bearded Collie, sweet but special needs dog, and my husband had countless shooting dogs. Living and shooting in Hampshire it's what you do, apparently. But no more, no walking, no cleaning up, but also no friendly face if you just happen to need one!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-34671338594379200382007-09-17T18:49:00.000+01:002007-09-17T18:49:00.000+01:00Having second thoughts about the new addition we a...Having second thoughts about the new addition we are going to have! Bit late though, I've put a deposit on him. I'll concentrate on the good bits.(ie the walking)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-34509558271883321672007-09-17T18:24:00.000+01:002007-09-17T18:24:00.000+01:00LBD beat me to it - an iron? Well, I've been wanti...LBD beat me to it - an iron? Well, I've been wanting to get another dog for ages and we are fairly close to being able to; but having read this - perhaps will hold off for a while! I've always been really lucky with my dogs - one dalmation and two black labs (all were wonderful) - is it just luck or do I turn a blind eye to their down-sides, I wonder? <BR/>Mootia xHannah Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355099521026555461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-79336705373735906682007-09-17T17:57:00.000+01:002007-09-17T17:57:00.000+01:00PS - Forgot to ask - how did your dog manage to ea...PS - Forgot to ask - how did your dog manage to eat an iron? The mind boggles! Is she the canine version of that tall man with the teeth in the James Bond films?<BR/><BR/>PPS - Also forgot to mention - reason why we have male dogs is that bitches always look so ungainly when they pee, whereas with boys you just get a jaunty cock of the leg.LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-36071395314432755042007-09-17T17:42:00.000+01:002007-09-17T17:42:00.000+01:00I wouldn't be without a dog, or two in my case. I...I wouldn't be without a dog, or two in my case. I love them. They do have their moments, however. Take Sparky for instance, our latest pup. Cute as can be but hard work. Very. Although she is calming down now. Why, it was only yesterday when she stole a ham sandwich off the kitchen table and had the decency to run off into the panty with it, tucked safely between jaws. I let her eat it. I thought it best not to wrestle her for it. I mean, in days gone by, she would have just pinched the sarnie and eaten it right there in front of you. No shame. But on the whole, a dog gives unconditional love and ours are truly faithful.<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-3195428863824183062007-09-17T17:34:00.000+01:002007-09-17T17:34:00.000+01:00No longer feeling mean. In the time taken to trot...No longer feeling mean. In the time taken to trot upstairs and wrote guilty comment, the beast snarfed her way through the car charger for the mobile. That the car is in the garage is of no account. The dog is most certainly in the dog house!Millahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.com