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where’s she gone?

Posted on October 5, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Some time this week, the Hairy One and I hope to visit the Polymath in Wales. So, unless I master the app which enables blogs to be masterminded from a mobile – which is highly unlikely judging by my past … Continue reading →

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dancing in the park

Posted on October 4, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  It was pouring this morning but Isis was keen to be off, skipping out of the front door and into the car. Rain-flies! Exciting or what? No tentative sniffs, no hesitation, straight out of the car when we reach … Continue reading →

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in and out the shrubbery

Posted on October 2, 2014 by patinkingsheath

This morning I was interested to observe how much trouble Isis took to check on the shape of the door opening. The car was close to the fence and the door not fully open. It took her four or five … Continue reading →

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The first ‘normal’ walks

Posted on October 1, 2014 by patinkingsheath

It was dull all day today – no scary bursts of sun – and Isis triumphed. She walked round the park without any serious refusals, first with J and Ben, then, in the evening, with D and G, Billy and … Continue reading →

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very ,very frightened

Posted on September 29, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Isis has definitely finished her reconnaissance and is jumping very smartly into the car. She didn’t let on immediately, but the other day when the sun shone very brightly and I had to bring her home from the park after … Continue reading →

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exhaust pipes or daisies?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Isis still refuses to leave the car park unless body-blocked or carried. I have a dilemma:  do I continue to fight her and insist that she goes where I want her to go, or do I let her do what … Continue reading →

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a beautiful dog

Posted on August 31, 2014 by patinkingsheath

August 31st Going well. Kerry sends me this. It’s an image of Isis when Azea workers found her. She was standing in the middle of the main road, the rope round her neck attached to a five metre chain.   … Continue reading →

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Isis has visitors

Posted on August 30, 2014 by patinkingsheath

For the first two nights I slept downstairs, letting Isis out when she stirred. Last night, a little apprehensively, I dozed upstairs. Miraculously, this little dog is still clean in the house and quiet all night from 12.00 – 7.00  … Continue reading →

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waiting for Isis – preparing indoors

Posted on August 21, 2014 by patinkingsheath

August 21st I took a day off yesterday to visit the Matisse exhibition. Amazing. In four days Isis will leave for England. Gulp. Two helpful sites suggest marking ‘barriers’ with different scents and/or textures to give a blind/deaf dog information … Continue reading →

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waiting for Isis …. outdoors

Posted on August 19, 2014 by patinkingsheath

19th August 2014  Half-way there!   To-do list: uproot all of the brambles; prune low, overhanging branches; remove all sharp edges; put padding round unmovable objects; recycle all recyclables; take all rubbish to Lifford tip. Finally, as wisely instructed by … Continue reading →

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