Month: April 2015

Year of the Dog Day 120

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I was too lazy to go for a walk a lunchtime so I decided I’d pop to the park after work. When I first pulled into the car park I couldn’t see any dogs about but it didn’t take long before I spotted one!

Eli is a very cute Shih Tzu, he’s very friendly! Eli lives with his human sister who’s 4 years old, they love each very much and she helps to look after Eli! He’s a very laid back dog but they can’t let him off the lead in the park as he’ll just run off!

Cute Eli!

Cute Eli!

Name: Eli

Breed: Shih Tzu

Age: 2 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Cheese dippers!

Favourite toy: His human sisters Peppa Pig toy!

Favourite pastime: Sleeping! Eli doesn’t get up until 11am every day!

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Year of the Dog Day 119

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I was off today so I went for a walk with Ethan and my parents again to the end of their street; dog central! It didn’t take too long before handsome Murphy came running over to say hello! He’s so friendly and seemed to especially like Ethan! Murphy is 11 years old but you wouldn’t think it, he was as excited as a puppy!

Handsome Murphy!

Handsome Murphy!

Name: Murphy

Breed: Black Labrador

Age: 11 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Anything!

Favourite toy: Eeyore cuddly toy!

Favourite pastime: Running around the garden!

Year of the Dog Day 118

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I popped out at lunchtime today but I didn’t spot any dogs! When I got home I went for a little walk around the block and it didn’t take long before I spotted a very lovely German Shepherd, lovely Sky. Unfortunately Sky has been diagnosed with epilepsy and her fits can be brought on by a number of things including spraying hairspray and perfume! Fortunately Sky fits have been brought under control with medication but she still has fits from time to time. Sky lives with another dog called Arthur who does most of the talking for them!

Beautiful Sky!

Beautiful Sky!

Name: Sky

Breed: German Shepherd

Age: 2 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Sky has to eat a bland diet due to her epilepsy.

Favourite toy: Her owners shoes!

Favourite pastime: Going to Leverhulme park for a walk!

Year of the Dog Day 117

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I went for a little walk at lunchtime but I didn’t spot any dogs! I drove to the park after work and was very excited when I spotted an amazing Dogue De Bordeaux! I’ve been hoping to see one every day since I started my blog, they’re amazing! I still cry every time I watch Turner and Hooch and I’ve seen it about 50 times! It doesn’t rain then it pours! As I was talking to lovely Tank another Dogue De Bordeaux walked past!

Tank is pretty amazing! He’s a very friendly dog, I got to give him a hug and lots of stokes! Look at his smiley face!

Handsome Tank!

Handsome Tank!

Hi Smiley!

Hi Smiley!

Name: Tank

Breed: Dogue De Bordeaux

Age: 3 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Fresh bones!

Favourite toy: Squeaky balls but they don’t last very long!

Favourite pastime: Sleeping

Year of the Dog Day 116

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I went to my parents house today and so we all went for a walk after dinner! It didn’t take long before we bumped into very beautiful Margo a Vizsla. She was very excited a could barely keep still! She isn’t quite a year old yet! Margo lives with 2 King Charles Cavalier Spaniels. They tend to take them on separate walks as Margo needs to walk much further, I think she tires the other two out!

Beautiful Margo!

Beautiful Margo!

Look at my stick!

Look at my stick!

Name: Margo

Breed: Vizsla

Age: 11 months old

Favourite food: Chicken

Favourite toy: Sticks!

Favourite pastime: Chewing sticks and running!

Year of the Dog Day 115

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I’m still not feeling 100% today but I did manage to get out to the park which is a good thing; I’m pretty much out of my in case of emergency dogs! As soon as I got out of the car I spotted a really beautiful German Shepherd so I went over to say hello! Cassie is a lovely friendly girl, I don’t think she stopped smiling! Cassie was looking forward to playing in the park with her German Shepherd friend that she meets up with!

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Name: Cassie

Breed: German Shepherd long and short haired cross

Age: 19 months old

Favourite food: Cassie eats Burns dog food as German Shepherds can have sensitive tummies and so it’s one of the best foods for them.

Favourite toy: Soft toy dog which she cuddles!

Favourite pastime: Being outside!

Year of the Dog Day 114

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Unfortunately I still haven’t felt 100% again today so I had another day at home! Fortunately my lovely kind neighbour Sue brought her very handsome dog Dylan round to see me! Dylan lives with beautiful Lady from Day 1 and handsome Cassius from Day 47. Ethan was very excited that Dylan came round! Dylan is a really lovely dog, very handsome, friendly and  calm, he’s got a very nice temperament! Dylan originally lived with another family but one of the children developed bad asthma and so they had to re-home him; that’s when he came to live with Sue and Dave.

Unfortunately they received some very sad news a few weeks ago. Dylan has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, he possibly only has a few months to live. Dylan is such a beautiful animal. My thoughts go out to his family.

Very handsome Dylan!

Very handsome Dylan!

Lovely boy!

Lovely boy!

Name: Dylan

Breed: Golden Retriever

Age: 8 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Chicken, beef and treats!

Favourite toy: Soft toy martian

Favourite pastime: Swimming and going for long walks!

Year of the Dog Day 113

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I’ve not been very well today so I couldn’t go to work. I been trying hard not to get ill as obviously I can’t really go looking for dogs when I’m ill! Fortunately I have an excellent friends Jen and Drew who have an extremely handsome dog called Alfie so I text them and asked if they would mind popping round; Jen said of course! What a very good friend Jen is, I’m very lucky! Alfie was very excited to pop round and made a real fuss of me, Jen thinks that he could sense that I’m ill!

Alfie starting his life as a working dog on a farm but the farmer said that he was “bloody useless” and didn’t manage to catch anything! For that reason Alfie got the sack and was given to Drew and Jen. Alfie is such a friendly boy and lots of fun!

Handsome Alfie!

Handsome Alfie!

Lovely boy!

Lovely boy!

Name: Alfie

Breed: Parson Jack Russell

Job: Former farm ratting dog

Age: 5 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Chicken, cheese and boiled eggs!

Favourite toy: Alfie loves squeaky toys but they only last seconds! He also loves his ball!

Favourite pastime: Chasing deer, foxes and squirrels!

Year of the Dog Day 112

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I went for a little walk with my mum, dad and Ethan this afternoon a came across a very lovely Black Labrador called Rosie. Rosie is very friendly and didn’t stop smiling, what an absolutely lovely dog! Ethan was also very keen on her!

Beautiful Rosie!

Beautiful Rosie!

Name: Rosie

Breed: Black Labrador

Age: 3 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Apples

Favourite toy: Squeaky bone

Favourite pastime: Eating sticks!

Year of the Dog Day 111

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I went for a walk at lunchtime but unfortunately I didn’t spot any dogs!

When I got home myself, my husband and Ethan went for a walk to the park. We spotted two lovely King Charles Spaniels so we went to say hello! Ethan was very keen on them and liked them even more when he found out that they’re called Charlie and Lola! They are both rescue dogs. They’re previous owner didn’t know how to look after them properly and fed them on Pizza! They were never taken for walks and so unsurprisingly Charlie got quite overweight! Fortunately they were both rehomed together into a very loving new home and both dogs are now doing really well! As I’m pretty sure that I’m going to bump into the lovely Charlie and Lola again I decided to take just one of their pictures; today is Charlie’s turn!

Gorgeous Charlie!

Gorgeous Charlie!

Name: Charlie

Breed: King Charles Cavalier Spaniel

Age: 4 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Anything!

Favourite toy: Charlie doesn’t play with toys!

Favourite pastime: Walking, peeing and sniffing!

Year of the Dog Day 110

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I stepped out of work today to head to a meeting when a really handsome Golden Retriever walked past so I went over to say hello! Angus is very friendly, what a lovely dog! His human mummy works in London during the week so he stays with his human uncle who clearly loves him to bits! Angus had a pink mark on his face which was lipstick from where his human mummy kissed him goodbye!

Handsome Angus!

Handsome Angus!

Name: Angus

Breed: Golden Retriever

Age: 5 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Sausage sandwiches and carrot cake!

Favourite toy: Soft toy donkey. Angus likes to carry it round in his mouth!

Favourite pastime: Going to the café! There are two in Barton Arcade in Manchester that he likes to visit, at one he gets a sausage sandwich and the other one he gets carrot cake!

Year of the Dog Day 109

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I was working again today so I went out at lunchtime to try and find a dog but no joy! I popped to the park after work and as soon as I arrived I noticed about 3 different dogs! One of the dogs was bouncing along the path, he looked very happy and I was pretty sure he was a puppy! I was right, Olly is just 7 months old and very excited! He’s very cute! Olly’s human mummy rescued him.

Excited Olly!

Excited Olly!

Name: Olly

Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Age: 7 months old

Favourite food: All food!

Favourite toy: His ball!

Favourite pastime: Jumping on the furniture!

Year of the Dog Day 108

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I was going out straight from work today so I really hoped that I’d see a dog in the day time. As it happened my luck was in! I was at the reception desk at work when I saw a man tie his dog up outside; my colleague asked me if they are delivering dogs to work for me now, I wish! I asked the owner if I could take his lovely dogs photo and he said yes! Alfie is very nice, such a friendly boy, I got to give him a good stroke! He’s so good that he doesn’t even mind if his ears get pulled by a toddler! Alfie is a rescue dog from Manchester Dogs Home.

Handsome Alfie!

Handsome Alfie!

Name: Alfie

Breed: Lurcher Cross

Age: 12 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Everything! He especially likes pork chops!

Favourite toy: Food!

Favourite pastime: Sleep!

Year of the Dog Day 107

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I went for a little walk at dinnertime but I didn’t spot any dogs, I did get some fresh air though! I walked around the block when I arrived at Ethan’s nursery but I didn’t spot any dogs so I went in to pick up Ethan. I was just getting Ethan in the car when a man walked past with a very cute Yorkshire Terrier. Charlie was very friendly, Ethan was very keen on him! Charlie originally lived with his current human daddy’s granddaughter but he stayed with Granddad for a couple of days which turned into 5 years!

Cute Charlie!

Cute Charlie!

Name: Charlie

Breed: Yorkshire Terrier

Age: 5 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Chicken

Favourite toy: Charlie has a Basil Brush and Daffy Duck toy which he likes to cuddle up to!

Favourite pastime: Being a pest!

Year of the Dog Day 106

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I didn’t get chance to look for a dog in the day so I planned to pop to the park when I got back to Bolton, but it turned out that I bumped into a beautiful dog on the way to my car! I met really lovely Lassie, what a friendly dog, we got to have a hug! Lassie human mummy really wanted to get a dog but her dad wasn’t so sure so they named her Lassie after his boyhood dog to talk him round; good thinking! Lassie is a rescue dog from the Destitute Animal Shelter in Bolton http://www.animalshelter.org.uk/. She was rescued at 6 mouths old. Lassie lives with another dog called Dylan who’s 14 years old. They get on very well but she’s a bit nervous around other dogs, her human mummy thinks that something possibly happened to her before she was rescued.

Lassie’s human mum happens to be an animal photographer so I’ve asked her to give me some tips! You can check out her photos at https://www.facebook.com/jaderileyphotographyuk?fref=nf

Beautiful Lassie!

Beautiful Lassie!

Look at that smile!

Look at that smile!

Name: Lassie

Breed: Border Collie Cross

Age: 7 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Sardines, carrots and cheese. Lassie isn’t a massive eater though!

Favourite toy: She loves playing with her ball but she also has a soft toy puppy which she carries round by the neck and cuddles!

Favourite pastime: Walking. Lassie has walked up Snowden twice in the past year!

Year of the Dog Day 105

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It was my day off today so I knew I wouldn’t have too much trouble finding a dog! I went to visit my parents and we all wet for a little walk. We then spotted a very beautiful and friendly Black Labrador called Mia. I think that Mia is one of the friendliest dogs I’ve ever met! She came up to all of us to say hello with a big smile on her face; she’s a gorgeous dog! Mia is best friends with a French Bulldog called Rudy. They hang out with each other most nights and they both sulk if they don’t see each other, how cute! Mia is also friends with the lovely Bentley from day 99!

Beautiful friendly Mia!

Beautiful friendly Mia!

Name: Mia

Breed: Black Labrador

Age: 3 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Anything! Mia is currently on a diet though which she’s not happy about!

Favourite toy: Squeaky pig

Favourite pastime: Eating!

Year of the Dog Day 104

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The weather was really nice today so I went for a walk at lunch time to spot a dog, unfortunately I didn’t spot any!

As soon as I parked up back in Bolton I was very lucky and spotted a very cute looking dog so I ran over to say hello! George has lots of personality and he likes being heard, he was having a good old chat! He’s very cute!

Handsome George!

Handsome George!

Name: George

Breed: Cockapoo

Age: 2 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Everything!

Favourite toy: It was a big cuddly polar bear but he was getting a little too friendly with it!

Favourite pastime: To curl up behind her human mummy’s knees!

Year of the Dog Day 103

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I didn’t manage to get out at lunch time today so I headed to the park when I got back to Bolton. It didn’t take long before I spotted a very smiley, friendly looking Chocolate Labrador. Mollie was all wet as she’s had a little swim, it’s her favourite thing to do! Mollie’s owners have had her for a couple of years; she originally belonged to a relative but they took her on when she was 1 year old. She’s very happy, I don’t think she stopped smiling the whole time!

Smiley Mollie!

Smiley Mollie!

Name: Mollie

Breed: Chocolate Labrador

Age: 3 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Anything! She’s like’s food a bit too much so she’s on a health kick!

Favourite toy: Tennis ball

Favourite pastime: Swimming!

Year of the Dog Day

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It’s been a really rainy day today! I waited for the rain to get a bit lighter before I headed out on my dog hunt. I walked to a local park and spotted a lady with a very lovely looking dog. Goldie is 16 years old; she’s looking very good though! Her human mummy showed me her teeth which are in great condition for a dog her age! Goldie is really friendly with a really calm temperament, I got to give her a good stroke!

Lovely Goldie!

Lovely Goldie!

Name: Goldie

Breed: Cross breed, possibly Labrador!

Age: 16 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Goldie likes most food, she even likes ice cream!

Favourite toy: Goldie has lots of toys but hardly ever plays with them, she’s never been that bothered about toys!

Favourite pastime: Sitting on her human mums feet. She thinks if she does that her mum won’t leave the house!

Year of the Dog Day 101

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We all popped to the shop this morning and as soon as we walked in I spotted some people with 2 guide dogs who were there to collect money for the Guide Dog Association http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/.

Inca is a working Guide Dog and has been with his human daddy for 3 years. Inca is pretty tall and his dad was telling me that they breed Guide Dogs to different sizes to match the height of their owners. They also take other things into consideration like how active the person is and the kind of activities they regularly do. It’s so obvious but I hadn’t thought about it before that they would do that, it makes so much sense! Inca was very friendly and was happy for everyone to say hello! He lent into me for a little cuddle!

Rinty is a retired Guide Dog. His previous owner developed problems with his arms and so couldn’t walk with him anymore. They did try to re-train Rinty but they found that he had developed a fear of heavy traffic and so he had to retire. His current human daddy has always had dogs and has been a puppy walker for 13 different Guide Dog puppies. I asked him it was really hard giving them up; I don’t know if I could do it! He said that it is pretty hard but you have to remind yourself that they’ll only be with you for a year and that there going on to do an amazing job! He said that it’s all worthwhile when you receive a letter from there new owner thanking you for the work you’ve done! Rinty also lives with a former Guide Dog trainee that didn’t make it!

I know I’ve said it before but I think that Guide Dogs are so amazing, what caring, gentle, clever dogs they are!

Friendly Inca!

Friendly Inca!

Name: Inca

Breed: German Shepherd and Retriever cross

Job: Guide Dog

Age: 4 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Inca is on a special Guide Dog diet

Favourite toy: Pull ring

Favourite pastime: Free running and swimming!

Handsome Rinty!

Handsome Rinty!

Name: Rinty

Breed: German Shepherd

Job: Retired Guide Dog

Age: 4 years old

Favourite food: All food!

Favourite toy: Squeaky duck

Favourite pastime: Free waking out and about!