Barley - Beautiful white/brindle - RESERVED

[touleyntobyparents]

Such a gentle girlie, took her to watch our boys hockey training lots of noise,shouting and fuss. She slept on a pile of coats. Then went into team teas for fuss and love and a few bits of cake I don't doubt!!

[touleyntobyparents]

Took Toby and Barley ou this evening for an off the lead test. We have 8 tennis courts at school completely fenced in 12ft all round so thought there was probably the best place, well this is where we trained Toby. The two of them had a great time they must have ran well over 30 laps, there was a lot of noise but no grumpiness. Barley doesn't know her name yet....not suprising as she has only had it since Friday!! So was not too responsive to that, however she was very responsive to my whistle and even more so to a flat shepherds whistle. By the end of the hour she was coming back for a treat I would say a good 60% of the time. So I am very happy as I feel we have made some progress. I am mindful however that though there were a few distractions outside of the fenced area, people, cars and noises inside she only had to contend with Toby and various balls,soft toys and chewy things. I am sure she will respond very well to recall training. So now we have 2 shattered dogs and one happy but tired human. x

[sallybeth]

What lovely updates !! Barley sounds as if she's going to be a dream doggie - if not already !!!

[touleyntobyparents]

She met a cat today..........errr the less said the better it is definitely not a cat friendly situation. Small dogs yes, children in multiples yes, supersized bones yes. Cats no. Recall training is still going well she is understanding that returning to a whistle means lots of love and cuddles and maybe a little bit of a treat. Awwww I wish we could win the lottery and buy a bigger house! problem is everyone else keeps buying tickets and the machine keeps picking the wrong numbers humph!

[touleyntobyparents]

Quite posh isn't she!

[silverlady44]

What a beautiful girl.

[sallybeth]

She's a very stately lady !!! Gorgeous !!!

[gilly73]

Oh how gorgeous is she.

How's she settling in? x x

[touleyntobyparents]

Update......
We went out this morning and I decided that(with a pocket full of sausages) Barley and I would go for an off the lead type of walk. So here we are 5 miles on and back home with no stresses no worries and a very tired Barley. It has taken practice for an hour a day since she has been with us of recall training in the tennis courts for the trust to build up but today felt like a real reward. Barley is sleeping all night through in her own bed, I would too though if I had a giant sized sheepskin! In the morning after breakfast and garden time they all (minis and maxis)come back up to bed for a cuddle and a read of emails/papers whatever. This I feel is beginning to be Barley's most favourite part of the day!! She will stay asleep on the bed all day if the mini dogs don't wake her for a game or I don't go grab her for a walk. Another first for Barley was playing with a toy. She is good at chasing and tearing about and that growly boxing type game with the others but didn't quite understand playing WITH anything so today she finally had a game with Didi the tiniest dog and an ear torn from and old soft toy. Hilarious as it was so small neither of them could really hold it except for in the tips of their front teeth. Barley is a brilliant,gentle and calm girlie. The pulling on the lead is almost non existant now(she still tries it a bit with Claire though) and she is as happy sitting in the coffee shop all morning hoovering up the crumbs as she is running in an oval, like on a racing track down on the pitches. She really is like having a friend.

[georgiesmum]

Such a great update, I'm so pleased she's such a happy girl after her rubbish start in life. It must be lovely to be rewarded with such progress in such a short time.
She's lovely. x

[Mimsmum]

Two wonderful families were short-listed for Barley and it was such a difficult decision which one to go with as both would equally have been the best home, but what swung it was that we could see one family being equally as happy and delighted to have one of Jess's pups.
Just a meeting to go now, but Barley is reserved to go and live in Kent. Another Kent contingent ladies. Oh... and so is Jess's pup going to Kent too. ;D

[wee_island]

Hurrrah!!! That's lovely news!
Kent's not too far from us.....maybe we'll get to meet her on a walkie sometime

[dominique]

;D ;D

[georgiesmum]

That's lovely news - for both the families and the dogs!
Great stuff :-)

[indysmum]

Brilliant news ;D

[sallyrolf]

Great news - what a lovely outcome.

Sally x

[touleyntobyparents]

and a little teeny tiny bit

[gilly73]

Oh this is fantastic news, Barley is so lovely and her new to be family must be so happy

[paganmilodog]

Please Jenny,

I'd like to order a boy version of Barley and he can come and live in Kent with us. In about two weeks please when I get back from holiday...no problem eh? Thank you in advance!

[Mimsmum]

Feb 9, 2010 21:54:28 GMT paganmilodog said:

Please Jenny,

I'd like to order a boy version of Barley and he can come and live in Kent with us. In about two weeks please when I get back from holiday...no problem eh? Thank you in advance!

Hmmm.