It's been a year of ups and downs for him. He as finally settled down a bit and my mother's Westie no longer feels the need to attack him on sight. So he's spent quite a lot of time out in the wilds with Corrie the Westie for company.
Since I stripped a huge amount of undercoat out of him, he hasn't been overheating as much and as a result hasn't been nearly as much of a Swamp Thing and only occasionally lives up to his nickname these days.
He lost his sister, Dieta at the end of November and he has been a bit lost since. He now comes to work with me every day and sits in the car till I get a break and can take him out. Fortunately it is winter so there's no problem with leaving him in the car.
Last year's birthday. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=21779.
Pics to follow when I get them uploaded - problem is I am also uploading a 3 gigabyte video to YouTube on a very slow connection just now.
Chester is five today!
- Donald
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Re: Chester is five today!
Happy 5th Birthday Chester - hope you get plenty of nice presents
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Re: Chester is five today!
Happy Birthday Chester
Hope you have lots of fun
Hope you have lots of fun
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Re: Chester is five today!
5 how time flies. Happy Birthday Still think of him as Swampy even if he has matured a bit
Any plans on getting him a companion ?
Any plans on getting him a companion ?
Our first family dog
Barney - Pocketpark Biali Eyebright 6/2/13 - 8/3/19 Gone too soon
Motto for owners who groom their own Schnauzers -"Never mind it'll soon grow back"
Barney - Pocketpark Biali Eyebright 6/2/13 - 8/3/19 Gone too soon
Motto for owners who groom their own Schnauzers -"Never mind it'll soon grow back"
- Donald
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- Dog #1: Chester
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- Location: Aberdeen
Re: Chester is five today!
Just at the moment, I'm not intending to get one soon. But nearly did inquire about a giant/standard poodle mix which was 42kg at 8 months old...
Here are the promised pics.
Haggis the mini pup looks on as Chester demonstrates rolling in stuff to him.
Enjoying life at Drum Castle on a Schnauzer Walk.
In the new raw food shop in town. They also do an excellent line in treats. He loves that shop.
Enjoying life at the cottage.
Here are the promised pics.
Haggis the mini pup looks on as Chester demonstrates rolling in stuff to him.
Enjoying life at Drum Castle on a Schnauzer Walk.
In the new raw food shop in town. They also do an excellent line in treats. He loves that shop.
Enjoying life at the cottage.
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Re: Chester is five today!ght to add another
Donald. Hope he had a happy birthday...I think you should add a mini schnauzer to your home..you love the breed and the minis are huge personalities that will cope with a giant ,s persona.
I've loved my big dogs,and still have a four yr old ST poodle boy...we thought to add another St poodle girl when my last st girl died,but decided on a mini schnauzer...we were so please she more than coped with the big dog..in fact it is she who rules the roost here.the great thing is she takes less time to groom,is easy to pick up and take anywhere and yet has all the attributes of a big dog.
I've loved my big dogs,and still have a four yr old ST poodle boy...we thought to add another St poodle girl when my last st girl died,but decided on a mini schnauzer...we were so please she more than coped with the big dog..in fact it is she who rules the roost here.the great thing is she takes less time to groom,is easy to pick up and take anywhere and yet has all the attributes of a big dog.
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Re: Chester is five today!
Belated happy birthday Swampy! Hope you had a great day and see you on a walk soon.
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Kim (Cairn Terrier cross) saved from a puppy farm August 1987 aged approx 6 weeks, crossed the Rainbow Bridge 21/5/1993 - always missed
Ventoso Pennie Black black mini - born 31/7/2015, came home 26/9/2015
Ventoso Severus Snape -Jenson Button black mini - born 3/8/2016, came home 8/10/2016
Ventoso Pennie Black black mini - born 31/7/2015, came home 26/9/2015
Ventoso Severus Snape -Jenson Button black mini - born 3/8/2016, came home 8/10/2016