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General => Introductions => Topic started by: airyfairy76 on August 27, 2007, 08:26:29 PM
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Hi - I have been lurking around these boards for a while, and thought I would post a quick introduction.
I guess you would call me a "Wannabee Cocker Owner" - I can't have one right now, as I am a single girl working full-time, and cannot afford for the time being the necessary care to cover me when I am at work. In a couple of years, it will no longer be a problem, and maybe I will be able to start thinking about that then. But it seems an awfully long way away! Unless of course, my friend and I have set up the Doggie Daycare Centre that we keep talking wistfully about . . . ;) Or I meet that rich man that lets me give up work full time and surround myself with cocker kisses :luv:
But thought I should say hello anyway and tell you all how much I enjoy reading about your beautiful, cheeky, waggy (and sometimes devilish naughty >:D) pups! I love researching as well, so have already started clueing myself up on breeder selection, puppy selection, BARF and other diets, crate training, obedience training, how to wash a muddy cocker, etc. etc. . . . :lol: Well, at least when that far off day finally comes, I will be well-prepared!
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Hello and welcome! Like you I'm cockerless, I hope to be able to have one when I give up work next year.
In the meantime , again like you I'm getting as much information as I can, ready for the time when I can put my plans into action. Good Luck with your plans too !! (Doggy day-care sounds good ;) )
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Welcome to COL. Hope you find your rich man soon :lol: One thing you will be very well prepared for when you finally get your little bundle of mischief. Until then you can share ours.
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Welcome to COL. Hope you find your rich man soon :lol: One thing you will be very well prepared for when you finally get your little bundle of mischief. Until then you can share ours.
That's kind of you :lol:. I have a colleague with a cocker boy and I keep telling him that I would be happy to take care of him over the weekend if they are away . . . Anyone esle need a weekend carer in London?! :005:
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Welcome! I hope we are able to provide your daily cocker fixes. :D
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Hello and welcome.
Id like to say i have a huge amount of respect your you......so many people nowadays think its okay to just go out and get a dog if they want one.....they tend to worry about the consequences later....its so nice to read about people actually waiting until the time is right :angel:
Hope you continue to enjoy sharing our little fluff balls :luv: :)
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Id like to say i have a huge amount of respect your you......so many people nowadays think its okay to just go out and get a dog if they want one.....they tend to worry about the consequences later....its so nice to read about people actually waiting until the time is right :angel:
Thank you Teisen_bach - it doesn't even come into question. The way I see it, people wouldn't leave children or babies on their own all day, so why should it be acceptable for puppies or dogs? If I have to work full-time (which is a sad fact of life!!), then I have to be able to provide full time care while FuturePup is a baby, and a dogwalker for when he/she is grown up. Or I find a job that is dog friendly, but no mean task in London . . . :005: I have been brought up with various pets (cats and dogs), and am very aware that pet responsibility is no light burden.
Especially when they insist on lying on top of you . . . :lol:
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Hi airyfairy 76
Like you I have longed for the day I could have my own dog, and the day is Friday!! I can't wait, the ticker is getting closer!
Both myself and my boyfriend work full time but fortunately his Mum, who has her own dog and has seldom been dogless throughout her married life, has agreed to look after Cooper during the day. She has had more than one dog at a time before and as she says, will be out dog walking anyway so one more wont hurt!!
I realise I am very lucky that she can do this for me otherwise there is no way I would even consider having a dog right now &, like you would be praying for a lotto win!! (wouldn't give up my boyfriend for a rich man, even if it was the only way I'd get to have a dog!!)
So if you don't get a rich man, get one with a dog loving Mum!!
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So if you don't get a rich man, get one with a dog loving Mum!!
Not a bad idea SuperCooper - something else to bear in mind when searching for the ellusive perfect man . . . :005:
And I'm not in the slightest bit envious that you are picking up your baby in just a few days.
Excuse me, I must go and paint my face pink again as it has turned an unattractive shade of green . . . :lol:
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Am sure Cooper would like to have an Auntie airyfairy 76 that he can say hello to on here :005:
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Hi there :blink:
When you find a rich man, make sure he has a brother for me :lol:
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Hi and welcome to COL :D
Like you, I'm a single gal who unfortunately has to work full time ::) but fortunately for me I can work from home some of the time and I can afford a dog walker for the rest.
I have 3 working cockers, Alfie is 19 months and blue roan, Tilly is almost 3 and is solid liver and golden boy Rodaidh is the baby at 8 months. I also have a foster labrador, Brook, staying with us at the moment so it's a pretty full house :lol: It's a shame you're not up here in Edinburgh cos you'd be welcome to come and help walk my lot any time!
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Hiya and welcome!! :D
I have Milo, working cocker puppy with a penchant for horse poo. Mmm yummy.
I'm another that works full time but I'm lukcy that I can get home everyday otherwise it just wouldn't have been possible! I hope you find your rich man/perfect cocker-friendly job soon! Your very good :angel: but I know it's sooo horrid having to wait!
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I have Milo, working cocker puppy with a penchant for horse poo. Mmm yummy.
I know you are only trying to put me off the little darlings for my own good, but it won't work . . . :lol:
Besides, nothing comes close in repulsion factor to the little loves rolling in either something very dead, or the dreaded FOX POO! >:D
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You are right - fox poo is yukky. >:( Though Coco has recently taking to doing a sliding somersault in runny cowpats - you can get maximum poo on your fur that way you see ;) :005:
And the other night when my neice (not too used to dogs!) came for supper and Coco raided the cat litter tray and ran into the sitting room with a poo in her mouth ::) :lol:
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Hi and welcome to the board :D. I never found myself a rich man, but I don't work. I stay at home all day with the dogs, it's bliss.... We just don't go for the luxuries that others feel they must have ;)
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Hi another singleton here!
I've been hankering after a cocker for about 18 months now, but being single I won't consider it ... well I do and then my conscience gets the better of me. I was working full-time, but got made redundant two months ago. It was so tempting to get a dog at that time, but the thought was always in the back of my mind that one day I would find another job ... fingers are still crossed on that one! I was a paralegal in a law firm, but am now looking into ways of maybe working part-time (becoming a driving instructor or typing at home) and getting a lodger in, so that I can get my beloved dream dog. Obviously, the mortgage and bills must be paid to keep a roof over my head so that is my first priority at the moment.
I've always wanted to work with animals in some way (my career teacher said I wasn't clever enough - pah!) and used to work in a local vet whilst still at school but fell into the law by accident really. Maybe I'll get around to doing the dog training course I've thought about too. Ideally, I'd like a boarding kennels in the country with training school attached, but until I meet a rich, animal-mad guy or win the lottery myself it won't be possible for now.
Anyway, this site keeps me going for the time being. :D
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Hello and welcome to the site. If you can move to Southport I would happily share my cocker with you at weekends! I would love just once or twice ti have a lie in!
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I am semi cockerless at the moment. My last doggie passed away 3 weeks ago and I am in limbo for another 9 days till I get my new one.
They are a great breed, hope you find the rich man soon