Poor doggie. He seems a feisty little chap. We have cats, and it's so worrying when they're not well. Regards licking, doesn't your vet give him a big bucket thing to prevent it? When we walk around our local 0ark we meet lots of dogs. It's great fun. Hope the two of you walk together again soon. My favourite poirot is Peter Ustinov
Yes, he now has a cone. The Cone of Shame. We also have a soft Elizabethan collar. But he is a licker. Has always been, so even in un-coned moments (eg wound dressing and doing the pee and poo walk - he's as quick as lightning!), we must watch with eagle eyes.
I agree with Peter Ustinov and yes, he was MARVELLOUS! I must watch him again.
I caught THE best Peter Ustinov/Dudley Moore opera on an old Parky interview the other day:
I love Peter Ustinov in particular in 'Evil Under the Sun', but 'Death on the Nile' was of course an epic production!
Albert Finney didn't really hit it as Poirot for me in the all-star ensemble of 'Murder on the Orient Express'. And I feel Branagh is too busy being Branagh to make Poirot for me. Suchet, of course, was wonderful.
There were a few moments where I thought Branagh was channelling Suchet, but I suppose when there's been such stellar actors as Ustinov and Suchet who have made the role their own, it would be a hard road to hoe.
Branagh was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt just because 'Murder...' IS such an iconic storyline.
....and Ustinov in one of those fabulous old-fashioned dungaree-style knitted bathing suits! 🙌 I think Ms Rigg perhaps looked rather more stylish in hers!
I am sure you do, hopefully now the vet has seen and treated dog again it should settle down. I can just visualise him giving you the evil eye on the dressings change. Xx thank goodness for muzzles xx
The Terrier! T-bomb! What a sweetie. It's tough walking without your companion. My pooch was limping, has shoulder inflammation and is on strict home rest. We miss our hikes with him. I won't go without him. I told hubby, You're on your own. I walk down the driveway with pooch-Apollo. That's the extent of it. I hope T-bomb heals quickly. How old is he?
@JeannineOulette recommended a sweet biography of a dog by Virginia Wolf, called Flush. I bought a used copy on Thriftbooks and it's a first edition! It's a sweet book. Highly recommend.
Thank you for understanding. And for that link too. I shall seek it out.
By return - see if you can get Tom Ryan 'Following Atticus' and 'Will's Red Coat'. They are perfection and of course, Tom writes a wonderful substack. https://tomryan.substack.com/
He would hate being called a dog whisperer but he has soul-connection that I am in awe of and it's beautiful to watch and read about.
My little T-Bomb is now 12 and this is the first time he has ever shown his age.
Exactly. It’s gorgeous, affordable and their state motto is Live free or die. Fewer extremists there. We lived in MA— one state below— expensive, almost unaffordable now, and the far left has infiltrated my beloved Boston. (The mayor hosted a segregated Xmas party for council members.) We took the kids skiing in NH. It’s also a quieter life there. @jeannine1 writes Life in the Slow Lane. She lives in NH too. I love her stack.
Tom takes off on a winter road trip across America in the winter months as NH becomes too busy. He's a famous solitary but as kind and gentle and interested-life-soul that you can imagine.
I think I might need to read Life in the Slow Lane - even the title appeals. Thanks for the suggestion.
The kids are in Boston so hubby is looking for either a remote job or one in the area so we can move closer to them. I'd love to live in NH but even Nashua, NH is a good 45 min. to Boston. We shall see. I do miss New England.
What a great read as I sit in the late afternoon sun after a short bike ride in the winter cold, waiting for one of my favorite suppers prepared by my Jim. Poor doggo, I hope he feels better and heals moment by moment. I also hope you feel better as you cheer him on to feel better, in-tandem healing. I'll come back to this great post and note your recommendations; so much to choose from! Thank you for them.
I must ask, Mary - what was on the menu for supper? Whenever you mention - or show - Jim's cooking or baking in your posts I end up with my mouth watering!
Last night was one of my favorites: Jim makes the best veggie burgers, and I make killer hummus, and we love salad greens, and lavash, so...... We lay a lavash out flat, spread it with hummus, add layers of veggies and greens, and when the burgers are done, we crumble them and add them to the layers. Then we roll up our lavash(es?), cut them in half, and enjoy! Sometimes we enjoy it with my pasta salad, or Jim's red cabbage and carrot coleslaw, or oven roasted potatoes in french fry size/form, etc. For dessert we have Jim's Adonis Double Chocolate Cupkins, sometimes with fresh raspberries. All plant-based, all delicious. Simple food for simple folk. ❤️
Yes, for sure I will share the recipes, and yes, please, come to dinner! Tonight would be fine. Saturday night is Jim's famous pizza night. It's yummy. We'll set a place for you and you must bring your dog.
There is absolutely nothing so sad to behold as a Terrier who's not well. It's so obvious right away that they are in pain because they are usually so brave and stoic. I feel for this poor sweet fellow who has done SO well, tried so hard! Enduring foot pain (as I can relate!) is the worst, it makes any of us crabby and ornery. But all these other challenges as well! It's way too much and I hope you are all over the worst of it now. You describe everything so well, Prue, I could weep over the accompanying pics as well. (That tiny sock too ...!) Please, please keep us up to date. I bet you've made him something lovely to eat in order to tempt him. He's lucky to have such a stellar home and mum xo
Oh Sue, Jackies are so not made for illness, are they?
He has been so sorely tried with life, literally from birth and I am actually really proud of how he copes. He growls when we have to cause discomfort and its so justifiable, but then he appeases by licking my hand and I just want to cry with the unfairness of it all.
My dear friend, Ziggy, our dog-trainer, is keeping us on the rails with how to react and what to do and has suggested I mix mashed pumpkin into his food for his bowels and also give him some probiotic yoghurt as well to keep his stomach on the straight and narrow with all the antibiotics.
So many emotions. Your poor Terrier. Sigh. And you two having to dress his little foot and Him not liking it AT ALL. Understandably. And then other sections like that swim in crystal clear waters! Oooohhhhh. So beautiful.
The weather is all over the place this year. We're finally heading into the mid-30s next week I think, but they're having so much trouble making accurate forecasts.
And thanks for the glorious German video. What talent! Beautiful.
Husband and self have changed tack, Beth as what we were doing made the terrier (and by association us) so unhappy.
Now that he's bandage-less, we are letting him walk nude (ie no sock, no cone) when we are on his perambulations. That brightens him up no end.
And when we return, we stand him for 5 minutes in a warm dettol bath. It means no angst with the muzzle, no horror from him when we wipe his feet with diluted iodine swabs.
But then it's sadly back into the Cone of Shame.
At night, he gets to wear his little sock and a soft collar called an Elizabethan ruff. He can at least sleep with that. I'm counting the days until we are past lick danger - perhaps after we see the vet on Thursday.
As to this weather. Terrible summer. It's either windy or grey/rainy. Today is calm, grey, humid and warm and with showers on and off. Bit over that too but then again, I can stay with my dog and not be tempted to go swimming.
Oh I'm so glad. The angst that can be generated when someone tries to offer assistance and the recipient doesn't want help... it doesn't matter if it's man or dog, it creates so much unhappiness. I'm so glad you've found a way that gives everyone their dignity, some happiness and a good night's sleep.
Take care dear Prue. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes and the hope of some dryer, calmer days.
I remember Jim's dog and his battles with a cone of shame, which to my surprise wasn't translucent - I wonder why? He would stand with his head down, the cone like a lampshade but making a light-proof seal with the floor. Put a miniature schnauzer in the dark and they don't move or speak... it was awful! Needless to say we soon took steps to encourage him to either be lying, sitting or walking rather than standing - he soon got the hang of how to keep the lights on!
Really not managing spacial awareness. So I pick him up and put him on the window seat, on the sunlounge outside - even on the end of our bed. Hopefully he'll twig. He's very smart.
Mind you, smart enough too, to make us feel terrible. Terrible means that Mum and Dad will crack and 'I won't have to wear it anymore.'
What a brave, brave boy, Prue - and you, too, of course. It's so hard when the ones we love are poorly. I have a post-operative patient of my own on my hands at the moment (who's doing really, really well!) so I can relate in a small way - although I appreciate that being an animal patient (yours) rather than human (mine) there are so many added frustrations because of difficulty in expressing feelings in a language the carer can understand! Sending love, love, love - you're doing a terrific job!
The Terrier couldn't be in better hands. Or paws. ♥️
Thank you, Rebecca, and to your 'post-op patient', I hope she/he'll be okay and that he/she communicated in more than deep growls and flashing eyes and teeth!
Prue, I'm sorry for all that your furry friend, and you, are going through and hope you're past this latest round by the time you write next week. Of course, as he feels better, it will be harder and harder to not allow him access to the beach. But one step at a time, right?
Your description of the swim and the time on your friend's verandah sounded, as you imply, like a a trip to another country. Of course, picturing you there in your own country, with lemon trees nearby, is dream enough for me! I had to look up the recipe and found this one, which sounds quite nice. Similar, I assume, to the one your friend make? https://www.seriouseats.com/panforte-di-siena-dried-fruit-nut-cake-recipe
Never has the sentiment "Be well" been more apt. Here's hoping!
That recipe is very close, Elizabeth. But no coriander in Willie's, and she uses candied clementines which give it extra zest. She also buys everything organic. I love the comment in the article that it's a jaw breaker. It is, without doubt, and for my family, I might just chop the nuts more finely so as we don't break any teeth. But the flavour was so emotive - drew me back to Italy straight away. Willie is an amazing cook and a planstman with gardens to die for, and having so much organic produce in her own garden leads to mighty fine meals. Even the labradors are frenetic fruit and veg eaters, but then that's the nature of a lab, I suppose.
Thank you for your thoughts on the Terrier. The trouble is that dogs only live in the day and every day is coloured by a wretched cone. Poor boy...
I’m sorry the Terrier is going through this. Total empathy. Thanks, though for the descriptions of summer. I needed that reminder as I look out on my snow covered yard.
I think we, at opposite ends of the globe, can all help each other seasonally. For example, last week when we sweltered in 31 degrees, I read Ramona Grigg's post set in the snow in her home overlooking a frozen lake and with deer on the porch. It was breathtaking and I cooled immediately.
Another brilliant episode of Muster Dogs tonight. We live in such a glorious country! Such a joy watching these dogs and their farmers. Hugs dear Prue.
Oh, my heart goes out to the terrier; he looks so unhappy. If only we could make them understand that what we're doing is actually going to help them. It's tough when our furry friends are unwell because they are so loved. I send positive wishes to you both for strength and a speedy recovery!
Poor doggie. He seems a feisty little chap. We have cats, and it's so worrying when they're not well. Regards licking, doesn't your vet give him a big bucket thing to prevent it? When we walk around our local 0ark we meet lots of dogs. It's great fun. Hope the two of you walk together again soon. My favourite poirot is Peter Ustinov
Yes, he now has a cone. The Cone of Shame. We also have a soft Elizabethan collar. But he is a licker. Has always been, so even in un-coned moments (eg wound dressing and doing the pee and poo walk - he's as quick as lightning!), we must watch with eagle eyes.
I agree with Peter Ustinov and yes, he was MARVELLOUS! I must watch him again.
I caught THE best Peter Ustinov/Dudley Moore opera on an old Parky interview the other day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JRE9K0zWU
Cone of shame: I'd forgotten that name! Thanks for the link, I'll have a look tomorrow
I love Peter Ustinov in particular in 'Evil Under the Sun', but 'Death on the Nile' was of course an epic production!
Albert Finney didn't really hit it as Poirot for me in the all-star ensemble of 'Murder on the Orient Express'. And I feel Branagh is too busy being Branagh to make Poirot for me. Suchet, of course, was wonderful.
Finney was so lacklustre!
There were a few moments where I thought Branagh was channelling Suchet, but I suppose when there's been such stellar actors as Ustinov and Suchet who have made the role their own, it would be a hard road to hoe.
Branagh was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt just because 'Murder...' IS such an iconic storyline.
He was good as wallander
I liked Wallander.
Branagh being Branagh: well put. I preferred Evil under the sun, mainly because it included Diana Rigg <drool>. I never liked Suchet in the role
Used to love Rigg in The Avengers! Those were the days...
Me too! Chortle
....and Ustinov in one of those fabulous old-fashioned dungaree-style knitted bathing suits! 🙌 I think Ms Rigg perhaps looked rather more stylish in hers!
Snort!
😂
<slobber>
Poor darling dog, I hope he will be back on his walks with you before too long xxx
It's been such a saga, Libby. The original accident happened on the 9th of Jan! I just want to turn a corner!
I am sure you do, hopefully now the vet has seen and treated dog again it should settle down. I can just visualise him giving you the evil eye on the dressings change. Xx thank goodness for muzzles xx
The Terrier! T-bomb! What a sweetie. It's tough walking without your companion. My pooch was limping, has shoulder inflammation and is on strict home rest. We miss our hikes with him. I won't go without him. I told hubby, You're on your own. I walk down the driveway with pooch-Apollo. That's the extent of it. I hope T-bomb heals quickly. How old is he?
@JeannineOulette recommended a sweet biography of a dog by Virginia Wolf, called Flush. I bought a used copy on Thriftbooks and it's a first edition! It's a sweet book. Highly recommend.
Thank you for understanding. And for that link too. I shall seek it out.
By return - see if you can get Tom Ryan 'Following Atticus' and 'Will's Red Coat'. They are perfection and of course, Tom writes a wonderful substack. https://tomryan.substack.com/
He would hate being called a dog whisperer but he has soul-connection that I am in awe of and it's beautiful to watch and read about.
My little T-Bomb is now 12 and this is the first time he has ever shown his age.
Thx for the recommend! Tom's from New Hampshire! Love that state.
You must explain at some point why you love NH.
In Australia, we only know it for beautiful scenery and its powerful voting position in the Primaries.
Exactly. It’s gorgeous, affordable and their state motto is Live free or die. Fewer extremists there. We lived in MA— one state below— expensive, almost unaffordable now, and the far left has infiltrated my beloved Boston. (The mayor hosted a segregated Xmas party for council members.) We took the kids skiing in NH. It’s also a quieter life there. @jeannine1 writes Life in the Slow Lane. She lives in NH too. I love her stack.
Interesting - would you move?
Tom takes off on a winter road trip across America in the winter months as NH becomes too busy. He's a famous solitary but as kind and gentle and interested-life-soul that you can imagine.
I think I might need to read Life in the Slow Lane - even the title appeals. Thanks for the suggestion.
The kids are in Boston so hubby is looking for either a remote job or one in the area so we can move closer to them. I'd love to live in NH but even Nashua, NH is a good 45 min. to Boston. We shall see. I do miss New England.
Looking forward to Tom's road trips.
What a great read as I sit in the late afternoon sun after a short bike ride in the winter cold, waiting for one of my favorite suppers prepared by my Jim. Poor doggo, I hope he feels better and heals moment by moment. I also hope you feel better as you cheer him on to feel better, in-tandem healing. I'll come back to this great post and note your recommendations; so much to choose from! Thank you for them.
It's a pleasure, Mary. Enjoy that supper!
I must ask, Mary - what was on the menu for supper? Whenever you mention - or show - Jim's cooking or baking in your posts I end up with my mouth watering!
Last night was one of my favorites: Jim makes the best veggie burgers, and I make killer hummus, and we love salad greens, and lavash, so...... We lay a lavash out flat, spread it with hummus, add layers of veggies and greens, and when the burgers are done, we crumble them and add them to the layers. Then we roll up our lavash(es?), cut them in half, and enjoy! Sometimes we enjoy it with my pasta salad, or Jim's red cabbage and carrot coleslaw, or oven roasted potatoes in french fry size/form, etc. For dessert we have Jim's Adonis Double Chocolate Cupkins, sometimes with fresh raspberries. All plant-based, all delicious. Simple food for simple folk. ❤️
Wow, that sounds absolutely delicious, Mary - and not in the least 'simple food'! Fantastic! 🙌
Need recipe for cupkins and veggie burgers, Mary. Sounds delish!
In fact, may I come to dinner?
Yes, for sure I will share the recipes, and yes, please, come to dinner! Tonight would be fine. Saturday night is Jim's famous pizza night. It's yummy. We'll set a place for you and you must bring your dog.
There is absolutely nothing so sad to behold as a Terrier who's not well. It's so obvious right away that they are in pain because they are usually so brave and stoic. I feel for this poor sweet fellow who has done SO well, tried so hard! Enduring foot pain (as I can relate!) is the worst, it makes any of us crabby and ornery. But all these other challenges as well! It's way too much and I hope you are all over the worst of it now. You describe everything so well, Prue, I could weep over the accompanying pics as well. (That tiny sock too ...!) Please, please keep us up to date. I bet you've made him something lovely to eat in order to tempt him. He's lucky to have such a stellar home and mum xo
Oh Sue, Jackies are so not made for illness, are they?
He has been so sorely tried with life, literally from birth and I am actually really proud of how he copes. He growls when we have to cause discomfort and its so justifiable, but then he appeases by licking my hand and I just want to cry with the unfairness of it all.
My dear friend, Ziggy, our dog-trainer, is keeping us on the rails with how to react and what to do and has suggested I mix mashed pumpkin into his food for his bowels and also give him some probiotic yoghurt as well to keep his stomach on the straight and narrow with all the antibiotics.
He's asleep in his bed as I write to you...
So many emotions. Your poor Terrier. Sigh. And you two having to dress his little foot and Him not liking it AT ALL. Understandably. And then other sections like that swim in crystal clear waters! Oooohhhhh. So beautiful.
The weather is all over the place this year. We're finally heading into the mid-30s next week I think, but they're having so much trouble making accurate forecasts.
And thanks for the glorious German video. What talent! Beautiful.
Thanks so much and all the best. Hugs my dear.
Husband and self have changed tack, Beth as what we were doing made the terrier (and by association us) so unhappy.
Now that he's bandage-less, we are letting him walk nude (ie no sock, no cone) when we are on his perambulations. That brightens him up no end.
And when we return, we stand him for 5 minutes in a warm dettol bath. It means no angst with the muzzle, no horror from him when we wipe his feet with diluted iodine swabs.
But then it's sadly back into the Cone of Shame.
At night, he gets to wear his little sock and a soft collar called an Elizabethan ruff. He can at least sleep with that. I'm counting the days until we are past lick danger - perhaps after we see the vet on Thursday.
As to this weather. Terrible summer. It's either windy or grey/rainy. Today is calm, grey, humid and warm and with showers on and off. Bit over that too but then again, I can stay with my dog and not be tempted to go swimming.
Isn't that video heaven?
XXXX
Oh I'm so glad. The angst that can be generated when someone tries to offer assistance and the recipient doesn't want help... it doesn't matter if it's man or dog, it creates so much unhappiness. I'm so glad you've found a way that gives everyone their dignity, some happiness and a good night's sleep.
Take care dear Prue. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes and the hope of some dryer, calmer days.
I remember Jim's dog and his battles with a cone of shame, which to my surprise wasn't translucent - I wonder why? He would stand with his head down, the cone like a lampshade but making a light-proof seal with the floor. Put a miniature schnauzer in the dark and they don't move or speak... it was awful! Needless to say we soon took steps to encourage him to either be lying, sitting or walking rather than standing - he soon got the hang of how to keep the lights on!
That's what my boy's doing. Just standing!
Really not managing spacial awareness. So I pick him up and put him on the window seat, on the sunlounge outside - even on the end of our bed. Hopefully he'll twig. He's very smart.
Mind you, smart enough too, to make us feel terrible. Terrible means that Mum and Dad will crack and 'I won't have to wear it anymore.'
What a brave, brave boy, Prue - and you, too, of course. It's so hard when the ones we love are poorly. I have a post-operative patient of my own on my hands at the moment (who's doing really, really well!) so I can relate in a small way - although I appreciate that being an animal patient (yours) rather than human (mine) there are so many added frustrations because of difficulty in expressing feelings in a language the carer can understand! Sending love, love, love - you're doing a terrific job!
The Terrier couldn't be in better hands. Or paws. ♥️
Thank you, Rebecca, and to your 'post-op patient', I hope she/he'll be okay and that he/she communicated in more than deep growls and flashing eyes and teeth!
No teeth have been bared yet, Prue! I'll be bracing myself when I hand him his next cuppa, though, just in case.... 😉🤣
HAHA!!!!
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Prue, I'm sorry for all that your furry friend, and you, are going through and hope you're past this latest round by the time you write next week. Of course, as he feels better, it will be harder and harder to not allow him access to the beach. But one step at a time, right?
Your description of the swim and the time on your friend's verandah sounded, as you imply, like a a trip to another country. Of course, picturing you there in your own country, with lemon trees nearby, is dream enough for me! I had to look up the recipe and found this one, which sounds quite nice. Similar, I assume, to the one your friend make? https://www.seriouseats.com/panforte-di-siena-dried-fruit-nut-cake-recipe
Never has the sentiment "Be well" been more apt. Here's hoping!
Panforte is so yummy... chewy and delicious!
This was perfection - aided and abetted by our summery surroundings, I think.
That recipe is very close, Elizabeth. But no coriander in Willie's, and she uses candied clementines which give it extra zest. She also buys everything organic. I love the comment in the article that it's a jaw breaker. It is, without doubt, and for my family, I might just chop the nuts more finely so as we don't break any teeth. But the flavour was so emotive - drew me back to Italy straight away. Willie is an amazing cook and a planstman with gardens to die for, and having so much organic produce in her own garden leads to mighty fine meals. Even the labradors are frenetic fruit and veg eaters, but then that's the nature of a lab, I suppose.
Thank you for your thoughts on the Terrier. The trouble is that dogs only live in the day and every day is coloured by a wretched cone. Poor boy...
I’m sorry the Terrier is going through this. Total empathy. Thanks, though for the descriptions of summer. I needed that reminder as I look out on my snow covered yard.
I think we, at opposite ends of the globe, can all help each other seasonally. For example, last week when we sweltered in 31 degrees, I read Ramona Grigg's post set in the snow in her home overlooking a frozen lake and with deer on the porch. It was breathtaking and I cooled immediately.
Poor little him. And I’m so with you - walking without a dog is unthinkable
I am bereft, Jo.
He’s been through so much! May he have a swift recovery…and soon walking with his Mum again!
I'm counting the days, Susan. Thank you for your thoughts.
Another brilliant episode of Muster Dogs tonight. We live in such a glorious country! Such a joy watching these dogs and their farmers. Hugs dear Prue.
Oh, my heart goes out to the terrier; he looks so unhappy. If only we could make them understand that what we're doing is actually going to help them. It's tough when our furry friends are unwell because they are so loved. I send positive wishes to you both for strength and a speedy recovery!
Gratefully received. Thank you.