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I am in love
I can't deny it. I am having sleepless nights thinking about her. Last night, I was up and about barking at the leaves shuffling in the...
Michelle Blakeley
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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Call me the Barking Bard
Sniff sniff sniff If I get a whiff Of an anonymous pee That no human can see It's like reading a book And a chance for a look Into other...
Michelle Blakeley
Apr 15, 20231 min read
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Please stop barking
There are new dogs next door. Don't know what type they are but they sure make horrible noises and they go on and on and on. At least...
Michelle Blakeley
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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So, this is my life
"Well," she says, "That turned out to be quite a journey." You don't have to tell me. I was there. Every step of the way. Down the...
Michelle Blakeley
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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Oh no! I'm bow legged
She says that I'm the most beautiful dog in the world. Then she tells me that I am bow legged. How can you be the most beautiful dog in...
Michelle Blakeley
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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She tricked me.
She said we were going to the doggie park. Oh goodie, goodie, gum drops. I howled with excitement and could barely stand still long...
Michelle Blakeley
Mar 11, 20232 min read
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Four siblings together
I was so excited. I was spinning in circles. We went to the new doggie park next to the river and she was carrying a square bag which she...
Michelle Blakeley
Feb 25, 20232 min read
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She's calling me names
Some time ago, I wrote about having an identity crisis because she was calling me different names. Since then, she has explained that...
Michelle Blakeley
Feb 4, 20232 min read
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Sorry, mum, I farted
Passing wind is perfectly natural. Flatulence. Gas. Flatus. I don't know what the big fuss is. "Ughhhh, Lochy, you farted," she says,...
Michelle Blakeley
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Beware, the Westie evil eye
Westies do the best evil eye. You will know when we are not amused. Stop tummy tickling? You'll get the evil eye. Not paying me enough...
Michelle Blakeley
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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12 tips for living with a human
Now that I have spent the last 634 days of living with her, my human mum, I feel I am well qualified to pass on some sage advice....
Michelle Blakeley
Jan 7, 20233 min read
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My great escape
All it took was one human to go out to his car and leave the gate open. I looked at Bertie. He looked at me. I winked and nodded and...
Michelle Blakeley
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Best game ever
She had friends visit for lunch and they were all laughing and talking. And eating. And drinking. All above-table action. I was being...
Michelle Blakeley
Dec 24, 20222 min read
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I am sooooo bored
She has spent the whole week sitting in front of her computer. No kidding. Up in the morning. Make a cup of tea. Check emails in bed....
Lochinvar
Dec 17, 20223 min read
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Pooh, she smells
She's been rubbing something onto her arms and legs. And it stinks. A package came to the front door a few days ago and inside was a...
Michelle Blakeley
Dec 10, 20222 min read
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I am heartbroken
She's left me again. Just as we were getting back into the swing of our daily routine of sitting up in bed answering emails on the...
Lochinvar
Dec 3, 20222 min read
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She's left me
I have no idea where she is. No one tells me anything. She's gone. Bertie's mum arrived at the front door and I was handed over like a...
Michelle Blakeley
Nov 26, 20223 min read
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Humans should sniff bottoms
That's how dogs do it. We meet a dog, have a good sniff around the nether regions, and decide if we want to be friends or move on and...
Lochinvar
Nov 12, 20222 min read
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I ate the telephone
She accused me of eating her mobile phone. "Where is it, Lochy? Is it in your tummy?" What was she on about? Was she blind? Her mobile...
Michelle Blakeley
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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I want to be a forensic investigator
How cool! My trainer's German Shepherd sniffs out human remains. And gets paid for it. I could do that. I need to do special sniffing...
Lochinvar
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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