Category Archives: Dogs

Hunger games..?

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Tonight, I feast! That was the plan, The cupboard, though, was bare. The little ice-box and the fridge? No, there was nothing there… I fancied something full of taste I dish that I could savour, With only mouldy bread in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, food, Humour, Photography, Poetry | Tagged Ani, dog's dinner, the small dog | 34 Comments

Dulce et decorum est by Jim Webster

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jim Webster: This time of year can be difficult for the diligent Border Collie. All these charming lambs scampering about might look delightful but they’ve got no respect. As old Jess would doubtless have said, if she could … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged bluidy auld witch, Border Collies, canine input, girls in short skirts getting out of sports cars, pet lambs | 6 Comments

Notes from a small dog – On duty

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There’s something wrong with the two-legs. She’s not broken exactly, but she’s not working right. I keep having to remind her about impotant things… like my dinner. ‘Off colour’ she calls it… I thought that only happened to the fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged cats, cows, dog blogging, humour, illness, Mister Fox | 66 Comments

Notes from a small dog – Foul baggage

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* I know the score… I know the signs… there’s no way she’ll decieve me, She’s running round and packing bags, which means she’s going to leave me. She wanders way too often for my liking, I must say, Sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Photography, Poetry | Tagged absence, missing people, packing bags, the feathered seer workshop | 69 Comments

Notes from a small dog – War and peace

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sparrows, she said. Ha! If only… It’s been peaceful since we moved here. Apart from the cows and the postman… and a few odd visitors like the hedgehog. I was really starting to feel I could relax a bit. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Humour, Photography | Tagged antagonists, dogs and cats, inter-species warfare | 48 Comments

Ani does Macbeth (again)… the dog-treat scene

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Is this a dog treat which I see before me, Thus dangled before my nose? Come, let me crunch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Thou art not, fatal vision, sensible For the volume of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Humour, Photography, Poetry | Tagged dog treats, expressive dog, shakespeare, temptation | 54 Comments

Notes from a small dog – Absconding

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She has taken her squished fingers away from the computer for a day or two to allow them a little healing time. The fact that she is running north, she says, is neither here nor there… Well, as you read … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, cats, Dogs, writing | Tagged Animals, fish playing football, humour, pets, tolerance | 45 Comments

A review by Robbie Cheadle : Notes from a small dog: Four Legs on Two

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Ani would like to thank Robbie and Michael Cheadle for a wonderful review of ‘her’ book. Reblogged from Robbie’s Inspiration: What Goodreads says: “He asked me what it is with balls…why I love them so much. I had a think … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Dogs, Friendship, Humour, Life, Love and Laughter, Love, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged book review, dog writing, goodreads, man and dog, poems | 23 Comments

Familiar

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Ani is not happy with me. Not only did I let her guests escape again… and not only did I manage to get her in the bathtub (though this time, I did have help) … No, she is sulking because … Continue reading →