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molly the lurcher lover

Nothing else for it, this is going to be a GANG NEWSLETTER FROM CHAOS CORNER! Happy Spring??? Bank Holiday to all my readers. As I write it is Saturday night and I was speaking to my friend [one of the Jackies] who took the little Whippet X Lurcher, she went to a Game Fair today with her and ran her in the Whippet Racing.......... her very first effort, slow to understand where she was meant to go but then.........................whoosh........ finished 3rd and just getting going! Molly: Wonderful as ever, her phantom pregnancy is over but I noticed blood on a teat last Saturday, mastitis... more anti-biotics! She is actually coming in season, the boys are sniffing about and their teeth are chattering like mad; Molly soon sees them off though, it won’t be long until she is banished to a stable out of the reach of the marauding males! Horatio: Lovely dog, being very good and loving. Bert: Mindless as ever! He has a Molly Fixation, if we did not know otherwise we would say that he had been weaned much too early. He spends as much time as possible SUCKING Molly’s back, he goes into a trance of ecstasy pummeling her with his front paws......... but......... when she gets to the ‘interesting condition’ he suddenly grows up - real problems for him. This time it will be worse for him than ever as Molly’s substitute, the late-lamented FLOSS R.I.P. is no longer here to be his surrogate mother. Tallulah: Thinking about coming into season too, she is now missing her ‘partner’ Floss, maybe Annie will step into the breach, though I doubt it; Lu and Floss were an item for years. Alfred: The Teddy Bear of the family, a big kind, gentle dog who lives to follow my husband around [they go on holiday together!] Tig: The mobile hot-water bottle, he was getting depressed about the pups taking centre stage and we had to give him extra time in BED WITH US!!! He is much cheerier now, he has been assured he is still TOP DOG. Annie: Settling in very well, she had not put a paw wrong until this afternoon when she CHASED MY CAT! Death at dawn was threatened, I grabbed a broom handle and chased her with it, she cowered away, she was given the lightest tap with it, you would have thought by her expression that she had been thrashed within an inch of her life. She retreated to the kitchen and has avoided eye contact with me since! She is currently fast asleep in the puppy cage next to me. She continues to sleep with us, all goes well until she leaps up on TIG who is under the duvet, then there is a growling session from ‘The Master of the House’, Tig that is!!! We then re shuffle round the bed and with luck all is calm. One night Alfred arrived too and landed on them both! I evicted him altogether so he trundled down to a visitor’s room and joined her - opportunist! Annie plays with a tug, she takes it and prods various noses asking to play, so far the only one to take up the challenge was Little Ruairi who was quickly defeated. She tears round the garden and field [just had slurry sprayed........................] she seems very happy. Ruairi: Is getting bolder, he has turned on Annie a couple of times when she took his tuggie, I don’t know who was the more surprised! Caíomhe: Is not feeling very well, this morning she had the violent gut-rot, fortunately the pups were in the cage and so it was not too drastic, the thought of that lot on the kitchen floor............ poor little girl, she is really off colour today. General News: The pups and Annie went to visit Elaine-the-Dog Warden to get their licences and be microchipped. Here in Northern Ireland we have DOG LICENCES! It costs £5 per dog and there are no exemptions. One can have a reduced fee for an OAP, but there are no block licences unless one has certified breeding kennels Ministry inspected. I believe that the reason there are so many dogs destroyed here is that if a dog strays and it is not wearing a collar and a current licence disc the owner is liable to a hefty fine or if any damage has been incurred, prosecution. Therefore, dogs are abandoned rather than being claimed, it is the efficiency of the system here. Ah well, Better get on here, time to feed everybody. Best Wishes to you all, here’s hoping your dogs stay healthy and happy and so do you! Lynda.
on 03 May 08

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molly the lurcher lover

Hello Friends in Broadsland! Thought that you might like to get the latest news from Chaos Corner.................. Annie’s story as far as it is known. This is rather a convoluted story! It starts back on a cold January lunchtime when I was very busy preparing food for a dinner party that night; the ‘phone rang and it was Elaine, our local dog warden, she was coming that evening. She said that she knew that it was customary to bring a small gift for the hostess......... I asked ‘ What is the dog like?’ Of course I was correct, she dropped me over a 5 month Brindle Whippet X Whippet cross Collie? Filthy and terrified although in fairly good condition. The story with her: ‘Pippa’, was that she had been one of a litter found in the river, on the riverbank at a few weeks old. Elaine and helpers rescued and re-homed them all. Unfortunately it obviously did not work out and the pup was left with another relative who already had a dog and did not want another. However, at least she did the right thing and returned her to Elaine. Well, I was trying to organize FOOD! Pippa was put in a stable with warm milk, food, large basket and duvet. Amongst other guests were ‘The Jackies’: they are friends with Agility dogs, Collies and Labradors [one of the latter went to Crufts some years ago and was the highest placed non-Collie, BEN]. I had viewed a litter of Whippets with the Female Jackie, but she wanted a BRINDLE BITCH to train for Agility........Ah-Ha you see where this is going, Pippa became Heidi-Hi and is doing brilliantly; she is unrecognizable from the poor cowering pup I saw in January. Jackie asked me why did I give Pippa to her, I answered that I knew she was exactly what she was looking for and that my rough-haired Lurcher would turn up sometime. On Sunday 13th. April ‘The Jackies’ were walking on the beach when they met another ‘Heidi’, a greyhound belonging to a man who assists with a re-homing service here in N Ireland. He is involved in the selection of dogs, particularly Lurchers and Greyhounds to go over to The Dog’s Trust at Stoneleigh. He mentioned that they had 2 rough-coated Lurchers ‘for the boat’, dog and bitch. My telephone number was passed on.................. I went to see her on the following Tuesday, she was in a temporary foster home with ’Barbara’. I saw ‘Shirley’, a scruffy golden rough-coated Whippet x Wheaten or Border Terrier, not pretty but needing a home. She had been found wandering and lost at Christmas time, very thin and cold. She was taken to the USPCA where she was named ‘Shirley’ by one of the staff. Subsequently she was taken by her ’proper’ foster mother, Wendy, who nursed her back to health, although she is still very thin. I said ‘Yes’, The little dog had already jumped in the jeep with me! She was returned to Wendy [who had had to relinquish her as one of her other dogs started to cough.........], she was spayed, made an excellent recovery and was delivered by Wendy and her friend Trisha on Tuesday 23rd. She had quite a reception, The Jackies came bearing a Teddy Bear for her and a celebration chocolate cake, my sister arrived from England and we all had lunch - a typical scene of Bedlam! In the afternoon we had the Collies and Labs [who are very obedient] and Heidi-Hi [who is improving dramatically] along with ’Shirley’ [who is now re-named ‘Annie’ -Little Orphan Annie, that is, as one of my best friends is Shirley and there would have been too much confusion!] tearing around the front garden with sticks, Chukka-Ball and balls. Annie doesn’t know how, or want to, retrieve a ball or anything else! We gradually introduced her to our 8 as well. One would think she had been here weeks! As I type she is lying in a basket at my feet, 2 pups and Tig are on the sofa with my husband, Horatio is on my other side, Tallulah is under a small table in an extra basket, Molly is lying behind me, Bert is precariously perched on the back of the sofa propped up by my husband’s head! Alfred has wandered off into the dining room to lie in one of the chairs! Who says it’s a dog’s life? Annie is getting 4 meals a day, the vet has given me a tonic for her, she sleeps on our bed along with either Tig or Alfred [they take turns] and Molly who is so huge she has her basket next to me. As soon as I move Annie is with me, she is very happy in the Jeep, although she is small enough to have managed to navigate her way over the dog grid [first one to manage that feat!] Annie is terrified of the horses and barks like mad, I have grabbed her and held her in my arms but she is clearly very unhappy - she may get used to them!!! She met the cat on the kitchen step and I held my breath, Lurchers are not known for their devotion to small furry animals.......... all well, Mouser held her ground. Well, that’s the story to date, no doubt there will be many incidents to relate over the next few weeks. Meanwhile my wonderful husband likes her but says ‘No more Dogs’, I’ve heard that one before!!!!!
on 28 Apr 08

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Alfie_JQ

Hello, how are you today? Just thought i would have a quick check in. Not much to report, the weather has been so up and down one minute rainy the sunny mom says it just cant make its mind up. As usual we have done our canal walks and i have firmly taken our a certain part of the big bed (mom & dads), Im still getting spoilt and we are all now on count down till our holiday. 3 weeks. what have you been upto? xxx
on 12 Apr 08

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Alfie_JQ

Hello friends,. We have had a good weekend lots of visitors yesterday, but it was alot more relaxing today. Just a few walks along the canal side and lots of sleep. Well it is Sunday after all. We visited my nan and grandad again i have had a little run around the garden and another sleep infront of the fire. Other than that not much to report. Have a good week. Your friend Alfie. x
on 16 Mar 08

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Hi there, thought you'd like to know I've signed up!
on 15 Mar 08

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Alfie_JQ

Hello, How are you? So sorry not been in touch mom and dad have had lots of problems with their internet mom was not happy with the computer people. But it is all working ok now. I was very ill last week i had to go to the vets which i dont really mind they are really nice to me. I had an upset stomach and was quite ill. They kept me there for a few hours which upset mom alot. She does not like leaving me but it was fine. They made me all better but i have been taking it easy since. I still got energy to play with my froggy though. I am going on my firsy holiday with my mom and dad in may and we are all really excited we will have to take lots of pictures and up load themk. Mom and dad have been taking lots of new pictures of me and now the computer is working agaqin i think they are going to put lots more on. We have been visting my nan and grandads and i have been playing lots in there garden they spoil me even more than mom and dad which is great and they have got me some toys for when i visit. Still having lots of walks and sleeping lots. Wats new with you? x
on 25 Feb 08

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Hudsons Collies

HI SALLY I SHALL B IN YOUR NECK OF WOODS AT EASTER MY NAN AND PAP LIVE ON THE BROADS THEY GO MAD WHEN I JUMP OF THE INTO THE WATER AS I DONT SMELL VERY SWEET WHEN I GET OUT CANT SEE THE PROBLEM MYSELF HUMANS AH ELLA X AND BAILEY
on 21 Feb 08

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Hudsons Collies

Hi Sally What do you think to all this cold weather ????? My Mum keeps putting my coat on to keep me warm only it really gets in the way when I chase my ball Keep warm KISSES Ella H x
on 19 Feb 08

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Anne-Marie

hi barn owl ive just returned from along walk...i found a really big sticke its about 4 foot long but its my treasure...mum said id never get it home but i did, i needed a little help getting through the door and my little owner laughed at me!!Hope yo have a good day and im sending you a choc chip cookie for after lunch bye for now x
on 10 Feb 08

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Anne-Marie

Thank you for sharing your gravey bones with me, i agree yummy in my tummy
on 09 Feb 08

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