tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post5732757006769764126..comments2024-03-27T04:35:59.203+00:00Comments on Alcoholic Daze: My favourite pictureADDYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-27841883642093536202010-02-02T12:23:08.759+00:002010-02-02T12:23:08.759+00:00Gorgeous picture, Rosiero, and thanks so much for ...Gorgeous picture, Rosiero, and thanks so much for rising so brilliantly to the challenge, I know you were not looking forward to making a selection but I think you've found a corker there xDD's Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398659302311180518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-38209253934625302372010-01-15T23:37:58.765+00:002010-01-15T23:37:58.765+00:00I came over from Strawberry Jam Anne. I love this...I came over from Strawberry Jam Anne. I love this post! It's such a similar story to ours, with our younger son and James the greyhound.<br /><br />Son No. 2 was fine with dogs until the third incident involving a Jack Russell. We'd done the right thing and asked if the first two dogs were OK to stroke and the owners had said yes, and they'd snapped at the poor kids face. The third dog was behind a front door which he'd knocked on and leaped straight at his face and just about missed his nose. That was the last straw for him and he instantly became dog phobic. <br /><br />When he felt able, we went to adopt a dog from Wood Green. To cut a long story short, when we saw the greyhounds, I remembered what lovely calm, peaceful dogs they were, we looked at them all, and brought James home. James was young and bouncy, but he was absolutely brilliant with Son No. 2 and they became inseparable. We've always had greyhounds since, and Son No. 2 loves dogs now .. except he's still wary of JRTs! <br /><br />The picture of your Snoopy is beautiful. I love the way he's looking so trustingly into the camera too. <br /><br />James is long gone now, but hopefully Snoopy will be with you for a long time yet!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-52031867488409004422010-01-15T12:44:50.966+00:002010-01-15T12:44:50.966+00:00I loved this post. If only all parents whose child...I loved this post. If only all parents whose children have a fear of dogs were as proactive in addressing that fear as you were, but then a lot of the parents are afraid themselves. The little girl next door is terrified of Roxy (our GSD) and poor Roxy can't understand it at all. <br /><br />Like Snoopy, Roxy has made her way into all areas of the house, including the beds. <br /><br />It's a pity Greg can't see what a wonderful person he can be. It's not every man would spend the night on the floor in a sleeping bag to make a few four legged friends happy.SusanChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976644488240513673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-50284022486227530802010-01-13T17:28:44.086+00:002010-01-13T17:28:44.086+00:00Thank you all for your lovely comments. It is funn...Thank you all for your lovely comments. It is funny how close you can get to your writing that you don't see what others see. I had not been aware that the bit about Greg being a family man and doing lovely things would stand out as much as it did, but a lot of you saw it! I suppose it is a hell of a contrast with the way he is now. <br /><br />Jenny Rudd - Thank you so much for what you have written about me in your blog. I just hope in the process that I can help others like me and also highlight to those who have no personal experience of alcoholism just what it is like.<br /><br />Nechtan . Yes, he is a good-looking dog. In fact when we camped one year up in Scotland and visited the Callander Highland Games, he won first prize in the Most Handsome Dog category. I still have the rosette he won.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-20962223329643504282010-01-13T16:53:19.348+00:002010-01-13T16:53:19.348+00:00Hi Rosiero,
Great post. A really fantastic lead u...Hi Rosiero,<br /><br />Great post. A really fantastic lead up to the photo. And the photograph is lovely. A smashing looking doggy.<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />NechtanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-14908894488953825412010-01-13T16:52:45.225+00:002010-01-13T16:52:45.225+00:00Love the picture, love the story behind it... and ...Love the picture, love the story behind it... and a happy New Year to you...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-36405580281465960602010-01-13T12:50:54.458+00:002010-01-13T12:50:54.458+00:00Hello, I just found your blog so it will take me a...Hello, I just found your blog so it will take me a while to play catch-up on your posts, though I have read a few and they have taken my breath away. <br />Snoopy looks and sounds like a lovely dog. I'm glad I found you and will add you to my read list.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-48105090184590128832010-01-13T09:26:03.721+00:002010-01-13T09:26:03.721+00:00Well you know what I think about dogs - they are j...Well you know what I think about dogs - they are just wonderful. And Snoopy looks terrific! Glad to hear about Greg when he wasn't as he is now.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-59304517733558496042010-01-12T22:16:40.179+00:002010-01-12T22:16:40.179+00:00That's a great photo. I wouldn't be witho...That's a great photo. I wouldn't be without my dogs, we have 4 border collies as you probably know. Such amazing companions, loving you unconditionally and never sulking.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-27450323508114543922010-01-12T08:04:01.125+00:002010-01-12T08:04:01.125+00:00I hope you don't mind but I mentioned you in m...I hope you don't mind but I mentioned you in my own blog today. I hope you aren't offended. Reading your blog you sound amazingly human and very clever to be able to articulate what is going on in your life. You must be exhausted and yet have inexhaustable energy.Jenny Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854166954576418334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-80206757915499385782010-01-12T06:30:34.413+00:002010-01-12T06:30:34.413+00:00Oh, he's beautiful! Lovely picture and a lovel...Oh, he's beautiful! Lovely picture and a lovely post.<br />You're much more patient than I am. The next person who asks me what mix my purebred-from-the-rescue-German-friggin'-Shepherd is, I'm telling them she's a poodle.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-6270561153715789432010-01-11T23:14:55.145+00:002010-01-11T23:14:55.145+00:00I can see where people think he is a doberman....h...I can see where people think he is a doberman....he looks lovely though........<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-65709709890819299852010-01-11T23:02:30.440+00:002010-01-11T23:02:30.440+00:00The photo was indeed excellent, but the word pictu...The photo was indeed excellent, but the word picture you painted of a happy family unit acting as a single unit, dealing with a problem, was truly amazing.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210753167984462321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-59214234953233962322010-01-11T22:07:32.663+00:002010-01-11T22:07:32.663+00:00Lovely photo lovely dog ... but I was struck by th...Lovely photo lovely dog ... but I was struck by the lovely image of Greg too . Ive been following your blog since the start and of course many of the pictures are not so good so this is from a different time in your lives together . Half was through writing this Im realising other people are struck by the same thing!MsCatMinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305103159809002521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-38952449791032618812010-01-11T20:18:14.887+00:002010-01-11T20:18:14.887+00:00A beautiful photo Rosiero and a wonderful story. ...A beautiful photo Rosiero and a wonderful story. I too was struck by Greg in his "normal" days. It helps to make sense why you want to stick by him and I mean that in the kindest way. <br /><br />I will take up this meme and will have to think about which photograph of the hundreds I have will be my "favourite".Strawberry Jam Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695110960213262472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-28693928272881103042010-01-11T19:48:30.378+00:002010-01-11T19:48:30.378+00:00As lovely as that post was, and as adorable as the...As lovely as that post was, and as adorable as the picture was, the thing that stuck me most was you talking about Greg pre alcoholic days.. How amazing and loving to sleep downstairs with the pets, and what a family man he seemed to be. A mixture of happiness and deep sadness enveloped me at the thought.Millennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978906014166411621.post-70938956352789700732010-01-11T19:28:00.897+00:002010-01-11T19:28:00.897+00:00There is something very comforting about an animal...There is something very comforting about an animal that loves you completely no matter what. They fill all those gaps that are otherwise so empty.<br /><br />Lovely photo - and he's a cutie.aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.com