Category Archives: deaf/blind dog

the great stick clearance

Posted on May 15, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Friday   The lovely, springy leylandii branches are gradually disappearing from her garden. Isis will be less likely to get sticks jammed in her mouth but what will she play … Continue reading →

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relaxed dog

Posted on May 13, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   I hesitate to be over-optimistic, but think we may have the sun sussed. By 9.30 a.m. when we reach the car park, the sun is shining strongly but … Continue reading →

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I’ll go my way …..

Posted on May 11, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday       I love her expression on this photo. As we walk along one of the paths in Kings Heath Park, the sun pops out rather too brightly … Continue reading →

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a joyful dog

Posted on May 8, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   When Isis was in pain from the stick stuck in her mouth for many hours, she bit her long suffering right back foot again and made it bleed. Throughout the early … Continue reading →

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don’t panic ……. don’t panic

Posted on May 6, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   This is a post from a very jangled human. Just after three, I look out of the window and see that Isis, instead of running around, is standing stiffly … Continue reading →

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foot and mouth trouble

Posted on May 4, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Isis looks very sweet. She has just been brushed and since it is dry outside she is still her normal colour. This afternoon I hammer in wooden posts around the … Continue reading →

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plant murderer

Posted on May 2, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Saturday   I am putting up wire netting fences in an effort to reclaim ‘my’ portions of garden from the philistine who shares my home. But I am not quick enough. … Continue reading →

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a snuggle – really?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   About ten days ago, Isis popped onto the bed in the morning and, instead of settling as far away from me as she could, snuggled into the back of my … Continue reading →

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an update

Posted on April 29, 2015 by patinkingsheath

Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   As I have discovered and written about over the past eight months, there are daily ‘danger points’ which Isis and I have to negotiate. These are routine events and situations … Continue reading →

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heeeeeeeeeeelp!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   The sun has been extraordinarily bright for several days now so we have stayed at home. I miss meeting my dog walking friends. But there is no point in taking Isis … Continue reading →

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