What’s in a bark? What does it mean? If only we knew, some barks humans know instinctively and naturally act on, I’m hungry, I want to play! If we did know all of the barks, we’d have known exactly what Ruby and Lola were trying to tell us during firework week in Lewes, although I think we had a pretty good idea none the less.
An unknown fact to us was that Lewes is the capital of fireworks in the UK, and this became very evident during the week that we looked after these two beautiful dogs. Fireworks would go off in the middle of the afternoon, at all times of night up to 2 am and then again at 6 am!! Who knew people would let fireworks off at these random times?
Both Ruby and Lola are petrified of fireworks which meant we had to sleep on the settee next to them all night to keep them calm. Petsafe says that a series of yelps says: “I’m hurting!” “I’m really scared”, this is in response to severe fear and pain and this was the response of Ruby the spaniel, and Lola the labrador to fireworks. So anyone that says dogs don’t mind fireworks is very very wrong!
But apart from this couple of noisy bang filled evenings, which was not the dogs’ fault, looking after these two wonderful dogs was a pleasure. We went on some lovely walks on the Sussex hills and we also took the dogs to see my elderly Dad which he and they thoroughly enjoyed.
These two dogs are great friends and play beautifully together most of the time, except where balls are involved, as spaniel Ruby thinks they all belong to her! We’d happily look after these two dogs again any time.
Labrador heaven for Ella 
Eadie Rockets 
Lettice 
Hector the lively Lagotto Romagna 
Bailey loves balls
7 Nov 2019
Ruby and Lola – Lewes over firework week!
What’s in a bark? What does it mean? If only we knew, some barks humans know instinctively and naturally act on, I’m hungry, I want to play! If we did know all of the barks, we’d have known exactly what Ruby and Lola were trying to tell us during firework week in Lewes, although I think we had a pretty good idea none the less.
An unknown fact to us was that Lewes is the capital of fireworks in the UK, and this became very evident during the week that we looked after these two beautiful dogs. Fireworks would go off in the middle of the afternoon, at all times of night up to 2 am and then again at 6 am!! Who knew people would let fireworks off at these random times?
Both Ruby and Lola are petrified of fireworks which meant we had to sleep on the settee next to them all night to keep them calm. Petsafe says that a series of yelps says: “I’m hurting!” “I’m really scared”, this is in response to severe fear and pain and this was the response of Ruby the spaniel, and Lola the labrador to fireworks. So anyone that says dogs don’t mind fireworks is very very wrong!
But apart from this couple of noisy bang filled evenings, which was not the dogs’ fault, looking after these two wonderful dogs was a pleasure. We went on some lovely walks on the Sussex hills and we also took the dogs to see my elderly Dad which he and they thoroughly enjoyed.
These two dogs are great friends and play beautifully together most of the time, except where balls are involved, as spaniel Ruby thinks they all belong to her! We’d happily look after these two dogs again any time.