Category Archives: dear little Isis

our walks: be careful what you wish for part 2

Posted on June 20, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday June 19th 2022   Off we trog back up to the field, stinking of eau de canal. At least, I imagine that we both stink; however, when we pause by … Continue reading →

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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 →

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oos, ahs, and adventures

Posted on June 6, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday June 5th 2022   The passages in italics are what I imagine Isis might say.   Since I clipped Isis, she has received even more compliments than ever. It seems … Continue reading →

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back to the kennels again!

Posted on May 30, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday May 29th 2022   On May 13th, only a few days after her last brief sojourn at Hollytrees, I take poor Isis to the kennels again. I am off to … Continue reading →

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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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a clean bill of health and lots of fluff

Posted on May 3, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Monday May 2nd 2022   On April 21st, when we visit the vet, Isis has a full medical check. We wait for a short while at reception, and the vet comes … Continue reading →

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a tough day for Isis

Posted on April 25, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday April 24th 2022   Poor Isis has a tough day on Thursday. First she is ambushed and plonked in the sink to have her rear end washed, then she is … Continue reading →

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out and about on terra firma

Posted on April 17, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday April 17th 2022   At the moment, Isis is part way through her annual undercoat moult. This process never fails to fascinate me.               … Continue reading →

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news from Isis*

Posted on April 4, 2022 by patinkingsheath

* transcribed by Human   A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday April 3rd 2022   You’ll never believe what happened last week. We are walking on the fields beneath Holders Lane, when I catch a very strange scent. … Continue reading →

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a kiss from Nancy

Posted on March 20, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday March 20th 2022     On Thursday, Isis and I meet up with Bev and Nancy. Bev tells me how poor Rufus became more and more ill as they waited … Continue reading →

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