RE: A sunday trot through the park?4 Feb 2019 18:07
Cheers Scotty, Poppy has been a rock for me since September.
I've never believed in the supernatural and always thought there was a rational explanation somewhere.
Poppy has changed that opinion. She is the most placid dog outside of the house but, indoors, she barks at virtually anything from car doors closing to the voices of people walking along the road and races around the house to meet once they arrive. Our postman is scared of her! When Liz went into the hospice on Sept 17th, I moved Poppy's bed (not used for years, she slept on Liz's bed with her) upstairs to the dormer where I sleep. Could not get her up the stairs for 2 nights so left her downstairs. She'd be on the landing in the morning with her nose by the open doorway :O)
By day 3 she twigged she was welcome up there and from then disappears up to her bed as soon as I turn the TV off.
Liz died on the 20th at 3:30am, and on the 27th (at 2am) Poppy did the usual and was lying very peacefully in her bed after I'd locked doors and turned out lights.
BUT there was a rustling sound in the bedroom! Thinking rats and mice, I was amazed to find it was a robin! Windows were shut so it had travelled through the car port, utility room, kitchen, passage and up the stairs!!!! That in itself was amazing (4 bedrooms downstairs) , but with a dog in the house?
I tried to catch it with cupped hands as it flew around the bedroom. Poppy just lay there!!!!
I opened the blind and window and it flew out. Have not seen it again, but on the morning of the next night I raised the roller blind to find, on the inside of the shut window, a butterfly.
Look up butterflies and robins and bereavement and the coincidence beggars belief. It was Poppy's reaction (or not) that mystifies me. If I ever try to swat a fly she tries to catch it with her mouth - I don't know how to explain it. Robins are often associated with funerals but I just think newly turned earth explains their presence.
Apart from getting an angler's triple hook in her tongue, cheek and neck Poppy is fine. The triple bit was on the hook itself, bit like a grappling iron with three points.
One hook was in her tongue and cheek joining them together , the other hook was on a wire and was in her leg. Vet was open so fortunately they could anaesthetise her and remove the hook. With anti-biotics and anti-inflammatory liquid that cost over £100 but Poppy was brilliant, no whining and as brave as Liz. Painful for me watching her scratch at the line which was pulling on her mouth. Nowadays, I understand barbs on hooks are illegalm so that was a blessing because she never even missed a meal due to it.
Chessm Sete Gibernau was my favourite wet weather rider , won money backing him. So smooth on the throttle, only Valentino could stay with him.
Shame Liz never lived long enough to see this share come good, but will I?
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