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fragrant paths

Posted on February 15, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Sunday The Kings Heath Park team have been working on two paths at the bottom of the old bowling green. Last week they completed them. The paths are edged with wooden planks.The base of the paths is soil … Continue reading →

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second day at school

Posted on February 14, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Saturday     We join the second group today. Julie thinks that as these dogs are more experienced and settled than the beginners it will be a calmer atmosphere for Isis. Everyone is friendly and the dogs seem … Continue reading →

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getting to know you

Posted on February 13, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Friday Just as I think I understand this little dog, I learn something new. Bits of evidence click together and prove past assumptions incorrect. Or a reason emerges for ‘inexplicable’ behaviour. What once seemed very silly appears remarkably … Continue reading →

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who’s a clever girl?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday     Isis has definitely become a real dog. She declares it to the world. Instead of merely pausing arbitrarily for a pee, she sniffs with great care at a stain on the path then, very deliberately, pees … Continue reading →

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a new day

Posted on February 11, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Wednesday There was a smile at the end of a trying day. Last night as I stood in the kitchen peeling a carrot or two, Isis, who is very fond of carrots, stood hopefully witnessing the procedure. But she … Continue reading →

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two trying days

Posted on February 10, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Tuesday Yesterday builders K and M were working outside the house. Today they put up a stair rail and replace part of the banister. No problems with K and M. Very nice guys. The problem is Isis. There’s no … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on February 8, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday P.S. Wow. This is really exciting. Yesterday the blog had visitors from Britain, America. Portugal, Brazil, Croatia, Italy and Indonesia. How amazing.   Isis came from the Aeza cat and dog rescue and adoption centre in Aljezur, Portugal. … Continue reading →

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hoovers and rages

Posted on February 8, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday   Last Wednesday I wrote about Isis’s ‘nightmares’ and decided to monitor them. Unfortunately, she flew into so many rages on Thursday that I lost count of them. Nightmares and day rages seemed to merge into one long … Continue reading →

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first day at school

Posted on February 7, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Saturday Hounds’ Club is held close by us in a church hall near the Maypole. When we arrive, Julie suggests we inhabit a safe corner away from the other dogs as greyhounds are naturally extremely interested in small fluffy … Continue reading →

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then and now

Posted on February 6, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Friday On September 29th I wrote: ‘…… the sun shone very brightly and I had to bring her home from the park after about ten minutes … The poor little creature was so terrified that she couldn’t wait for … Continue reading →

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