My Italian Geese
It all began innocently enough with a simple conversation between me, my neighbour and my husband along these lines: Bruna: ‘You should get some geese, they’ll keep the grass down.’ Me. ‘That’s a...
View ArticleIs the Alpha Dog a Myth?
We hear a lot, particularly on TV programmes about how to train your dog, that there is a 'pack leader' (which should be you!) and that dogs in a group have a natural hierarchy. However after accepting...
View ArticleSomething Nasty in the Woodshed
Well I spent Sunday doing a makeover of the downstairs kitchen. Alan was away in Modena meeting up with his old Motoclub friends and so I thought I’d take the chance to move things around a bit. In mid...
View ArticleDog on a Hot Tin Roof
Gassie the rescue Setter has always been a bit of a climber, but today he really excelled himself. The car is parked under some pine trees and there are tiny young birds hopping temptingly in the very...
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