I have lost my dog.
29 October 2008, 10:32 AM
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Well, six days after going missing, she turned up this morning, thin as a rake and completely filthy, but dry. She woofed down 2 tins of dogfood and a load of dry biscuits, then took off again. I followed her to a hole in a bank about 1/4mile away.
Rubbish phone pic using a torch as a flash.....
I counted at least 6 puppies, but its hard to tell for sure.
Rubbish phone pic using a torch as a flash.....
I counted at least 6 puppies, but its hard to tell for sure.
29 October 2008, 10:35 AM
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Well, six days after going missing, she turned up this morning, thin as a rake and completely filthy, but dry. She woofed down 2 tins of dogfood and a load of dry biscuits, then took off again. I followed her to a hole in a bank about 1/4mile away.
Rubbish phone pic using a torch as a flash.....
I counted at least 6 puppies, but its hard to tell for sure.
Rubbish phone pic using a torch as a flash.....
I counted at least 6 puppies, but its hard to tell for sure.
29 October 2008, 11:23 AM
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Her name is Mirza.
I have stuff to do this lunchtime, but in the afternoon, I will go back dressed appropriately (its very muddy there, we had heavy rain last night) and see if I can get her and the pups out and take them back to the house.
I have stuff to do this lunchtime, but in the afternoon, I will go back dressed appropriately (its very muddy there, we had heavy rain last night) and see if I can get her and the pups out and take them back to the house.
29 October 2008, 11:44 AM
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Well done mate, really happy to hear she and the pups are ok
Amazing instincts they have eh
Look forward to seeing the pics, thanks for letting everyone know they are ok.
Amazing instincts they have eh
Look forward to seeing the pics, thanks for letting everyone know they are ok.
29 October 2008, 01:34 PM
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I am very happy for you and Mirza. Tremendous news. You may well find she will prefer at first to remain in the place where she had the pups. I have seen a mother and pups moved to a better place only to find that she took them all back to the original spot, hope you are successful anyway.
What will you do with all those young ones though?
Les
What will you do with all those young ones though?
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29 October 2008, 02:16 PM
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aww congrats, saw this and was gonna pop on and say sure she'll turn up as soon as its safe to leave the puppies.
glad all is well with mum and pups, have you named them yet?
glad all is well with mum and pups, have you named them yet?
29 October 2008, 02:22 PM
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yep - hope they stay where they are ..!
Maybe she went back to where/near she was originally reared
is she a gundog ?
those frogs are mad for the hunting eh
Maybe she went back to where/near she was originally reared
is she a gundog ?
those frogs are mad for the hunting eh
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Well, six days after going missing, she turned up this morning, thin as a rake and completely filthy, but dry. She woofed down 2 tins of dogfood and a load of dry biscuits, then took off again. I followed her to a hole in a bank about 1/4mile away.
Rubbish phone pic using a torch as a flash.....
I counted at least 6 puppies, but its hard to tell for sure.
Rubbish phone pic using a torch as a flash.....
I counted at least 6 puppies, but its hard to tell for sure.
Thats brought a tear to my eye as a very sad story turned good!
Fantastic news buddy well done!!!
1 bit of advice tho and that would be to search the area as the time away from the pups 1 may of run off and may end up in trouble!
29 October 2008, 06:39 PM
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This is superb news, dogs are amazing when you think about it, they are certainly intelligent and she seems very thoughtful, obviously you didn`t want her to go away and have her pups like she did out in the cold and on her own etc.
What a great way to log on to scoobynet and to be greeted by this brilliant news, you will have some fun with those playful pups
What a great way to log on to scoobynet and to be greeted by this brilliant news, you will have some fun with those playful pups
29 October 2008, 08:14 PM
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After a fruitless afternoon spent lying in mud trying to coax her out again, I was set to give up for the day and returned to the house.
Surprisingly, she turned up at the door a few minutes later, so I shut her inside and dashed back to the hole with my improvised puppy-catcher - A garden hoe with some cloth wrapped round the end. I scooped the little ones out of their den and brought them into the house, where she lifted them out the box and into the nestbox I made for her.
All seem settled and happy enough.
The photos I took arent the best quality, as she is a little nervous about me handling them, so I just left her in peace.
There are 9 pups, a mix of black-and-white and black-and-tan.
some more pix here...
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...0002Medium.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...0003Medium.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...0004Medium.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...0005Medium.jpg