Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Shove them into an old pillow case - sew up the end - it's a nice dog cushion.

Thinking of stuffing them with other old socks and sewing them together in to a a sort of link of sausages for the kiwi.

Kiwi bit off more than he could chew today. He is a little escapologist and wriggles under all the gates here. Dh took all the dogs to strim with him while I cut the lawn but kiwi wanted 'Mama' so wriggled under two gates to find me then followed me round. I don't like him loose a the front of the house so suggested he sit on my lap, which he thought sounded great, until I turned the law mower back on......he leapt out of his skin and wriggled through the side gate back to the house. Dh came back to get him and he behaved, staying with dh for the rest of the time.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Thinking of stuffing them with other old socks and sewing them together in to a a sort of link of sausages for the kiwi.

Kiwi bit off more than he could chew today. He is a little escapologist and wriggles under all the gates here.

The sausage links sound a very puppyish toy.

Our first flattie grew to be lovely old boy and was a great escape artist. Going up and over/through hedges & fences. It proved to be his undoing. On his last escape we had a search party of 10 out looking for him sadly he was found drowned in a swimming pool of a house further up the hill.

On getting another dog we added chicken wire as a further defence. The current dog has recently burst through into next door and given the chance of roaming in our little field..legs it.

We have public footpath across our garden and a stile to get over the fence. As soemone lifted their dog over they asked OH why we had wire across the fence and as there dog could not get in....OH explained it was so our dog could not get out.

Our other neighbour replaced their stile last year with a gate after their last pony had died as unfortunately people who open gates do not always close them.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

The sausage links sound a very puppyish toy.

Our first flattie grew to be lovely old boy and was a great escape artist. Going up and over/through hedges & fences. It proved to be his undoing. On his last escape we had a search party of 10 out looking for him sadly he was found drowned in a swimming pool of a house further up the hill.

On getting another dog we added chicken wire as a further defence. The current dog has recently burst through into next door and given the chance of roaming in our little field..legs it.

We have public footpath across our garden and a stile to get over the fence. As soemone lifted their dog over they asked OH why we had wire across the fence and as there dog could not get in....OH explained it was so our dog could not get out.

Our other neighbour replaced their stile last year with a gate after their last pony had died as unfortunately people who open gates do not always close them.

Yep, gate openers. Had our fair share of them with NO rights of way.

Your poor flattie. . Kiwi mainly goes to the yard to eat anything old girl has dropped (why oh why oh why do dogs love horse food so?)

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Yep, gate openers. Had our fair share of them with NO rights of way.

Your poor flattie. . Kiwi mainly goes to the yard to eat anything old girl has dropped (why oh why oh why do dogs love horse food so?)

Ben thinks horse poo is delicious:(

(for NP who do not know Ben is my dog)

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

Ben thinks horse poo is delicious:(

(for NP who do not know Ben is my dog)

Oh yes, ours eat horse poo too. I just try and think of it as a daily yoghurt for them....mmmmmmm probiotics :eek:

Peoe always ask, 'doesn't it make them sick?' I guess not, it's a daily part of their diet.

michaels

Spirit wrote: »

We have public footpath across our garden ....

Sorry but you know what is coming next....POSH ALERT

Spirit wrote: »

Ben thinks horse poo is delicious:(

(for NP who do not know Ben is my dog)

That only makes it a tiny bit better - couldn't you have just said than Ben is one of your roses?

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

Sorry but you know what is coming next....POSH ALERT



That only makes it a tiny bit better - couldn't you have just said than Ben is one of your roses?

Spirit's dog could have been called Michael......

CKhalvashi

Spirit wrote: »

Ben thinks horse poo is delicious:(

(for NP who do not know Ben is my dog)

I had to wonder when I read that :eek:



DD2

PasturesNew

The way I see it, nobody has a right of way across their land. As I see it, they own two pieces of land, one either side of a right of way

The sort of "land" in the houses I am looking at (where they have any at all) seems to be about 20' wide and 30' deep..... no sign of a posh alert there.

Spirit_2

michaels wrote: »

Sorry but you know what is coming next....POSH ALERT



That only makes it a tiny bit better - couldn't you have just said than Ben is one of your roses?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:It is so not posh

So long as you know Mr S is not called Ben.
Micheals hope all is well with you and yours. I have remebered you request about portals I have yet to follow it up though. Did you make a choice about hairstyles for your DS?

My DD had her hair highlighted with 'burgundy/red' at teh hairdressers today. Looks good although quite subtle.

This week for a brief moment as I read a headline on the forum front page I thought my identity had been outed on MSE. I wish I could explain why..but would then do just that so that is not happening. A really hair raising moment though.