PERDY - nearly 9wk old lurcher pup - REHOMED

[Jules]

Perdy and her sisters were the result of a mating between a little Lurcher Saluki x girlie and the 12 year old Greyhound of the family. Healthy and happy and well socialized, they will be up for adoption shortly.
Please do not apply for any pup if you work. Not shift or taking to work. Pups are hard work and need to be fed regularly 4 meals a day for a few months. We do not advocate leaving pups home alone.

Perdy will be off for a health check and vaccinations early next week.
She is being fostered in Hertfordshire with her sister Leila and two other hounds.

First piccie is mummmy

[Mimsmum]

She is so beautiful. And a real bundle of joy. Whilst she was here for a few hours (after bath time) she had a lovely play with the Lurchers here. And beek-a-boo with her sister. xx

[Fran]

Hello Perdy - you really are a sweetie

[hannahliz]

Both pups had a relatively good night (well they did, can't say the same for me!) Went off to sleep at about 11, but decided at 2 in the morning they weren't in the mood for sleeping and came out for playtime for an hour before going back in the crate until 7. They had a busy day yesterday though and had a long sleep on arriving home so it's understandable that their schedule was a bit skew whiff.

They've both eaten with gusto and have been very busy play play playing today with a couple of naps, but these two really love being on the go!! We started off with pees and poos on the pads yesterday but it's been hit and miss today, but they'll get there.

They're going to the vets later today for first vaccs and check up and I know they'll be a hit there.

Despite some sleep deprivation I'm having so much fun with them, I can't stop laughing. Love them very much already

[Christina]

Sounds like you are having a wonderful time with them , they are so cute. Love the pics!

[lola]

Aww So many babies. Have to stop looking :-)

[rowan35]

The girls went to the vets on Monday, and both were very well behaved. I think they found it all very exciting! So they've now had their first vaccinations and they've also had they're Advocate on. (and Jenny, both their microchips worked ) Perdy weighed in at 4.6kg, so quite a lot smaller than her sister.

They're starting to sleep through the night now, and are good at weeing and pooing on the puppy pads. Fionn is still terrified of them, and hasn't come downstairs for days Tipton doesn't really care, and tolerates them, although they like to use his tail as chew toy! He's even letting them snuggle up with him now

Anyway, here are some pictures of the lovely Perdy







Tipton has become her big cuddly Uncle I imagine he's very comfy!

[Mimsmum]

O.M.G. I am already thinking of next year's calendar

They are time wasters

[Fran]

How's little Perdy doing

[vicki]

Hi what a gorgeous girl. I think we have fallen in love with her, and having recently lost and our dear boy we are desperately looking for a little soul to make us smile. Is she still looking for a home? thanks for all you do, please contact.

[hannahliz]

Hi Vicki, please contact Jenny/the rescue so you can fill out an application form and get a homecheck.

Perdy is doing fine, same old same old. She's a typical sweet, lively puppy who knows the boundaries with our dogs although sometimes likes to bark in our spaniel's face to tempt him to play!

She's displaying real intelligence and I think she's going to be a very clever dog and very easy to train. She's learnt how to paw her way through doors that are ajar and today worked out how to push the door to the kitchen open using her paws. The same doors also have a push handle which she can't reach but she was attempting to today and I think she could easily work out how to open doorhandles when she's older.

She's coping well so far without Lily/Leila which has surprised us as she's seemed to lean on her before, but she's taken comfort from the company of our spaniel which helps her. She's about 80-90% with using the pads now and we're taking her outside to start learning to toilet there.

She's is a heart stealer, think this one will be a wrench to say goodbye to

[vickiemily]

she is beautiful sounds like she is doing brilliantly so sweet when she cuddles up to Tipton , lovely pictures

[vicki]

Thanks for your message. I have filled out the form and am on the list for a home visit. She has the sweetest face and i feel will bring a lot of fun and joy to us if we are lucky enough to get her.

[hannahliz]

Joy is certainly something she does bring, you can't help but love her- even when she saluki 'roo roos' in your face! she's cute.

Just a quick update- Perdy had her 2nd vaccs today so in a week or so will be ready for the big wide world. She is still very diddy at 4.9 KG but the vet was pleased she managed to put some weight on after being ill when the food was just running through her.

She had a good first night without her sis and to be honest is coping better than we'd ever imagined, she's doing just great. I think it's helped a lot by the comfort of our spaniel who's like her big daddy now. This is how she spent last night:





Then Tipton moved to get some space and she wasn't having that so then we had this:







Perdy had a nice explore in the garden today (with her fleecy coat on as she gets very cold outside) and looked so cute romping around, we'll take some pictures next time. She even did that nutty running-around-with-bum tucked right under-fleeing over the mud kind of thing which had me in fits.

And we also had a breakthrough today. Fionn obviously knew one of the pups had gone as he actually slept downstairs today for the first time in 2 weeks. And we even had this, a near miracle:

[Fran]

WTG Fionn ;D ;D ;D ;D
Perdy looks so cute draped over Tipton

[vicki]

I can hardly wait, (fingers crossed). Thank you so much for all the updates and pictures, I feel like a proud mum showing family and friends her pictures, she never fails to raise a smile. I am in awe as to the job you do, thank you.

[vicki]

Hi I don't know if this is possible but could we visit at the weekend? just to keep you updated we are waiting for our home visit.

[Mimsmum]

I'm sorry, but until a homecheck is done we can't let you visit.

[hannahliz]

Perdy continues to do well here. She is a little bundle of joy and we love her lots she's got about 10 times quieter and more well behaved since Lily went off to her new home (and I'm sure Lily has too!) and I think better human bonds are being built.

However she's a very sensitive girl and is bonding quite deeply and is getting quite clingy, so we are being careful to let her be independent and occupy herself at times and not rely on us too much. Saying that she also very much relies on our springer here, she is very attached to him as the pictures show. At the moment because of her bond with him she is quite happy and settled and this also prevents her from attaching to us too strongly. She is OK to be left as long as he is around. If she is alone for example downstairs while the dogs are on a walk she will yowl and scream and get very distressed, but with the dogs there she us fine to be left for short periods no problem.

We had no qualms with Lily going as an only dog as she was very confident but Perdy is a pup with 'potential SA' written all over her, and because of this we would very much like her to go with another dog for company if at all possible. Having observed her over the weeks she is much happier and more confident this way as it offsets her anxiety and neediness.

ANYWAY on another subject Perdy will be allowed out next week so we will be able to introduce her to the dog walking gang and tire her out a bit. Her in house pees and poos are becoming less frequent, every couple of hours or so and she is great at getting on the pad. We are still working on getting things outside! A number of times now I've also caught her walking around on our dining table having used a chair to jump up. This girl is both agile and clever!

Now for piccies:

And they call it puppy loooovvee...





















Yesterday she found a new sleeping place... lying curled around my neck on the back of the sofa. Someone needs to tell her she's not a cat!







A bit of outdoor exploration (apologies for the awful garden!):

[indysmum]

Amazing piccies as always