Tag: dogs

  • Chloë, not cancer

    Chloë, not cancer

    One wee dog, two sweaters, and an inspiring story of recovery

  • plan B

    plan B

    Bruce has some important information to share with you

  • Banana BOB

    Banana BOB

    Hi I am BOB. You’ve not heard me here me before. For, unlike Bruce, the philosopher, I am a dog of action, and not of words. But today I’ve decided to break my silence to tell you about my favourite thing – BANANA! The reason I like BANANA is very simple. I live beside West…

  • life with BOB

    life with BOB

    Hello, friends. It is I, Bruce. In case you’ve forgotten who that is, I’m the big black labrador who lives with Kate and Tom. I like SWIMMING, POTATOES, STICKS and BALLS, and enjoy living here among the woods and hills, where on my long daily WALKS with my humans, I am sometimes lucky enough to…

  • Bobby is learning

    Bobby is learning

    Anyone who has brought a new puppy home will know that it can be quite tiring. Like any puppy his age, Bobby is pretty nutty and full-on and requires lots of focused training. But this is all part of the fun. Bobby is now house trained. He knows “sit” and “lie down” he can fetch…

  • Bobby and his sisters

    Bobby and his sisters

    If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have probably picked up on our exciting news We are getting a puppy! We have named him BOBBY. A few of you may remember that, when I fell down and had my stroke, I was found lying on the cycle path by a dog and his owner who…

  • Things of Human Interest

    Hiya! It is I, Bruce. Today I am here to tell you about an important difference between Dogs and Humans. This is where I live. It is a good place and there are many things I like about it. My human companions also like this place. But although dogs and humans both can both like…

  • g(love)

    Hiya! It is I, Bruce. A while ago, we lived in a tall stone building in a city where there were lots of cars. Now we live here: Where there are lots of these: And a few of these: One of the many good things about it round here is that there are many Paths…

  • snowballs and other mysteries

    Hiya! It is I, Bruce. Today there is SNOW. I like SNOW because when it arrives we get up early and go for fun walks in my favourite places. One of the many mysteries of taking a walk in the SNOW with humans is how very different their priorities are from mine. Kate, for example…

  • humans and other creatures

    Hiya! It is I, Bruce. I have just returned from a F-U-N time on the island of Islay. This time was particularly fun as I have spent the past few weeks having no fun at all (going back and forth to the place where they put you on a table and poke at you, and…

  • memo to self

    Never wear silk georgette around Bruce.

  • of dogs . . . and sheep

    It has been an interesting week. On the downside, there have been a couple of days of evil, all-consuming fatigue to contend with. This meant that I was unable to go across to Glasgow, and hence unable to meet up with some folk I’ve been looking forward to seeing for ages, to chat about lace.…

  • taking it easy

    After a rubbish couple of weeks, some very nice things have been happening here recently. I was stupidly thrilled to see my name (in connection with this post) on page 7 of the current issue of The Ambridge Voice. What? You’ve not heard of this esteemed publication? It is, of course, the newsletter of the…