Beech Hill House
WEB SITE
Greyhounds & other dogs Welcome
Quality
Bed & Breakfast
in the
English Lake District
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STUART STOTT
PHOTOGRAPHER
Portfolio
tel: 015395 52394
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Our Present 'Foster' Dogs looking for a new home |
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New dogs arriving soon, and available for adoption |
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Our Foster Dogs
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Re-Homed
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BOOK 'CARING FOR YOUR RESCUED GREYHOUND
by Jenny Stott - - - £10.00 - - - BUY BOOK |
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Charity no. 269668
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GREYHOUND RESCUE
Fostering Greyhounds in the South Lake District, Cumbria |
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Roy
(was called Gerry)
is looking for a new home |
Roy arrived on Wednesday 22nd September 2011 and is currently looking for a new home.
Telephone 015395 52394 or email if you would like to rehome Roy
or one of the other Greyhounds who are currently looking for homes.
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Roy's arrival and a brief history
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Roy, who was origionally called Jenny, then Gerry is a handsome black ex-racing greyhound who was born in September 2007. He weighs 34.5k, has a gorgeous nature and is a very loveable and playful lad. He loves laying on his back on the settee, going for walks he's super on the lead and travels well in a car. He is house trained, neutered, inoculated and microchipped.
Roy's one 'down-side' is his obsession for searching the kitchen work surfaces for food - even the smallest scrap on a plate or spoon. He is so crafty he won't do it while we are around, but turn our back for one second and he's in there. In a previous life he would have made the perfect pickpocket or shoplifter and we wouldn't be at all surprised if he wasn't 'the Artful Dodger' from Oliver Twist! However, we are working with him so he will be able to live amongst food rather than having to steal all in sight.
Roy, although okay with other breeds of dogs when they are ten feet away is still wary of loose dogs running around his feet, but then many dogs don't like this and in time and with more socialisation this may improve.
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Roy's Diary |
22nd September 2011
This afternoon Stuart met Gerry's owner and transferred him into the Retired Greyhound Trust. He travelled well in the car on the way home and once home met our greyhounds in the garden. Having done his toilet in the garden we brought him indoors to settle him and he will stay with us until after his neutering operation, then go to Julia's to be fostered.
23rd September 2011
This morning Gerry went to the vet to be neutered and have his first inoculation as he came with no paperwork. He weighed in at 34.5k
24th September 2011
25th September 2011
28th September 2011
This morning Julia called round and collected Gerry now that he was recovering from his neutering operation. She later emailed to say he has made friends with her three dogs with no growls or anything. He is also quickly learning the word 'leave' when he gets excited about seeing the guinea pigs!
4th October 2011
We received an email from Julia, who is fostering Gerry letting us know that somehow yesterday, he managed to steal two whole loaves of bread, one of which was in the bread bin on the work surface with lid on the top. He also ate a pack of butter, so he wasn't in the good books!! Before Gerry arrived he was called Jenny because of his racing name. As we didn't think this appropriate, and it was said he knew his name, we changed it to Gerry, however, when he was with us he didn't seem to understand it. We put it down to him coming from kennels, settling in nerves and getting used to hearing it with a different voice, and he would soon pick it up.
Julia and her family have been calling him Gerry, but he will not respond, nor will he respond to Jenny. Julia mentioned today that since she's had him he's been quite difficult to deal with because he won't respond to his name. A couple of days ago in frustration she shouted 'Oy' at him and he responded. Since then the have been testing him and because he responds every time to 'Oy' they changed it to Roy - and he responds to that as well. As a result we decided to change his name to Roy.
9th october 2011
We received an email this morning from Julia letting us know that Roy, as he is now called is getting on okay. She is still walking him in his muzzle on as is normal with a new foster dog in order to assess how he is with other breeds of dogs. Roy seems alright with the larger dogs, and gets on fine with Julia's two lurchers and labrador, but if the smaller ones come inside his personal space he doesn't like it. He doesn't growl or make a fuss but Julia gets the impression he may nip if he didn't have his muzzle on as he doesn't like them running round his legs. As a result, Julia is allowing him to meet the smaller ones , but only at the distance he is comfortable with so he can watch them without them bothering him. Then he is fine. In doing this it gives him chance to watch them without feeling they are a threat. In time he will allow the distance he will allow them to come will become shorter.
Roy still prowls the kitchen looking for anything that may have been left out, but now he knows his name it is easier to communicate with him and tell him off. They have given him his Sunday best name of Royston. He is definately responding more to them now they can call him and he knows who he is.
Julia has however, now re-organised her kitchen and moved everything into cupboards or on to higher shelves until this need he has to jump up and get what ever is available disappears. If she didn't he would become as fat as a pig and they would starve - what a character!
12th October 2011
Julia took Roy for his second inoculation today, and because they had to wait a while he became quite anxious. When it was time to go in he was very good and never flinched. He then slept in the car while she went round the supermarket - she thinks he has quite enjoyed his morning out! Arriving home he devoured a raw hide cigar chew, which he loves.
24th October 2011
Because Julia was having a few problems with Roy in her kitchen we said we would have him while she went away for a few days with her daughter in their mobile home over the half-term holidays. A mobile home is no place for a dog who insists on scouting the kitchen!
2nd November 2011
Roy has been very good until this morning when at 9.15am Stuart found him carrying some cooking trays that had been stacked by the kitchen sink into the conservatory ready to lick clean. We are going to record when he does these sort of things to see if it coincides with him being hungry!
10th January 2012
In the past couple of weeks we've noticed a huge change in Roy. He's still the first to remind us it's time for breakfast or tea by constantly doing little whimpering sounds to remind us to hurry up, but now he's actually coming to us for cuddles. He's worked out what the nudge to the elbow does when I'm at my desk doing work - it means stop and give me a cuddle. When he comes in from the garden he comes looking for a cuddle with the others. He's discovered that having his chin and neck rubbed is lovely, and he seems more part of the 'team' rather than doing his own thing all the time. Yes, we still need eyes in
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27th September 2011
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In our garden
27th September 2011
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the back of our head in the kitchen, but he's not as bad as he was, and he's turning into a really super companion.
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If you can give Roy his forever home please contact us - details above
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© 2004 - 2012 Stuart & Jenny Stott
All pictures on this page are copyright and cannot be used in whole or in part without our permission.
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