Travels with my dog.

Candy

Candy

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Lab_adore said:
I had one of those heater-on-the-wall things when I lived in NZ. They were great for drying things @Candy.
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That's what's known as a radiator in the UK, probably the most common form of heating here. After I'd got everything dry I glanced through the Information for guests folder and noticed that we were politely asked not to dry wet items on the radiators as there's a drying room in the basement. :wasntme: Whoops! Too late this time!
 
Lab_adore

Lab_adore

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Radiators or heaters are more standalone and mobile here (or it could just be me) or air con units on the wall up high. However I loved my stuck on the wall heater in NZ, it really dried everything so beautifully and living in Wellington where you would come home and find your washing had moved from the outside washing line to somewhere 3 doors down due to the usual gale-force wind. I developed a washing phobia as sometimes I only had dirty or wet clothes to wear to work and I couldn't wait to get home to always (mostly) sunny Sydney. That was before La Nina as now it is rain rain rain so much. That said, we have had gorgeous sunshine for 4 whole days now.
 
Candy

Candy

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West Yorkshire, UK
Here are the contents of the Doggy Welcome Pack.
GGJ is not at all impressed that one of the items was a poo bag!20221109_171854.jpgThisafternoon we caught the bus into Settle, where I bought some much needed new winter walking trousers from a shop where they provide towels for you to wipe your dog down with at the entrance and there were two huge and handsome Black Labradors behind the counter who came round to greet us all.( We were impressed with this) Then on to another shop for treats and chews, opposite which was this sign. I mean, would you trust Solicitors with these names?20221109_154121.jpg
 
Candy

Candy

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West Yorkshire, UK
Back home from our travels again now and what a wonderful time we had! I've started adding a bit more training into Joy's train behaviour and now she's learning 'Sit, stay ' when people are getting on and off the train and the same when we're getting on and off, before the doors open. It's been a while since we did anything new like that and she's taken to it well, learning really quickly.
We've been home for several hours now and she's done pretty much nothing apart from a quick sniff around the house, then eaten her tea, played with Loki nextdoor for about ten minutes, then slept, slept, slept and continues to do so! In the meantime I have watched 'The Lady in the Van' ( one of the most moving films ever for me and a firm favourite) and will very shortly be off to bed. GGJ is still snoring. Another adventure over, more to look forward to!:happy::laughdog:
 
Selina27

Selina27

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Herefordshire, UK
@Candy , pleased to hear about your travels and I echo Alison - here's to adventures.

It's nice too to have a reason to do more training, it's easy I think to get complacent when they reach a certain age/stage, but I think really enjoy the interaction.

Cass was tired after the N.I travel, I didn't really realise. The first morning when I took her out I came back and said to my friend that I was worried about Cassie's lack of energy. BUt then the first day after our return she slept soundly all day, much more than usual, so I can only imagine the journey must have taken it out of her somewhat.
 
Candy

Candy

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West Yorkshire, UK
Finally back in Clapham, North Yorkshire, visiting Nadine and Moo, the Bedlington. A very straightforward journey this time and a beautiful walk in the late afternoon sunshine.
Here is GGJ waiting for the first train20230327_105822.jpgHere is our very posh ( much posher than us) room at the New Inn20230327_154359.jpgand here is a sleepy Joy after our walk. Time for a quick shower, then out for a meal.20230327_180020.jpg
 
Jen

Jen

Candy said:
Finally back in Clapham, North Yorkshire, visiting Nadine and Moo, the Bedlington. A very straightforward journey this time and a beautiful walk in the late afternoon sunshine.
Here is GGJ waiting for the first trainView attachment 36535Here is our very posh ( much posher than us) room at the New InnView attachment 36536and here is a sleepy Joy after our walk. Time for a quick shower, then out for a meal.View attachment 36537
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How is GGJ SUCH a good girl. No way would Stanley be nicely in his own bed when that bed was right there.
 
Candy

Candy

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West Yorkshire, UK
Boogie said:
What a good girl 🐾💕

Glad you had a super trip. :clap:

How did you carry her bed and drying coat? 🤔
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Her dressing gown goes in my luggage ( there's usually more if her stuff than mine in my luggage!) and her bed lives at Nadine's flat and comes out when we visit.
Today we tried to walk over the tops from Clapham to Settle, but it was very wet and windy and the visibility was poor. Realising that we were still a long way off and unsure of the route, we decided that discretion was the better part of valour and headed home while we at least still knew how to get there!
We had still walked over 15km and needed a lot of de-mudding and a snooze when we finally got back to the New Inn. Not many photos, due to amount of mist, but these should give you a feel for it. A lovely walk, despite the weather!20230328_124445.jpg20230328_172835.jpg20230328_124459.jpg
 
MrChew

MrChew

Lab_adore said:
Radiators or heaters are more standalone and mobile here (or it could just be me) or air con units on the wall up high. However I loved my stuck on the wall heater in NZ, it really dried everything so beautifully and living in Wellington where you would come home and find your washing had moved from the outside washing line to somewhere 3 doors down due to the usual gale-force wind. I developed a washing phobia as sometimes I only had dirty or wet clothes to wear to work and I couldn't wait to get home to always (mostly) sunny Sydney. That was before La Nina as now it is rain rain rain so much. That said, we have had gorgeous sunshine for 4 whole days now.
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We have actually wall mounted a radiator in our back living area as we wanted it out of reach of small hands, plus we could hide the cords. It's a standard electric floor heater then also wall mounts.

Also... I love Joy's sleeping poses. She's obviously very comfy.
 
Candy

Candy

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Location
West Yorkshire, UK
Yesterday Joy and I set off on another Grand Adventure! We were going by train to Bournemouth to stay for two days with my friend Rachel, then she will be driving us half way to Bristol to meet up with Mags@Boogie and go back to spend two days with her, travelling home by train on Friday. The journey down was supposed to be fairly straightforward, a train from home to Dewsbury ( only four stops), another train to Manchester Piccadilly, then one more train all the way down Bournemouth. All started out well, the first train was on time, but that was the end of the plain sailing! The train from Dewsbury was cancelled and the next one was 20 minutes late, which meant that we missed the train to Bournemouth, which was the only direct one that day! This meant either not going, or travelling via London, including taking a tube from Euston to Waterloo. Joy has had hardly any experience of cities, and none whatsoever of tube trains or escalators, so I was worried about how she'd cope with it, but I calculated that we should arrive in London before the rush hour, so I thought that we'd probably be OK. Then that train was late, and further delayed en route, meaning that we arrived at Euston just as the rush hour was starting. I wasn't able to find the lift down to the Underground from Euston station and wasn't prepared to risk taking Joy on the escalator, so I asked the station staff for assistance and the next thing I knew, they had cordoned off an escalator and stopped it moving so that Joy and I could walk down it safely ! I was extremely impressed by this and felt a bit like Royalty! Anyway, eventually we arrived in Bournemouth about two hours later than planned, but we're here, safe and having a lovely time.
What has pleased me hugely though is how my GGJ coped with it, clearly a little bit anxious about all the people and the strange feel of the escalator under her paws and the rushing noise of the underground trains, but she kept calm and trotted along beside me like a little trooper. Someone on the train actually asked me if she was a Service dog, because she was so calm. I replied, somewhat proudly 'No, just a very good dog ' And so she is!
 
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