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Tails from Westley Piddle: Henry ~ Part Two, from Zozo and Jools at Usual Muttwits

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continuing the saga… read part one HERE “whe…wherzzz…wherzzmeBullmers??” Outside, in the gutter, where it normally is “givvusmeBullmers,yernastymutt” Ain’t my problem yu dropped it, yu go get it GitOrrf!, the scruffy-bellied Border Terrier, sits on the camp bed, Halflegs curled up … Continue reading →

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Tails from Westley Piddle: Henry – Part One, , from Zozo and Jools at Usual Muttwits

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Henry, the English Mastiff, the biggest and mildest fourlegs ’round abouts is at Westley Piddle Veterinarians for his annual rabies jab. But he wakes up to something worse. Wotz got to do with his very own plum bobs and a … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2019! Love, a soggy tennis ball…. and D. G. Kaye

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, Well, we’re nearly halfway there…and I’ve still got loads of friends to share with you! I might escape the antlers yet! Not that I’d put it past her to come up with something else… She says it’s ‘cause … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic?

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“Don’t panic!” says she, with her hands in my fur, “I am sure they will help.” Well, it’s alright for her! Cause she isn’t the one who is facing the threat… And I’ve hardly had any responses as yet! If … Continue reading →

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Out now! Doggerel: Life with the Small Dog…

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I dream of literary heights, Of poetry and fancy’s flights… Of philosophical debates And tales the inner heart relates. She dreams of tennis balls in flight, Of sneaking cuddles in the night, Of muddy walks and open gates And chicken … Continue reading →

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SOS (Save Our Small-dog) ~ Ani’s Advent 2019 #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It’s getting closer. Save a small dog’s dignity… Fill my calendar! Look, you know what she does to me at Christmas. The one day when two-legses go around talking about peace and love… and what does mine do? Every year? … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: Pets and fireworks…

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She says it is fireworks season again…which means loads of pops, bangs and fizzes. Two-legses may like them… four-legses, not so much. I used to be really scared… But I’m all growed up now and my two-legs is pretty well … Continue reading →

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In communication

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Quite why Ani thinks I would really like a squashed spider I don’t know. Be that as it may, it is, with great care and delicacy, deposited on my lap. Perhaps she is working on the same principle that makes … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Small Dog: Walking the two-legses

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I have no idea why she thought she had to take the picture of us with the sign that mentions ‘animals on the road’… but she seemed happy enough to be out with the camera, so I let it pass. … Continue reading →

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A surreal Sunday… Life, death and beauty

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

You could see, just from Nick’s posture, that something was very wrong. As I walked towards the garden from the street where I had left the car, there was just something in the bleak way he was holding himself, looking … Continue reading →

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