I’m very pleased that lockdown has been eased and we can now form social bubbles with other family members, while keeping socially distant. Me in my garden Like many of the children I interviewed a few weeks ago, I have become very tired of being at home. I don’t really have home-schooling (I’m 3) so it’s been very boring. I now know every centimetre of my garden, and I have been helping by doing a…
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I’ve been working hard on the findings this week. A big thank you to all the children and young people who filled in my questionnaire! 30% of you were 6 and under, 40% aged 7-11 and 30% were aged 12+. 20% of you are living in a city, 10% in a town, 30% in a suburb and 40% in the country. 40% female and 60% male. 10% of you don’t have a garden. I asked…
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Hello, well we are nearly in Week 9 of lockdown, and time seems to be going very quickly. I thought it might be only dogs that are feeling that, but the FK&Y team thought so also when we had our Teams catch-up this morning. They are getting super-fit, cycling, running, yoga, walking. So what have I been doing? Well I’ve written this questionnaire, with the help of some of my young human friends (thank you…
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Last week I wrote about the good things during lockdown. This week I’ve been thinking about the not-such-good things, and I have to admit that it isn’t all good. First, I miss the Five Guys we have at work on a Friday. I don’t have the bun, just the burger, no chips. And I miss the humans I work with – George wrote his thesis on dog behaviour and sometimes takes me for a walk,…
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At FK&Y we’re currently talking to children and young people about how they are coping with the unprecedented situation that we all find ourselves in. An important member of our team however is also experiencing lockdown. Here, Digby the Dog shares his view of lockdown. Hello, my name is Digby. I’m 2 ½ years old and I’m a fox-red Labrador. I’ve been with FK&Y since I was 10 weeks old, so I’m pretty knowledgeable about…
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