merledogs Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I am away to pick up my mum shortly, she is coming off the caravan site and staying here for a month. I can do hard things, I can do hard things, I can do hard things........ Hope you have a nice time with your mum Whizzie - go on, you know you want to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 We have just sponsored your little hill climb Sam (via paypal) Now you are so slim you can probably jog Thank you not sure about jogging , crawling up on my hands and knees maybe ! this does not begin to show the scale of it or how damn steep the bloody steps are on the last bit just to add this is not the whole thing , thats the last 1500 steps OMG I have just taken the deaf collie (collie/x?) puppy into the puppy training class at Crossroads & had reasonable success with recalls. Why did I do that? Really tugged heartstrings now could you foster maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 My daughter has been away for a month on a cruise and comes home tomorrow..we've been feeding her cats at the weekend (when we could get there for snow!) and her neighbour does them during the week. We went today...Domino, present and correct...Molly who usually hides, also present and correct...Tia...TIA???? agh...no Tia. We called, we searched everywhere, under things, on things and in things..not a whisker. Neighbour is adamant that due to the porch and then living room door, there is no way she let her out, so where IS she? I'm terrified that she's hidden herself away somewhere and died, and if that's the case, my daughter will be so upset...Tia was the first cat (mum to Dom) and is a sweet little girl. Do I text daughter to warn her, or just let her get home and find cat..or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spins4me Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 My daughter has been away for a month on a cruise and comes home tomorrow..we've been feeding her cats at the weekend (when we could get there for snow!) and her neighbour does them during the week. We went today...Domino, present and correct...Molly who usually hides, also present and correct...Tia...TIA???? agh...no Tia. We called, we searched everywhere, under things, on things and in things..not a whisker. Neighbour is adamant that due to the porch and then living room door, there is no way she let her out, so where IS she? I'm terrified that she's hidden herself away somewhere and died, and if that's the case, my daughter will be so upset...Tia was the first cat (mum to Dom) and is a sweet little girl. Do I text daughter to warn her, or just let her get home and find cat..or not? Horrible dilemma! Maybe a gentle warning timed so she gets it when almost home, saying something like: You're a bit worried about Tia. You know she hasn't got out but you haven't seen her. Hope she was just fast asleep somewhere and didn't hear you calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemstone Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hope Tia is ok I lurve Kendal Mint Cake and sometimes use walks up ickle hills as an excuse to buy some . We went to a wedding today, I did wear a dress! Here is me and my smart boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesB Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Ah, how cute are your midget gems Julia, and you look fabulous too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 am trying to do my dogstar packing and I hate it , I hate it with a bloody passion normal people pack clothes and toiletries and I am trying to pack bottles of trigene, hibiscrub, surgical gloves , catheters , iv giving sets , autoclave bags and boxes , syringes , needles , pulse oximeter , asda washing up liquid ( local stuff is crap ) care packages for uk team in Sri lanka , canine and feline analgesics , a cat carrier , paint brushes and roller trays , vaccination cards , redirected mail for Uk team in sri lanka , shoes for sampaths wife and child , oooh and my clothes and shoes and tolitires if there is any room left over at the end As ususal I have at least 40 kilos more than I have allowance for ( and I have 46 kilos allowance ) so I have to wlitter a lot of it down my name is Sam Squirrel and I HATE FLYING AND I BLOODY HATE PACKING FOR FLYING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Aw Julia you all look fab Safe trip Sam. When are you running up that little mound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Safe trip Sam. When are you running up that little mound I am flying out next weekend and most likely will take my night time wander up the hill around the 22th ( give or take a day ) I am hoping to rope in some of the rest of the team to keep me company and share the pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesB Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Morning. Who sent all the flipping snow then I am away to do the horses and then there is much tidying, throwing out, and sorting to do. The house is like a tip, I don't know where all the stuff comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs B Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 HLGS - perhaps the life of my flapjack needs testing. Whizzie - Tigger is leaning hard on me and says to remember that he is just a normal dog - good and bad - who just happens to be deaf. And Daisy has just plonked her head on the keyboard and typed something in Daisy-language which I'm still translating. Gemstone - lovely photo. Suzeanna - hope Tia's home very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 hmmm decisions decisions ... I can either have a "quiet day in" and cook a full roast lamb dinner or I can have a McDonalds brunch followed by going to see The Kings Speech with hubby .... I cannot stand Helena Bonham-Carter and I'm not one of Colin Firths greatest fans either however .... I am a big fan of having someone else do the cooking plus hubby would then "owe me one" which I could cash in when theres something on in the pictures that I want to see but Nick (my usual cinema partner) doesn't ..... hmmmm no contest really Guess I'm off to the cinema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzie Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 What worries me abut the deafness is not from the dog's point of view but more about our skills to cope with it as the dog deserves. Plans had hardly been made to adopt another rescue dog but outline thoughts had been a colie or collie cross of a similar age to Hobie (4 years not 4 months!) & possibly adopting around the middle of the year. You look at your own dogs haooly settled & snoozing calmly & question disrupting the equilibrium. Still feeling the paon of grief you wonder if it is too soon but it will probably always be too soon & then you think of all the dogs in need of homes......and you end up in total turmoil! We are off to the rescue soon so Patrick can meet Charlie as he is called at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs B Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Don't forget Liz that we never intended to adopt a deaf dog, let alone two. I can understand your qualms, as Mr B and I spent hours and hours before we adopted Tigger, researching and reading and talking and wondering about whether we could give a deaf dog the life he deserved. However I would honestly say that ALL the problems we had with Tigger were to do with his lack of socialisation and all the stuff that was going on in his head, rather than to do with his deafness. I would always say to anyone thinking about adopting a deaf dog "do you like the dog?" After that I am sure the rest would come more easily than you think. It's just about thinking about communicating with the dog in a different way - and I bet you have already used hand signals and body language with your dogs without even realising it! And think of the advantages on bonfire night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Morning. It's a lot warmer out there and the sun is shining. Suzeanna I hope Tia has turned up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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