11 March 2011:

 Did I dream it or is someone organising car share from Mojacar to Alicante and Murcia (Euro Weekly? Spectrum Radio?)  Can't find any references to it anywhere and Google no help

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17 Feb 2010 22:13:

 Thank you for the support, Sandra.  I will pass on the pat!

We have known the owner for years - in fact we bought our land through her 10 years ago.  She has a pretty poor track record with pets - lots of good intentions but no common sense and limited funds so there have often been problems with dogs and cats.  Too long to go into here!  So as she has some rather quaint views about pet care I don't think she would be easy to convince  that eating grass is not 'good for the digestion'.

Where we are at now is that if the end result  of a denuncio, is not that the dog has to be put down, we can't see the point - we don't want revenge on her (or the bad blood that would follow), we just want to be absolutely certain that it can't happen again.  And there is nothing more certain than that it WILL happen again (or worse) if the dog is not put down.   Our neighbours, however, who were walking Kippy at the time of the incident, are adamant that they want to denounce her.  It was the fifth occasion on which it has gone for him when he has been with them, but usually it is muzzled, and the previous occasions have been near to its home whereas this time it was a good distance away. Which means that my strategy of never going near the house with Kippy, despite that being a logical route, is no use at all as we could meet it anywhere.

I fear that this will run and run and there will be no solution:  I fail totally to understand how anyone can live with the stress of having a large, unstable dog .

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17 Feb 2010 20:09:

 Slight thread creep, but does anyone have any experience of what happens when you denounce an owner whose dog has launched a vicious, unprovoked attack on another animal?

A well known vicious dog in our local village, which has has plenty of previous including a really bad mauling of a small dog, is supposed to be muzzled and on a lead all the time, went for our lovely, gentle dog from 100 metres away and gave him a nasty gash in his flank, plus another in his rump as he (ours) ran away.  It would have been much, much worse if he had not been so strong and so fast.  At the time it was neither muzzled (quote the owner 'I took the muzzle off because she wanted to eat some grass') nor on a lead.

The owner categorically refuses to have her dog put down despite threats to denounce her and says that the Guardia will not make her have it put down as it 'only' attacked another dog.

We find this all really hard to believe - can she really choose to ignore the threat that this dog presents to other dogs and, God forbid, perhaps to a child that it might take a fancy to.

So my question is, does anyone know if the Guardia really will do anything or will they sit on their hands because she is 'local' (actually she is French but has lived here 30 years and now has Spanish nationality) and we are English?

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16 Sep 2009 18:12:

 I personally think the cleaning should be included as it can't be optional - you need to clean between lets regardless of how clean a property may appear to be, and in my experience the difference between a 'clean' clean and a clean where things are not left in a very good state is only about 20% in terms of time, unless we are talking VERY bad.

However it is quite common in Spain for Spanish clients to bring their own linen and towels in order to get a better price.  Obviously they come by car so it is not a problem for them.  I have had sheets and towels as an optional extra many times in French gîtes as well.

 

 

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20 Oct 2010 17:35:

 We live near Bédar and I endorse everything Kenny says.  Bit dismayed to learn the price of the MDD at El Mar la Mar has gone up to €20 - maybe that is at the weekend? During the week it used to be €12.50 and fabulous value.

If you go to the Miramar in Bédar the baked shoulder of lamb (for 2), the Paella and the big mixed fish platter are great, and for starters the Sopa de Marisco and the Coktail de Gambas are also good but TBH you might be disappointed with the rest of the menu - but worth a visit for the view.

The Fuente above Bédar village is now under new management and worth a visit - the views are even better than from the Miramar.  I understand they are doing Lithuanian specialities for Sunday lunch and the reports are very positive - going to try it again soon.

 

 

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