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Category Archives: Fetching Dylan
I have nothing to say
But I still wish to light up the calendar; Ollie and Perkins from the old days, doing stuff:
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged animal-rescue, Dogs Trust, Jack Russell, lurchers, saluki-greyhounds
9 Comments
Dylan and Sid via Motorola
The good news on Sid is that his finder, Kathy, is going to be keeping him, which, in my view, is just as it should be. The bad news on Dylan is that Sid has better recall and is better … Continue reading
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged animal-rescue, greyhounds, lurchers, Salukis
1 Comment
While we’re at it
I’ve been looking for this photo for ages, I thought I’d managed to wipe it, but no, I’d actually got it saved in three different locations and couldn’t see for looking. I regard it as my most professional-looking effort ever, … Continue reading
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged Dylan, lurcher, Ollie, Saluki-greyhound
5 Comments
For Ovookla
Dogs from the Greyhound Racing Association Kennels being exercised by a kennel maid. From Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, 1962
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged greyhound racing, greyhounds, Hamlyn, lurchers
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The Giant Book of The Dog
Is a title that features in Walking Ollie; it’s a reference book that I used to refer to at night when I was trying to decide which noble breed was to be the one for me until the noble lurcher … Continue reading
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged Albrecht Dürer, Dame Juliana Berners, greyhound racing, greyhounds, lurchers, Salukis
9 Comments
Dylan today
A rare shot of him returning in the general direction of his Master.
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged Dylan, Norfolk, Salukis, Winterton-on-Sea
4 Comments
Dylan waiting for his walk, via Motorola*
I don’t know how all that blue light is being created, but I like it. *Especially for Calvin.
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged Dogs, lurchers, Motorola, Salukis, sighthounds
16 Comments
We have a house guest for a long weekend
He belongs to my friends John and Sheila and is a most distinguished and elderly gent. His name is Leo and he is rather well behaved. Leo has had an interesting effect on Dylan who is behaving like a teenager … Continue reading
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged dog-sitting, Dogs, Retriever, Saluki
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Dogs remember shapes
Dylan is not the most gregarious or social animal, he has his set of particular friends, but outside of that group he’s more than likely to be circumspect in his encounters with stranger-danger dogs. Once in a while though he … Continue reading
Posted in Along Came Dylan, Fetching Dylan, Walking Ollie
Tagged Dogs, greyhound, lurchers, Salukis
4 Comments