Monday, December 9, 2013

Gardening with an old dog


Dogs can create havoc in a garden but we have always been lucky with our dogs, the last of which Gruntle is still with us. Dogs can chew everything to bits and dig stuff up so we made sure it was always obvious where they couldn't go and made plenty of runways where they could.

Our old dog, Gruntle, is 14 and a half. He goes alright once he's up and even gets a bit excited when we take him out for his short evening walk. The garden paths have become wider and low growing herbs and weeds have been removed around the edges so he can get around more easily. He staggers into things at times so I have placed pots around the garden so he can sidle around a bit and not fall over.
He's doing okay, he still uses various ways around the garden and explores a bit, so he he hasn't forgotten his way around and anywhere he could get stuck has been barricaded off so he can't get stuck outside somewhere while we're at work. The large potted fruit trees and ornamentals have been handy for this use and they can be used to shade various parts of the garden where needed.

Summer is coming and it's a worry leaving the old bloke at home all day but we have a lot of shade out there and he mostly sleeps during the day. He may well end up having another haircut though!


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a sweet little guy. I hope he continues to do well. Can't think of any place I'd rather spend my days - than in a garden! He is fortunate to have such compassionate care & beautiful surroundings.

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Gita said...

Hei,
This dog in pic looks like mine dog. Example - in my blog http://lieliskagita.blogspot.com/search/label/Balt%C4%81%20sun%C4%AB%C5%A1a%20st%C4%81sts
Good luck :)

Miami Real Estate Trends said...

cute dog ;)

Miami Real Estate Trends said...

cute dog ;)

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Gary Graefen said...

He's a cute one :)
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Hoover Boo said...

Your Gruntle looks like a real sweetie. Lucky boy to have you.