cycas Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Here she is: She gets tired quite quickly at the moment, but I have a feeling that in a couple of weeks we are going to have one rather fit and active little corgiperson to rehome. She has already had a go at having a run with Mollydog and though obviously she can't get close to the hounds, she is not a giver-up and she keeps trotting away on those tiny legs when the hounds are starting to think that actually it's past time for a nice sit-down and a snack... Our neighbour down the road asked if she was on her hols from Buckingham Palace. She came with the most amazing HUGE bag of treats: there are 3 hundred-packs, plus bags and bags and bags of puffed jerky, dried meat sticks and other treats. Obviously, she has spurned all of them and would rather have tripe sticks from our Big Box O' Tripe... Oh, and I almost forgot - four enormous packs of frozen liver. I imagine if she were a greedy dog she'd be absolutely spherical, as her elderly owner has apparently not been able to walk her for some time. Anyway, I am not really a little dog person so I hope I am feeding her suitable amounts. She won't touch kibble at the moment, she's used to tinned Butcher's so I am giving her a bit more than a tin of that a day plus a few bits of tripe to chew for her teeth. Butcher's says a tin a day for a 5kilo active dog, and she must be about 10Kg ish I'd guess but then I do want her to lose a bit as she is a tad porky. I don't think she's quite corgi sized, I think she's crossed with something a bit smaller as her legs are quite fine. She's been ever so quiet and polite since she arrived, but when I got out the squeaky bone it all went out of the window and she yelled loudly at me to throw the bone throw the bone throw the bone... I'll post pics of that when I've got them off the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel n Hardy Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 awww she is luffley more pics please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 at her going mad when you got her fave toy out. She sounds wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 what avery sweet little girl,sounds a real character too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greygal Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 She looks and sounds gorgeous. Someone is going to fall really hard for her I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted July 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Ickle Susie Shortlegs is not feeling well today, she keeps drinking and bringing up the water again. She was fine yesterday and doesn't seem too distressed, just a bit sleepy and not very energetic - so I'm hoping it's nothing major. Giant Ears at half mast and Face of Woe :-( I did take some pics of her earlier this week though which are more typical! This hideous red and yellow thing squeaks. She thinks it is the best thing EVER! TUGGY! Did I mention that shes very very small...? Trying to keep up with the hounds: All together: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 She is lovely. I'm sure she'll get snapped up quickly, especially as she is cat friendly (I love the picture of her with your kitty, who looks totally bemused by the pesky dogs!). Anyway, I am not really a little dog person so I hope I am feeding her suitable amounts. She won't touch kibble at the moment, she's used to tinned Butcher's so I am giving her a bit more than a tin of that a day plus a few bits of tripe to chew for her teeth. Butcher's says a tin a day for a 5kilo active dog, and she must be about 10Kg ish I'd guess but then I do want her to lose a bit as she is a tad porky. I don't think she's quite corgi sized, I think she's crossed with something a bit smaller as her legs are quite fine. Tess is about cocker spaniel sized, so quite small, and I feed her two sachets a day of James Wellbeloved. I also mix in some biscuits and sprinkle a couple of treats over the top to entice her to eat it. According to the guidelines on the back of the packet I should be feeding her five a day, which is ridiculous. I used to give her three a day, but she was looking quite rotund, so I cut it back. I would imagine Susie would probably need the same, so a tin should be plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 She is adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickentikka Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Oh wow Susie Shortlegs is a bit of a doll I don't do little dogs but she's so lovely I also know nothing about feeding little things so not much help. Hope she is feeling less woe and icky tomorrow and is back to the squeaky toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoT Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 I hope she's feeling better soon, Victoria. Her face looks very JRTy on some of the photos, I think. She's a doll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted July 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 She's not eaten anything at all today, the poor sad little womble, and she skipped the evening walk too. I actually took her to the vet in the end as I was worried she might have an obstruction, since her behaviour had changed so dramatically and she had vomited so many times. Vet reckons it's not a blockage though, thankfully, so Fingers crossed she can manage a tiny bit of chicken tomorrow. On the plus side, the vet thinks she is actually about the right weight, she's just got a bit more pudge than muscle, and walking should help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbladez Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Poor lickle Susie, paws crossed you start feeling better soon. Woody has stopped eating aswell.. Dogs.. wouldn't live without em!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesB Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Poor little girl. I hope she's feeling a bit better today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greygal Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Hope Susie is feeling better today and eating again. Maybe it was the excitement of too much hound chasing or just the heat made her feel a bit out of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Hope that Susie and Woody are both feeling lots better today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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