What made you smile today?
- Thread starter snowbunny
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Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
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- West Yorkshire, UK
Don't seem to be able to watch it on my 'phone, that's a shame! xxx
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Happy gotcha day lovely GGJ
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
When I go for a shower I leave my mobile phone with my OH and always say, if George (George Clooney ) rings, say I'll ring him back later. Well yesterday as I left my phone with my OH I said if L....(.our son) rings about his house answer it. My OH said back without missing a breath, I think you got more chance George ringing you. 
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Some of our tadpoles have got legs , thats all but it made me smile x
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Ohhhh no but now I MUST!
- Location
- The Hague, The Netherlands
I gave up with the hints and just outright nagged
- Location
- Essex, U.K.
Men don't get hints, you have to nail it to their forehead 
I just tell mine. No one gets hurt feeling and it saves time.
Think I might have scared the new dog walker I was in the garden and I heard a shriek of IVER . I stormed out of the house and up the street to see what it was all about. Dog walker looked worried even more worried when she saw me. I asked what had happened , Iver had lept into the road after a dog he'd on the other side of the road.i honestly thought they'd been attacked by a loose dog it's happened to me and it's frightening. Everything was ok she was just shocked. She does realise how closely crazy dog lady is watching though. Very very closely.
I was in the garden and I heard a shriek of IVER . I stormed out of the house and up the street to see what it was all about. Dog walker looked worried even more worried when she saw me. I asked what had happened , Iver had lept into the road after a dog he'd on the other side of the road.i honestly thought they'd been attacked by a loose dog it's happened to me and it's frightening. Everything was ok she was just shocked. She does realise how closely crazy dog lady is watching though. Very very closely.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Just after the start of lockdown I met a dog walker up on the Moor and we got chatting. Like me she has been going up there pretty much every day because there's plenty of space and like me she lives alone apart from Jessie, her thirteen year old rescued Fox Terrier. We have walked together several times and gradually got to know each other. She was a Primary school head teacher, but left seven years ago and set up as a dog walker. I have found that I enjoy her company and I also really like how she is with the dogs. She obviously knows them all really well ( she's been walking most of them for six years), the walks are fun, but calm and she is very much in control, in a good way. It all feels very safe.
I have been thinking for some time now that I need a plan for if ever I'm not able to walk Joy.The day care that I occasionally used closed after the floods earlier this year. Quite a few of the other dog walkers I have seen out and about I would not be happy leaving Joy with as I don't feel they pay enough attention to the dogs and it has felt a bit chaotic. Joy is now really pleased every time we see Fiona ( our new friend) and her dogs and trots along very happily with all of them. She has now started initiating play with them and the other day when Fiona called them all to her, asked for a Sit, then gave them each a treat before putting them on lead, she joined in with that, too!
Anyway, we saw them again today and walked with them and I took the plunge and asked Fiona if she ever did occasional walks, or did all the dogs have to be regulars. She replied that she only took regulars as she wouldn't walk a dog she didn't know, always took a dog out on it's own to start with, then gradually introduced the rest of the group. Then she said, 'However, if you're asking if I'd walk Joy for you occasionally if for some reason you weren't able, then the answer is that I'd be only too happy to. She's a lovely dog and fits in really well with all the others. The only thing is, I know she's quite cautious, do you think she'd get in the van happily?' I said I thought she probably would as she loves going in cars. We walked together back to her van so she could give me one of her cards, she opened the back doors and the dogs all jumped in, with Joy trying to follow them! We agreed that it didn't look like there would be a problem getting her into the van! It made me smile and I feel pleased that I now have a back up plan for Joy should I need one.
I have been thinking for some time now that I need a plan for if ever I'm not able to walk Joy.The day care that I occasionally used closed after the floods earlier this year. Quite a few of the other dog walkers I have seen out and about I would not be happy leaving Joy with as I don't feel they pay enough attention to the dogs and it has felt a bit chaotic. Joy is now really pleased every time we see Fiona ( our new friend) and her dogs and trots along very happily with all of them. She has now started initiating play with them and the other day when Fiona called them all to her, asked for a Sit, then gave them each a treat before putting them on lead, she joined in with that, too!
Anyway, we saw them again today and walked with them and I took the plunge and asked Fiona if she ever did occasional walks, or did all the dogs have to be regulars. She replied that she only took regulars as she wouldn't walk a dog she didn't know, always took a dog out on it's own to start with, then gradually introduced the rest of the group. Then she said, 'However, if you're asking if I'd walk Joy for you occasionally if for some reason you weren't able, then the answer is that I'd be only too happy to. She's a lovely dog and fits in really well with all the others. The only thing is, I know she's quite cautious, do you think she'd get in the van happily?' I said I thought she probably would as she loves going in cars. We walked together back to her van so she could give me one of her cards, she opened the back doors and the dogs all jumped in, with Joy trying to follow them! We agreed that it didn't look like there would be a problem getting her into the van! It made me smile and I feel pleased that I now have a back up plan for Joy should I need one.
that's great news, everyone should have one of these just in case!