Poppy

When we first met Poppy we were greeted by an energetic, lolling tongued chaotic bundle of energy, quite different from the dog who graces the banner on this website! Initially we were worried that she was more than we could handle, but we both felt that there was something special about her. When we got her home she settled down quite quickly and was extremely well behaved in the house. She already knew a few basic commands but pulled like a husky whenever we took her for walks! She was great around people but nervous and aggressive towards other dogs. Because of this we enrolled at a local dog training class.

Since then, Poppy has come along tremendously. She is calmer and much more relaxed around other dogs but has lost none of her spark, character and charm. We take her to obedience classes every week (a huge thank you to Marina and Chris at K9 Matters dog training) and she is now good enough to attend ?working trials? where she is learning to track and negotiate the assault course (which she adores!) Last month she achieved the Kennel Club's "Good Citizen Dog Scheme Silver Award" (picture above)!.

She has made a great addition to our family - thank you Alison for helping us find her.

Mark & Cat

P.S. Who says that Staffies can't do agility...?!?