I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

There's a few that go to my local park, any time of day there's always at least one of them there chasing a ball for hours. No interest in other dogs, only the ball. They're a lot of dog, need a lot of stimulation.

It was this girl that done it, local to me in Glasgow

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That's exceptional, awesome!

When you meet a dog and hold your hand out and it cowers it breaks your heart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoI3xtOoLa4

Who did that? Looks great. Apologies didn’t see the next pages. Really impressed with the detail

Why are they looking to rehome? I might know someone I could talk to, but would to know a few more details about the dog first. How are they with new people/dogs/other animals?

True.

But also never hold your hand out with a dog that you think might react in a non-positive way.

Rain in the last 6 months. She's a 9 months boxer brindle, already had a bee sting and a expensive trip to emergencies vets for eating a whole bag of raisins.

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What a dog! Lovely
Feels like ours is constantly at the vets. This time she's come back from a walk with a hefty gash down her front pad

Surfeit of unintended puppies. He’s looking initially to home them with people he knows.

Thanks. Yeah I’ve heard they can get ball-fixated. Wondering if our working patterns are going to allow for enough time keeping the little guy stimulated enough to not start ripping up the furniture…

Yeah, the friend who is looking to re-home it said to make sure he was getting regular time with other dogs from the outset to avoid that level of fixation

They're the best dogs, really smart and well behaved, but they're working dogs really so always on the go, ours never got destructive and were fine left alone on occasions but those occasions were rare because they'd spend most of the time dicking around on farms.

Our Chinese rescue is overwhelmingly border collie/Belgian shepherd (a couple of % 'other', but breeds didn't show in the DNA test). She is not ball-obsessed, which may have summat to do with spending her first couple of years in Hong Kong, not being allowed off-lead anywhere. But she will play with it on occasion, just for a couple of minutes.

She has always guarded, and will bark the house down if anyone new comes in, or comes to the door, or a bird lands in a tree down the street. She is almost 10 now, generally a very chill pup, a bit reticent with most other dogs, but when she chooses to play with them, she'll run around like she's a year old. She is, obviously, the best dog in the world.

Don't know much about malamutes and what that breed would bring to the mix.

A question for the dog-hikers please…

I intend to take our border terrier walking the South Downs Way (~100 miles), probably 20 mile days. We’ll be staying in dog friendly accommodation so no tent or bedding considerations but we tend not to bag drop ahead so will need to carry everything else. My thinking is poo bags, kibble for 7 days and larger portions as he’ll need probably a 50% calorie increase, a few extra first aid bits in case of cut paws, small dog towel for general filth removal, favourite ball, water and food bowl…. What am I missing?

some fox poo shampoo decanted into a travel size bottle for emergencies. there's poo everwhere

You've listed exactly what we pack for multi day trips in the Alps with Otto so I'm not sure you've forgotten anything. (other than climbing harness which obvs doesnt apply in your case).

I think you've nailed the food increase...seems in line with our experience. Perhaps consider taking some particularly tasty training treats as a trail mix too.

I'd also take a dog coat just in case something happens and you get stuck somewhere. I carry an equafleece.

A water bottle/bowl that makes it easy to put the undrunk water back in the bottle is pretty essential for longer walks.

If your dog likes to sniff in the undergrowth, tick removal tweezers.

Blanket for pub seats etc.

I carry an equafleece.

I had wrongly assumed this wouldn't be necessary in England, but you are quite right. Was just stuck in the mindset that Alps = cold and UK = warm.

We don't do multi day walks but regularly do ~5 miles through the Peaks. Dog coat, water, food, treats, towel and also a blanket for her to sit on in the car. We've also started taking an empty dog carrying rucksack after a trip recently where it got it bit too icy for her and she refused to carry on with so many snowballs on her legs.

If your BT is anything like mine, factor in the odd break too.
He can go for miles but if he decides he is tired, he will lay down and not move again until he is ready. Had this ~8km into a 10k loop, thankfully near a wall so I could sit and have a biscuit too.

Also has a strong independence streak and will trot off on his own walk and ignore my requests to return, so perhaps a long lead to stop him invading neighbouring fields (if he is an off lead dog with BT legendary recall issues)

It's been a minute since I shared a picture of our Bosco, so here he is all wrapped up in a blanket, putting up with my shenanigans

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Looks like a fucking baller in a pimp coat.

There used to be a pretty sucessful online drug dealer in London called Bosco. Coincidence?