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Sporky

306 miles of driving today resulted in Chateau Sporky gaining its first ever dog. Meet Sprocket. Isn't she a sweetie?

Phil_aka_Pip

He's cute

Sporky

She's a she!

But yes. Also incredibly heavy, very energetic and inexplicably terrified of her own food bowl.

mudslide73

He's lovely. Sprocket Sporky has a nice ring to it too

strtdv

Unusually pixelated for a dog but otherwise lovely. Sprocket is a great name too

Sporky

She's surprisingly difficult to photograph - that's the best so far and was done from Lady BMcH's tablet. Phones and actual cameras are too interesting and need close-up investigation.

boogieman

Awww, cute! What breed is she Monsieur Sporkage?

TTony

She's grown a bit already!

Puppies are good things.  We could do with another draw-dog too.

Sporky

She is an Old English Sheepdog.

There was protracted negotiation; Lady BMcH wanted as large a dog as possible, I wanted as furry a dog as possible, so from Wolfhound vs Spaniel we ended up converging on Old English Sheepdog.

Phil_aka_Pip

Sorry, SHE's cute. She looks as if there's sheepdog in her family tree

digitalscream

Good work, sir!

However, you should probably get used to being herded around the house for the next decade or so.

Sporky

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Sorry, SHE's cute. She looks as if there's sheepdog in her family tree

No probs. It's not easy to tell.

There's an awful lot of sheepdog in her heritage - including Digby himself.

Deadman

Hehe, she's gorgeous. Good PAS.

Bogwhoppit

What a good looking boy

randomhandclaps

Sporky said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Sorry, SHE's cute. She looks as if there's sheepdog in her family tree

No probs. It's not easy to tell.

I think it's more that Norfolk folk aren't too fussy either way.

What an absolute cutie.  Congratulations.

thumpingrug

I had two OE Sheepdogs in my youth.  Incredibly loyal and gentle animals.   Great fun to have around.    Enjoy.

Sporky

She does seem very fond of us already.

Moss

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

TTony

Sporky said:

She does seem very fond of us already.

Feeding her will have that effect.

digitalscream

Sporky said:

She's a she!

But yes. Also incredibly heavy, very energetic and inexplicably terrified of her own food bowl.

Oh, one thing - the food bowl thing is quite common, and usually results from having one that's either shiny (they see their face in it and get spooked) or clatters as they move it around.

I'd advise getting a heavy, rubber-footed ceramic slow-feeding bowl (helps prevent bloat/gastric torsion too). Solved the problem for our Akita.

Sporky

It is shiny and clatters a little. She doesn't mind the identical water bowl though!