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Meet Norman

(68 Posts)
glassortwo Fri 10-May-13 13:38:28

Hes home, has investigated the garden, had a roll around and now asleep at my feet.

Sook Fri 10-May-13 18:36:42

What a handsome boy glass may you have lots of years of happiness with him.

glammanana Fri 10-May-13 18:37:19

gracesmum they could all become doggy-pals together couldn't they with the lovely dogs we all have as friends.

j08 Fri 10-May-13 18:40:10

Oh those ears! #wanthtatdoggie

j08 Fri 10-May-13 18:40:28

Dogs bite me.

moomin Fri 10-May-13 18:44:00

He's gorgeous glass ! Have a lovely weekend with him

inthefields Fri 10-May-13 19:34:38

Just gorgeous Glassfortwo :-)
Hav 2 Field Spaniels here who would just love to teach him some games smile

inthefields Fri 10-May-13 19:35:07

or even "have" blush

glassortwo Fri 10-May-13 21:08:15

He seems quite settled, early days but fingers crossed. smile

glassortwo Fri 10-May-13 21:10:03

jingle if you could have seen the colour he has come back from his walk you wouldnt want a cuddle grin

j08 Fri 10-May-13 22:59:10

grin I think he is going to be a very lucky dog this time..smile

Grannygreyhips Sat 11-May-13 19:02:09

He's gorgeous! He looks as though he's enjoying life. Give him a cuddle from me and a woof from Hamish my Cocker.

Tegan Sat 11-May-13 19:10:44

Don't see many field spaniels around these days.

whenim64 Sat 11-May-13 19:26:59

He's lovely glass. Those long-eared dogs with sad eyes do have a way of endearing themselves, don't they? Here's my Nell - sitting on the furniture at the dogminder's house, which she knows she shouldn't do in mine! grin

glammanana Sat 11-May-13 19:47:08

OH when she's a love same colours as my old Bonnie she had a fondness for creeping on to the settee when no one was watching you could feel how warm the cushion was as soon as you went into the room,well glass get yourself loaded up with doggy shampoo after all those messy walkies.grin

baubles Sat 11-May-13 20:42:10

He is beautiful glass enjoy smile

glassortwo Sat 11-May-13 21:21:58

when she is adorable, my parents in law had a basset called Sally... she was a right floosie when in heat she would back up to the gate shock but such a character.

Norman has been a joy he is so well behaved, but I am at the wondering stage why did they send him for rehoming,,..... time will tell but oh he is a joy smile

glassortwo Sat 11-May-13 21:24:18

glamma I need to put a shipping order in for shampoo I think, the family have had Norman out today twice and done about 8 miles and he is very muddy, ohhhh I have to keep that up next week when they are at work.

Ana Sat 11-May-13 21:27:05

Just don't take him anywhere muddy, glass! grin

glassortwo Sat 11-May-13 21:44:14

ana we live on the edge of a large wood so keeping clean is just impossible. smile

yogagran Sat 11-May-13 21:52:57

glass regarding your post at 21.21.58 about his excellent behaviour at the moment. I've had a few "rescue" dogs, currently on number 4 and I've also had quite a bit of experience of working with rescue associations and re-homing dogs.
I reckon that they go through a phase that they are on their best behaviour because they're not at all sure how you're going to react to them. Once they get their feet under the table and feel at home then they usually start testing the boundaries, but as long as you're consistent, firm and kind to him I'm sure all will be well.
Anyway - I think you've got a lot of doggy experience so I hope you don't think that I'm poking my nose in.

whenim64 Sat 11-May-13 21:54:42

It's the ears with cockers and bassets - they attract mud and fluff. My Nell likes to dip hers in puddles, but our cocker Sweep accumulated more debris as her hair grew, which doesn't happen with bassets. Get Norman a hairnet, glass grin

glassortwo Sat 11-May-13 22:00:11

yoga I am waiting for the good behaviour to slip a little, but we will deal with it when it happens, we have tried to set the boundries and up to now Norman has kept to them. wink

when Sally needed a hairnet her ears would be into everything... it was the ear fling afterwards when you had to duck to miss the spray grin not quite sure if a hairnet is quite Norman grin

glassortwo Mon 13-May-13 12:48:32

Well Norman has been on his best behaviour over the weekend, so far so good. wink He is finding his way back into the family room every morning from his bed, so as you come downstairs he is sat with his bot on the stool and his front legs on the floor..... how he gets back into the room I am not sure, but its a funny sight seeing him sat upright. grin

glammanana Mon 13-May-13 13:19:34

glass he sounds as though he has really settled in to all the home comforts on offer to him,I've just had Barney in the shower as he went down to the beach this am with mr.g. he rolled in the damp sand and was covered in it,ears/paws/long hair he is now sulking in his bed after I chased him about with the hairdryer.The things we do ? now to clean the shower !! grin

glassortwo Mon 13-May-13 14:16:45

glamma I can just see Barney running away from the hairdryer. grin