Bimbles

07/01/2025

Happy New Year!

I've been a bit quiet, as I've had the flu.

To make up for the lack of posts, I thought I'd share this lovely picture of Lily, busy finding the treats hidden in the cracks of the tree.

She would do this all day if she could. 😁

28/12/2024

I hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas.

Thank you all for the lovely presents. You all know me so well.🍫🍬☺️

14/12/2024

Narla and I got to see our buddy, the Emu again today.

According to the Postie, she has been out for a few weeks now.
Apparently trying to return her to her paddock, could cause her extreme stress, which could be fatal.

Narla was amazing, I did swap sides with her, that's why the shot is a bit wobbly. But she was happy to pass it without fuss.

Clever girl.

10/12/2024

Just because I'm an adult, doesn't mean I have to behave like a grown up.

George and me had a great time jumping about in the knee deep windblown leaves. 😂🍁🍂🐶

03/12/2024

Gorgeous George here, on our Adventure today, decided that he wanted to take the road kill ( still fresh) back home with him to show everyone.

Normally when we're walking up the lane back to his home we rarely see anyone. But of course today, with George carrying his prize proudly. 5 or 6 people must have passed us. All apart from the delivery driver looked appalled. 😂

When we got back to his home, I took him over to my car and broke out the Primula. But not just your normal boring every day stuff, oh no.

In order to get him to release the rabbit I broke open the Prawns and Cheese, and waited.

George sat on my foot, and wiped the rabbit up and down my leg for a bit, while deeply sniffing the Primula.
It didn't take long for him to make the right choice.

Clever boy.🐇🐶🧀

01/12/2024

25/11/2024

Here we have the amazing Neo.

He's so busy searching the trees for squirrels, that he didn't even notice the one on the bank.

Sadly my camera didn't capture it, as it autofocused on Neo. 😂

21/11/2024

The first pictures are of Torrington this morning!
Compared to Barnstaple this afternoon. ❄️🌨️ ☀️⛅

20/11/2024

So this morning after my first walk of the day, a chap offered me a clean king-size duvet. Which I happily took as I know someone who can make use of it. As it turns out the duvet made a very convenient hedgehog pillow.

Oaken and his super keen nose, snuffled out a poorly hedgehog. The poor little chap was soo cold. Fortunately it's been a two coats kind of day, so I was able to place him in my jacket to finish the walk.
He was that cold I thought I'd best take him straight to Barny Hogs.
I think Oaken wanted to take him home and play with him.

Hopefully he'll make a good recovery.

09/11/2024

Narla's walk was very eventful today.

We started with two cats having a Mexican stand off .

Narla put everything we've practiced into good use and we
delt with it without any dramas. Next we were passed in the lane by horse's, we moved right out of the way and Narla was happy to snack away as they passed.

On the way back we passed a lovely bouncy boxer, again with no drama.

But the most impressive thing was how she delt with an Emu on the footpath.
The Emu showed no interest in us and was happy to walk slowly away.

Narla regularly checked in with me, she didn't fixate on it , or try to chase it.

Such a clever girl 🤩

02/11/2024

The best of October 🐶🐾

27/10/2024

Some of last week's wonderful clients 😁 ❤️🐾

24/10/2024

20/10/2024

This week I have been taking photos for this months newsletter,

I call this "Take this THING off my head, and give me my treat!"

Oaken definitely did't like this look.

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17/10/2024

I pulled up to a walk this morning and I was harassed by the locals, before I had even gotten out of the car.

This little one, turns up every time I arrive, if I however don't have anything appropriate for him to eat, he poos all over my car.

So I now carry a jar of bird food in the car.

He gets a hand full of bird seed and I come back to a poo free car. 😆

15/10/2024

Today's lesson.

When pulled over to allow a lorry to pass me in a wet and muddy lane.

Close the window!

The spray from the lorry splattered the whole car, and I gained some new freckles. 😂

12/10/2024

Sometimes something happens to restore your faith in people.

Today I was walking Scruff along Old Bideford Road, in my high viz kit, and wearing my "reactive dog, give us space" jacket. When around the corner comes someone on a trials motorbike.

When they saw us not only did they throttle back, but they slowed right down , coasted the bike past us and didn't speed up until they were really well past us.

To whomever you are, Thank you for being so respectful ❤️

06/10/2024