Well I spent Sunday doing a makeover of the downstairs kitchen. Alan was away in Modena meeting up with his old Motoclub friends and so I thought I’d take the chance to move things around a bit. In mid Changing Rooms trance, I suddenly realised I hadn’t heard our English Setter Gassie for about an […]
We hear a lot, particularly on TV programmes about how to train your dog, that there is a 'pack leader' (which should be you!) and that dogs in a group have a natural hierarchy. However after accepting this as gospel (who would argue with the charismatic Cesar Milan?) close observation of my own dogs appears
It all began innocently enough with a simple conversation between me, my neighbour and my husband along these lines: Bruna: ‘You should get some geese, they’ll keep the grass down.’ Me. ‘That’s a really good idea.’ Alan: ‘No, it isn’t.’ GEESE FOR SALE The birds on the poultry stall were packed tightly into crates. Bought and sold by the