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Victoria likes watching the hamsters. Unfortunately, Victoria's taken to tapping the outside of Daisy's home when she can see Daisy sleeping in her burrow so we've had to put the burrow against a wall or put something in front of it. We don't see the hamsters very often because they're always down in one of… Continue reading Hamster TV
One thing I will forever remember from this pandemic is our capacity for humour at a time of adversity. Every day brings new laugh-out-loud moments. The tweet below from the Scottish sports broadcaster, Andrew Cotter, commentating on the final suspenseful moments of his dogs struggling over a toy is superb. https://twitter.com/MrAndrewCotter/status/1248313303270596610 Boris Johnson is home… Continue reading Humour in adversity
Sustainability in dog food is becoming a thing. The dogs we look after always come with their own food which their owners provide but I feel a bit depressed giving regular dog food to dogs. We know how unsustainable livestock farming is and we're already consuming beyond our resources just to satisfy our meat-heavy diet… Continue reading Insect dog food
One of the other parents at school today told me they're getting a puppy for Christmas. They finally caved in after the relentless nagging for a dog from their children and a puppy has been ordered. Being the straight-talker that I am I tried to convince her to change her mind but I think it's… Continue reading Don’t get a puppy for Christmas
This is Lola, a Goldendoodle (Golden Retriever crossed with a Poodle). She's a BorrowMyDoggy dog and her owner works every day so we give her exercise and company three days per week. We love having her. She's such a delightful dog; so clever and so calm and gentle. I'd trust her with a newborn. The… Continue reading Lola
The Scottish state-funded education system is brilliant. Daniel will be starting secondary school in August and they have a transitioning program for pupils that starts in primary 6, two years before they leave primary school. This began with short visits to the secondary school and has culminated this week with pupils getting to spend two… Continue reading Scottish education, doggies, and Brexit
Gigabit fibre is currently being rolled out onto our street. I've been impressed with the speed and efficiency with which it has been installed. They did the pavement outside our house in less than a day - lifting paving slabs, digging, installing cable, then putting everything back again. They were all standing around when I… Continue reading Fibre to my door and another doggy
Today I've had Millie for company. She's an adorable 1-year-old cockapoo. As you can see she's made herself at home 🙂 Millie is our first dog from Borrow My Doggy. Her owner works all day and wanted her to have some company while he's at work. I'm at home working all day and also wanted… Continue reading A doggy to cuddle and I made sauerkraut
We've been doggy-sitting a friend's pooch today. Meet Bramble: Our dogs died several years ago and with the harrowing pain that came with their death and our move to another country we haven't felt we could take on another dog. However I miss having a four-legged friend sniffing about the house and so we decided… Continue reading Tinder for dogs
I humbly suggest for consideration that the tens of thousands of dogs that are killed each year in Britain be offered for sale to feed the hungry and growing population. A German Shepherd could feed as many as 50 people while a chihuahua could feed a family of four. People in Britain are familiar and comfortable… Continue reading Bichon Burgers
A very kind person solved my tap problem by posting the missing part through my letterbox this morning. Thank you so much! It was particularly fortunate because I later stepped in dog poo and the hose made the cleaning up much easier than it would have otherwise been. It turns out the plumber did not install a… Continue reading Sticky poo on my new shoes
We said goodbye to a dear, old friend yesterday. Freud is gone. The vet euthanized him peacefully at our home. About a month ago he started going downhill again - off his tucker, nauseous and vomiting. So we decided not to send him to Australia to live with family after all (we leave for a… Continue reading Freud. 1999-2013
"Did you get the dog to match your husband?", a woman asked me today. This is because I shamelessly entered both dog and husband in the SPCA pet-owner lookalike competition at the Torpedo Bay Naval museum in Devonport and she was astounded by the resemblance. I could have answered with, "I got the husband to… Continue reading My husband looks like my dog
It has been quite hot here. Not as bad as the heat folks in Australia are enduring, but hotter than we're used to. So we've been swimming in the sea every other day and I'm quite enjoying it. This morning I thought it would be nice to go for an early swim at Takapuna beach… Continue reading Saturday morning at Takapuna
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