Category Archives: training

work and play

Posted on June 5, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Friday       I bought these for Isis today. Each one is over seventy centimetres long when stretched out. The guy in the shop had pushed them into a … Continue reading →

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celebrating Isis

Posted on June 3, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   I regularly report virtually all of Isis’s problems: self-harming rage spins, growling and snapping when groomed, fear of light and shadow and consequent difficulties with walking her. But I … Continue reading →

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pass me my halo, human

Posted on April 18, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Saturday   Isis only came upstairs once while she was wearing her Elizabethan collar. It is three days since she split it and I had to remove and replace it … 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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a shot in the park

Posted on March 25, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   The dogs spot the Treatmobile making its way towards them across the field. George, Nancy and Rufus shoot towards it. Conchobhar and Keiko begin to tug urgently … Continue reading →

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rats and whistles

Posted on March 23, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday   It is Sunday afternoon and Isis lies contentedly on the door mat in the hall. Her whiskers and beard are speckled with soil. She is dreaming about … Continue reading →

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what am I supposed to do?

Posted on March 14, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Saturday   Isis has been a calm, happy dog for the past three days. But, I wonder, what will happen at dog school today? Will The Hairy One work? … Continue reading →

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What does she hear?

Posted on March 9, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday   It is still not possible to ascertain exactly how much Isis can hear. She reacts to very loud noises: pans clattering, the sirens of passing ambulances and … Continue reading →

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homework

Posted on February 26, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Thursday   The greyhounds in our Saturday group walk to heel, halt when commanded, execute right and about turns and wait in their beds before being called to their owners’ sides. They also practise playing with toys and … Continue reading →

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a transformation

Posted on February 25, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Wednesday   Something quite remarkable happens today. A vegetarian, or, to be accurate, a pescatarian, I shudder when handling raw meat. But I steel myself and buy some liver for Isis. This evening I cook it for her … Continue reading →

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