Walking the Dogs and Visiting the Canal

Weather wise it was a nothing day....no sun, no wind, no rain, not hot, not cold so a perfect day to walk the dogs at http://www.appledown.co.uk/  . First on the list is....

Toby

Toby is good with children and house trained, a typical Spaniel full of go, he was left at a kennels while his owners went on holiday and was never collected.Why owners are not honest and say they can't cope I don't know, a lovely dog looking for a good home.

Next was

Tiffany

Tiffany loves her walks,with a few tit bits in my pocket she stops pulling on the lead and I get her full attention. She has a bit of a cough but is nothing to worry about as this can soon be corrected.

For the second time I find I am walking

Sparkle

I walked Sparkle over a month ago so she is still waiting for a good owner. On the way round on her walk something must have worried her as she refused to move halfway round, I think the dogs being trained in the centre ring must have spooked her but a tit bit and encouragement got her going again.

I find using my small camera to try and take pictures of the dogs is a nightmare, hanging on with one hand to the lead and with the other getting the dog in focus and composing the shot.When I get time I will use my big camera with somebody else leading the dog which would be much better.

After my exercise I drove to http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/ on the Grand Union Canal but being a dull day it was not much good for pictures so this is all I managed before I had to get back home.

Next week I'll be in caring mode due to the sitters holiday so no outing for me that week.

Dog Afraid of the Vets



Reducing the Height of a Beech Hedge

Not wanting to wobble about on a pair of step ladders to trim my beech hedge I thought now is the time to cut the top back before the birds start nesting and the sap starts to rise in the wood.

Picture before starting to trim.

Start of the height reduction

View further away.

View of partial and complete height reduction

View from above after trimming.

Completed trimming.

This is the second time I have done this as the hedge gets higher and higher each year even after cutting. It may look drastic from the top view but after a couple of years this grows back to give a nice low hedge.

No dog walking this week as we had the diabetic nurse team in this morning.



Now If I Won The Lottery

A nice Tug for sale at http://rugbyboats.co.uk/ 

Dogs,Narrowboats,Swans & Ice

Today I had my four hour rest a week from caring so I continued my dog walking at http://www.appledown.co.uk/ and took three out for half an hour each.

The first one was called

Kia



She suffers from separation anxiety so any prospective owner would not be able to leave her for more than an hour otherwise the furniture gets chewed. A lovely dog and walks well on the lead.

Next was

Polly

She is a very nervous dog and would need a quiet home with a calm and friendly owner.

Lastly there was

Brandy

His name was very apt as I needed one after he pulled me round the exercise field, the opposite temperament to Polly, a dog who thinks he's in charge but after some training I'm sure he would behave himself.

After handing him back I took off to http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/ which is the home of The Wyvern Shipping Co.Ltd at Linslade, Leighton Buzzard near bridge 126.

Unfortunately the tea shop was closed for winter and all the toilets were shut due to the pipes freezing in the latest cold weather. As you can see in the above picture there is still ice in and around the narrowboats but is thawing, I can't wait for spring.

This little fellow was glad to see someone and posed for his picture.

The waste disposal point needs attention.

Well that's my four hours done this week, now where did I leave my bike!

Completed Picture of Narrowboat and Cottage



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