Dodger came on the walk today oh my he is an absolute stunner .He seems so chilled and happy with his new mum and dad leaning across anyone who stood still. Watch out if he is entered into any classes at the October show he will be the one to beat.

Cooper ( now Dodger ) is behaving beautifully around other dogs now..... Giving him a little more space, and lots of happy noises.... What a gentleman!! He has surprised us every step of the way.... He only needs to be taught something once, and he has 'got it' I can put a sandwich on the coffee table, and say very gently 'No' and he backs off!!!! My gosh this boy is special. I thought sherley was out of sorts the last few days..... And wondered wether she was missing out on affection... Really quiet and subdued..... But whilst I was at work, she was sick....... And is absolutely fine now! Phew:) my beautiful angels are now snoring on their duvets .......happy days:):)

Cooper as my maiden name I had to follow your progress. What a lovely family you have and new playmate.
Love to you and your new family. Sylv and The New Icemaid ClanXXXXXX

Great news! X

It was so nice to see beautiful 'Dodger' and his lovely new family today. Wishing you all happy times together. xxx

fabulous! wishing you a happy life with new family Cooper xxx

I feel your pain..... I too washed beds, blankets etc....... Within minutes, recently enjoyed liver treats were deposited in a way to cover BOTH beds!!!! Nice:) but my big boy did me the favour of eating it all up again immediately.........UGH!!!

Our boy Archive has been doing the same thing to poor Breeze.... at least i know am not the only person in the world wandering around with a torch!! the look on her face she would have rung Auntie Ruth to come get her. Last straw was Fri had washed all their bed covers and blankets steamed all the beds and pillows, they went out Breeze come running back in rolled on her back on the bed, (her prefered way to have her feet dryed nd the mud removed) And you guessed it !!! Archive went to the vets yesterday!! Hoping that will help in the long run, in the mean time will b thinking of you 2slimdogs.Xxx

Well! I read Ctoftys new mom's tales of his 'settling in' and I thought how lucky we were that cooper hadn't eaten my phone, remote control..... Or sent cups of tea flying..........HA!!! Cooper must have read Croft'y's tales too............. Came home today to find a shredded book (entitled '50 ways to make your dog smile'. (Yes honestly) and a very chewed sky remote control...... Both on his bed! Bless him! We love this dog to bits, and will work through anything he throws at us:) the 'marking' has stopped...... Although he has started weeing up sherley in the garden, ( poor girl, so undignified!!) but funny:) ( yes of course we are stopping this....... Walking around garden in dressing gown guarding sherley from the yellow shower...... )Gotta see the funny side! It's ok thought, the mangled remote control still works a treat!

What great news! X

p.s. Looking forward to the chance of a cuddle, along with Michelle

Hi Trudi. So pleased you have the photos. I have lost all contacts on my phone before now, I know how you feel - it's so frustrating. Over the moon that you will be adopting this lovely boy. He has a wonderful new Mum and family, plus a lovely sister, Sherley. What a lucky 'hound'. xx

Nichola has saved the day.....precious 'first few days' photos of copper and sherley arrived back on my phone within minutes! Phew! Thank so much. See you all on Sunday :) xxxxxxx

I along with Nicola ( and many others ) I totally fell for Cooper !! he looks so like my Charlie did, I will be there on Sunday and so will hopefully be able to give your wonderful boy a big hug xxx

Cooper will be coming to Daybreaks with us on Sunday 26th about 11 am when we sign and pay to adopt him..... Just in case anyone wants a cuddle:) Nichola, I have had all my contacts and photos deleted from my phone..... Please text me if you want to !!!! Xxxxx coppers doing gr8! And if you have any of the photos I sent you on whatsap, could you send them to me:) xxxxxxx

im so glad for cooper, you were so undecided on that sunday and you made the right decision for you, hubbie and your other dog. Im so pleased for you all. x

So happy it is all working out well for you all and sound like Sherley is much happier xxx

Well done Cooper...so many new things for him to see, hope all continues to go well. Xxx

AAhh thats a lovely thing to say, thankyou:) Cooper is an amazing boy. We had our first big walk in the daylight today . . .so i prepared myself for the possibility that it would be like 'running the gauntlet'.....OMG, i was wrong. Cooper stayed calm and gentle when faced with toddlers, pushchair, wheelchair, at least 6 or 7 breeds of dog (some off the leeds) including yorkshire terrier dashing about......A 6ft tall man who leaned over him to say hello (and now wants to adopt a greyhound!) a very noisy sainsburys trolley, and to complete the test, a car backfired as it went up the road! Cooper ( and sherley bobbed along happily. No weee or poo at all in the last 24 hours, not even 'marking' ...fingers crossed hard. To top it all, Sherley and cooper had a proper game together today . . down on front legs, bums up, dancing and yipping :) What a very special boy x x x

We met you outside Daybreaks on Sunday and had a chat and wondered which of the lovely hounds were lucky enough to go home with you. So pleased you fell in love with Cooper as he was a lovely gentle boy. I'm sure you'll all be really happy together.

So pleased for this lovely boy, so quick too :-) Walked this lovely lad a few times when he was at Bark Inn. When I first fostered Lennox (from Bark Inn) in Aug he marked his territory but he wasn't done at that time and when he went back he was. I have Lennox again on foster and even though he did cock his leg a few times, after a couple of sharp 'AA's he no longer does it. I was told if I needed to a long scarf or T towel wrapped round his waist so when he did he would wet himself which they don't like. I never got to that stage so I don't know if it really works. I wish you well with your new boy and I'm sure in no time these niggley bits will be a thing of the past :-) x

Hi slimdogs I'm pleased to hear Cooper is doing so well. There are ways you can help with his marking. If you give the kennels a call they will be able to advise you. X

I'm over the moon that this beautiful boy has settled in so well, and delighted that he has a beautiful new sister. You know how we feel about him and this has made my day. No doubt you will have some good advice from 'male' greyhound owners with regards to house training - good luck. All sounds promising. xxxxx

we went to daybreaks on sunday, to look for a new companion for our sherley (6 year old greyhound) After seeing cooper, we were totally smitten . . . .and although we had doubts up until that point, weather it was too soon after losing our big boy Smudge:( . . .our doubts disapeared when we met cooper. He has been with us for 24 hours now . .and him and sherley have already snuggled up together! The look on coopers face when he was lying on the duvet by the radiator smelling spagetti bolognaise cooking this evening was pure relaxed heaven:) He has enjoyed his walks with Sherley, and slept through the night beautifully, and the greetings we get are fabulous. We are in love:) Only one hiccup . . . .. . He is marking his territory around the house . . ..which i presume and hope is purely a settling in thing . . . . however, if it continues, has anyone had experience of this problem, and any ideas of tricks to help to stop it?! He is quite recently castrated so i presume testosterone levels are still falling, which i am sure will help . . .hopefully! Thanx to you all for trusting us with this special boy, and particularly to the lovely lady who spent time with us on sunday, you are fabx x x xAnd a big thankyou to Nichola and hubby for all the info they were able to share with us having taken cooper out and about.

Hope all goes well for lovely Cooper. Xxx

So pleased you have found your forever home. We walked you today and you were an absolute dream on the lead. Well done Cooper

Cooper, you & I are just not meant to be!! All the best to you and your new family lovely boy. xx

Good luck Cooper xxx

So happy for you Cooper. Sending you special wishes and fingers crossed for you all. x

Good luck Cooper. I have a real soft spot for this lovely boy as do so many other people that have had the pleasure of falling for his charms. x

Congratulations Cooper , I knew it would not be long, my husband will be soooooo relieved as he knows how much I wanted to take you home !!!! Xx

Fingers crossed - Cooper has gone out on trial - we hope all works out :-)

Ah, bad luck Cooper - I'm sure you won't have to wait too long for a new sofa. And on the plus side for me, at least I'll get to have a cuddle with you this week! xx

Wont be long to you find a new forever home Cooper . You caught my eye last week . Sooooooooooooooo handsome xx

Sadly the family who reserved Cooper feel the time is not quite right for them to home a dog at the moment. I am sure he will not have to wait too long for someone else to fall for him. Xxx

Didn't think you'd be there long handsome. Paws crossed. Love Gemma, Stanley & Humans. xxx

Well done Cooper - yet another lovely boy I am not going to get to meet! This is a good thing however, as I would much rather they were all snuggling on their own sofas. Good luck in your new home. xx

Cooper, I am thrilled for you and your new family.
Hi Michelle. Sadly it's not me who has reserved Cooper. Brian and I adore him and he would, without a doubt, be at home with us now - but we didn't feel it was fair to our elderly, nervous cat, Oscar. I don't know Cooper's new family but I hear they are lovely. xx

Well done Cooper, that was a quick move!
Great start for someone in 2014

Omg my boy has been reserved!!! I am so happy for you cooper but soooo jealous I wish I could of offered you a home, but it was not the right timing for us:( what a wonderful start to the new year for you and your new family ( I am desperate to know who the lucky family are who have reserved you ??? And am wondering is it Nicola as I think you have fallen for his charms as well !!! Anyway congratulations to you all, he is fabulous xx

Ah! Cooper............you are so gorgeous. I know that some dogs get fostered..........is Cooper available for fostering?? Currently I am on long term sick leave so would be able to give a lot to this wonderful boy, and he would help me get out without having a panic attack......

Thank you Lady Victoria. That would be my dream come true. x

Hi lovegreys, the feeling was mutual...Cooper had such a lovely day with you. It was obvious he just didn't want you to leave without him! If only we could convince Oscar, your cat to like him....Xxx

Cooper came with us today to visit our home town of Stratford upon Avon. This boy is not only beautiful on the outside but, more importantly, on the inside too. His behaviour was perfect. We went for a nice long walk, meeting various breeds of dogs with no reaction other than 'curious ears'. He walked beautifully on the lead, briskly by my side but attentive to my pace. We stopped for coffee and water in an obliging cafe, where he sat happily on a portable blanket. And this was his first visit to the big wide world!! Added to all this he is the most loving, intelligent boy you could imagine. I felt incredibly proud to be with him. If anyone has seen the scene in the film 'Ghost' when Whoopi Goldberg reticently hands over the cheque for a million dollars to the Nuns, you may have some idea of how my husband and I felt handing him back to Daybreaks at the end of the day. Cooper, you are wonderful. xxx

Hope Cooper is a good boy today on his day out and behaves with the cats ;-)

If this is Cooper from Bark Inn Kennels and the Cooper I have met a few times there he is very friendly. I hope that you find a loving home soon Cooper, good luck.

Aren't you handsome. Hopefully you be be in a forever home soon.

Hi Michelle. You've got the room.......! X

Michelle, we noticed that you like Cooper, by the way you fluttered your eyelashes at him! Can't blame you though, he is a very hansom chap.

What can I say, met cooper this morning and wow wee he is a handsome boy, the most amazing silver fawn colour, and he has a lovely affectionate personality as well, so loving and such a happy boy ! Please someone adopt him quickly, if I could have another, he would be the one !!! I just love love love him oh and one last thing although he is quite a big fella he is really gentle , with such heart warming eyes, if you haven't guessed yet , I just love him, xxx

One word ...... Stunning, he looks like a silver fawn, cannot wait to meet you tomorrow cooper !!!!

can a dog really be that handsome? Think this boy will be rehomed in a flash.

I think I met Cooper today - is he coming from Bark Inn? They had a fawn Cooper and I'm sure Michelle said he was coming to you guys? If it is the same boy he is beautiful and friendly! Sure he won't be with you for long!

Cooper you have to have my cuddle today, was my maiden name. Love to you Sylvxxxxxx