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RIP Cassie
Sun, 18/05/2008 - 18:53 — David Goodwin
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Yesterday (17th of May 2008), Cassie (the dog) died. She signed off peacefully on a campsite near Bromyard (Herefordshire) after a sudden unknown illness that started in the morning. She was subsequently buried under a blooming damsen tree on my mother's farm.
She'll be best remembered for her ability to :
- bite unsuspecting individuals (Alex) and family members (Emily),
- producing some horrible smells,
- obediance,
- loyalty
- and a night time trouble making streak (bin emptying and weeing on the fridge/freezer!)
RIP Cassie - aged 11, possibly 12.
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I'll miss ya :'(
Despite the biting, Cassie was a lovely dog and I'm sorry to hear this news - very sudden :( Hope everyone is alright about it and Bob isn't too upset.
Bob...
He's now the king of the house, sleeping in overnight, food on demand etc. I somehow doubt he's complaining... although I think he misses her company.
K9 Kapers?
Will you be replacing her with another pooch? I'd suggest a cocker spaniel as it'd be good with Rowan, but be prepared to run about 30 miles a day to tire it out!
no Cassie 2.0
No, I don't think we'll replace her - although I suspect Lyne will try and convince me otherwise tomorrow.
Perhaps Bob is 50% cocker spaniel - I used to run him from Aberystwyth to Capel Bangor (6 miles?) and back when we did dog training there - and that made a slight dent on his behaviour!
There are only a handful of times when I've really knackered him out, and have gotten home to see him curl up asleep. Most of the time he looks at me as if to say "So that's the warmup, where's the main event?"
Skates
I've taken to skating lately as a faster way to get from A -> B and more interesting than walking. It's an interesting exercise to avoid getting tangled up in a dog lead whilst on inline skates and the dog has to learn not to dash across your path. Apart from that it seems to wear them out nicely as you're moving much faster than walking speed and can sustain that speed. Combine with going to the park and making the mutt swim across a pond/river and Fern sort of goes "Awww, boss, I'm tired. But I'm *SOOO* enthusiastic, so don't stop... I can take it!"
skates++
When Kat watches the Dog Whisperer - he's always on skates to tire the buggers out.
Perhaps I'll have to try it out one day.
Skates
I'd highly recommend trying some on to get the best fit, but:
www.skatewarehouse.co.uk
I recently got a new pair of Roces from them and I love 'em :)
apparently...
a neighbour has a pair, which might just about fit; they're unlikely to be all that good - but they should be good enough for me to fall over in.
Of course, I'm not sure I want to look a total dick falling over everywhere in public for the first week or so ;)
Falling over...
Make sure you learn how to brake first... ensure it has a good heel brake as for the first few weeks you won't want to consider anything more advanced like a T-stop... your cycle helmet will do fine for headgear but ensure you get reasonable knee/elbow pads and invest in some *excellent* wrist guards which will be 7-10 quid, else a serious fall and you'll shred your wrists on asphalt.
If you do fall, go forwards. You have no spine protection or bum protection, whereas knee/elbow and wrist pads are made to take abuse! Seems very counterintuitive the first time you skate and fall, but just try to land on your knees and wrists and you should be fine.
Build up speed slowly, always watch the surface you're skating on and avoid downhill sections until you're an expert at braking.
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