British Dalmatian Club

Tim Lockett · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:23 am Post subject: Hello Dally-ists

Hi Giselle my wife and I keep 3 welfare Dallies, in Pensax which is in the north west corner of Worcestershire. We bought our first Dally from Thorney Island in Hampshire in 1992 and have been hooked on them ever since. We took on our first welfare Ding-Dong-Dally, Katie (who we have recently lost to Cancer) when I came out of the Army and Wilf could no longer be with me all of the time, so he had company at home.
Our Flock of Dallies now comprises of Dim-Dom, Loopy Lou and recently re-homed Cuba. This is a short video of Cuba's first free run with the boy's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qij_qvKEW4U

Spotalot · Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Posts: 3185 Location: Essex

How lovely to see thank you.
And that was one brave chicken that ran across in the background Shocked

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KissCass · Joined: 18 Jun 2010 Posts: 1801 Location: Hampshire

Lovely, my favourite things spotty dogs and pretty chickens. How lucky are you? And how envious am I? 🐔🐔🐔🐣🐣🐥🐥
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Maggi · Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 3161 Location: Derbyshire

Lovely to see 3 happy spots. Cuba looks as though she is settling well, but I too am amazed at the boldness/stupidity of that chicken!
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Tim Lockett · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:24 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the hello's. I must say I have found dallies fantastic with the chickens, I have about forty huts and Dimmers and Cuba do the rounds every night with me to lock all the huts up. Cuba had a very early lesson from a broody hen with chicks. She thought, "this is very new and interesting" the Broody flew at her and Cuba was a cloud of duct back to the house. Laughing

They take very little notice of them and are very sensible, but protective. When there is a chicken alarm call Dim-Dom is very quick to investgate, and is a brilliant foxer. (As in fox fighter)

I can solve chickens eating there own eggs, but I am yet to solve Dallies stealing eggs. Cuba has learnt the "I have just layed a fresh egg" call from the hens, and is there waiting for the hen or pullet to vacate the nest, so she can help herself. (She needs a bit of weight putting on though Wink

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amigo · Joined: 16 Oct 2012 Posts: 6 Location: ringwood

Thats a really lovely video, really happy dals together .

Sue Freyja and Zuri

Nkosi-Kibibi · Joined: 03 Oct 2012 Posts: 116

Have to say seeing the three of them racing around together is making me very broody for another Embarassed

but I would like an older one not another pup.

Oh well must be time to talk the Other Half round Very Happy

Tim Lockett · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject:

All these are re-homed dogs, we had them all around 1 year old, Well Loopy Lou was supposed to be 3-ish but we never received any confirmation from the owners.