Lost and found. German Shepard Biddulph, stoke on trent
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Hi folks.
update number what ever
well we have just spoken to the dog warden and diesel is now officially ours. woo hoo.
we went out last night and saw horses for the first time, i made himm sit and wait just off the path to see what would happen. There were 3 horses. one small, one medium and what can only be described as an elephant walked past. he was not bothered no woofing or noise. he did move a little back in to my legs when the largest of the horses came round one of the others so i think he was a little scared. he also is wary of tractors for some reason.
Now to go shopping for cushions, beds and all manner of goddies for him. cant wait to see what the next few years brings now. i imagine i will loose a lot of weight taking him for walkies. we still need to put weight on him so he is having extra large breakfasts and dinners. i dont want him to fat however.
On this subject and this may be a bit of an opened question how much walking should i be doing. i dont mind the walking but am cautious if he is not used to it i may be doing to much. we go out at all sorts of times but tend to have one big walk a day. this consists of 1 to 2 hours on various terrain various hilly bits. I am not sure if i should split this in to multiple walks of a shorter distance. also with now knowing his history i dont want to walk the legs off him untill he is ready.
he is due now to go to the vets for a check up. the wound / hole he had on his head is healing nicely and has now closed. there is just a bit of a lump now. I would suppose he would also need any jabs as we dont know if he has had any previous.
i can now post him in the "show photos of your dogs section"
thanks all
regards
Hairy
update number what ever
well we have just spoken to the dog warden and diesel is now officially ours. woo hoo.
we went out last night and saw horses for the first time, i made himm sit and wait just off the path to see what would happen. There were 3 horses. one small, one medium and what can only be described as an elephant walked past. he was not bothered no woofing or noise. he did move a little back in to my legs when the largest of the horses came round one of the others so i think he was a little scared. he also is wary of tractors for some reason.
Now to go shopping for cushions, beds and all manner of goddies for him. cant wait to see what the next few years brings now. i imagine i will loose a lot of weight taking him for walkies. we still need to put weight on him so he is having extra large breakfasts and dinners. i dont want him to fat however.
On this subject and this may be a bit of an opened question how much walking should i be doing. i dont mind the walking but am cautious if he is not used to it i may be doing to much. we go out at all sorts of times but tend to have one big walk a day. this consists of 1 to 2 hours on various terrain various hilly bits. I am not sure if i should split this in to multiple walks of a shorter distance. also with now knowing his history i dont want to walk the legs off him untill he is ready.
he is due now to go to the vets for a check up. the wound / hole he had on his head is healing nicely and has now closed. there is just a bit of a lump now. I would suppose he would also need any jabs as we dont know if he has had any previous.
i can now post him in the "show photos of your dogs section"
thanks all
regards
Hairy
well done for adopting him, he's gorgeous!!!
Reminds me of mine when he was a puppy, he has also got the same fur length as mine.
Remember they are a VERY big commitment, especially GSDs who grow up to share the day with their family, IN the house.
They can be very anxious and suffer when you leave them alone. Mine certainly is.
Mine after being in his crate for the first few months (he was too small to be put outside, and was winter with snow etc) never managed to get used to live outside again...
Reminds me of mine when he was a puppy, he has also got the same fur length as mine.
Remember they are a VERY big commitment, especially GSDs who grow up to share the day with their family, IN the house.
They can be very anxious and suffer when you leave them alone. Mine certainly is.
Mine after being in his crate for the first few months (he was too small to be put outside, and was winter with snow etc) never managed to get used to live outside again...
That's great news that Diesel has now been officially adopted, or did he adopt you lol.
As for the weight thing German shepherds generally don't fill out to their about 18/24 months so don't worry to much.
We always found that dry food was quite good with a bit of meat mixed in as German shepherds can have quite dicky stomachs.
I'm really pleased he has found such a good home great news.
As for the weight thing German shepherds generally don't fill out to their about 18/24 months so don't worry to much.
We always found that dry food was quite good with a bit of meat mixed in as German shepherds can have quite dicky stomachs.
I'm really pleased he has found such a good home great news.
Vince70 said:
We always found that dry food was quite good with a bit of meat mixed in as German shepherds can have quite dicky stomachs.
Our GSD has suffered with pancreatitis in the past and the vet prescribed a very low fat diet. She has Chappie (easy to digest) and James Wellbeloved kibble. We don't even change the flavours now in case it upsets her stomach (must be boring for her!) but she hasn't had a flare-up in 18 months or so, so it's working.At Diesel's age I would expect that he'll walk just as far and as often as you want! As you don't know where he came from he might need to build up a little but after that he'll fine. And find a lake to take him swimming, he'll love that too!
Duffy yesterday (she'd been in several times already and was just about to have another go, hence why she wasn't interested in posing for the camera!)
Hi all
Well its been an interesting day. We have been getting on bought beds and things like that now so diesel is more comfortable in the house. He now has his own space with a bed and proper blankie. He has cushions in the lounge again his own space. We go to the dog training place for the first time tomorrow and he is going in the back of a volvo xc90 thing with a leo.
He has been getting all sorts of goodies from the neighbours. Tonight he was give the heart kidneys and liver from a deer. Most of it was bagged up but he had to have a little as a treat. We are still going out and enjoying it.
We did have a little scare this morning when the wife came back from taking him out in tears. It turns out the owner found her walking down the road. Its a bit of a long story but to cut it short he had the dog but also has a b
h that was in season. As he would not leave her alone he took diesel to his granddads house to stay there until the bh finished her season. His grandad died but he could not take it home again. So he kept it there locked in an outbuilding going down and feeding it once per day. Poor thing chewed its way out i can only presume it was bored stless. When questioned why he had not been looking earlier as we have had him for 3 to 4 weeks now his reply was "i was to busy". Apparently he is going through a messy divorce and his ex partner has taken his dogs.
He has openly said that he doesn't want him back as he is a hand full. Well I'm sorry but that is a complete pile of crap. Anyone who loves their pets would have been out looking and would want him back. I can only suppose he never wanted diesel in the first place. Anyhow he cant have him as he is now ours (following all the dog wardens paperwork). I have walked past this house and he always seemed to look in a little more attentively in the drive than normal. The chap that had him said he often drives a round and may stop if he sees us i hope he doesn't as i may not be so restrained as to tell him he is a total knob.
Anyhow diesel is getting on fine he loves his food even if i don't, I'm a bit of a girlie when it comes to fresh animal innards.
Will let you know how we go on at training tomorrow
Regards
Hairy.
Well its been an interesting day. We have been getting on bought beds and things like that now so diesel is more comfortable in the house. He now has his own space with a bed and proper blankie. He has cushions in the lounge again his own space. We go to the dog training place for the first time tomorrow and he is going in the back of a volvo xc90 thing with a leo.
He has been getting all sorts of goodies from the neighbours. Tonight he was give the heart kidneys and liver from a deer. Most of it was bagged up but he had to have a little as a treat. We are still going out and enjoying it.
We did have a little scare this morning when the wife came back from taking him out in tears. It turns out the owner found her walking down the road. Its a bit of a long story but to cut it short he had the dog but also has a b
h that was in season. As he would not leave her alone he took diesel to his granddads house to stay there until the bh finished her season. His grandad died but he could not take it home again. So he kept it there locked in an outbuilding going down and feeding it once per day. Poor thing chewed its way out i can only presume it was bored stless. When questioned why he had not been looking earlier as we have had him for 3 to 4 weeks now his reply was "i was to busy". Apparently he is going through a messy divorce and his ex partner has taken his dogs. He has openly said that he doesn't want him back as he is a hand full. Well I'm sorry but that is a complete pile of crap. Anyone who loves their pets would have been out looking and would want him back. I can only suppose he never wanted diesel in the first place. Anyhow he cant have him as he is now ours (following all the dog wardens paperwork). I have walked past this house and he always seemed to look in a little more attentively in the drive than normal. The chap that had him said he often drives a round and may stop if he sees us i hope he doesn't as i may not be so restrained as to tell him he is a total knob.
Anyhow diesel is getting on fine he loves his food even if i don't, I'm a bit of a girlie when it comes to fresh animal innards.
Will let you know how we go on at training tomorrow
Regards
Hairy.
Sounds like Diesel is a very intelligent dog getting out of that household and its such good news he's found someone who really cares for him.
Its great news there's no chance of him going back, even better is that you now have all the paperwork from the dog warden so if he does decide to pop round your in your rights to tell him to #€$# off.
Its great news there's no chance of him going back, even better is that you now have all the paperwork from the dog warden so if he does decide to pop round your in your rights to tell him to #€$# off.
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