Your+Dog++May+2019

LETTERS

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BRIEFLY

Dogs Grian and Sonas were

delighted with the Kong

hamper they won recently.

Thank you so much for

such a super prize. They

are going to have a lot of

fun with their new toys. 

Ann Cubitt,

by email.

LEAD ADVICE

I enjoy Your Dog Magazine

very much. I wondered if you

could advise people who use

the hand-held extending leads

that many of them are not using

the leads correctly. They should

set a short, normal length on

pavements, then only use fully

extended leads in parks and

of -road on footpaths. I have

seen people with mobility

scooters using these leads,

which can be dangerous as the

scooter rider may lose control of

the scooter and the dog.

A normal dog collar/harness

and lead should be used when

taking a dog for a walk with

a scooter.

S.A. Chapman, Norfolk. ▼

I

would like to tell you about the joy and

happiness that having my beautiful Jack

Russell, Cindy, has brought me. She was

bought for me as a present in October 2017.

I had spoken with a dear friend and had

discussed the possibility of me having

a companion dog. Little did I know that two

weeks later, I would have a beautiful little

girl, my princess Cindy, eight weeks old.

It’s true that Jack Russells can be

challenging for those who have not had

any experience of dog ownership, but I had

owned two dogs previously both of whom

had lived long and happy lives.

My Cindy is an assertive little girl, but

I like her quirky character and her energetic

approach to life; she helps keep me young.

I am 63 years of age and the responsibility of

giving her regular exercise has been a great

benei t to me. She has many entertaining

traits and habits and she always makes me

laugh, even when I chastise her.

A habit that she has recently acquired is

opening my handbag and looking for treats.

Occasionally, I have lunch with a friend

and if Cindy is not with me, I will always save

something to take home for her — chicken,

or steak. She has, like all dogs, an extremely

strong sense of smell and can always detect

if I have arrived home with something for her

in my handbag.

If I am careless and do not place it in an

out-of-reach location, she will pick up my

handbag when my back is turned or I am out

of the room, and take it outside. She will then

open the clasp and help herself to the treat.

The i rst time she did this caused me some

consternation. I thought I had lost my bag.

After a thorough search of all the rooms in

my house, I happened to look out over the

garden and noticed something sticking

out from under the rhododendron. On

examination, it was evident that she had

eaten the contents and hidden the evidence!

I also found an old mobile phone, which

had gone missing several months earlier,

and my lipstick. Unless she had a hot date in

mind, I can’t think why these items would be

of interest to her. Needless to say I am now

more vigilant and ensure that anything to do

with my handbag is strictly out of her reach!

I love the magazine.

Mrs M. Beswick, Greater Manchester.

Cindy — the

handbag thief!

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