Hi, Rusty!
We are just home from the vets.......
The dog has been duly vaccinated..... and her anal glands expressed.
She also had a thorough check up.
All of which she tolerated in the expectation of being give a few liver treats if she offered her paw to the vet at the end!
She knows it always works!
The vet said that we are doing all the right things with regard to the thunder......keeping the dog calm, acting as if there were nothing out of place etc....
Her own dog exhibits similar symptoms but she does not give medication.
The trouble with thunderstorms is that there is no time for anything to take effect before the storm happens......
I guess fireworks would be a different matter......more easily anticipated .......but this is not a particular problem.
Dog largely ignores fireworks save for not wanting to go outside - which is fair enough!
Now the crossword.....there are a lot of clues that I cannot do..... 1a; 5a; 5d; 13a; and 16d.
I managed 26a though, after looking up "translation" in Bradfords....
I am at a loss though at to why it should mean "unseen"?
But I can see the parsing.......
s - s (tudent)
une - article
en - in
both in French
I think 21d is "Repton"?
I had ?E?T?N
RE and PT being the subjects and "on" meaning "acceptable".
I did not know it was a school, and had to Google that.
No, I did not enjoy today's puzzle!
It was just too difficult for me!