Category Archives: sleeping arrangements

breakthrough

Posted on November 29, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday November 28th 2021   Sadly, stupid Human has accidentally deleted last week’s post, the duck with the orange feet. But now she’s trying very hard to stop gnashing her teeth … Continue reading →

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November is for sniffing

Posted on November 8, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday 7th November 2021   November is the month for sniffing.           Everywhere a dog goes she is assailed by irresistable scents. Let out into the garden … Continue reading →

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a podengo’s revenge

Posted on October 25, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday October 24th 2021   Yes, this week Isis Podengo definitely gets her own back on Human. It’s Sunday, and we are sitting relaxing on J’s patio, eating chocolate eclairs. I … Continue reading →

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a scritchy relapse

Posted on October 10, 2021 by patinkingsheath

        A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday October 10th 2021   Oh dear. Oh dear. After her apparent improvement, poor Hairy One’s frantic scritching resurges. The skin on the outside of her ears is red … Continue reading →

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and off we go!

Posted on October 3, 2021 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday October 3rd 2021   It’s a very good week for walking. There are few of those days which Isis hates, when the clouds race across the sun obscuring it completely, then scud … Continue reading →

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preparing for a guest

Posted on September 27, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday September 26th 2021   Phew! Feels like we’re approaching winding down after several frantic weeks. The ‘frantic’ element is, as always, my fault. It is unreasonable, I discover, to imagine … Continue reading →

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a difficult week

Posted on September 19, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday September 19th 2021   Isis’s skin has been much better this week, and the scratching much reduced. Her skin still looks pinker than normal though, is hot to the touch, … Continue reading →

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an itchy dog

Posted on August 16, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday August 15th 2021   you have to smile Isis is almost invariably quiet and relaxed when she travels. As soon as she jumps into the car, she settles on the … Continue reading →

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Isis is overcome

Posted on August 8, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday August 8th 2021   A few weeks ago,  it was extremely hot – hotter than it’s ever been since Isis came to England. One day, we get to Highbury just … Continue reading →

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I wanna go HOME!

Posted on July 25, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday July 25th 2021   We have had two weeks of very hot sun. Unheard of. We don’t do very hot sun in Britain. Poor Isis does not fare well. One … Continue reading →

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