Ok, so Herbie never got a full Pittperu welcome as I was not blogging at that point but now we have gained an extra Pitt (at the same time as losing one (Lil) - oh, she got married in case anyone thought this was a very blunt statement of death!).
Our newest Pitt is Mrs Vero Pitt, an English pointer that was rescued from Spain by Pointer Rescue. Now the last blog was not just a promo for Laura's new business but also a way for us to put another picture of Vero onto the blog.
We ventured to a random pub just outside Leicester to go and see Vero for the first time. We were told that she is called Vero, it says Vero on her doggy passport but we still have a slight belief that a non Spanish speaker just misunderstood the word pero and so we have a dog that has a weir name just because someone at border control didn't listen in school.
Anyway, the landlady of the pub had clearly fallen for Vero and was reluctant to see her go - although it clearly had not overtaken her love for large props as a life-size cut out of Dan Cole dominated the pub's main room. I would imagine that she kept a her George Schuster one in the bedroom.
So we went to look at a possible dog and left with a new member of the Pitt family.
4 months later and Vero has calmed down but it has been an up and down few months for the poor girl.
Attacked at the park by a random dog, panicky every time we leave the house and with a fascination with fecal matter that is actually unmentionable in a public forum, we have worked a minor miracle to turn her from abandoned Spanish street dog into a loveable house pet with a love for anything edible and AGAs.
When walking the streets of Rugby, we treats the walk as a giant buffet. Anything that looks even slightly worth putting in her mouth will be tested and ultimately devoured. Big Macs, Griggs Steak Bakes, deep fried chicken. Chewing gum and even dead mice have all been sucked and crunched down by the gluttonous dog. (rspca please be aware that we feed her regularly and have treated her amazingly well - she just loves food!). Yesterday saw us all spring into action as she grabbed a chocolate Easter egg off the table. Her long legs and long neck mean that no surface is unreachable as she stretches up like a brachiosaur in Jurassic Park.
However, she is brilliant with the children. The human tank that is Herbie walks around the house barging anything out of the way - including the giant dog. He crashes around the house, bashes Vero ib the head with sticks, spoons, metal Easter eggs and all she does is just walk away. They are a great team and complete our section of the Family Pitt quite nicely indeed!
