Pictures from Binfield Dog Rescue

Chris, who fostered Dylan at Binfield Dog Rescue seven years ago, sent me these pictures of Dylan taken on 13th March 2002. These are the pictures I fell in love with at the time:



And I think it's this last picture that really did it for me... Dylan still has the same soulful expression now!

7th Gotcha Day

On Sunday, 22nd March, it was Dylan's 7th Gotcha Day.

I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. It only seems yesterday that we picked up that skinny lurcher called Paddy... What a fabulous dog he has grown into!

Love you lots, Dylan boy.

A very long night...

I left work at lunch yesterday and then took the dogs out before setting off with Dylan at 3.10 pm. We got to the filming location in Farnham at 5.10 pm. After having "breakfast" (and lovely it was too), we were asked to drive near the set at around 7 pm.

We tried to get Dylan to speak. It was very disappointing as he acted like he had never heard the word before. He did it very nicely at home during the previous couple of days when I practiced. Vivienne then had to put her own dog forward instead as she did a good speak. (I felt really bad and was also disappointed). From then on, it wasn't clear whether Dylan was going to be used at all, but we were asked to wait anyway.

At 1.30 am, we were finally asked to go on set getting ready for a shoot. At the last minute however they decided to change plans and to film the dogs later. We then waited around the set (it was very cold) until 3.30 pm, when we were told that they would not do them after all now!

What a shame this was. Though I must admit, I felt better for Dylas as he didn't have to do a down stay on the cold damp ground, in very cold temperature and without a coat on - though I am sure he would have done that nicely.

I got back home at 5 am, went to bed and got up at 7 am again to go to work. LOL

It was a lovely experience, though of course a shame that we ended up doing nothing but waiting. But I hope there will be other opportunities... though I will make sure that any behaviour I put forward is well proved (always an issue with lurchers...) and steady, so I won't be in this sort of situation anymore. I will also not do any outdoors shoots in the winter/colder temperatures anymore with Dylan as he really did get cold (as did we of course).

Dylan's first job

On Saturday, whilst walking the dogs, I got a call from the Film Agency who wanted one of the lurchers for a film. We chose Dylan as he can do "speak" (though not always reliably). The filming takes place on Thursday night, 6 pm to about 3.30 am in Farnham.

I am quite nervous as I have of course never done anything like this apart from the TV show, which was different. It will also be cold of course and Dylan might not be too impressed with that. I hope it all goes well... Still so very nervous though.