Category Archives: sleeping

minutiae, or a day in the life of a dog

Posted on March 19, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday March 19th 2023   It’s late when I get downstairs. Isis is deeply asleep as she always is unless I fiddle around in the kitchen long enough for my scent … Continue reading →

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the perfect dog?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday March 5th 2023   When I return to Hollytrees on Saturday morning, I wait in the yard for Isis to be brought out to me. As soon as she gets … Continue reading →

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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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what a day it is, what a day …..

Posted on November 28, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday.   Sunday November 27th 2022   Monday. Not the greatest beginning to a new week. I’m late getting up – plus ça change there then – and when I wander over to the … Continue reading →

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dining out and an afternoon in the woods

Posted on September 4, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday.   Sunday  September 4th 2022   I drop a harness off at Y’s. She invites me in for coffee, but Isis hasn’t had her tea yet, so I decline. “She can have … 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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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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out with the old and in with the new?

Posted on January 30, 2022 by patinkingsheath

   A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday January 30th 2022   Over the last two years, Isis has changed quite a lot. Her dislike of sun and bright light both outside and indoors remains, but she has become … Continue reading →

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what IS the matter with Isis?

Posted on December 23, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday but hey! It’s holiday time, so things are a bit different. Isis and her human are taking the next two weekends off, and, hopefully, will be posting again on Sunday January 9th … Continue reading →

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haven’t you punished Human enough?

Posted on November 1, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday October 31st 2021   Unquestionably, it was a bad idea to subject Isis to a veterinary health check, for her payback does not end with the unsavoury happenings recounted in … Continue reading →

Posted in a terrified dog, a very naughty dog, Highbury Park, Isis at home, Isis in danger, Isis in danger, Isis in trouble, oh dear, park people, poor Isis, sleeping, strange behaviour, these dogs!, VERY early in the morning., we don't like bright light, we don't like bright sun, who'd be a human? | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment