Pictures of your Dog

mancity2012_eamo said:
Ok. Looking for advice.
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It’s looking like I will be taking this handsome divil. A woman in work can’t keep him anymore apparently. Her daughter, living with her, has a new baby and they are afraid the dog will knock her over jumping up on her.

Red Setters are a very playful, active, some might say hyper, breed of dog so I understand her plight. I offered to take him, as we were starting to look to replace our beloved Boey. Dog Trust haven’t been back to me yet and we also had our name down with a Labrador dog breeder.

Anyway this dog goes by the name of Champ and he’ll be one year old in July.
We’ve had a discussion at home and I think we all want a name change if possible. “Cooper” seems to be a unanimous nomination.
Have any of you been in these circumstances when taking a rescue dog. Does a one year old dog adapt to a name change easily.

I’ve suggested using the name Champ but adding Cooper to any command and gradually phasing out the Champ part as he gets used to hearing Cooper.

Any tips?
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Champ sounds naff, I'm with you there. Cooper? Sounds better than Champ, but he doesn't look like a Cooper in the pictures.. I reckon he could pass for a Charlie (that begins c-h, staying with the Ch sound) so it might not confuse him as much. You've gotta ask yourself, what name are you comfortable screaming out when your dog is in a biting match with another dog
 
MellowJoe said:
Champ sounds naff, I'm with you there. Cooper? Sounds better than Champ, but he doesn't look like a Cooper in the pictures.. I reckon he could pass for a Charlie (that begins c-h, staying with the Ch sound) so it might not confuse him as much. You've gotta ask yourself, what name are you comfortable screaming out when your dog is in a biting match with another dog
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We work with a Charlie too.
Great guy, but if I said I was changing the dogs name to Charlie I’d say the piss taking in work would not be appreciated.

Pity. I like it and it’s a good idea.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Ok. Looking for advice.
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It’s looking like I will be taking this handsome divil. A woman in work can’t keep him anymore apparently. Her daughter, living with her, has a new baby and they are afraid the dog will knock her over jumping up on her.

Red Setters are a very playful, active, some might say hyper, breed of dog so I understand her plight. I offered to take him, as we were starting to look to replace our beloved Boey. Dog Trust haven’t been back to me yet and we also had our name down with a Labrador dog breeder.

Anyway this dog goes by the name of Champ and he’ll be one year old in July.
We’ve had a discussion at home and I think we all want a name change if possible. “Cooper” seems to be a unanimous nomination.
Have any of you been in these circumstances when taking a rescue dog. Does a one year old dog adapt to a name change easily.

I’ve suggested using the name Champ but adding Cooper to any command and gradually phasing out the Champ part as he gets used to hearing Cooper.

Any tips?
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I have had 3 dogs. First was 10 weeks old lab when I got her. Very intelligent. My other 2 dogs were 2 years old when I got them. Had no problems at all with them coming to a new home. Hope all goes well with Cooper.
 
55yr old teenager said:
I have had 3 dogs. First was 10 weeks old lab when I got her. Very intelligent. My other 2 dogs were 2 years old when I got them. Had no problems at all with them coming to a new home. Hope all goes well with Cooper.
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We’re excited and apprehensive at the same time. Boey was a fabulous dog. Big paws to fill. Hope this guy takes to us. Thought a new breed might be good so we don’t keep comparing him to our old Lab.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
We’re excited and apprehensive at the same time. Boey was a fabulous dog. Big paws to fill. Hope this guy takes to us. Thought a new breed might be good so we don’t keep comparing him to our old Lab.
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I get what you are saying. I lost one of my cavaliers last summer. I love the breed but will not get another as I would also be comparing it to my other dog. It's just not fair to the new dog to do that.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Ok. Looking for advice.
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It’s looking like I will be taking this handsome divil. A woman in work can’t keep him anymore apparently. Her daughter, living with her, has a new baby and they are afraid the dog will knock her over jumping up on her.

Red Setters are a very playful, active, some might say hyper, breed of dog so I understand her plight. I offered to take him, as we were starting to look to replace our beloved Boey. Dog Trust haven’t been back to me yet and we also had our name down with a Labrador dog breeder.

Anyway this dog goes by the name of Champ and he’ll be one year old in July.
We’ve had a discussion at home and I think we all want a name change if possible. “Cooper” seems to be a unanimous nomination.
Have any of you been in these circumstances when taking a rescue dog. Does a one year old dog adapt to a name change easily.

I’ve suggested using the name Champ but adding Cooper to any command and gradually phasing out the Champ part as he gets used to hearing Cooper.

Any tips?
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Glad it looks like you’ve got a new best friend mate, he’ll never replace Boey
but I’m sure he’s going to give you a lifetime of pleasure and he’s going to a great home.
Coincidentally, my youngest rescue Beagle was originally called ‘Copper’ and I immediately changed it to ‘Cooper’. I think a young dog will get used to any name
you give it, so I wouldnt worry about it , just choose an name that suits.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Ok. Looking for advice.
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It’s looking like I will be taking this handsome divil. A woman in work can’t keep him anymore apparently. Her daughter, living with her, has a new baby and they are afraid the dog will knock her over jumping up on her.

Red Setters are a very playful, active, some might say hyper, breed of dog so I understand her plight. I offered to take him, as we were starting to look to replace our beloved Boey. Dog Trust haven’t been back to me yet and we also had our name down with a Labrador dog breeder.

Anyway this dog goes by the name of Champ and he’ll be one year old in July.
We’ve had a discussion at home and I think we all want a name change if possible. “Cooper” seems to be a unanimous nomination.
Have any of you been in these circumstances when taking a rescue dog. Does a one year old dog adapt to a name change easily.

I’ve suggested using the name Champ but adding Cooper to any command and gradually phasing out the Champ part as he gets used to hearing Cooper.

Any tips?
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Cracking looking dog.

No tips though some friends had one years ago. It was called Blockhead as it was numb as a piss stone. Lovely dog just gormless.
 
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Aphex said:
Ellie. Disappeared 2007. She was 17. She wasn’t well, and I should have had her put to sleep but I couldn’t. I still miss her to this day. Such a lovely temperament and joyous.
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My childhood dog went missing when we were on holiday, she wasn’t well either, my uncle was looking after and she did a runner back in 1984, we never found her, I was devastated, to think she died on her own probably under a bush summer alone still breaks my heart today. She had been to Africa and back with us, RIP Snoozy.
 
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Daisy, on her way to the Forest Preserve for a walk!

14 years old and spry as you’d like!

She’s a Bichon Cocker. Legs and face of a Cocker, but body of a Bichon. When we let her coat grow in the winter, the Cocker disappears and she looks all Bichon…apart from being a bit “tall!”
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Ok. Looking for advice.
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It’s looking like I will be taking this handsome divil. A woman in work can’t keep him anymore apparently. Her daughter, living with her, has a new baby and they are afraid the dog will knock her over jumping up on her.

Red Setters are a very playful, active, some might say hyper, breed of dog so I understand her plight. I offered to take him, as we were starting to look to replace our beloved Boey. Dog Trust haven’t been back to me yet and we also had our name down with a Labrador dog breeder.

Anyway this dog goes by the name of Champ and he’ll be one year old in July.
We’ve had a discussion at home and I think we all want a name change if possible. “Cooper” seems to be a unanimous nomination.
Have any of you been in these circumstances when taking a rescue dog. Does a one year old dog adapt to a name change easily.

I’ve suggested using the name Champ but adding Cooper to any command and gradually phasing out the Champ part as he gets used to hearing Cooper.

Any tips?
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Any name with a ''Ch'' in it will do, and what's wrong with Champ? Sounds perfect too me.
 
Mancitydoogle said:
Glad it looks like you’ve got a new best friend mate, he’ll never replace Boey
but I’m sure he’s going to give you a lifetime of pleasure and he’s going to a great home.
Coincidentally, my youngest rescue Beagle was originally called ‘Copper’ and I immediately changed it to ‘Cooper’. I think a young dog will get used to any name
you give it, so I wouldnt worry about it , just choose an name that suits.
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Yes I would agree with that. Our dog Maxx was a rescue, sort of (long story) but we weren't even sure of his name when we got him, but some said he'd been known as Bruce at one stage which doesn't suit him at all. We tried calling him using that name but he never responded so I doubt it was true.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I don’t have a problem with the exercise. It’s one of the reasons my colleague didn’t have a problem with us taking him. She knows from our previous dog, that he will get lots of activity.
With my job, I get a lot of time off during court recess periods and am planning on getting into intensive basic training during this summer.

I don’t think Champ is used to being off a lead yet and I know this breed need regular cross country rambles where they can explore, as you say.
First off I want to teach him the basics, sit, stay, down, recall and am wondering if a name change is easy or even a good idea.
This breed of dog are intelligent but reach mental maturity a lot later than other breeds, or do I’ve read. Basically they think they’re still a pup at 3-5 years.
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Dogs need 3 things. Food, love and a routine. If you can give them that then you will all be happy.
There's no doubt that the red setter is a boisterous breed, and can be daft as a brush, but broken pots, jumping all over the furniture, slobber on the windows and, to steal a line off Weller, 2 paws in the balls are entertainment.
I only have 2 tips for you;
Until you can guarantee it will come back when called, regardless off what's going on around it, don't let it off the lead unless it's an enclosed space.
Don't give it 'high energy' grub like purina or some of the other brands.
 
Arthur is such a poser.
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