Category Archives: strange behaviour

the scents, the scents!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Sunday The best ever walk in Highbury Park with Hairy One. Hard to believe that only a couple of months ago she did not even want to leave the car, let alone walk in the park. We haven’t … Continue reading →

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confessions of a gunslinger

Posted on January 8, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday I have to admit it. Positive dog training advocates would not approve. And I can understand why. But we are using a little aversion therapy now in our battle against self-harming. When Isis goes into a growly spin, … Continue reading →

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monster in the kitchen

Posted on January 4, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Holiday journal   Monday December 29th part 2   A satisfied dog returns from the beach and sleeps. That’s better. The trouble begins when we return from our evening walk. There is something very spooky going on in the … Continue reading →

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high as a kite

Posted on January 3, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Holiday journal   Monday December 29th part 1 Isis awakes before seven. Sigh. She needs a pee and is full of nervous energy I need sleep  and am not full of energy, nervous or otherwise. I have a stiff … Continue reading →

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insatiable Isis

Posted on December 22, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Monday As most of you reading this will know, Isis has self-harming rages. The trigger for these is frustration. Frustration occurs when she ‘loses’ bits of her food or treat; when she has to stand still to have her … Continue reading →

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who’ll crack first?

Posted on December 17, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Wednesday Back to Newbrook Farm (RSPCA Birmingham) again today. Even though our appointment is at 8.10 a.m. the traffic is already nose to tail in Kings Norton and Cotteridge. We arrive with two minutes left to walk up the … Continue reading →

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Isis strikes again

Posted on December 15, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Monday A bright ball of sun hangs low in the sky. In the park Isis is jumpy.     As usual, I encourage her to approach and sniff the things which startle her. Sometimes she flinches and seeks the … Continue reading →

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lose some, win some

Posted on December 11, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday A quiet night and this morning Isis is very chirpy. Only one serious foot attack today. Occasioned by the harness being put on – this time in the car. So that smashes my theory that it is where … Continue reading →

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aftermath

Posted on December 10, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Wednesday Yesterday was horrible. I had removed Isis’s Buster collar to put her harness on and when she began spinning and tearing at herself there was no stopping her. Holding her increased her rage. She tore at her right … Continue reading →

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a bad mistake

Posted on December 10, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Tuesday At first I didn’t discriminate between Isis’s ‘twirling’ and her ‘spinning’. But they are very different. ‘Twirling’ can be disconcerting but for Isis it is a happy activity. She circles, head up, front paws lifted off the ground, … Continue reading →

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