Tag Archives: dog

Blue Peter’s Patch lives! (Rousse)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Dreamaticus

As a former Blue Peter presenter, I cared for the programme’s dog Patch well into his old age. (Many people mistakenly believed the BBC’s story that the pet had died in the early 1970s. This simply was not true, and … Continue reading →

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An incontinent dog (Rousse)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I regarded with suspicion the sticky wet yellow footprints on the lino in the kitchen of the flat that I rented to a bunch of students. Then I noticed a large white dog bouncing around the sitting room. Although I … Continue reading →

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Drums, an over-sized dog and true love (Belle)

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was a lovely Sunday morning and I was walking around Kings Cross with my massive new dog. He was a large, gentle “Swiss thing” with a lolling tongue. We walked into a warehouse-sized venue which was all vintage leather … Continue reading →

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An unexpected baby (Belle)

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I unexpectedly gave birth to a toddler and became an expert in contemporary Greek drama. Later my baby turned into a really pretty dog.

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The drunkard and the dead dog of the depths (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Dreamaticus

GG was so surprised to find me outside her house that she collapsed on the pavement in a heap before I even had a chance to greet her. When eventually she came to, she was delighted to meet me for … Continue reading →

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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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