Two Polish Lowland Sheepdog brothers in Italy - now about to head to France
Monday, 20 April 2009
The builders have had enough ....
After a morning of happily getting under everyones feet the twoboyz are nowindoors... andnotbeingallowed out. Despiteourworriesthattheymighthavebeentraumatisedafterlastweeksrobbery, theyseemtohavesettledbackintotheirfriendlyand inquisitive ways. Thishas made itdifficultfor the builderstogetanythingdonewithout the activeparticipation and involvement ofeitherWilf or Digby,or both. No hole can be dug or earth shovelled without the two of them wanting to enthusiastically see what has been going on.Even the most placid of builders tires with throwing the ball for them after two or three hours of constant interruptions. Aswewant the new metal grill securitydoorsfirmly in placebeforenightfall the boyzhave now beenconsignedto the house for the duration-a state of affairs they are decidely unhappy about.
2004 - We sell the farm in Scotland and move to the warmth of southern Europe. 2 lively Polish Lowland Sheepdogs - Wilf and Digby - our patient and comical companions. After a year in Provence we head to Italy to restore a hilltop Roman watchtower . Following an unpleasant 'housejacking' in late 2009 we set off for new adventures in South West Franceto get to grips with a large and exceedingly rickety old farmhouse. Empty nesters life after the violence of Italy has a gentler tempo. Digby passed on from piroplasmosis in May 2010. HIs brother, despite being diagnosed with cancer and having become blind ,soldiered on for another two years. Bob and Sophie joined us in 2013. Bob passed on in 2019. Sophie enjoyed the fresh air in Scotland after we returned in late 2022 but ran ahead in the summer of 23. This blog records all those little things about living with dogs that are too unimportant to make it into a diary but which make life, life.
2 comments:
They're so helpful, aren't they?
DogsDeserveFreedom
You two are too cute for words!
Sniffs and licks,
chase
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