Can You Help Me I.D This Dog?

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Aww he really is a skinny little thing isn't he.

And you're right the original picture was a bit misleading. From this angle I'd definitely have said boxer cross.
Boxer x Lab x Springer looks about right.

Eitherways congratulations :D
 
Gorgeous aint he! :D

I can't wait to get him home....its a nightmare of a process adopting a dog!....would of been easier and not much price difference to get a pup from elsewhere without the hassle and pointing fingers....but i'm in love with him now :p i took him for a walk earlier..hes great :D
 
Definitely boxer there! I've heard a few people complain about the difficulties adopting a dog from a charity. It's a shame really cos it puts people off and perpetuates the market for irresponsible breeding. I know charities have to do their best by the dogs but surely any one going to the trouble of going to these places is going to give a better home than many of the places they've come from.
 
Yeh they are very sneaky.

I finally pesuaded my partner a few days ago and i rang them up when my partner went to grab teh kids from school....i said i would come down and see him and they refused me becasue they said they need to see my kids aswell....so by teh time my partner got back...it was 15:45....they shut at 17:30...so i assuemd we had loads of time, but they say your not allowed to visit the dogs after 16:00....meh.

So the next day i ring up and i tell them i want him after reading his read up etc...and the lady told me there was no charges and thye wanted him to go to a good home and that i could come and get him on friday morning (today).

My partner rang up to confirm this herself and spoke to the same lady and they told her he would cost us £125.....bit of a difference.....but by that time i had my heart set on it and it is my little girls birthday party tomorrow (saturday) so it was a perfect present.

So after being told Friday....I turn up today and the lady was very rude...she said no i cant have him today because she needs to do a house check...bit disappointed...but i thought fair enough...she said it wont take more than a few weeks....now im gettign put off because my little girl was gonna be devastated.

So they let me take him for a walk while i was there....and they wanted to judge how good i was with him, so they sent a another lady outside.... i said to her...hes lovley but im disapointed because they said i coudl have him today and now i got to wait for a few weeks...and she said this is the first house check they have ever done...

...So they obviously didn't like the look of me! haha...maybe its because im under 30..i dunno...or maybe its because i got into a small debate with her about rottweilers and Alsatians because she suggested we had one of these instead...and i don't like them! im 6ft, 4 and 16 stone muay thai boxer...and that aint small, but i know that if one of those dogs kicks off at my family i wouldn't be able to defend them much against a dog like that! so i preferred the smaller...cuter type :p

That or she wanted him for herself!!

Anyway i got the phonecall from the RSCA lady earlier and shes doing the hosue check tommorow...and i sweet talked her into hurrying up the answer to the kennel place because its my lil princess's birthday and she promised me she would :)

Anyway...long story....stupid place is frustrating!!!

I got a few snaps of him earlier...me and my new mate 'Diesel' :D

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Yes!... as it is, there is a whole ritual of procedures and red tape to be completed before finally homing an animal.... Just ensure your house is well fenced.... there is enough shade on the outside... it is enough space for little "runarounds"... etc..... We also had the policy of inspecting before homing, which is fair... You do not want to put the animal through the stress of being homed, and landing back in your kennels some 2 months down the line... Just be patient.... You are committed and he is yours!
 
He looks like a little chappie who needs some love. But other than that he's great :D
Annoys me that some...'person'...docked his tail though.
 
Don't worry about your looks, on a good day I look worse! :lol:

A few years back we tried dealing with a breed specific rescue, it was the same thing. Lengthy forms, references who were contacted, phone interview, and home inspection. Never mind we had the same breed, a Cairn terrier, for nearly 16 years before hand, or that we've had other small terriers for many years before that. OK, we can go through all that.

We passed, no problem, actually too good. The woman who did the home inspection was so pushing us to be a foster home for rescues. I would love to, if we had that sort of time, but we were looking for a family pet to live here the rest of their life. I know myself, and my family, if we had the time to foster rescues few if any would leave. Just like this woman wouldn't leave, and kept showing up, and calling, and showing up...

While I do respect the precautions they go through, we didn't need to be pushed into a situation that were were in no way ready to handle. While I rarely push what I do with fish on people, this one got it after too much pushy intrusion, I tried sending her home with tanks, not just one. It put the whole family off to this organization.

So, you don't want to do too good, they may want to turn your home into an animal care facility. Leave a few things for them to find that need to be corrected, not big things, just enough for them to comment on.
 
The dog suits you..

It dontl ook like it has any spaniel in him :S

Deffo lab...

I Can see it on his face..

though he can be crossed with summot else...

Dunno what but yep..
 
Ha thanks for the comments guys.

I'm conerned about the fencing situation actually :S

We only got one of those typical crappy council house 3ft mesh wire fences around our garden...it keeps my cats,kids and rabbits in :p but its not great! i;m gonna chain teh gate up tommorow.

On a plus side behind my fence is a 20+ foot brick wall with a path way which leads to a 8ft wooden gate...so its enclosed from roads and other things...if he did jump my fence he could only get into the neighbors garden anyway....will see how it goes.

That being said im so protective over my animals that i wouldn't let him in the garden on his own for a while anyway until i'm comfortable hes not a runner! (or going to kill my cats and rabbits :p )

Yeh I'm annoyed they docked his Tail to! its actually illegal in this country now so god knows who done it...he was a dumped dog/stray...so dunno where he came from originally.

I have paid to have microchipped, castrated and his 2 sets of jabs also (poor lil dude! lol) so hopefully that will help if he goes missing/is a runner ..or even deter him from running because hes no longer horny! lol
 
Finally got him home for my lil girls birthday :D

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Don't you just love kids partys?

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I do :D hahahaha

My cats and rabbits hate him and he wants to eat them lol :p

I do deffo think he is lab x spaniel x boxer....mainly lab genes tho.
 
Anyone know any good sites about obedience training? hes a bit over hypo/naughty like hes never been trained anything..hes hard to walk and hes snatching food off my kids and me etc lol

Im being firm with him but hes very stubborn lol!
 
Also any good sites on getting my cats used to him? cos they won't come in the house now lol!

I have him in the lounge with me and a baby stair gate on the door so the cats can get through but neither animal cant get to eachother.

Everytime i let him in the garden he goes crazy trying to get at my Rabbits also! but maybe thats just because they are new to him and hopefully he will stop.

I am starting to get through to him with 'Sit' and 'Down!' cos he jumps non stop like a boxer dog. (which causes my kids to get knocked over! lol)

I got no regrets tho..its all a interesting challenge for me.
 
Tolak is the pet psycologist on this forum... Maybe pm him or wait for him to stumble onto your question.... I'm sure he would have a suggestion.
 

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