Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

lostinrates

bugslet wrote: »

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I'm not a million miles from disagreeing with you GDB.

Mr Bugs loved the miniature schnauzers and they are pretty straightforward dogs; my love is all things Spitz, which includes all the Husky variations, Samoyeds, Keeshond, the faffiest they get is the Chow and the Papillon. The reason I like them is that you look at them and you can make comparisons with a wolf, triangular ears, ruff round the neck, bushy tail. I can't be doing with dogs with elongated bodies and flattened faces, that's a tamper too far. danes for me are in the middle, they are fairly straightforward apart from their size.

So I can concur to a degree regarding the breed in its entirety but knowing my friends, they have enough knowledge to raise a Dane in the best way possible and to ensure that the breeder breeds for health.

BTW, if you ever see pictures of the Bulldog from a 100 years ago, looks nothing like the deformed creatures we see now.:(

Yep, I too feel flat faces are something we should be letting go of. Even though I personally like some, I have known some gorgeous pugs. I could never, ever buy one, because I cannot support the breeding of that. Long bodies were bred for a purpose, a purpose we no longer have.....dachunds have been replaced by people ineffectively trying to shoot around protesters in the westcountry .


I'd like to see fewer of the dogs appearing in homes first and foremost. I'd like to see the raving industry forced to take responsibility for greyhounds ( even if it is PTS at end of service in a decent environment at track with passport for owners / trainers to be allowed to keep racing other dogs some sort of check to be made) .

I'd also like to see permitted outcrosses in pedigree dogs. . Its worked in horses for years. ( though there is loads of cleaning up I'd like to do there)

neverdespairgirl

Nikkster wrote: »

Mine is half a bottle of sloes (which have been in the freezer), topped up with gin. I'll make a sugar syrup up to sweeten to my taste at the end.

This is my first try though, so it might go horribly wrong...

Adding at least some sugar at the start helps the masceration, though.

We've carried out serious research over the past few years, and discovered that freezing makes no difference at all to taste. The "pick after first frost" advice is probably northern, and relates to roughly when the sloes are ripe, rather than any taste difference in ginning them.

It does make better gin if you !!!!! * them, though.

Draining by Christmas means the sloe taste is weaker - draining at Easter is a stronger flavour.

* - honestly, MSE! P.r.i.c.k the sloes. That is not an indecent thing to say!

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Swapping texts with Spirit now - she's in a rehab place for over 65s, which is a bit tough for her, and she's well over a decade younger! But she is walking better.

That's good then .... at least she's somewhere different, with more independence.... I presume it's close to home.... should we organise an Escape Committee?

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's good then .... at least she's somewhere different, with more independence.... I presume it's close to home.... should we organise an Escape Committee?

That's what I'm looking forward too, even if she cannot get out, just trying to cheer her up for a while. Or send her some small thing?

Any ideas?

neverdespairgirl

I'm making her a lavender bag. You can't go wrong with a lavender bag in with your undies (I reckon).

bugslet

lostinrates wrote: »

That's what I'm looking forward too, even if she cannot get out, just trying to cheer her up for a while. Or send her some small thing?

Any ideas?

If she's escaping, a shovel surely; though perhaps a trowel if you want to keep it small.

Something like a pretty wrap or shrug is both practical and attractive?

Nikkster

bugslet wrote: »

If she's escaping, a shovel surely; though perhaps a trowel if you want to keep it small.

Something like a pretty wrap or shrug is both practical and attractive?

I like this idea. I can see Spirit looking fabulous in a pretty wrap - even if she isn't feeling so fabulous.

lostinrates

NDG do you know how long she is going to be in rehab?


I wonder......

Is there a way we could each sound record a quick get well soon message and send it to her easily?

I wonder if she has an MP3 player with her....

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

NDG do you know how long she is going to be in rehab?


I wonder......

Is there a way we could each sound record a quick get well soon message and send it to her easily?

I wonder if she has an MP3 player with her....

Did she have a tablet (that she didn't get on with??)?

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

Did she have a tablet (that she didn't get on with??)?

Yes, she does. I wonder if she has it with her or family could take it in. .