Tag Archives: dog

Grief counselling for pets with Spike Milligan (Belle)

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was at the sunny British seaside to observe a research project. A fairground ride/obstacle course/car wash style experience had been built into the cliffs. Animals would enter the tunnel and would emerge at the other end with all their … Continue reading →

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Living with Richard Osman (Belle)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Despite finding me in bed with a strange man, Richard Osman announced he was happy to help me find my missing dog.  Only later did I realise he must have been the one who let the dog out in the … Continue reading →

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Sisters on the run (Rousse)

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I joined a family of dog-lover runners. Whenever they came back from the supermarket the sisters ran behind the family car, pulling the dogs alongside them. The only difficulties arose when the sisters accidentally fell out of order (the two … Continue reading →

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Brienne of Tarth’s ginger cat (Belle)

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dreamaticus

At last we were getting a cat. The dog was beside himself with excitement.  Brienne of Tarth was our new best friend and she needed a happy home for her flat-faced ginger cat (“Ginger”) while she was away fighting.  How proud … Continue reading →

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Dying gerbil mistaken for dog (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Like all farming families, we had many pets. In our household my Granny T was the one responsible for feeding and tidying up after them. So when LTP&S came to visit and P asked about the dying dog in the … Continue reading →

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Space travel, trains and boats (Belle)

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I returned from outer space with a streaming cold.  I arrived at a train station in Edinburgh and got engaged. All I wanted was a cup of tea, but I was forced to drink champagne. Before going to bed, I … Continue reading →

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Border crossings and spy work (Belle)

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Although I had joined the stationery warehouse as an office junior, I was actually working with Dame Judi Dench for a spy network based in London in 1944. We had an enemy in our midst and I was tasked with … Continue reading →

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Miniature schnauzer makes a hopeless guard dog (Rousse)

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The burglar worked his way around our room helping himself to bits and pieces from the dressing table and cupboards. Meanwhile our miniature schnauzer lay happily on our bed with his legs in the air, willing us to tickle him. … Continue reading →

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Dismantling a dog, rib by rib (Rousse)

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The steak dropped out of my shopping bag and fell to the ground. A dog dashed forward to grab the meat. The dog’s owners tackled the dog. The only way to retrieve the steak from the dog was to remove … Continue reading →

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An incontinent labradoodle (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

My school friend JC invited my fellow undergraduate CP to visit from France to celebrate her 50th birthday. I wondered what CP would make of the two rescue dogs – in particular the incontinent labradoodle.

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