Codie arrives!!!
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:44 pm
Well hello everyone, I am now back on line after moving house!!!. We have left a four bed house and moved to a two bed bungalow - the only saving grace is that we have a garden for our TWO doggies. Yes not only do we cope with the most strenuous move of my life, no thanks to Mr K, but we have a new arrival in our family as well.
Whilst talking to Jan on the phone a few weeks ago, I casually asked her was she busy at the kennels? Lethal!!! For a while now we had both been considering another golden but weren't sure how our Gordon would cope. Anyway Jan just happened to mention that she had a little girl in who she thought would be great with our Gordon. I said OK, finished our conversation and put the phone down. Told Bob what Jan had said, and yes you guessed it phoned Jan back, but I did wait until the morning. Jan told us that Codie was nearly eight years old and was good with other dogs. I said we would go and see her over the weekend, well we didn't get that far, and on the Friday morning I rang Jan to ask if we could see Codie that afternoon, of course the answer was yes. So off we set with Gordon in the car with us. First of all Bob and I met Codie, and took her off for a walk, then under Jan's guidance Bob kept hold of Codie and I got Gordon out of the car. We just all walked, and sniffed, together. I asked Jan what she thought, and she felt everything would be OK but of course it was for us to decide. Well she had to come home with us didn't she. Both Gordon and Codie jumped in the back of the car, and there was not a murmur on the way home. When we got back things were generally OK, and if I'd not been there I'm sure things would have been a lot better. For the first two days I was on the phone to Jan almost on the hour, every hour, whenever Gordon and Codie did something I wasn't sure about. All Jan kept saying was get on with your own life and leave them to it - and do you know IT'S WORKED!!! Codie has settled really well, although she does snore very loudly, is a pig for everybody's food, and thieves anything she can find that remotely smells of food. Gordon is just like a gentle giant with her, if she pinches his toy he will try for about 30 seconds to get it back and then gives up. They are just getting to the stage where they are starting to cuddle up together at night. I will try to get some pictures for you all, but if I can't we'll see you at the fun day. A big thankyou to Jan, you knew it would work!!! Carole xx
Whilst talking to Jan on the phone a few weeks ago, I casually asked her was she busy at the kennels? Lethal!!! For a while now we had both been considering another golden but weren't sure how our Gordon would cope. Anyway Jan just happened to mention that she had a little girl in who she thought would be great with our Gordon. I said OK, finished our conversation and put the phone down. Told Bob what Jan had said, and yes you guessed it phoned Jan back, but I did wait until the morning. Jan told us that Codie was nearly eight years old and was good with other dogs. I said we would go and see her over the weekend, well we didn't get that far, and on the Friday morning I rang Jan to ask if we could see Codie that afternoon, of course the answer was yes. So off we set with Gordon in the car with us. First of all Bob and I met Codie, and took her off for a walk, then under Jan's guidance Bob kept hold of Codie and I got Gordon out of the car. We just all walked, and sniffed, together. I asked Jan what she thought, and she felt everything would be OK but of course it was for us to decide. Well she had to come home with us didn't she. Both Gordon and Codie jumped in the back of the car, and there was not a murmur on the way home. When we got back things were generally OK, and if I'd not been there I'm sure things would have been a lot better. For the first two days I was on the phone to Jan almost on the hour, every hour, whenever Gordon and Codie did something I wasn't sure about. All Jan kept saying was get on with your own life and leave them to it - and do you know IT'S WORKED!!! Codie has settled really well, although she does snore very loudly, is a pig for everybody's food, and thieves anything she can find that remotely smells of food. Gordon is just like a gentle giant with her, if she pinches his toy he will try for about 30 seconds to get it back and then gives up. They are just getting to the stage where they are starting to cuddle up together at night. I will try to get some pictures for you all, but if I can't we'll see you at the fun day. A big thankyou to Jan, you knew it would work!!! Carole xx