Lavenders_Blue Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 That is fab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Good set of gnashers - I bet his name is Dracula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 My Cyrus does the same, he'll dance around grinning at you. Ruby has never done it... says a lot about their characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Spooky -I shudder when our fat tabby shows me her gums - both our rescue cats had bad teeth at a young age - not our fault I hasten to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Willow smiles like that, but usually only when she's lying fast asleep, upside down (and usually with her tongue sticking out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I got shouted at on our walk this morning ... for putting a poo bag in the bin ... no, it wasn't a dedicated poo bin, but the Council is always at pains to state that any bin will do, you don't have to "save it" for a poo bin ... I was quite shocked (and really quite upset now, as I was on my own at the time and never really react very well to this sort of thing). There are so many people who don't pick it up at all, I do, and still get shouted at, I'm really upset ... or is it me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 It's not you Bramble, I wouldn't worry about it. It does rile you at the time though, doesn't it? I was once shouted at by a bloke who saw Ruby weeing and thought she was doing a poo, which I was ignoring. I have to say that I put him right on that and showed him where she'd been so he could check. However, i did commend him on his vigilance, but pointed out that a gentler approach might get a better reception Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Thank you DM, that helps ... can't believe how upset I feel about it ... the guy clearly isn't a dog person (which I completely understand) and moaned that the bin concerned is near to houses (I tend to find most of them are?) and why should he have to put up with it ... I can see his point but I do feel a bit "got at" ... I ALWAYS clear up after Willow - but still got shouted at by a horrid women once because she said you could still see where she'd been (you could, short of licking the path clean of a small amount of "residue", I'm not sure what else I could do, but it would have dried to nothing in minutes) ... is it me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 How annoying Bramble Our council also have an 'any bin will do' policy to try and encourage people to actually use one (some people apparently still struggle with this concept though). Don't get upset about it, you were absolutely in the right and at least you actually picked up which is more than half the dog owning population seem to do! Perhaps this man should be complaining to the council if he doesn't like the policy of using any bin, rather than shouting at law abiding women in the street DM - what a numpty! (The man, not you). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Thanks DM and LB, I do sympathise with the chap to a degree, the bins do get quite full at times (not just with poo bags, with general rubbish too), but surely that means they need emptying more often, not that people should use them less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I'd get in touch with your council about that - ours is pretty good if you get onto them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 I saw the most mind-bogglingly idiotic thing this afternoon. Loading dogs back into the car after an afternoon walk, we were parked on a grass verge. I see a car coming towards us - slowly - on the wrong side of the road. Then I notice a dog running beside the car on the verge, the driver holding a flexi lead out of the window It was quite warm at this stage in the afternoon, so not exactly a good idea to have an (overweight) dog forced to run, and that's before I even start on how incredibly dangerous this is for dog, driver and other vehicles! Please tell me that I am missing some very obvious, rational and logical reason why someone would do such an incredibly lazy, idiotic and dangerous thing?! I was completely flabbergasted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 That really does beggar belief! My eldest has just left school! She has to go back for GCSEs and then it's 6th form in September at the same place. Feel a bit old now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 LB, there is absolutely no reason on earth why that is acceptable . What a complete idiot . That poor dog . It is a funny feeling, BK, I remember it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 LB that's ridiculous - I've seen people "walking" their dogs whilst riding a bike (obviously the person is riding the bike, not the dog ) and wonder how on earth they manage to control the dog and the bike at the same time - but doing it from a car is just mad and I'd have thought very dangerous ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I think I've just seen a woodworm in our hallway There was a tiny pile of sawdust outside the bedroom door which I'm sure wasn't there last time I cleaned. About an hour later OH shrieked for me to come and have a look. Massive (about 1 inch long) fat white grub I put it outside for the birds to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Best get some spray Daphne! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 LB that's ridiculous - I've seen people "walking" their dogs whilst riding a bike (obviously the person is riding the bike, not the dog ) and wonder how on earth they manage to control the dog and the bike at the same time - but doing it from a car is just mad and I'd have thought very dangerous ... There's a chap in our village who runs a husky alongside his bike. I don't mind that so much although it's obviously not risk free - they both wear hi-viz, the dog is on a short lead and they are on the right side of the road! Plus the likelihood of serious damage happening if the dog goes under the wheels is much less. The lady in the car was clearly totally bonkers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I agree, it sounds mad! You used to see old blokes training their greyhounds alongside a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Was cantering in the indoor school on Boxer, lost my stirrups and fell off in slow motion... Was fine but felt stupid at the time! Riding Instructor made sure I was ok but I got straight back on... Could feel it in the top of my back the next day! My final Uni exam is on Wednesday... I should really be revising hard for it but instead have been planning more chicken stuff and sending out samples of a new red mite treatment I made for my Dissertation! Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Ouchie Lewis! The days have passed for me when all I would hurt was my pride by falling off a horse Last time I came off, I managed to land on the top of my head and was stiff for days afterwards! A nice warm bath to relax the muscles should help sort you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I hope that no harm was done Lewis. Just returned from a lovely long evening walk punctuated by a pint and a sit down at a local pub. We then tucked into a tasty beef salad roll between us and a coffee and walnut cupcake each, happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Just received a telling off from eBay for leaving negative comments with a positive feedback. Well, you can only leave positive feedback as a seller so what am I supposed to to when my seller is a complete eejit and as rude as can be. Got to warn other sellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Just received a telling off from eBay for leaving negative comments with a positive feedback. Well, you can only leave positive feedback as a seller so what am I supposed to to when my seller is a complete eejit and as rude as can be. Got to warn other sellers It's ridiculous, whats the point of having a feedback system if you can only leave positives? Ebay doesnt understand that there are a lot more bad buyers out there than sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
