Update!!!

Hello Everyone - So we picked up Boris on Friday

It's been manic but he seems to be starting to settle now. He was an escape artist on the first night, even after we tied his doors up on his crate he still got out (still not 100% on how as doors were still tied) so we have zip-tied the entire crate now and have to zip-tie his door every night.

Here's some pictures

Congratulations! Boris is a stunner

janey wrote:

Congratulations! Boris is a stunner

Thank you I personally think he's bloody lush xx

Boris looks pretty happy with his new life.

The Tedster lays between my legs like that as well, so funny when they are upside down and you get that great staffy smile.

Well done Boris enjoy your new home

Simon & The Tedster

Aw he's lovely!! Looks like he has made himself right at home Happy days

simoninwales wrote:Boris looks pretty happy with his new life.

The Tedster lays between my legs like that as well, so funny when they are upside down and you get that great staffy smile.

Well done Boris enjoy your new home

Simon & The Tedster

I truely hope Boris is enjoying his new life.

This is him right this second!!

Boris looks very chilled out there despite escaping from his crate, maybe that's why he is chilled out

eleanor_x wrote:

simoninwales wrote:Boris looks pretty happy with his new life.

The Tedster lays between my legs like that as well, so funny when they are upside down and you get that great staffy smile.

Well done Boris enjoy your new home

Simon & The Tedster

I truely hope Boris is enjoying his new life.

This is him right this second!!

Yep, that looks about right, I lost the left hand side of my sofa as well the first night Teddy came home.

I am laying full length on the sofa working right now and Tedster is parked down the side of me snoring his head off.

Simon & The Tedster

Aww boris is a handsome boy, great pics, looks like he's settled in

he had to choose the black sofa though didn't he. Not the patterned one which would have hidden the dog hairs

Boris looks very settled indeed. Gorgeous:D

Inezmaria70 wrote:Boris looks very settled indeed. Gorgeous:D

Thank you xx

Boris is very handsome! He looks right at home on that couch, very cute

congrats on your new addition

Don't want to be a party pooper but have you though about the safety implications of his crate door being zip tied in the event of a fire etc I would look for another solution

Dave wrote:

Don't want to be a party pooper but have you though about the safety implications of his crate door being zip tied in the event of a fire etc   I would look for another solution

Same as Dave said, something like a snap hook would be much better and quick to get off should you need to.

Boris is a good looking fella! as for the sofa, well you can forget about black clothes from now on as well lol

Dave wrote:congrats on your new addition

Don't want to be a party pooper but have you though about the safety implications of his crate door being zip tied in the event of a fire etc   I would look for another solution

It's what I was advised by the behaviourist/trainer - Cause he will chew my sofas apart if there's a fire i'll carry the whole thing out with him in it

It won't be permanent, just until he learns it's his postive space and he stays in there on his own x

Nathan wrote:

Dave wrote:

Don't want to be a party pooper but have you though about the safety implications of his crate door being zip tied in the event of a fire etc   I would look for another solution

Same as Dave said, something like a snap hook would be much better and quick to get off should you need to.

Boris is a good looking fella! as for the sofa, well you can forget about black clothes from now on as well lol

we'll need about 15 snap hooks for him to say in there x

Lovely dog, you're all lucky !

Awesome, you got him finally I was wondering how you were getting on. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Boris from now on. He looks very happy!

Ah he's gorgeous Such a sweet little face! Also not meaning to be a party pooper.. but just wondering, is Boris crate trained or was he just shut in there all night straight away for his first night? Sounds like he may be panicking a bit, and could do himself some real damage Biscuit had a panic like this one night when she was in her crate and there was a thunderstorm and she felt like she couldn't get out.. cut all of her mouth open trying to bend the bars open!!

Yay, congratulations on your new addition, he is gorgeous

This is just a bit of sillyness

Looking back at the photos, Boris is suffering from what we call "Foxy Ear"

Let me explain, it all comes from this photo of The Tedster



His ears are straight up like a fox, The Tedster can hold his ears like this while standing on all fours but it is more common when he is laying down like Boris is in this photo



Like I suspect a lot of you do, I talk to my dog on a 1 to 1 human basis, like he understands every word I say (which he does)

So when he is laying like Boris is and his ears or ear stand/stands erect like that the conversaton goes something like this

"Oh dear we are suffering from Foxy Ear, but only one" followed by strokeing and scratching around the ear area by me.

Sorry, I probably shouldn't be allowed out with normal people.

Simon & The Tedster

He is lovely, he has a really geniune expression on his face. how on earth did he get out of a locked crate? Weird!