Troy - New Pictures 07/03/12

Moving away from all the traumic things, here are some shots of Troy

He is very handsome.

That is some chew stick

He is very handsome

He's a gorgeous looking boy!

And I agree, that's some chew!

he's adorable btw; nice crate. looks perfect for him.

He has a lovely wee face Although, it'll only be a matter of time before he is zooming around taking out your knees with that chew!

linzy wrote:Although, it'll only be a matter of time before he is zooming around taking out your knees with that chew!

He is gorgeous. he has a sweet face.

gorgeous boy and im always fond of a brindle!

Nice pics ! I'm forever buying that size rawhide!! Lasts about 3days then its gone!! Just found a large rawhide ring (circle) that lasted a week and was only 2.50 instead of 6pound for them big ones!

We used to get those kind of raw hide chews for Rocky but he only wanted to take them outside and bury them. He would never eat them.

We just get the small hide twists now which he is OK with and will eat.

aww Troy looks like a lovely fella.

far out.... I have NEVER seen a rawhide chew that size!!

I think Troy is going to be one very spoilt boy.... and why not !

ah lovely pictures of troy,hope he is settling in a bit now

Lovely pics, I really hope he settles in soon, it looks like it from the pics

Awwww ... he's gorgeous

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Aw Troy is a beauty. luvin the pics

kathytake2 wrote:He is very handsome.

That is some chew stick

jstaff wrote:He is very handsome

Thank you )

Caryll wrote:He's a gorgeous looking boy!

And I agree, that's some chew!

Thanks. Yeah, pretty big chew stick! Think it was only £8 at Pets At Home. I take it off him though because I'm sure he would finish it in one sitting!

I gave him a small one the other day and he didn't stop until it was gone. Should I limit is normal food a little when he has treats like this?

Herman's Human wrote:he's adorable btw; nice crate. looks perfect for him.

Thanks. I have crated him a few times now, cries for a bit but is relaxed when I get home and his bedding ain't chewed or anything.

linzy wrote:He has a lovely wee face Although, it'll only be a matter of time before he is zooming around taking out your knees with that chew!

Haha. He already butts the radiators and scrapes all the landing walls going up the stairs with it!

Ty wrote:He is gorgeous. he has a sweet face.

Thank you.

blaze wrote:gorgeous boy and im always fond of a brindle!

So many different combo's of colours, I'd love one of each! But once you bond with a dog, you don't care in the end.

Banksy wrote:Nice pics ! I'm forever buying that size rawhide!! Lasts about 3days then its gone!! Just found a large rawhide ring (circle) that lasted a week and was only 2.50 instead of 6pound for them big ones!

Yeah, I can imagine they don't take long for a Staffy to finish! Troy doesn't stop! Do you limit his normals meals when letting him go wild on such a large rawhide?

kathytake2 wrote:We used to get those kind of raw hide chews for Rocky but he only wanted to take them outside and bury them. He would never eat them.

We just get the small hide twists now which he is OK with and will eat.

Troy eats them, but he doesn't like it being out of site so carries it around everywhere lol

vanessa wrote:
aww Troy looks like a lovely fella.

far out.... I have NEVER seen a rawhide chew that size!!

I think Troy is going to be one very spoilt boy.... and why not !

Thanks.

stella wrote:ah lovely pictures of troy,hope he is settling in a bit now

Yeah seems to be. I shut doors behind me every now and again so he knows it is normal. Sometimes he'll just start playing with a toy, but still moans a bit. He is fine in his crate over night too. Stops him getting restless and roaming around.

janey wrote:

Lovely pics, I really hope he settles in soon, it looks like it from the pics

He's settling in a bit now. Thanks.

Andy wrote:Awwww ... he's gorgeous

Thanks.

Pado wrote:Thats one LUCKY dog !! ... Love ALL the pics ... Love Troy he's such a handsome dog and he just moved UP in Life

Thank you. I hope so. Won't be around as long as I would like but will give him the best life possible. Don't think his past life was too great.

roxyrocket wrote:Aw Troy is a beauty. luvin the pics

Thank you.

He is gorgeous, such a lovely face. I've never seen a chew that size either, it's huge

Thanks.

I just noticed in the earlier pictures that the little bad patch on his face looked red. It seems to be drying / healing over now.

Hopefully the change of food has contributed and we can clear up his skin issue.

Nice looking boy!! His crate looks a good size and he looks chilled in it!

Great piks!!!

Lovely pictures! He is going to be such a happy guy getting spoiled like he should!

Thanks all,

Here are a few more:

On the way to the park.




At the park lol





Little friend he met. Apparently a Staffy / Pitbull mix.




Showing off his chest:



And a ball he stole in the park lol

They are great shots. How long did the football last??

He's adorable!

great pics! thank you! >< to lil' Troy

wonderful photos..he is looking really good., and I would say he loved his walk to the park! Loved the photo with his mouth all squashed up against the ball... what a bonus finding that!

kathytake2 wrote:They are great shots. How long did the football last??

Thanks.

I've still got the ball! He likes to shred things to bits and there were pieces of the ball all over the house so I took it off him!

CatStina wrote:He's adorable!

Thanks!

Herman's Human wrote: great pics! thank you! >< to lil' Troy

Hee, cheers.

vanessa wrote:

wonderful photos..he is looking really good., and I would say he loved his walk to the park! Loved the photo with his mouth all squashed up against the ball... what a bonus finding that!

Hahaha. Well we never really 'found it', some boys gave it to us after he already snatched it. They said it was almost flat anyway haha.

Few more pictures of Troy.

If you look at this first picture which is from the day I got him and the picture after taken yesterday, you can see how much better condition he seems.

Picture from the day I got him:



And yesterday:



And a couple of shots with my brothers puppy. They get on well.

great pics Troy does look like he's improved

It looks like Troy is coming along very well and responding to all your hard work. Keep it up you are doing very well and will have a dog to envy.

Aww Troy is looking soo good.
Well done you are doing a great job by the looks of him.

Hes a handsome little dude. Looks in great shape already.

Troy is so cute and that bone will last him forever

Thanks a lot everyone.

Hopefully I can get some more muscle put on him in regards to his rear. Looks a bit slim to me, got a long lead now so he can do some more running when playing fetch.

I actually thought he had quite a big bum! Are you not going to let him off the lead? You should take him to an enclosed field and see what his recall is like. Make sure its not too big and check the fencing. The first time I took Romeo out I had read all these things about how you shouldn't let the dog off the lead till it was a year old. I just thought 'sod it' and let him off. He just gambled around and was fine. It was a lot harder to get him to recall when near other dogs-so it would be best to put him back on lead when you see other dogs and train him in a quiet field.

I used the long lead today but never kept hold of it. Threw sticks and balls for him etc and his recall is really good. Just not if he see's another dog or a person on a bike lol. He is just interested in what things are a lot.

Troy sounds like a typical staffy to me..Winston is normally great with recall..BUT if something catches his eye it can take abit longer than usual!

Longer than usual in an understatement..it would mean me running after Troy