"I've found you a puppy, no one wants him!"

These words would make any sensible person run a mile.  But my mother always says I'm a soft touch for a lame duck; who could abandon an unwanted puppy?!  Perhaps I should have thought a bit harder about why he was so available?!  He was a collie springer cross and the only dog in the litter. While all the bitches were beautiful and collie looking, Winston was, well, sort of springer looking with a big head and small body. He certainly wasn't like any of his siblings and had a kind of "cuckoo in the nest" look about him.  While all the other puppies frolicked and vied for our attention, Winston slept with his head bent under a radiator pipe.

For all his obvious faults we loved him from the start.

As my youngest son just said "that is soooo cute".

First Post

In 2007 we got a new dog. Since 2007 I have been defending my dog against criticism, ridicule and laughter. However, I have finally had to concede that as much as I love my dog, given any opportunity, he will let me down! I am going to protect him no longer. And so begins, Winston's blog of shame ........