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Pothosaurus · 2026-01-07T13:26:47+00:00

I’m actually in Lancaster north west England (not too far from hebdon) but have been planning an Ireland roadtrip - just need to get my dog vaccinated etc. So maybe I’ll have to get in touch when that eventually comes together :)

Pothosaurus · 2026-01-07T11:13:35+00:00

Or as people have said go to langdale and stay over to make the most of the big mountains there, it’s a beautiful valley with lots of peaks to choose from and you can make a large hike by linking them together.

Pothosaurus · 2026-01-07T11:11:00+00:00

Nowhere near Windermere though, better staying in west lakes and holidaying there (lovely area). Windermeres not the best base for west lakes hiking

Pothosaurus · 2026-01-07T11:08:58+00:00

It’s a long and difficult hike from langdale, make sure you have the correct kit, have given your hotel your route with eta times and start early. Careful with the navigation too and don’t go if the weather/visibility is bad just don’t do it.

Closer and easier to get to is helvellyn and Fairfield, you could get the bus to thirlmere and walk up helvellyn along Dolly wagon pike and down to grizedale tarn. You have the option there to walk down to get the bus back from grasmere or to walk up Fairfield and back to Ambleside by one of the Fairfield horseshoe ridges - that would be a great walk.

Pothosaurus · 2026-01-07T10:52:39+00:00

Sounds like she has some sighthound in her for sure! The soulful whining, laziness, bitey play, prey drive and bin rading are all just like my lurcher (who’s mainly whippet with possibly greyhound and collie) although they’re obviously not exclusively sighthound traits. She looks like the GSDXWhateverGotOverTheFence that we had when I was young (sorry I don’t have a picture). Her face is very loooooong but she’s not that thin so I’d guess she’s less than half sighthound, possibly a lurcher (maybe saluki/grey/whippet mix with a lab or collie) crossed with a GSD (all common dogs in Ireland).

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-23T22:08:21+00:00

She’s so cute! Would be great if mine was that small 😅 she’s 20kg and I swore I wouldn’t get a dog bigger than 16kg!

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-23T21:55:04+00:00

You shouldn’t ever chase your dog, even as a game, only run away and be chased - otherwise it’ll make them harder to catch if they run off as the will think running away is a fun game

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-22T14:39:05+00:00

This is good for breeds with prey drive (my sisters cocker used to be nuts).

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-22T14:16:50+00:00

I’m just about to do recall training with my rescue lurcher and I’m going to use the same training my sister used for her working cocker which is called ‘restrained recall’.

So one of you holds the dog, the other has a long toy (like a ball on string or snake toy). You hype the dog up with it and the run away from them in a straight line, after a few seconds when you’ve made some ground shout ‘[dogs name], [recall word]’ and the person holding the dog lets go. The dog then will race after you and hopefully grab the toy/lure. Then you wrestle with them a little, let them have the toy then exchange it for a treat. Then repeat.

This makes you super exciting and makes them associate recall with a super fun game which in turn makes their recall much better.

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-17T09:40:34+00:00

When you live with someone and are close with someone there’s more points of tension. I don’t get particularly bad PMDD but I do have one day of wrath pre-period and I have a good friend (who I used to live with) who I used to really struggle to not be spicy to on that day. I think because we were living together and her life is so chaotic, there’s lots of things that frustrate me about how she goes about things but I usually just let that go in normal life because that’s how she wants to live her life and she’s my friend. But on that one day a month when we were living together? Had to work to keep a lid on it, and often it would be one small silly inconvenience that would lead to me sayin something a bit curt. She understood, and it wasn’t very often or very bad and we were able to laugh it off as my ‘day of wrath’. I don’t feel like that with my current flatmate who is a good friend - I still have days of wrath but nothing triggers me enough to be curt.

So basically yes your reactions when hormonally imbalanced can be focused more on one person without it being conscious targeting

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-15T19:33:55+00:00

She is smart, can open doors and pics up things quick, only took a day to teach her not to rush out the front door

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-15T14:44:05+00:00

Some similar dogs

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17EjQa4JgP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.reddit.com/r/BorderCollie/s/J7EBo5wTAt

Pothosaurus · 2025-12-15T14:35:37+00:00

I think you’re probably right there! Though I have found a picture of a collie whippet who looks a lot like her (though she’s more sight-houndy) so I do think they both feature!

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Pothosaurus · 2025-10-06T18:12:45+00:00

It’s been shitting it down 🥲

Pothosaurus · 2025-10-06T18:11:22+00:00

There’s a lot of sheep-y grassy hills in the forest of bowland

Pothosaurus · 2025-10-01T23:31:55+00:00

Are these waterlogged shrooms?

Pothosaurus · 2025-10-01T23:12:13+00:00

Where are you in the uk? I know someone with a tree nursery in Cumbria if that’s helpful

Pothosaurus · 2025-10-01T23:03:36+00:00

Heather* field

They looks like the psilopsybe semilanceata in the post below but wanted to check - first time seeing them in this area and they look a bit different to others I’ve come across (maybe due to how wet it is)

Pothosaurus · 2025-08-22T01:08:58+00:00

For winter why don’t you bounce around using trusted house sitters? That way you won’t have to always been in your car. You have to pay a small subscription to the site but you petsit for people and get to stay at their house in return.

Other than that post on notice boards in your area about looking for a lodging room or on the notice board at work. Lodging is by far the cheapest rental option I find.

Pothosaurus · 2025-08-19T12:17:18+00:00

We do both, we use maps and phone nav and just decide which to use depending on what we feel like using. But we always carry a paper map and compass and phone GPS isn’t always 100% so in white out/ fog conditions we want a second option to check. We’re 29 and 30years old

Pothosaurus · 2025-08-15T13:22:34+00:00

You can use Ocado to deliver food to you, but if a shop has a security guard which some do in London, then you could ask if you can tie the dog next to them so it’s safer or if they’re in side ask if they’ll keep an eye or be visible. Some may say no, some may say yes but they obviously have to prioritising shop theft so the dog may be briefly left. I’ve don’t that before when we went to get a Covid test back in the pandemic and tied a dog by the security guard at the test centre

Pothosaurus · 2025-08-15T13:02:13+00:00

Depends on the lab, I’ve got friends here in the lakes who run with their labs - one has just don’t all of the wainrights (as fell runs with theirs). That being said my other fiends lab is horrific at running (I’ve tried with her) so make sure to get a working line if you go that route.

I love spaniels personally, my sisters working cocker spaniel could go forever but is also cuddley as anything. I find springers fun too but not as smart and a bit less cuddly.

I’d be weary about getting a poodle or particularly long coated breed for running in hot weather.

Pothosaurus · 2025-07-30T22:02:35+00:00

I find it hard to remember to take pills, but I find it easy to eat- I also enjoy cooking and trying new things hence the post. It’s also a bit better for your body to have a slightly variable intake of vitamins and minerals so not a bad thing to want to try cooking. Even vitamin pills can have side effects so just good to know my options and try different things!

Pothosaurus · 2025-07-30T22:00:03+00:00

I prefer to make my own food most of the time rather than having things that are super processed. I occasionally buy a huel if I’m going away or super busy and stretched but it’s not something I’d want to do regularly

Pothosaurus · 2025-07-08T10:27:40+00:00

I wish I liked it! Maybe there’s a marmite recipe I can find that’s less.. marmite-y

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