It was meant to be a link to the BBC News report on microchipping and Battersea's response which was a media release but came to me as an email. I overstretched myself technically and it did not work. Our webmaster, Mark has offered to tidy it up.
Back on safe ground today; Lexus!
I have been driving Lexus up to the Football field for a walk to avoid the mud (our garden still has puddles.)
Lex has two things going on, his arthritic hip and a deformed nail. He has already had one operation to cauterize the nail but in very wet weather, and not helped by him licking it, he is prone to nail bed infections and has just finished a course of antibiotics to get over one.
He enjoys the football field, cantering around, having a sniff in the woods that border it and cocking his leg on the goal post, though he has coerced me into a game of football which he really should not be doing.
Last night I did some TTouch on him and noticed he is really beginning to lose muscle tone in his hind legs, so today I decided he should walk there rather than being driven.
He was a bit erratic on the way up but settled to his jaunty trot, carrying his ball in his mouth on the way back.
The children were coming out of school. We passed a Dad carrying one little boy on his shoulders while the older one walked beside him. He moved behind his father to pass us, giving us a wide berth, while the younger lad asked his father why the dog was carrying a ball in his mouth.
We crossed the road and there was a little tot, Nathaniel, and his sister coming towards us, though Nathaniel, who has just mastered the art of walking, kept making detours down driveways, shepherded back by his big sister. Mum was a little way behind with their new brother in his pram.
They own a Spaniel so were undaunted by Lexus, walking right up to him, Nathaniel was snacking on a piece of carrot, I thought Lexus might think it was for him but he just deposited his ball at their feet expectantly!
On the way up the drive to the ponies I saw an older lady with a brindle Staffie, I have never seen them before.
There is not room for a car to pass and they had to move over to the side. The lady spoke to her dog, then gestured with her hand before moving onto the grass. The Staff ambled over to her and sat down while I drove past.
I pass a lot of dogs and their owners along there, I have never seen such a well behaved dog or owner and dog so in harmony with each other. It was a delight, a Stafford at its best!
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