Category Archives: strange behaviour

blood, feet and tails

Posted on October 7, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New regular posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday October 7th 2015   Isis has a beautiful waterfall of a tail. At this time last year it was much shorter. She had bitten … Continue reading →

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sticks, tips and tiffs

Posted on July 22, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   On Sunday and Monday I pick up sticks. Ten large dustbin bags of them. They range in size from the ones which can get stuck across the roof … Continue reading →

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whoops!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday   I shouldn’t have boasted about Hairy One’s excellent behaviour. I get my comeuppance: on Sunday we have a relapse and there are several very angry incidents. The good news … Continue reading →

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expelled!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Friday   An eventful few days for Isis. She is expelled from dog school, eats a hall floor full of dog food and is insulted by a visitor. She wasn’t really … Continue reading →

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SHAN’T!

Posted on March 20, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Friday   Well, there are naughty dogs and very naughty dogs. I’ll leave you to decide into which category Isis falls. Although, when I check her out as she … Continue reading →

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getting to know you

Posted on February 13, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Friday Just as I think I understand this little dog, I learn something new. Bits of evidence click together and prove past assumptions incorrect. Or a reason emerges for ‘inexplicable’ behaviour. What once seemed very silly appears remarkably … Continue reading →

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hoovers and rages

Posted on February 8, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday   Last Wednesday I wrote about Isis’s ‘nightmares’ and decided to monitor them. Unfortunately, she flew into so many rages on Thursday that I lost count of them. Nightmares and day rages seemed to merge into one long … Continue reading →

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nightmares?

Posted on February 4, 2015 by patinkingsheath

Wednesday A typical evening scenario: Isis is sleeping on the futon. Suddenly, her head shoots up and, growling ferociously, she attacks a back foot. I intervene and stroke her head until she  seems calm  again.     She settles back … Continue reading →

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that light again ?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Wednesday               A strange day in the park. The sun is not out so there are no shadows. Ideal for Isis one would think. But not so. She is very jumpy, looking upwards … Continue reading →

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remarkably silly?

Posted on January 13, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Tuesday     Describing the personality of the Podengo Pequeno, Desmond Morris asserts ‘They can be remarkably silly in the home.’ If they are all like Isis, indeed they can. It will take several posts to do justice to … Continue reading →

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