Dicksy is aka Julian Dicks (ex West Ham), thanks you for all the welcome messages and have read quite a bit on grooming and even given him a quick trim today and he doesn't look like a poodle! (no offence to poodles) he actually looks a lot better. I call him Dicksy Dewdrop as he's always covered in the morning dew as he loves to run through the grass and roll around, when it snows is the best he runs around the garden catching it in his mouth!