The Training of the Brythen

[bunn]

It's been a while since I reported on the This Will Not Do campaign - ie, dealing with Brythen's tendency to disappear over the horizon and come back when he felt like it.

Comments

[puddleshark]

I'm so glad Az has come through the bad patch & long may he continue to enjoy the wobbly pursuit of imaginary bunnies!

I had to give up on long lines and flexi-leads with Pip, him being a springer - within thirty seconds there would be a Gordian knot involving three trees, four gorse bushes and a passing stranger... But luckily he is very sossidge-motivated.

Brythen a pointer cross? Oh my. A friend used to have pointers, and they used to range for miles...

[bunn]

That was exactly what Mollydog would do on a longline, only the knot would usually feature three of her own legs and I would be terrified she would be about to fall over and hurt her tissue-paper skin.

I don't know about the pointer for sure, of course. He could be lurcher son of lurcher, lolloping gormlessly back across the centuries, or he could be one of those mixes where two sets of genes produce non-obvious results. But it does seem to fit.

If I ever have a spare 60 quid, I might get him DNA tested, it would be interesting to see what that said.

[smirnoffmule]

From my experience of those DNA kicks, they will probably tell you he's a Boston Terrier ;)

[bunn]

Oh, who did you have tested?

I know they can produce some pretty absurd results, but I still have this sneaking desire to try testing him anyway. I justify this to myself by saying that if the report shows he is Cumberland Spaniel x Pyranean x chi, that would probably really mean that his genetic mix is so random that it really means he is Lurcher Lurcherson. Whereas if it said, IDK greyhound x weimie, I could take that a bit more seriously.

Possibly just admitting I have a case of NEW TECHNOLOGY IS SHINY! would be more honest :-D

[smirnoffmule]

I've never had any of mine tested, I've just seen other people's results, which usually seem to have at least one breed thrown in as a joke. I've never seen one done on a dog of known heritage though so I have no idea how accurate they can be. I must admit I have been tempted to try Cole, just because I'd love to know what his not-staffie half is. Though I suspect his not-staffie parent was probably a cross as well

[bunn]

He is a weird looking thing. I should make up a special name for him and boast about my unique and exclusive designer dog. Grointer? Maybe not. Pointhound! I like the sound of a pointhound. :-D

I have had so many leads eaten by foster dogs. You look away for 30 seconds and there they are eating the equipment...