The Dog's Blog

Neglected Blog

I’ve been really busy working on the new business site and practically forgot about this place! Just time to show you what’s happening in these parts. First, I don’t know where it came from, but it snowed last night and is still coming down! This was the view from my kitchen window about two hours ago. Poor sheep…mind [...]

‘Ex art student’ – Roger McGough

A group of us were having a conversation in The Clachan over the weekend. One of the topics that came up was: “As a child, what did you want to be when your grew up?”. One of the group suddenly looked very sad and mentioned that he’d always wanted to work in health care. What did [...]

Tomorrow is Saturday…

…and it’s the start of The Six Nations Rugby – yeeeeeaaaaaaayyyy! Can you tell I’m excited? It’s just about the one sporting event I watch regularly these days. Oh, that and the Rugby World Cup of course! In years gone by I’d have a few pints of Guinness in The Clachan whilst watching the first game on [...]

On The Right Track To Recovery

My Week So Far… Sunday, 31st January – Homeward Bound Returned home to my own flat…hooray! Still without Coy though…aaww! I’m still not steady enough to hold onto him if he decides to take off after a rabbit, a fox, an elephant or something. It’s been great staying with Mary, but it really was time I returned to [...]

History For Modern Times: The Battle of Trafalgar

Ever wondered what would happen if the Battle of Trafalgar was fought in today’s more enlightened times? Read on and remember, to be taken with an extremely large pinch of salt…! You are now on the deck of the recently renamed ‘HMS Appeasement’! Nelson: “Give the order to hoist my signal Hardy.” Hardy: “Aye Aye Sir.” Nelson: “Hold on – [...]

Working Dogs: Ziggy – TV Star!

Not content with being a star of YouTube, Ziggy is now a TV star! Check out his appearance on Granada TV.

Jack Pickard: Donations In His Memory

If you would like to make a charitable donation in Jack’s memory, his family have nominated, very appropriately, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. A permanent link to the foundation is available in the far right column of this site. Many thanks.

In Memoriam: Jack Pickard

News is spreading of the sudden and tragic passing of Jack Pickard. When I first heard the news myself I felt an immediate sense of great loss and sadness. Which is strange – because I, like many hundreds of people, never actually met Jack. He first came into my life a few years ago. I had just [...]

Thanks To The Golden Jubilee National Hospital

Today, I have sent the following open letter to the Chief Executive of The Golden Jubilee National Hospital: Early in September last year I was admitted to the GJNH for a routine hip replacement. Due to complications, I ended up spending various periods in hospital and undergoing 5 operations. This was an extremely difficult time for [...]

Personal Update: 11 January 2010

HOORAY!! At long last I’m home, having been discharged from hospital on Friday last week. Well, when I say home, I mean Mary’s home to be 100% accurate. My village lies about 2 miles from Mary’s and, unfortunately, the conditions in the street where I live were deemed too icy for me to try and get [...]