tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2561612016012798078..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: The lost collar — a mysteryKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73919779109277909082017-08-26T18:18:56.193+02:002017-08-26T18:18:56.193+02:00Ken, something has been showing up in my facebook ...Ken, something has been showing up in my facebook feed about toxic water in the rivers that is affecting dogs. Several have died. It seems neurological symptoms are among the effects. It got me to wondering if Callie had taken a dip in the Cher.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36229098681779989092017-08-23T16:30:41.518+02:002017-08-23T16:30:41.518+02:00Definite possibilities.Definite possibilities.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49057030064110675882017-08-23T16:17:15.659+02:002017-08-23T16:17:15.659+02:00Maybe two or three cars a day drive along the vine...Maybe two or three cars a day drive along the vineyard road. But one of them could well have run over the leash after it fell off Tasha's neck.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1412620920466948982017-08-23T16:16:10.396+02:002017-08-23T16:16:10.396+02:00Thanks. We might try that kind of choke chain at s...Thanks. We might try that kind of choke chain at some point if necessary.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51511401457754132542017-08-23T16:14:18.219+02:002017-08-23T16:14:18.219+02:00The incident last Saturday was the only time when ...The incident last Saturday was the only time when Tasha didn't respond to our calls, and we'll likely never know why. Shelties are very attached to their people, according to what I've heard and read, and that's our experience so far.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32863417006718778212017-08-23T16:11:52.400+02:002017-08-23T16:11:52.400+02:00Andrew, what is your point? Who speaks French? Who...Andrew, what is your point? Who speaks French? Who speaks French better than who? Why are you dwelling on this and who are you trying to provoke? Let it go.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72432196557892377172017-08-23T14:18:36.482+02:002017-08-23T14:18:36.482+02:00Walt is pretty good even though he didn’t have the...Walt is pretty good even though he didn’t have the same opportunities and training Ken had. In addition, he’s shy and a perfectionist, both beign impediments to feel comfortable in a foreign language. He is much more at ease in French now than he’s ever been. In the last ten years his fluency has improved tremendously.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23375340673289199922017-08-23T13:37:52.491+02:002017-08-23T13:37:52.491+02:00Thanks all. Most interesting. Putting a cat among ...Thanks all. Most interesting. Putting a cat among Pigeons, I guess Walt's is not quite as good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38569645988558387822017-08-23T13:18:41.381+02:002017-08-23T13:18:41.381+02:00Oh good. I feel better now.Oh good. I feel better now.Sue Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304310794930039797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13058477752570953802017-08-23T06:31:53.548+02:002017-08-23T06:31:53.548+02:00Glad you got the collar tag back. It's possibl...Glad you got the collar tag back. It's possible that she caught the collar on something and that it broke, but that it stayed on her for a time because of her fur and then fell off in the road.<br />Maybe use treats as rewards to get her to come when called?Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90821840622790077052017-08-23T05:42:51.841+02:002017-08-23T05:42:51.841+02:00No, Sue, that guy seems fine. Tasha was nervous an...No, Sue, that guy seems fine. Tasha was nervous and barky just because she's not used to seeing people out on the vineyard road when we walk. Sunday morning, I went off in one direction with Tasha, and Walt went off in another direction. When Tasha and I turned to go home, Walt was far enough down the road that Tasha didn't recognize him. She bristled and started barking at him! Of course, once he called her and she realized it was Walt, she calmed down. Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82059205991349062352017-08-23T01:40:24.641+02:002017-08-23T01:40:24.641+02:00Yes Ken, all good, but I honestly don't like t...Yes Ken, all good, but I honestly don't like the sound of that man. Tasha didn't strike me as a nervous pup. At C and M's place she was out of her element but relaxed and friendly. Dogs are pretty good judges of character. I like the way you two are keeping her close. How did he know where you live?Sue Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304310794930039797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34617111558167875592017-08-22T20:29:59.937+02:002017-08-22T20:29:59.937+02:00Hope all goes well for Tasha's op. I will be t...Hope all goes well for Tasha's op. I will be thinking of her.<br />My comment about the collar was only passing on our experience - it came back to mind when I read today's blog. Hadn't thought about it for many,many years.<br /><br />All the best to you all. Staying in touch sounds good. Thanks.Sueceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855614771291139032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50198380410905580912017-08-22T18:58:30.107+02:002017-08-22T18:58:30.107+02:00D…, vous êtes trop bon, you’re too kind. Flattery ...D…, <i>vous êtes trop bon</i>, you’re too kind. Flattery will get you anywhere! Unlike Ken in French, I’m never comfortable nor confident in English, mostly because of my perceived French accent and lack of fluency, and because I didn’t learn English formally but by trial and error. Hands on, in a way, <i>sur le tas, en quelque sorte</i>. That’s why I stick to French whenever possible.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71191791078214587032017-08-22T17:58:22.546+02:002017-08-22T17:58:22.546+02:00chm I thought your English had no detectable accen...chm I thought your English had no detectable accent either (other than American) and no specific regional tone. The only time I heard Ken's French was that TV interview about the new pedestrian bridge. He sounded clear and relaxed.<br /><br />I am glad he flavors his daily posts with French words to help my Franglais development.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76181525767030302412017-08-22T17:49:34.545+02:002017-08-22T17:49:34.545+02:00We use a Martingale collar, sort of semi-choke, on...We use a Martingale collar, sort of semi-choke, on our 75 lb dog. You adjust it so the choke only goes so far and when not clipped to a lead it can slip over the dog's head. This way, she can wriggle out if she gets snagged on something, but the choke keeps her from backing out of the collar when she is on a lead. Lot's of different brands, but we like this one: <br /> https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B012A3T5ZK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57862715192430355662017-08-22T17:08:57.292+02:002017-08-22T17:08:57.292+02:00Life is full of adventure and mystery at times! I&...Life is full of adventure and mystery at times! I'm glad you got the tag back, and I love that you kept that collar since you first got Colette. I hope Tasha starts responding better when you call her--give her a treat when she comes, and maybe she'll learn that it's worth coming when she's called. Glad your garden is doing so well!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494717807563190298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65034109206104811082017-08-22T16:46:33.934+02:002017-08-22T16:46:33.934+02:00Andrew, I have known Ken (and Walt) for almost fou...Andrew, I have known Ken (and Walt) for almost four decades and I can vouch Ken has an unusual command of the French language, and better than some natives! When I met him, his knowledge of French was already extremely good. We worked together in French for several years and never did he seem not to grasp the meaning of what was written or said. I have never conversed with him other than in French. You learn, even in your own language, till the day you die!<br /><br />He is as close as beeing bilingual as anyone can be. As for the accent, who doesn’t have one? His is almost imperceptible and is what I’d call the international accent, i.e. one you cannot spot what country it is from, and could easily be from some region in France or francophone country.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43403137649595747812017-08-22T16:22:33.032+02:002017-08-22T16:22:33.032+02:00Joelle thinks you look French!Joelle thinks you look French!Chrissouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339193014456785652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49083711975348947292017-08-22T15:46:58.938+02:002017-08-22T15:46:58.938+02:00My French is fluent and correct, but not native. M...My French is fluent and correct, but not native. My friend CHM, a Parisian who is 92 years old now, tells me he considers me to be bilingual. I definitely have an accent according to local people, but Parisians have never seemed to notice. I started learning French in 1963 or so, and by 1970 I was told by a Frenchman who was my teacher in the south of France that my pronunciation was pretty much perfect. I'm not bragging but I have no trouble communicating in French. Often people don't even notice that I'm not a native, except that I don't really "look" French.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22166133894966571442017-08-22T13:25:48.869+02:002017-08-22T13:25:48.869+02:00I don't like these mysteries!
But, the age of ...I don't like these mysteries!<br />But, the age of the plastic does seem to lend itself to the possibility of it simply breaking off. And, I'll bet that a car ran over the collar. Yikes!<br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37737883644806786962017-08-22T13:24:48.371+02:002017-08-22T13:24:48.371+02:00Hi Andrew! I've known Ken and Walt for many ye...Hi Andrew! I've known Ken and Walt for many years, and I was fortunate to see them this summer. Ken has been speaking French for decades, much of that time in an immersion setting, in France. He is not heavily American accented at all, and I'm sure that he gets the nuances of French. His French is beautiful and natural sounding, so definitely easy to understand. <br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23235991703580992822017-08-22T12:42:36.033+02:002017-08-22T12:42:36.033+02:00Yes, plastic does decay.
Two fingers looseness un...Yes, plastic does decay.<br /><br />Two fingers looseness under the collar is a good fit. <br /><br /><br />A question I have wondered about for a long time, if I may. You both obviously speak French very well, but how to the locals perceive your French to be? Do you get the nuances of language correct? Heavily American accented? More Parisian French? Easy to understand? I guess you don't speak French between yourselves, or do you mix in a bit of French with your personal chat? I am unhappily monolingual. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89105759074925721742017-08-22T11:42:59.599+02:002017-08-22T11:42:59.599+02:00We feel it's good to have a collar and tag on ...We feel it's good to have a collar and tag on the dog, but we don't need to walk her on a leash/lead. We tried to use a choke chain with Callie, but she freaked out. We had successfully used a choke chain with Collette a decade or more earlier, but now we don't want to try again. Natasha stays close to us nearly all the time on walks.<br /><br />Natasha spaying happens tomorrow. I'm sure the recovery will take only a few days. Let's stay in touch.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16655542573455908822017-08-22T11:31:06.139+02:002017-08-22T11:31:06.139+02:00Yes, Tasha is microchipped. She hasn't shown a...Yes, Tasha is microchipped. She hasn't shown an inclination to run away other than last Saturday morning's incident.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.com