Hobbes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:54 pm

Well "who's the King of the castle then"

Exciting day today..... we saw and otter !!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:39 pm

Well he certainly isnt a dirty rascal!

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:58 pm

An Otter - Wow! Cool

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:48 pm

Hello gorgeous boy. Aren't you the lucky one seeing an Otter. Hope you didn't frighten it Smile

( of course you didn't Wink

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Hello handsome Cool

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:50 pm

This morning I was greeted by a wet nose reminder that it was Hobbes breakfast time and a cheeky look....

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:15 pm

....Collie Nose ( and Eye Laughing

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:58 pm

Gorgeous, wish I was still woken like that. Cool

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:49 am

I'm definitely in love with that hairy dog...

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:24 am

Hobbes doesn't discriminate.... he just loves everyone!!!!

Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:09 pm

Hobbes for King!! Hobbes for King!! ....... I'd vote for him!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx7zI1W_5JI

Cool

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:38 pm

Ooh what a lovely big cuddle bunny Cool

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:39 am

How big is Hobbes now? When he was a puppy, he looked as if he was going to be very tall and large!

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:37 pm

Nina07 wrote:

How big is Hobbes now? When he was a puppy, he looked as if he was going to be very tall and large!

So sorry.... I only just saw your question.

I can tell you precisely what Hobbes weighs - 25.6kg and you can still feel his ribs (just)... He loves his food..... As to height and length I'll have to catch him and measure him while he'e eating (for height) and asleep on the patio or kitchen floor (for length) but yes he is what I would call "a full sized male Beardie"

Will post as soon as I get the measurements Very Happy

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:43 am

Thanks Robert! Hobbes is just fine with his 25.6 kg, especially as he looks like a tall and well-built male. I showed his photo to my French friends on our Beardie forum (same sort of friendly group as this one), and am happy to announce the creation of:

the Official Hobbes Fan Club (French section) - I am the Chairperson of course.

Laughing

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:11 pm

Nina07 wrote:

Thanks Robert! Hobbes is just fine with his 25.6 kg, especially as he looks like a tall and well-built male. I showed his photo to my French friends on our Beardie forum (same sort of friendly group as this one), and am happy to announce the creation of:

the Official Hobbes Fan Club (French section) - I am the Chairperson of course.

Laughing

Hobbes says "Merci beaucoup"!!! and sends a big wet Beardie kiss to all his fans

I have chased the boy around with a tape measure and these are the best guesstimates I am able to give regarding his height and length

Height 23 inches

Length (Base of tale to base of neck) 33 inches

I therefore think he equates to a top end of the official size range for a Beardie - according to the UK Kennel Club.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:45 pm

23 inches??? Shocked

Well then, Hobbes is more like a Giant Beardie! Laughing

I've just checked the official British standard and it says 22 inches max for a male Beardie.

Please say thank you to him from me and his fans for the big wet Beardie kiss - we all have a good experience of that sort of thing, of course! Shocked

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:48 pm

Perhaps Hobbes would like to start his own club - the GFBC - ? Cool

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:50 pm

Nina07 wrote:

23 inches??? Shocked

Well then, Hobbes is more like a Giant Beardie! Laughing

I've just checked the official British standard and it says 22 inches max for a male Beardie.

Well I did say it was a best estimate... it could easily be 22 but certainly not less .... I used a DVD box and some chalk and marked the kitchen table leg .... so not the most scientific of methods

Laughing

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:51 pm

We love you, Robert

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:53 pm

judy g wrote:

We love you, Robert

Ahhhhh

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:53 pm

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:29 pm

I thought this picture might give you a better appreciation of Hobbes' size Cool

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:30 pm

He looks about as tall as I am!

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:38 pm

Ohhh.......

I met a lady walking a dog the other day..... I thought it was a Tibetan that had been trimmed but she insisted it was a Bearded Collie girl, who was vertically challenged.....

I nearly said that she ought to have the dog DNA tested or do some research on breed characteristics .... but didn't.... it was proportionally all wrong even at her size to have been a Beardie..... IMHO

Shocked

I hope she got it at a good price....