Field – 3 year old male Collie Cross German Short-Haired Pointer
Field is a lovely friendly German Short-Haired Pointer cross Collie currently being fostered in Warwickshire. We have today collected him up from kennels where he has been for the past 6 weeks after being picked up as a stray. He is believed to be about 3 years old and is not currently neutered. He is friendly, and gets on fine with other dogs. Little else known about him as yet as he was picked up as a stray.
His fosterer also owns a German Short-Haired Pointer cross Collie called Oscar (he is the black and white one), so that means she will have two German Short-Haired Pointer cross Collie boys – I hope she doesn’t find them too much of a handful. His fosterer reports:- Collected Field no problem. He slept curled up most of the way home. Field and Oscar are now getting acquainted. I think he could do with putting a bit of weight on as well.
He is a lovely little dog, slightly smaller than Oscar. Smaller ears. Bit nervous to start with, but very friendly. Doesn’t seem to understand any commands at the moment and does not seem to be house trained. Should not take long to house train him though.
But if you are looking for a very active and intelligent companion, then Field could be the dog for you. His fosterer has also added that she doesn’t think he knows many (any??!) commands, although is very bright and she is sure he’ll pick things up very soon.
Then less than 24 hours in his foster home and I’ve received this update:- Field is adorable and should find a home of his own very quickly.
He has been cuddled by the children, he turns over onto his back to have his tummy tickled, he slept all night very quiet in the basket, and no more “incidents” in the house after the first time he went to cock his leg on the furniture and I told him no. He is also picking up the word wait when we go through door and gates, so he should be very easy to train.
He is very agile and likes to jump on top of everything (must be a collie x GSP trait, as that sounds very familiar!!!). He has twice got into the lounge over the top of the 42” high dog gate, so he will need good high fences, and he chased the cat across the garden.
He settled down over night and looks a lot happier this morning with a lot more tail wagging and no more whining. He is a bit nervous when meeting new people, and comes straight back to me for reassurance, but I am sure given time he will get more confident.
He is a very friendly dog that seems so easy to do, so that he could well be suitable for a less experienced owner willing to put in some training.
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