Moving on to the next Petsit, 40 articles done.

byDurhamDave

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[Cover photo: Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire]

After living in North Yorkshire for nearly the past 10 weeks, today we've moved on to the next petsit, closer to home.

The George W Bush connection

Actually, we have a day in between, so last night we stayed in a pub (The Dun Cow) in the village of Sedgefield. This was the place our then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, brought George W Bush when he visited the UK in 2003. Great food too!

Sedgefield is an ancient village, with a nice church on the green, opposite the pub, and several hostelries to choose from, from the relatively cheap (Dun Cow) to Boutique level expensive (The Impeccable Pig) .

Only 2 sits in 10 weeks

Our first summer sit in Yorkshire began on 18th July in a little village called Thornton Steward, with a Golden Retriever, "Medlar". We stayed with him for roughly a month. He was fantastic, playful and just a bit daft. We also had 10 chickens to look after there, along with Moorhens (not really pets, but we fed them too).

We finished there on 16th August, and moved a short five miles or so up the road to the Village of Middleham.

Middleham is very well known in the area as a Racehorse town. The village is built around the ruin of Middleham Castle (see header image) which was the former home of King Richard III. There are only about 850 residents, but around 650 horses too!

Horse Racing with Richard III

The village is famous for its Racing Stables, training the thoroughbred animals for racing events around the country and the World. The equine influence is inescapable there. The horses are like supermodels, they know they are superior to ordinary nags.

There are also 3 pubs in the village, all serving quality Real Ale, so we sampled a few. It seemed rude not to. 😂

We were spending 6 weeks in the company of this little scamp, a Cocker Spaniel named "Roscoe". He is good as gold in the house, but goes quite mad off the leash in the field. He needs to get rid of his energy though, and this the best way to let him do it. Typical Spaniel.

40 articles written

Spending all that time in the beautiful countryside with these two pets gave me plenty of time to write, and I reckon i've finished around 40 articles for my website in that time.

As i've said before, petsitting is an ideal lifestyle for anyone doing 'this sort of thing', as there's plenty of opportunity to write and be inspired, whether it be by goofy dogs barking and chasing birds 200 feet up above them, or walking around the old castle belonging to a King who archaeologists eventually found buried under a car park in Leicester!

Be Rich and varied.

Don't spend all your time sat behind your computer. Get outside and be inspired. You may even find a new niche or two for yourself :- Petsitting, Medieval History, Equine Supplies and Care, Walking spring to mind as something I could base a blog around from this alone.

This afternoon we start our next sit, for a gentle little Pouchon named "Pippa" for two weeks. A relaxing sit this one (she doesn't walk far at all and prefers life as a lapdog).

I'll be very disappointed if I don't manage to craft another 10 articles while we're with Pippa. She's very easy-going and no bother at all. After Pippa is a little Jack Russell named "Pixie", then we'll be back off to Spain. 😎

Dave.