29-06-2018, 05:06 PM
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Re: Dogs in this heat
Originally Posted by Mups
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Well I saw something this afternoon Dongles, that gladdened my heart.There was an elderly chap in a motorised wheelchair going slowly along in the shade, and he had a happy looking little Beagle walking along next to him.
As I was looking at them, the chap stopped and poured some of his bottle of water into a small dog bowl for his pooch, which was happily lapped up.
The chap was only a few feet away from me, and I spoke to him and fussed his dog. I said how nice it was to see someone who had water with them for their dog.
He beamed, and was obviously very fond of his four legged friend. He said he had lost the dog bowl he usually took out with them, so had just been in a shop and bought him a new one.
The little dog was perfectly happy, wagging his tail and lapping out of his new bowl. I stroked him and I'm sure he smiled at me.
The owner did as well. 
I thought to myself, if an elderly disabled man like that can be thoughtful and care enough to take water out with him, why can't some of these able bodied twits who drag their dogs along, oblivious to the animal's needs!
Another elderly man who I see go past every single day with two small dogs, was walking on his own today presumably because of the heat.
she 'nudges' me to continue when I stop.
29-06-2018, 10:49 PM
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Re: Dogs in this heat
Originally Posted by Mups
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Well I saw something this afternoon Dongles, that gladdened my heart.There was an elderly chap in a motorised wheelchair going slowly along in the shade, and he had a happy looking little Beagle walking along next to him.
As I was looking at them, the chap stopped and poured some of his bottle of water into a small dog bowl for his pooch, which was happily lapped up.
The chap was only a few feet away from me, and I spoke to him and fussed his dog. I said how nice it was to see someone who had water with them for their dog.
He beamed, and was obviously very fond of his four legged friend. He said he had lost the dog bowl he usually took out with them, so had just been in a shop and bought him a new one.
The little dog was perfectly happy, wagging his tail and lapping out of his new bowl. I stroked him and I'm sure he smiled at me.
The owner did as well. I thought to myself, if an elderly disabled man like that can be thoughtful and care enough to take water out with him, why can't some of these able bodied twits who drag their dogs along, oblivious to the animal's needs!
@ LD
04-07-2018, 08:24 PM
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Re: Dogs in this heat
I take my dog for a walk every day, using my mobility scooter.She hops on, between my feet for the quarter mile ride down the road to the fields. We walk on the shady side of the fields, beside the brook which she goes into, up to her chest, but she is only small. At the end of the walk, she hops back onto the scooter, we go up the hill home where she has a big drink and a biscuit. Being a Romanian rescue dog she seems to relish the sun and chooses to lay outside most of the day. The doors are open, so she can come and go as she pleases.
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