julie-kn

Location:

Suffolk, UK

Occupation:

Nurse

Name:

Julie

Your dogs name/s:

Roobbie/Bella

Breeds owned:

Retired Racing Greyhound/Lurch

Other Breeds owned or previously owned:

Jack Russel
Jack Russel cross
Border/Rough Collie Cross
Rough Collie
Border Collie

Has owned dogs for:

More than 20 years!

Dogs Owned:

2

Number of dogs owned over the years.:

4 - 6

I have trained dogs to:

An intermediate level (10 commands or more)

Believe in using positive training methods?:

Yes - but I will raise my voice if I have to

Have you ever shown any of your dogs?:

No I do not show

Have you ever bred your dog?:

yes - accidental litter

Other Animals I own:

• Bird/s
• Fish
• Other

Marital Status:

Other

Children / Grandchildren:

Drives:

Vauxhall Corsa

My Story:

I have had dogs since I was 3 years old. As an adult, I have also had other animals, including goats, chicken, geese and birds.
Now I just have birds, chickens and a garden pond with fish in.
At one time I had three collies with my ex husband, and when we split up we had joint custody of the two remaining.
We lost the last of them at the end of June. I missed him so much that I had to get another dog straight away.
I got a retired racing greyhound this time, as I can't give a Collie the exercise or time that it needs due to work commitments. He is an old boy that was put back in kennels due to his previous owner emigrating.
He has settled in really well and if he misses his old home, he doesn't show any signs of this.
I am amazed about what gentle, elegant dogs Greyhounds are. I hadn't taken any notice of them before and got him purely because he didn't need lots of walking. But I am so pleased with him. I still miss my Collie and sometimes cry when I think about him, but Robbie has helped me through this. I didn't so much rescue him, as he rescued me!
I have now adopted another dog, a Lurcher this time, but looks like a smaller version of Robbie.