Thursday, August 09, 2007

I'm Back !!


After months of being away from blogging, I've returned with a new theme to my posts. We have just adopted a retired greyhound, from Perry Barr Retired Greyhound Trust. Which we have named Marley after Bob Marley. We were lucky to get away with just the one as there are many more there that we just had to turn away from (for the time being at least!)

Anyway, I'll bore you with some of his his recent tales:

Since being with us he has been spoilt for choice with food, toys & sleeping arrangements!

We bought him two nice new beds, but he prefers cuddling up on this nice duvet that we left out by mistake. We keep trying to move it around the house but when we do he just stands on it and it won't budge! Other than that he enjoys nothing better than cuddling up in front of the T.V. or fireplace

I take him out to the park everyday and we've met some new friends who are greys as well but he never knew there were other types of dogs too, some of them are a bit big and fierce but others are like the little fluffy thing he used to chase around the track and he's almost had a nice tasty treat but I stopped him before he got in trouble. I'm a bit of a meanie because I stop him getting at the squirrels that keep tormenting him by running out right in front of him.

His first two nights he was here he was scared stiff and cried all night but we've all settled down now and he's getting a good night's sleep until he gets me up in the morning. He's learnt to get upstairs already but gets trapped because he doesn't know how to get down yet so if we are out he has to lie down upstairs until we come home. That's not a bad thing though because our hot water pipe runs under the floor so the floor is nice and warm!

He's gone off chews now as his dinner is so nice, he get sardines, chicken, meat & vegetables.

He's got a big enough garden so he can race up and down to his heart's content, which being an old man now after three laps he's knackered and flakes out in front of the t.v.and if no-one's watching he even sneaks onto the sofa and thinks we don't know what he is up to!!

We have been talking about getting another grey so that he doesn't get bored, but he's not sure because he gets all the loves and hugs and treats that he could wish for, as well as having the whole of the back seat of the car to himself when we go out.

Contrary to popular beliefs, greys are very good pets and are extremely easy to look after as they don't demand loads of attention like other breeds and are not big on going for long walks (just 2 20 minute walks) everyday. Our one is good with children as well (you can't always guarantee that or that they will get on with other pets)

I'll write again soon with more of his adventures, of which there will be many judging from the reports I have read from other greyhound owners.

For more info on adopting a greyhound go to http://www.rgtperrybarr.co.uk/

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Snow, Snow Snow.....


I have always wondered why we Brits don't sort ourselves out when it comes to the winter. I mean, why does one snow storm shut us down, slow us down and get some of us panic buying groceries?


I've asked the opinion of other Brits and the arguments go from " we're not used to it, to, we don't have bad enough winters to warrant spending money on appropriate equipment or clothing. I started to be swayed by these arguments but then I spoke to German and Equadorian people that I work with and they were shocked to learn we don't have winter tyres or have a Transport Dept that is set up to go into action to clear the streets as soon as possible.


They also don't get how we don't clothe ourselves appropriately to avoid chills or footwear to help avoid accidents. I couldn't argue with these statement s too much, however I did try to reason out about the winter tyres. But their opinion was that winter tyres were useful in all winter conditions not just snow and ice.


Billy Connolly once said "there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing" which again is a statement that I can't argue about.
But, perhaps it is our lot in life to continue to struggle on and keep moaning about how bad things are rather than do something about what we can change for the better.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Got to say....

I'm sorry I just don't get it. Celebrity Big Brother I mean, who are these people. Ok you have Jermaine Jackson who is kind of a big name but the others for goodness sake. I really do think that these programmes ought to be banned, what use are they to anybody apart from part time psychologists putting their half baked opinions across to anybody that is dull enough to listen. The media these days takes us all for a ride with dumbed down television, hoping that if they fill our heads full of useless trivia we will not really see the state we are letting our country and our world get into with climate change, economic meltdown and America trying their best to "democratise" the world. If this "new democracy" we are seeing in Iraq is anything to go by, I don't want it!

Anyway in the words of that good old childrens television programme "Why Don't You" go and turn the tv off and go and do something less boring instead! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xzx5cgBL0g. For anyone that remembers the series it had a lorry load of ideas that kids could take up, which is what is missing in society now.