Daisy and Dexter.

Daisy & Dexter October 24 These two gorgeous siblings are GSPxGWPs. Dexter is the large liver boy and Daisy the smaller white and ticked little girl, they are nearly 3 years of age and a bonded pair, they are sadly looking for a new home after serious illness in their family. They have been living with free access to a securely fenced area, where they play together and chase each other around all day. In the home the family have worked hard so that they have good manners and understand house rules, but they admit that the two haven’t been walked on leads and seen much of the outside world off their land. Their owner says Daisy is very dainty, agile, playful and extremely smart. She can be quite mischievous at times – such as grabbing Dexter’s collar and pulling him around when she wants to play – and she definitely has the upper hand in their relationship (despite being half his size!); she will deliberately wind him up sometimes – such as pinching his favourite ball and sitting with it under her paws just out of his reach while he just watches and waits until she lets it go because he is too “scared” to try to take it back. She loves her “Daisy cuddles”, when she climbs daintily onto a lap, puts her “arms” on the lap-owner’s shoulders and nuzzles her head into their neck, or lifts her chin up looking very pleased with herself. Dexter is a gentle giant, the sweetest-natured, most affectionate dog we have ever had. He needs a firm hand (and ideally plenty of space) because he is big and strong and sometimes a bit clumsy, but he is desperate to please and will (nearly) always try his best to do what he’s asked. He likes to sit or lie as close to us as possible so he can rest his chin on a knee or foot; failing that, he curls up with Daisy and uses her as a pillow, although she quite frequently sits her entire body on top of his! He loves his “Dexter hugs”, which because he is too big to lift onto a lap comfortably, involve sitting on the floor with him. They both love human company, spend lots of time with us, have good indoor manners and are well-behaved when we have visitors. Dexter is less independent than Daisy and can get very stressed if he is separated from us when he knows we are around during the day, although he is perfectly content to be left at night or when there is no-one at home. He can still be quite excitable (for example, when he’s called for dinner) but he has learned to sit and wait nicely for his food and that the command “shh” with a finger on the lips means he has to stop grumbling and bouncing and sit quietly. Outdoors, both Daisy and Dexter need more work on walking to heel on a lead and recall. We are fortunate to have very large, enclosed grounds so this has not been a major priority for us but they have responded so well to all the commands and routines we have established so far that we would expect these areas to improve with consistent training. They cope well with visits to the vet, but they do try to make sure that they have had a good run first so that they are a bit less bouncy, as they can still be quite excitable when meeting new people and investigating new places. They have never shown any signs of aggression around other people or animals.