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

This is an odd one - does anyone else cycle down Neate St past the side of Burgess Park of a morning? Over the last few weeks have seen either one or two people carriers parked in the same place every morning, a group of guy's milling about and an ever changing roster of dogs being watered, leads tied to the railings and generally 'kept an eye on'. The dogs mostly look (to my untrained eye) to be pedigree types, can remember seeing st bernards, spaniels, huskies and something that looks like a chow chow. I can't really work out what these guys would be doing with so many different dogs but I guess they could be dealers/enthusiasts. The immediate thought was whether they might be stolen. I have mentioned it to a dog search charity but there doesn't seem to be an online option with the police for reporting something suspicious.

Anyone else noticed these guys, can anyone think of a perfectly legitimate explanation that I'm overlooking and do you think it's worth dropping a call to 101?

Professional dog-walkers for the chattering classes would be the most likely explanation.

I had thought that, but probably too early in the morning for that (7.30-ish) - looks to me like people/dogs have been sleeping in the cars and without putting too fine a point on it I don't think you'd be giving these guys your pedigree dog...

At this precise moment I'd give both my labradors, my spaniel AND her five pups to anyone who would take them, the entire bloody lot have got the farts.......

my spaniel AND her five pups

Pics on the Post Your Pets thread now!

Done!

Great work - too much cute!

My dad had a lurcher when we were growing up, called Tag, he was quite big, deerhound greyhound cross. Mostly incredibly lazy, napping in front of the fire or sofa when he thought no one was looking but when we used to go out in the fields he was the scourge of anything moving. Used to catch and eat rabbits whole and would go for deer unless you stopped him. Super intelligent, poachers dogs so tend to rarely bark so the lords dont catch you. They have been around in UK for ages, even mentioned back in the Mabinogion. Yours looks like it has a bit of bedlington thrown in there?

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looked just like that ^

Our next door neighbour growing up had one of them, it used to let our cats sleep on it.

i think they are basically cats. sleep 90% of the time then spring into furious hunting action, then find a fire to lie down near.

we had a cat and the dog never bothered her. My uncle had a bedlington whippet/lurcher mongrel and their monstrous cat Mr Tibbles used to bring back rabbits and then let the dog have them.

My god-dog's a lurcher (cross with some welsh sheepdog) - going to be having one of his neices when his sister has puppies next spring. This is him tolerating my god-daughter in his bed... he's a very good boy. Lovely dogs - we know about 7 from a couple of litters off the same bitch, such amazing temperaments and really bright.

Yep, I used to dogsit some lurchers that were like that pic when I was a lad. Yep you're right ours is almost certainly bedlington x whippet.

Hasn't yet caught me a rabbit but I wouldn't be averse to eating one if she did (and I could get it off her!). Ours is totally manic if you throw a ball, and around cats & foxes... otherwise she sleeps for england.

That ^^ one's lovely. Not surprised they're clever, that'll be the sheepdog.

Yeah, really smart. This is the mother of my future pup, who looks much more sheepdoggy...

Long shot, but is there anyone who fancies walking Herbie for a few days. You would need to be confident with a large dog and able to come to Brixton. I would reimburse you in some way, if the love of a soppy and slobbering hound isn't enough.

As of today I'm on crutches (see motorcycle thread) and my partner's childrens' centre is going through an ofsted inspection, so she is maxed out with that.

A reminder of Herbie:

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Heal up fast!
If you don't get any better offers, I live in Brixton and could walk Herbie - major caveat is that while I absolutely love dogs, the biggest dog I've ever walked is a vizsla.

Heal soon, Mark!

Thanks! Do you want to give it a go? Come round and meet him and try him on a short walk? He's very friendly, just big. I have to go to the fracture clinic at some point tomorrow, but can be flexible about the time. When's a good time for you?

Cheers olly

OK cool, I'll PM you!

I'm on holiday next week but around (plasterers coming), happy to walk Herbie but have never walked a large dog before- what's likely to happen?

What breed is Herbie?

have never walked a large dog before- what's likely to happen?

You'll take him home and put him on the scales?