tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766591467636201272024-03-13T15:51:23.841-07:00Follow my lead..........Animal AnticsJax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-37009952380315863212021-07-11T06:20:00.000-07:002021-07-11T06:20:51.231-07:00<p> <b>Summer 2021 </b></p><p>Ok, so I know its been a while but as with most things, life just gets in the way and before you know it a couple or three years have gone by in the blink of an eye - and here we are. We finally made the move to the West Country and despite having numerous animals with us on the journey we arrived and finally settled in. We've now been here almost two years to the day.</p><p>I like to think of the passing years as fruitful and for the most part they have been, but, they've also had moments of complete and utter sadness that I still find overwhelming. I can't dwell on the sad times, but it wouldn't be right not to mention the passing of Jax and Jet and their little sister Tegan, all within the last thirteen months. Suffice to say, I love and miss them every single day and always will, they each took a little piece of my heart with them and in return, left theirs for safe keeping with me. I feel their presence often and often wonder what they would think if they were here. Jax's chair stands pride of place in the field where he used to love to wander with a set of solar paw prints leading up to it, their brightness shining as a constant reminder that they are always with us.</p><p>The intervening time has been spent productively and much of it outside....as we are now the proud guardians of an acre and three quarters, something I've dreamed of since my childhood.</p><p>There are trees, beautiful old oaks, silver birch, chestnut, ash (although how long for I wait to see) and a wonderful copper beech tree that goes from pale rusty orange leaves to a deep and rich burgundy in a matter of weeks. It is home and protector to so many birds and a cheeky squirrel that lives high up in a neighbouring oak tree. I hear its chatter of annoyance if it's disturbed by us or one of the cats, despite the fact that it eats it's bodyweight in peanuts that I dutifully provide on a daily basis. There's nothing like gratitude is there - in fact, no gratitude at all, other than them being here, rain or shine. There's also a mature walnut tree next door and it went from being bent double with a huge crop of walnuts one day to the following with none in sight, according to the gardener he found the remains of the shells hidden safely away in an old pipe the following spring.</p><p>The abundance of birds here is truly staggering. When we first arrived I remember remarking to a friend who helped us move that there were hardly any birds, of course he told me to set up the bird feeders and they would come. We did and they have.</p><p>Of all my favourites and there are many, the robin has to be top of my list. There is something so infinitely beautiful about them that takes my breath away. 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I couldn't resist sharing a couple of photos of Dexter with you..........he's so beautiful, just like a massive powder-puff and although one of the photos is in the snow, I don't think it matters - you can see how sturdy he is and what makes his breed such a good sledge dog!<br />
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I've been walking Dexter occasionally for a couple of years now and he has the nicest nature of any dog I know - he's curious, determined and naturally gorgeous - what more do I need to say!<br />
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<br />Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-44972493572424814712014-01-17T01:51:00.000-08:002014-01-17T01:51:58.599-08:00Sparkling Water.................<br />
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So much has happened since the summer and work has been very busy, even now the expected lull hasn't occurred (for which my bank account is thankful) but it does mean that many of the snippets I would normally have shared, just haven't happened.<br />
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In the middle of October a very small hurricane entered our lives at home, she's called Ngaire (Maori for 'sparkling water' or silver) and she certainly lives up to her name. She is a beautiful tabby and white kitten, with a huge personality. She endured a long car journey from Alysbury with Paul and was greeted with less than enthusiasm by our two boys, Jax and Jet. Was she fazed?????? Not in the slightest, in fact her back went up and she hissed right back, two tiny eyes blazing with fury. Just who did they think they were!!<br />
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This of course pretty much set the following days & weeks and we had our work cut out keeping them apart when they weren't supervised. The two older cats were completely disgusted that their quiet, unassuming life had been turned upside down and made it known at every given opportunity. Strangely I had always assumed Jet would be the one who took longer to come around to her presence but in fact it's been Jax.<br />
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But, here we are, three months on and things are improving. Jet plays with her now and they can be found rushing around the house at a rate of knots, usually with him in hot pursuit but oft times now I find the position reversed and he seems happy to let her chase, if not completely catch him.<br />
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Paul bought a massive adventure post for them and it now has pride of place in the kitchen, all 7' of it and they have all claimed various spots on it as their own.</div>
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It's a while since a kitten has been in the house, and it's turned our lives upside down again, but in a good way.<br />
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As a last to this post, a small plea to anyone considering taking on another animal to share their lives with - make sure you do your research, be very sure you are prepared to spend the rest of your lives together and don't home one on the spur of the moment.</div>
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Is it worth it???? Absolutely, but don't expect miracles overnight, no animal is perfect and reality often doesn't conform to the romantic view some people have.<br />
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Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-41879071064445463522013-07-12T08:20:00.000-07:002013-07-12T08:20:17.867-07:00Having a heat-wave...............It's all or nothing here isn't it, one minute it's raining and cold and the next the hottest temperatures for years!<div>
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The sun may be great for us humans and mostly we have the option if we want to be out in it or not, but for dogs it's a different matter. I've lost count of the number of people I've seen walking their dogs at mid-day, usually the owners are wearing skimpy shorts and T-shirt complete with baseball cap and the requisite bottle of water - their canine companions however don't seem to fair quite so well. I'm also sure that the owners don't do these things intentionally but I wish they would consider how they would feel if they had to walk around in a fur coat in the mid-day sun! I don't imagine many of them would volunteer!!</div>
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Their owner contacted me one day during the hot weather to discuss walking the little guys earlier as they don't do well in the heat and ended by saying it had been so hot the day before that she'd had to soak Roco's ears in a saucepan of cold water!!</div>
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This time around I started to notice a lot of GSD traits coming to the fore, he leans, talks and flings his paws around at a rate of knots. He's also very strong and going to be big I think, already he's as tall as many fully grown Shepherds, made me very nostalgic and we had a lot of fun.</div>
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He loves his tennis balls and managed to hide them frequently, much to my consternation and his amusement. He obviously thought I was the weekend's entertainment, after all who else but someone he's looking after would routinely get down on all fours to peer under the latest surface he'd hidden them under and then go to great lengths to retrieve them!</div>
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<br />Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-21281167124479175662013-06-23T06:37:00.000-07:002013-06-23T06:37:12.393-07:00Kera's find.............On Friday Kera, Poppy and I were walking in a large field where a flock of crows appear to have taken up residence, nothing too unusual in that I'll admit, especially at this time of year when the young birds are active and still on occasion, being fed by their parents.<div>
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What made that day unusual was that Kera, who was ambling ahead of me by only a few paces, suddenly stopped in her tracks, sniffing at the ground. Being a bit behind her I couldn't see what she obviously could so I hurried to catch her up. Sitting in the tall grass at the edge of the track was an adult crow. It didn't move as I approached, just watched with unblinking eyes as two strange beings (much larger than it was) peered at it. Just by looking I could see it was in trouble, the top part of it's beak (mandible) had broken and since this is the hinged part, it could presumably no longer eat. I picked it up very gently and it didn't even struggle, another sign that things had deteriorated beyond much hope. I could feel it's breast bone, quite literally the poor bird was starving to death.</div>
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Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-33223314608703605472013-06-05T13:25:00.000-07:002013-06-07T01:01:44.275-07:00A beautiful day and a tiny cub.................I have to apologise in advance for not being able to get a photo of today but hope the ones seconded from past endeavours will help the impression along........<br />
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It can't have been more than about 6 weeks old and was running as quickly as it's little legs would carry it into the undergrowth and safety. Seconds later the fox moved, a brief flash of red as she followed it and was gone.<br />
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<br />Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-18554581141171967742013-05-17T05:06:00.000-07:002013-06-07T01:03:04.112-07:00Do you ever wonder just who's watching who.................It's strange that a significant number of my posts lately have involved Harvey and today is no exception.<br />
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We were in the playing field at Hanningfield this morning, Harvey with his prized tennis ball and me lobbing it around whenever he brought it back to me. After a short time I became aware of being watched, you know that strange sensation when the hairs stand up on the back of your neck and you shiver for no apparent reason? Anyway turning round I met the eyes of more than a dozen sheep, sitting for all the world like they were watching a game of tennis. To understand how funny this looked you have to imagine a steep slope on the outside of the reservoir which the sheep walk up and down with apparently effortless grace. Further imagine then them sitting, almost dog like, with feet lower than their heads, their heads turning this way and that as Harvey chased after his ball. We were quite obviously their entertainment for the morning!<br />
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After a time they broke up, presumably bored with our antics and began feeding again but not before they'd made me laugh!<br />
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It wasn't long before I heard a plaintive baa coming from one of the smaller lambs, it had clearly lost it's mother and although not in full panic mode, it's tremulous voice rose several octaves as I stood watching it.<br />
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Thankfully in the distance I heard a resounding reply and the lamb started to trot towards it, all the time calling and waiting for a response. It was about 10 feet away from a ewe and clearly mistook her for Mum, barreling into her side in search of food but receiving a tidy smack from the irritated sheep as opposed the tasty lunchtime treat she had been expecting.<br />
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Keira, is a stunning Hovawart, a breed originally from Germany and reared as estate guard dogs; they are still relatively uncommon in the UK. Poppy is a sweet Border Collie, who up until coming to live with her present owners, had a very sad & neglectful life. She is still nervous of people but gains a lot of confidence from her larger friend and to be honest who wouldn't!<br />
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I've been walking them around a large field, and since I've been letting them off lead they have taken to exploring everything within reach. A rotten tree is the latest on their lists of 'things to see' - it has presumably come down in the heavy winds we've had over the last week as it was in situ this time last week.<br />
Today however it has fallen and lies broken and a very obvious playground for two inquisitive dogs!<br />
Poppy in particular took great delight in clambering over and through it, all the while watching to see if Keira was impressed enough to do the same - which she wasn't!<br />
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Each time we pass they come across the field and stand as near to the fence as they can inviting him to partake in a 'getting to know you session', their broad noses huffing lightly in his direction, but he, in true Labrador style seems to have nothing but contempt for them, his only real concern, where his yellow tennis ball might be.</div>
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We were walking briskly round one of our usual routes when a patch of cornflower blue sky appeared above us, ever so slowing edging out the grey and moments later the sun made a welcome appearance, shining brightly down, bringing with it a warmth that surprised me if not him, as he had sidled off very carefully into the shade of a tree and was laying there panting, his tennis ball clamped firmly in his jaws.<br />
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Found on the Main Rd just outside Rettendon going towards Chelmsford on Friday 19th April, at approx.12.30.Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-76448490495297946882013-04-21T10:53:00.002-07:002013-04-21T10:53:38.583-07:00One very lucky cat..............Friday was one of those days that I could cheerfully have stayed in bed; it hasn't been a great week and to be honest I was just happy that it was finally coming to an end.<br />
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I was about halfway down the road when I saw the cat sitting on the grass verge, it was one of those things that you catch out of the corner of your eye and query whether or not you've truly seen it. My one and only thought at the time was that it was a peculiar place for it to be and even though it had been a quick glance it appeared to be hunched rather than crouching as it would if it were mousing.<br />
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The vet saw him immediately and my fears of a broken pelvis to go with the jaw were swiftly put to rest; he was one lucky cat. Other than his jaw, his right paw and side were obviously hurting him but he had no other obvious injuries. Of course as with anything like this sometimes other things become apparent as time goes on, but for now he was safe. Pain meds were quickly administered and he was taken to a cage to be put on a drip. Unfortunately he wasn't microchipped although he had been neutered and was in very good condition, my thought is someone must own him.<br />
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The puppies are now 23 days old, their eyes opened by day 10 and they are now starting to move around quite a bit. There are small play growls starting and they are becoming aware of each other, not just as a source of comfort but also as potential playmates.</div>
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Lola still sometimes has this look of pure amazement on her face, as if to say 'are they really mine'?</div>
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Say hello to Lola, a beautiful, 5yr old Neapolitan Mastiff & her first litter of pups.</div>
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The puppies were born 17 days ago and are so sweet; you can already see their wrinkles and their eyes were all open by day 10. They're growing slowly but surely and Lola is such a good Mum to them.</div>
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I'm lucky enough to be going into them half way through the day to let Lola out for a bit of 'me time' and feed her. Of course once the pups are weaned things will change but for the time being she's enjoying the chance to stretch her legs.</div>
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She has a lovely, calm nature and although large, is exceptionally gentle with her puppies.</div>
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As with owning any dog, please give serious thought to it before acting. These puppies may be tiny now but Mastiffs are a large breed dog, with everything that it entails. Please do your homework and ensure that a pup would fit in with your lifestyle, not only when they're 10 weeks old, but also when they're the size of Lola.</div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Everywhere I look I'm seeing them and I've seen so many sadly on the road this year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">But there's a definite nip in the air now and they're gathering food and burying it in preparation for winter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"> There are a pair in the garden next door and I've watched them a couple of afternoons stealing the peanuts from the bird feeder and industriously burying them in the grass.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">It always amazes me how they manage to find them again, but they do.</span></div>
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Apples and pears are already flooding the farm shop, the bright reds and greens in sharp contrast to the warm colours of summer pineapples, bananas & plums. And out in the verges near the trees, mushrooms and toadstools are plentiful.<br />
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I was horrified to see a very large adult, which I presumed to be a cob, literally trying to drown another swan.</div>
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Whether this was a juvenile (anywhere between 2 & 4yrs as it had distinctive white plumage, as opposed mixed or brown feathers of this year's cygnets) I have no idea, but whatever it's age it had clearly upset the more dominant male who was intent on killing it.</div>
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It was a particularly vicious and prolonged attack, which was both distressing from my viewpoint and obviously of concern to the other swans who were milling around with some appearing to try and intervene only to be severely reprimanded.</div>
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The dominant cob was literally on top of the smaller swan and chased it right across the river, pushing it's head under the water at every opportunity. I had no idea how to help (and know that we shouldn't intervene in nature) but could only stand and watch as they came back across where the smaller swan suddenly managed to find some extra strength and pull free. It actually took to the air and was able to move a little further downriver and out of reach, whereby I felt a huge surge of relief.</div>
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<br />Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-70106890731134355272012-10-13T04:24:00.003-07:002012-10-13T04:24:51.927-07:00Sebastian ................Sebastian is a beautiful Daschund, as you can see he's black with wonderful dashes of caramel; his fur is silky soft and he's a lovely natured dog.<br />
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He loves nothing more than to snooze on your lap and took a great interest in everything I did, nothing escaped his attention and for a small dog I was fascinated how quickly he ate his food - he was like a mini vacuum cleaner, he almost inhaled it, but ever so gently.......a real sweetie!Jax'sViewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17725841071677050205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476659146763620127.post-39028312702193119852012-10-08T08:28:00.001-07:002012-10-08T08:35:39.525-07:00Molly's holiday..........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i> Back in September Molly came to stay; now she's a very beautiful</i></b><br />
<b><i> Golden Retriever, as you can see, but would she stand still for her</i></b><br />
<b><i> photo to be taken? <span style="text-align: center;">I'll let you be the judge of that !</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> We had some great walks together and some funny episodes, but one</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> of the funniest was when I came in one day and found her curled up</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> on the armchair - she didn't hear me come in and the first she knew</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> was me asking her what she thought she was doing.</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> Her front legs slipped down of their own accord, she gave a mighty</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> stretch, looked at me as if to say 'I'm getting down' and very pointedly</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> just relaxed off the chair, until she was sitting on the floor.</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> 'No idea what that was all about', and two minutes later she was sound </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="text-align: center;"> asleep again!</span></i></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">where did it go?</td></tr>
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