Dog Writings General!

Back to crate training!

I get great pleasure from just watching Ray. Continue reading →

The Bag of Biscuits.

This situation came to me as a total shock and I am still in a state of partial disbelief, but the evidence speaks for itself. Continue reading →

Ray and Heather!

Ray has a girlfriend (a real girl) ………….. Heather! Continue reading →

Hands Washed Anybody?

Ray has taken on the responsibility of washing our hands on a daily basis! He has done this in the past on isolated occasions and we just accepted it as a whim of the moment however, a regular washing routine started a couple of weeks ago. Continue reading →

A trip to the Vets.

We will have to be taking Ray to NOAH* pretty soon as he will need a pre-heartworm prevention blood test and a general physical examination and, as it is our standard practice to take him there for “happy visits” prior to getting any medical attention from the staff, we duly made arrangements for a “happy visit”. Continue reading →

The Night Shift!

Due to some ongoing sleep issues, I tend to wake up around 5:00am totally “wired”, so I boot up the computer and get some work done. As a result, I am usually in bed by 10:00pm however, Carol is usually awake for another hour or two and so gets Ray’s undivided attention! Continue reading →

Ray and whales??????

Our home is a single level structure with a basement where Ray is prevented, by a gate, from exploring. It’s not that there is anything down there that is “dog sensitive”, but simply that his approach to going down a set of stairs is rather reckless. Continue reading →

Let Sleeping Dogs … Part IV

Having ascertained that Ray has no obvious problem with chilling out at anytime and anywhere, this final Post in this mini-series should be of no surprise to anybody! Continue reading →

Let Sleeping Dogs … Part III

Ray has a rectangular cushioned bed in the end of our kitchen which he uses most nights and sometimes during the day. He could curl up on it quite easily, if he wanted to, but he often chooses not to. Instead he stretches out to his full length which dictates part of him is off the bed. Continue reading →