Liz Jones is Credit Crunched in the end.....

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

I could only tye the ne line earlier, because of that line in her piece. It helps no one and risks making her dogs and horses a danger to their own lives, the horses' lives, other livestock, herself and any other rider who pass her gate.

It made me very angry lir. Anyone who keeps animals has to understand the psyche of those animals and how animals interact with each other. Being blase about owning animals, or expecting them to behave like humans is downright stupid. A dog exhibiting herding behaviour towards horses, which lets face it is a breed characteristic of many dogs and they won't easily to be able to help it should have been heeded as soon as seen. Its the same as herding behaviour being demonstrated towards small children. It has to be nipped in the bud. As for leaving them alone together. Stupid.

Spartacus_Mills

treliac wrote: »

I must admit to some mystification as to the interest she generates. Wonder, too, whether she knows there is a long-standing forum thread devoted entirely to her. :think:

I think she would be rather delighted.

soolin

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

I think she would be rather delighted.

I think she would be delighted as well, although no doubt we would be considered too common for her.

skintchick

fc123 wrote: »

because it doesn't run from Exmoor? Only kidding...she seems to always drive to cenral London so that confirms she has a screw loose

to be fair, I always drive to London too. I'd rather do that than get the train because I live on a branch line and it takes ages, there is only one an hour and the connections are often missed due to delays. I prefer being in control of what time I leave, and the journey time is the same regardless of which method I use.

JanCee

The story about the dog Michael is, like everything else in her column, a big drama about nothing. I thought it was a bit cruel really to leave people thinking that the dog might actually be dead.

soolin

I do love the way that she believes only she can look after animals properly.

She says in her latest column :
Finally, I found her in the corner of a field, nipping at the lamb’s wool. The lamb was trying desperately to escape over the barbed wire, like Steve McQueen on his motorbike. She had blood streaming from her neck

then goes on to say:

but in the meantime they have joined my three sheep in the orchard. Caitlin, Willow and Ash are delighted to have someone new to talk to; they leap in the air, almost turning cartwheels. ‘Stay here!’ they seem to be saying. ‘You’ll be safe with us

Gosh how safe they must feel in a field with a pack of sheep worrying dogs.

Nosht

Worrying sheep? the owner has the right (duty) to kill the dog.


N.

treliac

soolin wrote: »

no doubt we would be considered too common for her.

Speak for yourself soolin.

poppy10_2

Latest diary:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1281949/In-family-keeps-growing.html

I really love the new sheep, but as if I don’t already have enough to do. Grace Kelly is still stress-weeing, while Mini Puppy has had her first period, which makes me feel all tearful and nostalgic for her puppyhood. I got up this morning to be greeted by yet more poo and wee in the kitchen, and it was only eight o’clock. I’d got in the night before at 2am after going to London for work: that is eight hours’ driving in one day. I’d had to borrow Nicola’s Ka as I can no longer afford to run my BMW, and I was so tired I crashed it into a wall as I was backing it out of my barn to set off.



I read the other day that people die through lack of sleep. At least then I’d be able to rest. I haven’t had a day off since 23 December. I just cannot keep up with the bills. Last month, I paid my missed mortgage payment by card over the phone, which only meant I missed the April payment, so I am back where I started.



Brian has broken his chain saw, and is off to get it fixed. Grace Kelly needs to be spayed. Dream is still costing thousands; you might ask why she is not insured, but as I took her in with a broken pelvis, anything vaguely related to that condition, ie, laminitis, which can be caused by not distributing her weight evenly, is exempt. I have a huge tax bill that should have been paid in February. I have no hot water as I can’t afford oil. The dogs alone cost £85 a week to feed. Sky has cut me off, so I have no proper telly. I’m using a skin cream that was a free gift on the cover of Marie Claire. I used to be the editor in chief! It is all doom, doooooommmmm!

vivatifosi

Isn't it clear that she should be selling some of her animals rather than getting (or breeding) new ones? Not only can she not afford the ones that she already has, it is not entirely clear that she can look after them properly.