My fluffy customers have challenged me this week! My bike-sore bum from all the cycling and aching feet from all the walking don’t deter me from my wonderful job. The questioning and trusting eyes from every one of my pooches and their visible delight on our walks makes every second worthwhile. Exhausted in Deptford Park last night I laid down on the grass in the sun with Tom and let him bounce and throw himself all over me, occasionally planting tiny kisses on my face and dropping his ball on my stomach to continue playing football with him; his delight made me reflect on my eventful week. Hurtling on my rickety bike from one customer to the next, on Monday I found a 2lb opened bag of apples bitten into and arranged on every stair of the house! These were accompanied by little cardboard plant pots housing compost that was also obviously savoured – Oh no! I thought, diarrhea tomorrow. Sure enough, armed with plenty of kitchen roll and poo-bags Tuesday brought the squirts. In my haste to clear the mess from the pavement, still hanging on tightly to the dog’s lead, I cleared as best I could, only to discover the retractable dog-lead had found it’s way into the mess, then all over my hands. No problem, I found a tree with big leaves and got rid of the goo enough to get back and disinfect the lead and myself. Onto my next customer and would you believe it, after selecting a prominent place on the public footpath my next customer decided to squat and crap right in front of someone’s gate. She came hurtling out and shouted “I hope you’re gonna clear that mess, it’s going to stink like shit” – full of apologies, I cleared the mess, only to discover (once again) after I’d taken new hold, that the heavy leather training lead had also dropped in the crap and was on my fingers! No problem, the park we were headed for had a quiet little stream so I washed my hands and lead thoroughly then headed home at the end of our walk to disinfect and clean my hands and the lead once again. Then came my one-off visit with a beautiful Sharpe who greeted me with nose-kisses. What a wonderful week, I never get bored! Ah! The weekend – a little rest and recuperation ready for whatever pickles we get into next week. Have a good weekend all :) Maria
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Julian Clary reunited briefly with his beloved dogs Albert & Valerie as a reward on BB. While Julian Clary savours valuable minutes with his dogs Albert & Valerie in the BB Diary room we also learn about Barking Blondes: Rover’s reunion, flying Fidos and derby for dogs - from the 'Independent' Bloggers: Joanne Good and Anna Webb "Julian Clary has been separated from his two dogs for 14 days now. We know this because he is in the Celebrity Big Brother House. Whatever your opinions may be concerning reality television, it would take a hard soul not to have been moved at the sight of him reunited with his mutts for five minutes in the Diary Room. Any dog lover will have smiled at his request to be allowed to “blow a raspberry on Albert’s leg”. Both dogs are rescue dogs and are great friends with our two, spending many a sunny day together in Regent’s Park. Albert was originally rescued by Paul O’Grady (his new series based at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home starts this Monday) and is quite a handful. Valerie is the matriarch and although she will never be as famous as Fanny the Wonder Dog, she and Albert are always by Julian’s side. The look of joy when he was told that they were in the BB house was a real tear jerker. How often are we confronted by the emotional scenes of offspring being reunited with parents, but for those of us who choose not to have children, the separation anxiety of missing your dog is comparable. Forget a double dip recession, the rich still love their luxuries. This week a private jet company has started offering first class airline seats to owners and their pets. And 'DOGA' (yoga for dogs) is becoming more and more popular and is soon to be on offer at The Top Peoples store. Each class, we are told, will be limited to five places...." Read the full article here: http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/barking-blondes-rovers-reunion-flying-fidos-and-derby-for-dogs/ |
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