Category Archives: walking in the park

a calmer day

Posted on December 12, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Friday The walk we have this morning is the walk every dog should have every day. Isis gets up. Before we step into the garden I clip on her lead. Back inside we exit through the front door and … 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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Cotteridge Park – enjoy!

Posted on December 6, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Saturday Parks are ubiquitous in Birmingham. We are very lucky. This morning I have to call at a house in Bournville and Isis comes too. She likes the car and appears not to mind waiting in it for me. We … Continue reading →

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spooked by shadows

Posted on December 4, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday   It’s not always easy to discern what makes Isis fearful but yesterday morning there was no question. …………………… It is a clear, frosty morning. The sun is bright and the light/dark contrast very sharp.     In … Continue reading →

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that was a good week that was

Posted on November 30, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday Another enjoyable walk in Highbury Park. It’s hard to believe that it is only two weeks since our first ‘perfect walk’ there (November 16th) and that it wasn’t until the following Tuesday that Isis and I began to … Continue reading →

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a day in the life of a dog

Posted on November 28, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  A much calmer day today. One might almost call it normal – almost. Isis elected to sleep downstairs last night. Perhaps she needed her own space to recover from last night’s frenzy. I go downstairs in my lovely new … Continue reading →

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parks are for walking in

Posted on November 22, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Our delightful walk in Highbury Park last Sunday feels like a new beginning. And all the getting in and out of the car seems to have helped as Isis now leaves the car eagerly whenever I open the door. … Continue reading →

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the perfect walk

Posted on November 17, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday November 16th We have a perfect walk in Highbury Park. Isis takes the initiative. She jumps eagerly from the car. She leaves the car park, crosses the path and ventures onto the grass. Isis, I could hug you! … Continue reading →

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Oh, Isis

Posted on November 10, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  After Saturday’s trauma, and before attending the walk-in GP clinic in Katie Road,  I drive again to the park so that Isis can have a walk. But, not surprisingly, Isis doesn’t want to walk. I urge her on. She … Continue reading →

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wet day and onesies

Posted on November 10, 2014 by patinkingsheath

    Last week. A foul weather morning and     here they are: Isis in her skew-whiff spotty mac (today we don’t like elastic round our back legs) noble Conchobar in blue, and the delightful Nancy and Rufus in … Continue reading →

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