Bored dog has destroyed the Cone of Shame

So he's been sporting a rather fetching blue shirt with lovely pink K-tape to keep it from dragging on the floor!

We have managed to have some walks but he's not allowed off the lead; so that he can't run and open up the stitches.
And then we found a sign that said 'no dogs allowed'!!

That didn't stop him either though, we found another way to go.














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The human has been feeling rather down today after the death of one of her favourite singers.
Chris Cornell

Oh no

Poor Barnaby got caught up in a tangle of leads and dogs and ended up having to get six stitches in his front leg.

So we have two weeks of The Cone.

😟

Even at night, though it doesn't stop him hogging the bed!

100 days of Barnaby

Can you believe it? 100 days since this lump of love came home.







There are still a few odd things to iron out; like what he should be eating, why he barks at bedtime, eating poop 😖 😵 😷 and why he doesn't like bicycles.

But all in all, he a charmer who would rather sit on Laura's arm as she types up the blog than cause trouble. Everyone he meets thinks he's great, with his lop sided ears and his chilled out attitude.

One friend says "Barnaby looks at Laura like she's a movie star"!!

The last couple of weeks have been rather quiet as the human managed to take a spill down the stairs at home and sprained her ankle. Luckily the dog park is a short drive away, with seats, so Laura could sit and watch as Barnaby played with other dogs or mooched around sniffing things.



Hopefully things are almost back to normal and the next 100 days will be even more fun.

Party in the dog park

The people* who use the dog park decided to have an easter party.

We lost count of how many dogs there were.

But everyone was very well behaved and we had a lovely time.






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*Identities removed to protect the.... well, let's say innocent eh? ;) 
  

Tumbling Tuesday

At about 6am the human was woken by a loud thump. Barnaby had managed to roll off the bed. He landed between the bed and the wall, next to a small table but he managed to scrabble back up and settled down to sleep. It was an omen of what was to come.

It was lock keeping day. Barnaby was in his Dogs Trust harness with his soft lead connected to the human's belt. Luckily!

Laura was working on an extending boat hook when she heard a loud splash and turned to see Barnaby's bottom disappearing under the surface of the water! Panicking slightly she hauled on the lead, grabbed the harness and heaved a very wet dog out of the lock! She didn't wait to see if he could swim!

It's the first time he's been immersed since he was adopted.

It's a good job it was a sunny day and he could dry off by trotting around.

The rest of the day went better for Barnaby. 

He got to meet several other dogs and was given treats by some of the humans.

He even had a nice, cool nap in the pub at lunch time.

It was a long day for a doggy though and by the end of it he'd had enough of sun, cyclists, and bin bags so he had a bit of a shout at a man going to the rubbish bin; it was time to go home and pass out!

What a nice weekend

"You're a big dog

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Barnaby met a horse on Saturday!

Sunday was extremely hot, a bit too warm for us, but we wandered through a bluebell wood where it was shady.

It's been a big week!

Laura ordered some new (second hand) furniture so she had to spend Friday afternoon and Saturday morning getting the old stuff out.

The new lot arrived and so Saturday afternoon was spent getting it in place, and then sleeping on it. I think Barnaby approves.

We had to have some chill out time after all that upheaval so Barnaby had a splash about in the River Crane on Sunday.

On Tuesday the real work started at the lock so Barnaby was there from 9:30 to 4:30, that's the longest he's been in a new place since he came here. He was a little uncertain in the morning and barked at the first two boosts that came through,  but after lunch, where he dozed off under a table, he was much more relaxed. He slept well after though!

The next day he found some more water to play in, more his depth than the canal!

PS. In 45 minutes at the park we collected a whole carrier bag full of rubbish that other people had left behind. Please take your mess home or to a bin!!!