A veggie dog with a blog

My little cousins

2009-02-20T16:07:00.005Z

When I was small, I was just as cute as them ..... only a little bit more sleepy.

Happy new year

2009-02-01T12:19:00.002Z

Sorry I have not been in touch such a long time.... Mummy was moving her office so I had to help out. How about visiting a dentist first thing in the new year? My friend Bobby did - I prefer my daily dose of 'chewies' though.

Merry Xmass to all my fans!

2008-12-23T15:45:00.010Z

Merry Xmas everybody! I hope you have fun, joy and laughter and lots and lots of goodies and prezzies....

My Mummy and Daddy are staying home this year - credit crunch they say.... but on the bright side, I hope to see my Auntie Pamela and few other Aunties and Auncles.

And I look forward to opening my prezzies, too.

WEEKEND PARTY AFTERMATH

2008-12-03T19:11:00.014Z

This is me sleeping off that big, special dinner.....

Last weekend we visitied Uncle Roy and Auntie Leanne in Swindon. They also have a little doggy like me (well, almost, she is a Yorkie actually). I had great fun there.

Auntie Leanne fed me all the goodies that my Mummy does not allow me - sausages, bacon, meat - yummy. I was so happy with their hospitality that I did not want to go home, but I had to.....

Bella, the Yorkie, was not very impressed with me. She was very jelous if her Mummy and Daddy stroked me and I was jelous if my Mummy and Daddy played with her. Agh.....

I guess Bella and I will never be good friends; she is sweet little Yorkie, while I am a bit of a hooligan .... so we just do not mix. However, we were pleasant enough to each other and I do hope to see her soon. Maybe she could help me chasing squirells in our garden.....

When we got back, my belly was so full that I could not eat anything for next 24 hours - not even an apple.

2008-11-09T15:52:00.013Z

My Birth Day

I had a wonderful Birth day party yesterday. Auntie Pamela bought me a lovely new jumper from Harrods, presented in in a beautiful box. See my picture below.

Mummy and Daddy also bought me a jumper - a nice fluffy one, so I feel like a real lady. I was also allowed a little pudding and a big bone from the butcher. I wish I had B'day every day............

2008-11-05T13:49:00.016Z

Auntie Pamela's Birth Day

Today is my favourite Auntie's Birth day!

Happy Birth day Auntie Pamela, love you lots and I hope to see you soon.

Woof – woof

Pumps

And believe it or not, my B’day is tomorrow. I am going to be 7 years old. And it frightens me to think that next year I am going to be older than my Mummy and Daddy and older than all my Uncles & Aunties…. Ugh…

Anyway, Mummy and Daddy are throwing a party for me this weekend and I think they will invite many of my doggy friends. That should be fun. Some of them are real characters – I thought I should share some of their ‘secrets’ with you…. Don’t tell them please - they may not turn up for my B’day bash, after all…

These are the 'Three Sleepies' - my best frieds; like me, they all love a good sleep .....

And here is the rest of the crowd....

2008-08-01T13:42:00.003+01:00

Hi everybody - long time no speak. I've been very busy helping my Daddy to renovate the house. We are getting there but still lots to do.

I found this joke on a website and I thought I should share it with you. I hope you like it.

Three Dogs...and a Collie

The Taco Bell Chihuahua, a Doberman and a Bull dog are in a doggie bar having a drink when a very nice looking female Collie comes up to them and says, "Whoever can say 'liver' and 'cheese' in a sentence can be my top dog."

So the Doberman says, "I love liver and cheese."

The Collie says, "Sorry, that's not good enough."

The Bull dog says, "I'll have some liver and cheese, please."

She says, "Sorry, that's not creative enough."

Finally the Chihuahua says, "Liver alone......cheese mine."

woof-ha, woof-ha ..... what a clever little dog....(or should I say top dog)

2008-04-14T15:39:00.006+01:00

FOR A LAUGH - A CAT OR A DOG? PLEASE READ TO THE END!

If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never say its not quite as good as his mothers

...then buy a dog.

If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want ...

...then buy a dog.

If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies

...then buy a dog.

If you want someone who is content to get on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores

...then buy a dog !

If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually ..

...then buy a dog.

BUT , on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness ..

...then buy a cat!

2008-04-05T12:25:00.005+01:00

About dogs - I guess that includes me?

Sorry guys, I have not written anything for a long time. My mummy and daddy went off to Sicily and I stayed with my untie Pamela in Marble Arch. She spoilt me rotten, as usual, but on this occasion she overfed me and I looked like a ‘dumpling’, according to my mummy. I was put on a diet of horrible, unappetizing dog biscuits and I was not allowed to have any coconuts, cashews or sharon fruit….my mouth is dribbling at the thought of these goodies….

Today I decided to look at the history of us ‘canine rats’ as my uncle Ali calls us. These are some extracts from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog

The domestic dog has been (and continues to be) one of the most widely-kept working and companion animals in human history, as well as being a food source in some cultures (ouch!). There are estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world.^[1]

The dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds. Height measured to the withers ranges from a few inches in the Chihuahua to a few feet in the Great Dane; color varies from white through grays (usually called blue) to black, and browns from light (tan) to dark ("red" or "chocolate") in a wide variation of patterns; and, coats can be very short to many centimeters long, from coarse hair to something akin to wool, straight or curly, or smooth.^[2]

Origins

Based on DNA evidence, the wolf ancestors of modern dogs diverged from other wolves about 100,000 years ago,^[6][7] and dogs were domesticated from those wolf ancestors about 15,000 years ago.^[8] This date would make dogs the first species to be domesticated by humans.

Evidence suggests that dogs were first domesticated in East Asia, possibly China,^[9] and some of the peoples who entered North America took dogs with them from Asia.^[9]

As humans migrated around the planet a variety of dog forms migrated with them. The agricultural revolution and subsequent urban revolution led to an increase in the dog population and a demand for specialization. These circumstances would provide the opportunity for selective breeding to create specialized working dogs and pets. (I guess that includes me).

If you want to know more, please click on the above link.

2008-02-11T18:43:00.001Z

YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY DADDY!

This is his story:

It happened this morning. I got the hoover out to do some cleaning. For once the sun is shining and it is a bit warmish, so I thought I would open the door wide and get some air circulating around here.

THEN, he just wandered in, no hallo, nothing.... and THEN started to help himself to my food leftovers! I was so shocked.

I carefully walked out onto the balcony (I didn’t want a confrontation in case of trouble) but I managed to get the camera and take a couple of pics when he wasn’t looking.

Anyway, after about 15 minutes he buggered off, completely ignoring me.

2008-02-05T21:44:00.000Z

MUMMY'S STUDENTS!

I think I've told you that my Mummy owns a nutrition college; that's why she comes home all stressed out and sends me into my 'naughty corner' for every minor offense (minor by my standards, anyway).

I think I now know why she is so stressed out ..... just have a look at this bunch of unruly students.... Wouldn't you be stressed out?

2008-02-04T13:17:00.000Z

WARNING TO ALL DOG OWNERS!!

My uncle Ali has sent me this - frightening....

The State Highway Patrol in conjunction with the FBI has issued a warning advising all dog owners to keep their dogs indoors until further notice. Dogs are being picked off one at a time on an almost continual basis throughout the city.

They are falling in great numbers. Police in the city advise all dog owners not to walk their dogs - KEEP THEM INDOORS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

I better stick close to my Mummy!

2008-01-21T22:51:00.001Z

Happy new year everybody!

I hope you had a lovely Xmas break. I had the most wonderful time Auntie Pamela's in Marble Arch. As always, she has spoiled me rotten, took me to parties, bought me lots of 'prezzies' (toys and clothes) and let me sleep on her bed (come to think of it, she had no choice.....)

I have not been in touch as I've been extremely busy helping my Mummy with her college. My mummy has just launched a blog for her students and other members - http://bcnh.blogspot.com

You can have a look at it if you wish. It has lots of interesting information (some light-hearted and even suitable for you doggy heads, but most of it is intended for humans).

Apart from helping my Mummy and sleeping in the 'naughty corner' (I've been barking at the squirrels again), I have not done anything exciting this year. Well, it early days yet and God knows what the future may bring....

Mummy and Daddy are off to Sicily this Easter, so I hope Auntie Pamela will have me again. If not, I don't know what I am going to do.... I don't want to go into a kennel ..... My friend Fritz (photo above) tells me they are pretty boring. I hope my Auntie Pamela reads this and takes pity on me.

Anyway, I must keep my chin up and maybe take some vitamin D. Mummy says it is good for depression.

Speak soon!

2008-01-21T21:27:00.001Z

I am going to be a movie star!

I’ve been inspired to become a movie on the YouTube, after I saw this:-

Can you believe this wormy and flee-infested girl has already had over 4600 hits? And she is not even as pretty as me!

I am going to get Mummy and Daddy to make a movie of me and my best friend Teddy. So stay tuned!

Woof-woof! Pumps out!

2007-12-21T10:22:00.000Z

Seasons greetings to all of you and a happy new year!

I don’t know about you, but I will be spending my holiday with my favourite (and the best) Auntie Pamela in Marble Arch. While mummy and daddy are visiting lions in Africa (I hope they don’t get eaten by them), I will be spoilt rotten in Auntie Pamela’s apartment. And she may even let me sleep on her bed, something my mummy does not allow at home.

So best wishes to you all and do not overdo it when it comes to Xmas pudding.

Happy New Year!

2007-11-15T18:39:00.001Z

How to solve a problem

Sometimes when you are angry with someone, it helps to sit down and think about the problem.

My uncle Ali often sends me funny photos with comments. This is yet another one. I hope you find it funny as much as I do. I hope my feline friend Snowy doesn't see it....

2007-11-02T16:35:00.000Z

Apparently, we get SAD as well!

This is what I've found on one of the doggy websites.

SAD' Threatens to Take Over Pet Population [30/10/2007]

A recent study by the PDSA found that as the days get shorter pets could be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The symptoms of the disorder include eating more, sleeping longer and being less active.

The results of the study found that two in five dog owners felt their dog became less active over the winter months whilst one in three cat owners felt their pet became “sadder” and less interested in playing.

Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Elaine Pendlebury commented “The cause of SAD in people is thought to be linked to the levels of melatonin in the body. The production of this hormone is inhibited when light hits the eye's retina. Therefore more melatonin is produced when it is dark, which is why it is also called 'the hormone of darkness'. When this hormone is released into the bloodstream it is thought to make us drowsy and a little down in the dumps.”

She added: "Of course, the change in our pet's mood may be simply due to the cold weather and fewer opportunities to stretch their legs outside, but diet and exercise can play a big part in perking up your pet. Even if you can't go out, there are various indoor games that you can play with your pet.

2007-10-31T11:48:00.001Z

Instructions for cleaning the toilet!

This is what my uncle Ali has emailed to me. I hope it does not offend anybody....

Lift the lid on the toilet and fill it with 1/8 cup of animal shampoo.

Take the cat in your arms and stroke it gently while slowly moving in the direction of the toilet.

At a suitable moment, throw the cat into the toilet bowl and close the lid quickly and either stand or sit on the lid.

The cat will now start the cleaning process and will generate plenty of foam. Do not be concerned about the loud noises coming from the toilet; your cat is enjoying himself.

After several minutes flush the toilet to start the “Power-wash” pre-wash and then flush again for the main wash cycle.

Ask someone to open the front door and ensure that no-one is between the toilet and the front door.

Get off the toilet seat and from a safe distance open the toilet lid quickly. The cat will dry off naturally due to the high speed at which he will be moving from the toilet to the front door.

The toilet and the cat are now both clean.

With best wishes,

The Dog

And here is the photograph of one wet moggy:

2007-08-07T09:51:00.000+01:00

I am going to be wealthy!

Dear One (Being A Foreigner) , I am Mr.DAVID MIKE, A staff of one of the commercial bank in COTE D'IVOIRE. I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed on you. A contract file worth ( US$10.350.000) Dollars with the name has been noticed lying waste in our contract and account department. As one of our international remittance director, I am obliged to notify you, Now (being a foreigner) I want this money to be paid into your account for us to share 50/50 all i need from you is your honesty and you will promise me that you will not run away with this money.Again i want to let you know that this fortune was only disclosed to you so i demand you keep it as a secret for the sucessful conclusion of it. Upon the receipt of this mail please send me your full names, telephone/fax number, and email address. Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated. I require you to treat this letter with the utmost urgency. Best Regards

Mr DAVID MIKE.

And this is my reply,

Dear Mr David Mike,

I am so excited about getting all this money. I've just ordered 2 tonnes of the best beef bones from the organic butcher. I am also looking into buying a Welsh sheep farm, so I can chase sheep all day long and keep myself amused. I asked my Mummy to order me a posh new bed, diamond collar and a diamond studded leash from Cartier's, so I am going to be the coolest pooch on the block. Thank you again for sending me this Pee-mail.

Here are my details:-

Pumpkin Greens

Telephone: +44 (0) 0207 555 6666

Email:pumpkin@bcnh.co.uk

And he replied......

Dear Pumpkin

I hope this mail meets you well. I want to thank you for your prompt reply to my email. It is true that we do not know each other, I found myself in this opportunity and with my position I had no option than to give out this blind trust and I appreciate confiding in you for this business that will profit us both. As you said that you have being reiceving this types of email.please i am joking with you or liein.

I want you to know that I did not just wake up and decided to do this deal, I did my proper home work before contacting you. I work with this bank here in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire, I am presently the director of Audit & Records of my bank. I have worked with this bank for more than 10yrs now and I want to assure you that if I am not sure that this transfer will work, I would not have thought of doing it.

I want to tell you now that this transfer will be done under the legitimate BTO of my country, what I want from you is your TRUST & HONESTY. You will have to play a very big role for us to actualise this transaction that is why I am offering you a 50:50 sharing ratio. All I want is for you to promise to be steadfast all through. After the transfer, you will help me open an account in your country where you will lodge my own part of the money pending my arrival. The money is held in a coded suspence account and I have all the access informtion which I will give to you thereafter. When the money will be transferred, it will be labelled as inheritance son there will not be any problem with your government authorities, all we needed now is LAWYER who can help us and get the Neccessary Documents that will enable our bank to transfer the fund nothing more.

this transaction with uttermost secrecy.

Thank you very much as for your urgent respond.Try send your information to me so that i can send you the application that you will send to the Bank as the next of kin .With all the documents i have the money will be transfer to your acconut.but do not make away with my onw shar.

YOU CAN CALL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION +225,09030476

I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE

DAVID MIKE

2007-07-14T14:00:00.001+01:00

Baa - baa white sheep

My all time favourite bone comes from a leg of lamb. When I go on holiday to

Wales

I see hundreds of juicy legs wandering the hills. I don’t understand why my Mummy has to get them from the butcher? I am not allowed in his shop in case I eat his sausages & chops ..... Why don’t we just get them for free?

I like to hunt sheep because they are the only things that run away from me. I can get quite close to them, because I look like a baby lamb myself. They come right up to me and say ‘baa – baaa’, and then I start my hunting song - "woofy woof", and they all run away. I run after them, but they run really fast, and I, because I am so small, have problems getting through the thick heather, and before I know it, I am lost!

That is when I start to panic. I have heard that farmers shoot cheeky little dogs like me, for chasing their sheep! But not to worry. I soon hear my Mummy screaming my name and calling me names like 'stupid imbecile' and I have to go on the leash till we get home.

At dinner time I go berserk from all the lovely smells coming from the kitchen. I beg and whine, but I get thrown outside for my pains and told to be patient! Not my favourite pastime! I''d rather sit in a naughty corner for 10 minutes. I get so upset that I can’t even concentrate on my favourite biscuits!

Anyway, after what seems to be ages and ages, I finally get my bone. But I don’t want to eat it outside; it is much nicer and cleaner to chew it on the carpet. But Mummy won’t let me inside and Daddy laughs, and takes a photo of poor me looking through the door with the bone in my mouth.

It’s a hard dogs life!

2007-07-11T14:16:00.000+01:00

Why do humans think that we don’t laugh?

Is it because of the famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, who had said in 4th century BC that only human animals can laugh?

Although Aristotle was a great philosopher and scientist of his era, he was clearly wrong on this subject.

Scientists have now confirmed that we, pooches, do laugh, although not in the same way as the humans do. My mummy and daddy always knew that I could laugh. I find it very funny when my mum loses a cribbige game and my dad laughs his head off (and me with him). My mummy wants to take tap-dancing lessons (God helps us) but daddy will not let her do it until she manages to beat him in cribbage (she is 26 games behind right now). Back to serious stuff. Apparently, our laugh sounds similar to a normal pant. When scientists played the recorded ‘dog-laugh’ vocalization to 120 dogs in a shelter setting, they’ve found that it promoted pro-social behavior, increased tail wagging and it decreased stress levels. So, my doggy friends, keep laughing!!!

2007-07-04T20:35:00.000+01:00

A bone a day keeps doggy dentist away!

According to my uncle Ryk (daddy's dentist), bones help improve dental health, because they help to scrape away any plaque, and therefore control tartar buildup. This means healthy gums, whiter teeth and no doggy bad breath.

However, I do wonder why he does not recommend chewy bones to my dad???

Apart from many health benefits, bones are fun. My favorite are natural beef bones. Yummy.

When my daddy brings home my favorite beef bones, I chew them for hours and hours, and I get so absorbed with them that I even forget to chase squirrels (I hope they appreciate the break).

So, if you want to have healthy gums and a kissable doggy mouth, you know what to do.

Speak soon.

‘Naughty Pumps’

2007-07-01T19:32:00.001+01:00

I could not resist this!

7 dogs vs 1 cat - kewego

Seven cute puppies try to communicate with a scared cat

Video from funnycop

2007-06-30T21:21:00.002+01:00

Who says that cats and dogs cannot be friends?

My good friend Snowy - pictured on the right, cuddling to her boyfriend Nutmeg, keeps me company when my mum goes away. Snowy is a very special cat, because she is deaf. But that does not stop her from leading a perfectly normal life. In fact, Snowy is a bit cheeky. She told me I should eat her cat food, and I did. Even worse. I loved it. But that is not all. Snowy also showed me how to do my business in a cat litter, so I do not need to go out when it is cold and rainy. When my mum found out, she was going to kill me. I was not allowed to see Snowy for a long time after that. Snowy and I keep in touch, but she does not seem to miss me too much. I guess she is too busy playing games with her boyfriend Nutmeg. If you read this Snowy, please get in touch.

2007-06-29T11:42:00.000+01:00

How I've become a vegetarian

I've always been a big fan of fresh produce. My mum caught me out several times eating her plants and flowers in the garden.....

"Naughty Pumps! Go to your naughty corner!" she scolded me.

My mum, who runs her own nutrition college, is very hot on greens, so I thought she would be pleased with me having some plants for breakfast or lunch (from time to time). But I was wrong.

So, one day, I decided to try some of my mum’s cuisine: apples, pears, avocados, blueberries, beans, nuts, coconuts, cherry tomatoes, potato salad (yummy), etc.

However, I must confess I do like chocolate as well. In fact, I have been caught stealing chocolate bars from mummy’s students’ handbags and then suffered the consequence of sitting 10 minutes in a naughty corner.

But overall, I am a very good girl and I help my mummy as much as I can. I even have my own page on her website - http://www.bcnh.co.uk/askpumpkin.html, where public can send questions on nutrition. If it is a difficult one, I ask one of my mummy’s staff to help me. But generally I endeavor to answer most of the questions myself, especially when they promise me a bar of chocolate….

So much for my introduction folks. Speak soon.

Pumps