Looking at the world from the dog end of the lead.
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As promised just before Christmas here are a few pictures from our Christmas Day. We both got some lovely gifts, so thank you to everyone. The weather stayed fine but a little cold, so as yet Charlie has not seen a White Christmas. Maybe you would like to share your pictures or let us know what you [...]
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Charlie gets right into the Christmas spirit as he demolishes the cardboard tube from the centre of the wrapping paper. Whilst mum was doing her ‘Christmas Fairy’ impression and helping Santa, Charlie emerged with a tube longer than he is. Sitting on the top stair her got to work shredding. Who needs expensive gifts when [...]
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Charlie scampered up and down the new bankings and played at being ‘king of the castle’ many times much to the annoyance of mum who was hoping to take us back home reasonably clean. The new hills are around 2m high and are part of a bigger scheme of works around the City. The new [...]
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What a busy few weeks we have been having as mum and dad get ready for the indoor tree season. It is a funny custom at this time of year when the humans decide that they want to bring a tree into the house and hang lights and baubles on it. Charlie has learnt, the [...]
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It is a while since we stepped back from letting you know about what we are up to and went searching the web. So with Christmas in sight we thought we would concentrate on gadgets. Sniftag – Monitor your dog’s activity while you’re away. Keep in touch with his friends and yours. Share helpful information [...]
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Approaching the Merrygill viaduct just outside of Kirkby Stephen is where we start this part of the adventure. Passing through the swing gate and onto the viaduct. It was very wide with high sides so we could not see over the edge but mum said the view was fantastic. The path was made of [...]
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After spending a few hours investigating Appleby we have moved further down the A66 and, taking a right turn off the bypass, have arrived at Kirkby Stephen. Being an ancient town it features many historical stories and old curiosities as well as all of the modern considerations of life. We parked the car in a [...]
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We have had a busy day today with an early Sunday start. Our day started with a car journey towards the East and our first stop was Appleby Many people know this small town for the horse festival that takes place here every year. Parking the car in the car park of the Appleby [...]
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Dodging the rain showers we managed to get to the park. We like Bitts Park because it has wide paths, which help us stay dry and clean, and also it is reasonably quiet so we can get a bit of a run about. Following the recent cold spells the leaves on the trees have [...]
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The latest report from insurance provider LV= has shown that health concerns have led to a surge in pet owners changing their pets’ diets and swapping meat for vegetables and fruit. 40% of pet owners now feed their pets up to three portions of fruit and veg a day and according to the new research [...]
