#if you want to be a border collie that attacks people within our community that's your problem

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There seems to be a lot of people in the notes getting pedantic about how border collies are herding dogs, not livestock guardians. I can't claim to know the artist's motivation, but to me, isn't that the point? Isn't the point that we aren't supposed to have to be protectors, and shouldn't have been forced into a position where we have to fight, we should both have higher protections than what we've been dealt, but we don't. Sometimes there's no one else to fight for us except us. So we have a choice. We ignore the slaughter because it's not "our job" and hope the wolf doesn't turn on us next (it will), or we stand and fight to protect those more vulnerable than ourselves. We may go down fighting, but it still shouldn't even be a question; of course we fight.

Because without them, who are we?

Mad about politics again

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Do you think house pets can have primaries and secondaries too? If so, do you think they might reflect what their owners have?

They definitely have Sortings! This is an excellent ask 😂

I don't think the owner has a whole lot to do with it, though. They influence the way their pet's Sorting shows up in behavior, but the animal's personality itself is their personality, you can make them more or less stable and confident but I don't think they mold themselves after you.

Sorting my family's pets

My folks have eight animals in the house. Eight. My mom is “slowly” turning into a crazy cat lady and I’m absolutely fine with this. However, this post is actually long (and silly) enough that I’m switching to my laptop to put it under a cut.

Lots of cat and dog stories incoming :D

Tesla (my cat)

Double Slytherin, easy. He's ridiculously sweet towards me and mostly ignores everyone else unless they have food. (He's warming up to my mom though.) He's also a great actor. He's tricked everyone else into thinking he isn't cute and affectionate because he only acts needy and adorable when he's alone with me.

Funny story: he badly pulled a muscle in his back leg from a missed jump the year before last, and he REALLY liked the attention he got from me while I was nursing him back to health. I had a kind of kitty painkiller/anti-inflammatory stuff that came as a paste and could be mixed into wet food, which he normally only gets as a treat because too much upsets his stomach, but he was getting it every day for the medication. I also set up a special bed for him with a heating pad and kept checking on him and giving him attention.

He took a long time to heal, and the vet said I was doing the right thing, but I think I might have made it worse by being so nice to him because he really didn't want to get up and move around! He kept up the "I'm completely helpless, keep babying me" act for a year.

My mom finally took him to the chiropractor, who clicked his tail back into place and gave us some kitty physical therapy stretches for his leg... which he did NOT like, and unless someone was petting him at the same time to distract him, he'd scream like we were murdering him.

So, yes. Slytherin secondary 😂

Aardman (my brother's cat #1)

Huffleclaw. Loves everyone, including kids and babies--he's not only very patient with them, he's really enthusiastic and affectionate with them.

Knows EXACTLY how to get into mischief. Will grab your butt as you pass on purpose to get your attention. Often found in weird places, looking proud of himself: "look, I figured out how to get on top of the kitchen cabinets! I'm gonna knock stuff over now."

Thaddeus (my brother's cat #2)

Double Gryff. He's got big jock energy. This cat actually greets people with a loud meow and that upwards "sup" nod. If he wants attention he isn't subtle about it, and if you don't give it to him he'll play attack your toes. Very charismatic and friendly. He's also kind of an idiot who will fall off of things if he gets distracted while lounging.

He's a Gryff primary because when strangers come into the house, he'll vibe check them and decide if he's going to hide from them or smother them in love and cat hair. My mom was talking to a few different contractors about fixing something in the house, and Thaddeus was totally spooked by one and loved the other. I'm not saying that's why we chose the one he liked, but...

Gracie (my mom's cat)

Slytherin primary. Definitely my mom's cat, reluctant to interact with anyone else but very possessive of Mom's lap.

Possibly a Gryff secondary, or neutral state Slytherin. This house has a lot of cats in it and Gracie is tiny, but she takes zero crap and will smack the others in the face if they think they can push her around.

Isador / Izzy (pack mama cat, doesn't have a favorite human?)

You could make arguments for both Slytherin and Hufflepuff primary for Izzy. She loves all her humans and will yell at any of us for pets. We don't know how old she actually is (all our cats are rescues) but she looks and sounds like a prim old lady, which is appropriate since she's the matriarch of the house.

She does have favorites among the other pets, though. The dogs are her babies, she's known them since they were puppies and is very protective of them (which is pretty silly, since they're 65lbs apiece). She does NOT like Tesla, who is the biggest cat and full of ego, and doesn't really respect her lol 😂

She also didn't like the kittens at first. Gracie and Thaddeus were both kittens, only a few weeks old, that were abandoned in our neighborhood a year ago. Gracie showed up in the back yard, mewling, and Thaddeus was brought over by a neighbor who had found him but wasn't prepared to get up several times a night to bottle feed a kitten. My mom took both of them and we ended up keeping them. Izzy was a little bit hostile towards them at first, but she came around and now they’re part of her pack.

Hufflepuff secondary. If any of the other cats talks back to her, she hisses at them and the dogs come running over to check on her.

Maybe she's a Ravenclaw with a very Loyalist looking system? She cares a lot about keeping the peace. Yeah, you know what, Ravenpuff Izzy sounds about right.

Shawn (my mom's cat #2)

Slytherin primary, I think. My mom was visiting the shelter for dog tags or something basic like that, went back into the cat room to give the strays some love, and this gorgeous gray-and-white long-haired kitten climbed up her shoulder and wrapped himself around her neck and wouldn't let go. She had been Chosen.*

Shawn is also kind of a status hound within the house! The boys keep score of who's top cat... well, I don't know if Thaddeus cares (and Izzy knows it's actually her). Shawn likes to play dominance games with the other cats. He'll pick on Aardman and play wrestle with Tesla (who is twice his weight, but Shawn is very fluffy and he clearly thinks they're the same size, which is hilarious).

One of the Improvisational secondaries. I think he's a Gryffindor.

*Tesla also did this. The shelter lady took him out of the crate and within minutes he'd stretched out on my lap, belly-up, so relaxed he almost fell off. This is how you get a cat. I was actually looking to adopt on purpose, though, which my mom wasn't 😂

Rowan (my dad's dog)

This idiot dog. This absolute buffoon of an animal.

Actually, my mom is convinced he's not all that dumb, and he's tricking us all into believing he is so he doesn't have to be an obedient dog. If so, he's a VERY good actor. Slytherin secondary. (He also weaponizes the 🥺 eyes and my dad falls for it every time.)

Slytherin primary. Every time he misbehaves, my dad insists he's my mom's dog, but we all know better: he waits for my dad to come home and runs up and wags his entire body. He's SO affectionate with my dad and doesn't really care about anyone else's opinion. My dad lets this 65 pound, made-of-elbows idiot creature sit on his lap in the least comfortable positions possible, and baby talks to him.

Alex (my mom's actual dog)

Double Ravenclaw. I know, right? I haven't been Sorting many Ravenclaws in this list.

Alex is a very smart and fairly obedient dog. He is also a border collie (both he and Rowan are). He has also decided that Tesla needs a babysitter, and will follow him EVERYWHERE, doing that border collie staredown thing they normally use to herd sheep.

Yes. This dog tries to herd cats. He's very good at it, actually. All of our cats are indoor only animals (it's dangerous for them outside) but Shawn used to be a real escape artist. I'm not sure how we discovered that the dogs could do this, but we can call the dogs and tell them "get the kitty!!!" and they will work as a team to literally herd the cat back into the house. We didn't train them to do this. They're purebred border collies and they just know.

Anyway, Tesla and Alex get into drama. If I'm holding Tesla, Alex is ALWAYS staring at him. I think it's that, although he likes Tesla, he doesn't trust him and he's trying to make sure Tesla doesn't hurt me. Tesla is Very Dramatic and will yell or pretend like he's going to bite me if he's stuck in a position he doesn't like on my lap or he thinks another cat is going to try to steal my attention, and Alex Does Not Like That. Tesla won't actually hurt me on purpose, but he puts up a front in public that he's only tolerating me.

Alex doesn't care if I tell him to go lay down somewhere else. He is going to stare at this cat no matter what. Sometimes, the thing Tesla is yelling about is that the dog is staring at him and he's not in the mood for that nonsense (or, he also just likes when I scold the dog on his behalf), and this doesn't help matters. Alex has decided he Must Protect, and that dog code is more important to him than my opinion 😂

Alex is a Ravenclaw secondary. He's put in the effort to learn to communicate with humans, and he's very expressive with his body language and pointing with his eyes/nose. I think if we got him a set of those word buttons people give dogs so they can "talk," Alex would pick up on it right away and use it a lot.

That’s all the animals for now! Will update next time my mom finds a cat xD

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When Dogs Need Personal Space

There are a number of organisations out there who promote awareness of the fact that some dogs need their own space and prefer not to be approached... we would like to join them in raising awareness of this issue.

I'm sure like us, most of you fellow dog owners out there know a young child, perhaps even not so young, who loves to come up to your dogs and give them a cuddle (and treat them like dolls or teddies)... sometimes this can be A BIG 'NO, NO" and this is one of the most important things we need to teach children. Dogs do not naturally like being confined in an embrace - A CUDDLE IS NOT NATURAL BEHAVIOUR FOR A DOG.

There are a number of reasons why dogs might not be comfortable being approached or why their owner may not want them to be approached; they could:

Be just an old or nervous dog who doesn't want or like attention and if this is forced on them, they could respond negatively (we'd put our eldest in this category, although she's rarely aggressive because of this - she will normally seek to remove herself from the situation even if only by turning away)

Have been attacked by another dog or treated badly by a person - dogs who have had a bad experience can have associations with certain types, colours, sizes; or breeds of dogs or with the specific way someone looks; or a particular word or gesture - and we can only guess what the trigger will be

Be recovering from an operation or have or be recovering from an illness or disease that may be infectious or causes them to be more nervous than usual

Be a female in season, in which case the approach from a male - whether neutered or not - will probably be unwelcome (that's another whole topic in itself)

Be a puppy, young dog or other dog in training, where the approach from someone else or another dog may be an unwelcome distraction

Be a dog who has not been socialised properly and hasn't learned dog language!

These dogs are not necessarily nasty or aggressive - they just have different rules about their personal space. Many may even enjoy the company of some other dogs... our eldest is very happy with the company of our youngest and often asks her to play.

Even between dogs it is normal for dogs to communicate whether or not they want to be approached and they will observe and respect the signals they are given.

Our eldest Border Collie is a nervous dog and will give clear signals to other dogs that she does not want to be approached, initially by turning her head away, by turning her whole body away, by walking away and even lying down facing away.

You may not know that not all dogs understand dog language, this is the subject of another article of mine ("Why You Might Need To Teach Dog Language To Your Dog"). It is certainly true that very few people and not even many dog owners, understand dog language and some may have learned very painful lessons as a result!

There are so many dogs around these days that they are hard to avoid and, whether or not people have a dog in the family, it would be sad if parents simply taught their children to avoid dogs. It would be much better to teach children some essential dog language basics to keep them safe around the dogs that inevitably they will encounter in their everyday lives.

While out on our walks we often meet children who are frightened of dogs (this was one of the main reasons we decided to specialise in helping with relationships between children and dogs) and very often they do the EXACT OPPOSITE of what they need to do to avoid being approached by even a friendly dog (but that's a whole separate topic and covered in another article)!

Here we are dealing with when a dog is the one who seeks to be left alone... so here are some simple explanations of a few common dog warning behaviours - if a dog:

Walks away - it means they want to be left alone

Has a closed mouth, head turned and looking away - it means they want to be left alone

Has eyes wide (round in shape, rather than almond-shaped), ears back and mouth closed - this means they find the situation confrontational

Is yawning and/or lip licking; and/or stretching - this means that they find the situation stressful

Has their tail raised vertically - it is better not to mess with them right now they have a point to make!

Is showing the lower part of the white of the eye in a half-moon shape - it is likely that they have already told you they are uncomfortable with the situation

Is wagging their tail low - they are uncomfortable with the situation

Has their tail tucked between their back legs - this means they are very anxious or frightened

Backs away when approached - this means they are anxious or frightened

Barks while backing away - they have probably already told you they are unhappy and are now getting angry!

What is the right way to behave?

In any case we need to teach children that it is important to always seek permission from the dog owner before approaching any dog, just as it is important for dog owners to ask before allowing their dog to approach someone else's.

If you are a dog owner, you should be aware that not all other owners want their dog to be approached. When you approach someone who has their dog on the lead, you should put yours back on the lead unless it is clear that there is no issue. Of course if you are within distance or can otherwise communicate with the other owner and they indicate that it is OK for your dog to approach theirs, then it is acceptable to leave your dog loose.

Sometimes permission to approach with your dog, whether given or refused, can be inferred from the actions of the other owner, for example if they allow their leashed dog to stop and sniff your leashed dog; or they cross the road or turn and walk the other way, then you will get the point.

If in doubt it is always best to ask.

Here are 10 things parents need to teach their children about dogs:

Never pet a dog without letting the dog see you and sniff you first

Never approach a dog who is not with their owner

Ask permission from you and the owner before they pet another person's dog

If a dog owner cannot control their dog, hold them or have them sit nicely to be petted, then don't pet the dog - walk away

Never try to approach a dog who is confined on a lead, in a car or behind a fence

Never tease a dog or try to reach through fences or windows to pet them

Never disturb a dog who is sleeping, eating or tending to puppies

Just because a dog wags its tail doesn't mean it is friendly or wants to play

Never chase a dog and don't run away from a dog that chases you - stand still, arms by your sides, be quiet (no screaming!) - or turn your back and walk calmly away from the dog

If you find an injured dog, don't touch it, find an adult to help.

If you are interested in more information about the organisations who promote awareness of the fact that some dogs need their own space, here are details of just a few of them:

DINOS (Dogs In Need Of Space) in the USA

Yellow Dog UK

Yellow Dog Australia.

Go To http://www.DogsandKids.co.uk where you can find a growing wealth of useful information about dogs and the relationships we have with them... as well as links to our Facebook and Twitter pages where we share even more hints and tips. You can also sign up for tailor made private or group consultations to help improve your relationship with your dog by transforming their behaviour!

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When Dogs Need Personal Space

There are a number of organisations out there who promote awareness of the fact that some dogs need their own space and prefer not to be approached... we would like to join them in raising awareness of this issue.

I'm sure like us, most of you fellow dog owners out there know a young child, perhaps even not so young, who loves to come up to your dogs and give them a cuddle (and treat them like dolls or teddies)... sometimes this can be A BIG 'NO, NO" and this is one of the most important things we need to teach children. Dogs do not naturally like being confined in an embrace - A CUDDLE IS NOT NATURAL BEHAVIOUR FOR A DOG.

There are a number of reasons why dogs might not be comfortable being approached or why their owner may not want them to be approached; they could:

Be just an old or nervous dog who doesn't want or like attention and if this is forced on them, they could respond negatively (we'd put our eldest in this category, although she's rarely aggressive because of this - she will normally seek to remove herself from the situation even if only by turning away)

Have been attacked by another dog or treated badly by a person - dogs who have had a bad experience can have associations with certain types, colours, sizes; or breeds of dogs or with the specific way someone looks; or a particular word or gesture - and we can only guess what the trigger will be

Be recovering from an operation or have or be recovering from an illness or disease that may be infectious or causes them to be more nervous than usual

Be a female in season, in which case the approach from a male - whether neutered or not - will probably be unwelcome (that's another whole topic in itself)

Be a puppy, young dog or other dog in training, where the approach from someone else or another dog may be an unwelcome distraction

Be a dog who has not been socialised properly and hasn't learned dog language!

These dogs are not necessarily nasty or aggressive - they just have different rules about their personal space. Many may even enjoy the company of some other dogs... our eldest is very happy with the company of our youngest and often asks her to play.

Even between dogs it is normal for dogs to communicate whether or not they want to be approached and they will observe and respect the signals they are given.

Our eldest Border Collie is a nervous dog and will give clear signals to other dogs that she does not want to be approached, initially by turning her head away, by turning her whole body away, by walking away and even lying down facing away.

You may not know that not all dogs understand dog language, this is the subject of another article of mine ("Why You Might Need To Teach Dog Language To Your Dog"). It is certainly true that very few people and not even many dog owners, understand dog language and some may have learned very painful lessons as a result!

There are so many dogs around these days that they are hard to avoid and, whether or not people have a dog in the family, it would be sad if parents simply taught their children to avoid dogs. It would be much better to teach children some essential dog language basics to keep them safe around the dogs that inevitably they will encounter in their everyday lives.

While out on our walks we often meet children who are frightened of dogs (this was one of the main reasons we decided to specialise in helping with relationships between children and dogs) and very often they do the EXACT OPPOSITE of what they need to do to avoid being approached by even a friendly dog (but that's a whole separate topic and covered in another article)!

Here we are dealing with when a dog is the one who seeks to be left alone... so here are some simple explanations of a few common dog warning behaviours - if a dog:

Walks away - it means they want to be left alone

Has a closed mouth, head turned and looking away - it means they want to be left alone

Has eyes wide (round in shape, rather than almond-shaped), ears back and mouth closed - this means they find the situation confrontational

Is yawning and/or lip licking; and/or stretching - this means that they find the situation stressful

Has their tail raised vertically - it is better not to mess with them right now they have a point to make!

Is showing the lower part of the white of the eye in a half-moon shape - it is likely that they have already told you they are uncomfortable with the situation

Is wagging their tail low - they are uncomfortable with the situation

Has their tail tucked between their back legs - this means they are very anxious or frightened

Backs away when approached - this means they are anxious or frightened

Barks while backing away - they have probably already told you they are unhappy and are now getting angry!

What is the right way to behave?

In any case we need to teach children that it is important to always seek permission from the dog owner before approaching any dog, just as it is important for dog owners to ask before allowing their dog to approach someone else's.

If you are a dog owner, you should be aware that not all other owners want their dog to be approached. When you approach someone who has their dog on the lead, you should put yours back on the lead unless it is clear that there is no issue. Of course if you are within distance or can otherwise communicate with the other owner and they indicate that it is OK for your dog to approach theirs, then it is acceptable to leave your dog loose.

Sometimes permission to approach with your dog, whether given or refused, can be inferred from the actions of the other owner, for example if they allow their leashed dog to stop and sniff your leashed dog; or they cross the road or turn and walk the other way, then you will get the point. http://www.fridlyckans.com

If in doubt it is always best to ask.

Here are 10 things parents need to teach their children about dogs:

Never pet a dog without letting the dog see you and sniff you first

Never approach a dog who is not with their owner

Ask permission from you and the owner before they pet another person's dog

If a dog owner cannot control their dog, hold them or have them sit nicely to be petted, then don't pet the dog - walk away

Never try to approach a dog who is confined on a lead, in a car or behind a fence

Never tease a dog or try to reach through fences or windows to pet them

Never disturb a dog who is sleeping, eating or tending to puppies

Just because a dog wags its tail doesn't mean it is friendly or wants to play

Never chase a dog and don't run away from a dog that chases you - stand still, arms by your sides, be quiet (no screaming!) - or turn your back and walk calmly away from the dog

If you find an injured dog, don't touch it, find an adult to help.

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The Daily Thistle

The Daily Thistle – News From Scotland

Wednesday 22nd August 2018

"Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. After spending the day in Malaga today is catch up day, lots to do, articles to write, Bella to walk.. so up extra early, in an attempt to get most of the tasks done, out the door this morning at 3:30am with Bella for her first walk of the day, then the Tulip and the Thistle to write, .. then the long second Bella walk of about 5 kilometers done in “Power Walk” style, that gets the blood moving as my Mother used to say, then research for topics, Coffee to drink, Breakfast for Sandra… So many things, so little time…

POLICE WARNED ABOUT AXE ATTACKER DAYS BEFORE ASSAULT…. A man who assaulted two people with an axe and then cut his own throat was reported to police days before the attack, it has emerged. Officers were first alerted after the 33-year-old sent a series of threatening messages to his ex-partner's family on April 9 last year. They did not detain him, however, partly because of confusion over which division of Police Scotland was responsible. Four days later, the 33-year-old attacked his ex-partner's brother-in-law on St Vincent Street in Glasgow and injured a community support officer. He was arrested at the scene and died of his wounds in hospital. Text messages and letters found after his death show he intended to kill his victim, according to a newly-published report. Police Scotland was repeatedly contacted by the family of the man's former partner from April 9 onwards, the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) reported. Officers visited them just before midnight on April 10 and a short time later advised the area control room that they intended to visit the man at his home. However, they were told not to because the crime had been committed in another part of Scotland. The investigation was passed to another division but no further action was taken. The Pirc concluded: "It was not possible to determine whether, if Police Scotland had taken action to detain the man following the reports from the family, that this would have dissuaded him from carrying out the attacks and then taking his own life." However, it has recommended that Police Scotland gives "clear guidance" to officers about the ownership of criminal enquiries. The family of the man who carried out the attack - who has never been publicly identified - issued a statement on Friday saying he had been suffering from "serious mental health problems".

FATAL ACCIDENT INQUIRY TO BE HELD INTO DEATH OF BOXER…. A fatal accident inquiry will be held into the death of Scottish boxer Mike Towell. The 25-year-old Dundonian fell into a coma on September 29 2016 after being knocked down during fight against Welshman Dale Evans. A preliminary hearing will be held in Glasgow Sheriff Court on September 26 at 10am. The inquiry is a mandatory inquiry under section 2(3) of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016. The date fixed for the start of the inquiry is 5th November 2018 at 10am. Towell was stretchered from the ring after being stopped by the referee in the fifth round of what was his 13th professional fight. The fight was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow. The welterweight fighter, nicknamed "Iron" Mike, was taken to hospital in Glasgow but was pronounced dead the next day. In a Facebook post at the time, his partner Chloe Ross said he had suffered severe bleeding and swelling to his brain. The fatal accident inquiry will examine the circumstances surrounding Towell's death. A sheriff will decide whether or not it could have been avoided and consider what can be done to prevent future deaths or injuries.

BREWDOG SACKED EMPLOYEE BECAUSE HE WAS GOING BLIND…. A former BrewDog employee who was sacked because he was going blind has won £12,000 in compensation. BrewDog suspended Ellon warehouse worker James Ross after he reported his eyesight was deteriorating. The 47-year-old was later dismissed, despite experts saying he could continue to work if adjustments were made to his job. An employment tribunal has now ruled that BrewDog unlawfully discriminated against Mr Ross and treated him unfavourably because of his blindness. The brewer, which was recently valued at £1.8bn, has been ordered to pay Mr Ross £12,052 in compensation. The employment tribunal said it would have ordered BrewDog staff to have undergone equality and diversity training. However, it said legislation introduced in 2015 prevented it from doing so. A BrewDog spokesman said: "We worked with James in order to find a suitable alternative role within the business where his safety would not be compromised, but James wanted to keep his packaging role.  "We ended up in a position where we had to balance James' wishes with the best interests of the team around him, and while we regret that an agreement couldn't be reached, we have a moral responsibility to prioritise the safety of our team."

LIFEBOAT VOLUNTEER'S SHOCK CALL TO RESCUE FATHER AT SEA…. A lifeboat volunteer had an unusual family meeting at sea after being called out to rescue his father. George Hodge had just finished a night shift when he was paged at 6am on Saturday to help Anstruther Lifeboat reach a broken down boat off the Fife coast. When the 25-year-old reached the boat with his three-man crew he realised it was his father Brian, 50, who had forced him out of bed. The volunteer crew boarded the boat and towed it back to shore without incident. Mr Hodge senior said: "I thought my son will not be happy, he's just in at 3am after a night shift. At least it gave him something to do." A spokesman for Anstruther Lifeboat said: "As much as George and his fellow crew members enjoyed helping Brian safely back to Anstruther, the serious nature of what the RNLI do cannot be forgotten. "If you are in difficulty, please contact the Coastguard, just like Brian did and request assistance from the assets we have available. "Unlike Brian, you will not lose family bragging rights and have additional chores as payback for our help."

OWNER LEAVES TENNIS BALL MEMORIAL FOR DOGS AFTER PET DIES…. A dog owner whose pet died has left a basket of tennis balls on his favourite walk for other pooches to play with in his memory. Owner Jennifer McKnight, 37, was left devastated after Loki, a Staffordshire bull terrier border collie cross, died last month after battling with lymphoma. Teacher Jennifer put a basket of balls on the Kelvin Walkway in the west end of Glasgow with a touching note asking dog owners to "treat for your own furry pal and treasure every minute". Jennifer, who adopted the Loki from her best friend Rachel in 2010, said: "He had canine lymphoma, diagnosed in December last year. "He was just the best dog in the world, loved by everyone. He was great with children and other dogs. "I could and did take him almost everywhere with me, so I'm feeling a bit like I'm missing my shadow. 'As part of our tribute to him, we placed tennis balls and tug ropes for other dogs to enjoy, along Loki's favourite walk.' "When it was clear he wasn't happy any longer, our lovely vet came to the house and put him to sleep, lying in his favourite spot, with a full belly, surrounded by Rachel, my husband Rory and me. "It was as nice as these things can be, but we were all absolutely devastated.  "We needed to acknowledge the grief and do something positive, so Monday this week we held a memorial celebration of his life, at home with family and friends. "As part of our tribute to him, we placed tennis balls and tug ropes for other dogs to enjoy, along Loki's favourite walk.  "It's been great seeing pictures of dogs enjoying them as we just love dogs and truly appreciate the joy they bring." Jennifer's note and tribute included adorable photos of Loki and said: "In loving memory of our boy Loki, who loved this walkway. "Please take a treat for your own furry pal, and treasure every minute you have with the. "There are never enough. Mon the dugs."

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is of Loki...need I say more?

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Wednesday 22nd August 2018 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus #Scotland #News #Spain