Sorry for the silence!

We have been busy! Well... Mummie has been busy painting, anyway- and she's a meany and won't let me on the laptop unless she can supervise! I've also been busy helping Mummie with the foster pup we had for a little while- he found a home rightawayquick! And I also gave blood again to help save a spaniels life. Remember- any dog who is over 25kg, healthy, calm at the vets, and vaccinated can give blood! Tell your human to let your vet know if you are happy to give blood, or check out (for you hounds in the UK) http://www.petbloodbankuk.org/!

Anyway, firstly- Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings to you all! Mummie got snap-happy with her camera and we have got our very own Christmas photo's!

Here's Ambam snuggling in a cuddly dressing gown-

 

Here is Pixie looking like a well-behaved Jack Russell (har har, I don't think so!)



 

And my good self, Nibs- looking very excited about the whole ordeal!

 

 

 

But Mummie makes up for the photo-taking with fun walkies! Here is our long Sunday outing to the woods. We did all get muddy, but no-one got muddier than Pixie!

 

Running!

Mummie you don't neeeeed a family photo! we don't wanna pose!

Small dog, BIG forest!

Muddy Pixie!

Muddy enough to have her own tide line!

Spot the Greyhound!

Spot the Lurcher!

 

Lastly, here are some of the things which have been keeping Mummie so busy! She has been playing with watercolours!

Oscar:

Sammy:

 

Ted:

Midge:

 

 

I hope you are all very happy and healthy and enjoying the festive atmosphere! We are looking forward to all the dog-friendly Christmas tid-bits we'll get in our dinner! Om nom nom nom nom! Lots of love to you all and paws crossed Mummie will let me post more often! Hounds have rights, too y'know!

 

-Nibs the marvellous



Oh my dog! They got married!

Hello ladies and gennelmen!

Well, we are all a happy united household now! Mummie and Daddie went and got married! Woooooooo!

And then me and Ambam went on Honeymoon with them! Pixie is still a bit too naughty for a relaxed Honeymoon so she had a holiday with GrannaNanna and Aunty Lee did spend time every day with the stinkykitties!

Mummie and Daddie on their wedding day! (No, silly, those aren't their faces, I did get all arty on them for their anonimimimity!)

Ambam and Daddie looking over the beach.

My handsome self looking over Boscastle.

Can I eat that, Mummie? I do think Lobdobs would be tasty!

THROW THE BALL! I don't care if I have sand on my nose! THROW THE BALL!

Sandy nose CLOSE-UP!

Looking towards the sea on a very windy day!

 

There are some more photo's but I might add those in another post because there are many-lots!

 

We also have some new collars, you might have noticed! My orange flower collar and Ambams green collar are from TillyMint, and they are very comfy and safe and pretty!
http://www.tilly-mint.com/

 

I got my very own tiger-stripe collar to match my very own tiger-striped body! It is very elegant and strong, and has got a lot of comments- thank you very much Fiona!

http://www.thedogscollars.net/

 

Also Pixie got a new collar as well from Fiona at the dogs collars, gosh Pixie has had a lot of collar problems, but this one is like Goldilocks's collar, just right! Thank you for being a lifesaver (and made OVERNIGHT! After mummie sent her a panicky e-mail, and then Fiona delivered the NEXT DAY! What a lovely lady!)

 

 

Well I hope you lot have had just as much fun as we have! Take care everyone!

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