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molly the lurcher lover

Hello there. We’re back from the wilds of Donegal, we had a good Christmas - a good part of it running after various dogs.......what’s new? I hope your dogs are well and human families too; here’s to a brilliant 2009. The Jackies are having brown lab. Pups in three weeks, a new camera has been purchased! The latest acquisition is a beautiful bitch, I named her Jess. She is a rough coated Lurcher, a gingery colour with a black mask and ears. She was found in the cold weather before Christmas huddled under a hedge, I think she had given up. The lady who found her is phoning me daily to know how she is getting on and visited to inspect her progress. She has gained 5 pounds! [ The dog, not Sheila !!] The dog warden took her for the statutory 5 days, then she went to a dog sanctuary. I heard about her on the Jungle Telephone and went to see her. I just could not leave her there; she had to be dragged out, the only time she left her bed was to eat. The owners had flu and were hardly coping. I have never seen a dog so depressed - I risked another divorce when she arrived home. A friend lent me her Whippet x's old jumper, it was too short but better than nothing. She had a week of peace and quiet bedded up next to the boiler in our basement. I made her an outside coat [ curtain lining, duvet filling and cotton drill and quilted it like a Husky jacket, fastened with a clip off an old summer sheet and elastic and fittings from an old surcingle] but it is not great to lie about in. She went to be beautified and had two shampoos to get rid of the flea eggs left after the ‘Frontline’ treatment She was very brave with the hairdrier! I borrowed a crate and brought her into the kitchen/dining room after a week : the other dogs are interested but very good so far. I have 10 dogs now........ + one more that was found wandering on the main road on Christmas Day [ a stunning silver brindle Lurcher] since returned to her owner after a week or so. We have: ....... 1 elderly Whippet [off the street] 2 Whippets from the same litter [bred over the road,,Whippet yearlings], 4 Whippet x Greyhound X terrier somethings ! [our own pups- couldn't let any of them go in case they went to a bad home ! ] Whippet x rough coat small Lurcher [Rescue, from foster care] and the best of the lot Molly, either Wolfhound or Deerhound x Greyhound who is another rescue who refused to die: the vet. injected her 3 times and she would not die. The owner of the kennel heard the screams and ordered him off the premises [dog warden vet]. She phoned me....... the rest is history. This new bitch will never go any further, I expect she will sleep at the side of our bed in time with Molly. The chilly Whips stay by the Aga. P.S. January 8th Jessie spent a very comfortable night in a big fur-lined basket at the side of our bed and continues to do so Wishing you all a wonderful, happy and healthy 2009, Lynda
on 12 Jan 09

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susanx

Hi, long time no woof. Mum and Dad aren't together any more so i've had a very unsettled 10 months but I've been with Mum full time for a little while now and am loving the chance to chase the cats every day, I've got a choice of 4 lol. I also love the chance to mug all of my human brothers friends on a regular basis. Sorry that I haven't been in touch for a while but Mum's been very unhappy because she couldn't see me all the time and couldn't come on here because she got upset. Normal service has now resumed . xxx
on 28 Oct 08

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leznshep

Hi Debbie Thanks for your kind thoughts, hope you and Lucy are well,
on 22 Jul 08

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leznshep

Hi debbie We didn't go to Bridgend in the end - Teg wasn't very well and Herne had a bad leg (pulled muscle from heavy cornering!) We were st the vets first thing Monday with Teg, he's had bloods which show him as anaemic, we're very worried. Haven't been on the site myselfg for ages, no time and can't be doing with all the nasty bits. Hope you had a good day on Synday
on 08 Jul 08

(new) message from
leznshep

Hi Debbie Hope you are well. Are you going to Bridgend next weekend? Hope to see you there, Lesley and the gang
on 27 Jun 08

(new) message from
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 04 May 08

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dogseatenit!

HI lucy me and dad been to school tonight, teacher said i was very good for a hound but dad,s a bit bumbling and drops my treats all over the floor and isn't quick enough with the clicker.but i will bear with him he can only get better??? luv archie.
on 04 Dec 07

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jjs

hi its part of my old racing name and it fools everyone but im use to being called it ,so its kinda stuck goldie
on 07 Oct 07

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tasha & millie

hi, ive been helping in the garden today, well being a bit of a pain actually hee hee, theres some photos of what ive been doing today if want to see them, grandad told me off for putting the shears in my mouth and then gave me a cuddle becuase i wet myself and a schmacko heres a schmacko for you love millie xx
on 28 Aug 07

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leznshep

Thanks Debbie, I've been bringing Teg to work - he's missing his brotherxx
on 06 Aug 07

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