Brucie

Bruce will be 4 in April. He is a lovely gentle boy who looks older than his 4 years. He is a light gold with a massive coat. We have been told he is excellent with children, never been in contact with cats, is housetrained and is good on the lead. He is a great traveller. Although he doesn't like to get into the car, he enjoys the ride once he's on the move. He gets on really well with other dogs. Despite all this, he was still a surrender:((

Bruce has now been neutered He needs to lose a couple of kilos in weight. We thought he may have a torn cruciate ligament on the back right leg but, after X-rays and two vets opinions, it is just some soft tissue damage and, fortunately, there is nothing broken. At the moment he needs lots of rest and short gentle walks. He is a really beautiful, affectionate dog.

BRUCE HAS ARRIVED

Jackie here, Brucie's fosterer ..............Well, Bruce has arrived, but you wouldn't know really. He is so quiet and laid back it's unbelievable. He just adores attention and is so gentle, you could sit there all day stroking him and he wouldn't get fed up with it. If you stop, he nudges you with his nose as much as to say " come on don't stop now" lol.

I took him on a short walk today and had no problems, he does not pull on the lead.

He does need to lose a few pounds but, with gentle exercise and a good diet and not too many tidbits that can soon be remedied.

He is getting on great with Bridie, he had a good sniff of her and quite fancied her lol. Julia, a friend of Gwen's, who very kindly transported Brucie to me, said that and I quote lol "Bridie was Brucie's Little Bonus"hee hee. Poor man can only dream of that now, as he was castrated just before he came over from Ireland. Bruce is not really sure of my male Shih Tzu, Gizmo, who is 13 yet, although, after the initial meeting, they have pretty much ignored each other. Bruce is the one in the front of the pic.

Bruce ate well tonight, after his long journey, and seems to have settled in fine. He is fast asleep at the moment bless him................................He is a real darling of a boy.

BRUCIE IN HIS NEW HOME

Diane says, "When Brucie first came to us he settled in straight away and knows that he is part of the family. He is a very loving boy and loves all the fuss and attention.

When he is off the lead in the nearby field he can show a surprising turn of speed,
his initial leg problem is now completely better.

He has made three special doggy friends, Mollie, Abbie and Rosie.
We walk with them most mornings. He really loves his walks.

If allowed, he would chase after any cat we come across but whilst walking the other day we met a man walking his dog and cat. The dogs greeted each other in the normal way and the cat sat disinterested, on the pavement. When we finished our chat Brucie nodded politely to the cat and we went our separate ways!

Brucie loves it here and we love him to bits. He now has a special home.

We would like to say a special 'thank you' to Jackie, Jan and Lorraine for all their help".

BRUCIE & FRIENDS

Brucie is just a little darling! You can not imagine how quickly he has settled in. He is an absolute darling of a boy. I could go on all night about him but you well know that he is an absolute little treasure. Here he is with his two little 'girl friends'

UPDATE JAN 09

Hello.
I am Brucie and just wanted to let you know that it is nearly a year now since I came to my 'forever' home with my Mum and Dad (Diane and John)
I really love being here and I have lots of new friends, the nearest friend is Rosie who lives just two doors away. Problem is we both can not stay still long enough
to get a photo as yet (we will send one as soon as we can).
I love going to the park. I have this exciting game of chasing some small furry animals with long tails but when I get near to them, they have this amazing
trick of running up a tree!
We have two small boys that come to visit now and then. (My Mum says that they are Grandchildren)

They like to stroke me and sometimes I get a little treat (Yummy)
I love being brushed at the end of the day. My Mum enjoys it as much as I do.
I had a new mattress made for me the other day. Really comfy (my mum is a bit of an old 'sew and sew'!)

I am glad that I came here. I know that Mum and Dad are too!
Love from Brucie and Diane and John

Brucie had a good time in the snow but he then had to come in for a session with the toys!

We cannot believe that it will be 2 years on the 16th of this month that we have had Brucie. The time has really flown. He has brought so much fun into our lives. Very shy and quiet when we first had him, still quiet but 'oh, so cheeky'.

He loves people and people just love him. (He loves being told 'oh you are so handsome')

Has this new trick of sitting behind me on the computer. Tried for ages to write this, finally made it after numerous nudges from you know who!

His favourite trick is refusing to budge when we have the snow. (Is it possible to have a snow dog?)

UPDATE 14/02/2010

At last we have managed to get some photos of Brucie and friend Rosie, it took a few treats as you can see but we got there in the end. Rosie is also a rescue dog from the Springer Spaniel rescue. They really are the very best of friends.

As they live only two doors away, they are constantly sitting ouside one anothers houses once they have been on their walks. Rosie loves to visit us as we have lots of toys and Brucie likes to visit Rosie as he likes to play with her toys!