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I have just seen this post as this is not normally a forum I look in. Unfortunately, it would be impossible for me to take them on as we already have two dogs (one very large) and downsized to a very small place in the UK in order to buy our house in France.  I would agree with what someone else had mentioned, I would put this in the Post Bag Forum as it would get more exposure, I would also recommend posting on the Total France web site www. totalfrance.com. there are quite a few animal lovers on the site that may be able to help. Please keep us informed and let us know what happens.

That is great news Maddogwoman!  So happy to hear your dog has fully recovered. A lesson learned by me as well. I removed many ticks from both of my dogs last summer. I had always heard the best way to remove a tick was to use a match just blown out and touch the tick with it to remove. I did this each time but left the head in each time I did (including once on myself!). After reading your post I will definitely be more diligent and try and find one of the tools you mention to remove them in the future.

Hi Chris, the photo's aren't showing up at least not on my computer. All I see are squares with red crosses.

Hi Chris, would love to see the photo's. It sounds very interesting. Why not post them on this site for all of us to see?

Iceni, I have heard that it is quiet over the holidays. We don't mind a quiet New Years but a bit of a kid at heart for the lead up to Christmas so maybe a little disappointed on that score. But in any case really looking forward to spending some time in front of a roaring fire and exploring the area a little. Sarah, thanks for the information on Eymet we are only about a 45 minute drive north so we will definitely check it out on the 11th.

[quote]Many thanks Indeed one of the pressures for doing this is to allow my renters (even the weekly ones) to access the net ! The account tracking on-line, or by ringing 'allo allo', sounds good. Now if...[/quote] Tried to use the quote and it didn't work. John when you said you would like to keep the cost down when it is empty, France Telecom do offer a service for second homeowners. They allow you to have services temporarily disconnected when you notify them so for the times that it is empty there would be no charge. However, they do require you to have the service turned on for at least two months at a time though.

Thank you both for the information. Bordeaux is a couple of hours away or more  but will try to get out there for the market must be beautiful this time of year. Great tip about The News will definitely pick it up once we are there.  Thanks again. P.S. Don't know what is happening with my text and the font seems to have a mind of its own Thank you both for the information. Bordeaux is a couple of hours away or more but will try to get out there for the market must be beautiful this time of year. Great tip about The News will definitely pick it up once we are there.  Thanks again.  

Hi Emma-Jane, I can totally sympathise with your situation and I certainly don't think you are being too British or too soft only a kind person. They are the ones that should be embarrassed and are not normal. I am going through the exact same situation as you, our neighbour has this poor little dog on a very short chain spends all day laying on top of a log in an old woodpile near the road. I am not sure how he is being fed but is terribly thin and the poor thing has so little slack on the chain that it must be hard for him to move around properly. Fortunately, I only see him when I am driving by, I always stop just to have a look and sure enough he is always there, I hear him barking throughout the day. My husband feels as yours and is very worried about causing trouble as we are newcomers of only a few months and only visit at the moment. The only thing I have done up to this point (very cowardly must admit) is put a note in their post box saying "Tres triste pour votre chien" with an upside down smiley face with tears. However, they could probably guess who it is and of course it had no effect. We are going back for Christmas and I am sure I will find it very difficult to do nothing. I also would like to report them so I may take Punch's advise however I too will have a problem if they do not speak English. By the way I1, speaking of how they train dogs in France, again in my car driving along behind some other cars, I saw this man walking holding some sort whip, the dog was following behind him by several feet literally cowering, luckily I didn't see him actually beat him.

Hi Emma-Jane, I can totally sympathise with your situation and I certainly don't think you are being too British or too soft only a kind person. They are the ones that should be embarrassed and are not normal. I am going through the exact same situation as you, our neighbour has this poor little dog on a very short chain spends all day laying on top of a log in an old woodpile near the road. I am not sure how he is being fed but is terribly thin and the poor thing has so little slack on the chain that it must be hard for him to move around properly. Fortunately, I only see him when I am driving by, I always stop just to have a look and sure enough he is always there, I hear him barking throughout the day. My husband feels as yours and is very worried about causing trouble as we are newcomers of only a few months and only visit at the moment. The only thing I have done up to this point (very cowardly must admit) is put a note in their post box saying "Tres triste pour votre chien" with an upside down smiley face with tears. However, they could probably guess who it is and of course it had no effect. We are going back for Christmas and I am sure I will find it very difficult to do nothing. I also would like to report them so I may take Punch's advise however I too will have a problem if they do not speak English. By the way I1, speaking of how they train dogs in France, again in my car driving along behind some other cars, I saw this man walking holding some sort whip, the dog was following behind him by several feet literally cowering, luckily I didn't see him actually beat him.

We are spending our first Christmas at our house in the Dordogne (can't wait)and would love to know if there are any Christmas markets in the area. We have friends that live in the Loire that say there are wonderful ones in their area. We are located in the Perigord Noir but are really looking forward to exploring. Does anyone know if there are any Christmas markets throughout the Dordogne?

Cheers Piprob, thank you for the information.

Thank you Piprob for the information. If you could post the web site, I would very much like to have a look at it. Thank you again.

We will be looking at installing a pool sometime in the future. Out of interest Piprob was the £15,000 all inclusive i.e. include your terrace surrounding the pool and landscaping as well?

Well said SB, your post proves to me at least once again what a clever bunny you are. If Chirac and Schroder had backed up the then threats of war to Saddam as you said our boys may not be dying over there now.

Just out of interest, who would you like to see replace him?