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A dog I found in Manchester!

Year of the Dog Day 43

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I went for a walk at lunch time today but didn’t spot any dogs, I did bump into my sister though which was very nice!

I parked up near nursery and spotted a very cute dog! I jumped out of the car to say hello to very lovely Petra! Petra’s owner has broken her leg so she was being walked by Iris and Keith. They weren’t 100% sure about some of the questions I asked them about Petra so they very kindly found out some of the info when they dropped her off and rang me up to let me know; thanks Iris and Keith!

Lovely Petra

Lovely Petra

Name: Petra

Breed: Jack Russell/ Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross

Age: 5 years old

Favourite Toy: Rope

Favourite pastime: Walking and snuggling up to her toy teddy!

Year of the Dog Day 41

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I’ve been working late today so I was very keen to find a dog during the day, I was in luck! I walked out of a coffee shop after a meeting and was greeted by very handsome Rodney, a Bull Mastiff and Boxer cross. He was so friendly, a really gentle boy who loves people, especially ladies! Rodney is a rescue dog from Cheshire dogs home.

Gorgeous Rodney!

Gorgeous Rodney!

Name: Rodney

Breed: Bull Mastiff and Boxer cross

Age: 2 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Eggs and full fat milk!

Favourite toy: Toy squirrel

Favourite pastime: Chasing squirrels and hanging out with his best dog friend an American/ English Bulldog cross!

Year of the Dog Day 40

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I had a really easy search today, one of the guys from work was off today and so came in with his dog! Baba is a very happy dog and was very excited to be walking around town. He was so excited that it was difficult to get him to keep still! Such a lovely dog!

Happy Baba!

Happy Baba!

Name: Baba

Breed: Jack Russell

Age: 3 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Apples!

Favourite pastime: Going for walks and playing with the other dog!

Year of the Dog Day 39

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I was working today and didn’t spot any dogs on the way in so I went for a walk at lunch time. I went to a park where I’ve had success before and spotted Frenchie Maurice carrying a big stick! I went over to say hello and then carried on with my search; I didn’t spot any other dogs during my lunch hour!

I went for a little walk when I got home, another night shot I’m afraid, I can’t wait for the days to get longer again! I spotted a very cute dog and went over to say hello! Poppy is a Border Terrier and she’s 15 years old; you wouldn’t think it though, she’s so active! Poppy would hardly keep still for a photo and her owner told that me she’ll walk for miles despite her advanced age!

Cute Poppy!

Cute Poppy!

Name: Poppy

Breed: Border Terrier

Age: 15 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Dry biscuits

Favourite toy: Poppy doesn’t play with toys

Favourite pastime: Sleeping!

Year of the Dog Day 38

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I’ve often hoped that I would see a dog at the train station and today that happened! I ran past my friend that I happened to bump into saying “there’s a dog over there”. I did manage to give her a quick hug though but there was no time to chat, I had a dog to meet! I had enough time before the train came to meet very lovely Rocky, he’s getting an old boy! He was really gentle and very friendly, we had a little hug! He was also very well-behaved on the train! Rocky is a rescue dog from Manchester Dogs home.

Lovely Rocky

Lovely Rocky

Name: Rocky

Breed: Cross breed

Age: 14 years old (human years)

Favourite toy: Rocky is too old for toys!

Favourite pastime: Going for a walk and having a sniff around!

Year of the Dog Day 29

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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!

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!

Year of the Dog Day 27

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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!

Cute Poppy

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

Year of the Dog Day 25

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The last Sunday that I worked I struggled to find a dog during the day and so had to go traipsing around in the cold and dark in the evening so I was keen to avoid that today. I was approaching my work driving down Deansgate when I spotted a really lovely looking dog. I wasn’t sure what breed it was but I was very keen to make it my dog of the day! I parked up in the car park as soon as I could and ran up to Deansgate in the hope I would spot them and yay, they were there! I ran over and met the very beautiful Fallon, a Kerry Blue Terrier. I don’t think I’ve ever met a Kerry Blue before so I feel very lucky today! Fallon is originally from Ireland and her Grandad once won Crufts!

I like the close up shot I got of Fallon so I’ve put two photos on today!

Beautiful Fallon

Beautiful Fallon

Close up!

Close up!

Name: Fallon

Breed: Kerry Blue Terrier

Age: 2 years old (human years)

Favourite food: Carrots!

Favourite toy: Fallon doesn’t really play with toys as she tears them to bits instantly!

Favourite pastime: Chewing Rawhide sticks and climbing up mountains. Fallon has been up most of the mountains in the Lake District!

Year of the Dog Day 24

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Another French Bulldog! I went for a walk at lunchtime to the hidden park and noticed Maurice the very handsome Frenchie! I can’t believe how many French Bulldogs I’ve met so far, what a lucky girl. Maurice is a very friendly boy and already has a bit of a following; you can follow him on Twitter @FrenchieMaurice   and Instagram . His humans were very nice and told me all him! He has a thing about the colour yellow and likes to chase anything with yellow on it!

Handsome Maurice

Handsome Maurice

Name: Maurice

Breed: French Bulldog

Age: 17 months old

Favourite food: Ham and Cheese

Favourite Toy: Squeaky Robin, but its’ lost it’s squeak!

Favourite pastime: Chasing papers, nibbling feet and sleeping!

Year of the Dog Day 22

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I’m very happy today! I’ve worked late tonight so I was really hoping I’d find a dog during my lunchtime as it would be way too late after work! I went to Saint Anne’s square and then to the Cathedral but no dogs! My next stop was the park that I met the lovely Teazle in but still nothing. From there I went a slightly longer way back to work and struck gold again! Across the street a noticed 4 little paws. I started running and as I got nearer I realised it was a French Bulldog puppy, soooooo happy! The very cute Prince is very friendly and his owner was very happy to tell me all about him, he loves him loads! I also got to have a little hug with Prince who showered me with kisses! Every day I hope I can hold a puppy; dreams do come true!

Very cute Prince!

Very cute Prince!

Name: Prince

Breed: French Bulldog

Age: 5 months old

Favourite toy: His owners shoes!

Favourite pastime: Sleeping and playing!

Year of the Dog Day 20

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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

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!

Year of the Dog Day 15

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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!

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

Year of the Dog Day 13

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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

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

Year of the Dog Day 12

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I met a beautiful dog today! I decided to have a look for a little hidden park that I’d been told about in the centre of Manchester which I’d never been to before. It’s a nice little park and I was very lucky and met a dog straight away, a very elegant German Short Haired Pointer called Teazle. I’d never heard that name before but Teazle’s owners explained that it’s a type of flower. I really love the story of how she got her name. Teazle’s family were on holiday in Cornwall when all of a sudden a dog called Teazle jumped into the back of the car. Their daughter fell in love with the dog and wanted to take it home with them! What their daughter didn’t know was they had already bought a puppy German Short Haired Pointer for her which they were due to pick up when they returned from their holiday. When they picked up the puppy they decided to name her Teazle after the lovely dog from Cornwall!

Beautiful Teazle

Beautiful Teazle

Name: Teazle

Breed: German Short Haired Pointer

Age: 12 years old (human years)

Favourite toy: Anything that squeaks and the daughters’ slippers!

Favourite pastime: Lying on the sofa!

Year of the Dog Day 10

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I’ve been working today but I was very optimistic that there might be more dogs around Manchester city centre on the weekend than through the week. I went for a little wonder round at dinner time and spotted a dog heading into Gap so I went in hot pursuit! The dog in question is Rosie a very cute cross-breed. Rosie’s owners adopted her from a dogs home where she was in a bit of a bad way and pregnant! Rosie ended up having 7 puppies which were all adopted to good homes through the Blue Cross. Rosie’s owner ended up working for the Blue Cross a few years later in Devon and met 3 of Rosie’s puppies again, how mad is that! What a small world!

Cute Rosie!

Cute Rosie!

Name: Rosie

Breed: Cross breed

Age: 11 years old (Human Years)

Favourite toy: A cat feeder ball

Favourite food: Butchers but when she was pregnant she loved croissants!

Favourite pastime: Going for a walk

Year of the Dog Day 6

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I was really lucky yesterday finding a dog as soon as I got off the train, but no such luck today! I didn’t see a single dog on the way to work. I had a meeting in a different building in Manchester this morning so I was hoping that I’d see one on the way there or back but nothing! I’m not sure how many dogs I’m going to find in Manchester city centre during the week, I think I might struggle! I had a meeting in the cafe in Waterstones in the afternoon and fortunately on my way out I spotted a very cute Yorkshire Terrier wearing a sweet little jacket. My colleague Rachel fortunately knows about my blog so she didn’t think I was mental when I shot across the shop to meet the lovely dog! I was very happy to find Rosie!

Pretty Rosie

Pretty Rosie

Name: Rosie

Breed: Yorkshire Terrier

Age: 10 years old (human years)

Favourite toy: Doesn’t really play with toys

Favourite pastime: Walking, sleeping, eating and playing with other dogs

Year of the Dog Day 5

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It was my first day back to work today after the Christmas holidays. I was worried I’d struggle to get the time to find a dog today so I was eagle-eyed with my dogdar switched on! I got off the train in Manchester along with about another 100 commuters and through the crowd I saw a bum which I believed belonged to a British Bulldog wagging from side to side. I sprinted (it was really more of a jog) after the dog! When I made my way through the crowd I discovered that again there were two dogs, a British Bulldog and a French Bulldog, almost the same as yesterday (they are different dogs, I promise!). Again I was very excited, 4 Bulldogs in 2 days, jackpot! I was a little out of breath but I managed to ask the friendly man if I could take a picture of his dogs. The British Bulldog is a male but called Louise, I’m told it’s a long story but unfortunately I didn’t have time to ask what the story is! Today I did manage to get a photo of the 2 dogs together but Louise has come out a bit blurry which is a shame, I’m sure I’ll get better at it!

Handsome Dave!

Handsome Dave!

Name: Dave

Breed: French Bulldog

Age: 13 months old

Favourite Toy: Anything he can eat

Favourite food: Chicken

Favourite pastime: Messing around!

The most handsome dog called Louise!

The most handsome dog called Louise!

Name: Louise

Breed: British Bulldog

Age: 6 years old (Human years)

Favourite toy: anything he can eat

Favourite food: Chicken

Favourite pastime: Messing around!

My blurry picture of Louise and Dave

My blurry picture of Louise and Dave