Ben The Black Beauty : The other sides to Ben

Up to now, I feel I have been quite negative about my boy! His issues with other dogs is what prompted me to write this blog, however there is so much more to him which is all positive!

Ben loves absolutely everyone, he really likes children as well. I do not have children, but he would not be a concern should I have a baby in the future. Obviously no dog should be left unsupervised with babies and young children. One of his favourite people is my mother in law.....she gives him a digestive biscuit every time we go round there, he actually moans when we turn onto their street with excitement! After he has had his biscuit though, he is still happy to see her.

Ben likes to greet me with something when I get up in the morning or when I come home from work, generally its one of his teddies but if he cannot find one, he will literally pick anything up he can find!!! It is very cute, he wags his tail so much his bum wiggles.

Ben loves to play fetch, his favourite toy at the moment is his Kong Flyer, which is basically a floppy Frisbee. He will happily play fetch with me on the field when other dogs are around in the distance. I am a pro at walking in the most suitable directions to prevent any problems! Sometimes, if there are too many dogs we will street walk and then play Frisbee on the garden instead.

Ben's favourite place to fetch is at the river, he LOVES to swim. We have been to fun swim at a hydrotherapy centre quite a few times with him, I get to go in the pool with him and play fetch. As soon as we arrive he runs up the ramp and dives in!!!!

One of his favourite games is hide and seek. I get him to sit and wait in the kitchen whilst I hide small treats around the garden. Then I open the door and say FIND IT, and he is off, tail going mad searching for the treats. I do it with a toy sometimes as well.

One of my absolutely favourite things that Ben does is when he is tired, he will come and plonk himself next to me on the sofa and rest his head on my shoulder and go to sleep. Then he snores down my ear hole! He loves to be close to me or hubby in the evenings, as I am typing this he is between us both sleeping.

And now time for some pictures which I think show Ben's character well