it's been 2 months already?!

[Tiffani H]

didn't take him long to work out where the sofa was then he's so handsome and looks very comfortable there with you!

[Enzo's Butler]

He looks very settled, particularly with the obligatory cushion on the sofa.

[June Cutler]

Lovely to see both dogs and to know Harley is settled. Lisa's line are always loving dogs, he reminds me if Etta.

[Joan]

He's looking great Sian.

[kathktwo]

Both dogs look gorgeous! Look very settled and happy with each other - the perfect doggy pair

[Fogdog]

What wonderful photos! You really should be very proud to have two dogs in such beautiful condition - the shine on those coats is amazing - and especially so immediately after a season and a neutering op. both of which might be thought to have an adverse effect on a dog, however temporary. But they look wonderful, and settled and happy together.
Needlework is a nice peaceful pastime - which is why dogs relax when we do it. Good vibes.

Poor Woozle just had the opposite experience. Four days of builders - three huge sash windows, sash boxes, windowcills - all renewed and so all furniture and fittings in those rooms carted into other rooms and boxed up, curtain rails removed etc. Poor boy associates such manoeuvres with the break-up of his first owners' marriage and home and went totally into panic mode, barking at shadows, edgy.... not himself at all. When the first of the curtains were rehung today he sighed theatrically and almost immediately started to relax. I would've hoped after four and half years with us he'd know better, but it was clear he disliked the disruption and he's snoring his little head off, back in the right room again tonight, now!

[Sian]

you're right about needlework, Fogdog. I've always been nervous about stitching in front of a new dog, or puppy (think fast-moving needles, and bundles of floss that look like tuzzler-toys!), but they always settle down v quickly. Izzy did, even as a young puppy, and Harley - after a few forceful "noses" - curled up at my feet....

Poor Woozle! He must have been quite scared inside, and it must have been a relief to know that normality was returning. I hope he has a lovely weekend!

[Gwyneth]

I think these are my favourite photos I've seen on this site.
Lovely!

[bogash72]

I welcome all who is enamoured in long hair. I live in Russia. We had such history - from two short hair weimar from Germany and Holland puppies about long hair only on a tail were born! It has appeared both at mum and the daddy had ancestors about long hair. At us the question was formed - how to register such puppies? Whether are they marriage? In Russia long hair is not present, but we concern to FCI. Whether It is possible for such puppies to do a family tree? Long hair very much is pleasant to me also I is interested in cultivation long hair, at me the nursery. But I do not know, whether it is possible to couple my girl about long hair only on a tail with real long hair, whether there will be it marriage? Very much I ask prompt as to be? I ask your council to send on my mail bogash72@mail.ru
I am sorry for my English. Very much to you I will be grateful for the help.
Galina

[Joan]

Welcome to the forum.

In the UK Longhairs are registered together with short hairs, others will be able to give you more details, I don't know much about FCI

Before anyone shouts about rules broken re breeding, I made an exception and approved this one as the poster's English is not brill and is in Russia.

[Fogdog]

Добро пожаловать, Galina!
And before you ask, that is my only Russian! We learned it to learn the differences between the Russian Cyrillic alphabet and the Greek alphabet which is similar - both are quite different to English so I congratulate you on your English!
As Joan says, we are not encouraged to discuss breeding on here because of the forum rules but this is really a question about inheritance factors I believe.
Mendel was the great scientist who initially broke the genetic code. According to Mendelian theory, in simplified terms, the basic rules are : with one black parent animal, and one white parent animal, you will get 25% all black, 25% all white, 25% black/white and 25% white/black progeny.
The exact % depends on whether the gene for both colours is carried by both parents, and which is dominant.
The gene for long hair/short hair works in the same way.
A dominant gene for long hairs in the tail will often also produce a 'ruff' or collar of long hair too or longer hair on the legs, but only if the other parent's genetic input allows it to happen.
In your case, you would need to look at the siblings of both parents if possible to help you to find out what % of long hair puppies have come in other litters.

[Kiarazoom]

He looks really lovely Sian, such a gentle face

[Bowithick]

Hi Sian,

Still absolutely beautiful, and still absolutely jealous. Jackie saw the photos today, warned me about NOT looking, and then said, "I told you we should have got rid of Rohan". I THINK she was only joking. Love him as we do, long black hair, versus long grey hair?? Hmm, not an easy question that one, particularly as with all GS, he instinctively believes that distant horizons are visible purely for him to explore and play with

Neil

[Sonia]

Wonderful pics Sian, they are both so beautiful and look so happy and settled, lovely to see. The last pic did make me laugh, I know that look