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I don't have pets, as such, as my job sometimes needs me to travel away from home.

However, often when I am at home, I foster for the local animal rehoming centre. Some of the dogs are fostered because they simply need a break from kennels. Others are with the centre only temporarily, while the owners are in hospital, or perhaps in temporary housing that doesn't allow pets. Sometimes, such pets pine in kennels and thrive better in a domestic setting.

Here are three of my visitors.





When I had the beagles, I dearly wanted to keep them, despite the practicalities - they were with me for 3 months, and felt part of the family. The good news is that they were reunited with their owner soon after they left me.

Because of job, it's been a couple of years since I did a lengthy foster, and I do miss it. However, I do get to look after this little lady whenever my friend goes on holiday.

I loved hunting with my lab, will be fun to have a pointer this time.

I hope that you can get her over birds that will hold so she can point them.  The wild pheasants where I've been hunting no longer hold, they run.  (Well, some hens will hold.)  So when they run the pointers don't have the opportunity.

My son and I have hunted over Weimaraners for years.  We're switching to flushing dogs, Springer Spaniels.  (That's how they got their name, they spring the game.)  We seriously considered Labradors.

Ironic.

Hank's a lab/coonhound mix - a dangerous combination. He can smell anything from miles away and eats everything. Here he's cleaning up a dirty frying pan.

Dakota
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Shetland Sheepdog?  Dakota is gorgeous.  Is there any hair in the house?

However, I do get to look after this little lady whenever my friend goes on holiday.

That "Little Lady" is so pretty.  Is she a Rough Collie?

However, I do get to look after this little lady whenever my friend goes on holiday.

That "Little Lady" is so pretty.  Is she a Rough Collie?

That's right. Lovely temperament, and daft as a brush. 

This is Jackson (left) and Savannah (right).  Larry's oldest daughter was out jogging and heard sounds coming from a trash can and found 4 kittens -- just thrown away.  He kept one (their brother Dillon) and found homes for the other three.

I saw that picture of Hank and thought, how does that dog get around with that big cast on his leg...the mind will play strange tricks on us...that is why most eye witness are useless!

Dakota
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Shetland Sheepdog?  Dakota is gorgeous.  Is there any hair in the house?

Dakota is a mini Australian Shepard
Smartest dog I have ever seen (and I am not just saying that because it's my dog it's the breed that is smart)
My wife taught her to sneeze on command Crazy stuff
Oh and there is hair EVERYWHERE no matter what you do!!!
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I had a Blue Queensland heeler for a very short period of time in the 90's.  He looked a lot like this guy...by far the smartest dog I have ever been around.

I saw that picture of Hank and thought, how does that dog get around with that big cast on his leg...the mind will play strange tricks on us...that is why most eye witness are useless!

Hehe, I just went back and saw what you saw. However,  I have thought about hobbling him in some way to keep him off the counters -  he steals food every, single day.

I had a Blue Queensland heeler for a very short period of time in the 90's.  He looked a lot like this guy...by far the smartest dog I have ever been around.

They are really smart. Hank's best friend is a Queensland:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXjD3VSiivY

Sorry, Don't have any.

Sorry, Don't have any.

Not even a pet rock?