awww my puppy is here!

Rather you than me OP. As exciting as getting a new dog or horse is, I also find it really stressful while they settle. I could never cope with 2 new additions in the same week, especially with all the attention a young pup needs.
I reckon getting a new horse should rate in the list of most stressful things along with moving house and getting married.
 
hihosilver said:
No because she is fine. Been having a mad half hour where she has not stopped running and playing. No at the end of the day she will have to get used to it.
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Fair enough. I hope in that case you will get used to the fact that there is a very real possibility that your home will be wrecked, or worse, your daughter or you may end up getting bitten.
 
JulesRules said:
Rather you than me OP. As exciting as getting a new dog or horse is, I also find it really stressful while they settle. I could never cope with 2 new additions in the same week, especially with all the attention a young pup needs.
I reckon getting a new horse should rate in the list of most stressful things along with moving house and getting married.
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Really? to me the most stress I have felt is when not knowing if my 8 year old daughter would survive the night. Foggy is staying where he is and is on full livery so no stress- I don't have to do anything just ride when I want to,
 
This week I met a puppy, one of the 'designer' poodle crosses, bought from an advert on Gumtree. The new owner mentioned that she was a bit worried about the situation she'd bought the puppy from because as well as the poodle cross puppies there was a litter of puppies from another breed and an adult dog of a third different breed in the same house. All were in squalid conditions, the pups were dirty and in poor condition. Mum was not there but she was happy with the explanation given that she'd been sent to a friend's house while the pups were being weaned as this seemed reasonable. KC registration papers for dad were produced but no photos were available and nothing was shown for the absent mum.

The lady was shocked and upset when we gently suggested that this is a common front for puppy farming and that the pup's mum was likely never on the premises. Apart from producing an alarming amount of worms in the first few weeks pup now appears healthy and well and is obviously loved and cared for.

However, the new owner is struggling a bit with house and crate training, separation anxiety etc. - we suggested various ways of helping with this but it boiled down to the fact that the puppy seems to be spending a lot of time alone due to working hours and therefore the struggle is likely to continue.

As much as I'd love to call troll I see this situation come about all the time so am quite prepared to believe the OP has obtained a puppy from a dodgy BYB and is leaving it alone all day. Unfortunately unlike the lady I met she doesn't seem to want to educate herself about it...
 
hihosilver said:
Foggy is staying where he is and is on full livery so no stress- I don't have to do anything just ride when I want to,
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Totally not getting involved but here you say Foggy is staying where he is, and in your other thread you say:

He came today!! so happy as he arrived really chilled x

If he's staying where he is, how did he also arrive really chilled?

The average poster would have given up this battle pages ago.
 
puppystitch said:
Totally not getting involved but here you say Foggy is staying where he is, and in your other thread you say:

He came today!! so happy as he arrived really chilled x

If he's staying where he is, how did he also arrive really chilled?

The average poster would have given up this battle pages ago.
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He is staying where he is with a good friend of mine who does full livery which includes exercise and competing him. It was only going to be for a month but have decided to leave him with her till May/June. He is only 4 r 5 so I really want him to be out and about as much as possible.
 
I asked you age because for the life of me, can't understand how you can be so grown up with child, (assuming you are a home owner too) money to buy horse, pay full livery (full competition livery at that), buy puppy, and be a teacher, yet your English, and remarks on this thread suggest you are a teenager on half term!!? I wander what subjects you teach, and the salary you gain from it. Generally, teachers don't earn that much to have the privileges that you do.
On a side note, I am honestly glad that your daughter is well enough now to enjoy the puppy, and hope she remains so. It is never nice in any way to have a sick child.
 
Fools Motto said:
I asked you age because for the life of me, can't understand how you can be so grown up with child, (assuming you are a home owner too) money to buy horse, pay full livery (full competition livery at that), buy puppy, and be a teacher, yet your English, and remarks on this thread suggest you are a teenager on half term!!? I wander what subjects you teach, and the salary you gain from it. Generally, teachers don't earn that much to have the privileges that you do.
On a side note, I am honestly glad that your daughter is well enough now to enjoy the puppy, and hope she remains so. It is never nice in any way to have a sick child.
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yes I am a home owner. You are right Teachers don't earn a huge amount although I am on upper pay scale and have a TLR for being the maths coordinator. So a fairly decent salary. I am not rich but have been able to save for a rainy day when I was younger. I don't have a mortgage as my parents brought me my house 12 years ago. My parents had a good business and they have always looked after me. They look after my daughter a lot and will happily have Cariad when I am on holiday. My daughter still has lots of hospital visits and may have to have heart surgery at some point.
 
Assuming that the OP is not a troll, I can only hope that her students do not have the same attitude to ignoring every sound bit of advice they receive from her, as she has. The future of GB is in their hands, God help us all!
 
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Well OP, I just don't know how you fit it all in! I'm a Head of Department and work pretty much all evening. Luckily, my husband takes care of the dogs and I ride and see my horse in the morning before work. I remember reading on your other thread that you're home at 4.30pm then spend hours up the yard. How do you do it?
 
I feel sorry for the blooming puppy.

When I first got my labrador for the first year or so he wasn't left alone, he came to the yard with his brother and was free to go wherever he wanted for most parts but he was made to stay in the office for first few months but went out every hour for a wee and/or poo.

Why couldn't you have waited until summer holidays?

Simple, you saw ickle cute fluffy puppy that cost you a bomb when it is basically a mongrel and you didn't think about the puppy's welfare - all you thought about was that you and your daughter wanted it. You probably have not health tests done and didn't even see the parents. If the breeder was a good one they wouldn't have let you have it.. they probably didn't ask any questions though did they?!
 
So, OP, if your students came to you for advice and you gave them the benefit of your advice based on your experience, and they also received the same advice from other respected professionals, those students then chose to ignore the advice and decided they know a better way and everyone else is wrong, would you not question their common sense?
 
MyBoyChe said:
So, OP, if your students came to you for advice and you gave them the benefit of your advice based on your experience, and they also received the same advice from other respected professionals, those students then chose to ignore the advice and decided they know a better way and everyone else is wrong, would you not question their common sense?
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No of course not. However, puppy asleep next to me. Fed, happy and warm.
 
hihosilver said:
yes I am a home owner. You are right Teachers don't earn a huge amount although I am on upper pay scale and have a TLR for being the maths coordinator. So a fairly decent salary. I am not rich but have been able to save for a rainy day when I was younger. I don't have a mortgage as my parents brought me my house 12 years ago. My parents had a good business and they have always looked after me. They look after my daughter a lot and will happily have Cariad when I am on holiday. My daughter still has lots of hospital visits and may have to have heart surgery at some point.
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A Teacher??? Really??Where did your parents 'bring' your house from??? My youngest are 5 and 7 and they both know the difference between 'bought' and 'brought'!!
 
hihosilver said:
Adult with a child and full time Teacher.
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Although you say part time in your profile. Interesting.

hihosilver said:
Outstanding Teacher.
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Says who, given that OFSTED no longer grade individuals?

I'm enjoying this thread, as no doubt is the OP, who is a massive attention seeker. Everything she writes is designed to wind us all up. If she really has got a puppy, then she's clearly thoughtless and hasn't a clue what hard work puppies are.
 
cinnamontoast said:
Although you say part time in your profile. Interesting.



Says who, given that OFSTED no longer grade individuals?

I'm enjoying this thread, as no doubt is the OP, who is a massive attention seeker. Everything she writes is designed to wind us all up. If she really has got a puppy, then she's clearly thoughtless and hasn't a clue what hard work puppies are.[/QUO

I thought so after all your comments but she has been a angel
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