Hi, I'm new here & saying hello!
Hi Just saying hello & that I'm looking forward to chatting with you. I haven't got a dog yet but home visitor has just been & accepted us for one - hooray! :D I was brought up with dogs & just 6 weeks ago I lost my beautiful Tulsa who I had from 11 weeks til she passed at age 14yrs. I didn't realise how overwhelming the grief would be nor how empty our house would feel without a canine friend to share it with. I can't wait for Karen to ring me saying that she has a black lab for us & can she bring it over? Bring it over - course she can & by the way, can you get here like NOW! Anyway, just posting this has brought the tears on again so I'm off to have a sob & a cup of coffee. Speak with you all soon. Kathy

:D Hello Kathy and a very warm welcome. I am so sorry to hear about Tulsa, but am very pleased you have decided to give your heart again. Please post plenty of piccies of your new companion. Very best wishes Sue x :D

Hi kathy Hope you get your new dog soon and that you are very happy together. I can't resist a shiny black dog...or cat, or horse!!! I am always amazed when occasioanlly I read magazine articles saying that black dogs are harder to rehome. ohhhh, not to me!!! I love all dogs, but I realised exactly where my heart lay a couple of months ago when I wandered round Wood Green Animal Shelter, while there on a behaviour seminar. All those poor dogs needing homes were lovely, but time after time i stopped at the black ones - didn't matter if they were labby types, shepherd typers, staffie types.... it's just something about them :lol: Elaine

Hope you get your Dog soon,i had my heart set on a Black Boy.Was a bit difficult cos it had to be cat friendly,after a while i wanted any dog,any colour or sex!Just couldnt wait-but along came my Black Boy!Bit off a handfull at the moment (think 8months must be an awkward age :wink: ) But we wouldnt be with out him!

Well, Alfie has arrived! Gorgeous black boy of 3 and a half & boy, do we know we've got him! He thinks my cats are game for chasing so he loves it - cats hate it! We are just absolutely delighted to have him & he seems equally delighted to be here. :D How do I get pics and atavars on here? :?:

Oh so pleased you got what you wanted!Theres a post on here somewhere to tell you how to post pics.Think i used Photobucket... 1 off my cats loves Ben now-he keeps well away from the other :lol:

Congratulations. Sue x :lol:

Congrats! How wonderful for you and Alfie :D

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Hows Alfie doing?

Hi Jean Alfie is doing great! He is as good as gold whenever we're out but he has an hours naughty time every evening when he will pick up anything from paper to the TV remote control - never seen anything like it in all my days! :lol: He is such a great dog & a fantastic guard dog - any burglar would think twice about breaking in to our house but they don't know that Alfie would lick them to death!! :D We are all so pleased he is here & it really has helped me to come to terms with the loss of my beloved Tulsa. Speak to you again soon.

Ahh im so pleased his settled in-he sounds like Ben,his is about 7.30am he runs around seeing what he can get hold off :roll: :lol:

Hope these pics work!!>

Wow and double Wow. He looks soooo pretty in his red collar. Sue x

Ohhh he looks like my Ben!