In Ben Fogel’s new book he states that Labradors are “Kind, loyal, diligent, hardworking, biddable, gentle and faithful: I may be biased, but it’s no surprise that the Labrador is by far the most popular breed in the UK and indeed the world. One estimate puts the population in this country at more than 500,000. Jack Russell terriers, the second favourite, number 376,000.
I think many of us choose our dogs on the basis that we think they reflect our own personalities. They are like hairy ambassadors for the people we would like to be and this must be one reason families choose the Labrador as a role model for their children”.
Personally, I love all dogs but have probably looked after more Labradors, Retrievers, Standard Poodles and Lurchers than any other types of dogs during my lifetime. And I have to say I heartily agree with Ben Fogel’s assessment of the Labrador. Ella and Lottie epitomise the traits of this breed being very kind, loyal, biddable, gentle, faithful, fun and good looking to boot. Both Ella and Lottie come from good Labrador Retriever stock and have soft mouths, Ella particularly likes to carry anything that belongs to her owner Anne softly in her mouth, around the house and you’d never know the item had ever been in a dogs mouth at all! Lottie likes to carry a toy duck around in her mouth but is much more the hunting dog type and has been known to kill small animals such as field mice, squirrels and other small animals, so has to be kept on the lead near ducks! Lottie loves a good run in the forest with the many and varied scents that prevail there, luckily she comes back very quickly and obediently to the call of her name. Ella also loves woods, grass fields and flowers and although she has unfortunately had cancer, treatment for which made her put on weight she loves a good run out in the countryside and jumps into the back seat of the car very readily!
We greatly enjoyed looking after Ella and Lottie for Anne and Steve and would happily look after them again any time this is needed in the future. A more happy go lucky dog is hard to find and these two particularly are a joy to behold.
We’re spending the festive season with Cosmo the West Sussex spaniel. He’s a wonderful fellow, very chilled at 15 months old. He loves his food, walks, rides in the car, all people and every dog he encounters. A more happy, cheerful fellow it would be hard to find. It’s a great pleasure looking after him in Langton Green just outside Tunbridge Wells in Sussex. We’ve walked into Tunbridge and had coffee and sandwiches and he was perfect. And we celebrated my birthday in a pub with my 95-year-old Dad and Cosmo sat at my feet the whole time and was no bother at all. If all our dog housesits are this well behaved it will be an absolute pleasure to look after our doggy and other furry friends.
As with most Cockapoo’s I like to jump and jump, just for the joy of life and all, walking on my hind-legs like a Meerkat. I love all humans, other dogs and am very, very curious! Quite intelligent, I always want to know what you are doing, getting into cupboards, the fridge, digging holes and generally creating mischief, my cute face, curly fur, and soft pleading brown eyes means I often get away with murder! At present I’m walked on my lead and harness, as I’m only 15 months old, but, I hope this will change in time, as I love to run and play, looking into forests as the smells of wild animals really attract me. Favourite foods are chicken and cheese, but I’ll eat anything you please. I’m lucky as I live in a house with three sons and they all love to play ball with me and take me for walks too. I’m presently being taken care of by Christina and Adrian in my own home and we’ve been on lots of walks and I’ve even been tired out some days so I’ve slept on Christina’s knee whilst watching the television.
8 May 2019
Ella and Lottie – May 2019
In Ben Fogel’s new book he states that Labradors are “Kind, loyal, diligent, hardworking, biddable, gentle and faithful: I may be biased, but it’s no surprise that the Labrador is by far the most popular breed in the UK and indeed the world. One estimate puts the population in this country at more than 500,000. Jack Russell terriers, the second favourite, number 376,000.
I think many of us choose our dogs on the basis that we think they reflect our own personalities. They are like hairy ambassadors for the people we would like to be and this must be one reason families choose the Labrador as a role model for their children”.
Personally, I love all dogs but have probably looked after more Labradors, Retrievers, Standard Poodles and Lurchers than any other types of dogs during my lifetime. And I have to say I heartily agree with Ben Fogel’s assessment of the Labrador. Ella and Lottie epitomise the traits of this breed being very kind, loyal, biddable, gentle, faithful, fun and good looking to boot. Both Ella and Lottie come from good Labrador Retriever stock and have soft mouths, Ella particularly likes to carry anything that belongs to her owner Anne softly in her mouth, around the house and you’d never know the item had ever been in a dogs mouth at all! Lottie likes to carry a toy duck around in her mouth but is much more the hunting dog type and has been known to kill small animals such as field mice, squirrels and other small animals, so has to be kept on the lead near ducks! Lottie loves a good run in the forest with the many and varied scents that prevail there, luckily she comes back very quickly and obediently to the call of her name. Ella also loves woods, grass fields and flowers and although she has unfortunately had cancer, treatment for which made her put on weight she loves a good run out in the countryside and jumps into the back seat of the car very readily!
We greatly enjoyed looking after Ella and Lottie for Anne and Steve and would happily look after them again any time this is needed in the future. A more happy go lucky dog is hard to find and these two particularly are a joy to behold.