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  • [ February 7, 2026 ] Is Mum losing the plot? – Saturday 7th February 2026 Day to day life
  • [ February 6, 2026 ] Railway Station – Friday 6th February 2026 Day to day life
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  • [ February 3, 2026 ] Quiet day – Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Day to day life
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Training

We tell training from a dog point of view. Some of it is our humans’ attempts to train us, some is our more successful efforts to train our humans.

With an Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Mum always says you need to train us before we train you. We can assure you, that we are more patient, more determined and more stubborn than you will ever be. As a result, we’ll have you trained in no time. Of course, we are also eagre to please, so if you put in a little effort you will have us eating out of your hand… off the counter… out of the fridge… off the table! You get the idea.

Health

The Power of Cheese – Wednesday 4th February 2026

February 4, 2026 Wilma Dog 0
Wilma is celebrating the power of cheese. She’s especially pleased with her new favourite of Rutland Red.

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A good workout – Wednesday 21st January 2026

January 21, 2026 Wilma Dog Comments Off on A good workout – Wednesday 21st January 2026
Wilma had a good workout at swimming yesterday. Pebbles on the other paw was not on her best behaviour.

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Day to day life

Leaking roof – Tuesday 13th January 2026

January 13, 2026 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Leaking roof – Tuesday 13th January 2026
Mum has a leaking roof on the shed. Pebbles is excited about training. We’re all wondering what teenage will hold.

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Using subterfuge – Sunday 14th December 2025

December 14, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Using subterfuge – Sunday 14th December 2025
Mum spends her life using subterfuge to get Pebbles to cooperate – take getting her to come in from the garden, for example.

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Weighing Pebbles – Saturday 13th December 2025

December 13, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Weighing Pebbles – Saturday 13th December 2025
weighing Pebbles can be a considerable challenge – as Mum found out yesterday when she took Pebbles to the vet

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Warm and Dry – Friday 12th December 2025

December 12, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Warm and Dry – Friday 12th December 2025
Wilma doesn’t mind winter when it’s warm and dry – but then it hardly seems like winter when it is. Where’s the snow?

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Who moved my door? – Tuesday 18th November 2025

November 18, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Who moved my door? – Tuesday 18th November 2025
Wilma wants to know ‘who moved my door?’ as she tries to deal with yet another confusion in her world.

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Crawling through mud – Wednesday 12th November 2025

November 12, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Crawling through mud – Wednesday 12th November 2025
Yesterday Pebbles spent her training class crawling through mud. She really is a one off. She’s even strange by dog standards

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New Training – Friday 7th November 2025

November 7, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on New Training – Friday 7th November 2025
Mum is busy doing some new training with Pebbles. Wilma is sceptical as to how well it will all work out.

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Not a good training session – Wednesday 5th November 2025

November 5, 2025 Wilma Dog Comments Off on Not a good training session – Wednesday 5th November 2025
It was not a good training session for Pebbles yesterday – although Mum seems to think that may be her fault.

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