Douglas, Fizzy and Monsieur Bob

Well every bloggie,

We have been bursting with excitement - we looked at our calendars and it has been over a month that Douglas has been in his new home - and guess what? They love him! So he is officially adopted! Yep, he has found his forever home - he lives with a lovely family and a girl Airedale named Lulu. They have been on camping holidays already - here he is sitting in the front seat with his sister - they were eyeballing squirrels. Sadly they had to share their campsite with the beasts - how unfair, we know!

Here he is with her - at a campsite - still not squirrel free!

Here he is with one of his many new toys...

We are so happy for him - and we confess - a little sad too - he is such a sweet natured enthusiastic boy - how could you not get attached? But he is where he is happy - and that made a great Thanksgiving and Christmas all rolled into one for D and C.

Now, we went to the Fox terrier Rescue and I was not amused! I still get a little worried I am being left - so I stuck by the exit or my humans - no one was going to get past me! But D explained we were there to meet Fizzy and Monsieur Bob! These two rescues came from a family whose circumstances had drastically changed and they couldn't keep them anymore. Well, Fizzy is a sweet girl - loves playing with toys - really dainty . Here is Fizzy with her new toy...(D and C brought a toy for each of them)

Bob is a very typical (boy) Wire! He is BOUNCY BOUNCY BOUNCY! He kept playing and jumping and bouncing the whole time - most of our photos are blurry - here is one of the few still moments we captured of Bob (or Fizzy for that matter)...

He kept tying to steal Fizzy's toy - he had a toy - but Fizzy's toy always appealed to him that bit more...She kept it away from him for quite a while...(the girl has got some pretty good moves)

Well, she was right to argue with him - look what he did to the doggie stuffie!!!!! Who knew he was such an accomplished stuffie surgeon?

So we gave her the other toy - a big squeaky daisy - notice Bob peering over her shoulder?

Eventually she took a break to have a drink of water and look!!!!

But how can you get angry at such a sweet face?

They are really good together and just love having fun. D and C just loved them both - they need to find a home that will take both of them and has the time for them. There are a few families interested - hopefully they will find their furever home soon.

Don't you love their woolly coats ? They came in with their winter attire and they will be 'groomed' soon - but we like them better this way - they look like teddy bears.

Now we want to wish every doggy, kitty and beasty a very Happy Thanksgiving - we would love to be with you enjoying the celebrations and food! D says please send Pumpkin Pie!

We also are very moved by an award that has been given to us from two wonderful pals of ours. But we will post that separately - big licks

Sally and Paddy

Remembering Miss Snickers

So many wonderful tributes have been made to our dear friend Miss Snickers, we weren't sure if we could find the right words, but we felt it important to let her family know how much she meant to us and this community. Although our world is a 'virtual' one - our sense of loss and sadness is very real. We never met snout to snout - but we did meet heart to heart. We are truly thankful.

Our love and support to her family,

Diana, Sally and Paddy

Our friend Douglas

Hello all

We have been a bit busy lately - you see we have a visitor staying with us. And D says 3 Wires in a house is a lot of work! But we keep her busy and she doesn't become a couch potato! So it is like we are providing a service - no?

D and C help out the Fox Terrier Rescue whenever they can - and they were asked to pick up and foster our pal, Douglas. This is difficult for D and C as the last dog they fostered was Paddy and we all know how that went! You have already seen pictures of him on the Fun Walk - he came with us and kept up all the way!

I had a little problem with him at the beginning - I mean how many little brothers does one gal need? I was a little bossy - but not mean - just bossy - my house, my food, my couch, you get the picture...But I settled down and now we all get along - here is a photo of the three of us on the couch - we all love cuddling our people on the couch - but when they get up they put pillow bookmarks - otherwise we steal the whole couch and they have to sit in the other chair which isn't as comfortable...

Douglas is a little shy - we keep trying to take photos and a video but he stops moving - here is a photo we did manage to get...

Douglas is a sweet boy - he gets a little excited at times - but settles down pretty quickly - he enjoys going out and seeing new places - he was particularly fond of the pet store! But he is a true terrier - he tried to hunt the little bunnies in their enclosure. Funny for us - not so funny for the bunnies. So we bought him a stuffie - which he hasn't destuffied yet....

We have put him on the Fox Terrier Rescue website - so hopefully he will find his furever home. There is a really lovely family interested in him and we hope it all goes well ... we will keep you posted....

Smell ya later...

Fox Terrier Fun Walk 2 - the Return to Brighton

Hello everyone,

Guess what? We got to see Jackson again! Yep, we went to the Fox terrier Fun Walk - and I do not know how he did it - but Jax even arranged the sunshine. It had been raining all week and then on Saturday the clouds went away and we had blue skies and bright sun. D and C were complaining that they overdressed! We were groomed - lost our woolly coats - so we were just fine...

Here we are together (I am a little shy , but Paddy heard all about the walk from Jackson and was pointing in the right direction)

Now, our D was helping take roll call at the beginning - so she wasn't busy taking photos! So we have to 'borrow' some from others and let you know that Blue has some great ones of the walk on her blog. Jackson has organised photos on his Facebook Page. The walk was open to WFT and friends - the WELTAF group joined - aren't they lovely?

And here are the WFT...

I got to pull Blue the whole way round - we went all along the beach - took a break at a little coffee shop - and some dogs got to play in the water...

As you will see from Blue's Blog - I was forced to beg for my food! But I got lots of biscuits, cuddles and of course some coffee too. I needed the caffeine to keep my energy up!

Some people went back after the beach - but we continued on to Rottingdean - we saw Rudyard Kiplings house. D tried to take a picture of the Blue Plaque - but Douglas was leaving his own tribute...

We had a brief rest in the garden...

We went back on top of the cliffs. And started the long march home...

It was just beautiful - but we were getting tired and were all motivated by the thought of having something to eat when we got back to the Marina. Paddy was a real trooper - he kept up most of the way - but on the last descent - he fizzled out - So C carried him ...

We had a wonderful day - we want to thank Jackson with a big kiss - as he and J1 and J2 did a great job - they also organised goody bags - but we ate ours faster than D could take out her flashy beast! We think all our doggie pals enjoyed themselves - we were so pooped we slept all the way back and then some...

It was a beautiful walk on a beautiful day! In fact, we all want to move to Brighton!

Lots of licks

Sally, Paddy and Douglas

Apologies, News and Announcements!

First off - we want to apologise for not writing sooner - on the blog or on your blogs! But our Typist has had a bit of a rough month and hasn't been tremendously reliable - she apologises - we think of our pals even if we do not always write it down!

Well, we have missed so many Birthdays!!! So we wish to send belated birthday wishes to Asta, Butchy , Molly , Molly and Taffy - that is just the doggies - we know we have missed some human and other doggie ones too! We have made a donation to the Fox terrier Rescue UK on behalf of all the birthdays - as you know we are a little partial to the Wire Fox terriers!

It will be Poppy's birthday on the 10th October and Max's Birthday on the 13th October - so if you can go by and wish them a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY I think they will be super smiley for it. We will too - provided our typist doesn't get swamped again.

Also we wanted to help our pal Woodrow out - his humans have been trying everything to get him back on his paws - and his new treatment is quite pricey - so if you can help in any way - I know they will appreciate it. When our beloved Rowan was ill - D and C paid a lot of V-E-T bills - and they would do anything to help him. In the end, his treatment was very expensive - but the thought that they didn't do everything they could for him would have cost them more.

We are all excited here - we are going to meet Jackson again! Yes, it is the 2nd Fox Terrier Fun Walk - in Brighton - and we are looking forward to it. We have been practising our high pitched barks - so the other dogs will know we are there! There will be lots of photos afterwards no doubt - if you are nearby - please come and join us.

We have a guest staying with us - his name is Douglas and we have been very friendly and welcoming - honest! We will post in the next few days about our friend - so stay tuned...

Here is a photo of all 3 of us (I am on the left, Paddy with his goofy smile and Douglas on the end)

Lots of licks

Sally, Paddy and Douglas

We're back!

Hello every bloggie from Paddy,

After everything we have been through - D and C decided a nice restful break in the lake District was required.  So we loaded up the moving kennel and were off for a week!  We stayed on a lovely farm - with tasty - I mean - sweet sheep.  Unfortunately the wall around the garden was only 1foot high - which caused D and C anxious moments- Sally got the message not to jump over - but those sheep were calling me to them! Honest!  I just wanted to go over and 'play'.  Really...

There were lots of great farm animals incluing some very friendly cows.  The news has been saying that they are mean and will trample you - but they were sweet and kept trying to lick me and Sally - which isn't as sweet as it sounds since they have very rough tongues - do you think they were tasting me...Here are photos of us meeting our new 'friends'

We had lots of fun - lots of walks on the beach, hikes in the country side - and sadly trips in the car to Charity Shops and little antique Fairs - but it did rain every so often and D jumped at the chance to hijack us and force us to look at Bric-a-Brac!  Which was ok as I love hanging out the window of the car...

Heres some photos of happier, non-antique related times...

We loved our walks because we usually ended up in a Pub - here I am looking longingly at a pub that serves lovely food - all I got was chicken - how very disappointing ...

So to make up for it - I decided to roll in poo - if I cannot eat - at least I will have some joy in my life....

We weren't the most welcome diners after this ...

But we ended every day the same - nice and warm at the cottage - curled up - we were so tired we even forgot to sleep on separate couches....

I had some trouble with my back - but my pancreatitis stayed away - we want to thank everyone again for all their support - we will be coming round the blogs to see what everyone has been up to - so, smell ya later...

Lots of licks

Paddy!

Paddy Update

Hello all,

Sally here - I finally got control of the computer again after all this drama in our house.  We were really worried about Paddy, me included - I went to visit him at the hospital - and was so happy to see him I gave a few licks and made him fall over - I felt bad but I was happy to see him.  I act a bit silly with him sometimes - but I secretly quite like him.  SSSShhhhh - don't tell him though...

Well, all tests confirm Paddy suffered from Pancreatitis (I had to look that one up) - so he is on a very plain diet - and D has been besides herself making sure he doesn't supplement his diet!  This is not easy with Paddy - we caught him trying to eat a log, nettles, some horse manure.... you get the picture.   D wants to buy Paddy a large hamster ball - so she can roll him about and he can eat nothing and no one can hurt him.  I said he would have no life if he was a boy in a bubble - but she would feel calmer...But here he is in the park trying to get his Border terrier pal Oscar to play with him - using the Paddy stare...

The bad news - is that I am eating a plain diet too!  No treats, no table scraps, no nothing!!!  D sometimes secretly feeds me my treats behind his back - so he doesn't feel bad he doesn't have what I have... 

But we have been worried sick about him and D hasn't stopped watching over him - even I have been nice to him.  But he is still on a regime of rest and relaxation - he seems to be settling with his digestion.  So paws crossed we can keep that going furever!

Here he is sleeping on his favourite blankie....

He has had some pleasant dreams lately - I wonder if it has anything to do with dreams of the lovely nurses - I told Paddy about what wonderful nurses Asta, Agatha and Asta down under are - and trainees Koobie and Lacie - the thought of them keeping him company really cheered him up.  Every time he hears a blender - his tail seems to wag more....  well, I am sure that is a smile on his face...

We wanted to let everyone know that we are so thankful for our great friends and for all the support we have been shown.  D and I will be going round the blogs and thanking everyone in person - the power of the paw prevailed!  

We are using the next few days for Paddy intensive treatment - lots of fun and relaxation - plus we are planning a beach trip!  But we are not going to let him free in case he tries to run to Scotland again!

Lots of licks

Sally