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Nov 2020
5:48am, 27 Nov 2020
2,026 posts
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PenW
Yes we’re building up to leaving him but he’s not yet ready to be shut in the crate for any length of time (and a Kong or chew only keeps him occupied for 5 mins or so at the moment) and he is not yet 9 weeks so too little to leave - frequent toileting, destruction etc. He’ll have care when I’m back at work and will work on building to leave him. Leaving them too quickly can trigger separation anxiety (my sister’s dog has it) and desensitising him to me leaving him is best done gradually to avoid it. We’re not yet up to enough time for a run but will get there 
Got a session with a trainer today hopefully online. Get us on track with the training.
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Nov 2020
8:56am, 27 Nov 2020
6,782 posts
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Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear
My daughter has to leave the radio on (normally Radio 4) when my grand puppy is left on his own. It seems to keep him happy 😊.
Pen, I’m not suggesting this as a solution for you. It just makes me smile to think of Odgar listening to the Archers and Woman’s Hour.
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Nov 2020
9:17am, 27 Nov 2020
12,520 posts
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geordiegirl
They are all so different Ellie didn’t give a hoot at being left but Bailey learnt from. Caffrey to be stressed at being left. We only had 2 weeks at home with ours when we got them then it was work. Grateful Ellie is so independent. It is like having kids, although with children you at least get 9 months off.
Enjoy him he sounds a little diamond.
We also leave radio or tv on when we are not home. Caffrey used to have Cartoon Network on I’m sure it’s where he learnt the mischief he was famous for.
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Dec 2020
1:40pm, 3 Dec 2020
12,598 posts
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geordie claus
well I got over the 900m mark for the end of November so 98m to do this month.
Hope you're all plodding on and keeping well. Hope little Albie continues to keep you amused and busy Pen.
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Dec 2020
1:52pm, 3 Dec 2020
6,831 posts
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Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear
Well done GC. I’m sure that you’ll achieve 1000.
I managed my highest monthly total since January 2019 in November, which leaves me 33 miles to reach my revised 2020 target of 300.
It’s been greatly assisted by being furloughed, so I’ve had more opportunity this month to run.
(During the earlier five furlough month furlough we were advised not to go out at all, although I did a bit!)
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Dec 2020
5:23pm, 6 Dec 2020
6,844 posts
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Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear
A very slow, but fun 10k this afternoon. Very, very muddy and slippery in places. Lots of walking required to stay upright in places. My running buddy had brought a friend’s dog along too, and we had trouble getting poor Alfie through some of the gates/stiles. At one stile we had to physically lift him over the top!
We had to cut the route short and come home on the road. It had become so dark that we wouldn’t have been able to run safely across the fields paths.
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Dec 2020
2:27am, 7 Dec 2020
12,621 posts
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geordie claus
Sounds like a fun run despite the slips and slides and very similar to my run yesterday minus the stiles I bet Alfie loved it too.
I went out today and it was so wet I gave up and rand through the puddles it was like being a kid again!!
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Dec 2020
6:43am, 7 Dec 2020
6,849 posts
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Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear
I think that being bold and running through puddles is often the way to go. If you’re going to end up wet, you may as well get wet sooner.
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Dec 2020
3:42pm, 14 Dec 2020
3,898 posts
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Treacle
Puddles are definitely there to be run through, rather than round (although having stepped in a puddle at the weekend that went over the top of my walking boots, there are possibly exceptions that should be made to that...)!
I've hit the 300 mile mark (revised target for this year). Yay! Nothing like as much as the mileage I used to do, but its my best since 2009....:-)
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Dec 2020
3:52pm, 14 Dec 2020
6,898 posts
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Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear
Well done on achieving your 300 Treacle.
Contrary to my earlier advice, I avoided a puddle this afternoon and slipped on a wet verge. I went down and nearly slid into a ditch full of muddy water. I got well muddied and then severely brambled getting myself back on my legs. I need to listen to myself more!
14 miles left to get to my revised 300 mile target.
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