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Tatume
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Terrier puppy
      #130028 - 19/03/09 10:21 PM

Hello Folks,

The Lakeland Terrier puppy came home with me two days ago. She is seven weeks old today. Still no name, as yet.


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NitroXAdministrator
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Re: Terrier puppy [Re: Tatume]
      #130071 - 20/03/09 10:30 AM

Looks like she will be a little firecracker.

Has a mischievous look to her eyes too. Have fun.

When you decide on a name tell us and post some photos of her as time goes on too.

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Tatume
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Re: Terrier puppy [Re: NitroX]
      #130136 - 21/03/09 03:41 AM

We decided to name the little girl Ghillie (my wife's suggestion). To my knowledge, the most common usage of the word referred to a long-term estate employee in Scotland whose job was a combination of wildlife biologist, resource manager and game warden. The following are quotes from Wikipedia.

The Lakeland Terrier originated in the Lake District of Cumberland, England near the Scottish border in the 1800s. He is related to several terrier breeds and is one of the oldest working terrier breeds still in use today. His diverse ancestors include the now extinct Old English Black and Tan terrier, the early Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Bedlington Terrier and Border Terrier. The dogs are friendly, bold, and confident. Shyness is very atypical, as is aggressiveness. Intelligent and independent minded, especially when going after prey, they are quick to learn and easy to train, though Lakelands seem to exhibit 'selective deafness' when their interest level is aroused.

Ghillie or gillie is a Scottish dialect term that refers to a man or a boy who acts as an attendant on a fishing, fly fishing or a hunting or deer stalking expedition, primarily in Scotland in the Highlands or on a river such as the Spey River. In origin it referred especially to someone who attended on his employer or guests. A ghillie may also serve as a gamekeeper employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome natural predators such as fox or otter and monitor the health of the wildlife.

Historically, the term was used for a Highland chief's attendant, also sometimes called a Gallowglass if he was also a soldier or guard, but this use became rare before the 20th century.

In Scottish folklore the Ghillie Dhu or Ghillie Dubh is a faerie, a guardian spirit of the trees. He is kind to children, but generally wild and shy. Said to be dark haired, he is described as clothed in leaves and moss (similar to a Green Man in England and Wales). He especially likes birch trees, and is most active at night. In lore, this solitary spirit is said to reside primarily near Gairloch and Loch a Druing.

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JabaliHunter
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Re: Terrier puppy [Re: Tatume]
      #130137 - 21/03/09 03:53 AM

Good name! A ghillie can be a gamekeeper, beat keeper (controlling an area on a bird shoot), river keeper and fishing guide, stalker, with many more roles besides. They are fundamental to the running of a sporting estate and good ghillies are very highly regarded. The closest equivalent would have to be a PH in Africa or a guide in the US......

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Re: Terrier puppy [Re: JabaliHunter]
      #130144 - 21/03/09 06:53 AM

congratulations tom

she looks like she will work for you and be of some work to you

i think you have struck gold there, if you keep the training up, i love the focused look in her eye's

best

peter

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Re: Terrier puppy [Re: peter]
      #130162 - 21/03/09 06:29 PM

Och Ay.

Ghillie is a great name for the little girl.

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