Clever girl Gipsy

[Onelife]

Before I relay to you what happened this morning I'll fill you in with a little background information first.

I've had Welsh Collies for most of my life and did go on to be very successful competing with them at Agility competitions, that was until until one fateful day when I endured a life changing injury which curtailed any hope of me ever competing with my dogs again. Anyway as the years pasted I slowly but surly lost each of my 4 loyal friends two to illness and two to old age. Anyhow just before the last one popped its socks our new collie Gipsy came into our lives...an ugly looking bugger if you ever saw one but there was something in her eye that made me think.. 'I'll have that one thank you'

Although Gipsy took the same route with her training as my other mutts I am a firm believer that collies don't make good family pets unless you are going to work them or do something to keep their very intelligent minds occupied. With this in mind I have spent years teaching Gipsy numerous trick which she absolutely loves doing. Little did I know how useful one of her trick would become until I was walking round the park this morning with Gipsy and her favourite Frisbee. I had taught Gipsy to point to things when she wanted something, using the command 'Show Me' Without command if gipsy wants something she will get my attention (as if to say I want something) at which point I would say 'Show Me' and off we would trot to a cupboard or outside to show me she what she wants...clever girl Gipsy!

Anyhow you'll be pleased to know I've finaly got to the point where I can tell you what happened this morning. I was throwning her frisbee 'as you do' but on this occasion a gust of wind caught it which carried it into dence thicket woodland...Oh sh*t! that's another 9 quid down the drain but I noticed that there was a small path to the back of where I thought it had landed so with Gipsy at my side we went in serch...well I couldnt see anything as it was very overgrown but I noticed Gipsy looking up at the trees directly above where she was standing...after looking for what seemed ages I finally turned to Gispy and said ssorry Gipsy I can't see it and proceeded out of the wood. I could tell Gipsy was heart broken (Oh Yes she was) as she kept wanting to go back so I thought I would give it one last go to see if I could find it. On returning to the spot Gipsy was standing there, nose in the air' looking up at the very same spot as before and yet I still couldn't see anything, however it was at this point a gust of windcame along which prised the branches apart and it was then that I got a glimce of her frisbee..I then spent the next half hour trying to find a stick long enogh to prise it out of the tree... which I did eventually manage to do.

Clever girl Gipsy, Clever Girl.

So what clever tricks can your pet do?

Regards

OL

[Silver_Shiney]

Nice story, Keith, I hope you enjoy her company for many years

[Dancing Queen]

Ahhh Gipsy is obviously a clever girl and just think Keefy you're now 9 quid better off than you thought you would be

[Onelife]

Ahhh Gipsy is obviously a clever girl and just think Keefy you're now 9 quid better off than you thought you would be

Still short by £301 for the chair though



Keith

[Onelife]

Nice story, Keith, I hope you enjoy her company for many years

Thanks Mr Shiney

Her wet kisses are a little off putting but I do love her.

Regards

Keith

[Dark Knight]

A shaggy dog story,if ever I heard one

[Silver_Shiney]

I daresay, but sounds like it gave you pause for thought....

[Manoverboard]

So, have I got this right, you couldn't find a Frisbee as big as a dinner plate yet the dog could ... ?

[Dancing Queen]

Ahhh Gipsy is obviously a clever girl and just think Keefy you're now 9 quid better off than you thought you would be

Still short by £301 for the chair though



Keith

I'll start a 'Keefy Fund'

[Onelife]

So, have I got this right, you couldn't find a Frisbee as big as a dinner plate yet the dog could ... ?

NO!.....because l preferred her to 'show me'

[Dark Knight]

so YOUR dog has taught YOU to fetch.... do you roll over as well ??

[Onelife]

Ahhh Gipsy is obviously a clever girl and just think Keefy you're now 9 quid better off than you thought you would be

Still short by £301 for the chair though



Keith

I'll start a 'Keefy Fund' [/quote]



Thanks Jo....very much appreciated......l don't suppose you could ask our members if they would mind donating quickly as its my wifes Birthday on Saturday and as yet she hasn't got a present to open

Come on folks lets make this Birthday one she will remember

[Onelife]

so YOUR dog has taught YOU to fetch.... do you roll over as well ??

Hi Darkpanties....l'm not into those kind of tricks but l am prone to doing a little begging from time to time

[Stephen]

So, have I got this right, you couldn't find a Frisbee as big as a dinner plate yet the dog could ... ?

Thank god you came along with the short version Moby. I can take the rope down and put the chair away

[Onelife]

Stephen,

Leave the chair out as l might have another short story tomorrow