Well we have now had a couple of holidays with Tika and have survived so far !
She managed two weeks in a tent which went quite well. We took the dog crate with us and she slept in that at night. On hot days we even put it outside in the shade and she could get a sleep in that. We stayed on a campsite in Cornwall called Seaview International at Boswinger (watch out as there are a few "Seaview" campsites in Cornwall). They have great luxury pitches which are very spacious. They are also installing a proper fenced dog walking field. Unfortunately they were just finishing fencing it off on the last day of our holiday. This would have made quite a difference as she could have had a good run after a ball in a fenced field. We didnt want to take the chance of her running off into the campsite after some delicious smells of bacon or similar temptation ! And anyway the campsite rules stated you had to keep her on a lead in the field anyway so we didnt risk letting her off the lead. So overall a recommendation on that site although it is quite a distance from the Newquay and St Ives areas if that is where you are wanting to go. However it was very near the lovely Lost Gardens of Heligan which I enjoyed visiting.
Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Brave Dog and Homing Instinct
This dog managed to get home 20 days after a tornado hit him. His owners thought he was gone but he crawled back even though he had two broken legs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13577478
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13577478
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Nearly a Collie Catastrophe Today
Well its been an exhausting day today. It could have ended badly but thankfully hasn't.
Its been a warning about how a dog could in theory cause a lot of harm !
This is what happened !
Firstly Tika has so far been contained by our lovely new fenced garden. She has only twice lept the new fence and that was when in the middle of a very exciting game.
So around lunchtime today she was pottering the garden and our neighbour who she seems to love called her over. The neighbours were sitting out enjoying the sun. I had been out playing with Tika but left her pottering in the garden. Anwyay I watched from the window and she leapt the fence and went to say hello. The neighbours didnt mind but I did so went to rescue her as she could have ended up going to the front of their house and into the street.
The next incident was then more dramatic as she went to visit the neighbours again and this time ended up in their house !
And finally i asked someone to walk her in the garden on the lead until I had time this evening to build a higher fence ! However the person I asked seemed not to have heard about the earlier incidents (do you know people like that as well ?!?) Anyway they decided to leave her playing in the garden.
Next thing is she has gone visiting again and I didnt realise straight away so the neighbours were trying to catch her. When I finally arrived she very nearly could have caused my elderly neighbour to get injured and another of their family who had a broken leg to have fallen over, and she had disrupted their dinner.
So obviously it is not acceptable. And thank goodness no-one was injured. We have now started to raise the height of the fence !
I know as well that you shouldnt really leave a collie on their own in the garden - she needs occupied at all times - games, exercise etc.
Its like having a naughty child though at this stage !
She had had a good walk this morning although it was slightly curtailed as there was a dog walker walking eight dogs on the moorland where I was walking so I had to change route and put her back on the lead earlier than I might have done so that is a bit annoying. I dont understand how people can walk 8 dogs ! She actually lost one of the spaniels which had come across to say hello to us. Last thing I saw it was heading back to her. But they must be earning at least £40 for that walk but how under control realistically can you be in charge of 8 dogs ! I cant even keep control of one dog as you can see from today's hectic day !
Its been a warning about how a dog could in theory cause a lot of harm !
This is what happened !
Firstly Tika has so far been contained by our lovely new fenced garden. She has only twice lept the new fence and that was when in the middle of a very exciting game.
So around lunchtime today she was pottering the garden and our neighbour who she seems to love called her over. The neighbours were sitting out enjoying the sun. I had been out playing with Tika but left her pottering in the garden. Anwyay I watched from the window and she leapt the fence and went to say hello. The neighbours didnt mind but I did so went to rescue her as she could have ended up going to the front of their house and into the street.
The next incident was then more dramatic as she went to visit the neighbours again and this time ended up in their house !
And finally i asked someone to walk her in the garden on the lead until I had time this evening to build a higher fence ! However the person I asked seemed not to have heard about the earlier incidents (do you know people like that as well ?!?) Anyway they decided to leave her playing in the garden.
Next thing is she has gone visiting again and I didnt realise straight away so the neighbours were trying to catch her. When I finally arrived she very nearly could have caused my elderly neighbour to get injured and another of their family who had a broken leg to have fallen over, and she had disrupted their dinner.
So obviously it is not acceptable. And thank goodness no-one was injured. We have now started to raise the height of the fence !
I know as well that you shouldnt really leave a collie on their own in the garden - she needs occupied at all times - games, exercise etc.
Its like having a naughty child though at this stage !
She had had a good walk this morning although it was slightly curtailed as there was a dog walker walking eight dogs on the moorland where I was walking so I had to change route and put her back on the lead earlier than I might have done so that is a bit annoying. I dont understand how people can walk 8 dogs ! She actually lost one of the spaniels which had come across to say hello to us. Last thing I saw it was heading back to her. But they must be earning at least £40 for that walk but how under control realistically can you be in charge of 8 dogs ! I cant even keep control of one dog as you can see from today's hectic day !
Monday, 25 April 2011
Ticks Out
Well the bad news is that we found a Tick on Tika today. It was swollen up so had probably been on her overnight. I managed to create a tick remover by folding a paper clip into a similar shape to the one I had bought (and left behind at home !)
So that is the news - ticks are definitely out here in Scotland for the summer - we got this one in Perthshire I think. The weather has been good for quite a few weeks now and as long as there have been no more frosts then the ticks start to appear.
Also unfortunately I just gave her a dose of Advocate Spot On a couple of days ago. This covers worms plus lungworm which can be caught if they eat snails and slugs which Tika will probably do once they appear in the garden a bit more.
However the plan was to give her Advantix "spot on", which has some sort of action against ticks, in a months time. But it looks like we have maybe been a bit too late with this plan !
So hopefully she'll not have caught Lyme disease or any other nasty thing from it. The tick appeared to come out whole as it was still alive and its legs were wriggling - it actually had pretty big legs when you saw it.
So that is the news - ticks are definitely out here in Scotland for the summer - we got this one in Perthshire I think. The weather has been good for quite a few weeks now and as long as there have been no more frosts then the ticks start to appear.
Also unfortunately I just gave her a dose of Advocate Spot On a couple of days ago. This covers worms plus lungworm which can be caught if they eat snails and slugs which Tika will probably do once they appear in the garden a bit more.
However the plan was to give her Advantix "spot on", which has some sort of action against ticks, in a months time. But it looks like we have maybe been a bit too late with this plan !
So hopefully she'll not have caught Lyme disease or any other nasty thing from it. The tick appeared to come out whole as it was still alive and its legs were wriggling - it actually had pretty big legs when you saw it.
Monday, 4 April 2011
Monday, 8 November 2010
Fireworks
Well we survived Fireworks night. Two nights of fireworks although the Credit Crunch has cut down the number from previous years I would say. We followed the advice of the books and turned up television noise and we didnt react to any fireworks. It seemed to work but whether that is just because she doesnt yet really have an understanding that there is a world "outside" the kitchen yet I dont know. Anyway we got through it.
We are not sure if she may have a bit of urinary infection at the moment but she is going all over the place. However she still seems bright so I am keeping an eye on her at the moment.
The crate is working well. She is comfortable in it and settles down. I have now managed to escape from the campbed and slept upstairs again last night. She seems perfectly happy now in the kitchen. The only thing is that I need to be able to hear her squeak in the night around about 3 or 4 to get out to go to the toilet - she was very good last night and just got up for this then straight back to bed. I am sure I can probably leave her with the kitchen to roam in rather than closing the crate door but I still prefer to know exactly what she is up to. We have found some toys and books are absolutely essential and I will list them if they are on Amazon. The crate we got is 36 inches long and is a good size although wouldnt be big enough if you need to be out at work for 4 hours or more. In that case you need to set up a puppy playpen area with a crate plus extra space for toileting.
We are not sure if she may have a bit of urinary infection at the moment but she is going all over the place. However she still seems bright so I am keeping an eye on her at the moment.
The crate is working well. She is comfortable in it and settles down. I have now managed to escape from the campbed and slept upstairs again last night. She seems perfectly happy now in the kitchen. The only thing is that I need to be able to hear her squeak in the night around about 3 or 4 to get out to go to the toilet - she was very good last night and just got up for this then straight back to bed. I am sure I can probably leave her with the kitchen to roam in rather than closing the crate door but I still prefer to know exactly what she is up to. We have found some toys and books are absolutely essential and I will list them if they are on Amazon. The crate we got is 36 inches long and is a good size although wouldnt be big enough if you need to be out at work for 4 hours or more. In that case you need to set up a puppy playpen area with a crate plus extra space for toileting.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)