Category Archives: dogs

The Dog, the Mother, and the Dead Whale

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

You may have read this story before, but it’s a good one and worth a second outing. Rank smells – the ranker the better – would drive our dog, Zaphod, nuts. He was drawn to them. He’d roll in them, grinding … Continue reading →


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Music and grief

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Our elderly and Highly Opinionated tortoiseshell cat, Cleopatra, died recently. She made it to her 20th birthday last month, which astonished us all. Privately, I think she wasn’t about to let the dog outlast her. (Oka, our wonderful German Shepherd … Continue reading →


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Lambing 2013 begins!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by
Surly Lamb

For those brave souls tempted to add shepherding to their future curriculum vitae, here’s a warning. You might have to lock horns with lambs like the one on the left. This is Surly Lamb, age one day and three quarters, … Continue reading →


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A Dog Is For Life – No Time Off For Good Behaviour

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

Christmas and dogs go together like ‘bull’ and ‘china shop.’ You know a disaster is imminent but when, and what form it will take, is a mystery. All you can do is dog-proof your chewables and hope for the best. … Continue reading →


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Teleporting Animals

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

This week we had another mysterious case of animal teleportation. Two days earlier we’d noticed that one of our ewes had come back into season – she was over by the fence to the ram’s field, dressed to the nines … Continue reading →


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The Naming of Puppies

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

After several days of ‘what about x?’ and ‘how about y?’ we hit upon the ideal name for our new puppy on Tuesday evening. “It fits so well,” we agreed. “The perfect name.” Then we forgot it. It was as … Continue reading →


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We Haz Puppy (Again)

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

You may remember the incident with our Pyrenean puppy and the large, pointy stone. Our vet, not having the technology to miniaturise herself and travel through Asta’s intestines in a nano-vehicle (carrying nano-picks and a nano-wheel-barrow), had to operate. But … Continue reading →


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Time Thieves

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

Ever had one of those weeks when all the time you’d set aside to achieve one task is gobbled up by a succession of other jobs? I had hoped to have started work on uploading BVC titles onto Overdrive – … Continue reading →


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Death Wish Dogs – Recipe For Disaster

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

We’ve posted lots of recipes this month. Here’s one to avoid: 1 large pointy stone 1 large stupid dog Unwrap large stupid dog (aka Pyrenean Mountain Dog) and allow him to roam in large garden. Look other way. Jump out … Continue reading →


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Downsizing the Best Friend

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

By Linda Nagata When I was small I lived in a house full of Great Pyrenees. Think of Newfoundland dogs, only white. They’re big and fluffy and probably weighed two times or more what I did. At their peak population … Continue reading →


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