New and exciting things!

Hullo ladies and Gentlemen! It has been a few busy months since last time I posted! And I have come back with news for you, because we have a new family member!

Please meet Pixie-Cora!

Pixie is a two year old Jack Russell Terrier, she is also a rescue dog, and Mummie and Daddie adopted her two weeks ago, but we did know her before she landed in rescue, so she was not scared coming to live with us. Mummie's eyes did leakings when she did pick her up, 'cos she knew Pixie was home for good!

Pixie is still learning how to be good with the cats, but the ladies at her training class say she will be a natural at agility and she is a very, very bright button! She is learning fast. Ambam does love her lots now, and they play lots and lots all day together! I quite like her too, as long as she doesn't wake me up when I am snoozings!

The other news is that I am now officially a PAT dog! Mummie needs to send off one more form and she wants to order me a proper jacket, but I have my IDtag and certificate! I am really looking forward to visiting people and helping people feel good!

And finally have a picture each of Ambam and the stinky kitties so they don't feel left out!

(photo by J. White of Paws n' more photography)

Dally!

Tig!

Hullo ladies and gentlemen, hounds and houndettes in blogland, today I met Clay in person! He is a very handsome chap, very happy and so playful! We did lots of waggy tails and sniffings and he did share my bed a little bit, I did like him lots! You just wouldn't ever guess that he is so poorly, but that is quite nice for him, I think- that he is so happy and bubbly, he just doesn't know he is ill, and so he is enjoying his life to the full, which is the best way to be!

His Mummie loved her painting, and she loved me! I did get lots of cuddles and I did give her special wuffly sniffs because I did think she was lovely too!

Here are myself and Clay! He has lost a lot of fur, and his ear fur has been clipped to match his coat, but is still a handsome lad :)

Last week Ambam celebrated her 2nd Gotcha day! She is my wonderful, beautiful, daft, playful sister and I love her dearly, Mummie and Daddie and the stinkykitties do love her many lots as well, Mummie says she is like the sunshine after a rainy spell, always warm, welcome, and loved!

So here is Ambam, in all her wonderful sillyness, cuteness and beautifulness!



I hope you all had a wonderful week, too!

Bed Hogs!

We have been practising taking over the bed. We are winning!

In other news, I am still waiting to hear back from the PAT dog group, but that's ok, because we were told to expect a wait. Ambam is getting really good at learning her new tricks, and Mummie has finished the portrait of Clay. Clay has not got many more chemo sessions left, we hope he will have a lot longer with his mummie. She says he has now lost all of his fur, but I'm sure he hasn't lost any of his personality!

Trip to the vets!

We ALL went to the vets today! Me and Ambam and the stinkykitties! I was a big, brave boy, because I LOVE the vets, I did wag my tail, and wuffled at the vetty mans face, and he did say I was stunning, and I agree! AROOOOOOO!

The vetty man did listen to my heart going guh-thunka-guh-thunka-guh-thunka, and did look at my eyes, and my (lack of) teeth and said I was a star for giving blood :)

Then it was Ambams turn, but she was very nervous, and did express her bottom-glands all over the floor. The vetty man was very nice and understanding, and Ambam really was very brave for her booster shot, and stood still when the vetty man listened to her heart, which was going 'thunkety-thunkety-thunkety-thunkety at one million miles an hour!

Then Daddie did take us out of the room for a run and to help Ambam feel happy again and forget about the vetty man.

Mummie says the Stinkykitties, Dallie and Tig, were very well behaved, and that the vetty man said she should be proud because we are all in excellent condition! Well mummie did blush and did feel very, very happy, and she does feel very proud of us, because she says we are all wonderful companions and she loves us dearly.

I hope that we will soon meet up with Clay, who I did give blood to, he is doing well with the Chemo, and I hope he will have a lot longer with his mummie because he is doing so well. Mummie has started painting him, he is a poodle cross, and very handsome! Mummie had better do a good job or I'll dribble all over the canvas and make her start again!

Tomorrow I have my PAT dog assessment, I'm very excited, I hope I do well! Please keep your paws and fingers crossed for me!

Lastly, a friend showed me this blog, and me and mummie thought it was beautiful! It's about living with, and loving, two older whippets (aged 15!) (There is a mild swear, just to let you know)

http://patience-please.blogspot.co.uk/

Definitely worth a read!

Ok, over and out for now!

xxx eggs eggs eggs,

-Nibs!

Very muddy walk and Ambam won a competition!

Hello all, we've been very lazy about keeping up appearances- we really need a good afternoon to catch up on everyones posts and tales! We will catch up soon, I promise!

We went on a little fundraiser/ get together walk yesterday, for We Help Any Dog (http://www.wehelpanydog.com/) along the base of some cliffs, with some lovely, slimy, stinky MUD! I stayed on lead most of the time, but Ambam got COVERED! her bandana was pristine white in the morning, but not for long! I, on the other paw, kept my blue bandana very clean! After Ambam had used up some of her energy we were clicked together with one lead, Mummie says we keep each other out of trouble! Me and Ambam have learnt to synchronise our steps so we can really move!
(photo's taken by Jessica White)

Also- Ambam won a competition! She did win with this photo that Aunty J took-

She did win a toy called a 'Fluggie' a nice, soft, strong tug-toy, Mummie did choose the colours and it only took two days to get here!

Om-nom-nom-nom says Ambam!

Give it to meeeee, Mummie!!!

Rrrrr-rrr-rrrrrrrr *shakeyshakeshake* OM-NOM-NOM-NOM!

It even has her name embroidered on it! Luckily she says she will share it with me!

Thank you very much Tilly Mint! http://www.tilly-mint.com/

I hope everyone else has had just as nice a start to the week!

Over and out,

from Nibs! xx

PAT dog assessment!

Today I met the man and lady who will be assessing me for my suitability as a Pets as Therapy dog! I also met their beautiful, wonderful Leonberger- named Elsa, and her pup Eva, they were very well behaved!

The humans did like me lots and lots! I was a good boy and they said I had already passed 3/4 of the assessment just while we were chatting in the street! My Mummie knows I am a good boy, but hearing that they think so too did make her feel happy about the full assessment I have due.

I will be properly assessed later in the month, I'm so excited, I do love people so much, I do love being stroked and getting treats and making people happy! AND I get a snazzy jacket! Like this one here-

(picture from http://www.greyhoundlifeline.co.uk/news/latest-greyhound-news-4/)

PAT dogs go into lots of different places and help people feel good! It is a very good charity!
http://www.petsastherapy.org/

Wish me luck! And big round off aplause (ap-paws!) for Ambam, because she was a vry, very good girl while she waited at home- on her own for the first time without me! What a very brave and good girl!

A thank you, and the GGG.

Firstly, thank you for all your messages about my friend Sam, I have passed them on to his Mummie andit made her do sadhappy smilings, I think Sam is ok, because my other friend saw a rainbow, and surely that's Sam saying 'Mum, I'm ok'.

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So the Great Greyhound Gathering is in Spetember this year, we didn't go last year and Mummie was miffed! Are any of our dear blogger friends going? I'm looking at you, Deccy and Song!

Apparently there are many, many greys (someone told me there were 800 greys attending last year!) and lots of things to sniff, taste, and buy, and showrings! As a seriously handsome lad (not forgetting my beautiful sister, Ambam, of course) I know we could really strut our stuff and maybe even win! Especially if I wear my bow tie!

To leave off, I shall share some photo's from our visit to Aunty J's house. We went on a brilliant walk in the sun, but Aunty J hasn't put the photo's up yet and Mummie forgot her camera, silly woman! So we only have a few of me and Ambam back at the house, not all of us on the walk (yet!).

Out in the town waiting for a lift.

Amber on the right, with her friend Amy on the left.

My nose! Close up!

Zzzzzzzzzz, phew, we're tired!