Dog and Cat Home

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Jan 2007, 10:29

My grandfather was a crofter, but could never eat an animal he had raised be it chicken, sheep or cow. Fortunately he had another job as well.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Jan 2007, 11:15

Marya wrote:My grandfather was a crofter, but could never eat an animal he had raised be it chicken, sheep or cow. Fortunately he had another job as well.

He looked after his neighbours dog?

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 22 Jan 2007, 11:29

I love all dogs, but my favourite type of dog is the Peek Frean.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Jan 2007, 11:34

Porty wrote:
Marya wrote:My grandfather was a crofter, but could never eat an animal he had raised be it chicken, sheep or cow. Fortunately he had another job as well.
He looked after his neighbours dog?

He may well have. He and his neighbours all owned sheepdogs that came from the same breeder, so they all looked the same and all had the same bad tempers. Those dogs were more likely to eat you than be eaten

ali · Post by **ali** » 22 Jan 2007, 11:59

Nelson Hatstand wrote:I love all dogs, but my favourite type of dog is the Peek Frean.

Funny you should say that, Nelson but with my morning coffee I like an aKita-Kat.

Mmmmm yummy!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Jan 2007, 12:50

Epykat wrote:
Bob Jefferson wrote:
Porty wrote:I'd forgotten about Dog Of the Week, when did they stop that?
I think that if they decided to resurrect this we would be happy to make a feature of it on Portobello Online. With over 600 registered users and many other lurkers, this is a genuine offer of free advertisment.
I think that's a really great idea Bob. The Home needs as much publicity as it can get. If you can get the manager to answer an email it would be worth a try

I'm not so sure they want to give Dogs away, look how awkward they are? The guy with the white coat seemed to be genuinely offering to take 4 Dogs a month and they wouldn't deal with him. I'm surprised they didn't bte his hand off.
This thread has been very helpful and informative. Can't recall the last time we had such a lenghty Dog discussion that didn't descend into Dog related puns.

Epykat, do you really think there is a benefit to be had from the Dog of the Week/Pie of the Week idea?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 22 Jan 2007, 16:25

Porty wrote:Epykat, do you really think there is a benefit to be had from the Dog of the Week/Pie of the Week idea?

Yes, I think Dog of the Week would be very beneficial. Pie of the week on the other hand might be more complicated. With Health and Safety rules etc there would be a lot of work created in having to list exactly what kind of dog was in the pie and in the case of mongrel pie this could be quite difficult. Would the extra effort then have to be reflected in the price of the pie and would the dog in question require to be neutered before being minced?

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 22 Jan 2007, 16:57

Epykat wrote:Would the extra effort then have to be reflected in the price of the pie and would the dog in question require to be neutered before being minced?

Maybe you could have something like this as the strapline on the ad:

"PIE OF THE WEEK! IT'S THE DOG'S B OLLOCKS!"

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Jan 2007, 17:12

If I laugh any harder I'm going to explode. Totally outstanding.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 22 Jan 2007, 17:17

Take a bow Mr Hatstand

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Jan 2007, 17:20

Epykat wrote:
Porty wrote:Epykat, do you really think there is a benefit to be had from the Dog of the Week/Pie of the Week idea?
Yes, I think Dog of the Week would be very beneficial. Pie of the week on the other hand might be more complicated. With Health and Safety rules etc there would be a lot of work created in having to list exactly what kind of dog was in the pie and in the case of mongrel pie this could be quite difficult. Would the extra effort then have to be reflected in the price of the pie and would the dog in question require to be neutered before being minced?

It does sound complex and maybe after a few weeks the campaign would lack lustre. We surely couldn't count on Nelson to keep coming up with such impactful straplines. I still think Joe Findlay is the preferred marketing partner but maybe it needs a deeper and more meaningful approach, a PR campaign rather than a Pie based competition. How about we make Joe a patron of the Dog and Cat Home? As a steakholder I'm sure his influence would be huge.

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 22 Jan 2007, 18:49

Nelson Hatstand wrote:
Epykat wrote:Would the extra effort then have to be reflected in the price of the pie and would the dog in question require to be neutered before being minced?
Maybe you could have something like this as the strapline on the ad:

"PIE OF THE WEEK! IT'S THE DOG'S B OLLOCKS!"

Take a bow Mr Hatstand

Maybe that should be a Bow Wow

ali · Post by **ali** » 22 Jan 2007, 19:32

Pal of Porty wrote:Take a bow-wow Mr Hatstand

(Doh!! - I really should read the whole thread before I go ............................well, you know what I mean)

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 22 Jan 2007, 19:36

I do the same thing quite often.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 23 Jan 2007, 11:15

What about a hot dog stand?

On a serious note, given today's headlines, it seems stray animals are better off at the cat and dog home than in police stations

Does anyone know the current policy on the home and strays. In the'80s I found a stray cat at my work and wanted to take it to the home but they said I would have to pay boarding fees for it. Seemed the choice was leave it out in the cold or pay a fortune.

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 23 Jan 2007, 15:28

Not very encouraging is it?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 23 Jan 2007, 16:00

Its a catastrophe.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 23 Jan 2007, 17:00

Does the Cat and Dog Home have a webpage??

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 23 Jan 2007, 17:25

here is a link for it

http://www.edch.org.uk/

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 23 Jan 2007, 17:26

http://www.edch.org.uk/frame.html

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 23 Jan 2007, 20:56

On a serious note, given today's headlines, it seems stray animals are better off at the cat and dog home than in police stations

I was quite shocked to read that a dog could be forgotten about in( of all places) a police station!!!

You'd think that the kennels would be checked every day no matter whether any animals were booked in or not!!!

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 23 Jan 2007, 21:26

Surely the poor dog made some sound when it was thirsty or hungry.
I'm really shocked and angry about it.
I hope action is taken against the officer responsible.

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 24 Jan 2007, 04:37

Thanx Izzie and Black Mamba !

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 26 Jan 2007, 13:29

As the dog and cat home seems to be reluctant to give away its wares, I've been trying to think of other ways that they can turn a profit. Here a few ideas for nik-naks and stuff that they could sell in order to keep things ticking along nicely:

DOG BY-PRODUCTS:
dog foot egg-cups (as mentioned in another thread) - sold in packs of 3.
dog tooth necklaces
dog tooth bracelets
dog tooth ankle bracelets
dog tooth ear-rings
dog leg golf clubs (this would cash in on the golf craze currently engulfing the whole east lothian region - you should see portobello golf course - it's rammed every day)
dog testicle golf balls (see above)
dog leg walking sticks
hollowed out dog with lead - this would make the dog much easier to take care of and seem more attractive to any prospective owners. quite light when taking out for walks, and if you got sick of it you could just crush it in one hand and put it in the bin
dog masks
dog ear eye patches
dog rugs - sexy
dog coats - afghans would be a particularly good breed for this purpose
dog tail straws
dog leg boomerang
dog tongue soothing eye mask
dog buckaroo game (lifesize) - for this the dog's back legs would have to be sawn off, then attached back on with some springs so that it 'bucked' when having one too many items placed on its back.
dog eye false eyes - handy if your eye falls out

CAT BY-PRODUCTS:
See above, but substitute the word 'cat' for the word 'dog'.

That's all I can think of for now, but if anyone else has any ideas, I'm going to put them into Powerpoint format, and see if I can present them to the dog and cat home next week.

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 26 Jan 2007, 13:32

Nik-naks might actually be spelt 'knick-knacks'.

My spelling seems to have suffered at the hands of my crisp infatuation.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 27 Jan 2007, 12:20

You missed out a doggie bag. You know, some thing you put leftover food in.
Oh, that would be a dog

sunnyporty · Post by **sunnyporty** » 31 Jan 2007, 11:48

Took a look at the website for D/C Home .Those two dogs that need rehomed must be REALLY old by now as they have been on the rehoming list for at least 3 years They wont improve if they dont update their webisite

I'll Send them alittle not

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 Feb 2007, 23:35

sunnyporty wrote:Took a look at the website for D/C Home .Those two dogs that need rehomed must be REALLY old by now as they have been on the rehoming list for at least 3 years They wont improve if they dont update their webisite I'll Send them alittle not

You are quite right its a dogs breakfast.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 21 Feb 2007, 23:43

You're being quite catty