Reader's Dogs
I thought it was only fair to put our two dogs on first so here they are
Ben
| Owner's Name |
David |
| Name |
Ben |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
Border Collie |
| Latin name |
Bigo Hairyous Gitimus |
| Age |
Nearly 5 |
| Description |
A big hairy black and white dog |
| Hobbies |
Being a guard dog, barking at things, chasing trains |
| Best Friend |
David |
| Likes |
Most people |
| Dislikes |
Bathtime, not going for a walk |
| Most annoying habit |
Jumping up and down like a Tigger when he thinks he
going for a walk, Scaring the living daylights out of people having a snooze
by barking his head off for no good reason. |
| Favourite food |
Anything humans are eating |
| Nicknames |
Benjoid, doofus, hairy |
| Special skills |
Can pretend there is someone at the door so he can
steal food |
| How did we end up with him? |
I always wanted a collie, he was 9 months old and his
owners were emigrating. |
| Favourite thing |
Postman |
| Scared of |
Missing out on anything |
| Notes |
He is very, very clever in a really stupid sort of
way! |
George
| Owner's Name |
Hayley |
| Name |
George |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
English Springer Spaniel |
| Latin name |
Stinkius Houndor |
| Age |
2 and a bit |
| Description |
Normal liver and white body with finely turned Queen
Anne legs |
| Hobbies |
Yapping at Frank, jumping, swimming and eating |
| Best Friend |
Ben the dog |
| Likes |
Ben, Frank, being smelly |
| Dislikes |
Bathtime, going out in the car |
| Most annoying habit |
Being very, very smelly, snoring |
| Favourite food |
Anything (really anything) |
| Nicknames |
Albert (old man who snores), Georgie, Stinker |
| Special skills |
Can find a tennis ball when there was not one there
in the first place. |
| How did we end up with him? |
H, always wanted a Springer and Ben liked him. |
| Favourite thing |
Ben |
| Scared of |
His lead |
| Notes |
George is named after George Harrison, who was
stabbed the day we got him. |
Shady
| Owner's Name |
Joy |
| Name |
Shady |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
Old English Sheepdog |
| Latin name |
Shadius hairius |
| Age |
1 |
| Description |
Large and Hairy |
| Hobbies |
Tormenting the cat |
| Best Friend |
Anyone who takes her out for a walk |
| Likes |
Rolling in Nasty Stuff |
| Dislikes |
Being combed |
| Most annoying habit |
Licking your face |
| Favourite food |
Anything not in her own bowl |
| Nicknames |
Bigdog |
| Special skills |
pulling peoples socks off |
| How did we end up with her? |
One of life's mysteries! |
| Favourite thing |
Dustmen |
| Scared of |
Swans |
| Notes |
-- |
Miles
| Owner's Name |
Cheryl |
| Name |
Miles |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
Crumb Hound* (Collie/Lab/GSD cross) |
| Latin name |
houndus smellius |
| Age |
6 (ish) |
| Description |
Big, loud, hairy, stupid. His feet smell like
digestive biscuits |
| Hobbies |
Killing squeaky toys, eating, sleeping |
| Best Friend |
Lucky, a pretty blonde Lab |
| Likes |
food, toys, running, chasing pigeons, sleeping on the
sofa |
| Dislikes |
the postman, water, lettuce, anyone wearing
reflective clothing |
| Most annoying habit |
licking his privates in public |
| Favourite food |
|
| Nicknames |
milo, miley, poobag, puppy, mama |
| Special skills |
*he can smell a crumb from 100
yrds. His sense of smell is very good and as well as food he can sniff out
toys, keys and illegal substances |
| How did we end up with him/her? |
I looked after him for a friend for a week and, after
3 weeks the friend finally told me that he didn't want him back |
| Favourite thing |
food, toys (preferably toys filled with food!) |
| Scared of |
Nothing! (except water!) |
| Notes |
Generally smart but has no common sense. Won a
rosette at his
obedience class, but much prefers ignoring everything I say and doing what
he wants instead. |
Ben
| Owner's Name |
Janet & Graham |
| Name |
Ben |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
Heinz 57 (bit of collie, bit of German Shephard, bit
of pick 'n' mix) |
| Latin name |
Doggius Smellius |
| Age |
8 |
| Description |
Black, White & Tan |
| Hobbies |
barking, going for walks, running after sticks or
anything else thrown by mum & dad |
| Best Friend |
Mum & Dad |
| Likes |
other dogs, other people, going for walks, muddy
puddles, food, sprawling out in front of fire |
| Dislikes |
being on his own. Being away from mum & dad |
| Most annoying habit |
barking when there is a knock at the door or the
phone rings |
| Favourite food |
Ben will eat anything!!! |
| Nicknames |
Benny Boy |
| Special skills |
imprinting muddy paws on clean floor/carpet |
| How did we end up with him/her? |
rescue dog, came from RSPCA when 10 weeks old. |
| Favourite thing |
Sleeping in front of the fire after a long walk |
| Scared of |
the cats |
| Notes |
Gets on with everybody, but scared of the cats. Loyal
and loving but very, very, stupid. |
Holly
| Owner's Name |
April and family |
| Name |
Holly |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
German Shepherd |
| Latin name |
Fishus Flyus |
| Age |
5 1/2 |
| Description |
Very large fuzz-ball dog. |
| Hobbies |
Eating and sleeping |
| Best Friend |
Wolf |
| Likes |
Being Fed |
| Dislikes |
Not being fed |
| Most annoying habit |
Grumping |
| Favourite food |
Anything |
| Nicknames |
Hoz Woz, Sister Holly, Holly Wolly |
| Special skills |
Blocking doorways |
| How did we end up with him? |
Went to breeder for a "look." |
| Favourite thing |
Food |
| Scared of |
Thunderstorms |
| Notes |
Protector of house. |
Wolf
| Owner's Name |
April and family |
| Name |
Wolf |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
German Shepherd |
| Latin name |
Dogus Minimus |
| Age |
2 1/2 |
| Description |
A little skinny dog. |
| Hobbies |
Flinging rope bones. |
| Best Friend |
Holly |
| Likes |
Dog food |
| Dislikes |
His food |
| Most annoying habit |
Barking his head off at nothing |
| Favourite food |
Popcorn |
| Nicknames |
Bubba, Little Bubba, Brother Wolf, Mr. Spock |
| Special skills |
Frisbee |
| How did we end up with him? |
Went to breeder for a "look." |
| Favourite thing |
Bikka the cat. |
| Scared of |
Nothing much. |
| Notes |
Sleeps on the couch all day. |
Lizzie
| Owner's Name |
Alison |
| Name |
Lizzie |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
Greyhound |
| Latin name |
Couch potaticus |
| Age |
8 |
| Description |
Black and white cat masquarading as a Greyhound |
| Hobbies |
Chasing balls, swimming in the pond, eating and sleeping |
| Best Friend |
Bed/Couch |
| Likes |
Bed/Couch |
| Dislikes |
getting out of Bed/couch |
| Most annoying habit |
|
| Favourite food |
raw potatoes, whole loaves of bread - only if no-one is looking! |
| Nicknames |
Stinky, Stinks, Smell, LeeLee, Kitten |
| Special skills |
Can do a funny bark, and hide behind the couch to command |
| How did we meet? |
Contacted the Greyhound Rescue fund and she was brought to us for a test period of a month (that was 5 years ago) |
| Favourite thing |
Bed, a ball and a pigs ear |
| Scared of |
some dogs, puddles |
| Notes |
Lizzie moved to America last year and is loving it |
Mason
| Owner's Name |
Gordon |
| Name |
Mason |
| Type of Animal |
dog |
| Breed |
Yorkshire Terrier |
| Latin name |
smellious smallus |
| Age |
2 |
| Description |
black & tan |
| Hobbies |
chasing his toys all over the house, barking |
| Best Friend |
rosie his partner |
| Likes |
calcium tablets |
| Dislikes |
rosie with puppies |
| Most annoying habit |
farting |
| Favourite food |
everything |
| Nicknames |
mace, mutt, heyyou |
| Special skills |
sneeking his way to rosie when she's on heat |
| How did we meet? |
saw him and had to have him |
| Favourite thing |
whats left of his corn cob toy |
| Scared of |
nothing I can think of |
| Notes |
|
Rolf
| Owner's Name |
Ian & Carolyn |
| Name |
Rolf |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
German Shepherd |
| Latin name |
Soppy woofius |
| Age |
2 |
| Description |
Big, black & tan, daft |
| Hobbies |
barking at hedgehogs, chewing the kong, eating the catfood |
| Best Friend |
Bailey |
| Likes |
chasing Bailey round the Somme that was our garden |
| Dislikes |
Other dogs |
| Most annoying habit |
chasing other dogs |
| Favourite food |
Sausages |
| Nicknames |
Dolphus, Pooper (don't ask !) |
| Special skills |
catching flying objects |
| How did we meet? |
Our other GSD Bailey needed a friend |
| Favourite thing |
Bailey |
| Scared of |
our cat Pumpkin, |
| Notes |
|
Jaspa
| Owner's Name |
Amy |
| Name |
Jaspa |
| Type of Animal |
dog |
| Breed |
mut |
| Latin name |
humungus barkus |
| Age |
4 |
| Description |
black,tan and cute |
| Hobbies |
disco dancing |
| Best Friend |
me!!!!!!!! |
| Likes |
Trixie (a lot!) |
| Dislikes |
An empty bowl |
| Most annoying habit |
barking to early |
| Favourite food |
anything he can get his paws on |
| Nicknames |
jas perkins and raspa |
| Special skills |
washing the dishes |
| How did we meet? |
rescued |
| Favourite thing |
blue bone |
| Scared of |
spiders and pigeons |
| Notes |
absolutely adorable |
Elvis
| Owner's Name |
Kimberly |
| Name |
Elvis |
| Type of Animal |
Dog |
| Breed |
Jack Russell Terrier |
| Latin name |
Terror Maximus |
| Age |
5 |
| Description |
About12" at the withers, 15 lbs., broken coat, black and white, cute chin whiskers and eyebrows! |
| Hobbies |
Chewing anything that squeaks |
| Best Friend |
Chubs (his brother) |
| Likes |
Riding in my car, visiting Grandma, going on walks to smell everything! |
| Dislikes |
Baths and the vaccuum |
| Most annoying habit |
Farts in his sleep! |
| Favourite food |
Cookies and whatever I'm eating |
| Nicknames |
pookie, punky, Elvee, baby |
| Special skills |
Can give you a high-five |
| How did we meet? |
bought him from my cousin in lew of having children |
| Favourite thing |
being with his mom |
| Scared of |
not much, that's the problem! |
| Notes |
He thinks he is as big as a Great Dane, loves toddlers (they always have food on them to lick off!), and he is the best companion in the world! |
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