Category Archives: walking my deaf/blind dog

home early again

Posted on February 27, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Friday Poor Isis has had a worrying time over the last two days as the pesky sun has been both very bright and low in the sky. The freaky shadows make her wince and cower down close to the … Continue reading →

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after the storm ……

Posted on February 24, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Tuesday   Quite an interesting walk today.   She wants me to pose for this. But I find the stage a bit crowded.   Look what I’m doing now. Graciously allowing Be. to give me a cuddle. Expect … Continue reading →

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fragrant paths

Posted on February 15, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Sunday The Kings Heath Park team have been working on two paths at the bottom of the old bowling green. Last week they completed them. The paths are edged with wooden planks.The base of the paths is soil … Continue reading →

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who’s a clever girl?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday     Isis has definitely become a real dog. She declares it to the world. Instead of merely pausing arbitrarily for a pee, she sniffs with great care at a stain on the path then, very deliberately, pees … Continue reading →

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then and now

Posted on February 6, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Friday On September 29th I wrote: ‘…… the sun shone very brightly and I had to bring her home from the park after about ten minutes … The poor little creature was so terrified that she couldn’t wait for … Continue reading →

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another day in the life of a dog

Posted on February 1, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday I wake her up at eight and she takes me out into the garden. Thinking that she is getting ready to go to the park, I follow her back upstairs. I can’t believe it. She’s back in bed … Continue reading →

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so sorry, Isis

Posted on January 27, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Tuesday It’s Monday and we are in Highbury Park. As we walk along the bank of the stream I observe Isis carefully sniffing the edge of the bank and stepping back from it. I guess that she is sussing … Continue reading →

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an interesting encounter

Posted on January 26, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Monday A strange day. But more of that tomorrow. A long, interesting snuffle through the undergrowth along the south edge of Highbury park, a scramble over fallen boughs and through twisty twigs and we’re out onto the open field … Continue reading →

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brave little Isis

Posted on January 25, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday Isis is sitting patiently on the back seat, harness and safety lead attached. Ji. opens the gates and I turn the ignition key. Blerrrrghhh…silence. A combination of sound and no sound which a driver never wants to hear. … Continue reading →

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Kings Heath Park Saturday

Posted on January 24, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Saturday   It’s Saturday morning and the park is buzzing with activity: there’s a tai chi class in progress on the old bowling green, children in training sessions running up and down the steep slopes on two sides … Continue reading →

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