Well, I’m back… finally. I thought she was never coming home! I mean, I enjoy staying with Gooch and Co… that goes without saying… but you can’t beat being where you belong. And I belong where I can keep an eye on what she’s up to…
…especially when my boy came straight round and brought her chocolates…
‘Pparently, it was her birthday while she was away, but she promises I didn’t miss any cake. She says she’s about eight and a half in dog years… we don’t really worry about stuff like that. As long as we can still chase stuff and our back ends haven’t gone, we’re okay.
I’m saying nothing about her back end while there are chocolates to be snaffled though…
I know I’m not supposed to have ’em, she says they are not good for me and that she is only trying to look after me because she loves me. She can always trade me for cheese or chicken if she’s going to be stingy with ’em.
Anyway, she’s been gallivanting with her friends again, while I stayed with some of mine, but she came back poorly, so I’m going to be on cuddle-duty for a while.ย You have to look after them when they’re not well, you know. One of my friends isn’t well either. His name is Fionn and he owns one of her friends.
Fionn is a gorgeous, smiley Labradoodle. Everybody in Glastonbury knows Fionn! But he isn’t well. He was really poorly last year and they found out he has something nasty called Addisons’s. The vets have their uses…even if I don’t like ’em… and lots of people rallied round to help them save his life. Fionn’s, not the vets (though the next time they want to use me as a pincushion…. ๐ )
Fionn’s Mum is a special lady and has spent many years working to promote peace and unity both within Glastonbury and across the wider world. She asked if we could help spread the word a bit, ’cause she’s trying to raise a bit of money to look after Fionn by selling her own stuff… and when we looked, we saw that she’s selling things that we know she loves too… but she loves Fionn more.
Please visit her auction page and see if there is anything you would like to bid on to help Fionn or you can donate or simply help spread the word at their gofundme campaign page.
http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/raisingfundsforfionn
https://www.gofundme.com/Fionn
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Sorry to hear about Fionn’s condition. Hope the chocolates went down a treat, made me smile in places with the humour .. Keep up that cuddle duty I am sure your Mum will appreciate every nuzzle and paw.. ๐
Love to you Sue xxx
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Thanks, Sue… she’s saving the chocolates till she can taste ’em…or so she says… ๐ Me, I think she’s got a secret stash somewhere and thinks she can palm me off with dog treats. Well okay, I mean, she’s got chicken in the fridge… so maybe she’ll share that instead ๐ Much love, Ani xxx
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Haha…. Hope your mum Ani gets her taste buds back, And anyway you know too much choc is bad for you, I think I would hold out for the Chicken.. ๐ xxx
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All she has to do is leave the fridge door ajar for a minute, then the chicken will magically disappear ๐ Much love, Ani xxx
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Dear Ani,
Fionn asked me to type you a message as he has had a busy day being very stressed. Apparently he doesn’t like all this moving around of the house that I am doing at the moment and he feels a little tipped-up.
Thank you very much for sharing our auction. Chicken is also a part of his needs as his tummy digests it better. We have the rice and Fionn gets the chicken so he shall look forward to sharing some chicken, and a ball game, with you soon!
Much love from me and a huge WOOF and waggy tail from Fionn xx
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Hiya Fionn’s Mum!
Tell Fionn, anything for a friend.
I can sympathise with him… she’s been diving around all day with buckets and fish. Me, I prefer it when she chills… which she says she is going to with all the doors open ๐ But hey… I have cows in the back field again, so what does she expect? You have to keep an eye on them, you know.
Tell Fionn I have plenty of balls to share… but I know chicken is sacrosanct.
Much love, Ani xxx
( Oh…and from her too. xxx)
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I ate lots of cow dung today on my walk. SHE isn’t impressed.
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Ah…
They just don’t understand, Fionn… ๐ xxx
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Ani, you have a big heart, and for you I will definitely help.
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Thank you, Noelle. Much love, Ani and her xxx
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Hope she and Fionn are feeling better soon, Ani. There’s a good dog!
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I hope she is too… we need LOADS of walks ๐
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Fresh air and sunshine cures all ills!
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This is England… we have the fresh air at least ๐
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Ha, I know, I thought about that as I wrote it… consider it a wish!
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At present, rain will do. It means I don’t have to cu the grass for a while ๐
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I see rain and I think, “Rats, the grass is growing faster!” ;D
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me too as a rule, but at present I just see a good excuse to heal. ๐
Me too… but just at present,
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Healing must be your priority, as all else depends upon it. ๐ Get well soon!
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Doing my best ๐
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Welcome home, small dog with beautiful brown eyes. And welcome home, mom. We have all missed you.
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Thanks, Marilyn… the break was wonderful, but it is a long time away from Ani
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I sure hope your friend Fionn feels better soon. You are a good friend for helping out.
And please tell your Mum thanks for following my blog….or was that you? ๐
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Well, after reading about Freckles, I thought she should, you know ๐
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I guess its important for you pups to support each other!
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Always ๐
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Ani is back from her break and she has a very important message about one of her special friends. Fionn is a dog with Addisons and his owner is holding an auction of items to raise money for his treatment.. If you can help the link is in Sue Vincen’ts post.. We cannot cure or help the world’s lost and vulnerable but we can make a difference one being at a time.
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Please wish your mum a belated Happy Birthday from me and my boys, Ani. I’m so sorry to hear about your friend, Fionn. I’d certainly not mind sharing my chicken, cheese, custard, or any of my toys with you and Fionn.
Lots of barks and waggly tails,
Toby
xx
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And there I thought Spam was something I could eat if she’d let me, but apparently, Toby, you and your boys were in it… I rescued you, being half retriever and all. She says thank you. Much love, Ani xxx
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Thanks for saving us from the spam monster, Ani. xx
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Any time, Hugh… love to Toby! Much love, Ani xxx
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I hope your two-legs and Fionn are both feeling better. You are a good, caring dog. If she doesn’t need your cuddles anymore, you can come on over, I have cuddles to spare – and treats! I will hope over to Fionn’s page and see what I can do. Hugs and Kisses.
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She says she will always need cuddles… but I say a girl can never have too many ๐ Thank you! Much love, Ani xxx
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Lovely to see you sweet Ani. โค
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Hi Ani its Dante dog here. My owner who does this writing was away too. Across the water in Dublin. She came back poorly too. Coughing and spluttering and wanting tea all the time. She worries me sometimes. She will spread the word about your poorly friend my paws are crossed for his recovery. As always much paw love to you from Dante xxx
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Hi Dante, thank you ever so much… you’d like Fionn, everyone does. Hope you can get your two-legs well again soon… mine is still wandering round groaning at silly hours. They should just sleep it off somewhere…but they never do. Much love, Ani xxx
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