Dog Owners

astonsmummy

LizD wrote: »

I have some questions:

What dog do you have? A gorgeous 2 year old Red Staffordshire Bull
Terrier Called Dee Dee.

Why did you get your dog? My ex 'surprised' me with her a month ago

Where did you get it? Ex got her off a friend of a freind who was going
to prison for a few years :eek:

What does it eat? I'm trying to wean her onto dry food, she's a fussy
biatch, so atm I get Tesco premium cans and mix in
dry food I get from the local pet shop, I'm slowly
reducing the wet meat.

How much does it cost you weekly? About £6, but when I get paid I'm
going to buy a massive bag of the
dry food as it's cheaper in the long
run.

Do you leave it alone? Yes, not all the time though, I only work part time
And sometimes that's nights, but she is fine with
being left, the first time I left her alone, it was for
an hour to do the nursery run, I expected to come
home to a chewed up house, but thankfully she's
not a chewer, and is very well housetrained.

Work/holiday arrangements? If I work days she's fine being left on her
own, and if I work nights there is someone
here watching my son anyway.

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? Just take her out for walks,
we are quite lucky beacuse there
is a massive piece of land behind
where I live, which is a lake, forest
and massive open green area, we
spend at least an hour a day there.


Anything else you'd like to say.

Mine's in pink

tiff

I have some questions:

What dog do you have? A Lhasa Apso x Shih Tzu

Why did you get your dog? Because our old dog died and we couldnt live without a dog . I was researching dogs that dont shed hair, I think I underestimated the amount of grooming needed though to prevent the fur from matting and hurting the dog. He needs to be brushed regularly, washed once a week and clipped ever 6 to 8 weeks to keep it manageable.

Where did you get it? I saw an advert on Epupz from someone who needed to rehome her puppy. Went to see him and brought him home that night.

What does it eat? Wagg dried food

How much does it cost you weekly? Not a lot, havent worked it out though.

Do you leave it alone? Yes. I am a SAHM but starting work in September, although that is only 3 hours a day, mon to Fri.

Work/holiday arrangements? My friends sister has had him, but she is a teacher and goes on hol at the same time as us, so he will be in kennels for 2 weeks.

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? I always intended to do agility but never ended up doing it. I'm sure he would love it though!

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What dog do you have? a german shepard croos and a rottweiler (in a couple of weeks)

Why did you get your dog? our last dog (a rottwieler) passed away in febuary and we felt we ould give another dogs a home

Where did you get it? two different rescue sites

What does it eat? arden grange

How much does it cost you weekly? havent worked it out for fear it might frighten me lol

Do you leave it alone? yes for a couple of hrs here and there

Work/holiday arrangements? we have a very good house/pet sitter

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? no we are still in the training stage but we go for two at least 40 mins walk a day (not the rottie thugh he will have shorter walks to start with as he is to young)

Anything else you'd like to say. our dogs make our home, although sometimes its a bit of a pain when its raining, the short period we were without a dog we realised how quite our home was (yes even with two children) i dont think this will ever again be a pet free home.

Sarah.A_4

What dog do you have? Boxer

Why did you get your dog? Hubby has always had them and we love dogs & love walking with them.

Where did you get it? Dogs Trust

What does it eat? Chappie Dry Complete with warm water to make a gravy, Tinned occassionally

How much does it cost you weekly? not much - £7?

Do you leave it alone? Yes

Work/holiday arrangements? Holidays, stops at parents. work, pop home at lunch and parents call in to walk.

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? training - Good Citizens award

Anything else you'd like to say.

anna42hmr

I have some questions:

What dog do you have? german shepard

Why did you get your dog? because i grew up around dogs, however had not had one for the last 6 years or so and fell in love with a german shep that we were looking after temporarily, when she went back, my heart had been stolen by that breed!

Where did you get it? from a kc registered breeder, via breed club

What does it eat? james well beloved junior food

How much does it cost you weekly? i am not even going to work that out as it will give me a heart attack lol!

Do you leave it alone? only for a couple hours at a time

Work/holiday arrangements? live at home with parents, due to parents hours and my brothers work ours (4 adults in our house) someone is at home all but 2 hours a day

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? take to german shepard training club, with intention to do agility as she gets older

Anything else you'd like to say
think before you leap, they are an amazing thing in your life, but cost the earth and will break your heart when they pass to the next life.

andybodoyd

I have some questions:

What dog do you have? 5 month old yellow lab !!!!!

Why did you get your dog? -- Wanted one for years but never seemed the right time. Wife now works less hours so feel able to give her the time she requires.

Where did you get it? From a local breeder. Daughter was on work placement at a local vets and asked if any puppies had been in for there 1st jabs recently

What does it eat? Was on dry food ( Royal Canine) but now on BARF diet (Bones and raw food)

How much does it cost you weekly? £5 a week for insurance. Bones free, raw meat approx £3 a week then a bit extra for meal mix, sardines/pilchards, raw eggs goats milk fruit etc.

Do you leave it alone? She sleeps in her crate for approx 3 hours in a morning so try to do all jobs then. Occassionally leave her at other times but for no longer than 3 hours.
Work/holiday arrangements?Have some good friends who's old dogs have recently died. They had her for a week recently

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? Starting to get her to retrieve but not that interested at present!

Anything else you'd like to say.Wish we'd done it sooner!

twinklie

ka7e wrote: »

Anything else you'd like to say. Wanting an evening or weekend companion and leaving a dog alone all day is unkind.

This isn't entirely true providing they have space, stimulation (ie toys), food and water. Some breeds have been bred over the years to be fine with being left (e.g guardian dogs). It's human behaviour that can stress the dog out more than being left.

If your going to be working research the breed that would be best suited to your needs thinking realistically about whether it can be left!

lizzak

LizD wrote: »

I have some questions:

What dog do you have? two staffies - Buster & Boo

Why did you get your dog? My boyfriend already had Buster when I moved in and we bought Boo for some company

Where did you get it? My boyfriend got Buster out of the paper and I got Boo off epupz

What does it eat? They have Buthchers tripe withh a bit of Wagg mixed in

How much does it cost you weekly? About £12 per week i think

Do you leave it alone? They're alone while me and my boyfriend are at work however he tries to pop in on them at dinner

Work/holiday arrangements? They stay with boyfriends mom

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? Take them for a long walk/run every morning

Anything else you'd like to say.

I think staffies are very loving dogs and I cant be without them!! Funnily enough Boo is being spayed today and I miss her so much!! And I think Buster is too.

GemmaB78

LizD wrote: »

I have some questions:

What dog do you have? 2 staffy x: Floyd (7 years old) and Daisy (7 months old)

Why did you get your dog? I grew up with dogs in the family but never was in a position to have one. Then OH gave up work due to health problems so we had the time, alongside the space and love.

Where did you get it? Both came from rescue kennels (though different ones)

What does it eat? Floyd: Wagg complete. Daisy: Chudley junior.

How much does it cost you weekly? Not sure - OH does the grocery shopping. Not a lot though - a few pounds a week.

Do you leave it alone? Only for a couple of hours at a time if we need to go out for any reason.

Work/holiday arrangements? Work: OH at home all the time. Holiday - local kennels or they come with us, depending on the type of holiday!

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? KC Good citizen - Daisy has just finished Puppy class so starts Bronze tomorrow. Floyd is doing his gold. Would like to have a go @ agility with Daisy when she's a bit older. Lots of looooong walks in the countryside. Come to the farm whilst I sort the horse out. They sometimes accompany us when I'm doing an endurance (horse) ride - they stay in the car to keep my crew (either Mum or OH) company but it depends on whether dogs are welcome or not.

Anything else you'd like to say.

GET A RESCUE. They give so much love, and it's criminal the number that get destroyed because homes can't be found, whilst breeders are breeding litter after litter after litter.

leimichellecat

What dog do you have? White Boxer, 4 months

Why did you get your dog? Always wanted a dog when a child but never allowed one, and OH wanted one. Although our work schedual isn't ideal, puppy coping very well with brief cage training.

Where did you get it? Breader, all to regularly white boxers are culled, so fill like i rescued him!

What does it eat? James Wellbeloved dry complete

How much does it cost you weekly? About £7 food, £6 obedience training, £6 insurance, sporadic amounts on toys (he mostly loves toilet roll inners and the next door balls that come over the fence)

Do you leave it alone? At the moment occational few hours at a time in hia cage.

Work/holiday arrangements? Have a dog sitter who takes him when we on holiday, and she will help out when OH goes back to work

Do you do anything with it (agility/flyball etc)? Just finished puppy training and starting obedience/ agility classes next week, very excited!

Unfortunatly rescue dogs are not always possible, OH wanted a biggish dog, but being small myself i needed to know i could control the dog from day one which a rescue dog could not garantee. I wouldn't change my smell pup for the world!