Hope George’s paw gets better, we love watching his Vlogs with his carers. He is very well organised and has his family trained appropriately, well done George👍
Hi Mike and Jo. I have two, go anywhere in any weather(!) spaniels, who have suffered burns due to snow and ice. Here's a good tip to prevent it occurring in the future, 'Musher's Secret' balm (you can buy it from Amazon). It's great stuff, I put in on my dogs' paws, including in between each pad, and it prevents the burn. It can also be used in the summertime too to protect them....and I have to say I've pinched a bit of it for dry skin on my hands. By the way, re: Joe Cocker, the year you refer to on ToTPs would be 1968, as that programme was first aired in 1964. Bye for now, from Yvonne
Well '68 does make a lot more sense than '58, my brain was just going off on its own tangent about just how old was Joe Cocker anyway? I'll look at getting some Musher's Secret, thanks! M
There are Canine Boots with a rubber sole which are quite good, we have never been successful in getting our dogs to wear them. It would be really great if we could get the dogs to wear them, as it would protect their feet from the ice and salt.
We got George to wear one on a poorly paw for the better part of an hour before he chewed it off! He really doesn't seem to like those things at all. M
Gorgeous scenery today! Those sandstone walls with the trailing vines are so perfect that they look like a Disney set! Interesting different ways of moving water around the locks...some of them are really beautiful....and oh, those gorgeous lock cottages!!! Poor George...hope his foot heals quickly. Safe cruising!
Hey guys. First I hope George is better, it's amazing how hardy our babies are. Anyway I really look forward to your videos, probably more than the rest of the others I watch,as your history commentsare what makes it . I have been over here for 26_7 years now, and as I am disabled I miss the old country. But through you I get to see what I to be honest didn't know that I really missed. I also like to watch the interaction between you to and George, that is one content puppy. And so well behaved.!!!!! Well thanks again guys,. really look forward to your next video.
Thanks! We're glad to show you a bit of the old country. Yeah George's paw has more or less fixed itself up, though he wasn't keen on so much time indoors! M
Use duck tape on top of the boots, or make a sock from vetwrap with duck tape on top. Nappy rash type cream is the veterinary standby for minor cuts and grazes.
Great vlog, as per usual. Winter narrow-boating looks so much more serene; I'm surprised that so many people moor their boats and miss the canals at their quietest, during the winter months. Well, perhaps they're as bad as you at stoking the fire! ;) Hope George's foot is on the mend. Happy travels. x
Just found out about Jo's book, and downloaded immediately - such a nice background story, which lets us all know that little bit extra about you - thanks for sharing the details - enjoyed the narrative in the book very much.
My old dog used to get a sore foot like George in the wet, horrible weather and the vet said make sure to clean them when she had been out, just in and old ice cream tub with some warm water with a bit of dettol in, I just wagged her foot in the water for a few seconds and all the grit, crap came off a treat,hope it helps poor george
Wishing you a splendiferous Anniversary, full of harmony, peace and warm fingers :-) wonderful vlog, perfect balance for me, beautiful views, cheerfulness and humour, a smattering of facts,George and other animals all tied together with you. Hope paw has mended, maybe more snuggles on the bed will speed the process :-) peace, health and happiness.
While, I understand it is cold, it still seems like ideal causing as it is so peaceful. You may be right, cruising in the off season has its advantages.
Another great vlog. And what a change in the weather! Glad to see your enthusiasm back after the stresses of Droitwich & the Severn. Did you do the carpet museum when you were in Kidderminster? There used to be literally dozens of carpet manufacturers there...
Took a bit of figuring out how to swap them properly in a clip. Although now we know about the issue we're trying to record it right in the first place! M
With regard to poor old George and his Paw. In a previous life I spent most of my time working with dogs. Not exactly sure what is wrong with the law but whenever I had a problem with a dogs paw, usually soft pads as a result of cold wet weather etc , we used to paint the pad with something called Blue violet.... like a purple ink, which hardened the pad up.
hope you enjoyed your stay at kiddy. did you go and get george some new balls from the range.while you were there? have spoken to boatere who stayed there over xmxs said it was good place to stay 14 days. spend my dinner break up by bridge 37 some times.water and waste and morings glad you like our local waterway
It is Kinver, it probably was a dinosaur. Kidderminster is locally known as carpet town. Britons Carpets have adorned some of the most palatial royal palaces from Europe to the middle and far east. RIP British Manufacturing. Another lovely vlog.
Wilton and Axminster are type of carpet weave. The wool of the Hardwick sheep was use for hard wearing carpets. There must be a carpet museum somewhere, in Kidderminster! museumofcarpet.org/ Kilmarnock was another big carpet town, Lots on Wikipedia about carpets, the oldest one in existance is 5th Century BC: The Pazyryk Carpet,
Do you spell it Dibdale? Anyways I also loved the lock, it had a lot of character that told a storey of it's history. Also the wear! I take it it was specially designed because of the narrow width of the canal. Another delightful and a pleasure to watch vidio, thanks guys
Horses and Mr George going to make this video have more views! Michael Getting the look of death and waiting to see how Jo punishes him will make next vid a hit also
I'm not sure she ever gets the punishments on tape, or would let them see the light of the edit... see this way she gets to be the heroine, not the villain! M
For the most part they're secure enough... we're on ours constantly, so it's not much of a target of opportunity. The biggest risk really is opportunistic thievery off the roof or back of the boat by people walking past, which is why what's up there isn't usually expensive of light and easily pocketed. Leaving the boat for a longer term can be a bit more worrying, if the boat's in a less visible area, but that's what a few locks and decent insurance are for, just in case. M
the big problem for paws is not ice, but salt. it dries everything to a crisp. worse still, dogs will lick their paws clean and may end up poisoning themselves.
Troglodyte! That made my ears prick up. Back in he 70/80's we Volunteer Firemen in New Zealand were affectionately?? referred to as "Trogs" by our professional counterparts
There was not a lot of love lost between the 2 branches of the service, yet they still thought us good enough to be on first call to the biggest airport in NZ and answered more calls from our station than many permanent stations.
We have a problem....Our tea cup Chihuahua likes to go swimming in his water dish, I am for getting a smaller watering dish while the wife wants to spring for swimming lessons and is mad at me for using pop-cycle sticks as a life saving device...any advice?
Wow the estate have bricked the windows there were old frames there last time Is was there, a famous story about two giants exist one lived in Samsons cave I’ll find a link
Minimal List these are pretty impressive too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VmTgY9HcUUY.html near Holy Austin Rock, there’s Vales Rock too
coming in late on this one and did not check all of the comments all the way to the bottom but the attack chicken sounds like a guinea hen to me. We have them all over here in the states, usually domestic but they do go wild occasionally. They look like a small plump turkey with a short neck and they can be quite noisy if they want to be. They tend to like to sneak up on you before sounding off which will definitely get your attention!
Yeah, it might have been a guinea or some sort of crossbreed, or it just had some issue with losing some feathers. Wish I'd gotten a shot of it, but I was too busy screaming! M
@@MinimalList I was working underneath of a truck putting a transmission in at a friends house, had it in and was bolting things up when something made me turn my head. There was a flock of guineas right at the side of the truck and as soon as I looked at them they started sqawking. Scared the crap out of me, smacked my head on the transmission so hard I was seeing double. And I did not need to see 20 of the damn things instead of the ten or twelve that were there. After the 30 seconds of ruckus they completely ignored me and wandered away. Meanwhile the hunting dogs in the pen 25 feet away never said a word!!! Guess they were used to them walking through and didn't want to disturb the peace.
I guess this is M's first and hopefully only marriage. Didn't you read about the D word in the pamphlet titled Are You sure you want to do this? It's given out at bachelor parties. Just a joke people don't freak out. I'm american so no editing between my brain and fingers or mouth. I'm also old so I care less and less everyday about what other people think. Don't worry Jo you can see how he looks at you. Your as safe as you can be.The man loves you and even better he's in love with you. There is a difference. Thanks for the giggles.
Great outro Michael! I see you took refuge inside the boat to avoid a possible lightning strike...... So the boat has a lightning rod and insurance right? Fair locks and clear skies
Insurance yes, though no lightning rod. It's basically a Faraday Cage, though, so not too worried unless you're standing astride it or holding the ropes. M
@@MinimalList Now that the Michael I have come to know and look up to (only because I am a tall 5'6" and it looks like you have got me beat in the vertical challenge event) As always fair locks and clear skies
@@MinimalList It sounded correct this morning. You were on the right and Jo was on the left. Sound matched up great this time. Maybe color code the mics? :)
There are better options, but they're hard to get sized correctly. If we were in a house or had reliable access to a Post Office that did post retente we'd order a half dozen off Amazon and return the ones that didn't fit: thankfully it's healed up now! M
@@MinimalList its suprisingly easy to learn, you could knock up a bootee in an hour that would long outlast a commercial product, amazon sells everything you need in a kit for around £30 plus cost of thread theres dozens of explanatory vids of utube about saddle stitching and what else you need and projects,, its also suprisingly satisfying george would appreciate bootees made of thickish leather which is quite cheap :D
@@MinimalList I use a palm protector it has a metal part for the needle, which for leather re blunt....youuse a punch to hole the leather look up saddle stitching on utube :D
Absolutely loved this video, such an interesting trip. We had intruders on our boat last year but unlike yours they were there for nefarious reasons at 3.00 am and not just to be nosy.
Yeh we had some visitors of thieving type.... very early hours.....so just let me 3 dogs sort them out......dont think they'll be coming anywhere near our boat again👍
Didn't bump into Robert Plant (aka Mr. Led Zeppelin) then? He lives in Shatterford and is a regular at The Queen's Head in Wolverley. Birds are dinosaurs. It's now widely believed by palaeontologists and suchlike, that a lot of dinosaurs were not cold blooded reptilians, but warm blooded and not related to reptiles.. Birds are in the same family, hence why they are so alike.
Wish I had run into him, but no. And yep, that's why I thought I was being attacked by a thunder lizard, a genetic memory from back in the day when I was a shrew and she was a allosaurus! M
Hibiscrub is just a skin-targeted disinfectant, used as a scrub in hospitals and horsepitals. What you want is to cream the sore paws/grazes with Sudocream if they are sore. Yes there are sprays to harden the skin, but most blue stuff you buy is not gentian violet, but a watered down type of disinfectant, useful for hairy animals. Hibiscrub is used like a shampoo, blue spray is topical application.