tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48111074733627412412024-03-14T02:58:18.339+00:00Barmy ArmyBarmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-9863993027543576092010-03-13T03:34:00.005+00:002010-03-13T04:06:07.616+00:00Snake alert<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3pCuiDjsn9mX1P0n3Veu0INpJcpOORU-Qi_ALrroydLGbrNUch3G3nk0xkdshKwFog_kCPtkeqTtOFGOPJPziXX-bjs8Q-eq4hZKmeaMp58Ea-dVuyzdImubkCN6wFWWH3bJXOlVSJY/s1600-h/120+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3pCuiDjsn9mX1P0n3Veu0INpJcpOORU-Qi_ALrroydLGbrNUch3G3nk0xkdshKwFog_kCPtkeqTtOFGOPJPziXX-bjs8Q-eq4hZKmeaMp58Ea-dVuyzdImubkCN6wFWWH3bJXOlVSJY/s200/120+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447964580776320146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The hot weather has brought the rattlesnakes out, earlier that expected. Out on our dog walk the other day, we inadvertently disturbed a giant snake that was taking the sun coiled up under the shade of a low branch. I got the shock of my life when it started to rattle vehemently, just a metre away from me. Louis had already gone past and was halfway up the hill, while Daisy, Louis and Bertie were a few metres behind me. So there we were, me, then </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">the snake, then the dogs. Luckily the training paid off when we most needed it and they obeyed my command to 'wait'. Roxy curiously started to edge towards the rattling snake, but stopped instantly when I told her to. What a relief! But what a dilemma. Should I try to get past the snake and back to the dogs so I could take them round another way, or should I try to get them past the snake without the snake touching them? How was that even possible? Fortunately, </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PRtYAhLQtEJrlbaQhdBefQfGLGGFYMnPa3MSspcCsxPCR9xIXm7JQrE-4Q77BMOmUH_i8DJSoTFjmA5h7O55YTyFtFjUz_STICPo4uOFrHd8I6EW76tTpoMy3GwDhtlYen25_DIDTiY/s1600-h/168.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PRtYAhLQtEJrlbaQhdBefQfGLGGFYMnPa3MSspcCsxPCR9xIXm7JQrE-4Q77BMOmUH_i8DJSoTFjmA5h7O55YTyFtFjUz_STICPo4uOFrHd8I6EW76tTpoMy3GwDhtlYen25_DIDTiY/s200/168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447964774471557762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">the snake saved me from my dithering and slowly slunk off into the brush. I later read that leaving them space to retreat is the best thing to do. I was shaking like a leaf, and think of that snake every time we go past that bush now. In the meantime, the dogs are booked in at the local vet for rattlesnake bite vaccinations. They behaved beautifully but we can't take any risks, and I can't always control where they go or what they might find when they are sniffing around in long grass. They, of course, were completely unfazed by the entire episode and normal service was resumed instantly.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQTQOJe5I4e42Xh7fI1T_ihdo1vYPQ3H3bvmdGOIfeuAa0JRMut-m4YtMaY3SqsrFdP8163fMrg2PKfUBIcQp1KGMo88Eh4CxbJC0hudZ3nDe84w4c0wQStHEMutrWBBYOS2Xz3Mw3JY/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQTQOJe5I4e42Xh7fI1T_ihdo1vYPQ3H3bvmdGOIfeuAa0JRMut-m4YtMaY3SqsrFdP8163fMrg2PKfUBIcQp1KGMo88Eh4CxbJC0hudZ3nDe84w4c0wQStHEMutrWBBYOS2Xz3Mw3JY/s200/056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447957913717231586" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Fo_atvh5TNU5TrTqhr0x5zwN3IGYx2cExD83JHqpJiGkVMe3dDkEkjSRmUn6mPqFrINzdYFz0xPsvDxR5k3I-rOcftiHVIGT1z7L5tc6C1Bdrsb4gIzflSzGzMPc1JLMaGxd1dgO_F8/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Fo_atvh5TNU5TrTqhr0x5zwN3IGYx2cExD83JHqpJiGkVMe3dDkEkjSRmUn6mPqFrINzdYFz0xPsvDxR5k3I-rOcftiHVIGT1z7L5tc6C1Bdrsb4gIzflSzGzMPc1JLMaGxd1dgO_F8/s200/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447957250628832546" border="0" /></a><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7rDEyfGReYsCV7StoBnu5u3gcjBKmwlt3bY42b7sRwiVpmz_w0tFrMUO63ReQmtNhGRV3QKQdVIbTKBHzo5xILRfEdgX8Pmi91gA6Yb0lPxewNGcEoQ23cQQ9WFGOGJd-spKad31LZ8/s1600-h/168.JPG"><br /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-65620403333965208162010-03-13T03:27:00.004+00:002010-03-13T03:33:56.013+00:00Always something...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpjeqJm17xBPxYrUgA4NYjYHi6C-6Cg4XPvTrpfCZ9HwiOVgSJG63AMCFuDUmOTYvBiLKxJsrNW6XVbzlSNehd-wpSHitbTW43cpHnHYO55znySM2CF5IEayuRCegzucLGCF9IcDFb_s/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpjeqJm17xBPxYrUgA4NYjYHi6C-6Cg4XPvTrpfCZ9HwiOVgSJG63AMCFuDUmOTYvBiLKxJsrNW6XVbzlSNehd-wpSHitbTW43cpHnHYO55znySM2CF5IEayuRCegzucLGCF9IcDFb_s/s200/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447955848888830530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">So happy that Jeffrey is feeling fit and strong enough to start harassing the other cats again, but not so thrilled that he and Curtis had major physical contact this evening. Last time that happened (a bite from Spencer leading to fever and an abcess, and consequently a refusal to eat), Jeffrey ended up at the vet for three days with acute kidney failure. On the other hand, it's so great to have him running around the house again, constantly announcing his presence with his trademark, ear splitting trumpet-style miaowing.</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-78118209030473885692010-03-13T03:22:00.014+00:002010-03-13T05:48:21.766+00:00Big George<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88KS-QUSIOztwlVXuhmqI49OJ4SyizbsboeFl7WVKvoB9uT93Mg5yjmZR1Kr9ZF8lBuhC5lzqIPDi1ZqfD0mtY74tLpDu1kcTtEXrV8AVS5lS0M-l32YzMY2YZwg_Ey-xmQCTGl3BHWM/s1600-h/hpqscan0003+%282%29-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88KS-QUSIOztwlVXuhmqI49OJ4SyizbsboeFl7WVKvoB9uT93Mg5yjmZR1Kr9ZF8lBuhC5lzqIPDi1ZqfD0mtY74tLpDu1kcTtEXrV8AVS5lS0M-l32YzMY2YZwg_Ey-xmQCTGl3BHWM/s200/hpqscan0003+%282%29-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447963202993066002" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQw16qjOxcZ6mV3Wwl2SNj-hQtnifWflOdVh56A2ODo-LK_uQaDNzVxqVckKqyw7GaXZa1jsdScBpQYPONt8nbisQ619n2odq3nSrxMCpPycU2glGxdmPmXo-rbae2wLaM4zcIM6oYyKs/s1600-h/PICT0131.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQw16qjOxcZ6mV3Wwl2SNj-hQtnifWflOdVh56A2ODo-LK_uQaDNzVxqVckKqyw7GaXZa1jsdScBpQYPONt8nbisQ619n2odq3nSrxMCpPycU2glGxdmPmXo-rbae2wLaM4zcIM6oYyKs/s200/PICT0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447963303965936850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Can't believe it's been a year since we lost our fabulous George so suddenly and unexpectedly. His loss has left a huge gap in our furry family and we still miss him dreadfully. Still flying the mantra flags for him too...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp1M-xIsDxbjBfZKDKMNVD8v9UbxTRxFtICOSNjgWFOam_A9UWEj-FabZijoVsKTh-XcxPMCZ5vf6VvB0YCuAx4xM2xVgzB_4ssmbsjr26iqI0z3JcwkymzakiT4n6MUVJjQq1y_rMmQ/s1600-h/PICT0131.JPG"><br /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-7278695604365338312010-02-04T07:00:00.015+00:002010-02-04T07:21:31.969+00:00Happy birthday Loulou!<span style="font-family:times new roman;">A special mention has to go to our beautiful Loulou who turned 16 on 18th January. She's as sweet and gentle as ever, and is finally finding her feet in her new environment, getting bolder by the day. Happy birthday sweet Loulou!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWk0P8bF8M-xSWQCCPrvJ2erfRiv0BbzE_TYj-WdGZ-sX26K-cOwXqONUxymGaKbA9ep2BM8ukC9SSGrBjEF8flIk-dNRKMhRfrFLrgQm5oeutEJCRCDQvoh9HYFEsnoLg-ib3cs2na4/s1600-h/hpqscan0001-2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWk0P8bF8M-xSWQCCPrvJ2erfRiv0BbzE_TYj-WdGZ-sX26K-cOwXqONUxymGaKbA9ep2BM8ukC9SSGrBjEF8flIk-dNRKMhRfrFLrgQm5oeutEJCRCDQvoh9HYFEsnoLg-ib3cs2na4/s200/hpqscan0001-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434281206699601282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1LN3akbJGFOz7upNcOLaLuh5uJZKL76EKGyml5oK89gytCuuPXqEj8mEY1kEvqsLzQZ6NgEiJNlzBBUjLiSS-4AAZF6dhmoRjPmpi7TlRRH9aMo_rr5LFcsgrwOUd95KYQifElFaJ-Q/s1600-h/Cats+-+127.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1LN3akbJGFOz7upNcOLaLuh5uJZKL76EKGyml5oK89gytCuuPXqEj8mEY1kEvqsLzQZ6NgEiJNlzBBUjLiSS-4AAZF6dhmoRjPmpi7TlRRH9aMo_rr5LFcsgrwOUd95KYQifElFaJ-Q/s200/Cats+-+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434280986170711346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMjjzOrZMu_G3XF1PMYqGKldNZtJT7-5GGdCRLH7E_Blp_9iKSO4vk0243DLuOnmtsEQUNGJ_yUp32dERqmKFSqNUog2c_g7CBwYNQppUZrq2xohW7vQY67m1C-qqYZ0pauk9Hc3RE8E/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMjjzOrZMu_G3XF1PMYqGKldNZtJT7-5GGdCRLH7E_Blp_9iKSO4vk0243DLuOnmtsEQUNGJ_yUp32dERqmKFSqNUog2c_g7CBwYNQppUZrq2xohW7vQY67m1C-qqYZ0pauk9Hc3RE8E/s200/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434281090782170146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ehegcfUanD-CgVXecFvt2cZzofdiOWUR6TAaRFAzFTFLBnnPpSWDXmkAVe_RTyss_nKUBOhsi6EFPdoOf_XIjPPZRsLLbhVkhF7D0pNnsuy7-VESKh_IwquiPDaDZwiBxP3ihQIdoCU/s1600-h/Cats+-+242.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ehegcfUanD-CgVXecFvt2cZzofdiOWUR6TAaRFAzFTFLBnnPpSWDXmkAVe_RTyss_nKUBOhsi6EFPdoOf_XIjPPZRsLLbhVkhF7D0pNnsuy7-VESKh_IwquiPDaDZwiBxP3ihQIdoCU/s200/Cats+-+242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434281434767912562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Pix (clockwise from top left) show Loulou at five weeks old, at 10 weeks old (both with brother George and sister Stripey), at 14 years old, and at 3 years old (with brother George, RIP 8.3.09, still missed dreadfully)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ></span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-46568201906278018452010-02-04T01:51:00.012+00:002010-02-04T07:11:57.389+00:00Kitty smörgåsbord<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EjrfNYHn6cxxWIJEU-mAgxqCzNervxQNNtGJrr5xRff6cxzTKYCiDRDme9pTEteW5wP5f8_rcT-bjdNaUjCqWqZHX1Eq-wCr1w9z-ZRAvJAU-VEWJG3y113Wilvy1tXng2AhWzBQTRo/s1600-h/IMG00413.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EjrfNYHn6cxxWIJEU-mAgxqCzNervxQNNtGJrr5xRff6cxzTKYCiDRDme9pTEteW5wP5f8_rcT-bjdNaUjCqWqZHX1Eq-wCr1w9z-ZRAvJAU-VEWJG3y113Wilvy1tXng2AhWzBQTRo/s200/IMG00413.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434202543242419986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">For weeks on end we held our breath every time Jeffrey sniffed at a dish of food. Many times he would look like he wanted to eat, but then would not. We suspect that was because he felt nauseous. Seems CRF cats suffer from acid in the stomach as the kidneys are less efficient at removing toxins. The vet prescribed famotidine which helped to an extent, but what really seemed to work was us, trailing Jeffrey around the house with a zillion dishes of different food all day long. When he finally started to lick some gravy, we stood stock still and kept the other cats away to ensure that absolutely nothing distracted him.<br />When he later </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXy0yn-SJRm5hkdq3QcsK9Smpr5BuHv-nQYuLgvu1lKgA68ORphmcNTmnSivVGHGkFS-y7EjZ508Q8xw1RIslnSsFVi1qwNzD45lA_3-kBn2SOZHII34REBlnoXoxf1Z0BKOS3A1FiPw/s1600-h/IMG00417.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXy0yn-SJRm5hkdq3QcsK9Smpr5BuHv-nQYuLgvu1lKgA68ORphmcNTmnSivVGHGkFS-y7EjZ508Q8xw1RIslnSsFVi1qwNzD45lA_3-kBn2SOZHII34REBlnoXoxf1Z0BKOS3A1FiPw/s200/IMG00417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434202641267645378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">actually started eating solids, we were jubilant. Even now, every time he eats, it feels like a major victory. Now he eats little and often. He even has his very own open buffet, which sometimes the other cats (and dogs, when we're not looking) like to visit (Curtis in this case, see pic left). In addition, we still present different types of food to him all day long, and he usually eats at least some of it. It's so much more than we ever could have hoped for. Long may it continue.</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-22556844649286818112010-02-03T21:21:00.031+00:002010-02-04T06:48:09.792+00:00Kitty ups and downs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ_V69aYlXSq9zauOnJcNx5pJfYiNkyirR5qU40tRNfKrkSX1ZL-Usqxvc9Qi7o-bya8QxBXgiHAQVU-72jlBZePiZsJrV_ep9ghQCelAl8hYAgcWzmIrMHWMyPVjVvVJtwMQMrNkWwU/s1600-h/IMG00393.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ_V69aYlXSq9zauOnJcNx5pJfYiNkyirR5qU40tRNfKrkSX1ZL-Usqxvc9Qi7o-bya8QxBXgiHAQVU-72jlBZePiZsJrV_ep9ghQCelAl8hYAgcWzmIrMHWMyPVjVvVJtwMQMrNkWwU/s200/IMG00393.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434142768204381810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The cats have taken much longer to settle down than the dogs, but finally now they have all found their territory within the house, and are enjoying long naps in the afternoon sun. They have also taken possession of their new 'kitty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">kondos</span>', which are keeping them active till we can build them a proper, 'coyote-proof outdoor' enclosure.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Unfortunately we've had more ups and downs with Jeffrey. After a battle with Spencer, who seems to be trying to become '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">topcat</span>', </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">with somewhat limited<br />success (i.e. none of the others are really that interested), he got an ear </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJ4KKKXEH0IAZxQ2O9Gfl5ZRGyRJW_iGFEME2GwR6xgTJ5dJRzkOBNoZbxjTygWYSpa1xsxLl3ZWgunnPDUyorNDr13GnW0aAN0j4LnVVmIOadbCP9cWR1D-IhyphenhyphenTU0jcyeGEXTFUzSFg/s1600-h/IMG00406.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJ4KKKXEH0IAZxQ2O9Gfl5ZRGyRJW_iGFEME2GwR6xgTJ5dJRzkOBNoZbxjTygWYSpa1xsxLl3ZWgunnPDUyorNDr13GnW0aAN0j4LnVVmIOadbCP9cWR1D-IhyphenhyphenTU0jcyeGEXTFUzSFg/s200/IMG00406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434143154922981442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">abcess</span>. As a result he started to feel ill and stopped eating, which brought on a second episode of acute renal failure on top of his already chronic renal failure (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">CRF</span>). Another three days of IV fluids at the vet then. The vet was initially not at all optimistic, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">implying</span> that the kidneys had stopped working altogether and that the bones were starting to weaken. We however knew that Jeffrey was not done yet, so requested </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">another round of fluids. The vet was "game" to give it a go, but it </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">was obvious he was not particularly optimistic. Lo and behold though, three days later, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Jeffrey's recovery was "remarkable", according to the vet, "about the best" he's "ever seen". Elated though we were, we were not really surprised. Like I said, we knew he wasn't done yet.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9SnhUoC66obz6kDZfguoK-xCn3XDh9olwj6-bqARviqTolTInx2lABJHK4q_lk1fw8YctVM4lwRm8hPfwcOmgKqiEyzcmLcEt2vGjhs6WNnKi3-tdSQlReRs7Ai999EENGvrGyxt4g4/s1600-h/IMG00623-20091203-2137.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9SnhUoC66obz6kDZfguoK-xCn3XDh9olwj6-bqARviqTolTInx2lABJHK4q_lk1fw8YctVM4lwRm8hPfwcOmgKqiEyzcmLcEt2vGjhs6WNnKi3-tdSQlReRs7Ai999EENGvrGyxt4g4/s200/IMG00623-20091203-2137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434142451298292130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Having said that, it was an uphill struggle again once we got him home. 18 hours after his return from the vet he started to crash again, having stopped eating and drinking and just sitting stock still in the 'meatloaf' position. It </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">seemed like it could be the end after all, I was in despair. Our wonderful vet tech <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Vo</span> saved the day and came round to administer a dose of sub-cutaneous fluids. Within minutes Jeffrey was up and about again, running around, demanding food. Enormous sighs of relief all round, as the reality of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">rollercoaster</span> ride that is looking after a kidney cat began to set in.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXkvmsiUP4kvZRsPCx_jP_g8E2szM54UAJV2kl-NJ9qnxO1edPTbvY7bjJkiiIdz94L4Y5S5vKbMN21zp9MI7urnfI9bhNWQFUCq_JtHKV50MDWAZymTqQYGRCydScQSjz0TkXuoeP10/s1600-h/IMG00348.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXkvmsiUP4kvZRsPCx_jP_g8E2szM54UAJV2kl-NJ9qnxO1edPTbvY7bjJkiiIdz94L4Y5S5vKbMN21zp9MI7urnfI9bhNWQFUCq_JtHKV50MDWAZymTqQYGRCydScQSjz0TkXuoeP10/s200/IMG00348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434142943060787650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">And so we began our struggle to encourage Jeffrey to start eating again. We bought just about every type of food in the shop and every flavour. Eventually </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">we settled on two or three that he actually like, but he would only lick the gravy. He was so painfully thin by this stage, just a bag of bones. We went to the supermarket deli and bought fresh roast chicken and turkey, and were astonished to discover that he liked the turkey and would devour large quantities of it. One might argue that this type of high protein is not ideal for a cat with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">CRF</span>. However, we were just thankful that he was showing an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">interest</span> in food again. Gradually his weight and strength started to increase again, as did his interest in life. Now, two months later, he is looking the best he has done in a long while, and is showing increased energy by the day.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghloLVZVg9imiZdCVyuQ_k3yjL84DjWiTZkJcxsI1Ox5XfF-82zKwIpFzddmAXLU8PS_VIsyd5DkklFLsj1EHss4oZpGeAhJp-8jO-lnNewv2-DsK11iwDWiE8awy1s817t8xJ1GxYDBc/s1600-h/PICT0098.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghloLVZVg9imiZdCVyuQ_k3yjL84DjWiTZkJcxsI1Ox5XfF-82zKwIpFzddmAXLU8PS_VIsyd5DkklFLsj1EHss4oZpGeAhJp-8jO-lnNewv2-DsK11iwDWiE8awy1s817t8xJ1GxYDBc/s200/PICT0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434142642801849074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Pilling</span> him twice a day and doing the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">subQ</span> fluids is not a walk in the park by any means, but we are all getting better at it and refining our techniques with the minimum stress to all concerned. Jeffrey does not enjoy these sessions but the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">pilling</span> takes less than half a minute and the fluids just a few minutes. So not too bad in the grand scheme of things. What amazes me most of all is that he never holds it against us. He still trusts us and never bears a grudge. Once it's done it's done and we are all back to a clean slate again. I hope he knows we're trying to help him.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >(Pix from top: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Loulou</span>, Mini Me, Jeffrey, Curtis, Spencer & Finlay)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZuhIX5iXTZAl2TpOUVVfi23aFqtEaQG-uVAS03__qVNaqaupWLaIRw4ZIQYXbPuJHqTXnl9tP7IlKduOEXl011u4bhgrkWkAaCj0B2BIWGlIph8UbvBKeOK_ypmR-913HK1rk-jj9bY/s1600-h/PICT0095.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZuhIX5iXTZAl2TpOUVVfi23aFqtEaQG-uVAS03__qVNaqaupWLaIRw4ZIQYXbPuJHqTXnl9tP7IlKduOEXl011u4bhgrkWkAaCj0B2BIWGlIph8UbvBKeOK_ypmR-913HK1rk-jj9bY/s200/PICT0095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434142329950220322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXgg2o-9AjN6kYXgnXCVuDLSYyNgVTsbnkE51hWWvykj_hT5Euz5Fk9FnCCEHI0r8mVwrFZ2Weodr-MpMgXmeiObLQSLO8VkHLODZymL0miuKwdodTf8VKvmCCemENUTmeRHzr786OvU/s1600-h/PICT0101.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXgg2o-9AjN6kYXgnXCVuDLSYyNgVTsbnkE51hWWvykj_hT5Euz5Fk9FnCCEHI0r8mVwrFZ2Weodr-MpMgXmeiObLQSLO8VkHLODZymL0miuKwdodTf8VKvmCCemENUTmeRHzr786OvU/s200/PICT0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434142568034189314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br />Jeffrey and Curtis wonder why they make these things so small</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-2740957277048524792010-02-03T20:27:00.033+00:002010-02-04T06:53:42.730+00:00Dogs on the rocks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSBp3E4Tf1X_FgKCdmTUEb5CIKr0zQJhEFQXGQMupJWj1MfWkg62YSBXKFGWesM4ANcFz_ab3SP6Bk3gFVN71ZUyUnfzGUUJSfPWiwfyJFxUOu-1pgz78pZaFaWw_H8cRTNoH-HLdHvo/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+200+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSBp3E4Tf1X_FgKCdmTUEb5CIKr0zQJhEFQXGQMupJWj1MfWkg62YSBXKFGWesM4ANcFz_ab3SP6Bk3gFVN71ZUyUnfzGUUJSfPWiwfyJFxUOu-1pgz78pZaFaWw_H8cRTNoH-HLdHvo/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+200+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434120644816718098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Time has been flying and everyone is well and truly settled in now. We have taken the dogs to the dogpark several more times, and also out on the trails a lot more where they meet other dogs and people. Roxy, Bertie and Daisy all take it in their stride now, but Louis, as ever, is still the problem child. Since he got jumped on by the neighbour's dog he has started to behave aggressively when other dogs approach him. So we do not take him into the dogpark yet, just walk him round the outside where he can see the other dogs and get used to them without having to worry that they will </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">attack him. It's a long process, and an </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRGRIFNzjFlOzU9NU3T2jUMYwr39rCAc9rSIyTMUccg4og9fJ8M-_fUwSStLz2-_uRyefsH9Z7ILX9VDU-noc218lLCy0iGxrWQpb0CjgmxsZimGbOL39Wh37U4ulEH0BiwkwDQtO1xw/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+115+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRGRIFNzjFlOzU9NU3T2jUMYwr39rCAc9rSIyTMUccg4og9fJ8M-_fUwSStLz2-_uRyefsH9Z7ILX9VDU-noc218lLCy0iGxrWQpb0CjgmxsZimGbOL39Wh37U4ulEH0BiwkwDQtO1xw/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+115+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434119766598377138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">issue we really could do without.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">He chased a deer up onto the ridge the other day and was having so much fun did not bother to respond to my calls to come back. So eventually, fearing he would repeat his disappearing act from a few days prior (where he ran off into the brush for an hour and could/would not be found), I scrambled through the trees, rocks and bushes to get him, with the other three obediently in tow. </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">When we finally made it to the ridge, there was so sign of Louis. We trolled </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">down several deer paths with no luck, then suddenly there he was, leaping </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaSnF9P_-MD2w7YLFaYpaLMmQxlVceMKCaPUKkFLHZt77GTreUk2tPidjhh_dLZxalsprcquAOKO-xHL6QZqelNNuDrDZE0_ensO5c3PBayHjfqaoDgV-7LiTJaRG3LLXZP4B545fLCQ/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+198+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaSnF9P_-MD2w7YLFaYpaLMmQxlVceMKCaPUKkFLHZt77GTreUk2tPidjhh_dLZxalsprcquAOKO-xHL6QZqelNNuDrDZE0_ensO5c3PBayHjfqaoDgV-7LiTJaRG3LLXZP4B545fLCQ/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+198+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434124340228715330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">around obliviously about 20 metres in front of me. Astonishingly he obeyed my frantic screeching to stop and wait and I was able to get him back on a lead. Moral of the story? Louis still cannot be trusted offlead.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">In other news, the dogs were mightily unimpressed with the tornado that ripped through southern California two weeks ago. </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Trying to get them to go out in the pounding rain was quite the challenge, although they always seemed to enjoy it </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaaHt80UEduXvftrs-km1K51zZjHQJjftoY2ELMowrZ9QX6BOCNiMp1bn72rhDwgArjJWQ-T7gj7dI8SdMRoeJ-L96HZJ7pMOk-63FOLFR4o4Xb2YntntyfrN0V1Vosi-gGzG3neM6ag/s1600-h/IMG00367.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaaHt80UEduXvftrs-km1K51zZjHQJjftoY2ELMowrZ9QX6BOCNiMp1bn72rhDwgArjJWQ-T7gj7dI8SdMRoeJ-L96HZJ7pMOk-63FOLFR4o4Xb2YntntyfrN0V1Vosi-gGzG3neM6ag/s200/IMG00367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434121817816281794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">once they got going. Although they did not appreciate the hailstorm that rained down on us at one point...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Wet weather seems to have brought out the ticks and Daisy especially is covered in them, Frontline or no Frontline. The first one I ever found, on the back of her neck, took an hour to get out, simply because she could not quite bring herself to trust me not to </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">hurt her, based on past experience with whoever hurt her before. Eventually, with the aid of some nice treats, I was able to persuade her that </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3La_uN9PYwjSZtah_N3tc1hn1R4DhD0Za2e4xXfurOD4_x7Pat4TiBkgHeqixe3OWNoBLCStIDekaJPRbqw3DRFS1yqoAxCa0H877zzFFIzz4bsT1uTw72aZyAb5WlSpaqvSpfR2jcc/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+177+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3La_uN9PYwjSZtah_N3tc1hn1R4DhD0Za2e4xXfurOD4_x7Pat4TiBkgHeqixe3OWNoBLCStIDekaJPRbqw3DRFS1yqoAxCa0H877zzFFIzz4bsT1uTw72aZyAb5WlSpaqvSpfR2jcc/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+177+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434277660162790578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">removing it was in her best interest. Since then, tick check has been a daily pleasure for her. She loves to roll over and let me pick them off her and will allow me to do so for as long as is necessary. Sometimes </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">she even comes back for more. It's an amazing turnaround. Wish I could say the same for Louis, but he still gets snappy. The trick is to wait till he's up on his rock, overlooking the canyon. Then, when he's totally distracted, he'll let </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">you pick off as many ticks as you like and will barely even notice. Bertie and Roxy, it goes without saying, are no trouble at all.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaVyy40b4oTB1K4swRVc4tzJci4DiWbxPwfIBE5ZMsvmeaR3K4bntaKjTASJrV3G8hbof6cYLusy7nlG2FEgI8Knx9UsK_kPKy2Np5WTIAjCy3ijNnULzTCdbrGDYlPoW4POGUtHUD6I/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+161+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaVyy40b4oTB1K4swRVc4tzJci4DiWbxPwfIBE5ZMsvmeaR3K4bntaKjTASJrV3G8hbof6cYLusy7nlG2FEgI8Knx9UsK_kPKy2Np5WTIAjCy3ijNnULzTCdbrGDYlPoW4POGUtHUD6I/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+161+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434122702280483090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETFRVi-By_1LZAKNfUPcOXSD8LFr-iyLZm7srWtN2Y6fh8zWiBCUnu8ZF7voA_uqtIC9Zwnz5wh3J_Hgi-lm48YtvUuf0JaojJy4UAKWluHsXzBMtIkPcygdYRiC5SZBC1SzbwmfNLBo/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+107.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETFRVi-By_1LZAKNfUPcOXSD8LFr-iyLZm7srWtN2Y6fh8zWiBCUnu8ZF7voA_uqtIC9Zwnz5wh3J_Hgi-lm48YtvUuf0JaojJy4UAKWluHsXzBMtIkPcygdYRiC5SZBC1SzbwmfNLBo/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434122236939489858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nkm4logmJ7-vbUV5_WVHqBrAh2f80UY44RF3rb5qCu5L0Jg-h_wQTabwpOivlhKXtZKpho2ZGvwp0gOLcBgLTRaDxlIu-SyGkcLXkFY3zf0Ji-aCgJlYUueNELnD2ptDCC4cKDw2-AE/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+176+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nkm4logmJ7-vbUV5_WVHqBrAh2f80UY44RF3rb5qCu5L0Jg-h_wQTabwpOivlhKXtZKpho2ZGvwp0gOLcBgLTRaDxlIu-SyGkcLXkFY3zf0Ji-aCgJlYUueNELnD2ptDCC4cKDw2-AE/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+176+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434120197016399794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppChk4KOclTAQRlghLTFvC7MNjz2cn9WIE5Y6aRW-Ivsukxh5bZguQiS5xgQrh1sBJwDMUaDs4G3QBqb0gDwlnP9oXoZt5VK5QdX_ty-Mub1lIF98QdK0rdo8JCZ3Sx97FtV4Zr0hzXU/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+147.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppChk4KOclTAQRlghLTFvC7MNjz2cn9WIE5Y6aRW-Ivsukxh5bZguQiS5xgQrh1sBJwDMUaDs4G3QBqb0gDwlnP9oXoZt5VK5QdX_ty-Mub1lIF98QdK0rdo8JCZ3Sx97FtV4Zr0hzXU/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434120315786575698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMLFjfhLghGJBbulmuqDeV9VBIPIxkIfmMG0GDTWw7zdjrGD4_H-VD3tyvCSu2L52FfZ4FJDvJlo4FOEsT2eFv29mzQeb5bKkjEVgFyVVyZsNDxOGmFbqvuQCCeCzOVa3Mj4HOuOAenY/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+236.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMLFjfhLghGJBbulmuqDeV9VBIPIxkIfmMG0GDTWw7zdjrGD4_H-VD3tyvCSu2L52FfZ4FJDvJlo4FOEsT2eFv29mzQeb5bKkjEVgFyVVyZsNDxOGmFbqvuQCCeCzOVa3Mj4HOuOAenY/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434207954474967362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXThGRyWlx4mkG5X2otx8Nr0rs50XAK4OYPlSXBvByqwrlm-TTgzM2FDiRnumeg2l2IOp60OWsiZUave-7IQ4Vh0oBaLNiKTyZH1DJ_akyT7gyfhr8kZflJ8NClRA7WRylEfW_b87Gbws/s1600-h/Dogs+on+the+ridge+242+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXThGRyWlx4mkG5X2otx8Nr0rs50XAK4OYPlSXBvByqwrlm-TTgzM2FDiRnumeg2l2IOp60OWsiZUave-7IQ4Vh0oBaLNiKTyZH1DJ_akyT7gyfhr8kZflJ8NClRA7WRylEfW_b87Gbws/s200/Dogs+on+the+ridge+242+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434208041460772978" border="0" /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-59762140469857644882009-11-17T04:46:00.004+00:002009-11-18T22:33:42.010+00:00One big long whinge about Americans and dog behaviour<span style="font-family:times new roman;">I have to admit, I am finding the American approach to dog behaviour a little confusing. First of all, one of the neighbours tells me that another of the neighbours puts her dog in an "alpha roll" to 'show' her who's boss. Words fail me, I mean, how utterly draconian. Don't these people know anything about inter-species communication? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Secondly, when I had Roxy up on the trail one morning and she approached one of the neighbour's dogs a little bit nervously and therefore not coming across as </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-family:times new roman;">uber</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">-friendly, the woman had a fit, grabbed her dog and told she'd "appreciate it" if I would put Roxy on a lead </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-family:times new roman;">because</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> she didn't want to take her dog to the vet with a dog bite. Dog bite? </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" style="font-family:times new roman;">Erm</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">, hello!!! For goodness sake, all they were doing was sounding each other out. Said woman with her skittish behaviour made the situation much worse than it needed to be for everyone. I have refused to walk our dogs anywhere near her ever since.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Thirdly, a group of three boxers and a fourth dog, all belonging to the same owners, chased and terrorised a little Airedale in the </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" style="font-family:times new roman;">dogpark</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> the other day, causing him to screech in terror. Other dogs joined in and people (not the owners) started chasing the dogs to try to stop them. Eventually one of the owners dragged himself over there and called the dogs off and the other owner yelled over from her seat to ask if the little one was okay. But did they go over to check, or, dare I say it, apologise? Of course not. I went over and so did one other lady and luckily the dog was fine, but I thought the attitude of the owners was just appalling.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Fourthly, we walk our dogs (two at a time) on a trail at the end of our road sometimes. This involves walking past the house at the end of the lane which is home to a large dog who barks like crazy as we go past and continues as she sees us go up on the trail. We have walked the dogs with this neighbour and this dog sometimes, with no issues. But just lately, because they leave their front gate open, she has started rushing out, lips up, teeth bared, growling, and jumped on one of our dogs (whom we keep on leads to go past to avoid them going anywhere near the driveway). So far she's got Louis twice (he's now so scared he doesn't want to walk down the road and especially not past this house) Daisy once, and Roxy once.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The first time I was not prepared at all, but luckily the neighbour heard the dogs barking and me shouting and came out and lifted their dog off Louis, who slipped out of his collar and ran straight home. He </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" style="font-family:times new roman;">could've</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> gone anywhere. Later we found two bite marks on him. The second and third times we weren't totally prepared either and it was a similar scenario. Today, the fourth time, I was totally prepared as I had heard the dog barking at us as we came down from the trail. I had Bertie and Roxy on their leads on the other side of the road and was marching past, yet still she came charging out at us, teeth bared, growling and snarling. It was really scary. I yelled at her before she even got to us but there was nothing I could do to stop it. Roxy had the brunt of the attack, but luckily was not hurt as far as we can tell, although she was covered in the other dog's saliva.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">I was furious, and also very scared. The neighbours heard me screaming at their dog and came out to call her off, and I made off quickly up the road. They yelled something after me which I couldn't make out but I shouted back that maybe they could keep their gate shut, to which they said "it's her (i.e. the dog's) home". In other words, why should they. How goddamn arrogant. So it's okay that their dog can run out and attack any random dog that walks past their gate? I don't think so. Thankfully our dogs do not fight back. Not yet anyway.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The first two times it happened they didn't even have the courtesy to apologise or ask if our dogs were all right. Yesterday and today at least they said sorry. The fact is, the trail on which we walk the dogs is on their land, but everyone who lives locally uses it to walk their dogs. That portion of land is actually up for sale. Nowhere does it say that the land is private. Fact is also that our dogs have been attacked when being walked, on leads, on the other side of the road to this house, before the beginning of the trail. Surely the road is a public right of way for all, and therefore one should expect to be able to walk ones dogs there, on leads, without the fear of a big dog rushing out every time and attacking them. We are doing all we can to avoid this situation and manage the problem, and they are not even prepared to meet us halfway. I mean really, how hard would it be to keep the gate shut? Would it really make that much difference to the dog's quality of life? She shouldn't be running loose anyway, especially if there's a chance she could hurt another dog. So it looks like our only option is to try to find another trail that avoids walking past that house. They could see how scared and upset I was but, needless to say, they didn't bother themselves to come up later and apologise or see if Roxy was okay. I get the impression they think it's our fault because we haven't spent loads of time socialising our dogs with theirs. Well sorry guys if our schedules do not fit in with when you walk your dog. And regardless of socialisation, this seems to be more of a territorial issue. I don't really think it would make much of a difference. The arrogance is simply staggering.</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-70484265740615250152009-11-09T07:29:00.007+00:002009-11-17T04:46:44.898+00:00Hitting the dog park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-XvLG5tKTI4KR0VVAGNxict7I7kQkFrH-aOy2cgyLyQli16nVAeogmwu7dHn-5vJekTtq-BZZ-el_vNwXdx8uO81g7RzZvA7nSdouoFnst7Y1LLm8bTgAsQSDq66ynoYB-ThW7wMKBo/s1600-h/IMG00230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-XvLG5tKTI4KR0VVAGNxict7I7kQkFrH-aOy2cgyLyQli16nVAeogmwu7dHn-5vJekTtq-BZZ-el_vNwXdx8uO81g7RzZvA7nSdouoFnst7Y1LLm8bTgAsQSDq66ynoYB-ThW7wMKBo/s200/IMG00230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004446468341298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Je0RIzgeybM-vzvF79VF2FGaarOBNfxCdeWnBDMFvgivfUu94H5FIyroIIid8ojSr29s866awBbQhlCFfYDvLI2jkPMxTdAmzNzM6VoVq3EdsQTszEVue7tfCUmltTmhDNIGl6DXS8w/s1600-h/IMG00229.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Je0RIzgeybM-vzvF79VF2FGaarOBNfxCdeWnBDMFvgivfUu94H5FIyroIIid8ojSr29s866awBbQhlCFfYDvLI2jkPMxTdAmzNzM6VoVq3EdsQTszEVue7tfCUmltTmhDNIGl6DXS8w/s200/IMG00229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004378690769154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">After some more not very successful encounters on the canyon trails this weekend (i.e. barking at strangers and snarling at other dogs), we decided to step up the socialisation process a notch and hit the dogpark today. We were apprehensive, and yet everyone behaved impeccably, just as we know they can. So why don't they? Largely the lead issue probably, and the feeling that they are not in control, combined with a need to 'protect' us.</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So we went to the dogpark twice, once with problem pair Louis and Daisy and then again with 'easy' pair Bertie and Roxy. The results were amazing. Four happy dogs either ignoring other dogs and people, or socialising appropriately with other dogs and people. Louis let the side down a bit with a couple of snarls at other dogs, but dogs, being the smart creatures that they are, read his signals a mile off, accepted them, and left him alone. No problem. The owners were all very cool as well, and there were at least 40 dogs in the park and probably as many people. When we went to leave and put the dogs back on their leads, hot and tired, they even walked past other dogs and people without batting an eyelid (unheard of). This is our ultimate goal! Suddenly it seems a lot more manageable, and relief is one of the most powerful reinforcers of all.</span><br /></span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-6464486519552337472009-11-06T03:19:00.008+00:002009-11-09T07:39:39.689+00:00Unpacking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETTEt5m7W1k0mlsRTfwfiS8fFHyIc0xwGlrYND_ZYy7DfEvq4AitAVgV1dM8yHjqLzM8PoZN7hx8UstKEvoNYs_ltt6cIrQhFFhKYLIpDkLRqoOSoXxcI_X0uvGLFemViTY9ercp0t7c/s1600-h/IMG00205.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETTEt5m7W1k0mlsRTfwfiS8fFHyIc0xwGlrYND_ZYy7DfEvq4AitAVgV1dM8yHjqLzM8PoZN7hx8UstKEvoNYs_ltt6cIrQhFFhKYLIpDkLRqoOSoXxcI_X0uvGLFemViTY9ercp0t7c/s200/IMG00205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401999161883813122" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60uTRbjIh2o-aoVLOgIz7xErJXIl2RfS3FaSZHSC-dLB_qP6yXgXrUjGmxUT_Oy2Y0RAamDhv_DAg7gCYFxmip3siqQ0ItjP-mVNcJBnEMy5XRYCuuoWXGwGjp9-sgITQubFZhouP8-w/s1600-h/IMG00203.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60uTRbjIh2o-aoVLOgIz7xErJXIl2RfS3FaSZHSC-dLB_qP6yXgXrUjGmxUT_Oy2Y0RAamDhv_DAg7gCYFxmip3siqQ0ItjP-mVNcJBnEMy5XRYCuuoWXGwGjp9-sgITQubFZhouP8-w/s200/IMG00203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401999071274705058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The boxes start stacking up and Jeffrey starts to explore.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAMwL4OYhLhfcEXWvF3gtvS5W6NAZwwHGjIO2q-VrZ44V-d9JWL3N7Qk-XCOHiQDcZ330qfppCmTrUEfbvhFKl8SJ8PlTlO_GgsTecLyYhaI3xtwD-zEPOf0JqcZrlvMbFFvIpflyPnQ/s1600-h/IMG00207.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAMwL4OYhLhfcEXWvF3gtvS5W6NAZwwHGjIO2q-VrZ44V-d9JWL3N7Qk-XCOHiQDcZ330qfppCmTrUEfbvhFKl8SJ8PlTlO_GgsTecLyYhaI3xtwD-zEPOf0JqcZrlvMbFFvIpflyPnQ/s200/IMG00207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401999267182079330" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkvD8QivxRQuPBqsoUuOCRMKN7vKL8j99s7gHhyphenhyphenk815zjvA4UMJ_aRvqWIjOW9RsrF_tuLknfttxQL6Tz8g5f_aqs807bCBPA0dLLTTBFFRgnCWGaikm_0zFvdDhMrsMO1kYBV_VEfOI/s1600-h/IMG00208.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkvD8QivxRQuPBqsoUuOCRMKN7vKL8j99s7gHhyphenhyphenk815zjvA4UMJ_aRvqWIjOW9RsrF_tuLknfttxQL6Tz8g5f_aqs807bCBPA0dLLTTBFFRgnCWGaikm_0zFvdDhMrsMO1kYBV_VEfOI/s200/IMG00208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401999365445580498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Bertie and Daisy are thrilled to be reunited with their beds.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuT-cR8PequeQs3gcg4B0ZwGkEhyphenhyphen5f4dq9Jtc1CV-uiSxP_HZy5k4C5C682MoEUybc67P5NiYIOlGc21CxCDacsAV3vgwtYDpwfRceAsV80JDjiurcvAP4SEpEsAnf0dGVNHzlCyE1JE/s1600-h/IMG00210.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuT-cR8PequeQs3gcg4B0ZwGkEhyphenhyphen5f4dq9Jtc1CV-uiSxP_HZy5k4C5C682MoEUybc67P5NiYIOlGc21CxCDacsAV3vgwtYDpwfRceAsV80JDjiurcvAP4SEpEsAnf0dGVNHzlCyE1JE/s200/IMG00210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401999861872936802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zasSedcqsIp69ItmW4Ft6zQjSXKjHKyaM71_pPgkSVG88mFR_BYkLMqnD5oMYibUbDj_fE-jhEqDZGMkxIu5dsJJPEzfWE89GzhNx2qeFqRzopj4Xtzg8TGyLZSYD2STmlNs6zUFj6M/s1600-h/IMG00227.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zasSedcqsIp69ItmW4Ft6zQjSXKjHKyaM71_pPgkSVG88mFR_BYkLMqnD5oMYibUbDj_fE-jhEqDZGMkxIu5dsJJPEzfWE89GzhNx2qeFqRzopj4Xtzg8TGyLZSYD2STmlNs6zUFj6M/s200/IMG00227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402000023272456050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Spencer loves all the paper, while Curtis is happy to curl up with a Chinese porcelain cat.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l6zeN35j-2TA4DbwBkLP5kfsuKjJzlP2Xtu0csEk7L-J8Ra1U1rRbBRr97kExTLy0pEv5cB0bSjSTB8WL0j4podZcgSveuG5J9ho1dfYYzYbiarN5syQqMD3hbabU_KQf8HLFj43KbA/s1600-h/IMG00222.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l6zeN35j-2TA4DbwBkLP5kfsuKjJzlP2Xtu0csEk7L-J8Ra1U1rRbBRr97kExTLy0pEv5cB0bSjSTB8WL0j4podZcgSveuG5J9ho1dfYYzYbiarN5syQqMD3hbabU_KQf8HLFj43KbA/s200/IMG00222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402000326131729570" border="0" /> </a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3ZasSq9V5OcI7tdu7a69ruwOvPps02DmSaZLF6b-p1myFtHzzlTNZP2ix9CHfPuHavqSFz7otqw34AwZNqQe-JISfI6WJmUzEe5czDqZ8TPjbk2jS1nKks9qHm2Zv1MYTTLdMHonFvs/s1600-h/IMG00214.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3ZasSq9V5OcI7tdu7a69ruwOvPps02DmSaZLF6b-p1myFtHzzlTNZP2ix9CHfPuHavqSFz7otqw34AwZNqQe-JISfI6WJmUzEe5czDqZ8TPjbk2jS1nKks9qHm2Zv1MYTTLdMHonFvs/s200/IMG00214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402000456925637890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The cats seem to be bonding amidst all the excitement: Loulou with Spencer; Curtis with Finlay...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixLN6wf30zfThbgGcMWxON3CurP9sEaM98UupxRq5VSCsHwWMmt5B2r6hyphenhyphenO5arYuyEujLOj8QSrXpAjnsJ7YTHXiZ4wV2FPPmqN3Ci9pBl_R_bxxI6cOWwOEAJ5RuerSjKE9kWcLGKnc/s1600-h/IMG00213.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixLN6wf30zfThbgGcMWxON3CurP9sEaM98UupxRq5VSCsHwWMmt5B2r6hyphenhyphenO5arYuyEujLOj8QSrXpAjnsJ7YTHXiZ4wV2FPPmqN3Ci9pBl_R_bxxI6cOWwOEAJ5RuerSjKE9kWcLGKnc/s200/IMG00213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402000709842492946" border="0" /> </a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinh_OoikaN7rlMWbyytDZpWKsLtBW7GnsnnLzbdM0tSOsESiBiYak0pVXy8Kc7IM9wT0Nj3K2UnsKGTDs-LtUXwsNIR-sRFhqjhyEQUk1ShiX16IO-vOxqwHo27zeASE_RyI3d93rs7UI/s1600-h/IMG00218.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinh_OoikaN7rlMWbyytDZpWKsLtBW7GnsnnLzbdM0tSOsESiBiYak0pVXy8Kc7IM9wT0Nj3K2UnsKGTDs-LtUXwsNIR-sRFhqjhyEQUk1ShiX16IO-vOxqwHo27zeASE_RyI3d93rs7UI/s200/IMG00218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402000981647264706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">...Jeffrey with Curtis; Spencer with Finlay, as always.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldhwVygpQ2_kUiZxk08t50GFJVWqGo98jGXGnpG-dNYxuOQEjnQhyphenhyphenV8LmRvWOv-yoMTspLmgWXoqJoWLHc7Yd7r8Bt7jij5OGf0xSSzOo_wZcR4ToXho7f2KPz1-yBL-h1g4fvd07FgA/s1600-h/IMG00209.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldhwVygpQ2_kUiZxk08t50GFJVWqGo98jGXGnpG-dNYxuOQEjnQhyphenhyphenV8LmRvWOv-yoMTspLmgWXoqJoWLHc7Yd7r8Bt7jij5OGf0xSSzOo_wZcR4ToXho7f2KPz1-yBL-h1g4fvd07FgA/s200/IMG00209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402001222075847842" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQo8cU7uS6B3_SAYWFHwZMNvoFyCatDmODaaO0DebzWqBRZdzfWVRItW8p7APZmq7qqysCVqu7cWNsvoTgEw3jmJHJhTSmkOH3htJ3Xf7I4TvIoCgDVr-2o0YcuLJgn2IomjJ9izv2ZU/s1600-h/IMG00215.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQo8cU7uS6B3_SAYWFHwZMNvoFyCatDmODaaO0DebzWqBRZdzfWVRItW8p7APZmq7qqysCVqu7cWNsvoTgEw3jmJHJhTSmkOH3htJ3Xf7I4TvIoCgDVr-2o0YcuLJgn2IomjJ9izv2ZU/s200/IMG00215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402001799747772786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Mini Me is so happy to see the sofa she peed on it within minutes of it being unpacked. Welcome home sofa! Spencer tries out the dog bed and likes it.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnDq_E5WdfWnqHLXYKr93VWsFlNPawCzS84Ufkqkb8MaORZPIH7Mcg_VLIAGeFcWxaBvcinE3JKhzA4KAuwfrF_dvcMHg9hS6_6LULwcubZIZ4MY618a3B7sWBUvsuTPeuFbVEnYxh_I/s1600-h/IMG00206.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnDq_E5WdfWnqHLXYKr93VWsFlNPawCzS84Ufkqkb8MaORZPIH7Mcg_VLIAGeFcWxaBvcinE3JKhzA4KAuwfrF_dvcMHg9hS6_6LULwcubZIZ4MY618a3B7sWBUvsuTPeuFbVEnYxh_I/s200/IMG00206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402002370733968770" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFPgnOklfviv7oDr3R5GcBt1tSZDTPYbM1IfFw22lr9iq9Ajj3sXNS8tkReGtyHdu8qNvb_ZSvc_-FG7xicBqC5-uDFTnc_I2-QbputBuCvyLN4-mZSSiAAajYsdQ7ezjYVSWVbE-H2s/s1600-h/IMG00211.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFPgnOklfviv7oDr3R5GcBt1tSZDTPYbM1IfFw22lr9iq9Ajj3sXNS8tkReGtyHdu8qNvb_ZSvc_-FG7xicBqC5-uDFTnc_I2-QbputBuCvyLN4-mZSSiAAajYsdQ7ezjYVSWVbE-H2s/s200/IMG00211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402002468949108850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Not for long though, Louis and Roxy have waited far too long for this moment. And so the unpacking continues...</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-43124096120212266132009-11-04T02:29:00.006+00:002009-11-04T02:43:01.376+00:00Normal service resumed<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Our furniture etc is finally being delivered tomorrow after six weeks at sea and two weeks in the port, being cleared. The dogs will be thrilled to have their beds again and the cats will be delighted to have stuff to climb all over and scratch again. No more lying on cold, hard concrete floors and cramming onto narrow window ledges!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROPj68qJ7vTV8x-NfVuxjO6p9pABwkgBRK7Qq1l1qC83MMgOKJt9CnZntbEBabxcHj4etuMf08y2DAq0cNTQ-BHGZixrJ3RFJYIcvX4TCObD8w8D9O2tGdGOW8fG3moM-L2CU_vy46zQ/s1600-h/IMG00168.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROPj68qJ7vTV8x-NfVuxjO6p9pABwkgBRK7Qq1l1qC83MMgOKJt9CnZntbEBabxcHj4etuMf08y2DAq0cNTQ-BHGZixrJ3RFJYIcvX4TCObD8w8D9O2tGdGOW8fG3moM-L2CU_vy46zQ/s200/IMG00168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400072456075740498" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-Zd1pSZxiX77qd1fUqdzcVkSFON93o-9uJgSmKzXpF18z-03Y6PMRxLycvKmF0bDPu9cILhREzpX_ZauNORRG_RBGBII8gKStOIanuEfQXHTGRTaUpFPZ7ZcM4LDWhXBWbcvaxPLe3Y/s1600-h/IMG00123.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-Zd1pSZxiX77qd1fUqdzcVkSFON93o-9uJgSmKzXpF18z-03Y6PMRxLycvKmF0bDPu9cILhREzpX_ZauNORRG_RBGBII8gKStOIanuEfQXHTGRTaUpFPZ7ZcM4LDWhXBWbcvaxPLe3Y/s200/IMG00123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400071774109056930" border="0" /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-37028372817216746652009-11-01T19:17:00.004+00:002009-11-01T19:22:22.510+00:00Halloween dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3uClB6_3Zzq10CDtiug_93E53pYJy0GQzC15nwJPYPzOV9-DO0AcSwmVCN_PmAbGHYuU7I6VmVz-orXwa3MRk58tJwZShb9Ce48-1Vut4egHnDfKJaH5EHzZyfHi3Hiig9UBQxT8wPM/s1600-h/IMG00172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3uClB6_3Zzq10CDtiug_93E53pYJy0GQzC15nwJPYPzOV9-DO0AcSwmVCN_PmAbGHYuU7I6VmVz-orXwa3MRk58tJwZShb9Ce48-1Vut4egHnDfKJaH5EHzZyfHi3Hiig9UBQxT8wPM/s200/IMG00172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399216809620003442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /><br /><br />The dogs put on their special zombie look last night before they went out trick or treating.</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-37385931242070816232009-11-01T19:04:00.008+00:002009-11-01T19:25:03.142+00:00Feline friends<span style="font-family:times new roman;">The cats are getting a lot more settled now. Finlay's leg is better, Jeffrey is a lot stronger, eating well and taking his meds, and finally Loulou is starting to emerge from her hidey-hole and explore a little bit. Also, now the cats are all shoved together in one house as they are not allowed to go outside because of the coyote risk, they are getting a little better acquainted (with mixed results), while enjoying the views and the sunny spots.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNWgj8bIuhOB-ozbWaEyBUaofsrotobwbNsHCNQ1_J1OGuOOeQs7QVwXiS4oz_m6qQI_VxNm-FxB-wvEg1k3isvtnpGmNry8U0cT3-J__50mfLDKq4iN5djbqyc-Cs4JB49OvHQx5gfI/s1600-h/IMG00193.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNWgj8bIuhOB-ozbWaEyBUaofsrotobwbNsHCNQ1_J1OGuOOeQs7QVwXiS4oz_m6qQI_VxNm-FxB-wvEg1k3isvtnpGmNry8U0cT3-J__50mfLDKq4iN5djbqyc-Cs4JB49OvHQx5gfI/s200/IMG00193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399215253283550834" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH-pfX64Vulj4CqDcZizNCz0Nh_xxW4MIZt0OfUmSnZpOQMj3RWYPRmSDQj48rMAxFdKXiW4UXmVHXcuieNt0leqVWBweOHmYbgHf4EfVACVZtEQfnfUkyqafOI5kpmohs23lhhAo6s8/s1600-h/IMG00195.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH-pfX64Vulj4CqDcZizNCz0Nh_xxW4MIZt0OfUmSnZpOQMj3RWYPRmSDQj48rMAxFdKXiW4UXmVHXcuieNt0leqVWBweOHmYbgHf4EfVACVZtEQfnfUkyqafOI5kpmohs23lhhAo6s8/s200/IMG00195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399215450997136530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLyw50w6MU8QnxDObTvSyZFFAs8dmJZcdYhJQgBbqHNl6jp4fxRNhksd54Z0fASblYLNKgJXIaMdclv8pSjjg4VXdL9_iGsoUFHtRH6lnvRvmEpnBWwy-zu1PdFOaRRX9I0u96GU9XUk/s1600-h/IMG00196.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLyw50w6MU8QnxDObTvSyZFFAs8dmJZcdYhJQgBbqHNl6jp4fxRNhksd54Z0fASblYLNKgJXIaMdclv8pSjjg4VXdL9_iGsoUFHtRH6lnvRvmEpnBWwy-zu1PdFOaRRX9I0u96GU9XUk/s200/IMG00196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399215561582705538" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhIPevJ-dcp_Kz9qaXp9dBsyVCCv3r-MW-0N3m_4s5_OluBRsFBy7uDII9qtJAbKKw6vYv6RwGiiUnOX6lV1GFQno8GI-_CyrcJTmrbvpyKsvB1-zI1cTLV4NWX-_Axnji-NMNzGCeCw/s1600-h/IMG00192.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhIPevJ-dcp_Kz9qaXp9dBsyVCCv3r-MW-0N3m_4s5_OluBRsFBy7uDII9qtJAbKKw6vYv6RwGiiUnOX6lV1GFQno8GI-_CyrcJTmrbvpyKsvB1-zI1cTLV4NWX-_Axnji-NMNzGCeCw/s200/IMG00192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399215690062782402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">(clockwise from top left: Curtis, Loulou, Mini Me, Finlay & Jeffrey, Loulou & Spencer)</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-63556331848500995932009-10-15T00:07:00.011+01:002009-11-01T19:19:19.239+00:00Dogs in the rain<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Everyone got soaked to the bone and muddy as hell down in the canyon this afternoon. And then Daisy refused to get out of the car when we got home. Unsurprisingly, the house smells of wet dog and there are muddy pawprints everywhere.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v1s5tPFE8MOLQnSooseOMHnbdmXJ6GAFlKJTlxvxkhJCZjUTVFqkd5OdNgDjF4AugTSl1Pw8a2v48cs1-FxGvwmNO4POcGK5WB28GbTZ0nElgw3BIZMcQm2WRKjO4_CdcNN1PK19vdM/s1600-h/IMG00152.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v1s5tPFE8MOLQnSooseOMHnbdmXJ6GAFlKJTlxvxkhJCZjUTVFqkd5OdNgDjF4AugTSl1Pw8a2v48cs1-FxGvwmNO4POcGK5WB28GbTZ0nElgw3BIZMcQm2WRKjO4_CdcNN1PK19vdM/s200/IMG00152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596890654553026" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsq8_5CrCU0fJDYRLSyKhbHWod30O_1NkxaBh73e5c2uvPYguJmROPe0fKKElB2fD3JrO-dxXKZqoSQ_c9LS5AQFivJiaEfa6UVuMwVZBWUQXOF1XJkrTI8E8Ixi6d-Wqn49CJSPg8z4/s1600-h/IMG00162.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsq8_5CrCU0fJDYRLSyKhbHWod30O_1NkxaBh73e5c2uvPYguJmROPe0fKKElB2fD3JrO-dxXKZqoSQ_c9LS5AQFivJiaEfa6UVuMwVZBWUQXOF1XJkrTI8E8Ixi6d-Wqn49CJSPg8z4/s200/IMG00162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392597048876579394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgx2tsXt0rtZPaejQ91kwJTMXNdVdWfFQU6ZOcwfSw1ai39BQs8T95S1fQt3Yb7LsRggqgzvfqknHein7uaLAyfJUmEi07Bl_NKQZYa31IgEB2AfB9yhGj_2wt2qnNMLCEcJ72jCdTGY/s1600-h/IMG00167.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgx2tsXt0rtZPaejQ91kwJTMXNdVdWfFQU6ZOcwfSw1ai39BQs8T95S1fQt3Yb7LsRggqgzvfqknHein7uaLAyfJUmEi07Bl_NKQZYa31IgEB2AfB9yhGj_2wt2qnNMLCEcJ72jCdTGY/s200/IMG00167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596828662738658" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xBnp8nqF5OaC1YvsOF9aatQWh9ZtvACiejciOPzUnPSjUwU3xzzey7sIDWJdXq-NyXCw8A4YV_0_-WfD3XyDe2GtiQrJhDL-nAqx1mhRQMGCB5TexrpmKdRe_UzgPEEBc0TPEoT9214/s1600-h/IMG00153.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xBnp8nqF5OaC1YvsOF9aatQWh9ZtvACiejciOPzUnPSjUwU3xzzey7sIDWJdXq-NyXCw8A4YV_0_-WfD3XyDe2GtiQrJhDL-nAqx1mhRQMGCB5TexrpmKdRe_UzgPEEBc0TPEoT9214/s200/IMG00153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392596962781665138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyfAKwYmKsVtcvXERA_F6vTbK9dAaet1-_CSGA9tylhzEOnQo4krBLX2MgECLIn1aJRB5FerXRaNQhk-i_fJnAG_i0X2V3x1dwUDu6bbay63vCDycSFa_hD6PoNOjpd8K2wiEb4i_25U/s1600-h/IMG00158.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyfAKwYmKsVtcvXERA_F6vTbK9dAaet1-_CSGA9tylhzEOnQo4krBLX2MgECLIn1aJRB5FerXRaNQhk-i_fJnAG_i0X2V3x1dwUDu6bbay63vCDycSFa_hD6PoNOjpd8K2wiEb4i_25U/s200/IMG00158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392597140065710450" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6jP6zaWVq0gogSGlEG5-HklRpllahoo-QLMVlgGOV7q3ZajWmA2FMvh7QG5bOTSWRWT-PD0QaTaXQA-X2N0Gt_mtesMXFkUm8hPZPDlz7urPhMkuHrOLCVWmwXpITxNweh6qJuvdcpE/s1600-h/IMG00159.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6jP6zaWVq0gogSGlEG5-HklRpllahoo-QLMVlgGOV7q3ZajWmA2FMvh7QG5bOTSWRWT-PD0QaTaXQA-X2N0Gt_mtesMXFkUm8hPZPDlz7urPhMkuHrOLCVWmwXpITxNweh6qJuvdcpE/s200/IMG00159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392597195670178130" border="0" /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-48369083721189564362009-10-14T18:43:00.006+01:002009-10-15T00:13:38.356+01:00Wet wet wet<span style="font-family:times new roman;">First storm of the season and it's been raining for 24 hours up in the hills now. I took the dogs out yesterday and, surprisingly, they seemed to enjoy themselves. They were very happy to get home again though! Poor things have been shivering as they are so cold with their short hair and thin little coats. Bertie was quite happy to borrow an oversized t-shirt, which Daisy and Louis found fascinating. It will be great when their beds arrive next week so they'll no longer have to sleep on the cold floor.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It was so cold and windy this morning that they refused to go out, but in the end I kicked them out for half an hour. They have to have a toilet break sometime after all. They were running around enjoying themselves for the first 10 minutes, and then reality kicked in and they wanted to come back inside. Never mind, mission accomplished. Am just trying very hard not to freak out about the muddy paw prints all over the floor for now.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The cats are even less impressed and are not so patiently waiting to see what it takes for us to light the fire.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0AuCgcQLj61hFz_HiKuEHMPOcGo6Q6BiP_hwQwzkt_l936xlcDEfuAn0ULaYbdIorFfW8DVOuuXgOeeUqSv5r6xgCZihWbptcteYkAK8ldBlS_m7pX2wPZQeaPE2QWYP8LsoI9moX0E/s1600-h/IMG00150.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0AuCgcQLj61hFz_HiKuEHMPOcGo6Q6BiP_hwQwzkt_l936xlcDEfuAn0ULaYbdIorFfW8DVOuuXgOeeUqSv5r6xgCZihWbptcteYkAK8ldBlS_m7pX2wPZQeaPE2QWYP8LsoI9moX0E/s200/IMG00150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392545189474090754" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcUzrHW2GHul3FmRb-A-ID1F6MApje2Dlc_TzwP6UjxNFkks-3Imd4VdS6WB6B_CUNDxtBDN6rYkgkc09YWvU39hq9_H2wJDUayvpmaL_b1iWuPEGvyyuHINgLiJpfDezZusbnPktKr0/s1600-h/IMG00148.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcUzrHW2GHul3FmRb-A-ID1F6MApje2Dlc_TzwP6UjxNFkks-3Imd4VdS6WB6B_CUNDxtBDN6rYkgkc09YWvU39hq9_H2wJDUayvpmaL_b1iWuPEGvyyuHINgLiJpfDezZusbnPktKr0/s200/IMG00148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392514170386729922" border="0" /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-10204434573965037872009-09-29T04:31:00.006+01:002009-10-14T18:52:43.544+01:00Back to square one<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Just as we were doing so well with the dogs' socialisation training! I had got them into a nice little routine, Daisy and Louis first for an hour, then Roxy and Bertie for an hour. Sometimes I'd hike the uphill trail with them, sometimes I'd walk or run the flatter, narrower, leafier trail with them. It was all going great. Most of the people and dogs we met were very cool and they socialised pretty well, given that they were not restrained on the lead and were on neutral territory. Except for Louis of course who was snarly, growly and lungy the first few times but even he was starting to improve.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuA-AKkrICbUag8c6Fih9c_qwyPJf01VzbgUBOSbB-_MJndnaH7w2YJNE1wpcnendldQwNvThwvrw2dAMeqmHvZxAZ9z91vAfWbSgdI0blEj2ihUHyTX-2OIL-IMb4yBbQJcre1Q3BxA/s1600-h/IMG00103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuA-AKkrICbUag8c6Fih9c_qwyPJf01VzbgUBOSbB-_MJndnaH7w2YJNE1wpcnendldQwNvThwvrw2dAMeqmHvZxAZ9z91vAfWbSgdI0blEj2ihUHyTX-2OIL-IMb4yBbQJcre1Q3BxA/s200/IMG00103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386730591931658546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">But yesterday we suddenly came across kids and adults on bikes and Louis and Daisy were scared to death. Louis freaked out and put the brakes on in the middle of the trail and wouldn't move, yet the bikers just kept on coming at them. Erm, hello, I thought the rules of the trails were that bikers give way to pedestrians and horses? And yet they had the cheek to look pissed when I asked them to wait a moment as the dogs were terrified and I needed to get them under control. The kids were great of course, but one of the two guys with them looked very put out. I mean, come on!</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So that was that, and we all got over it.<br /><br />But then today for some reason Louis and Daisy took a dislike to a couple who were walking their dog. I didn't see them in time to rein Louis in fully on the long line and Daisy, offlead, barked at them, quite close up. Louis started snarling at them even though he was a way away. The couple started acting nervy which I don't blame them for, but it did make things worse. All you have to do folks is just ignore and walk right on. That is what works. You freak out, the dogs freak out, that's how it goes. As I calmly moved Louis and Daisy away I heard the woman exclaim "oh my goodness!" as if they were the worst, out of control monsters on the planet. I was unimpressed. Although I was disappointed with the dogs for not handling the situation better, I was more disappointed with myself for not pre-empting it better. And yet, when they have met other people and those people have been calm and relaxed, the issue has not arisen.</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">We've even made some friends out on the trails, believe it or not!</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx_jWPP-LFv40dHAqK5s1yOWDKGwpEwK829w1TdRRVCp_uSMzKKXg-pcpj_ul56Tdpa0Byf1bIfgd_ye2eKBjxYsQK274ycVu9G_JGlrdNZRcRHf0fdIObV2W_sNF19bx1I-6iPVexok/s1600-h/IMG00108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx_jWPP-LFv40dHAqK5s1yOWDKGwpEwK829w1TdRRVCp_uSMzKKXg-pcpj_ul56Tdpa0Byf1bIfgd_ye2eKBjxYsQK274ycVu9G_JGlrdNZRcRHf0fdIObV2W_sNF19bx1I-6iPVexok/s200/IMG00108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386730895342486098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Bertie and Roxy, usually the better pairing, also barked right in the faces of a couple of runners yesterday. Thankfully the runners were just awesome, stood still, ignored them and calmly waited till I moved the dogs on. The way people respond makes such a difference and it was all over in a flash. But you can't expect everyone to react the right way.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />So I decided we'd better all go back a step. We'll go back to the one on one training on the canyon trail. The weather seems to be getting cooler which means more people seem to be out and about, and one dog alone is firstly a lot easier to control and secondly, behaves a lot differently. They are a lot more confident in a pair.</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">And it just means I'll get even fitter which can't be a bad thing.</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-70622785457951702032009-09-22T06:21:00.016+01:002009-09-22T06:43:03.705+01:00Knackered<span style="font-family:times new roman;">All this fresh air and exercise is taking its toll on the furry ones...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWywRZCLsssjHbSbQatdPjWZjk5XbOsKZ3XiqOl9gCveWHDz0fsvmLkziX5wDDI4vYngVpLLYfehANUDoXPvBWA6caPsGtL1tKx-EtN14dFmiaKY0XTWxyKaoNbNZhMye9Y-8vwMC31x0/s1600-h/IMG00072.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWywRZCLsssjHbSbQatdPjWZjk5XbOsKZ3XiqOl9gCveWHDz0fsvmLkziX5wDDI4vYngVpLLYfehANUDoXPvBWA6caPsGtL1tKx-EtN14dFmiaKY0XTWxyKaoNbNZhMye9Y-8vwMC31x0/s200/IMG00072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384162635862451874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FwUMdkerrVgWYKd44dmEns4HpcUeDnsiuSGLjC88haOKQndSZnMOdvI2fD9xUtlcljUHjhyphenhyphenAtRZJT407B5pmOV5hLr8X881-kMTWRw2dX42TJyLOkfnRF3U-iD9oXefDCrc7TS0Lgxk/s1600-h/IMG00074.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FwUMdkerrVgWYKd44dmEns4HpcUeDnsiuSGLjC88haOKQndSZnMOdvI2fD9xUtlcljUHjhyphenhyphenAtRZJT407B5pmOV5hLr8X881-kMTWRw2dX42TJyLOkfnRF3U-iD9oXefDCrc7TS0Lgxk/s200/IMG00074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384160905166720770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wNanVv_1J9_2QjbcA8z900uukh3yl3OgZoIT2eztzCg-X3xpavLoPs0I-E6Gm585_KDFdiUcNGAgnG0YSAhdfNtFBwDq5dJdlydrmez7JbXcxgMVIX-0opswINP4u5ENgRK0dXgCj98/s1600-h/IMG00071.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wNanVv_1J9_2QjbcA8z900uukh3yl3OgZoIT2eztzCg-X3xpavLoPs0I-E6Gm585_KDFdiUcNGAgnG0YSAhdfNtFBwDq5dJdlydrmez7JbXcxgMVIX-0opswINP4u5ENgRK0dXgCj98/s200/IMG00071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384162758082409858" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBVDfevdia3MDdi5l8UMdez5j5LSJUskBr4Ktl-cFbknvnJZJYZE8T21Yw1ApfwBTz9tx84qtiQxGEWJhyphenhyphenVTTOyCXgOhx7lvLJzbelR13hoV4roLe9DANdS-5tUQojIhFtG4PATzXsdY/s1600-h/IMG00073.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBVDfevdia3MDdi5l8UMdez5j5LSJUskBr4Ktl-cFbknvnJZJYZE8T21Yw1ApfwBTz9tx84qtiQxGEWJhyphenhyphenVTTOyCXgOhx7lvLJzbelR13hoV4roLe9DANdS-5tUQojIhFtG4PATzXsdY/s200/IMG00073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384162844691477730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfewHBGe0zOepJ2rGkHMi3-Lo_z4QpIwGlPkXDXb5ByRZGxYZAED2ZKhFegTVY9ArMbC_vJhbOXlj8S2baRVxv3CXd2nDigsLPAD_zPYXbVZvSXtBRD9tYsdELFX-9k46Tdp9F_gFP1Y/s1600-h/IMG00068.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfewHBGe0zOepJ2rGkHMi3-Lo_z4QpIwGlPkXDXb5ByRZGxYZAED2ZKhFegTVY9ArMbC_vJhbOXlj8S2baRVxv3CXd2nDigsLPAD_zPYXbVZvSXtBRD9tYsdELFX-9k46Tdp9F_gFP1Y/s200/IMG00068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384163053627753778" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7tq20Ww1tHm-OTTA66n-BMMoHkJtTuyDKQGcXLu4Yoxx_qgaoUDlrRuKgASqCf1OVfE7cqbUk6zsvqK-0OV0s7eU2cXgXvJ1Z7QDz9NX1cT3eJSjaOC1XUrn-z5DClRo7VBuJTkJEUc/s1600-h/IMG00069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7tq20Ww1tHm-OTTA66n-BMMoHkJtTuyDKQGcXLu4Yoxx_qgaoUDlrRuKgASqCf1OVfE7cqbUk6zsvqK-0OV0s7eU2cXgXvJ1Z7QDz9NX1cT3eJSjaOC1XUrn-z5DClRo7VBuJTkJEUc/s200/IMG00069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384163135048626066" border="0" /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-72496588918080895082009-09-21T22:16:00.006+01:002009-09-22T19:12:41.414+01:00Trial and error<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Patience is a virtue. Methods we've tried so far to get Jeffrey to take his meds:</span> <ol><li style="font-family: times new roman;">Epakitin powder stuffed into empty pill capsule, azodyl already in capsule form, then loaded into pill popper - Fail (capsule breaks/major biting or scratching/vomits immediately/powder goes everywhere)<br /></li><li style="font-family: times new roman;">Mixed in food - Fail (won't eat it)</li><li style="font-family: times new roman;">Mixed with tuna water and syringed down throat - Fail (major biting or scratching/goes everywhere except down his neck/makes him gag/vomit)</li><li style="font-family: times new roman;">Mixed with dry food and enclosed in a ziplock bag all night so the food absorbs the powder - Fail (won't touch it)<br /></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Mixed with veal flavour babyfood to make a paste and spread on fur when he's calm and not really aware of what you're doing - SUCCESS! (sometimes goes all over the place but usually he licks it off - at least he's getting most of it</span>)</li></ol><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhfmwFeXekVX8WeBD_g5vYc4ZtIp8bafETrKlAKW3bdndO4Blg9oXBPb2XAybepMX6jAUw6_hFi-hUeSjTpevJL-XZ0JwETgxQC-GJaKJAhXvbx-1Myre54l51_b3eDQh611LFdtv7K0/s1600-h/IMG00056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhfmwFeXekVX8WeBD_g5vYc4ZtIp8bafETrKlAKW3bdndO4Blg9oXBPb2XAybepMX6jAUw6_hFi-hUeSjTpevJL-XZ0JwETgxQC-GJaKJAhXvbx-1Myre54l51_b3eDQh611LFdtv7K0/s200/IMG00056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384035606736195522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's taken us about a week to get to this point after much anguish, distress, frustration and stress for everyone. It also took several days to find a couple of foods that he really loves, so now he is eating without the anti-nausea meds or the appetite stimulant. This is much more than we could have hoped for just over a week ago when he was so thin and refusing to eat. He's a tough boy from the street though, we wouldn't have expected him to give up so easily. Great to see him up and about again.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">Go Jeffrey! And a huge thank you to all our friends on Twitter who provided the most incredible support network at a time when we'd just all arrived in a new country and barely knew anyone. You made it all so much easier to bear, and we got there in the end!</span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-82319152840798007682009-09-19T05:33:00.013+01:002009-09-21T04:34:45.741+01:00Traildogs<span style="font-family:times new roman;">The dogs have been doing great with their training out on the trails. Daisy, Bertie and Roxy are already offlead, but Louis is still on the long line as I'm not sure we'll ever trust him again after he bolted last year and we lost him for 48 hours. But he's doing well nonetheless, although he hasn't been too keen on the other dogs we've met. The other three have been nervous around other dogs, but behaved well, and the owners have all been great, very friendly and supportive, and fascinated by the story of The Barmy Army </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">(with one notable exception who seemed to think the alpha roll was still an acceptable dog training 'method'. Note - just because Cesar does it does not mean it is okay! It's immoral, aversive, unethical and belongs firmly in the dark ages, from where it originates)</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZwIUius710izs5Ux6tg5gNKghdgnJ6rMEIfG1xOqYvWrK7coRstnYnVDW2gphZR0s-m3FjjgoJWaYV-NjIKphE0sZ-vDB5mUba6E_EdIPddYUyJWTUA_7FDYWQU8FoG0mZpd4vLIbK8/s1600-h/IMG00043.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZwIUius710izs5Ux6tg5gNKghdgnJ6rMEIfG1xOqYvWrK7coRstnYnVDW2gphZR0s-m3FjjgoJWaYV-NjIKphE0sZ-vDB5mUba6E_EdIPddYUyJWTUA_7FDYWQU8FoG0mZpd4vLIbK8/s200/IMG00043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383032930705566962" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kNegYrj1YJvaQwaskLkuLcuTCkNm_QqFs2II3UaOWIDTTfq3jFnjMBkSJdpcdnzvzrO5W3XN0pptpWdzkD6w9U0QJMdB_4tVfZ9lq8nNqLu6Mq1B_O5qvFL3bJj8epVe3bVifj_iIOU/s1600-h/IMG00559-20090904-1457.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Or not<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-VDO1T39ReWh3Jsiu5gb7_BXiCD4ormO7Ul8xkF-zxS2f0S7w_bLpI7xKXEqh18lJoVYHhqRF_RgS_6szHIfoS0eP8ubBH4s7DY0MzAzPOSOEfGuPpD8gPkzGPBvJrLByBz4UKZLUyg/s1600-h/IMG00060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-VDO1T39ReWh3Jsiu5gb7_BXiCD4ormO7Ul8xkF-zxS2f0S7w_bLpI7xKXEqh18lJoVYHhqRF_RgS_6szHIfoS0eP8ubBH4s7DY0MzAzPOSOEfGuPpD8gPkzGPBvJrLByBz4UKZLUyg/s200/IMG00060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383026951255268994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's been a rollercoaster week with Jeffrey. But finally we have found a food that he will eat and treats that he loves. Had all sorts of dramas giving him his meds, some of which resulted in total failure, others which were moderately successful, and some that were in between. At the moment we are trying to get him to take it in food as he kept vomiting if we forced capsules down his neck. Other options might be getting a pharmacy to compound it into a fishy paste, putting it in butter and spreading it on his fur so he'll lick it off, putting it in tuna water and syringing it down his throat... We need to find the most effective and least stressful. We're </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">about 20% of the way there at the moment. The good news is he's putting on weight, is eating without the anti nausea and appetite stimulant meds, and is up and about, so obviously feels better.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">He's been getting reacquainted with the </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">other cats (pictured here with Finlay) and enjoying the view. </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Mini Me, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Spencer, Finlay, Curtis meanwhile are just chillin'.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">Loulou is still lying on the suitcase in the cupboard. Hope she doesn't want to go back to Dubai.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y0Ne6kwX49s2D2cgBzevKBH6uHEMBF3gEZqrSuGpxV6sp33TGK0gVkpnahyIQR73pWG1Waw88c_CtGZ3MnbGY4cLlsIVm-jbWbCpDueCKgpN_ZXKmU7xcgS5BhWcp0PPNYTRv0bl9jI/s1600-h/IMG00054.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y0Ne6kwX49s2D2cgBzevKBH6uHEMBF3gEZqrSuGpxV6sp33TGK0gVkpnahyIQR73pWG1Waw88c_CtGZ3MnbGY4cLlsIVm-jbWbCpDueCKgpN_ZXKmU7xcgS5BhWcp0PPNYTRv0bl9jI/s200/IMG00054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383029053349364050" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-UltGWxD4zophCO9B0Rz7M0uCYMjvRCLmWozWNuuRBfse4W_n6tMeCEXN4RABSmnupP47h_jiI12pD4a1NkORj021Sn5fKXQ6AIY_LjrnqhKHvCUBdNoy-ogEiS6XrbQa22yIqCEVhg/s1600-h/IMG00525-20090902-0810.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-UltGWxD4zophCO9B0Rz7M0uCYMjvRCLmWozWNuuRBfse4W_n6tMeCEXN4RABSmnupP47h_jiI12pD4a1NkORj021Sn5fKXQ6AIY_LjrnqhKHvCUBdNoy-ogEiS6XrbQa22yIqCEVhg/s200/IMG00525-20090902-0810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383031177710321154" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHZ97BmQt7G1OEugwL1tSop31obsEn-Sdd8oDS7whT41Rv15XLXEAh2PI0Znq0FjGwDTxmuMFAHrbH8oge3tZ0gt06DE5rSsvm_ss0oX_BUNaWXNb2kphz2xqSfp1D3KIquF0yvMHaxI/s1600-h/IMG00044.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHZ97BmQt7G1OEugwL1tSop31obsEn-Sdd8oDS7whT41Rv15XLXEAh2PI0Znq0FjGwDTxmuMFAHrbH8oge3tZ0gt06DE5rSsvm_ss0oX_BUNaWXNb2kphz2xqSfp1D3KIquF0yvMHaxI/s200/IMG00044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383028365483007810" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtYBndvOuktJ6wSsmg1IBkxJzIWWu_8UZE1mWElY5xtgx25Ye8tLK7eb2Sgfp5UE08L5uY0hsD-WDOiAp0WaAX_sloct_nQUI-4xmk8wcM71rg2Aa5DM2NZ-20h2w5QWgyvKlLAeRMlI/s1600-h/IMG00047.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtYBndvOuktJ6wSsmg1IBkxJzIWWu_8UZE1mWElY5xtgx25Ye8tLK7eb2Sgfp5UE08L5uY0hsD-WDOiAp0WaAX_sloct_nQUI-4xmk8wcM71rg2Aa5DM2NZ-20h2w5QWgyvKlLAeRMlI/s200/IMG00047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383029224564171778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHZ97BmQt7G1OEugwL1tSop31obsEn-Sdd8oDS7whT41Rv15XLXEAh2PI0Znq0FjGwDTxmuMFAHrbH8oge3tZ0gt06DE5rSsvm_ss0oX_BUNaWXNb2kphz2xqSfp1D3KIquF0yvMHaxI/s1600-h/IMG00044.jpg"><br /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-82630416607179952242009-09-14T22:35:00.011+01:002009-09-19T05:32:56.889+01:00Fussy felines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7pccZNJ7AU5GIvGSVZ3I5Yy3g4s7kSIfcMMXs64s_mlRayjbal1DgsxnsLwlZtGQoQloIlqzoxADXRISq9U6rvMFlldY7659yrtLCVREwR19B_AR_tRgdwuO7MvvUPe_2d4IbjGLP_Y/s1600-h/IMG00035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7pccZNJ7AU5GIvGSVZ3I5Yy3g4s7kSIfcMMXs64s_mlRayjbal1DgsxnsLwlZtGQoQloIlqzoxADXRISq9U6rvMFlldY7659yrtLCVREwR19B_AR_tRgdwuO7MvvUPe_2d4IbjGLP_Y/s200/IMG00035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381442034981524306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Just spent a fortune on different wet and dry food in the hope that Jeffrey (left, still feeling a little sorry for himself) will like at least some of them. He likes four out of eight of the dry/treats (result!) but none out of one (so far) of the wet (Hills a/d, which everyone said he'd love). Also got two lots of powdered meds from the vet for kidney support so we have got to figure out a way to get his meds down him without him getting majorly distressed and, worse, gagging/vomiting as he did yesterday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Meantime, the other cats think the dogs have had too much exposure here, so here they are in all their glory, enjoying life in their new home (clockwise from top left: Mini Me, Loulou, Finlay, Spencer, Curtis)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevNxCKzzxzoalFl6QA5mgXHbVyQadhIsL75Uq_Ab6on1id6rXD7YHKmw_l5yHaiB5hb3cIQBveXtCJ5CAWih8cLu4fw33KWCTR39TorHmSvEuTeEnxeKPvo4t2sy1e4OrjFZFf17jZmk/s1600-h/_Device+Memory_home_user_pictures_IMG00036.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevNxCKzzxzoalFl6QA5mgXHbVyQadhIsL75Uq_Ab6on1id6rXD7YHKmw_l5yHaiB5hb3cIQBveXtCJ5CAWih8cLu4fw33KWCTR39TorHmSvEuTeEnxeKPvo4t2sy1e4OrjFZFf17jZmk/s200/_Device+Memory_home_user_pictures_IMG00036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381441252368720482" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT055tJN2uPMqn32ROa9G2F8ioZlvVYhT8rwohIA2gDZfqWOLvnOyL9Pj-QN9p48x2_TR737bu5x5tcbRPn4rk5lvakZ0TApOLp0OjdK8x-laBqG3wnha3DRG4HyDS4W0JhUYyN9wHLsQ/s1600-h/IMG00032.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT055tJN2uPMqn32ROa9G2F8ioZlvVYhT8rwohIA2gDZfqWOLvnOyL9Pj-QN9p48x2_TR737bu5x5tcbRPn4rk5lvakZ0TApOLp0OjdK8x-laBqG3wnha3DRG4HyDS4W0JhUYyN9wHLsQ/s200/IMG00032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381441072081280082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3UldoHjpHvsGPX9MNB6V7QGiF0CR5e-mlzdw8KcTcH_H62QbY2ji3TCsLxOdaAtIZzL_MebyYUo4Tklzu86EZ8Gk8y2JgDfL4wRRPI50dtTjHLSmwABM_0rqYYxVGFpBQSkjgfE-N5Q/s1600-h/IMG00034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3UldoHjpHvsGPX9MNB6V7QGiF0CR5e-mlzdw8KcTcH_H62QbY2ji3TCsLxOdaAtIZzL_MebyYUo4Tklzu86EZ8Gk8y2JgDfL4wRRPI50dtTjHLSmwABM_0rqYYxVGFpBQSkjgfE-N5Q/s200/IMG00034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381441209062916850" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zI50fjJiP1NcgC1Mg10Uyvkg8W1hbvzFitjE5CmmQJz3cY0TyqbHwOTfVwGLxLfYpg55waruV6fdMrxWhlWxZKCUW68Mxld0DvVKeiwdI4_p3ilnz48WRRSqYs7b5chr3zGbGpAwZNg/s1600-h/IMG00037.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zI50fjJiP1NcgC1Mg10Uyvkg8W1hbvzFitjE5CmmQJz3cY0TyqbHwOTfVwGLxLfYpg55waruV6fdMrxWhlWxZKCUW68Mxld0DvVKeiwdI4_p3ilnz48WRRSqYs7b5chr3zGbGpAwZNg/s200/IMG00037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381440859954583938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zI50fjJiP1NcgC1Mg10Uyvkg8W1hbvzFitjE5CmmQJz3cY0TyqbHwOTfVwGLxLfYpg55waruV6fdMrxWhlWxZKCUW68Mxld0DvVKeiwdI4_p3ilnz48WRRSqYs7b5chr3zGbGpAwZNg/s1600-h/IMG00037.jpg"><br /></a>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-9347848713517139502009-09-14T01:17:00.010+01:002009-09-14T22:42:52.307+01:00Off-roading II<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Let the dogs out early this morning while I went for a run and they barked almost the whole time because they could see me up on the trail. I knew the neighbours would be annoyed and one was lying in wait for me when I got back to tell me "we can't have this". Had to grovel quite a bit. Oops!!<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSa-pGujfo1zZ83VCwqc-9tkt97XJE3QKiYOAYknVYsf1IAhQYGcq97vC9u8IHbk4L0X0R_G2gwh7KumTEOYJ5yPcMgAf2V7VTq8sxlsukWwxhb4LAXzblAC8b0qT1UbqHtH9XWRisjw/s1600-h/IMG00011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSa-pGujfo1zZ83VCwqc-9tkt97XJE3QKiYOAYknVYsf1IAhQYGcq97vC9u8IHbk4L0X0R_G2gwh7KumTEOYJ5yPcMgAf2V7VTq8sxlsukWwxhb4LAXzblAC8b0qT1UbqHtH9XWRisjw/s200/IMG00011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381112446470877234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">A bit later I took Bertie out for his first solo walk down the canyon and he was fine, except he barked at one guy who I hadn't seen. The guy stopped and Bertie stopped (luckily) so I just told Bertie to wait, which he did, clipped the lead on and apologised to the guy. I'm sure he must be someone famous, I think I recognised him. Anyway, he looked annoyed, but said it was okay. God this is stressful. Other than that Bertie was great, didn't run off or anything. We didn't meet any other dogs.<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z1jpFKkB2pN-RS0BULtaRPPEyv96BAC9WnGnUySejuyk1SsxsXrIaLtQgZvF1h9N5WddPgRwNQyvlBWNb-5wS6VvIdLvYYEOln7UwdbCSocRRTlCn3rPz54otiN88Be9nYp_cCg35Wo/s1600-h/IMG00024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z1jpFKkB2pN-RS0BULtaRPPEyv96BAC9WnGnUySejuyk1SsxsXrIaLtQgZvF1h9N5WddPgRwNQyvlBWNb-5wS6VvIdLvYYEOln7UwdbCSocRRTlCn3rPz54otiN88Be9nYp_cCg35Wo/s200/IMG00024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381112752510344898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Next was Louis who I kept on a long line. We met a couple with three dogs on the way in and their friendly big black dog came up to Louis, who snarled at him and got a bit aggressive. I told them he was very nervous and they were fine about it, telling their dog he needed to learn to read signals and understand if someone didn't want to be friends. We didn't meet anyone else with Louis which is a shame really. Early days though. Usually he doesn't really react to other people or dogs and, if anything, enjoys their company. Maybe he's still a bit stressed.<br /><br />Next was Daisy. We met a very nice older couple with two Labs. I asked if I could let her off the lead which they were fine with, and told them her story. They were really nice about it, and Daisy coped well with the other dogs, if a bit scared. We met another woman with two dogs </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">and Daisy was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">offlead</span> and fine with her dogs too.<br /><br />Finally Roxy. Surprisingly, she has been the best! We met a guy on a bike with a dog, and also the same woman who we'd seen with Daisy was still there with her two dogs, and Roxy was great. She ignored the dogs mostly although she snarled when one came too close, and the dog backed off so it was fine. I told the woman about the situation and she was very happy to bear with us while we do the training. So we have had quite good success.<br /><br />The girl dogs have now had two individual outings each, the boys only one so far. Bertie will go on the morning walk with the neighbours and their dogs tomorrow, and I'll probably take Louis back down the canyon in the evening. The chronic lack of socialisation they have as a hangover from Dubai can certainly be painful, but the only way is to work through it.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSePpZ_QklKx7KVbPqbPq-jrkFW99PKFarBLbO4GYjZIQHGL4MNhvHZGb1eif680uf9ybek_XcLmK1cbFq7P8uAREA0W3scehomOQQyQwPv4_WZQXLJqZGk7xw-s6Uj-BokaIfXUaICM/s1600-h/IMG00577-20090911-1951.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSePpZ_QklKx7KVbPqbPq-jrkFW99PKFarBLbO4GYjZIQHGL4MNhvHZGb1eif680uf9ybek_XcLmK1cbFq7P8uAREA0W3scehomOQQyQwPv4_WZQXLJqZGk7xw-s6Uj-BokaIfXUaICM/s200/IMG00577-20090911-1951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381112945764570834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Jeffrey meanwhile is doing good. He's eating and drinking well, though still sleeping a lot. Today he was really feisty and would not let me give him his pills so I had to give up but will have to try later. Can't wait. At least he likes his new drinking fountain which is good seeing as it cost $54. I spoke to the vet today who is going to prescribe two more lots of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">meds</span> for him. What joy!<br /></span>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811107473362741241.post-27592145398896505592009-09-13T05:28:00.005+01:002009-09-14T01:27:46.801+01:00Off-roading<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Daisy and Roxy have both had their first solo trail walking training sessions now. Both excelled, surprisingly. When all four are together they behave very badly when they see other dogs/people, but individually they are model dogs.</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Roxy stuck close to me almost the whole time and, whenever she dawdled for a sniff, came running as soon as I called her. Even when faced with two people and their two dogs she did nothing, just stayed close to me. Very proud of her!</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Daisy was a bit more adventurous and went off-trail a few times, so I started using the clicker to keep her closer which seemed to work. She also had a lesson in socialisation from two very nice dogs and their three people, and did really well. She was a little scared and overwhelmed but behaved beautifully with the dogs, and totally ignored the people. So two out of two so far. 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Bertie and Roxy followed closely and obediently as expected, while Daisy followed but on her own terms, in a roundabout kind of way. We didn’t want to risk Louis yet as he’s prone to run off. 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So very happy!!</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Aside from that, Jeffrey is back to his usual self, loud, chatty, demanding and affectionate, and has been out and about exploring his new house, which he didn’t really get a chance to see before. He is bony and skinny, but gradually showing more interest in food and water and eating small amounts, especially if we hand deliver them to him.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, so far so good. We just need him to hang in there, eat more and more, get strong, stay hydrated and start to enjoy his new life in California. Have to give the vet a call on Sunday to give him an update. Let’s hope we can keep Jeffrey fit, healthy and strong for a long time to come yet.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Meantime, the other cats are leaving him alone which is great as we don’t want him to have any extra stress at the moment. They are all getting to know each other a little better!</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfFYIjvtlmt1lkpmVaMnsHzYI_cGKzD8z6d_pmQp0ijnM7gyY7g1k67Y1oxqJaMQmhLrEk1O9d_0ylx_GvnM6JuHgpezWaV17uSWVUdEyL99sAskLm6NZ_CjOhuFfD5T1JTkE-DUq2B0/s1600-h/IMG00574-20090910-2039.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfFYIjvtlmt1lkpmVaMnsHzYI_cGKzD8z6d_pmQp0ijnM7gyY7g1k67Y1oxqJaMQmhLrEk1O9d_0ylx_GvnM6JuHgpezWaV17uSWVUdEyL99sAskLm6NZ_CjOhuFfD5T1JTkE-DUq2B0/s200/IMG00574-20090910-2039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380414717866225218" border="0" /> </a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOcceYqPqy8ukpIB4bYdW78AXsasTAugy5EQQ-P0ScSSLtxhiRpeEaCLvrwticuJ99oLjwkh1opxkGvSS_Ji-hzoSDTf7lM5oeIntLbW37DIaP_pd3tX_cP26BQD53FlKwyXEcauS_5I/s1600-h/IMG00573-20090910-2037.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOcceYqPqy8ukpIB4bYdW78AXsasTAugy5EQQ-P0ScSSLtxhiRpeEaCLvrwticuJ99oLjwkh1opxkGvSS_Ji-hzoSDTf7lM5oeIntLbW37DIaP_pd3tX_cP26BQD53FlKwyXEcauS_5I/s200/IMG00573-20090910-2037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380415651076561922" border="0" /></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Barmy Armyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571143971615267534noreply@blogger.com0