Tag Archives: blind dog Isis

into the thick of it

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Sunday June10th 2018   All in all, Isis is a much happier little dog this week. She is still diving at her tail and biting off … Continue reading →

Posted in deaf/blind dog plays, I'm off my lead!, Kings Heath Park, relationship building, running running, scenting, self-harming, walking in the park | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

what’s up, Hairy One?

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Sunday June 3rd 2018   Ji., Isis and I have a perfect walk in Highbury Park today. It’s warm and sunny but the shadows are light. … Continue reading →

Posted in clever girl, deaf/blind dog plays, Highbury Park, I'm off my lead!, Isis at home, strange behaviour, walking in the park | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

rain, rage, cats and dogs

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Wednesday December 13th 2017   Today it’s the antithesis of Christmas card snow scenes. It’s grey from ground to sky. The roads run with thawed snow, … Continue reading →

Posted in deaf/blind dog plays, food rage, Isis at home, Isis is no angel, training, twirling | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Sno-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-w!

Posted on December 10, 2017 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Sunday December 10th 2017   Isis has had a delightful weekend. J, who has just returned to Birmingham after several months away, hears of my predicament … Continue reading →

Posted in deaf/blind dog plays, Highbury Park, I'm off my lead!, running running, walking in the park | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

a hole in the hedge

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday March 12th 2017   A long, tall, thick hedge divides the old bowling green from the next level up. There was once a gap in … Continue reading →

Posted in clever girl, deaf/blind dog plays, dear little Isis, I'm off my lead!, Kings Heath Park | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

blind….. deaf… really?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

  Tuesday We have postponed the new feeding regime. Isis had to stay on her own for several hours today and I wouldn’t have been able to supervise her. This morning, off to Newbrook Farm (RSPCA). For the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in self-damaging, self-harming | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

a day in the life of a dog

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

  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 →

Posted in twirling, walking in the park | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

I’m all shook up

Posted on November 27, 2014 by

Thursday Tonight Isis has been acting very strangely. She has been lying on the futon, head on my knee, looking relaxed. But every ten minutes or so, for no apparent reason, she has growled menacingly for a minute or more … Continue reading →

Posted in self-harming, strange behaviour | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

two bad legs

Posted on November 26, 2014 by

Wednesday Now, both of these sexy – or not – lower legs have been attacked. And both by the same set of little white teeth.   I am not concerned about the human wound. It was inflicted accidentally nearly three … Continue reading →

Posted in self-harming | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

brrr it’s cold down here

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

  For a while I have been concerned that Isis may not be warm enough downstairs when the heating goes off at night. Both Dogwatch UK and Hannah, who did my home-check, warned me that Spanish dogs feel the cold … Continue reading →

Posted in deaf/blind dog, sleeping arrangements | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments