{"id":1944,"date":"2010-11-16T16:29:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T16:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2012-05-29T21:50:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T20:50:54","slug":"spaniels-setters-yes-but-what-about-a-jack-shit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2010\/11\/spaniels-setters-yes-but-what-about-a-jack-shit\/","title":{"rendered":"Spaniels, Setters yes but what about a Jack Shit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dogs or cats?\u00a0 You really have to ask? Why DOGS of course !\u00a0 Bring them on. I love them Whatever the size, shape, whether curly, sleek, pretty, hideous, waggy, confident or shy bundle them up and bring them over.<\/p>\n

This week my pal Jackie got a cocker spaniel puppy Toby\u2013 just look at him! He is adorable.\u00a0 The second I put my handbag on the floor he got into it! \u00a0But as you can see he was soon exhausted with trying to open my purse \u2013 need I remind you I am from Aberdeen. It hasn\u2019t been opened without a hammer and chisel since 1986.<\/p>\n

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Gnawing at the Aberdeen purse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Butter wouldn't melt in my mouth. But a sock might.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Henry & Hugo - adverts for dogs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Henry watching Hugo get stuck in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another pal then got 2 English setter pups Hector and Hugo. The little bendy brothers are floppy and delightful. \u00a0Hugo it turns out is the over zealous one so is now titled Hugo Boss \u2013 he\u2019s the one with the black ear.<\/p>\n

Pal Yvonne her Jack Russell just had 3 pups \u2013 small\u00a0 and perfectly formed. How are your canine hormones doing? Raging? Mine too.<\/p>\n

Controlling myself as best I could not to stuff one or all of them into my bag and just run away off I was stumbling through Inverleith Park the other day\u00a0 when a grin appeared on my face watching a low slung black beauty meandering along towards me.
\nWhat is he? I asked the equally pleased looking owner.<\/p>\n

Half Labrador \u2013 half basset.<\/p>\n

Planned?<\/p>\n

No \u2013 the bitch had 8 pups and they were all completely different.<\/p>\n

I kicked myself for not having my camera on me for the 1st<\/sup> time in\u00a0 years.<\/p>\n

But after a few calls it seems crossbreeds are no longer mongrels but have developed breed names. The funniest ones I have heard thus far are\u2026.<\/p>\n

A Sprollie <\/strong> – A\u00a0 Spaniel crossed with a collie interestingly known as a Spanolly <\/strong>in Aberdeen. So already regional differences here.<\/p>\n

A Swetty<\/strong> \u2013 A Scottie crossed with a Westie<\/p>\n

A Labradoodle<\/strong> – the now famous Labrador\/Poodle<\/p>\n

A Sprocker <\/strong>\u2013 cocker\/spring spaniel cross<\/p>\n

Sprussell<\/strong> – Spaniel\/Jack Russell<\/p>\n

A Jack a poo<\/strong> \u2013Jack Russell \/poodle<\/p>\n

A Golden doodle do<\/strong> -golden retriever\/poodle<\/p>\n

A Daniff <\/strong>– Great Dane\/Bull Mastiff<\/p>\n

Basschund<\/strong> – Basset\/Daschound<\/p>\n

Bogel <\/strong>– half beagle\/ half boxer – for any nostril digging boys in your life.<\/p>\n

Chestie<\/strong> – Chihuahua\/Westie – perhaps the perfect dog for Jordan.<\/p>\n

Chug –<\/strong> chihuahua\/pug – A CHUG! If I told you what that meant in the north east you’d laugh like a drain.<\/p>\n

Flandoodle<\/strong> – poodle\/bouvier des flandres – for the phantom flan flinger or in his absence Nigella?<\/p>\n

Giant schnoodle <\/strong>– poodle\/giant schnauzer – over to Daniel Craig and your imagination.<\/p>\n

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Rumours of a giant schnoodle persist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gollie <\/strong>golden retriver\/collie – for someone who exclaims f*** alot! Golly!<\/p>\n

A\u00a0 Poo-shi <\/strong>– poodle\/shiba inu one for any of my pals though spellt slightly differently – pushy.<\/p>\n

A Bugg –<\/strong> Boston Terrier \/Pug – too many suggestions but maybe for the editor of The New Of The World<\/p>\n

A Poxer <\/strong>– pugg\/boxer – a well you’d have to get the names from the STD clinic for this one.<\/p>\n

Rat-a-pap <\/strong> -a rat terrier\/papillon – Maybe for the local vermin killer rat up your drainpipe – call rat-a-pap.<\/p>\n

Snorkie <\/strong>– Yorkie & Schnauzer – one of the banana splits. No that\u00a0 wasn’t snorkie but snork but they were great weren’t they?<\/p>\n

Beakle<\/strong> – Beagle\/Cocker\u00a0 – A muppet?<\/p>\n

The Bassador <\/strong>– Basset\/Labrador\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 Put his bed near the door and it could be The Bassadors reception and you could serve Ferrer Rocher.<\/p>\n

Jack Russell crossed with a Shizhu – A\u00a0 Jack Shit. <\/strong> Yeh Ok made that one up too but what a brilliant name for a dog. \u00a0Set the scene. Interested dog lover approaches you and points at the hairy wee ball on the end of the lead. What\u2019s that ? She enquires gently. \u00a0Jack shit.<\/p>\n

It must be done.<\/p>\n

Now I can’t get The Banana Splits<\/strong> out of my head – take it away. Over to snork.
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