On the storm drain Bob and Angus discuss the resurgence of populism in Italian politics. 'Discuss' is perhaps too strong a word for as soon as the 5 Star Movement is mentioned Bob joins his sister in following an intriguing scent that leads them down to the donkey field.
Back at The Rickety Old Farmhouse the hair around Bobs eyes and muzzle is cut. He is delighted with the outcome. Angus quietly gives thanks that dogs don't know about mirrors. Bob gives me his " Is I looking very dapper ? " look. Sophie too needs a trim but there is a limit to this dog owners energy levels.
The warm weather has arrived. Warm weather brings with it lizards. Lizards mean that the PONs are forever racing off into the garden in pursuit of things that rustle. What they would ever do if they caught a lizard is a mystery. Sophie would undoubtedly eat it, Bob would try and put as much distance between himself and the scaly thing as soon as possible. The chances of either PONs ever catching a lizard is minimal. Their rhinoceros like hunting technique is ' sub-optimal '.
A National Holiday yesterday in France. Our third this month. A lot of people, including an early rising smattering of pilgrims, are taking the whole week off. Bob stands on his stump seat guarding until the passing pilgrims are safely out of the village. Humans may think each day has a humdrum regularity. The PONs know better - high adventure lurks just around the corner.
After the pilgrims have gone there's time for a chance to run round the garden, chase lizards, bark at squirrels and then settle down for a long nap in the shade. The two collar doves nesting in the barn remain a source of canine irritation.
There is a research centre near here that experiments on beagles. A group of foreign ladies are trying to close it. More power to them. This form of testing is - barbarism : https://theintercept.com/2018/05/17/inside-the-barbaric-u-s-industry-of-dog-experimentation/
13 comments:
Bob, you is indeed looking most dapper and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Hari OM
Animal testing has been protested for so long now. It astounds me that it still goes on, when there is so much that can be done without a need for it; a case of 'can't teach old dogs new tricks'?
And yes, Bob, you are most handsome. YAM xx
Bob - I think I love you.
I found your site through a fellow blogger. We just moved to south of France and our dog Polly just tore out her knee. So we’re desparately trying to find a good surgeon to do TPLO (we had one leg done years ago. Now the other has gone). We’re new to the area so very anxious and worried for our girl. I think your dog might have had the same surgery(?) but I can’t seem to find the exact mention. If you have any good vets to share with us I’d be most grateful
Nina (https;//wheelingit.us)
The FOURTH holiday: May 1 (Labor Day), 8 (end of WWII), 10 (Ascension), and 21 (Pentecost).
I should specify. We’re in Southwest of France, not South. Around 1 hour SW of Toulouse.
This is where we went. It's a suburb of Toulouse. The photos don't do it justice. The surgeons were kind and efficient - both much needed attributes for a dog owner if a foreign country. You'll need to go back a couple of years to around Christma time 2016 on the blog to find out more. I think the cost was around 1000 Euros per knee. We expected after surgery problems or pain but there wasn't any. Another blogger told us about a special harness which made life so much easier in the post operative stage. Sophie was supposed to be in overnight but made her displeasure about being away from home so apparent the night staff phoned and asked us to take her away as soon as they'd ensured the anesthetic had worn off safely.
I went back and found the thread about the operations - it started here :https://bobnsophie.blogspot.fr/2016/09/the-day.html
At the time it seemed stressful but now we can look back and see how smoothly it all went.
You are of course right. Here the 8th and 10th melded together !
Might have helped if I'd attached the link : http://www.veterinaire-aucamville.fr/
Have just spoken to 'The Font' who adds that Joanna Rawa is the surgeon to INSIST on.
THANK you so much. It’s immensely helpful to have a recommendation. Our girl is off to the vet this AM to confirm the diagnosis (we’re hoping that maybe, just maybe it’s not a complete rupture?), but it is so relieving to have the name of a surgeon in hand. Thanks again!
Nina
How I wish I'd remembered that Sophie had had her leg operations a couple of years ago. Last year my other Lab., Petite-Chose, lost the use of both her back legs, and the vet put her down, with no suggestion of remedial surgery of any kind - such a distressing thing to happen to a very much loved family member. I'm praying the same thing won't happen to Inca. There's a vet, on TV in the UK, who does marvellous work, but very much more expensive, and it's a long way to drive.
Couldn't read more than a couple of paragraphs about the Beagles - too emotional. Why does the US claim to be compassionate about animals, and yet still allow this to happen?
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