Sort of snaggled from aingeal8c who did a different quiz on the site.


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This morning we got a call from the lady I mentioned in my previous doggy related post to say that her other Westie bitch had pupped two weeks ago and . . . and . . . she had two little girl dogs (her words), and we had first refusal of one or both (we had vaguely talked about having two ( Read more... )

Just to say thank you to everyone for all the moving comments, emails, e-cards and virtual gifts I've received about Tansy ( Read more... )

Over the weekend J and I had to make probably the hardest decisions a pet owner has to make, and this morning J took Tansy to the vet and she was put to sleep.

She went downhill very, very quickly in the end. As I said in my post on 5th October, the vet had hoped that with the tablets, she'd perk up and be with us for longer. However, it wasn't to ( Read more... )

As you know we've been having on-going worries with Tansy over the last few weeks (well she is fifteen and-a-half), but it's got somewhat worse recently as her appetite has become so erratic. Thus another trip to the vet's was called for, and earlier this week she had blood taken so that several tests could be carried out. We've just had the ( Read more... )

As some of you know, Tansy hasn't been well for over a week. The vet wasn't sure if it was just a nasty stomach upset or a growth - she is over 15, so the possibility of the latter has to be faced ( Read more... )

We're going out soonish to do some more measuring in my parent's flat and then to sort out a shower curtain and some blinds for them, before we have tea out, but I wanted to share this first.

It's hubby's birthday today and one of the cards he received had the following on the front of it:

Eventually most dog owners can be taught to obey their ( Read more... )

We have an escapologist in our family. Her name is Tansy and she's our almost-fourteen year-old West Highland White Terrier. She visited our neighbours (both sides fortunately loved her) gardens several times from our previous home, finding new places to push/dig her way through until the fence was covered with bricks/concrete pieces. She even ( Read more... )

On Sunday we decided it was time to subject Tansy to a bath. Normally this is nothing special. It isn't her favourite part of her life, but apart from a few attempts to clamber out of the sink onto the draining board and drinking her bath water, hubby wins the battled ( Read more... )