14th January

Kye made it all the way down to the garden this morning before he squatted to pee, (yes, he still pees like a girlie, and yes, we have to negotiate the drive way from the side door to reach the garden!) We would never pass a homecheck!

Kye

Most of the Staffords with their obsessive nature, are fine doing this off lead after a while but new/ young dogs we have to take on the lead. It is crazy in a way, but actually works well as you get to do some lead training. My RSPCA friend cannot believe we live like that and cope with so many rescue dogs. So much for the people who say when they win the lottery they will take in all the unwanted Staffies.
Good job not all of us waited for that!

Once reached my garden is 300 foot long and the reason we bought the house and we feel very privileged  to have it ( all the new houses being built in the village have tiny, postage stamp gardens.)

Back to Kye. I presume his habit of 'performing' so quickly is a legacy from his puppy days where he was kept in a flat. It is a wonder he is toilet trained at all, but he is and hopefully as he matures and settles to our routine he will make it down the drive more often!
He is coming on well, learning to play ball (and bring it back) he had obviously been chased! He has met several dogs whilst off lead on walks and is very good, generally coming away and has never shown aggression though he will play if the other dog allows.

Angel

Both Chance and Angel ignored dogs on the bridleway today when they were playing ball in the field above, a huge achievement for both of them.

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