so similar and so different

this is a picture of our friend miisa with a dog in a shelter waiting for a new home. if i remember the name of the sanctuary i will link it up here.






and this picture is so similar, yet so different from one that was taken from rio two years earlier. similar because he still has the same look, different because of all the wonderful things we have lived together since then.

sleep sleep sleep

rio and indi are quite tired tonight as i took them on a 2.5 hour walk. we cycled up to bait bite's lock and from there walked down the right side of the river cam to waterbeach, and along the left side back up to the lock. there was a bit along the road, not easy for indi, rio being harrassed by a horse, and lots of bunny and earth clump chasing. we crossed that freshly poughed field with earth clumps where rio immediately invited me to throw some for him. at the end of the walk we met a 10-month old border collie with whom indi had a good game around a plastic bottle.




rio in his favourite inflatable sofa. it took him a while to feel at ease on that wobbly perche.



indi after the green tortoise lost her eyes and was killed.

fantastic website on dogs

this is one i found by coincidence a few weeks ago. philippe in belgium had asked me about information on dog body language, this is what i googled for, and that is what i found

http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/

if you go to 'Behaviour FAQ' on the left there are innumerous very good tips on how to train and live with dogs. i was amazed to find all this information on the same website. enjoy !