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23 Nov 2009

Yippeeeeeee. I am in my favourite city in the world. I adore New York. Tony and I had a very civilised flight from Heathrow with our usual airline who certainly look after us well. We have a wonderful view from the hotel overlooking Central Park and had a lovely evening yesterday with my sister Jane and my nephews, Max and Cameron, who called into our hotel on their way to Grand Central Station following their visit to City Hall. All is good and I am one happy bunny. Tony and I are heading out for breakfast before doing a little shopping. We are also going to visit MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) as Tony wants to see some work by Kandinsky as research for his upcoming theatre appearance in the play Six Degrees of Separation. It is set in New York on the other side of Central Park, which is partly why we are here.

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21 Nov 2009

I had a dog workshop at the farm today and it was the most peaceful one I think I have ever taught. I usually have some vocal, reactive or nervous dogs (which is why their owners come) who always settle during the course of the workshop, but today it was peace from start to finish. The majority of the participants were involved with working dogs, had a canine therapy background, or were involved in overseas charitable work organising ‘Trap, Neuter, Release’ programmes or veterinary clinics, and all the dogs were laid back from the start. By the end of the day, they were virtually comatose.

It was a perfect end to a frantic week and I am already in the holiday spirit. I really should be packing but am so relaxed after such a lovely day that I am sitting here watching television with Tony and Emily (who has come back to Bath to house/animal sit) and writing my blog instead. I did have one heart stopping moment earlier when I remembered that Tony and I had completely forgotten to fill in the on-line visa application form but I think we are all sorted now, bar the empty suitcases.

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17 Nov 2009

I spent a lovely day in London yesterday working at one of my favourite animal charities, the Mayhew Animal Home. I taught a short staff workshop and worked with two dogs and a gorgeous kitten who dislikes being held. The kitten was hand raised and it can be a problem when any animal is raised without a mother and/or siblings as they miss a vital part of their social education. They can develop behavioural problems around humans as they mature, becoming pushy and somewhat challenging, and this particularly applies to horses. It can also occur if a horse is over handled as a foal and is not given the opportunity to play with youngsters of a similar age.

Daisy joined me for the afternoon which was great and we had sushi together at Paddington before I caught the train back home. I have a busy week ahead with the usual writing, work and emails and am looking forward to Sunday morning when Tony and I travel to the USA to spend Thanksgiving with my sister and my gorgeous nephews.

I headed back up to London again today to teach on the International Training Programme organised by Dogs Trust. It was great reconnecting with people that I had met at ICAWC. On the way home I called in to to see a dog client that suffers from anxiety. I ended up seeing two dogs and didn’t leave Surrey until 9pm. I arrived home at 11.30pm, caught up with a little work and fell into bed. Roll on Sunday.

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15th Nov 2009

For the next few days I will turning to the ‘Bark Side’ once more, as it will be all things canine. Tony and I went to Discover Dogs today to catch up with friends and watch the Best Rescue Class, which is our favourite but always quite emotional. The suffering that some of the dogs have been through is horrific and bless them, they have emerged with their temperaments intact. One tiny, fluffy dog had been punched in the head so hard that she was totally blind and her tongue had also been cut off with scissors. The children that she lived with were responsible for these injuries and I wonder what terrible scenes the children had been witnessing in their own life that triggered them to do this to their small, loving family pet.

My new book, co-authored by my good friend Marie Miller, was launched at the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) stand. Our cover star, Fred, was also at the show, which was fantastic. He is such a cool character and his owner, Mina, has worked wonders with this little terrier. We headed home in the afternoon to a quiet house my daughters Emily and Daisy are both staying in London. Daisy starts filming on Tuesday and will be away for three weeks and Emily has auditions and is also preparing for the V Awards.

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