tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post7041059825629381643..comments2024-03-22T07:28:43.820+00:00Comments on The wind and the wellies: The horti-canis (garden dog)Fay McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-36106343126836328692011-08-08T13:52:01.440+01:002011-08-08T13:52:01.440+01:00Oh he's lovely! When I was little, one of my b...Oh he's lovely! When I was little, one of my best friends had a cairn terrier, called Toby - one night we were camping out in her garden, telling each other ghost stories, peeking out at the stars talking about how they were alien spaceships really... next thing the silhouette of a huge big hairy creature appears on the door of the tent.. there's a bright light outside... eek the aliens have landed.... should we look? Eventually we summoned all our bravery, unzipped the door of the tent just a tiny bit, and peered out.. and there was Toby, beautifully backlit by the security light, looking curiously at this canvas thing that had appeared in his garden :-)<br /><br />My non-human companion is a cat who we've recently discovered is a great mouse catcher. But mostly likes being carried around with her head peeking over my shoulder, sitting in the most awkward position on the sofa so we have to fit ourselves round her, and 'supervising' the gardening.Wittgenstein's Watering Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802488065084521504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-38829068025323497482011-08-07T21:22:37.725+01:002011-08-07T21:22:37.725+01:00Lovely dog stories on here, what characters!!
And...Lovely dog stories on here, what characters!!<br /><br />And lovely non animal comments too.<br /><br />Never thought I'd own a dog, never mind talk to him, funny how life turns out.......Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-61160887081256937142011-08-07T21:20:22.907+01:002011-08-07T21:20:22.907+01:00Paula I have a fenced off area for the summer hen ...Paula I have a fenced off area for the summer hen enclosure, in the winter they are in a byre. The fenced area is about 4m x 6m, recycled fence posts, chicken wire and a pallet for a gate, it's not posh but it works. We've a few peedie chicken houses, a recycled meat store, a small recycled rabbit house and a couple old drawers as nesting boxes.<br /><br />I'll try and do some photos. In the winter they roam about, this summer, I've let them roam out and about for about obcev day, but last year they didn't and they didn't mind......Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-39375024697844519012011-08-07T21:13:27.445+01:002011-08-07T21:13:27.445+01:00What alot of lovely companions for peedie, I forgo...What alot of lovely companions for peedie, I forgot to add the bed-head shot of him, we see, every day!!Fay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-43247148374961829092011-08-06T14:10:59.903+01:002011-08-06T14:10:59.903+01:00Moo is my constant companion and soulmate. He is a...Moo is my constant companion and soulmate. He is a 10 stone Blue Great Dane whose pedigree name is "Licensed to Thrill" and he certainly does that. His best feature is the stealth mode. This he employs to gain access to the places he is not allowed (usually the bedroom) by doing the perfect impression of a Royal Marine Commando on manouveure in a war zone. You know the drill, lie on stomach and drag yourself along on elbows so that the enemy is unaware of approaching threat.cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266842386436970708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-35896216363707826422011-08-06T07:52:19.280+01:002011-08-06T07:52:19.280+01:00What a cutie! Love that pic of him running through...What a cutie! Love that pic of him running through the daisies.Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-27405978753419042172011-08-06T07:05:23.478+01:002011-08-06T07:05:23.478+01:00Why do anything as conventional as chase the rats ...Why do anything as conventional as chase the rats you were bred to terrorise when you have plants to dig up?! At least he likes daisies...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-77718817210800106202011-08-06T05:32:51.266+01:002011-08-06T05:32:51.266+01:00He is so darn cute. But I'm wondering, can you...He is so darn cute. But I'm wondering, can you post some pics of your chicken coop, you do have one right. I'm wanting to build and need easy ideas.<br /><br />And I wanna return to the Orkneys. was in Kirkwall, Shapinsay and over to St Margaret's Hope. Went to Maes Howe and the Ring of Brodgar. Have a friend in Dundee who spent her childhood summers in the Kirkwall area so we went together. Love the place. Could live there even with the weather. (I think!)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159129408857027132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-42049051374443461312011-08-06T04:57:27.205+01:002011-08-06T04:57:27.205+01:00Max the grimy Westie sends your Peedie his best wa...Max the grimy Westie sends your Peedie his best wag! LOVE the photos. Max adores the beach, such great dog places. He has also never met a dog he didn't like so really it's too bad they can't go dig up some stuff together... Great post!linniewhttp://linniew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-56843313327098136212011-08-06T03:45:40.792+01:002011-08-06T03:45:40.792+01:00Your Peedie is very cute and he does look like he ...Your Peedie is very cute and he does look like he has a bit of a gleam in his eye. We have a black labrador and he has been a wonderful companion although when he was little he was hard work. He is constantly hungry and has been known to be a bit devious in trying to convince us that really no-one has fed him in the last few hours when in actual fact he has just been given his dinner by someone else. Also has been known to give deep sighs for no apparent reason.Journeys to Scotlandhttp://ajb47.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-17954352310479424782011-08-05T20:16:47.240+01:002011-08-05T20:16:47.240+01:00Here we have the battle of who gets the chair by t...Here we have the battle of who gets the chair by the fire this evening? I won the chair, Chocolat is letting me share the footstool ;~)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-54413393848184946442011-08-05T20:12:49.884+01:002011-08-05T20:12:49.884+01:00We don't have a non-human companion here - pes...We don't have a non-human companion here - pesky or otherwise! Do think often about peedie though, how adorable! :) xxJenni @ NotReallyAFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699782031004116836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-44575373910157464742011-08-05T20:07:36.593+01:002011-08-05T20:07:36.593+01:00My Father has always had Cairns and swears they ar...My Father has always had Cairns and swears they are the best dogs. Your Peedie looks lovely and sounds much like my Dad always says - they are super intelligent and have oodles of character!<br /><br />Me - I have a Rottweiler (all 65kgs of dog) and he's a real babe! I love him to bits and his "gardening style" is very much like Peedies!!<br /><br />And our Canine companions a blessing?Christinehttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-78852021501085118702011-08-05T20:05:34.473+01:002011-08-05T20:05:34.473+01:00The horti-canis in our life is at the opposite end...The horti-canis in our life is at the opposite end of the canine spectrum. He is 180lb Irish Wolfhound! He is very good at supervising the watering of the gardens and tasting samples of produce as they are offered to him. Thank God he is not one for digging! My gardens wouldn't stand a chance! If "Peedie" means small, what is the Scottish/Orkney word for "giant"?<br />Lisa in MaineLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158639120336067776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810916424535818779.post-48010677417376551322011-08-05T19:34:21.550+01:002011-08-05T19:34:21.550+01:00Those last two pictures are priceless. As is your...Those last two pictures are priceless. As is your canine portrait. Peedie sounds like someone I'd like to get to know!Sue/the view from great islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366703419148959445noreply@blogger.com