Recent content by P3LH

Mine are on a spectrum of weirdness from relatively straightforward but evidently a footman in a past life (announces you leaving a room with a single bark) through to something that’s not quite a dog but more akin to some sort of swamp creature who still yearns from the swamp and is often found...

I think even in capable hands, unless you live remotely they just don’t appear to cope - I just don’t think they are as evolved as many other guard breeds and even some of the other livestock guardian breeds, and as a result they generally seldom translate into life. I know someone who bought...

Of course, just let me know anything I can do to help.

Despite having them and loving them, I seldom recommend them…however, I do actually think a well bred Pembroke corgi could really fit the bill.

Most the lab folk I know always said it came from yellows with chocolates behind them or yellow to chocolate matings. I’ve seen lots with the Dudley noise and pigment that have sort of aqua coloured eyes too.

With the corgi’s in general it’s the noise, both the amount of and volume of. Only those who’ve lived with a corgi can fully understand, I thought my rough collies were vocal. It’s in the fabric though, and anyone who says theirs isn’t noisy is either lying or has in fact been sent deaf and not...

The obsession for the pure silver rather than ‘blue’ with no heavy marking/hardly any black, is why breeders are/were fixated with these sort of matings. Plus the fact, it always seems that nobody wants tri pups unless they’re a die hard tri fan who’s always had them.

Hideous all round, but I wouldn’t be getting too caught up on it’s because they’re crossbreeds or from a bad breeder (they are obviously both). Whilst I’m out of the loop with rough collies now mine are all gone, not that many years ago merle to merle was a not very secret, secret which happened...

This, typed with two at my feet. Wonderful, but not the doughy companions the internet likes to pain them as.

Sadly, things didn’t turn out as planned and as a result I’ve decided to park the idea (probably permanently) for reasons I shan’t go into on an open forum. Thank you for all the messages and helpful advice.

I’ll never understand why some bully owners seem to be the only people who can’t accept breeds have characteristics engrained for centuries. My corgis are well trained and well brought up. They are still bossy, headstrong, free thinking, drivey, like to herd things, like to guard the house and...

A spitz crossbreed so obedience isn’t his natural inclination anyway, he’s lovely but very very easily distracted by life/not one of those dogs naturally motivated by stuff long term. He’ll come right in the end, and until then I have much fun being mr tumble level of enthusiasm over the small...

I give myself high blood pressure twice daily just to get the youngest to acknowledge I’m alive on a walk, let alone look at me for direction. I wish it was out of stubborn/defiance/headstrong like Mini Mugabe was up until the age of 3. It’s not, he’s just not very bright/has zero attention...

I’ve concluded the youngest is so neurotic and full of fizz on walks because I don’t think he’s actually known a walk without being hassled/there being a problem with another dog. He’s the perfect, calmest and most mild mannered hound indoors! As mentioned, he’s the first puppy since we moved...

yes, I’m starting to note it know. How ridiculous to get to this point.