i know your going to laugh at me, but theres a whopping big frog,[definately not toad] in my living room. I was watching White Collar when something caught my eye I switched the light on quickly, but not fast enough as it had attracted Buggles attention and hes chased it under the television. Any ideas how to get the silly thing out again? what did it come in for anyway? its had to travel from the garden, through the kitchenand hall and into the living room! My friend suggested leaving a shallow bowl of water for it, which bug promptly tried to drink, ... Well? any frog experts? I dont want to go to bed with that hopping around the living room!! oh oh, here he comes..keep you posted ha ha. lyzzie x
Darn the dog has spotted him again!!.
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just a ps, Ive just about stopped laughing myself, the Frog has just chased my brave dog into his mancave, he then scrambled out of there and over me to get to the couch, It was the funniest thing Ive seen in a long time. I have no idea where the frog has gone, friend said leave the water and hope he get in it,...what a Brian Rix Farce, good grief that ages me!! still cheered me up!, if not the dog, who still looks as though the martians have landed.
Just do a bigger version of the glass and postcard to catch it, maybe a bucket and tray, or if feeling brave scoop it up in a damp cloth and put gently outside. Good luck xxx
It might be prince charming dont let the dog kiss him lol, tulip had the same problem a while ago , im no hood with frogs not furry enough for me good luck xx
hi erny, if it had been one of the ones through the tunnel I would have belted it with the crutchs, not tried to save it, no one was going to have a frogs legs for a snack, he was using them to goback in the garden! Lyzzie.
Nah, I like trying new things but Frogs legs arnt on the list. Is that why we call the french "frogs" because they eat them? I dont care how many times people say they taste like chicken, its still a frogs leg thats being waved about!!. I cant be vegetarian, I like meat, but I avoid offal, and I wont try Bambi either. Roe are another thing I loath, we all have our funny little tastes dont we. Where my brother lives in spain is a farming village and they hunt and eat Thrushes, gives you the shudders!! lyzzie x
Are you saying you would chomp on your neighbours, afterall, they move dont they? Are you keeping secrets Erny? like pointy teeth? only coming out at night? My blood group is A rhesus positive, you wouldnt like it. Lyzzie x
This guy was made over Bridgett Bardo he had BB wall paper and carpets photos and memribella every wear So his wife thought I must do some special for him so she got A large B tattood on each cheek of her buttocks , She went home that night and she was in the barroom and he was getting ready go bed wondering were his birthday gift was Any way she came the bathroom and bent over and siad here darling look what I done for your birthday smiling HE Siad WHO THE FU-----g hell is Bob
thanks very much all of you....hhmm..everytime I got near the perishing thing it jumped again, the dog was not going any where near it, wouldnt get off of the couch, the coward! In the end I nudged it out of the living room [after it finally came out from under the tv] with the end of my crutchs out of the living room, down the hall, slight diversion when it tried to get in Bugs water bowl, and out the kitchen door, and into the garden, the the lord!, I wasnt scaredof it, but it not fare well in my living room!! and I was worried I might step on the sill thing, it wasnt small either!!!. I just cant believe what a huge Wuss my so called guard dog is, fancy being chased by a frog for pities sake!!. His man cave is the space between my chair and the couch, we put a lid on it for him abd a curtain door when he first came over five years ago now because he got nervous at time,...like when attacked by a frog..sigh.. Frog free, good night. lyzzie x
so, you secretly chase frogs around the living room do you? it actually tried to climb one of the book cases, I guess it was getting scared so I had to get it out before either him or the dog had a nervous breakdown. Lyzzie x
Lol, you are a nut!! Last summer I had about 3 baby on my outside deck and I freaked out..got the broom and swept them off the 2nd story.They didn't get hurt but I almost had a hear attack. P7
and you called me a nut? I didnt want to hurt it, but it had to go, it couldnt survive indoors could it? it was obviously a grown up frog, I suppose it had been out drinking with it pals and got lost on the way back to the brook. Bug is hiding in the bedroom, he wont get on the floor if he can help it in case he runs into one of it buddies.
Sorry my friend but it did make me laugh! I would be tempted to leave it something to eat near the door? They love fish food if you have any? If not, squash a couple of bugs it should go for them still? I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck with getting this ''Crazy'' Frog gone!
I used to love that song, it was Axles theme or something wasnt it? they actually censored the frog because he was showing his bits and bobs, talk ab out a nanny state! would they really eat fish food? never thought about something like that. i cant get past what a coward my big brave dog turned out to be. Im not bothered by frogs, but he couldnt stay in here could he. hopefully he has found his way home and is telling his wife all about it, she wont believe and will kick him out for the night, excuse me while I make sure the door is locked. Night night. Lyzzie x
he! he! Poor little doggy! I have a pot of fish food especially for the tad poles and froglets that I buy online as they prefer the green coloured food best! When I sprinkle it on the pond they come hopping!
If i could get my mitts on Ken I'd thump him, [not to hard] now Ive got that dratted tune stuck in MY head!! thanks a lot ken. He is cute in an odd way though. [the frog ken, the frog] Lyzzie x
good! hope it drives you nuts as well!, apparantly the only way to get rid of an "Ear worm" is to replace it with another, try Nellie the Elephant!! Lyzzie x
my first real boyfriend was in the Navy, and believe it or not that was OUR song, it you to reduce us both to giggles. wonder where he is now..Lyzzie x
I want to speak up for Buggles! I don't think he's seen one before! No wonder he was scared, he wanted you to introduce him t the frog, so he knew it would be safe to chase out!
would you like me to send him an engraved invitation next time? it was funny though, he searched the living room before he could relax this morning!. Lyzzie x
Poor thing, it might have been a fire breathing dragon for all he knew! Although it taking a little dip in his water bowl was probably going too far for him and might have got him barking at it!
that dog is the dopiest one Ive ever had and wouldnt change him for the world. He knows I would protect him totally so he doesnt need to bother!!. he asleep on the couch, he feel safe there obviously. My friend asked me if I was sure it was a frog? umm....yes, it sort of jumped like one and said "Rivet" I think that made it a frog!!. They love getting in the garden pots, especially when its been raining or we've watered the plants. How are you these days? my elbow thankfully is a lot easier, Im so glad Cas suggested that brace, simple but effective. It soon starts to ache if I do to much though, time for a cup of tea I think. Take care. Lyzzie x
I'm roughly the same thanks. My head is all woolly. Just recently woke up after missing so much sleep for a long time, it all caught up with me at an odd time really. Now I won't be able to think straight for a couple of hours. I did boil a kettle of water to make a cup of tea ('English Breakfast Tea' it says on the box. Well I guess about 8:30PM is about as far as you can get from a traditional breakfast time?
I did that in one mug and in a second mug I made some instant mash and sloshed in some cheeses to make my 'cheesy mash' (Recipe I put up on Ken's pinned recipes page healthunlocked.com/fibromya....
So English breakfast tea and a mug of cheesy mash for when you wake up, and at 8:30pm? Conventional I'm not I guess...But it was quick, cheap and filling, since I can't really stand long enough to cook properly.
I actually like instant mash, I know this will sound disgusting, but it delicious for a quick meal when you dont feel like cooking or eating!, can of Baxters soup, has to be them as they are the only soup people that make a really nice thin soup, french onion is good, heat it and thicken it with the instand mash as thick as you like, works with any consumme type soup. told you it sounded yucky but it tastes good. left alone, I would live on cheese and crackers. Take good care of yourself. before i go, how about cheese on toast, then spread tomato ketchup on it!! good. Every one is now gagging with horror! Lyzzie x
Oh no-It sounds lovely to me! I like really thick 'soups'!
I actually put a slice of gravy on my plate for instance...
I was given some cans of Campbell's condensed soups a few years ago by a neighbour who couldn't use them anymore. You should have seen the shade of green she turned when I said I found they made very good sandwich spreads... She called me mad! Her husband though looked amused, I think he would have secretly quite liked to have tried them on sandwiches.
no, I think you've got me beaten there Terry, I like mustard as a sandwich spread though, and of course marmite, but thats quite tame compared to soup as a sandwich!! I dont like condensed soups, they are to sweet, Baxters are the best. The onion one makes a delicious gravy as well, you get inventive when your cooking for yourself, personally I wouldnt bother at all if I wasnt nagged. I do cook pasta though, I love it cold as well, no difference really froma past salad is it? I eat lots of fruit, and yoghurt, its not always easy when theres just you, by the time you've finished cooking it, you dont want it anymore!! Please look after yourself. Lyzzie x
That was just the problem I had with the condensed soups, they were way too sweet for me, so I 'diluted' them by spreading them over bread, where they didn't seem too sweet as there was only a thin layer of them...
What, you too? I have the same thing about by the time I've cooked something, I don't want to eat it by then as I've gone off the idea with having to cook it...
I also eat cold pasta like a salad, along with tinned potatoes and mayo as spud salad.
actually, that sounds quite good, pasta salad really, I love cheese, especially the dreaded cottage cheese, my friend loves blue cheese but I think thats horrible. I will occasionally make a casserole but it working up the interest. I keep meaning to buy some meatballs and try them, but Im afraid I tend to have snack meals, and i shouldnt, Im diabetic and always getting told off. I rarely eat brekfast and thats a bad habit, its left over from working, I could never face food before 10.00am. Another favorite is a simple sausage in a roll, Tesco do their Tiger bread in Rolls. I do my shopping via the laptop now and its too easy to browse the sweets!! Honestly though, you shouldnt get into too many bad habits Terry, Im the last one to talk, its tedious when its for one, look after yourself wont you. Lyzzie x
I actually love FAT FREE cottage cheese. Everyone goes 'Ugh' it seems, but when you go for the normal cottage cheese, it's like trying to eat lumpy water. The fat free stuff does actually taste of cheese in my experience! That is why I prefer it. It's also slightly lower calories as well.
I have to cut calories to stabilise my weight, but my blood sugar keeps going too low, sometimes dangerously so. I'm not taking insulin though, my natural levels of insulin seem to be too high and it is causing me problems with constantly being ravenous, and sugar cravings.
So now I have no mealtimes. I go as long as I can before eating, sometimes trying to sleep if I'm too hungry and can't spare the calories. Every day is a nightmare and constant battle with food. I almost never have breakfast, even though it is supposed to be bad for you, because I've found that for me, having breakfast leads to weight gain again.
Snack food are often not good, especially for diabetics. but the idea of little and often (as in snacking INSTEAD of meals), can actually be good. It helps to even out the sugar spikes. I tend to make up my own snacks and keep them in the fridge, like mashed potatoes and mixed veg. I put plenty of vinegar on them and have them like others might have salt and vinegar crisps for a snack for example? It's a little healthier.
I like oven chips, my biggest weakness is ice cream, especially magnums, and yoghurts, have you tried the norwegian yoghurt Skia I think its called, its fat free and very low in sugar and is naturally tart, it very good with fruit. Im not a huge fan of crisps and stuff, I cant lecture you about eating properly when Im as bad myself, Ive just cooked the dog some scottish beef mince for his tea, and I had a salad roll and fruit, Im out of yoghurt and ice cream darn it, time for a tesco shop I think. I know i dont drink enough, I will occasionally drink Tea, but mostly its fizzy water. I dont like squash or stuff like that, proper fruit juices are good, but full of sugar. love veggies, would happily chomp through a plate of cabbage or runner beans. Any one else out there have weird food likes? Terry and I cant be the only ones!!.
Oh darn, I can't remember the name of it now? It was 'luxury' brand of ice cream,t hat had yoghurt on top of it before it was frozen. When I used to be able to afford it, it was wonderful!
I tend not to like thing that are too sweet. When I made my apple crumble, my neighbours said it wasn't quite sweet enough, and I'd been worried that it might have been too sweet!
I've not seen Skia, I must try it when I can. I seem to like store's own brands of 'live' yoghurts. They seem to get the balance of sweet and tart about right for me.
That's a GREAT idea lyzzie ! Why don't you make a separate post about weird food likes and dislikes? I'll happily join in as the groups seem a little quiet just now. Perhaps a lot on holiday?
I have IBS that responds badly to fibre, or I would eat a lot more veg than I do.
I drink a lot of low calorie fizzy drinks. because I seem to have a permanent dry and sore throat. It really helps me, as I can't keep taking cough medicine for it.
Big, super-soft, squishy-warm hugs to everyone today!
Try using sparkling water with a splash of fruit juice, its the artificial sweetner thats making you thirsty, and dry, The more you drink the worse it gets. I like a splash of Lemon juice in the water, taste is nice and tart and very refreshing. I've never come across ice cream and yoghurt together, does sound good though. I dont like sorbert.
Okay guys...likes and dislikes? any one out there? Terry and I cant be the only ones with weird tastes!!
Oh by the by terry, I have IBD as well, but I know what I can and cant eat, I only eat brown bread for instance, too much fruit can be a disaster waiting to happen if you get me.
Has any one actually eaten frogs legs? and Im not offering my little mate up for taste testing. I loath hot tuna, or fish roe.. Lyzzie x
When I was diagnosed with IBS, I was told by my doc to eat lots of fibre-rich food like brown bread.
The agony it put me through! - I would have strangled him next time I saw him, if I'd have been well enough!
When I got the internet, I looked it up and found that all doctors suggest eating more fibre for IBS, but that a lot of people were finding it caused agony when they did. Since then I seem to have only met people who found fibre made them worse, you are actually my first find of someone who it makes better!
It really is a case of learning what you personally can and cant eat, I only eat two slices a day or it upsets my stomach, if you know what I mean, Tomatos give me a problem, I think thats why the health guys cant give you a diet sheet, you have to try stuff and eliminate as you go. Thats why I dont eat Heinz soups, they contain animal fats and dont suit me. I really do prefer brown breads to white, and they do suit me better. I will never eat anything spicy, it makes me sick. yuck. Ive had IBD for years and am in the happy position of controlling it, ot the other way around!. It took time though believe me.
This is kind of why I wish doctors would be more guarded in what thy say. tomatoes for me are fine! I can and do eat lots and lots of them. Even apples are fine IF COOKED. Raw, I can eat only about 1/3 of an apple.
I had IBS for years now also and I've got a much better idea what I can and can't have. I don't think I'm as good at managing it as you though, because for a long time, I didn't realise that what I ate made such a difference. I kind of blindly followed the doctors advice, making only slight alterations for those things which seemed to affect me so badly-Like brown bread. It was years before I got the internet and it was only seeing what others were saying that gave me the courage to ignore what the doc had advised me to do and to start experimenting for myself.
So I'm not as far along as you, but I am finding that I have been able to minimise the problems by slowly finding out what food works for me and what will set off a bad attack.
Perhaps the biggest suprise of all for me is Batchelor's super noodles. I ADORE them, but I can't have them anymore, they really set off a massive attack for me every single time. Oddly though I can eat noodles with no apparent problems. Isn't that odd? I still don't know what it is that sets me off with them. They don't seem to cause anyone else any problems, just me! I'm weird...
no, I understand the noodles, its possibly the fat they used, but it is odd, I can eat pasta quite happily and that contains fats, I love fish and chips, its a treat for me, but I never ever eat the batter. I can get away with somethings if I only eat a little. I adore melons, but the water melon doesnt touch the sides if you get me. Doesnt stop me eating it though, brilliant for constipation, what a wonderful conversation this is!. The oddest thing I find is that I cant have New potatoes when they are really new at the beginning of the season, I can eat them later on. weird. Dont forget to try substituting the drinks for fizzy water & fruit juice, see if it helps, use soda water if you prefer. I could just murder a bar of galaxy chocolate! all this talk of food. Lyzzie x
Really? The fat you think it might have been? I was left wondering if it was the flour they were made from. Nothing much seemed to make sense, which is why like a fool I ate them a few times in disbelief. But they got me every time, so it must have been something in them that gets me!
I know what you mean about watermelons. Although in all honesty, I don't know of anything that causes that with me. It happens sometimes with IBS, but there seems to be nothing in common, it just happens. The 'dead stop' though is quite another matter and I know a few things that brings that on. Fortunately it takes a lot of eggs or cheese to do it, but only some of the supernoodles, and only a tiny amount of brown bread.
I saw a thing once of why fibre is bad for some people and it has always stuck with me. It was a cartoon of a bowel (I don't think it is going to get a job with Disney...) and there was a scouring pad being pulled through it on a string. The writing said your bowel is already inflamed and sore, so fibre does this to it... Oh did seeing that make me cringe and clench!
Well, it was time for me to get something to eat anyway, so I just had a boiled egg on a sandwich.
I don't keep chocolate in the house now, it's too tempting at times!
I suppose you could also be wheat intolerant but why buy trouble? its more likely the fats, look for vegetarian suitable stuff, see if it makes a difference. Again thats why I prefer Baxters soups, they do an excellent vegetarian range.I love fish, I really must make the effort to get some and cook it properly, but its hugely expensive now.
Did you see all the different foods the forum enjoy eating? I dont feel so weird about my choices now! but I do love cheese and raw onion sandwiches, but it has to be spring onions or its too strong. One thing that really really upset my stomach is Garlic and I love the stuff, but it makes me really ill. I think Im going to go and make some toast...Lyzzie x
I'm going to get some fizzy water and see if that helps, thank you for the tip. I was so ill before that I realised just after I signed off that I hadn't mentioned it for the SECOND time, I'm so sorry!
Eeek!!! No I missed that post about ood food and I'm supposed to be in it!!! Thank you VERY MUCH indeed for alerting me to that...
Please go and look at that post in a bit, I've got some really weird concoctions I've loved over the years that are sure to turn everyone green! I promise they taste good, but even I admit they sound terrible...
I don't think it can wheat intolerance, I seem able to eat lots of white bread for example? I mean, you must be right about the fats, I'd just never thought about them before.
The only place I could get Baxter's soups was a local shop. But they were only chicken and a year out of date, despite being full priced. I will ask around and see if anyone here stocks them. They only seem to have Campbells and own brands.
My favourite soup of all is Knorr packet Minestrone, but even that is getting harder for me to find. What is going on with shops here?
I have a packet of some brand of minestrone that I've never heard of in the cupboard, but I think I'll do it later on. I'm in the mood for soup and that rarely happens that I'm in a soupy mood...
I can't get the decent onions, they are either bitter or melt your eyeballs. Drives me nuts as I adore cheese and onion anything!
make your own. Lots of cooked veg and blitz it, mash it with a fork if necessary, Baxters are the best, but honestly thats my taste, any soup directed at vegetarians is good. Its amazing what different tastes we all have, and yes ive read your post, all I can say is..Yuck. i was thinking just now about your soup sandwiches, its no different really that dipping bread in soup is it? I shop at tesco and they do some veggie soups. I did try quorn once and it is revolting. Sorry, cant be a veggie, my friend meg is, I like meat too much.
Erm yes...I have been known to try some odd combinations in food! They generally taste lovly, but it is that initial "You ARE kidding-Right???' reaction that you have to get over first to try it.
Yes, the condensed soup spread on bread is just like dipping bread, or croutons in soup. The soup tastes even stronger and nicer as it is concentrated, and there is less washing up to do...
See what I mean? It does all taste good, it is just that initial reaction of revulsion you have to get over to try them! If you think about a lot of what I try, it's not that different to 'classic' things. Like onion bahjis and fetta cheese, is really just 'cheese and onion', but a tangier version of it!
They do all taste good, but even I admit they can sound Yuck! I had the same reaction after all when offered turkey sandwiches with brown sauce, or crisps on toast, or boiled ham on toast...
he is on the sofa as we speak, but thats his usual place in the morning, hard work to him is deciding where to sleep, the suns too hot today, so shade is top of the list. I still cant beleive the silly frog was actually right in the living room, I though I was seeing things, Buggles must have thought aliens had landed. Ive never seen a dog so determined to stay off of the ground! He still looking round to make sure it really has gone. Lyzzie x
How would you like to wake up with from rivet rivet in your ear? My cat Maxi brings me a toad regularly- a gift I understand! I use my long stick litter picker to gently rescue it and put it outside.
didnt think of that, but then as I need both hands for the crutches I might have squashed it. As it was I sort of herded it out the door, b the time we got there Im sure it was swearing at me, it was making a noise that certainly didnt sound friendly and wasnt rivet rivet, probably more along the lines of "If you poke my bum with that stick once more....!" silly thing. Lyzzie x
This reminded me of a story my friend was telling me on Saturday. She had left her wellies outside to dry and when she went to put them on again there was a frog in one. I am afraid I laughed a lot!
she didnt put her foot in it did she? blah! I wouldnt hurt them but I would prefer they stayed outside where they belong. I was afraid if I didnt get it out before we went to bed I was going to end up stepping on it! Lyzzie x
I t was when she put her foot in she discovered there was something in there. I don't think it was harmed but I couldn't stop laughing. I saw one in the garden last week, it hopped off, but I hope it comes back and eats some of the slugs. Run out of steam this evening. Hope you are feeling OK after all the excitement.
know what you mean, Im okay but would happily go to bed if I thought I could stay there without getting the fidgits, sorry sun lovers, but I shall be glad when its colder!. Lyzzie x
dog? what dog? do you mean that cowardy custard in a jack russell coat? he's busy chewing on a dog chew, so long as its gone thats the end of it as far as he is concerned!
They do like to put us through it dont they, they probabley think that we arnt very appreciative of their presents!!, Voles are actually quite funny, they get so cross for such tiny animals but they look so cute, cats can have a cruel nature, but thats what it is, natural to them. Our old cat years ago used to bring rats in through the open bathroom window, [ground floor] you'd wander in to the loo to find a very annoy rat sitting on its haunches swearing at you. Another one used to bring field mice into the living room and let it go, then watch us trying to capture it to let it go!!. Have fun with your voles! Lyzzie x
LOL. My cat brings me lots of mice, which i spend a lot of time trying to catch before he kills them. A short while ago there was a horrible smell in my room. After much hunting I found a mouse under my bed that had been there for a week or so urgghhh
oh thats bad steve, you should be ashamed of yourself! I think the frog was the one who was hopping mad, after I had finished prodding his bum to get him out of the house, he was making a funny little noise that I think its just a well I dont speak Rivet. Lyzzie x
I live ina village, the tiny close i live in is called Brookside, [not after that awful programme!] but literally because it sits on the side of a large brook, so we get plenty of frogs, jenny wrens as they like the water, the brook is clean as you can see minnows in it and I have even seen a kingfisher down there, it flows through the village down to the river, there is a small bridge across at the end of the close and is a short cut for our side of the brook, school mornings are especially busy. My friends have a farm and do have owls, they have owl boxes, bat boxes the lot, but the old barns are a favorite for the owls, beautiful birds arnt they, except a night when they are twit twooing outside and you wish they'd put a cork in it!!. The screech owls are the noisiest. You can often hear wood peckers banging away down the river,..you know, I cant remember the last time I heard a cuckoo, are they becoming threatened? When I was a child, in march, you could see the hares boxing on the top of the hill, amazing creatures. That joke was terrible. My poor dog is still in shock and keeps checking the carpet before he gets off of the couch!! Keep well, Lyzzie x.
How beautiful, I would very much to live some where like that instead off the Cities. I also love kingfishers we use to make lots off those at the factory.
I love anything except spiders and daddy longs. They are OK outside but not in my house. I live in an old house with floorboards in my living room and get slugs in there. Luckily I only see where they have been, but in the kitchen I have found a few if I have gone down in the night. I just can't see how the damn things get in! However, I do see barn owls, woodpeckers, squirrels foxes and now there are deer in the woods but you usually see where they have been but not the animals. You need to live in the country Steve.
yep, theres a lake outside the village we call Sharford lake, its an old quarry, I cant walk around it now, but I used to almost everyday with my dogs, then DannyDog, and kim, the river ouse here is old and wiggly, we came around one of the curves and were confronted by a munkjack [?] deer, we all sort of stood there surprised until it finally shot into the undergrowth, my dogs didnt move!, just shook themselves and carried on. I havnt seen a fox for a long time, my farming friends hate them, but the do have lots of really free range chickens and geese, so I can understand why, they do tend to kill for the hell of it. I loath slugs, like you they sometimes get in and if you tread on one...oh yuck. Spiders dont worry me, we had a wasp nest last year, they gotten in the wall space through a hole in the corner of the front door, I dont like killing anything, but they had to go,my front garden is on a path across the bridge as I said to Steve, and there were lots of children and mums walking through the flight path, they were soon dealt with though.
Lol,😂 Wow the comments have been hilarious. Well since I live in Florida I can tell you if it creeps, crawls or slithers we have it! Funny thing though about 2 weeks ago I noticed a Big tree frog in my bathroom and I had a hell of a time catching him. Luckily I don't mind frogs or lizards because, they're everywhere. Just not typically in the house unless my boyfriend was being careless. After, catching and dropping (slippery sucker's) and rematching numerous times. My brain finally kicked in and I used an old towel to trap him and release him into my garden. Their great at getting rid of other pests! My dog would probably be scared as well since he's a Shihtzu and a lapdog. Everything spooks him even jets and clouds now. Partially due to him having early cataracts and a slight neurological problem that the vet can only treat with Prednisone (low dose every other day) because, I can't afford an MR for him. However, he improved greatly just by switching him from commercial dogfood to organic chicken, wild rice and veggies. Good luck!😀
how big was your tree frog? the frog I had would fit into the palm of your hand, I did try to catch him but I use crutches, and it didnt work very well! My brother lives in spain, up in the mountains, their cat keeps bringing in lizards, when the try to get them off of her they drop their tails!!
We used to have a Shitzu, Ching, she was my mums dog and they doted on each other, she lived till she was 16, died of heart failure, buy could she snore. [the dog, not mum] we had two lhasa apso's as well, lovely dogs, lots of character not the powder puff dogs people think they are.
I think Bubbles would melt on the spot if he saw a really big frog, lets alone a squirrel, but he's a true ratter which we do get because of living so near the brook. Lovely to speak to you. Lyzzie x
Lol😂 My tree frog was the size of my fist. Yes, Shih-tzus and Lhasa's are very sweet and sensitive dog's and loyal also. My guy's a rescue he's about 8 year's old. My thoughts are that the dog food is so inferior (much like our own) that it's responsible for so many of the tumours and various illnesses they're getting so early on. Apparently they're prone to many of the same diseases that humans have. Lupus, depression, etc. Craziness.
buggles has a dried food, but mostly I cook him beef, chicken and fish, he's a devil for cheese but thats not good for him, he's allowed a bit as a treat now and again. Im also wary of those dog chews in highly dyed colours, no good at all. Bonio are his favorits, though he likes stale bread roll if I save him one, I have no idea why. Our Shitzu would go nuts for pomegranite, you had to seed it for her of course, wasnt going to lower herself to that!, she also loved pasta. Like you, Im careful what he gets to eat. I have never found a canned food he would even sniff at anyway. Oh, and the beef has to be rare...spoilt??
Take care, lyzzie x ps, kindly keep your frogs over there. thankyou.
Hey Lizzy been trying to get hold of you - I did put a message to everyone on site asking if they had heard from you - I hope everything is ok - how is your leg doing and how is Buggles I miss your reports on him as I think he's cookie - had to take Bob to vets the other week we discovered lumps in his neck and above his shoulder we were worried sick - phew it was just fatty tissue so vet said no more doggy treats only carrots - I was thinking of bringing him along to Slimming World with me but somehow I don't think he'd be welcome😂 He's not too happy with the carrots don't get me wrong he loves them but I suppose it's like us changing from chocolate to salads. Anyway Hun I hope this finds you all well and in fine fettle. Take Care 😘
Hidden If you get my post toolie, you'll see that Bob isnt the only one who will be on a diet, not fitting into the medium size doggy seat belt is terrible, and Im going to get the blame.
He is a pain in the neck about bedtime, he wants to go to bed at 10pm, I dont!! his answer is to sit in front of you and bark constantly until you cave in for some peace and quiet. He isnt happy until your all in the bedroom, I sit on the bed and read, you know when you throw the cover back, he like to lay on that bit while I read, with a pillow under his head, and his blanket over him. Talk about a dogs life. If I try to sneak back in the living room, one eye pops open and you just know he's saying "And where are you going?" he's a terrible guard dog, we had a new freezer delivered a couple of days ago [everythings been going wrong lately] the delivery driver knocked and came in as I had instructed, bugs just wagged his tail at him when he did stir himself he went a fetched the guy a biscuit to greet him, he could have been jack the ripper!! Were okay Toolie, thank you for bothering. Lyzzie and buggles x
Hey Lizzie so glad to hear from you I was getting worried - sorry your leg hasn't fully healed but getting there and hope it soon clears up for you. I know exactly where you are coming from re the depression it's one of those where you just want to lock yourself away from the world and no light at the end of the tunnel - being unwell won't help - good job you've got Buggles to help keep you going. If ever you feel down please don't hesitate to mail me I don't mind as I will be here for you ok 👌
You make me laugh with antics Buggles gets upto - Bob is exactly the same - he used to sleep in our room but got spooked by a butterfly last summer that obviously had flown in when we've had windows open - we didn't see it and he wouldn't settle - found it dead on floor underneath the wardrobe next day - so he stayed in living room with his cushion and blankey and that's where he stays now when we go to bed - when it gets to 10-11 o clock he fidgets about then lies on the floor with his head on his paws staring at me or us when hubby home - more or less saying I want my quiet so turn tv and lights off so I can get my beauty sleep 😴- my dad was like that and his name was Bob too - I always say he's reincarnated.
We have a car harness that adjusts and the end fits like a safety belt it's called CLIX - we got it on the internet if that helps.
Both me and hubby are just getting over the cold bug that's doing its rounds at the moment it's horrible because it ends up on my chest with having asthma - hope you don't get it.
Anyway will let you go loved to hear from you - and don't forget I am here if you need - take care 🤗. X
Hidden I got his belt off of the internet as well, I just didnt make enough allowance for his belly. You would have thought I was trying to fasten him into a victorian corset, its not my fault he was over hanging it, we'll start again with a large sized one,..he's just big boned thats all. If Beryl finds out she'll be making him run on his walks, as it is she makes him walk fast she says, he's allowed 4 sniffs and 2 pees, then he has to step it out. Whenhe's with me I stop when ever he wants to so I can rest, he loves it. Gotta go, he down to carpet surfing now to get my attention, he lays full out on the fuzzy mat, lifts up on his front legs as though he were doing push ups, back legs splayed out the back and literally surfs from side to side, grumbling all the while. That dog is nuts. Well, they say dogs get like their owners..or should that be vice versa?? g'night.
Hi Lyzzie and Buggles oh how I laughed when I got up this morning to find your message you really are funny - I think you should write a book with all his antics in it - I don't think some people who aren't animal lovers get how animals have personalities but they do - I get some really dirty looks off Bob when you ask him to do something he doesn't want to do.
I've just come in from garden mowed the grass - cut my sweet peas back and watered all my pots it did start to rain slightly but it's sunny out there now but chilly.
Hidden We've been out to lunch today with my batty aunt, she flirts like crazy with anything that has male DNA, Angela and I trawl along behind her telling them quietly that shes deaf as a post and 96 and thinks she is entitled to flirt, well, why not indeed. Meg another friend came while we were out and left some milk for me, she rang to make sure I had found it, and said that Bug followed her all round the bungalow complaining that he had been left alone, shock horror. I told her he didnt fit into his harness, she immediately said he was too fat, as he was relaxing on my duvet at the time, belly up, it did look like a little barrell, so she might have a point. I always maintain that we do call them Pets for a reason, but she says not to fatten them up like a christmas turkey!!. Her and her husband are farmers and have a lurcher who is very young, they recently lost their Wolf hound Saffi, they only live to around 8 or 9, I couldnt deal with that, they dont live long enough as it is with out having a dog that doesnt have a long span in the first place. Bug is 10, will be 11 in june. Ive had him since he was 5, he was a rescue dog, he'd been kept in a utility room all of his life while his brother was made a fuss of, getting rid of him was the best thing they did for both of us. He doesnt know how to play, but he's quite happy, but you see why I spoil him. he had had fractured ribs as well,..hes a sweety. Lyzzie & Bugs x
Hey Lyzzie I was in stitches about your Aunt - hope you don't mind but I read it to my hubby and he fell about too. We watched an Ambo programme the other night and there was this old dear I think she'd had a fall - because her obs weren't too good they wanted her to go to hospital to be checked over - they put her in a carry chair and as she was going over bumps she said she was having an orgasm well the two Ambo guys were in pleats laughing - then later on in the Ambo she said she'd never had one - she was a lovely old soul.
Not long back from slimming group I maintained this week but last week I was full of cold and cough so didn't feel like eating at times - it's just starting to go so hopefully will get back on track.
Anyway will let you go for know - keep your stories coming as I love them 😍.
Hidden Actually, writing is one of my hobbies, been at it since I was 11, by the way, I will be 61 in december, so your talking to an old lady. [perhaps batty runs in the family] I'm going to re-order his harness this morning, extra large I think. Buggles is a lovely boy, he knows when I am particularly in pain and will sit as close as he can, with his head on my knee, he's not a lap dog, he will come up on your lap for a few minutes and then get down, sometimes I tease him by hanging on to him and refusing to let him go, he sits there moaning and grumbling, so you count to 3 and off he bounces. He follows me everywhere, including the loo, its no good shutting him out, he just whines, so in he comes and sits between your knees, thank heavens no on can see us. His dog walker is on holiday at the moment, but he doesnt seem very bothered, we do have plenty of garden for him, he likes to be outside when the children go past to school, they all know him and you can hear them talking to him. His tail never stops wagging. Ive been very lucky coming across him just when I needed him after loosing my kimmy. We've been together 6 years now. Wags & woofs from bugs, best wishes from me. Lyzzie x
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