No-right-turn dog
The ironing board phobia you could live with; and barking at the vacuum cleaner is what you might expect from any dog. But Sandy, a three-year-old Shetland sheepdog, has a more sinister idiosyncrasy: she won't turn right. At best, she sits down and won't budge; at worst, she runs away.
This is a problem for her owners, Barbara and Danny Willcock, of Manchester. They would like to take Sandy for a stroll to nearby Heaton Park. But that would involve a right turn. So they have to turn left and walk for three miles to reach the park. Sometimes they go by car. But Sandy is not keen on vehicles so they have to lift her and deposit her on the back seat.
Troubled by the dog's phobias, the couple have decided to consult a canine psychiatrist. They have had problems with Sandy ever since they found her at an animal rescue shelter.
David Ward
Saturday October 22, 2005
The Guardian
This is a problem for her owners, Barbara and Danny Willcock, of Manchester. They would like to take Sandy for a stroll to nearby Heaton Park. But that would involve a right turn. So they have to turn left and walk for three miles to reach the park. Sometimes they go by car. But Sandy is not keen on vehicles so they have to lift her and deposit her on the back seat.
Troubled by the dog's phobias, the couple have decided to consult a canine psychiatrist. They have had problems with Sandy ever since they found her at an animal rescue shelter.
David Ward
Saturday October 22, 2005
The Guardian
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