Ben is born in May 1999.
He is a gentle, yet strong and very loyal friend. Although Ben loves his four- and two-legged family
very much he likes to have enough space for himself and some privacy. He is the centre and point of
safety, security and stability among our four-legged children. When frightened or unsure the three others
(Lea,
Jacob and Rosie) hide behind Ben.
Ben loves to swim, especially in the sea. He is a strong swimmer and has no fear of the wet element.
Over the years Ben has become a very confident, self-assured being.
He absolutely loves it when Daddy takes him and Lea out to the park or to the sea side.
The sea water is also beneficial for Ben's skin as Ben suffers from allergies.
One of Ben's strength is his brilliant sense of orientation. Even if he has been to a place
once only he remembers it well. You cannot get lost with Ben at your side; he always finds
his way back to his Transit minibus.
We have adopted Ben from The Dog Rescue and Welfare Society, Tower Farm,
Stokenchurch in October 1999. He had only just arrived there.
After the transition of our beloved dog Bonnie we had decided to adopt another older dog.
We searched for a new companion in many rescue homes, but could not find the soul we were looking for.
A dear friend pointed out the rescue home at the Tower Farm in Stokenchurch. When we arrived at the Tower Farm we were told that none of the older GSDs liked cats, but that a nice 5 months old GSD cross dog had just arrived and that
we could bring him up to like cats. When I looked into Ben's eyes I knew that this soul was the right
one for us. I had found a very close soul mate - someone I had believed to have lost many many years before. Ben turned out to be the perfect healer for our cat Mikesch.
Ben had been heart broken for a long time after his friend Mikesch
went into Spirit in March 2001.
In November 2001 we decided that it would be time to give him another companion - we adopted Lea.
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