Category Archives: Highbury Park

badgering the wild life

Posted on March 14, 2021 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday March 14th 2021 As we have seen, defecting from an overpopulated and churned up Highbury Park presents Isis with a number of very positive new … Continue reading →

Posted in a joyful dog, clever girl, clever Isis, dear little Isis, scenting, these dogs!, walking in the park, walking with Rufus and Nancy | Tagged blind dog Isis, blind/deaf dog, I'm a podengo, Isis strikes again, podengoes are hunters | 2 Comments

mud and water, mud and water*

Posted on February 28, 2021 by patinkingsheath

*By the way, this chorus keeps going through my mind as we walk. It can be sung to the tune of ‘Guns and Roses.’ Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday February 21st 2021 … Continue reading →

Posted in clever girl, Highbury Park, Holders Lane Woods, Isis in danger, oh dear, poor Isis, rain and more rain, scenting, these dogs!, walking with Rufus and Nancy, who'd be a human? | Tagged blind dog Isis, blind/deaf dog, deaf/blind dog, deaf/blind dog in the park, Highbury Park, poor Isis | Leave a comment

and for my next trick ……..

Posted on February 25, 2021 by patinkingsheath

My apologies to readers who receive the blog through emails. The blog appeared on Sunday – well, in the early hours of Monday – and went through to Facebook but didn’t ‘publish’ here. Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, … Continue reading →

Posted in adopted dogs, crisis, Holders Lane Woods, Isis in trouble, poor Isis, rescue dogs, these dogs!, twirling, walking my deaf/blind dog, who'd be a human? | Tagged a missing dog, blind/deaf dog, deaf/blind dog, Isis in trouble, Oh no!, poor Isis, Richard to the rescue | 2 Comments

trips, slips and curses

Posted on February 7, 2021 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday February 7th 2021 ‘Never count your chickens before they are hatched’ is a proverb which one should always keep in mind when predicting how Isis … Continue reading →

Posted in Highbury Park, Isis at home, Isis gets bathed, Isis is sad, Isis says "No"., Kings Heath Park, oh dear, poor Isis, rain and more rain, sleeping arrangements, these dogs!, walking with Rufus and Nancy, who'd be a human? | Tagged blind dog enjoys park, deaf blind dog, deaf/blind dog won't walk, Highbury Park, Kings Heath Park, poor Isis, walking in Kings Heath park | 2 Comments

Sunday January 31st 2021

Posted on January 31, 2021 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday January 31st 2020 By last Sunday, of course, everywhere is thick with snow, and Isis plays in the lane. The following day, we go … Continue reading →

Posted in a joyful dog, a very good dog, oh dear, rain and more rain, twirling, walking in the park, walking with Rufus and Nancy, we don't like bright sun, who'd be a human? | Tagged blind dog Isis, blind dog plays, blind dog running, deaf/blind dog, Highbury Park, Isis does well, running | Leave a comment

the snow stick

Posted on January 17, 2021 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday January 17th 2021 Well, last week’s snowfall was definitely worth waiting for: someone is absolutely thrilled. I think she … Continue reading →

Posted in a joyful dog, deaf/blind dog plays, Highbury Park | Tagged blind dog enjoys park, blind dog Isis, blind dog plays, blind dog running, deaf/blind dog, deaf/blind dog in the park, Highbury Park, the snow | 2 Comments

waiting for the white stuff

Posted on January 10, 2021 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday January 10th 2021 Two whole weeks of adventures. Impossible to detail every one. Just as well: you’d all stop following Isis if I did, out … Continue reading →

Posted in a joyful dog, a very good dog, deaf/blind dog plays, Highbury Park, Isis at home, patience is a virtue., walking my deaf/blind dog | Tagged blind dog enjoys park, blind dog plays, deaf/blind dog, deaf/blind dog in the park, deaf/blind dog learns, Highbury Park | 6 Comments

an unlikely little angel

Posted on December 21, 2020 by patinkingsheath

There will be no post on December 27th or January 3rd. Isis and Human are taking a break. Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday December 20th 2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in a very good dog, clever Isis, dear little Isis, Isis at home, Isis is no angel, learning to trust, oh dear, poor Isis, relationship building, self-damaging, self-harming, strange behaviour, teaching my deaf/blind dog, these dogs!, training | Tagged blind dog and bright light, blind dog rages, blind dog training, blind/deaf dog, deaf/blind dog, deaf/blind dog learns, deaf/blind dog plays up, deaf/blind dog self-harms, deaf/blind dog's training, food-rage, Isis does well | 4 Comments

excuse me, but …….

Posted on December 13, 2020 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday December 13th 2020 (I think) I hope you don’t bother looking at the dates on my posts. If you do, I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in a very naughty dog, oh dear, these dogs!, who'd be a human? | Tagged blind dog Isis, deaf/blind dog, deaf/blind dog rages, deaf/blind dog self-harms, Isis strikes again, naughty Isis, poor Isis | Leave a comment

from a dog’s point of view ……

Posted on December 6, 2020 by patinkingsheath

Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between. Sunday December 4th 2020 I didn’t get to report this. I wanted to. But she wouldn’t let me. Now she’s spending lots of time taking the … Continue reading →

Posted in a vet visit, Highbury Park, Isis at home, Isis gets bathed, Isis is sad, off to the vet, oh dear, park dogs, park people, poor Isis, self-damaging, self-harming, walking with Rufus and Nancy | Tagged blind dog Isis, blind/deaf dog, deaf/blind dog, deaf/blind dog self-harms, poor little Isis | 7 Comments