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the truant

Posted on October 20, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Yesterday should have been our fourth session at dog school –  teacher Hannah of Pawfect Dogsense, location Kings Heath Park. I greet Isis who is fast asleep and tweak back the blinds. Bright sunshine bounces through the window and blasts … Continue reading →

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my holiday snaps

Posted on October 18, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Boss couldn’t put up my holiday snaps while I was in Wales. Sigh. She said Polymath’s laptop wouldn’t take her camera card. If you ask me she’s just thick. Anyway, here I am.   ….relaxing on the sleeping bag ….navigating … Continue reading →

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understanding Isis

Posted on October 18, 2014 by patinkingsheath

She must think me incredibly dim. It is a regrettable human trait to dismiss what we do not comprehend. Putting on her harness, wiping her feet, drying her, brushing her. Every routine which involves touching her triggers the same response: … Continue reading →

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thoughts about thought-flies

Posted on October 16, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Wednesday  October 15th 2014 We walk for two hours and Isis is very good. Following the advice of Hannah (of Pawfect Dogsense) I stop every time Isis’s lead becomes taut and only move on when she stops pulling and the … Continue reading →

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home again

Posted on October 16, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Tuesday October 14th 2014 Back at home Isis seems much calmer than she was on Sunday: it must be hugely disconcerting to be plonked down in a strange place when you cannot see or hear. And, of course, she is … Continue reading →

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lost sausage

Posted on October 15, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Monday October 13th 2014 The journey back to Birmingham is inauspicious. It rains steadily for most of the way.  When we stop at Dinky’s I buy a sausage for Isis and hot chocolate and a squishy bun for me. I … Continue reading →

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Sunday – a day of rest?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Off and on in the early hours I am aware that Isis is not in the room with me. I vaguely assume she is sleeping in the hall. When I get up I discover that she is not in the … Continue reading →

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Hanging by a thread

Posted on October 15, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Friday 10th Isis is suspiciously quiet this morning Ahh yes! Sigh! Unfortunately this was my newest polo necked sweater. Isis is unmoved. A wild hour and a half at the beach this morning leaves Isis wet and hyper. I attempt … Continue reading →

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‘a fiend in feline shape’

Posted on October 12, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Sunday October 5th 2014 Isis is very good in the car except for chasing ‘flies’ energetically up and down the back seat as I negotiate the Stourbridge ring road. She sleeps in her bed and receives a sausage with enthusiasm … Continue reading →

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Isis and the yellow ring

Posted on October 5, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Two weeks ago, touching, let alone  grooming anywhere near Isis’s head was a no-no. Any attempt elicited a strong “SNAP”! Each day I have touched her face or ears or chin fleetingly and casually during routines like lead on, lead … Continue reading →

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