Category: Mike’s Blog

Seagull Security

So, we live by the seaside and regularly go on the beach or along the seafront in Teignmouth. I suspect you already know that, it’s not as if we keep it a secret. One of Betty’s more endearing activities is when she spots people eating fish and chips on the front. Often the seagulls are… Continue reading Seagull Security

Yoghurt Anyone?

After dinner we often have a yoghurt. As with most things in our home regarding Betty, she wasn’t allowed to have anything to do with them at fist. Then one day, someone allowed her to lick out the remains of the yoghurt. I then read somewhere that yoghurt is good for dogs, especially live yoghurt,… Continue reading Yoghurt Anyone?

Someone Else’s Ball

What’s better than having a ball? Having someone elses’s ball! Even when Betty isn’t in a ball carrying period, if any other dog has a ball then it is always of interest. This is especially true of dogs who’s owner gives them a treat when they return the ball.  This last session of ball-doggieness was… Continue reading Someone Else’s Ball

Ball On A Walk

Most times Betty has no interest in balls, but every so often she has a period of time when she gets more inclined to play with them. The latest time started with her picking up stones for a couple of weeks and asking for them to be thrown, then, when I finally thought of bringing… Continue reading Ball On A Walk

Inverse retrieve

So, what do you think ‘inverse retrieve’ might be?  Betty likes to play with her toys – she looks to be chewing them, but it’s often more of a lick. She often lays on the bed in the Bedroom I use as an office doing this and, as often as not, she gets closer and… Continue reading Inverse retrieve

Ball Dog

Some dogs want to play with a ball all the time, sometimes to the exclusion of anything else. Betty’s friend Indy’s a bit like that. Most dogs who are like that are very good at running after the ball, picking it up and bringing it back – often again and again and again, as others… Continue reading Ball Dog

Planning Ahead

I think that I mentioned previously that Linda tends to be a bit more tough on Betty than I am. When we’re sitting on the sofa at home, she has to sit on the floor and wait for permission to come up with Linda, but she has free access with me most of the time.… Continue reading Planning Ahead

Getting Your Attention

So, how does your dog get your attention? Betty uses various means and uses different ones for different people too. If I’m lying on a bed – which I often do when I’m thinking through things or processing, if she wants my attention, she will jump up and stand on my chest with her nose… Continue reading Getting Your Attention

The Champagne Shadow

Now Betty’s a champagne coloured cockapoo, so effectively an off-white colour Cockapoos are lovely dogs, but they do tend to follow you around – not always the same person, but whoever she decides is the important person of the moment, she’s there with them. At the moment she’s lying on the bed behind where I’m… Continue reading The Champagne Shadow