English Bull Terrier
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Puppy pics are a must!
Arthor has been a PITA to be honest going through several “phases” which we’ve cracked (food possessive, water possessive, toy possessive) now he’s crate possessive! Bloody thing. But he’s awesome out and about and in general.
We’ve got a dog trainer who gives us work to break his possessive cycles and all of a sudden he’s fine again!
It’s a marathon not a sprint.
We had another Bully called Vinnie stay in our B&B this week, he was ace!
Vinnie:
Trying to coax Arthor up the stairs to bed earlier:
Trying to get him used to a “normal” bed to break his getting out his crate grumpies:
Arthor has been a PITA to be honest going through several “phases” which we’ve cracked (food possessive, water possessive, toy possessive) now he’s crate possessive! Bloody thing. But he’s awesome out and about and in general.
We’ve got a dog trainer who gives us work to break his possessive cycles and all of a sudden he’s fine again!
It’s a marathon not a sprint.
We had another Bully called Vinnie stay in our B&B this week, he was ace!
Vinnie:
Trying to coax Arthor up the stairs to bed earlier:
Trying to get him used to a “normal” bed to break his getting out his crate grumpies:
On the beach @ Bournemouth this Sunday......not mine sadly.
Bournemouth (3 of 9) by Mark P, on Flickr
Bournemouth (2 of 9) by Mark P, on Flickr
Bournemouth (3 of 9) by Mark P, on FlickrBournemouth (2 of 9) by Mark P, on Flickr
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Just how stubborn is a bully? Well this is Frankie when she doesn't want to leave the garden centre cafe 
https://youtu.be/tqaP6oyrjH0
https://youtu.be/tqaP6oyrjH0
2thumbs said:
Just how stubborn is a bully? Well this is Frankie when she doesn't want to leave the garden centre cafe
https://youtu.be/tqaP6oyrjH0
https://youtu.be/tqaP6oyrjH0
2thumbs said:
Just how stubborn is a bully? Well this is Frankie when she doesn't want to leave the garden centre cafe
https://youtu.be/tqaP6oyrjH0
Hahaha, that's so Bully! I had to drag my first Bully 'Bernard' through the park like that once, then throw him over my shoulder to walk home. No wonder I've got a bad back!https://youtu.be/tqaP6oyrjH0
bernhund said:
Hahaha, that's so Bully! I had to drag my first Bully 'Bernard' through the park like that once, then throw him over my shoulder to walk home. No wonder I've got a bad back!
Frankie gets regular shoulder rides.
There is one particular field I drive her to (there's no chance she will walk there), I pull up and we walk round, well I walk and Frankie goes bonkers for an hour. Shes very active on an open field strangely. When I want to go home she somehow knows and will not walk in the direction of the car. So i clip her lead on and down she goes on to her belly doing her stubborn comando crawl, then throwing herself onto her back and flailing. Every single time!
It's the same in shops, she never wants to leave and often embarrasses me. Other people find it hilarious though
Heading to the exit, luckily something caught her eye
https://youtu.be/J1Hu_k9aAHs
Edited by 2thumbs on Tuesday 30th January 09:23
I thought I'd add my experience of owning a 8.5 year old female Miniature after reading the other posts. She's a brilliant dog and excellent companion, she's off the lead 80% of the time and has never looked at a sheep, lamb etc. As someone else said way up the thread, she's lazy, she's energetic, she's complex, she's straightforward, there's no way I can sum up her character in a couple of sentences. In terms of exercise she's a different dog to how she was at 2, 3, 4 years old, she'll happily do one lap of the local park but that's about it, the days of doing 4 miles+ are long gone, the weather at the moment isn't helping that. Thankfully she's been a very healthy dog apart from self inflicted injuries, she's pulled out two nails, cut a leg quite badly, had the same operation twice to remove parts of toys she's eaten and knocked out one of her own teeth. I reckon I've got her for another 4 years at most so I treasure spending time together, even though she's infuriating at times. Would I have another, absolutely, but I'll have a long break as as an individual she's irreplaceable.
Apologies for the delay in posting pictures, have been busy with Finlay and also decorating last week...
He's settling into Bully life quite well, sleeps a lot, farts a lots, and can be stubborn as hell, but he is adorable and is learning very quickly... He will now sit, give a paw, lie down, wait (sometimes) and is getting much better at recall... oh and he's adorable..
He's settling into Bully life quite well, sleeps a lot, farts a lots, and can be stubborn as hell, but he is adorable and is learning very quickly... He will now sit, give a paw, lie down, wait (sometimes) and is getting much better at recall... oh and he's adorable..
He is very cute, love his colours too but seems an unusual colouring for an EBT, is it?
Regardless it suits him!
The pic of him with his paws up on the sofa reminds me of our Frenchie when he was a pup and couldn't jump up on his own, would stand like that and whine and paw at us until we picked him up
Look forward to more updates too!
Regardless it suits him!
The pic of him with his paws up on the sofa reminds me of our Frenchie when he was a pup and couldn't jump up on his own, would stand like that and whine and paw at us until we picked him up
Look forward to more updates too!
Lazermilk said:
He is very cute, love his colours too but seems an unusual colouring for an EBT, is it?
Regardless it suits him!
The pic of him with his paws up on the sofa reminds me of our Frenchie when he was a pup and couldn't jump up on his own, would stand like that and whine and paw at us until we picked him up
Look forward to more updates too!
Slightly unusual colours I guess, but definitely normal for an EBT, I guess it’s just more common to see white ones, or more commonly now, white with an eye patch.. known as Tri-colour.. Regardless it suits him!
The pic of him with his paws up on the sofa reminds me of our Frenchie when he was a pup and couldn't jump up on his own, would stand like that and whine and paw at us until we picked him up
Look forward to more updates too!
Yep, paws up the sofa is normally “please pick me up and give me cuddles, I fancy a nap”, which is exactly what he’s doing right now... snoring of course..!!
Turn7 said:
Superhoop, he is lovely....
Full size or Miniature ?
Full size, and I think he’s going to be quite a big lad, his Dad sure was and Finlay’s paws are huge..Full size or Miniature ?
pidsy said:
You’ll not find a better looking puppy of any breed!
I’m definitely not going to disagree with that.. He’s spent his first day home alone today. Well I say home alone, he has a dog walker, who was supposed to be with him for an hour today, she stayed just over 2.. as he gets bigger and after his 2nd jabs this weekend, she’ll be picking him up, taking him to spend time with her dogs, walking him, then more time with her dogs, before bringing him home, so he’ll be getting at least 3 hours a day with company... rather than leaving him his crate, he’s been allowed the run off one room - we moved everything we thought he might wreck, left a radio on for him and when I got home, he’s been an angel and wrecked nothing..
The only thing we really need to work on is making him realise that the cat doesn’t want to play with him, although he is getting better with the cat on the whole, so fingers crossed... oh and walking on the lead.. he doesn’t seem to be a fan - hopefully being out with other dogs (and the dog walker is also a trainer) will help..
So pleased we got him though - I grew up with dogs, and have wanted one for years, but my ex was having none of it... now I have Finlay, I don’t know how I went so long without one..
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