Last weekend we went to Norfolk, yep thats right, Norfolk! All the way from Cornwall......750 mile round trip and not a grumble from any of the three dogs! Clark travelled really well and was a happy chap for the whole 11 hours up and 7 hours down.
We left on Friday at 9am and arrived there at 8pm with a couple of short stops on the way. The traffic was hideous and we all arrived exhausted.
On Saturday we met up with other supporters of Terrier SOS and some of the wonderful dogs that are in foster or have been adopted! We were delighted to meet Sidney who made the long journey from Spain with a devoted supporter who drove down and back just to collect him. Sid found travelling in a cage beyond his abilities but he came on up in the camper happily and contented on his personally chauffeured trip! Sid has some hip issues similar to Clark but he is not going to let it get on top of him! He is a treasure and is looking for his forever home too!
http://www.terriersos.com/dogs/sidney/
We also met Bosso, an Airedale, who was shut in a cage for the first 7 years of his life in Belgium. Terrier SOS free'd him and brought him to London where he learnt to be a 'house' dog and he fell madly in love with Terrier SOS founder Diana Brusi. He will stay with Diana now for the rest of his life, happy and loved. What a difference for him.... from life in a cage where he damaged his teeth and nose chewing the bars to get out, to a life of cuddles, a soft bed and good food.
We all went for a lovely walk together, all 18 terriers, and had a wonderful guided walk by John. Hilary and John hosted the meet up and whilst we all enjoyed a walk Hilary arranged for us all to be fed on our return! Doggies included, cheese and ham, on tap!
This week we have been trying to improve Clarks barking at work again and he is housed for part of the day in the kitchen and for other part in the kennels. He is settling a little but still dislikes the kennels, much preferring to be closer to me at reception. Fortunately I don't work every day so he only has a few days a week to put up with work!
He loves to be out with my girls and now joins them 'guarding' the road against cyclists and tractors! You can see in the photo that he uses his left leg to support him more than the right one.
Today Clark has had a full clip! He was getting quite curly and hot so I have clipped all three today. The sun has been shining and we have had a lovely walk in the fields again, Clarks recall is improving all the time and he really enjoys his walks. Sadly the spring that feeds the stream has dried up so no paddling for them nor a refreshing drink whilst we are out but they all still love to be out there in the Cornish air!
He certainly is a handsome fella!!
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