Buddy Love For the past two months, we've been looking after my parents' dog whilst they've been galavanting. It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that is certainly true for Buddy. And as skanky an old dog, that she is, Buddy loves her (and we do too). He loves her manky old ... [ Read More ]
Really, Alphie? Really?
Really, Alphie? Really? We have five dogs. Yep, I know. Totally bonkers right? But I wouldn't have it any other way. Five is the limit though. Over the years, when an old dog passes on we do say, "right no more" and then along comes another dog in need of a home. What can I say? Now meet ... [ Read More ]
Where Does A Cat Have To Sleep To Get Some Peace?
Where Does A Cat Have To Sleep To Get Some Peace? Yay! This was the photo I had planned for last Sunday! It was tucked away in the totally wrong folder (so much for trying to be organised). Last week there was one thing after another that kept me from sharing a Sunday photo, my misfiled photo being ... [ Read More ]
Slow Cooker Dog Food
Slow Cooker Dog Food Cook this slow cooker dog food for your dogs and I promise you they will love you forever! It was last winter when a friend told me that since feeding their older dog chicken bones she seemed to be less stiff and recovered faster after a long walk. Needless to say, I was ... [ Read More ]
Life’s Just Not Fair
Life's Just Not Fair Life's just not fair when you're a dog. Having five dogs in the house means we have our hands full, so it makes sense to have a few ground rules. One of those rules is no big dogs on the furniture. Not unless we let them up. It may seem a little unfair, but the bigger dogs ... [ Read More ]
Dogs Go A Lizarding
Dogs Go A Lizarding Zola has been with us for a year now and has grown into an extremely lively and bouncy dog. She is still best friends with her partner in crime, Buddy and they do get up to some mischief together. Together they 'kill' tissue boxes (my daughter has a habit of leaving them on ... [ Read More ]
Buddy, The Ice Dog
Buddy, The Ice Dog When it's cold and miserable outside you only have to look near the fireplace to see four of our five dogs. Just a muttering of the word "outside" has the dogs deliberately looking in the opposite direction trying desperately not to be seen. Which, I must say can be very ... [ Read More ]
Puppies In Crime
Puppies In Crime Oh me! Oh my! What a dilemma! After sharing this photo of our two puppies in crime in another post, I wish I had saved it for my Sunday photo. So my dilemma was whether or not to share it again as My Sunday Photo? As a general rule, I don't usually use a photo more than once, but ... [ Read More ]
A Letter To All Those Ba****ds
A Letter To All Those Ba****ds Who dump dogs and put out poison with the intention to kill dogs! You make me sick to the stomach. And not just me, there are plenty of other people who would like a moment in a dark alley with you too! Outside on our balcony, I have two of the tiniest skinniest ... [ Read More ]
Butter Wouldn’t Melt
Butter Wouldn't Melt Some of you may remember when Zola first joined our family, back at the beginning of July. It may have only been a couple of months ago, but now, it's hard to remember a time without her. She is full on, an adorable pest with a butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ... [ Read More ]
Zola, One Determined Puppy
Zola, One Determined Puppy It's happened. We've acquired another dog. A puppy that we've named Zola, after the long distance runner Zola Bud because she came out of a bush (the dog, not Zola) and followed my husband the last four kilometers of an evening run. Which for such a young puppy took sheer ... [ Read More ]
How To Colour Code Your Dog’s Poop And When You May Have To
Why Would You Ever Need To Colour Code Your Dog's Poop? Colour coding dog's poop may sound a little strange, but as I found out recently there may come a time when you need to colour code your dog's poop. Especially if you have more than one dog, as we do. Recently all four of our dogs were sick ... [ Read More ]
Official Poop Sleuth
Official Poop Sleuth I had intended to call this post 'It's Been A Crappy Week', but on second thoughts I decided that sounded rather negative, because it hasn't really been a crappy week in a negative sense, it's been a crappy week in a poop kind of way. Anyone who regularly reads my blog will ... [ Read More ]
A Quiet Walk With The Dog On The Beach
A Quiet Walk With The Dog I enjoy a walk with the dog and since we no longer do mid-week walking group walks (which is making the week seem much longer), I've been taking the dog out more on his own. Just me, the dog and the camera. This week we've had a couple of nice walks on Kalamaki beach, ... [ Read More ]
Kokoni Or Markiesje?
Kokoni Or Markiesje Two years ago we fostered a street dog that ended up becoming part of our family. She's a beautifully elegant dog, has a lovely temperament, never seems to run out of energy and is highly intelligent (unlike a couple of our other dogs). Taking a dog off the streets means ... [ Read More ]
You Want Me To Go Where?
She Can't Speak... But her eyes say it all... She is not going outside without putting up some resistance. This picture was taken at just after six thirty on a cold morning this week. When I get up in the morning, the dogs get up too and (usually) quite happily go outside to do their ... [ Read More ]
Hip Dysplasia In Dogs; Delaying The Inevitable
Hip Dysplasia In Dogs... Is a condition affecting the hip joints causing discomfort and instability that can affect certain dogs at any age. Some breeds of dog, like German Shepherds, Labradors, rottweilers, St. Bernards and Old English Sheep dogs are more prone to the disease than other dog ... [ Read More ]
The Zakynthos Youth Theatre Performed At The Annual Dog Show
Recently... The Zakynthos Youth Theatre were asked if they would like to perform at the Zakynthos 5th Annual Dog Show; a dog show that is put on to help raise funds to sterilise, feed and re-home the stray and abandoned dogs we have on the island. It was a fun day out. Dog owners entered their ... [ Read More ]
Dog Grooming For Summer…
Dog Grooming For Summer We have five dogs in all and each one has it's own grooming needs. The three bigger dogs just need a good brushing, especially during the major moulting season, which happens as the weather starts to warm up in the spring. On the other hand, our two little Yorkshire ... [ Read More ]
One Very Naughty Dog…
It seems that we have a very naughty dog in our midst... We have five daft dogs and on the whole they are pretty well behaved. They have their toys, they know basic commands (Alphie I have taught to do some tricks fro which him and I am very proud!), they tolerate the Morris - the not so feral ... [ Read More ]
Treasure Hunt In Aid Of The Stray Dogs On Zakynthos
The Treasure Hunt... A few weeks back I was asked to make a cake for a treasure hunt being held to raise funds for the stray dogs on Zakynthos. It was nice to be asked as I used to create novelty cakes to order, as a little side earner when the children were small. It was something that I enjoyed ... [ Read More ]