A dog I found in Bolton!
I went for a walk around Jumbles reservoir today with my little boy and a friend and I was pretty sure I’d see loads of dogs; I did! Todays dog is very lovely Rowdy, what a very friendly and excited dog, I don’t think I’ve seen a dog’s tail wag so much!
Very cute Rowdy!
Name: Rowdy
Breed: Cocker Spaniel
Age: 5 months old
Favourite food: Sprouts and cucumber!
Favourite toy: Squeaky cheeseburger
Favourite pastime: Pooping on the living room floor!
Yay, I’ve completed my first month! I’m very happy!
We were driving back from a trip to Ikea when I noticed a very cute Staffie puppy wearing a pink coat! My husband pulled over as soon as he could and I got out and ran back down the road; they were still there! Cookie the Staffie puppy is very cute, I got to give her lots of strokes! Her human brother was happy to tell me all about her, there’s a lot of love for cute Cookie!
Cute puppy Cookie!
Name: Cookie
Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Age: 14 weeks old!
Favourite food: Everything
Favourite Toy: Squeaky bone
Favourite pastime: Nibbling and Chewing!
I’m off out tonight so I really wanted to find a dog in the day today, but no joy! Another walk in the dark for me.
I spotted a very lovely Border Collie so I headed over to say hello to Max! Max was very friendly, but was a little nervous of the camera. The only way he would let me take a picture was if I was fussing him, hence the hand. This and the dark made taking the picture quite hard! Hopefully I have captured Max’s lovely friendly face.
Max is very lucky and goes for four walks a day, despite his owner being 87 years old! Dogs keep you youthful!
Name: Max
Breed: Border Collie
Age: 9 human years
Favourite toy: A rubber ring! He also enjoys carrying multiple sticks, but Max doesn’t share – once he’s got them, they are his! II love it when dogs carry sticks, especially if they are much bigger than the dog)
Favourite pastime: Walking and playing
Todays weather report is snow, cold, sleet and more snow! I was hoping I wouldn’t have to spend too much time outside today so I went to find a jewellery shop in an arcade just off St. Anne’s Square that I had been told has a French Bulldog in it; I just hadn’t realised that there’s about 6 jewellery shops in there! I had a look through each window but couldn’t spot any bat ears!
On the way home a spotted a very nice looking dog and went across to speak to the owner but they were in a rush, my first no!
When I got back to Bolton I went for a walk to the shop and was very pleased to spot Alfie the very handsome Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He was very friendly and I got to give him a nice fuss! Alfie is very gentle and tolerates a lot from the grandkids!
Very cute Alfie!
Name: Alfie
Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Age: 5 years old
Favourite food: Chappie
Favourite pastime: Sleeping and eating food! Alfie also enjoys the snow hence him braving todays weather!
It’s been so windy and rainy today! I decided that if I could avoid walking around in the bad weather today to find a dog it would definitely be a good thing! I was off work today and so headed to my parents house in the afternoon. I bribed them with cakes to keep their eyes peeled for dogs walking past! I was there for about half an hour when a very cute dog walked past so I dashed out of the house. I met the very lovely Jack who is another rescue dog from Leigh Cats and Dogs home, he was adopted when he was 2 years old.
Handsome Jack!
Name: Jack
Breed: Cross breed
Age: 10 years old (human years)
Favourite Food: Popcorn!
Favourite Toy: Jack doesn’t really play with toys as he rips them to bits within minutes!
Favourite pastime: Walking and chasing squirrels!
Another day in work so I went for a little walk at lunchtime on the dog lookout! I did spot a dog, the very lovely Prince from Day 22! I gave him a little fuss, he’s so lovely but I can’t have him as my dog of the day again! I didn’t spot any more dogs and so went for a little walk just after I parked up at nursery. I didn’t get very far when a spotted a very cute Poodle called Poppy. She was very sweet but unfortunately the picture isn’t the best! I’m finding it very difficult to get good quality images in the dark; I can’t wait for the spring to come!
Name: Poppy
Breed: miniature Poodle
Age:6 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Treats and cheese!
Favourite toy: A pale blue Poodle toy. It’s five years old and still going!
Favourite pastime: Playing with her ball
I went for a couple of little walks round Manchester today on my dog hunt but I didn’t spot any, there really aren’t many about in town!
When I got back to Bolton I popped to the shop and the guy that served me said “you’re the dog lady aren’t you?”. I hadn’t recognised him at first but it was the owner of Ruby, the very beautiful German Shepherd from Day 14! I asked him if he had thought that I was a bit of a weirdo and he said he kind of did until he had a look at the blog! I suspected as much!
Just as I started driving off from the shop I noticed a nice little dog with a very friendly looking lady so I parked up and jumped out of the car (I do totally accept that some people might interpret this as me being a bit weird!). The lovely dog is Kim a Staffie and Whippet cross, she has such a lovely kind face! Kim’s owner told me all about her and what a lovely girl she is! She also told me that once her and her partner were riding their bikes in the Lake District with Kim following them. They stopped for a rest and then another couple went past on their bikes, Kim thought they were her humans and so started following them!
Cute Kim!
Name: Kim
Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier/ Whippet cross
Age: 13 years old (human years)
Favourite toy: Soft hamburger
Favourite pastime: Sleeping!
I’ve had the day off today so I figured I’d have lots of opportunities to find a dog! I went to my parents house and only had to wait for 30 minutes before a dog walked past, my mum got very excited when she noticed the very pretty Beagle Tilly! What a lovely friendly girl Tilly is! Her owner told me that she’s cheeky too! They’ve had to have child locks put on all of the Kitchen cupboards, even the high up ones because she would break into them!
Cute Tilly
Name: Tilly
Breed: Beagle
Age: 10 years old (human years)
Favorite food: Anything! She also stole a box of chocolates at Christmas! She spent the whole day being sick, poor girl! Stay away from chocolate dogs, it’s not good for you!
Favorite pastime: Sleeping and going for walks!
I was hoping that I might see another dog walking past my work today but I think that’s wishful thinking! I went for a walk around Manchester at lunchtime but I didn’t see any dogs. I planned to go for a walk around the block when I got to nursery but just as I was pulling up to park the car I noticed a lady walking a very handsome dog! I parked up as quick as I could and ran after them being very careful not to slip on the ice! The very excited Tikaani was very happy to say hello! I wasn’t sure what type of dog Tikaani was but his owner explained that he’s a Northern Inuit, what a lovely dog! Tikaani was very chatty and spoke to me for a treat, clever boy!
Lovely Tikaani
Name: Tikaani (It means wolf)
Breed: Northern Inuit
Age: 2 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Dried liver
Favourite toy: Tikaani has a toy space hopper which he loves bouncing with his noise!
Favourite pastime: Playing with other dogs and running in the snow.
Funny story: Tikaani once ate an arm of a chair!
It’s still pretty icy outside today but I decided to walk to my parents house rather than drive in the hope that I would see a dog. I got right to my parents’ street before I did meet a dog and that was my parents neighbours dog. He’s very lovely but I haven’t made him my dog of the day today as I thought it would be sensible to save him as a back up dog on a day I’m struggling. Loads of dogs walk past my parents house so I figured it wouldn’t take long to spot one, it didn’t! My dad jumped up and shouted ‘a dog Liza, quick!’, it’s a family effort!
I ran out of the house in hot pursuit and caught up with a very excited Neville who was on his way to play ball on the field. I think that Neville is one of the most excited dogs I’ve ever met, he couldn’t wait to get to the field! I had to stand in the direction of the field to get the picture, he wouldn’t look in any other direction, eye on the prize!
Very excited Neville
Name: Neville
Breed: Border Collie
Age: 3 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Schmackos
Favourite pastime: Playing with his ball on the field. He couldn’t wait!
Funny story: Neville once fell asleep on the bed lying on his back but ended up rolling off the bed!
I had such a busy day in work today; there wasn’t a spare minute to go and search for a dog at lunch time!
After work I parked up at nursery and went for a walk around the block but I didn’t see any dogs. I did however see one on my way out of nursery but I couldn’t really stop as I had my little boy with me and it would be really difficult to get a picture of a dog whilst keeping him safe by the road! As soon as my husband got back from work I headed out! I went up to the shop and outside there was very nice little Yorkshire Terrier called Bailey.
Cute Bailey
Name: Bailey
Breed: Yorkshire Terrier
Age: 10 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Cheese!
Favourite toy: Bailey doesn’t really play with toys
Favourite pastime: Going for a walk. Bailey also enjoys singing along with his human mum!
The weather is really horrible today, very cold and windy! I went for a walk around Manchester at dinnertime and went to another little hidden park that I’d never been to before but no dogs! After work I walked a slightly longer way to the train station but couldn’t spot a single dog!
When I got back to Bolton I popped into Pets at Home as needed to get a couple of bits for my handsome cat Milo. Again I was hoping I’d see a dog but I couldn’t spot any. I mentioned my blog to the two members of staff and they were really friendly and helpful and went off to see if there was a dog in the dog grooming parlour but they’d all gone home!
When I got back to the house I went for a little walk to the shop, surely I’d see a dog there but nothing! The weather is so horrible all the sensible people are at home in the warm, just the crazy dog stalker lady wandering the streets! I walked past the hairdressers that my mum goes to and I remembered that my mum said that she has a nice little dog so I popped in. What a lovely lady the hairdresser is, she was really friendly and happy for me to take a photo of the very cute and excited Oscar!
Oscar has a bit of a fan club at the hairdressers with some customer bringing in treats for him every time they come, what a lucky boy!
Excited Oscar!
Name: Oscar
Breed: King Charles Cavalier Spaniel
Age: 7 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Chicken. Oscar had to have some antibiotics which were hidden in chicken to get him to eat them but now he’s got used to the high life!
Favourite toy: Toy teddies
Favourite pastime: Going for a walk and running after a ball
Yeah, day off! I’ve had lots of time to find a dog today! It started snowing earlier but fortunately it’s wasn’t heavy so I could get out and about with my little boy in the pram. We walked to the library for toddler tales, I did see a dog on the way but I was running a bit behind so couldn’t stop. After toddler tales we went for a walk to the park where I spotted 3 people walking 4 dogs between them! I asked if they would mind if one of them was my dog of the day. They offered all 4 of them but I though I should just stick to one! The dog of the day is very handsome Mason!
Handsome Mason
Name: Mason
Breed: Akita
Age: 5 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Chappie dog food
Favourite toy: Rope
Favourite pastime: Eating!
I’m really tired today! Probably not the best way to start my post but this is my sixth day in a row in work; I’m very much looking forward to my day off tomorrow! I was hoping I’d find a dog at dinnertime (in the northern sense) today as I didn’t really want to have to go for a walk in the cold and the dark after work! I went to the park where I saw the beautiful Teazle yesterday but there weren’t any dogs about today. I did see one walking past work whilst I was in a meeting but I didn’t think it would be very professional to dash out of a meeting to meet a dog!
After work I parked the car up outside nursery and went for little walk around the block to see if I could find a dog. I spotted a guy further down the road, there were cars in the way so I couldn’t see if he had a dog but I thought he was walking in a “dog walking” way! He was! My doggy senses are getting stronger by the day! I met Ruby the very smiley German Shepherd. Ruby was a little camera-shy!
We were stood under a yellow street light hence the colour of the photo. It looks a bit crazy but I kind of like it!
Smiley Ruby
Name: Ruby
Breed: German Shepherd
Age: 2 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Anything!
Favourite toy: Ruby really likes pull toys
Favourite pastime: Walking
I start work a little bit later on a Sunday but I had every intention of getting up at my normal time so that I could go for a dog spotting walk before work; that didn’t happen, my bed was sooo comfy and the weather sounded awful outside! Anyway I ended up being a bit pushed for time this morning and so couldn’t stop the car to meet two very nice Huskies that I saw going for a walk! I went out for a little walk during my break but unfortunately didn’t see any dogs. I didn’t spot any dogs walking past my work either! As soon as got home I parked up and went for a walk round the block. It was really quiet out, it was before 6pm by the time I got back but it felt really late! The weather has been pretty awful today so I figure that only the hardened dog walkers are braving it out tonight! I was near the end of my route and I was starting to lose heart when I spotted a little dog ahead! I jogged after them and saw it was very cute Westie wearing a very stylish polka-dot jacket! Alfie the Westie was very friendly, a really lovely boy! Whilst we were chatting he got very excited about a motorbike that went past but he doesn’t feel the same about buses, he’s a bit scared of them; they are much bigger than him!
The very friendly Alfie
Name: Alfie
Breed: West Highland Terrier
Age: 4 years old (Human years)
Favourite food: Any treat!
Favourite toy: Tartan squeaky bone
Favourite pastime: Going for a walk
I didn’t see any dogs in Manchester city centre again today, I hope there are some over the weekend! I got back to Bolton without seeing a single dog. I walked to the car, parked it at my sons’ nursery and went for a quick walk around the block to see if I could spot a dog – but no cigar! When I got home I started checking out of the window to see if I could spot any dogs walking past, I can’t decide if it makes me seem like a bit of a nutter or not if I run out of the house to get a photo?! I didn’t see any dogs anyway! As soon as my husband got home I headed out on the hunt!
I needed to buy some milk so I headed to the shop, I was pretty sure I’d find a dog there and I did, a very handsome Pug called Oscar. I love Pugs! Oscar was very friendly and was wearing a little scarf, he won’t leave the house if he hasn’t got it on! I love that, what a fashion icon! Oscar’s owner was telling me that she nagged her dad for at least 3 years to get a Pug but he was having none of it until he met two Pugs outside a Chinese takeaway and fell in love! Who can blame him, Pugs are ace!
Unfortunately this isn’t my best picture, my camera was being a bit weird and I didn’t have too much time to mess with it and get it right. Sorry Oscar I’ve not captured how lovely you are!
Fashionable Oscar in his scarf!
Name: Oscar
Breed: Pug
Age: 3 years old (human years)
Favourite toy: Slippers
Favourite food: Scrambled eggs and bacon
Favourite pastime: Going out for walks
Luckily, Oscar’s owner has sent me a much better picture that properly shows what a handsome boy he is! Thanks a lot Hayley, it was really nice to meet you and lovely Oscar today!
A much better picture of Oscar!
Work days are definitely going to be harder than days off to find a dog! I didn’t see any dogs on the way to work so I went for a walk at dinnertime to see if I could find one – but not a sausage! Today has been the first day that I’ve got to 6pm without having yet found a dog! I popped into Pets at Home on the way home to see if there were any dogs there but I think today was the first time I’ve ever been in there when there wasn’t any dogs! There were plenty of rabbits though but I don’t think I can pass them off as a dog! On my way to the car I bumped into my sister so I gave her a lift home and luckily spotted a friendly looking lady with a very sweet dog. I pulled over and jumped out of the car whilst trying not to seem like a complete mentalist! I was very pleased to meet the very cute Betty! Betty was really friendly, a really sweet dog and she was very happy to model for me! Betty’s owner was very happy to tell me all about Betty and how friendly and also determined she is!
Cute Betty!
Name: Betty
Breed: Welsh Terrier
Age: 3 years old (human years)
Favourite toy: Betty changes her mind about what her favourite toy is every couple of weeks. Her current favourite is a Father Christmas toy which was her Christmas present. Before Christmas her favourite toy was a Zippy from Rainbow toy.
Favourite food: Betty isn’t fussy, she’ll eat anything! She especially likes apples and bananas!
Favourite pastime: Lounging around on the sofa and looking out of the window watching the world go by!
Yeah, one week completed! I’ve had my day off work today but I’ve had quite a busy morning going to Toddler Tales and then to visit my niece. I saw loads of dogs when I was driving around but didn’t actually get to see one close up until later. I went to my parents’ house and dropped my son off with them whilst I went on a dog search. I said this morning that I’d really like to see a Springer Spaniel puppy; well I didn’t see a puppy but I did see 3 very excited Springer Spaniels! It was a new experience trying to photograph a Springer Spaniel, they’re so excited that they don’t really keep still! I did finally manage to get a shot in focus of the lovely Holly and I was very grateful to the owner for being so patient! Springer Spaniels are such fun dogs, I love how hyper-active they are, I’ve had a big smile on face for the rest of the day!
Very excited Holly!
Name: Holly
Breed: Springer Spaniel
Age: 2 years old (human years)
Favourite food: Meat and Veg
Favourite Toy: Holly doesn’t really play with toys
Favourite pastime: Running about (she’s very good at it!)
I decided today that I would try to find my dog of the day earlier on, take off the pressure! I was pretty lucky, as I left the house I saw 2 dogs walking down the street, I could tell from the smaller dogs walk that it was a French Bulldog which I was very excited about! It was really icy out, my son and husband had both slipped as soon as we left the house but I managed to run down the street without falling on my bum, bonus! I was very excited to see that I was right and it was a French Bulldog and the bigger one was a very handsome French/ English Bulldog cross. I absolutely adore French Bulldogs so I’m a very happy girl today! I would usually just include the one dog but as they were both together I thought it would be nice to have pictures of them both. I tried to get a picture of the 2 together but its early days for my dog photography skills and I couldn’t manage it!
Handsome French Bulldog Claude
Name: Claude
Breed: French Bulldog
Age: 3 years old (Human Years)
Favourite Toy: Plastic Bottle
Favourite Food: Chicken
Favourite Pastime: Lying in bed with his human mum, Louis and the cat on a Sunday morning
Handsome Louis
Name: Louis
Breed: French/ British Bulldog cross
Age: 8 years old (human years)
Favourite toy: Pigs ears
Favourite food: Chicken
Favourite pastime: Lying in bed with his human mum, Claude and the cat on a Sunday morning
I was starting to worry that I might have left it a little late today to find a dog; although it was only 3.30pm when I left the house it was starting to get a little dark and I thought I might struggle! Fortunately just round the corner from my parents’ house I bumped into a very lovely Boxer dog. Again the dog owner didn’t think I was crazy and was happy for me to take a photo of the lovely Poppy!
Lovely Poppy
Name: Poppy
Breed: Boxer
Age: 10 years old (human years)
Favourite toy: Anything that squeaks!
Favourite pastime: Sitting on people’s knee, Poppy is definitely a lap dog!
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