"Dangerous Dog" Pic of the Day

Hello!


Today's "DD"POTD is... 

This was taken just a few days after we adopted Buddy. It didn't take too long for them to become best friends! We took them for a long walk that day and this was the result. Having said that, Peanut is pretty lazy anyway and there are many days where she does absolutely nothing but sleep!


Buddy wasn't used to long walks when we first got him. The pads on his paws were pink and soft. As he wasn't used to walking on hard ground, he would limp for a little while. He has got used to it now and is now happy to go for long walks!


Update on the incident with The Crazies (the Horrible couple mentioned in previous posts): I have emailed the PC who was investigating the puppy incident about what had happened.  He called me and said he's off to visit the puppy's owner to pass them some paperwork and will mention what had happened to them and that his friends should keep their opinion to themselves. Hopefully that will be the last I see of The Crazies...

"Dangerous Dog" Pic of the Day

I am not a huge fan of Harry Hill but I watch TV Burp once in a while. It's quite funny. If you have watched it before, you will be familiar with the tune of "TV Highlight of the Week". I have been singing "Dangerous Dog" Pic of the Day to that tune! 

I have had people searching for "Dangerous staffies" and "Staffy x with Rhodesian Ridgeback dangerous?" and got redirected to my blog. The purpose of "Dangerous Dog" Pic of the Day (Did you sing it to that tune??)  is to let this people know that not all Staffies are dangerous. They are only dangerous if their owners are. 

Today's "Dangerous Dog" Pic of the Day (Did you sing it to that tune??) is: 

This was taken last June. The dog on the right is Oscar. He is a Staffy cross with Jack Russell.  He loves running and rolling around in the grass (or maybe fox poo too) and loves playing with other dogs. I have not seen him for a while now. I hope he is ok. 

In this photo, Peanut has just nicked Buddy's stick (she does this all the time!) while Buddy was distracted by Oscar.  I love this picture!


Edit (4th Aug 2012): A few months ago, we heard that Oscar's owner had passed away. :( We are not sure where Oscar is at the moment. I think his owner did mention about his son before so I guess Oscar should be with him... 

"Dangerous Dog" Pic of the Day

Today's "Dangerous Dog" Pic of the day is Buddy! This picture was taken on the 27th of April 2011. That was the day that Buddy was abandoned... He was tied to the fence near the rugby club which is just a few minutes away from our house. I didn't find him actually. My MIL did. 

She saw a crowd near the fence and it turned out, there was a Staffy tied to the fence with a bag of food and a note next to it. I am not sure what time Buddy was left there but he was discovered around 7am. There were many dog walkers there and they weren't sure what to do with him as no one could have him. MIL stepped in and decided to bring him home!

I remembered I was upstairs putting on my beautiful face! I could hear my husband saying, "Hello! Hello! Aren't you a handsome lad!". I thought to myself, "Strange..why is he talking like that? Is there a new dog in the house?" I got downstairs and true enough, there was a new dog in my lounge!

I was told the story and we didn't know what to do with him. MIL and my husband had to go out and so I stayed at home and looked after the dogs. MIL's dog and Peanut Butter didn't take much notice of Buddy. Buddy was happily running around in the garden and was playing fetch with me. He also had a very bad tummy so poo-ed all over the garden.. and they were wet.. -_-.... 

I fell in love with Buddy. I was hoping we could have him but we are not sure if we can handle another dog. When MIL got back, we decided to bring Buddy to the RSPCA. I was a bit sad because I wanted to keep him... 

When we got to the RSPCA, we were told they couldn't just take in an abandoned dog unless we were the owners. It had to go through the dog warden. I was secretly happy because it means I can have more time with Buddy and maybe we can keep him!

We went back and called a dog rescue centre asking what we can do and they told us we don't want to send him to the Dog Warden's because it's a depressing place and because he is abandoned, no one will find him. If he is not picked up in 7 days, he will be put down! :( We called Dogs Trust and they said the same thing.

I kept asking if we could keep him but my husband said not now. MIL decided she was going to keep him and we can think about it and not rush into making a decision. I wanted MIL to stay a few more days (she lives in Hertfordshire) so I could spend more time with Buddy!

Buddy left with MIL and she had him neutered and vaccinated. She updated us on how he well he was getting along with her cats. A lady that my MIL had not even met before brought Buddy out for a walk! (she was thinking about adopting him) She had lost her dog a few weeks before and she was bringing her daughter to town when Buddy ran up the lane to say hello to her. They loved him and asked if they could bring him out for a walk. They adored him but decided not to have him as they weren't ready for another dog yet.

We had a discussion about keeping Buddy and asked MIL for her opinion and she said we have been wanting another dog anyway and the rescue centres are full of Staffies so we might as well have him - we wouldn't find a better natured dog!

So the decision was made and on the 5th of May, Buddy found his forever home!