All Articles by Fionna

87 Articles

All Articles by Fionna

6 Articles

14th April

wpid-dsc_0136.jpgA HUGE thank you to Dot & the staff at the New Inn Motel Chepstow Rd, Langstone, Gwent.Thanks so much for your hospitality. We had a wonderful meal & a sumptuous night.SYD & I can't recommend these Guys enough. Another beautiful day for walking, shame so much … Continue Reading ››

13th April

Another lovely day for walking, it's waterbird day today, My companion Syd. is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, his instinct to work is strong. He finds it hard to walk in a straight line, being drawn to 'quarter' the area. He is also irresistibly drawn to Ducks, in his mind it is clearly his sole duty to … Continue Reading ››

12th April

Had an uneventful night night in a copse just off the cycle track, listened to the most amazing animal sounds ( while Syd snored).Met the lovely Sue Davey who restocked Syd & i with supplies, and then gave us a lift a few miles, to miss out a rather nasty onroad stretch. So having cheated on … Continue Reading ››

Jessie and Harry

We recently adopted our two gorgeous dogs from Lizzie's Barn. An odd pairing of Jessie a 14 yr old Boxer and Harry a 3 yr old Bichon. They had always been together and the sanctuary didn't want them to be split up, they knew it was a big ask  for someone to take the pair, … Continue Reading ››

Toby

"We adopted Toby in September and he has settled in really well. He loves learning new tricks, but his recall is still appalling, but we think this is something we are going to have to live with. He has such a fantastic character and all our friends and family are smitten with him. He loves it when … Continue Reading ››

Buddy

"We adopted Buddy (previously Scrappy) following a trip to Lizzie's Barn to meet 3 different dogs who were all described as being good with children. Those in the know were obviously confident that Buddy was the right dog for us as he was waiting for us to arrive and greeted us like his long lost family. Within … Continue Reading ››

Manny

"When we first saw Manny, I was taken away by how gorgeous he looked when I was first to enter the enclosure to the yard, he jumped up and licked my hand and I knew we’d  get along well, when we went in to the enclosure and saw him and he was afraid, it  made me want … Continue Reading ››

Tom

"We adopted Tom from Lizzie’s Barn two years ago when he was 6 months old. We like collie cross lurchers so we looked hard for one and he was there waiting for us to find him. He has turned out to be a fabulous dog, who is very affectionate and clearly delighted to have found his forever family … Continue Reading ››

Jazz

"We picked Jazz up 7 days ago and already it seems as if she's been here all her life already!She's settled in really quickly and is now starting to become more confident with every passing day. She has started to do nightly patrols of the house to make sure that we are all safe  and sound. … Continue Reading ››