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more British weather!

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday May 14th 2017   Poor Isis has been having a bad time. It seems that whenever we arrive in Kings Heath Park, the sun conspires … Continue reading

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revision of ‘some things dogs like to do’

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday May 14th 2017   Well, some of the things which Isis likes to do have changed. During 2015 and 2016 I seemed to spend a … Continue reading

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some things dogs like to do

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday May 14th 2017   Well, some of the things which Isis likes to do have changed. During 2015 and 2016 I seemed to spend a … Continue reading

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Shimono

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday May 10th 2017   Last Saturday a lively little staffie which I’d not met before trotted up to Isis while she was executing a slow … Continue reading

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Highbury Park joy

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday May 7th 2017   Saturday and off we go to Highbury Park. It’s dull and drizzly with a cold, sharp breeze. No bright sun or … Continue reading

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Wilda’s special holiday

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday May 3rd 2017   Some lucky dogs are taken to the seaside. Isis, unfortunately, is no longer one of them. Since she behaved so disgracefully … Continue reading

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disappearing dog

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday April 30th 2017   In case anyone is wondering, Isis and I are still working on the very early stages of our foundation course for … Continue reading

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British weather!

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday April 26th 2017   Isis is finding the weather very challenging. There are too many of those mornings and late afternoons when the the sun … Continue reading

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skrlunk!

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday April 23rd 2017   It happens on Thursday some time between 2.00 and 3.00 a.m. while I’m asleep. SKRLUNK! Instantly I’m awake. Isis! She’s jumped … Continue reading

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thank goodness dogs aren’t green!

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday April 19th 2017   It’s usually quite straightforward to keep an eye on Isis when she’s free in the park. I know her habits and … Continue reading

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