During the summer months of 2013, Ray spent a lot of time lounging around in the garden and, on one occasion, we felt sorry for him (he was under forced rest conditions) and offered him an Oakville Beaver newspaper. Given that its focus is the Town of Oakville, its scope of news is obviously quite limited ……….. but what does Ray know about such things? Continue reading
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Yesterday!
March 15, 2013 was the day that our beloved Ray came home with us. To be honest, he was not particularly beloved at that time, but rather just a dog that we had grown attached to and wanted to give him a second chance. Continue reading
Fist Bump Anybody?
Ray caught on very quickly to “Shake a paw” (with either paw), “Wave”, and “High five.” * Continue reading
Football Fetch!
In contrast to a Post* a relatively short time ago in which I related Ray’s apparent reluctance to have much to do with snow, we have just seen a totally different side of him. Continue reading
Treats vs Loyalty?
When the three of us are out walking, Ray will often try and impact whatever route decisions need to be made and, in many cases, we let him. The walk is, after all, designed around his needs and if it wasn’t for Ray, would we be out walking this regularly? We do, however, sometimes have an agenda of our own which we fit in with Ray’s walk as best we can. Continue reading
One little clink!
My lunch typically consists of a sandwich, sometimes followed by a small glass dish of yogurt with sliced bananas on top. Ray and I have this agreement wherein he leaves me alone while I am having my sandwich, and I will let him have a few slices of banana if that is my choice of dessert. Continue reading
Sleeping Beauty?
Most nights, I have some degree of sleeping issues which generally dictate that I put the headphones on and listen to music for a short while, or I just get up and find something quiet to do, and the other night was really bad. In fact when Carol left for work the following morning, I decided to go back to bed and try to catch up on some sleep which I duly did. Continue reading
How it started
Ray (a 75lb German Shepherd X) was reported as a stray and subsequently picked up by the Oakville & Milton Humane Society. He had no collar; no identification, and a scan did not locate a microchip. There were no reports of a missing dog that matched his description and he was never claimed. He was afraid of everybody and everything; did not want to be touched; lunged and barked without warning and, after almost 4 months of TLC was put up for adoption. I only had experience of budgerigars, cats and rabbits but Ray adopted me anyway!
A New Direction Perhaps? 