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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: firko on November 12, 2012, 01:50:27 pm
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As well as buying the Maico KR short tracker as an early Christmas pressy for myself (Really old Maico on Marks Swapmeet thread), I've also bought a new guard dog to protect Casa del Firko. A mate's daughter works at the RSPCA dog pound in Katoomba where someone bought in this 3 month old Fox Terrier puppy that they'd found dumped in a milk crate. The little pup was in pretty poor nick from mistreatment but after some TLC he's almost back to 100%, with just a slight rash on his snout to clear up. The little dogs nature won everyone over at the pound so knowing that I was wanting a new head of security she brought him over to show me. As soon as he walked in the front door he dropped a land mine on the carpet so I guess he'd made his mind up that this was where he wanted to live. He's a bonny little bloke with plenty of personality so he'll fit right in. I've always had either Blue Healers or Bull Terriers so this is my first foo foo dog............Introducing Reggie Firkin
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Firko i knew you were a big softie at heart :) Cool dog and a great name Reggie 8)
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Reggies a ripper name but the opportunity to call him Rastus has gone begging I reckon. J PS I have a black Rhodesian Ridge back called DENZEL.
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Reggie would kill my Rottie 'Sid Vicious" poor Sid would choke on him!!lol Seriously though Rottie has companion, foxie corgie cross we saved that had had the crap kicked out of him. That was 10yrs ago, and you can't seperate them, still funny as all hell together
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Mark I'm glad you got yourself a new friend ! I know you've been thinking about it for a while, this one should get fit trying to keep up with it and cleaning up after it. Just watch out for the steaming patchs of carpet there're a killer on socks or bare feet. Curly
PS miss molly is jealous
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Reggies a ripper name but the opportunity to call him Rastus
A good name but my Aunty and Uncle had a little Yorkie named Rastus....a prick of a dog, used to piss on your leg. The close runner up for a name was Fido. I know it's the generic dog name but have any of you ever actually seen a dog named Fido? Me neither. Reggie's much better than his pound name 'Balboa'. Apparently he became mates at the pound with another dog named Rocky...Rocky Balboa, get it ???. Pretty lame eh?
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Shoulda called him Adrian then, he'll be a good mate.
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Could have called him "dave" if hes a keeper
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Have you got a handbag on the way Mark? ;D
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Have you got a handbag on the way Mark?
Manbag Joan, it's called a manbag here in Gotham City.
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…as soon as he walked in the front door he dropped a land mine on the carpet so I guess he'd made his mind up that this was where he wanted to live…
As they say... "When in Rome"… :D
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Mark,
Can I suggest calling him "Mega 3" or "puch".
Kevin
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It was pretty bloody hot today here in Tinsel Town (42) so we figured it was a good time for young Reggie Firkin to have his first swimming lesson. He wasn't impressed first up but eventually got to like the idea ;).
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Gees Firko your legs are looking pretty good, tell the scalpels to leave them alone :D
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That is a nice little dog Firko we have a Foxy cross Jack Russell called Jimmy he is a great little dog cheap to run.
The only thing is as they get older they get smarter our dog will come flying to the gate if you get his lead out and click it but he will just sit in his bed now if you just call him if he doesn't feel inclined to do what your asking, which he never used to do he has only in the last couple of years designated himself as his own boss he is 8 years old hopefully go a fair while longer.
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Reggies a ripper name but the opportunity to call him Rastus
A good name but my Aunty and Uncle had a little Yorkie named Rastus....a prick of a dog, used to piss on your leg. The close runner up for a name was Fido. I know it's the generic dog name but have any of you ever actually seen a dog named Fido? Me neither. Reggie's much better than his pound name 'Balboa'. Apparently he became mates at the pound with another dog named Rocky...Rocky Balboa, get it ???. Pretty lame eh?
In a similar vein, I had a mate who had 3 dogs at one stage...
1: Negga
2: Schwarz
3: Arnie..
He used to love calling them at the same time..
Arnie, Schwarz 'n Negga!
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Mark,Ive seen these little guys in action.. Hunter's a good name cos thats what they do best.. hunt things. casa del firko could be disneyland for the little guy ..ST52
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They certainly are neat little dogs. Even though Reg is only half grown and the size of a Chiuaua, he's got plenty of bottle. My mates German Shepard bitch was playfully stirring him up the other day and Reg gave her a good old nip on the nose for her trouble that left a chunk missing. Twenty years ago I had a Bull Terrier named Porky and my mate had a Jack Russell named Sid Vicious who had been raised with Bull Terriers and thought he was one. One day Porky went a bit too far with Sid and Sid locked onto Porkys throat with a Bully style death lock, there was no way he was letting go and despite his size was trying to shake Porky in an attempt kill him. >:( We eventually separated the pair with the result being that Porky had to get 12 stitches in his neck. They remained mates but Porky knew Sids limit from then on ;D.
Little Reg is going to be exposed to as many animal and human experiences as possible so that nothing should make him uncomfortable. He's actually great mates with both of my mates Shephards, the female is a very clucky dog and she thinks hes her pup, and actually tried to milk feed him in the beginning, despite the fact that she's desexed herself ::).
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Think i will fear Reg more than the Doberman next door to castle del firko
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Yeah Mikey, I don't think Reggie's up for big Bronson next door. I've had to put bricks all along the bottom of the fence to stop the little bloke digging under, if he managed to get in there the result wouldn't be pretty. On the other side we've got a mother and daughter shitzu pairing that are more Reggies speed, they dig into our yard which was cool before Reggie came along but I'm not sure he wouldn't dig back out with them so I'll have to sort out that fence too ;D.
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Perfect size to sit up on the padded fuel tank. 8)
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Perfect size to sit up on the padded fuel tank.
We're going down to the farm for a few days between Christmas and New Year and that's one of the tricks I want to teach him while we're there. I'll sit him in one of those dorky push bike baskets on the front of the IT or PE for some slow rides until he gets the knack of it. ;D If he freaks out I won't push the issue. ;)
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I live with two Tenterfield Terrier (called Minture Foxies by some), they are the wife's, which means I get to feed and clean up after them and she gets to treat them like children.
This is Theodore, who is now five years old and weighs in at 4kg.
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This is Thadeous (Boofhead), a younger 1/2 brother to Theodore, as a pup. He is now 2 years old and weighs in at just over 4kg.
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Both are un-papered pedigrees, that the wife got from one of her friends, she claimed that they "followed her home", and I suppose she is technically correct as they both came here in boxes on the back seat of her car. The pair of them play the cute card way too often and could easily get away with murder. They both also suffer from small dog syndrome and think they own the world and spend a lot of time barking at the roos and foxes that live up in the hills behind my place and come down to my dam of a night.
As much as I hate to say it, they all ways bring a smile to your face, and the place would now seem empty without them.
CJ
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I've been chasing one of these for a while now,
just arrived ;D
thanks Santa 8)
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Reggie Firkin update:
After a pretty crook beginning in life Little Reggie Firkin has just about overcome the infections that stemmed from his initial abuse. He'll always have scars on his face but the chicks seem to dig it, they reckon it gives him character. Here's a shot of him taken on Australia Day chilling out on the couch after a huge lamb chop blowout. He's a contented little fella these days.
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Nice Pup and i think he looks like a reggie. And there is a but i think you should have called him Stains after dropping a pile on the carpet. just think all the nieghbours would of had a laugh with you walking around the yard yelling out Come Stains Come Stains it would make you sound like you had Turetts . Bawhahahahah
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Very cool little pup Firko - bet mum was impressed when he dropped the clanger on the carpet on day one !!!
I'll have to drop by and have a meet and greet with Reggie asap !
Good to hear you are well again too !!!
Dave Mac :D
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Had Jack Russell's for best part of 20yrs , you get a big dog in a little package. Flo-jo I lasted 16yrs and got Flo-Jo II last May couldn't stand the house feeling empty.
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Nice looking dog and a great photo of Reggie kicking back watching tellie on the couch!
I have a wire haired Jack Russel called Wanda, she too was rescued by the RSPCA and we've had her for about 6 years now. She's my office PA and is in charge of security. :) She seems to be hard wired to hunt anything small like lizards, birds and rabbits and I guess all terriers will be similar. They're great dogs with big personality.
You know it's a terrier's world and we just live in it!
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you get a big dog in a little package
I've had big dogs my whole life but none of them have thought they were as big as Reggie thinks he is. I took him over to my mate Jonesy's place the other day thinking he's get on with Alans Blue Healer and Labradoodle...well, within a few minutes of arse sniffing activity Reggie had let both of the big dogs know who was boss with a couple of well placed growls. He was king of their own yard within minutes, it was such a convincing turf war victory it had us in stitches. He's totally taken over security in the house and had his first major victory the other day, a big old cockroach that made the big mistake of walking past him. Once he killed that roach he brought the remains into my office and dropped them at my feet and sat there waiting for the big thank you head pat and belly scratch. Since then I've found the remains of two different Skink lizards in his bed so he's getting the hang of it.
The only thing I can't get him to like is going in the car...he positively hates it which might be an ingrained memory from when he was mistreated and dumped in the bush. He might think that every car trip is going to end like that one did.
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Good to hear Mark, bought my little dog about year and a half ago for the wife and she a cracking guard dog better than my old AM staff, she rules the house with an iron paw
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Last one was when she came back from being desexed, the old dog got to her and I had to to hand raise 7 staffy x Jack russell pups :o
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You know it's a terrier's world and we just live in it!
Ain't that the truth, , once late Flojo I tried to 'claim' the points for a long deceased dried out rat carcass . New pup seems to have it in for the steam mop moving or stationary!
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Carol says Reggie is looking big and needs a diet and Edna and marky to stop spoiling him.....lol
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Here's some updates on Reggie Firkin, head of Casa del Firko security. As you've possibly read earlier I got the little guy from the RSPCA as a severe cruelty survivor. Because he'd been so badly treated he came with a lot of health issues, including a stress induced disease called Puppy Strangles which is related to shingles in humans. As a treatment for that he periodically has to go on steroids to control his skin rash. A side issue of the steroids is that he puts on a bit of weight....which is OK considering he was nearly starved to death 9 months ago. Another issue is that he absolutely hates riding in the car* which was brought to the fore a couple of months ago. I'd taken him to the park to chase the ball and upon getting home he was so eager to get out of the evil car he jumped straight past me and out the driver window of my Jeep before I'd even come to a stop. The result was a broken back leg. He was in plaster for three weeks but today he's AOK, if a little fat. He loves everyone especially 93 year old mum and is a happy and very content little guard dog. I'd never really thought much about lap dogs before but the Jack Russell turns out to indeed be a big dog in a little package.
*The vets seem to think he hates car rides so much because he relates each car trip to the one which took him to be dumped under a milk crate in the bush...in his mind every car trip might have an unhappy ending. Another related thing is his dislike of being left alone, for even a minute. He's a work in progress, the poor little bloke.
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Jack Russell's are completely devoid of any road sense whatsoever. Have you let him sniff out the window? Maybe just let him sit in the car when it's parked in the yard and get him a little bit comfortable.
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Reggie Firkin head of security is looking good for a mascot,along with the nice little dirt tracker. 8) 8)
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Jack Russell's are completely devoid of any road sense whatsoever. Have you let him sniff out the window? Maybe just let him sit in the car when it's parked in the yard and get him a little bit comfortable.
Absolutely Lozza, I have to watch him like a hawk when I take him out onto the front yard. We've got a lot of kids in our street and as soon as he spots kids playing he's off to play with them without a hint of looking before crossing the road. The other day I turned around and there he was laying down in the middle of the road catching some rays as if it was the perfectly normal thing to do. I thought he'd been hit by a car. The problem with him getting his face out the car window is that because he's such a short arse and my car being so big he can't get his head anywhere near the window. I've tried to prop him up on cushions but he doesn't like that either. As I said in my previous post, he's a work in progress so I take him in the car as often as I can to hopefully eventually get him used to it.
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Head of security Reggie Firkin models his new Harley Davidson collar. No more Nancy Boy collars for our Reg ;).
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