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General => Introductions => Topic started by: PatAndPaul on March 16, 2013, 06:41:40 PM
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Yesterday we picked up Piper from Mary P. Piper was ex breeding cocker, with quite a sad story with the way she was being treated.
She has appeared to be extremely sweet, loving and most grateful girl ever. I can't believe how quickly she has settled in with us and how happy she appears to be! We have a Newfoundland girl and 2 ragdoll cats and all seen to get on so well! I gave her a bath this morning and she was ever so good with it, she looks beautiful!
We went shopping today, got her new bed, new collar, plenty of dog shampoos and grooming stuff, and a Royal Canin food, which I know is good as Lilly (newfie) has been on it for years. She is a real tail wagger;), she appears to be very well behaved. She follows me everywhere in the house. She loves walking and being outside generally. Today she has been snoozing with Paul on the sofa, snoring louder than he was! Loving her already and I can't believe how well she's settled in over space of a day! Only problem still is house training, she did wee at night, even when I took her out before sleep time. I know it will take time to teach her toilet behaviour. I kind of hope she will copy Lilly at some point. Any advice reference toilet training would be appreciated.
Thank you Many Tears and Mery P!(http://)
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Oh my goodness what a lovely post. The very best of news. Lucky Piper to have found you. Can't wait to hear more news as she settles in..though it sounds like she really has done that already. :luv: :luv:
Photos are a must of course when you get some time :005:. And this is for you :bigarmhug:
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Well done Pat & Paul and Lilly the Newfie :004: :004: on rescuing the gorgeous Piper :luv:
I too have an ex MT breeding cocker, Bella :luv: to add to all the usual bad condition that MT find them in Bella is also blind and was very shut down when we got her :'( But she has been with us a year and a half now and she has come on in leaps and bounds....they are very rewarding :luv:
With regard to toilet training we found putting Bella out every couple of hours worked, she soon got into the routine and now when you tell her to have a wee she will, same as my other dogs.
Looking forward to some Piper pics but one of Lilly would be good too .....I looooove Newfies :luv: :luv:
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Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for you and Piper :luv: :luv: :luv: :luv: :luv:
We have Lara from MT's and she is the best girl ever!! It is so rewarding to watch them develop into real dogs, and their personality starts to shine through. Well done you :bigarmhug: Toilet training is lots of trips out to the garden and be prepared to hang around a lot!!! Your exisiting dog will help a lot, it amazed me how much Lara picked up from our two. Naughty habits first of course :005: To be honest, it was just a time thing, and even now, Lara doesn't really ask to go out, her indication is very subtle, so we still tend to make sure she is outside regularly. Looking forward to hearing how Piper gets on and some piccies would be lovely please ;)
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Hey everybody - before I reply to you all - how do you insert pictures or videos on this forum? I have been trying by clicking on the icons above, but no joy :/ Was going to update you all with some pics of my little new zoo:) xxx
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Great news about little Piper and she is a lucky girl to have found her forever home with you.
I think there is a thread on the photo board about posting pictures.
Pat
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Congratulations on your new arrival - hope you have many happy years together :D
Have a look at this sticky about how to post pics:
http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=15703.0
You will need to upload your photos to a hosting site like Photobucket before you can post them on here ;)
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Thank you Joules! On it with the pictures right away!:) xxx :lol2:
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Piper in her new bed:)
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Fantastic, I look forward to seeing all the photos!!
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Piper having a snoozie with her new daddie:) She's such a softy and huge snore!!! :005:
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And that's our 4 year old Newfoundland Lilly, big softy!!!
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Oh Piper, it looks like you've fallen on your wee paws there. Have a wonderful new life :luv: :luv: :luv:
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Oh :luv: just :luv:. She looks like she's been with you forever, bless her. Incredible. And she is just beautiful too. :luv:. Thank you for posting these lovely pics :D :luv:. She's such a lucky girl.
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And the video from this afternoon, it's Piper's first day with us and she already seems so happier!! It's so rewarding... Loving her so much already!
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She is beautiful :luv: congratulations :D
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Oh :luv: just :luv:. She looks like she's been with you forever, bless her. Incredible. And she is just beautiful too. :luv:. Thank you for posting these lovely pics :D :luv:. She's such a lucky girl.
Couldn't put it better :D
They are both beautiful :luv: :luv:
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Piper is gorgeous and already looking very at home :luv:....Lilly is just :004: :004: I would love a Newfie but we haven't got the right kind of place ....one day though .......
Piper will reward you a million times over for the kindness you have shown her :luv:
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Thank you for all advice re toilet training, I have been already doing quite few trips there and back to the garden with her and it does seem to be better. :D
I am so proud of Piper and how well she's been coping, it must be such a big thing for her, being a breeding dog, going to MT, then foster house, then us... Being spaded, having operation... All these things that happened to her recently... We don't have kids and so we are giving her all of our love and attention and it's already paying off. She's just such a wonderful and grateful dog, my little sweetie pie!
Makes me laugh how she wonders around when being walked, sniffing EVERYTHING, never putting her nose up the ground:)
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Loving this website/forum too- it's so nice to meet you all and share the experiences...
Lilly (Newfie) is such a great dog too, very placid, no issues since puppy whatsoever, we were lucky and got her from a good (and I mean good hearted) breeder. We also have 2 cats they all get on with Piper so well. House is like a little Arc or zoo but it's our beloved zoo :)(http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o699/pandphand/D4BD9FEF-9B2D-4CE1-A77D-FD64C985A640-8676-00000350692BD89D_zpsca2e00d8.jpg)
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Gorgeous feline babies too :luv: :luv: Piper is one lucky girl to land on her paws with you :luv:
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Well I say that it is actually us being rather lucky to have Piper:) xxx
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That's lovely, welcome to COL.
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Piper is just gorgeous and she has landed on all four paws with you! :angel: I loved watching her tail wagging on the video. Now she can enjoy being a dog and having her forever home. I love a happy ending. Diana :luv: :luv:
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I also have a Piper from MT (mine is a blue roan and tan girly) and she has been with me for over 4 years now and her house training is extremely hit and miss >:D She will wee prety much anywhere given the opportunity and I have lost count of how many times she has weed on my pillow when I have got up in the night to go for a wee myself >:( :005:
But to manage during the day wees, I used a key word which she has definitely learnt and I can ask her to go out for a wee now. She will however squeeze out whatever is left if I dare to leave her and go out (she is left in with the other dogs, in comfort, with choices of beds/sofa, etc!) but her separation anxiety definitely makes her wee (she even wees if I leave the house for 60 seconds to get something from the car!)
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Piper is sooo beautiful, what a happy ending for the gorgeous girl :luv:
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
Piper is simply stunning, :luv: :luv: it seems like she has landed on her paws finding you for her forever home ;)
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Fantastic news & lovely new family. :luv:
Are you sure it wasn't Sharon you collected her from?
Thank you for sharing you family with Piper & offering her a family life :D
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what a beautiful gentle girl you have found :luv: she looks to be fitting in so well with you, Lillie :luv: and the cats [who are just gorgeous :luv: :luv:]
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Piper looks so happy now what a difference from the first picture at M T. We have Maggie an ex puppy farm from Dogs Trust at Bridgend. Maggie soon learnt to go in the garden to perform and she is an only dog . They have so much love to give . Enjoy your lovely girl.
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Hi there, yes it was Sharon I collected Piper from, but her Cockers nick name is Mary P :) xx
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I'm so happy to hear that gorgeous Piper has a wonderful new home. Look forward to hearing more about her. And I would love to give Lillie a big hug :luv:
Welcome to COL :)
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Hi there, yes it was Sharon I collected Piper from, but her Cockers nick name is Mary P :) xx
Unless she changed it is marbledmolly -we have two rescues collected from her ;)
What is so important is that Piper has found n obviously devoted family - I wish you all the very best & please keep up with the photos, updates etc. :D
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Another lovely dog saved by Many Tears. Out of interest, how many others have ex Many Tears cockers?
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Wonderful news :luv:
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Another lovely dog saved by Many Tears. Out of interest, how many others have ex Many Tears cockers?
I adopted my Dippy Daisy from MT - she was Irene. :blink: She makes me laugh everyday at her antics and I can't imagine life without her. Because of Daisy's background I started fostering - and somehow acquired a lab too! :lol2: Current cocker is the delightful Peter Pan. He's coming on well and has discovered the 'puppy' he's never had the chance to be before. :luv: Will be doing an update on MT site soon.
Have a very happy life in your new home Piper. xx
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Hi, yes it was me that was fostering Piper. Not sure where the Mary P bit has come from but never mind. My dogs are Remy & Jade. I'm so glad you had a look on COL it's a great place for cocker advice and general fun. Piper is. such a lovely girl and she is in the right hands to encourage her forward into the rest of her life. Lilly is just :luv: When pip as I believe you are calling her new has settled in with you we will have to organise cocker walk on the Likey Hills.
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What a gorgeous girl, looks like it was meant to be, she looks so settled already! :luv:
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Hi, yes it was me that was fostering Piper. Not sure where the Mary P bit has come from but never mind.
I think it was because MaryP used to put the updates on how Piper was getting on x
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Such a a beautiful girl :luv: :luv: and i am so pleased she has settled in so well with you both :D and the gorgeous Lillie :luv: :luv:
Stephanie, George and Hamish xxx
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looks like she has found a brilliant home with you. Piper is beautiful
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Hi Everyone, :luv:
Piper is doing very well, she has become my girl already, she follows me everywhere perhaps because I have been there with her for most of the time, giving her attention she needs. Even Paul has noticed that Piper loves her mommy more than daddy at the moment, lol. :D Toilet training is still a bit of a hit and miss. She stays clean over night somehow, but then if I leave her for 2 hours in a day, she will do a toilet in the house, that includes both types of it...:/ But I am patient with her and I know that one day she will learn to go outside by copying Lilly as she mainly does anyway.
I recorded this video few mins ago:
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She becomes happier and happier dog every day, it's so rewarding seeing her wagging her tail in the morning when we come downstairs. She is a little ball of joy :) She met most of the family already too, and she also perceives herself to be a house guard by barking at anybody new coming to the house. This makes a nice change actually as Lilly never barks! She loves her walks and she now fully reacts on her name, which she did not at the start at all. Me and Paul were focusing over the last few days on training her to react on her name by calling her from one room to another and rewarding her with cooked chicken (which she loves) each time she came around. It worked!
I will be updating on progress.
And Sharon, I do apologise - I did think that Mery P was you due to Mery P doing the updates on her on the forum. Thank you all for positive messages... Xxx
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You are obviously doing a fantastic job with her, she is a very lucky girl.
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Thank you Ruby xxx :luv: :luv:
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Piper has settled in so well. I love the tail :luv: so sweet. I think you have worked wonders in the few days she has been there. Toilet training will take a bit of time. Lara took a good wee while to sort out, but largely my fault, as her signs were so subtle I didn't pick up on them for a bit. My two boys were much more obvious!! :lol2:Lara is a mummy's girl too :005: and cooked chicken is one of her favourite things. Thanks for the lovely update, it is so good to be able to follow their progress. :bigarmhug:
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She is an absolute sweetie :luv: :luv: & so lucky to have found you :D
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Just caught this thread and thank Dog for people like you :luv:
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You are doing a great job with her :D :luv:
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Yesterday we picked up Piper from Mary P. Piper was ex breeding cocker, with quite a sad story with the way she was being treated.
She has appeared to be extremely sweet, loving and most grateful girl ever. I can't believe how quickly she has settled in with us and how happy she appears to be! We have a Newfoundland girl and 2 ragdoll cats and all seen to get on so well! I gave her a bath this morning and she was ever so good with it, she looks beautiful!
We went shopping today, got her new bed, new collar, plenty of dog shampoos and grooming stuff, and a Royal Canin food, which I know is good as Lilly (newfie) has been on it for years. She is a real tail wagger;), she appears to be very well behaved. She follows me everywhere in the house. She loves walking and being outside generally. Today she has been snoozing with Paul on the sofa, snoring louder than he was! Loving her already and I can't believe how well she's settled in over space of a day! Only problem still is house training, she did wee at night, even when I took her out before sleep time. I know it will take time to teach her toilet behaviour. I kind of hope she will copy Lilly at some point. Any advice reference toilet training would be appreciated.
Thank you Many Tears and Mery P!(http://)
Bit confused... I started the thread, by copying from MT site. I didn't foster her, so you must have picked up from another Mary P??
Just to add... I've had 4 dogs from MT, 3 of them ex breeders. You sometimes get a 'honeymoon' period, where they are just grateful to be with you, with their not so endearing little habits occurring later. Don't worry if your perfect little girl gets less perfect for a while! She'll come back round. :luv:
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Hi there, yes it was Sharon I collected Piper from, but her Cockers nick name is Mary P :) xx
Just seen this - I'm happy to hear the Mary P explanation!
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Hi Everyone, small update on Piper. It's been a week since we've had Piper! We took her and Lilly for a walk yesterday, and she was walking beautifully without the leash! No problems whatsoever. Have a look on some pics and video. She loved loved the snow and proper walkies with her mommy and daddy! We are so happy to have her as she is bringing in so much to our life!
VIDEO:
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Babies with daddy:
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Piper with mommy:
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And Piper(so funny as the snow was so deep, she almost sank in it at times):
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Regards all xxx
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Such lovely dogs and very happy Mum & Dad by the look of things ;)
We have deep snow like you, but the dogs love it don't they!
Where are you based? We are in Oakham, Rutland.
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John just replied to you via messages:) They both loved the snow, and Lilly was just created for the snow with her thick coat! They both got back full off snow around their leg fur (it sort of stuck to it and they ended up having those balls of snow attached to them that made it look as if they were cartoon poodles, plus they both struggled to walk because of it at the end of the walk, it was so funny to watch) and I ended up bathing them, Piper took me 30 mins with drying etc. Lilly 1.5 hrs (!), but they are both lovely fluffy looking doggies again :)
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And a nightmare dog to clean:
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Piper's tail :luv: Lovely to see it constantly wagging :luv: She has settled in so well with you, and is coming on a treat. Lili is stunning, but my goodness that is quite a job getting her bathed :lol2: There must be water everywhere when she shakes :005: Stunning girlie, you just want to give her a big cuddle, she looks so soft and snuggly. :luv: Great video clip, lovely to see.
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These post make me so happy so pleased she has come to stay and will have fun, love and happiness with you and your furry family
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So pleased she has settled in so well. She has certainly fallen on her paws with you :luv:
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After a long and pretty busy day this thread made me glow happy inside :shades: :D
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What a lovely story with a very happy ending :)
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Loving your Newfie in the bath!
We have 2 MT ex breeding cockers and I can honestly say that they are wonderful! So rewarding, so much fun and we adore them (even when they are being naughty which is quite often!). You girl looks so happy - congratulations!