meet riley :)

As some of you are aware my ex and i were looking for a rescue home for a dog for her to look after. she has been around marley and decided she wanted to have a dog but not just any dog, a rescue dog and nothing else... she is a nurse so guess thats the caring side in her today we went to see a fine boy called Riley who needs a new home as owners are moveing to a place were no dogs allowed. a good friend pointed them our way as they knew we were looking.
He is a staffy mastiff cross which i am ashamed got me a bit worried but today we met him, his little 6 yr boy owner couldnt come as he too upset at loosing his dog. i nearly cried myself..and that dont happen often.
so folks meet riley

he is such the sweetest thing ever, he played with marley and his brother and two staffy friends and unlike the rest didnt raise a tooth. the girls gave him a bit of a hard time but he just took it and turned the other cheek.
we have decided to set up a fb page so that the lil guy can see his dog still and as I take marley to see his bro every two weeks they are welcome to come see riley as well. I cant wait to have this fella around here, the owners have nick named him scooby doo cos of his nature and boy is he sweet. if claire hadnt of taken him he was coming home with me thats for sure as he and marley got on like a house on fire. He has a heart as big as his stature. I cant beleive how soft and loving this dog is, marley was puppy nipping him and he just took it and licked him back like he was a mum...awsome dog

My ex has rearranged the house about a thousand times since we got back and i just know they are gonna make a great pair together. secreatly if she haddent have taken him i was gonna lol, dont tell anyone though pls

Wow, he's a beauty! And such a big boy!

How old is he?

Hi Riley, he is very handsome.

Will your ex be joining us ??

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hes 3 years old so done growing now. cute thing is he still plays like a pup but is so so gentle, the pups nip away but he just tonges them back which is funny but oh so cute. i might dog nap him from the ex

kathytake2 wrote:
Will your ex be joining us ??

oh yeah you can count on that

That's great we look forward to her intro and pics of course.

Thats great, you, the pup and the ex

Nice to hear your amicable Xx

Well done on the rescue. Looking forward to lots of pics

my ex is my best mate, i will never do anything wrong by her and when it comes to dogs they sit on the same level as her, dont say a word you lot lol. She always wanted a dog but never thought she could manage one with her work shifts.
I agreed she shouldnt take a pup but no reason not to take an adult dog. and if that was the case she should take in a dog that needed a home. she agreed with me and we been looking for a while now but had more stringent rules than most..
1/ she has our 3 chinchilla girls
2/ she has 2 house rabbits

she needed a docile dog that would get on with em, if after a few months it didnt work out the dog would come to me and i would foster it for her so it had to get on with marley.

With Riley all boxes ticked, gentle giant aint the word for him and we pick him up on sat.

Kathy, i see your only in bedfordshire, if you ever want to meet for a walkies with em all im well up for it

I really wish there were more people around like you & your ex!!

aww ty caryll buy when you concider he has to leave this to come to us its still very heart breaking current owners are fantastic just more a cruel twist of fate tbh they gonna miss him so much

Although it is sad for the family Riley looks like being a grand addition to your family. Cant see the pictures on the work network but will have a peek later.

he looks completely darling

He's stunning

he is a fantastic dog. and everyone was saying how dappy he is or how soft etc which is nice but i looked in his eyes and i see an intelligent calm dog. he didnt even play bite just wobbled his lips on the pups which was funny but shows maturaty and restraint to not get caught up in the excitment which really drew me to him.
I'm sure Claire is going to have the perfect companion with Riley and hope they have many happy years together. soo glad he isnt going to end up in a shelter.
Going to donate the cash we saved up for adopting to the local rescue center and spend this weekend, buying treats, toys and walking the boys.
We have a staffsky reunion at end of Feb were all Marleys siblings and parents are geting together, Claire is going to bring Riley along too so expect loads of pics last time we had half the areas dog owners turn up which was well cool, cant wait

Looking forward to the pics

Sounds like she got a winner. Riley sounds like he not only has great temperament but is a calm, well adjusted and in all ways perfect boy. Congrats and I agree that is he is ever nabbed she's going to look at your house first.

Good on you for donating the money to the shelter.

We are in the north of Bedfordshire (my hubby me and Rocky) would be great to meet you all sometime, would have to find a mutual meeting place halfway between us if OK with all of you.

he's beautiful. i love the mastiff cross bet he's a big boy.