new handler wanted

I'm posting this on behalf of Sol my gorgeous merley. Apparently after my dire performance at the weekend when I got him eliminated at the end of a course with a time 2 seconds faster than the winning dog he has had enough and wants someone with half a clue. As you can see from the pics below he is very talented (upside down sofa agility), Handsome (well he is a merle) and cute. I have promised to try and do better this weekend but he isn't convinced so any tips greatly appreciated otherwise I may find myself sacked and the merley bum on his way into the big wide world looking for a better deal The only stipulation he has apart from wanting someone that knows what they are doing is that he still gets his meat and bones, own sofa or arm chair as required and own double bed although he doesn't mind you sharing as long as you don't take too much room. Apparently the room service here is the one good thing!

Hello Julie
well he cant be that bad as you have just bought him a lovley new harness!
or was that to bribe him to keep you
Nice pics! That is Noggins favourite pose...upside down on top of the settee! we call it the aligator pose!

No he isn't that bad which unfortunately makes me look even worse...... The harness was for Kel whos is in fact the naughtiest dog in the world, I don't help because I laugh at him but he can open all the doors, cupboards and the fridge and toilet roll is his favourite food apparently! I think it is a tri-colour thing..... But how can you not laugh at this:





He does something naughty and when you tell him off he "smiles" at you, I have never known a dog with such a cheeky sense of humour..... well apart from noggin when it comes to tunnels!

he is really rather beatuiful but then again he is a TRI!

Noggin has a genetic thruu thruu disorder which he has passed on to Noonoo and Binka plus other of his offspring but I dont think any of them have it quite as bad as our Noggin dog!

I can remember one run at Southsea in his 1st year of comp when in the pc Olympia qualifier he ran the whole length of the ring (which is quite a big ring) to do a tunnel in the corner...leaving me by a jump looking stupid oh and it had to be whilest they were comentating and a big crowd was watching too It was usually accompanied by a loud high pitched scream and a 90mph cheetah like acceleratation taking the tunnel out of its cradles! Thats was his party piece!

Bless him I do miss seeing him run !

xx

Genetic disorder? I like the sound of that, it's a good excuse for me when I am rubbish, I usually just say BLONDE! I only ever got to see noggin run once and that was when he tried to take stuarts legs off in his determination to get into a tunnel no matter what, it was very funny for those of us watching but means that I have no hope for kel as it's obvious that this naughty disease that tri-colours have doesn't get better with age and he is only 7

I think I redeemed myself slightly at the weekend as we managed a 3rd in grade 5 agility with a stop on all contacts and a slight dither in front of a tunnel when Sol thought he was doing weaves...... He doesn't have "thruu thruu" disease, it's more like "contacts poles" disease as he is obsessed with both and his dad was a tri so it's very strange that there is no naughtiness there Either way combined with his fancy rosette (no trophy, BOO!) the extra biscuits and new toys he got for being so good it seems like he wants to live with me again so I have been reprieved........ until next time

Hi Julie

What a handsome merle....Noggins genetic disorder I guess comes from his Mother Flo who has sadly passed to the great doggie heaven in the sky.

All I can suggest is be very consistent in what you do all dogs mature at different stages and with perseverance it will come right.

Have a 4 month old collie bitch, Alice, who seems to be growing in confidence all the time, lets get cocky seems to be her motto!!!

Look forward to hearing how you are getting on


Dawn

Julie what Dawn isnt telling you is that her new pup may well carry the lethal thru thru gene too as its simillar breeding! See dawn the horns are growing already!

and Dawn was responsible for noggin! She made me have him, rather than the cute little girlies

Well we have just closed the door on the Noggin progeny line I guess ...as poor little Noonoo was speyed today poor little darling is in a sorry state!

Hi Dawn, I think Sol has been mature since I brought him home, always seemed like a little old man and cocky is definitely his thing...... Does it count if I am consistently c**p? Deef the donkey on the other hand is 7 1/2 and just starting to mature and this year has been less likely to go and do his own course because he doubts my commands......

If your pup has the thru thru disease then you have my sympathy, well maybe only a little as you were responsible for it to begin with

Awww Anne, poor noo, thankfully dogs recover quickly but they do make you feel bad though don't they? Deef is an expert at that one! I thought Binka was still entire?

yes Binka is still entire, but not everyone understands the beauty of the bullnosed dog hahah!

, so we wouldnt use him at stud anyhow....there could only be one Binka though,
he is a 'one off'!
xx
Noonoo is much better today but we have had to tape her feet up to stop her scratching her tum... you teach all this back end awareness to get your dogs' supple and balanced, and they end up becoming contortionists!

She is enjoying all the attention I think....

actually I think Dawns little alice may also be related to Sol in some way?

Awww I like binka's squidgy face and he has that really funny jaunty walk and the permanent goofy grin, what's not to love? I've had about 6 requests to use Sol but none for the right reasons..... one got a bit huffy when I said no The problem is that I could make a list of people that I wouldn't want to have one of his pups that would be longer than a list of those I would want to have one and I wouldn't have any say on where they went so easier not to bother!

Oh dear, if Dawn's pup is related there is no hope and she should just give up now

Where's she from? If you know her parents I can either look it up or because I am really sad and look at different lines a lot I will probably already know

Hi Julie
I dont know....not nerdy about lines like you only joking!!
Dad was /is a canen dog but dont know his lines ...lives 'Daan Saaaf ' near Essex I think?
Dawn will be back soon so will be able to fill us in....I dont know the dog personally,

Binka has his own fan club!! ( in his head) I will tell him he has an admirer he will be pleased!

Nerdy? Well i suppose that's a nice way of looking at it, I would say I was just sad!

teehee I wont tell anyone you have just bought an anorack
(runs for cover!)

Ann Harmes wrote:teehee I wont tell anyone you have just bought an anorack
(runs for cover!)

There is no hope for me really is there? All I need now is a funny hat with the ear muffs on and a notebook and I can go "stobart" spotting on the motorway while I am at work...... Although I do feel compelled to point out that you had your anorak before me.....