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Title: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Crackerbill on February 27, 2012, 03:52:17 PM
Hi,
Thought some of the dog lovers in Forumland would like to see our latest addition to the family.  He is 10 weeks old now and a little terror.  Needless to say he is banned from my train room (spare bedroom). Had his second injection today and was wormed again.  Oh my aching wallet!!

(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa378/Ngauger5/38Feb26thClose-up.jpg)

Cheers
Bill
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Jack on February 27, 2012, 04:06:49 PM

Nice one Bill ;D

Not much time for trains now then with all them 'walkies' to contend with  :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:

I'd love a Springer Spaniel  but want with a 'wossie' cat already, we wouldn't have much of a house left by the end of the week!  ;D

Jack



Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Tank on February 27, 2012, 04:23:59 PM
Very cute, and a lovely picture. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: point blank on February 27, 2012, 06:17:36 PM
He looks such a cutie. We've got 2 labradors and they give us so much enjoyment, even the eleven year old one behaves like a pup at times.
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: scotsoft on February 27, 2012, 07:31:29 PM
He is sizing up your camera, working out where would be the best place to get his needle sharp teeth into  :smiley-laughing:

I hope you take lots of pictures, they don't stay that size for long  ::)
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Cimmerian on February 28, 2012, 08:38:36 AM
Curses, foiled by the work system. The picture doesn't show up. I'll have to look later. We've got two dogs - a border collie and a 'Heinz'. Great companions.
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Crackerbill on February 28, 2012, 10:46:28 AM
Thanks to all for the kind words on Barney. 

We have had Golden Retrievers before and know the breed quite well.  They are wonderfully intelligent with a definite character all their own, making excellent pets especially around children.  The only child around here now of course is me, as all our family is now grown up and left the nest.
I will have to share being spoiled by the lady of the house with Barney now.

Hope you get your pictures up and running Ken as both of us like seeing doggie photos.

Thanks again to all from the best mainly N gauge trains family forum.

Bill
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Cimmerian on February 28, 2012, 01:05:53 PM
Quote from: Crackerbill on February 28, 2012, 10:46:28 AM
Hope you get your pictures up and running Ken as both of us like seeing doggie photos.

I can see them fine at home, it's just the work censorship system doesn't like me to see pictures. Of course, I wouldn't dream of being on the forum during work time...Okay, that's a lie. I spend a couple of hours a day on here reading about railways but it sounded good. lol
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Mustermark on February 28, 2012, 04:29:38 PM
I daren't show my wife that pic of Barney, she wants one already. He is too cute.
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: davieb on February 28, 2012, 04:47:47 PM
he is one cute little pup  :)

interested why you came up with the name Barney  ???

was it because you expect him to turn the house into "Rubble"  :smiley-laughing:  :smiley-laughing:  :smiley-laughing:   ;D

I'll get me coat

dave  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Crackerbill on February 28, 2012, 05:15:27 PM
Quote from: davieb on February 28, 2012, 04:47:47 PM
he is one cute little pup  :)

interested why you came up with the name Barney  ???

was it because you expect him to turn the house into "Rubble"  :smiley-laughing:  :smiley-laughing:  :smiley-laughing:   ;D

I'll get me coat

dave  :thumbsup:

Doesn't seem like a Fred and he is a "Rock Star" with the Goldie wiggle - so Barney!! :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:

OK I'll shut up as well.  Actually my wife picked his pet name. Don't know why and neither does she.

Cheers
Bill 
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Chris on February 28, 2012, 06:57:55 PM
He may be a little terror but with a face like that he could get away with anything! Sooo cute!
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Jerry Howlett on February 29, 2012, 10:37:01 AM
Evil lurks behind those eyes... I can almost hear the what can I chew next idea flowing across the web.  A lovely dog , just got home and rescued my three from the kennels may even give them priority over the layout for the next few days.
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Crackerbill on March 01, 2012, 01:20:29 AM
Barney chewed through my telephone cable today.  Unfortunately it was the one to the base station which meant all satellites were dead.  :thumbsdown:  But fortunately for Barney it wasn't the power cable.

The air was somewhat blue as you will imagine - tried a new telephone cable but got stupid messages on the handsets, so I hooked up an old base station and got them working again.   :thumbsup:

We're all friends again now, Barney didn't at all like me being annoyed, but he will have to learn.    :o>:( >:(

Guess what though he was at the new cables this evening, so a tap on the bottom and some angry words made him stop-----for how long!!

The monster is rising!!! :evil: :evil:

Bill
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Kipper on March 01, 2012, 11:56:40 AM
When our pooch was a pup, she liked to lay under the dining table. It was only when we had to pull it out, for a family do, that the bottom of one leg collapsed - she had chewed it through!
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Jerry Howlett on March 03, 2012, 09:26:36 AM
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/JerryHowlett/charlietongue.jpg)

As they get older they fail to show you any respect !
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Crackerbill on July 08, 2012, 01:21:05 PM
Further to my posting of Barney in February, here is the transformation to 6months old.  He has a long way to go yet before he is fully grown and is blessed with all his "Goldie Feathers".  He is still the same naughty teenager and is becoming quite a handful.  A firm hand is being applied to curb his enthusiasm or he could be quite unmanageable at 30-35 kilos - currently he is at 23 kilos.
Hope this post is successful as I am testing the system through "media" as photobucket seems to be riddled with phishing and trojan "*$&"**.

NO CAN'T FIND THE CODING TO PASTE TO THE STRING THEREFORE NO PICTURE OF BARNEY!!!!!  Any advice??

Bill

Here you go Bill

(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/64/thumb_1444.jpg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=1444)

(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/64/thumb_1443.jpg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=1443)
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: OwL on July 08, 2012, 01:40:49 PM
Looking good :thumbsup: he looks very well indeed.
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Agrippa on July 08, 2012, 01:42:16 PM
Lovely pup, hope he has a long and happy life.  :wave:
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Mustermark on July 09, 2012, 04:18:48 AM
He's turned into a handsome dog.

We just adopted a 10 year old Retreiver / Spaniel mix.  Sweet dog.  Was abused most of his life and has all sorts of health problems, and was actually 3 minutes from being euthanized at one point because they couldn't house him.  Bless him, he's such a happy dog.  Thick as two short ones, but happy.

Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: longbridge on July 09, 2012, 08:43:03 AM
Quote from: Mustermark on July 09, 2012, 04:18:48 AM
He's turned into a handsome dog.

We just adopted a 10 year old Retreiver / Spaniel mix.  Sweet dog.  Was abused most of his life and has all sorts of health problems, and was actually 3 minutes from being euthanized at one point because they couldn't house him.  Bless him, he's such a happy dog.  Thick as two short ones, but happy.

Good for you Mark and now you can look forward to a few years of totally devoted love from the pup, I only wish humans showed the same no strings attached love that dogs do :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: longbridge on July 09, 2012, 08:46:47 AM
Seeing as a few others have posted pictures of their lovely dogs I thought I would post a picture of our little pup Tootsie.

(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k529/oldshutterbug/DustnToots10.jpg)
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Crackerbill on July 09, 2012, 09:59:54 AM
Being an animal lover with a real affection for dogs I am very happy to see and hear about your little (and big) "treasures".  Even though they really try our patience at times, I have found that dogs always give more than we could ever give them. 

Love 'em all
Bill
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: BobB on July 09, 2012, 11:16:26 AM
We got a rescue dog quite a few years ago. Nobody knew the history of the pooch but it's obvious that at some stage she was beaten and still reacts negatively towards some male strangers. She's getting quite old now but she is an integral part of the family. It's great how dogs integrate and give absolute loyalty.
Title: Re: Golden Retreiver - puppy - Barney
Post by: Agrippa on July 09, 2012, 12:33:13 PM
Being a dog lover it's good to see the happy
pooch stories on the forum. So long as they
don't chew up your rolling stock!