Bit of a stroll.

[Ideation 8,216]

I've had a funny couple of days, culminating in a visit to the doc this afternoon, which was pretty mixed in terms of good / bad news. But on the upside, the sun was shining and the dogs needed walking.

 

Took the three of them out for a wander a long a stream and across some fields, through a gully, around some cows and back home again.

 

I wasn't in the best of moods, and found myself losing my rag at Finn, when he started dicking about over jumping a fence, i found myself getting really f****d off and had to take a step back and realse i was taking out my bad mood on the dog.

 

I sat down in the field and watched the dogs, finn eventually forgiving me and coming over to lick my face, and i realised that whatever they do, or don't do, however much they can piss you off at times, and whatever other things in life are getting you down, it's always good to take stock of just how lucky you are to be able to sit in a field, in the sun, and just be around these magnificant and special animals we call running dogs.

 

Life could be a lot worse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ferret features 289]

should have got a carryout n made a day of it.

[asanley 1,009]

I know what you mean Naz , my life is like a Shakespearian tragedy at the moment , doom and gloom all round , but a couple of hours with the mutts in pleasant surroundings is like medicine for the soul .

[Ideation 8,216]

Aye guys, you are right, i've got a nasty habit at the moment of taking it out on the dog, and treating him like a person. He's wise enough though to stay at a distance until i've realised im being a proper twat, and then when i stop and sit down, and apologise, he comes running in to throw himself all over me and i feel even worse about being angry at the little sod. If it wasn't for the dog/s i don't know what i'd do at times.

 

I hope life looks up for you soon stan

[northern lad 2,292]

Unusual to hear you down pal ,hope things pick up for you,its allways darkest before dawn etc yis Dave(HL Support Group)

[Ideation 8,216]

Cheers Dave, i'm sure it will all work out, i'm usually too busy to be down in winter, but summer i have time to think a lot, and for a young man, my body feels old haha, too much time out in the cold and wet and not looking after myself. But like you said, i'm sure it will pick up, and by winter i wont be thinking about anything other than hunting.

[J.DOG 1,355]

Hope everything picks up for you mate , I myself felt the same not long ago I lost 2 Family members within three months of each other horrible never felt so sh*t , took the dog out one day and the slightest thing he did that usually wouldnt bother me did , I lost my rag and went off sat down in the field and told him to feck off and over he came looking at me with those eyes , lol he did the puppy moves he lepy towards me like a pup bouncing side to side slapping me with his paws , made me laugh looking at my daft companion and I said sorry and he sad next to me for some time in the field just sad by my side. I think it does prove they are mans best friend , don't know what I'd do without a dog by my side

 

Atb mate chin up

JD

[Moll. 1,792]

Things always get better, then they get worse, then they get better ..........

 

What you take from the bad times, will lead to the roads you will take and the life you will live.

 

 

Chin up

[Ideation 8,216]

Hope everything picks up for you mate , I myself felt the same not long ago I lost 2 Family members within three months of each other horrible never felt so sh*t , took the dog out one day and the slightest thing he did that usually wouldnt bother me did , I lost my rag and went off sat down in the field and told him to feck off and over he came looking at me with those eyes , lol he did the puppy moves he lepy towards me like a pup bouncing side to side slapping me with his paws , made me laugh looking at my daft companion and I said sorry and he sad next to me for some time in the field just sad by my side. I think it does prove they are mans best friend , don't know what I'd do without a dog by my side

 

Atb mate chin up

JD

 

You are right mate, they are mans best friend. They just know you, like no other animal. Finn knows when to give me a wide bearth, and when i need affection. There have been a couple of times i have been really upset and i dont like to show it infront of anyone, so have taken myself off, but the dog has followed me and just climbed onto my lap and rubbed his face into mine.

 

It makes me feel even worse for the times when he was younger that i gave him probably a few too many smacks, i see hm looking at me when i get angry now, thinking 'he's going to belt me in a second', and its taught me, never ever (unless its just pulled a sheep down) to hit any dog of mine again. My excuse was, like you, a really bad patch with folk dying etc, and i just spent a couple of months in a fog. I look back at the times, during that period, that i whacked him and feel more ashamed of that, than anything else i've done in my life, and i've done some shitty things.

 

I guess i'm lucky he's a forgiving dog. We have an incredible bond now, i spend more time and am closer to him, than anyone else, including family. But he's never forgotten the times i smacked him.

 

Thank god for dogs.

[J.DOG 1,355]

Hope everything picks up for you mate , I myself felt the same not long ago I lost 2 Family members within three months of each other horrible never felt so sh*t , took the dog out one day and the slightest thing he did that usually wouldnt bother me did , I lost my rag and went off sat down in the field and told him to feck off and over he came looking at me with those eyes , lol he did the puppy moves he lepy towards me like a pup bouncing side to side slapping me with his paws , made me laugh looking at my daft companion and I said sorry and he sad next to me for some time in the field just sad by my side. I think it does prove they are mans best friend , don't know what I'd do without a dog by my side

 

Atb mate chin up

JD

 

You are right mate, they are mans best friend. They just know you, like no other animal. Finn knows when to give me a wide bearth, and when i need affection. There have been a couple of times i have been really upset and i dont like to show it infront of anyone, so have taken myself off, but the dog has followed me and just climbed onto my lap and rubbed his face into mine.

 

It makes me feel even worse for the times when he was younger that i gave him probably a few too many smacks, i see hm looking at me when i get angry now, thinking 'he's going to belt me in a second', and its taught me, never ever (unless its just pulled a sheep down) to hit any dog of mine again. My excuse was, like you, a really bad patch with folk dying etc, and i just spent a couple of months in a fog. I look back at the times, during that period, that i whacked him and feel more ashamed of that, than anything else i've done in my life, and i've done some shitty things.

 

I guess i'm lucky he's a forgiving dog. We have an incredible bond now, i spend more time and am closer to him, than anyone else, including family. But he's never forgotten the times i smacked him.

 

Thank god for dogs.

 

Too true mate I'd be lost without my dog, I too spend more time with him than anyone else nothing I enjoy more than taking him for a walk through fields , I too have smacked my dog I mean a slap on the arse not a punch or anything but on afew occasions it was needed but I look back now and think why did I do that , I do feel bad thinking about it and I too could never correct a dog that way again . I love my dog to bits and the unconditional love that they give makes them special my dog doesn't care what I have or don't have he doesn't want anything in return for being my companion he's here for me , now when something bad happens I grab the dog lead and shout walk and there he is ready for the off tail wagging in anticipation , no stress , no worries just the dog and me .

 

Atb mate JD

Edited May 21, 2012 by J.DOG

[theferreter 311]

good pics jai

[omegathelast 163]

Absolutely spot on guys, without them life would be twice as hard when things go wrong.

 

All the best.

[bird 10,014]

Hope everything picks up for you mate , I myself felt the same not long ago I lost 2 Family members within three months of each other horrible never felt so sh*t , took the dog out one day and the slightest thing he did that usually wouldnt bother me did , I lost my rag and went off sat down in the field and told him to feck off and over he came looking at me with those eyes , lol he did the puppy moves he lepy towards me like a pup bouncing side to side slapping me with his paws , made me laugh looking at my daft companion and I said sorry and he sad next to me for some time in the field just sad by my side. I think it does prove they are mans best friend , don't know what I'd do without a dog by my side

 

Atb mate chin up

JD

 

You are right mate, they are mans best friend. They just know you, like no other animal. Finn knows when to give me a wide bearth, and when i need affection. There have been a couple of times i have been really upset and i dont like to show it infront of anyone, so have taken myself off, but the dog has followed me and just climbed onto my lap and rubbed his face into mine.

 

It makes me feel even worse for the times when he was younger that i gave him probably a few too many smacks, i see hm looking at me when i get angry now, thinking 'he's going to belt me in a second', and its taught me, never ever (unless its just pulled a sheep down) to hit any dog of mine again. My excuse was, like you, a really bad patch with folk dying etc, and i just spent a couple of months in a fog. I look back at the times, during that period, that i whacked him and feel more ashamed of that, than anything else i've done in my life, and i've done some shitty things.

 

I guess i'm lucky he's a forgiving dog. We have an incredible bond now, i spend more time and am closer to him, than anyone else, including family. But he's never forgotten the times i smacked him.

 

Thank god for dogs.

tried to send you a pm .?

[Ideation 8,216]

Cheers all and some very wise words.

 

Bird - i've got space nw mate.

[Guest vin]

we all have them days mate...ive had a few...dogs given me plenty of stress in the last couple of seasons..lol

 

but also relieved a lot of stress from other things in life.

 

Its hard to see the big picture sometimes when your in your own bubble of worry/sadness/trouble etc etc...But believe me when your old granny used to say "theres always someone else worse off" ... There is ! .... give yourself a little pep talk and get back on the horse as they say.

 

look at them pictures from earlier and the surroundings...your a lucky boy my friend. . .. think about all those people stuck in offices and building sweating and stinking away to pay the man. . . Enjoy as much as you can ...while you can !