Tag Archives: deaf/blind dog learns

bedtime histrionics part 2

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Wednesday July 25th 2018   A.L., you got it in one! Isis very rarely loses her treats in her bedding but she is convinced that … Continue reading →

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the snake is dead – long live the snake

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Sunday May 27th 2018   Hairy One’s done well this week. Twice Human drops off on the day bed, and Isis sleeps soundly without any nightmares: … Continue reading →

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Isis is very good and human resurfaces

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

  * Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Wednesday April 11th 2018   Human is back on track. Today Isis and I go on our first road walk for a week. Hairy One’s harness … Continue reading →

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Saturday review

Posted on August 8, 2015 by

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Saturday   I’ve done quite well. This week for about ten out of fourteen times I wait quietly while my meal is prepared. If I say anything Human leaves the … Continue reading →

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work and play

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

    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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training Isis – successes and failures

Posted on May 18, 2015 by

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday   The tunnel has arrived. And I’ve been thinking that of course Isis won’t enjoy it. It’ll be dark inside and she’s afraid of shadows. How stupid to buy … Continue reading →

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dog school and homework

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.         Saturday   Ju. suggests that again Isis is allowed to just  ‘be’ while the greyhounds do their training tasks. She thinks that we tried to push … Continue reading →

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getting to know you

Posted on February 13, 2015 by

    Friday Just as I think I understand this little dog, I learn something new. Bits of evidence click together and prove past assumptions incorrect. Or a reason emerges for ‘inexplicable’ behaviour. What once seemed very silly appears remarkably … Continue reading →

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we’re learning

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

  Friday Waiting for her breakfast and tea have been particularly onerous for Isis these past two weeks. This is is because Human has been uncharacteristically consistent in working on the Hairy One’s manners. Always ravenous, Hairy One finds it … Continue reading →

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