Category Archives: crisis

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaa – leave my feet alone!

Posted on April 30, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday April 30th 2023   What was that I said recently and so nonchalently about trimming Hairy One’s feet? Last week she had an appointment for a vet’s visit for her … Continue reading →

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a hungry dog

Posted on February 27, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday February 26th 2023   On Saturday we return to Chester’s Corner. Lee is surprised to see us again so soon, and   thinks that I must have come to make a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chester's Corner, crisis, deaf/blind dog, food rage, Isis at Hollytrees, Isis at home, Isis is no angel, Isis says "No"., oh dear, patience is a virtue., something's not right, strange behaviour, these dogs!, what on earth's the matter?, who'd be a human? | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

the invalid

Posted on January 15, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday January 16th 2023   Warning to the squeamish: this post is all about what goes into and what comes out of a dog, so perhaps you may not wish to … Continue reading →

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a man called Michael

Posted on October 2, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday.   Sunday  October 2nd 2022   In the comments section of the penultimate post – you can take a horse to water – Tony suggested that a way of breaking Hairy One’s … Continue reading →

Posted in a terrified dog, crisis, food rage, Isis says "No"., oh dear, park dogs, park people, relationship building, something's not right, these dogs!, twirling, what on earth's the matter?, who'd be a human? | 2 Comments

my exasperating Isis

Posted on September 11, 2022 by patinkingsheath

  A post should appear every Sunday. * There may not be a post next Sunday, as I am expecting visitors, and do not yet know when they are arriving.   Sunday  September 10th 2022   My dear little dog … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis, food rage, Isis at home, Isis is no angel, Isis is sad, Isis says "No"., oh dear, poor Isis, something's not right, strange behaviour, these dogs!, twirling, we don't like bright light, we don't like bright sun, what on earth's the matter?, who'd be a human? | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

our walks: (i) be careful what you wish for!

Posted on June 13, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday June 12th 2022   I couldn’t have made this up! Today we’ll go to Jasmine Fields, I decide.  On the way, I’m thinking that there’s nothing much to post about. … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis, dear little Isis, Isis gets bathed, Isis in danger, Isis in trouble, Isis knows best, Jasmine Fields, lovely leaves, oh dear, poor Isis, scary shadows, scenting, these dogs!, walking my deaf/blind dog, who'd be a human? | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

collecting Isis

Posted on May 9, 2022 by patinkingsheath

      A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday May 8th 2022   Isis: There’s more about you than about me. Human: We’re a team Isis.   On Wednesday afternoon I take a newly clipped Isis     … Continue reading →

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bright light

Posted on March 28, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday March 27th   Hmmmm. Not the best of weeks. First I lose my new hearing aid in Highbury Park, then my driving glasses disappear into thin air somewhere between the … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis, Highbury Park, Isis at home, Isis in trouble, oh dear, poor Isis, something's not right, strange behaviour, these dogs!, twirling, we don't like bright light, we don't like bright sun, what on earth's the matter?, who'd be a human? | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

the past revisits us with a vengeance

Posted on February 28, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday February  27th 2022   The night/ early hours barking is fading. She only barks on two nights, and there are only two outbursts each  time. On Monday S. the engineer … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis, deaf/blind dog, food rage, Isis at home, Isis in trouble, oh dear, patience is a virtue., poor Isis, scenting, self-damaging, self-harming, something's not right, strange behaviour, these dogs!, what on earth's the matter?, who'd be a human? | 4 Comments

the old and the new?

Posted on February 20, 2022 by patinkingsheath

     A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday February 20th 2022   ‘So now I’m not only cold and uncomfortable’, I wrote last Sunday, ‘but also b. tired. But more of that next week ………..’   And yes, … Continue reading →

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