I've just recently rescued a dog from a "bad" home so thought I'd join a forum to discuss ideas and to get tips from some of you more experienced dog handlers.

When I was a boy I had a dog (A Patterdale Terrier) for 13 years his name was Shadow. When he died I said I'd never keep another dog. This is him below..


So he died 4 years ago. I had no plans to get another dog but then I saw a dog living in awful conditions so I took her on and she's been with me the last few days. She's around 11-12 months but I have no idea what breed she is. (I have posted in the ID my dog thread). This is Brandy my new girl


She looks a little like my old dog, but shes much bigger and has white socks!

I also have a cat and keep a lot of fish (tropicals and coldwater). I enjoy travelling, playing poker, socialising (bars/pubs).

I look forward to getting to know other dog lovers on this forum.

[DoggieVogue]

HI and welcome! Your new girl is beautiful! I love her white socks!

Originally Posted by damienpatrick

I've just recently rescued a dog from a "bad" home so thought I'd join a forum to discuss ideas and to get tips from some of you more experienced dog handlers.

When I was a boy I had a dog (A Patterdale Terrier) for 13 years his name was Shadow. When he died I said I'd never keep another dog. This is him below..


So he died 4 years ago. I had no plans to get another dog but then I saw a dog living in awful conditions so I took her on and she's been with me the last few days. She's around 11-12 months but I have no idea what breed she is. (I have posted in the ID my dog thread). This is Brandy my new girl


She looks a little like my old dog, but shes much bigger and has white socks!

I also have a cat and keep a lot of fish (tropicals and coldwater). I enjoy travelling, playing poker, socialising (bars/pubs).

I look forward to getting to know other dog lovers on this forum.

Hello welcome to this site and in our family thanks for being with us say hi to your pup she is so cute and most looking cute that towel on her body hahaha

[chevy & karen]

I can see the resemblence to Shadow, Hmmm wonder if Shadow had a paw in this rescue

Warm welcome's to you and Brandy.. Thank you for rescuing her....

[wishbone]

Welcome and congratulations to you! She seemed to be a doppelganger of your late Shadow. I see pitt in her, beautiful girl.

Thanks people

Wishbone I agree I can see a bit of pit in there too, maybe a bit of lab too?

[CorkyMax]

I didn't post before--I'm not the best at guessing--was waiting to see what others had to say to see if my guess might be on target--and it is as I agree with the pitbull and the lab mix also.

Hope you like this forum! We have a very good variety of "experts" on almost every subject to do with dogs. To me it seems like a lot are rescuers--so you will find a lot of members with experience on that--and the rescued dogs usually have a lot of problems in the beginning because of the trauma they have had in their lives. And we have trainers, groomers,--you name it! I am no expert on anything but I love dogs so much, I want to help them all I can as do a lot of other members. I do have a lot of books on dogs--esp. to do with health and nutrition--which is what my main concern is. But I also have a good home vet book that I quote from quite a bit. See you around.:-D