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Purple Rain and Golden Toffees from EllieGant 11 days old

[ ... ] the dog walk this morning, why rain isn't purple or grey or black, given the colour of rain clouds. But I didn't have to ponder for very long why ...

Bunny toiler from EllieGant 15 days old

When we moved here in August, we anticipated problems with rabbits. And we were right - though our current problem isn't one we envisaged; Dog has ...

There's life in the old dog yet from EllieGant 49 days old

Dog has been positively rejuvenated since we moved house. Mention 'walk' and she tears up and down the garden path, pogoing up and down on the spot ...

In a Moo-d from EllieGant 108 days old

The cows on the dog-walking circuit have an attitude problem this summer; crapping is only permitted on paths, stiles must be blocked by at least six ...

The waiting room from EllieGant 144 days old

We had to take Dog to the vet today. She's developed a bad limp and can now hardly bear to put weight on one of her back legs. Unless a rabbit pops ...

Little England - Big Embarrassment from EllieGant 147 days old

[ ... ] Dog was welcomed with a cuddle and a bowl of water. She made the most of her rare visit to a pub (actually, non-existent visits since the ...

Little things please little minds from EllieGant 174 days old

[ ... ] Dog go off after a pheasant. But I was intrigued - what would he have done if he'd caught one? Has any toddler ever ever caught a pigeon? If ...

And what's in your wallet? from EllieGant 203 days old

Whoever claimed that 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks' clearly hadn't met a border collie. Dog keeps adding to her repertoire of ways to obtain ...

Doggone it .... from EllieGant 216 days old

Dog has, to all intents and purposes, recovered fully from her stroke last December. But her senses have been affected - eyesight, hearing and sense ...

Up on the downs from EllieGant 280 days old

[ ... ] dog, grab it by its ears and bellow at it. Foolish, foolish, foolish - don't these parents know that a bite from a human carries far more risk ...