Scouring the web....

Relic reveals Noah's ark was circular

Night shifts....our mum is on night shifts!!!! You either love them or hate them...us we love them...mum gets home about 6ish has a short sleep and then we get her for the rest of the day...till tonight and then she off out again!!!

Anyway, while she was working she had the radio on and she heard a snippit on it that might be of interest to all the religious people out here:)...heres the story...........

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/01 /noahs-ark-was-circular

That they processed aboard the enormous floating wildlife collection two-by-two is well known. Less familiar, however, is the possibility that the animals Noah shepherded on to his ark then went round and round inside.

According to newly translated instructions inscribed in ancient Babylonian on a clay tablet telling the story of the ark, the vessel that saved one virtuous man, his family and the animals from god's watery wrath was not the pointy-prowed craft of popular imagination but rather a giant circular reed raft.

The now battered tablet, aged about 3,700 years, was found somewhere in the Middle East by Leonard Simmons, a largely self-educated Londoner who indulged his passion for history while serving in the RAF from 1945 to 1948.

The relic was passed to his son Douglas, who took it to one of the few people in the world who could read it as easily as the back of a cornflakes box; he gave it to Irving Finkel, a British Museum expert, who translated its 60 lines of neat cuneiform script.

There are dozens of ancient tablets that have been found which describe the flood story but Finkel says this one is the first to describe the vessel's shape.

"In all the images ever made people assumed the ark was, in effect, an ocean-going boat, with a pointed stem and stern for riding the waves – so that is how they portrayed it," said Finkel. "But the ark didn't have to go anywhere, it just had to float, and the instructions are for a type of craft which they knew very well. It's still sometimes used in Iran and Iraq today, a type of round coracle which they would have known exactly how to use to transport animals across a river or floods."

Finkel's research throws light on the familiar Mesopotamian story, which became the account in Genesis, in the Old Testament, of Noah and the ark that saved his menagerie from the waters which drowned every other living thing on earth.

In his translation, the god who has decided to spare one just man speaks to Atram-Hasis, a Sumerian king who lived before the flood and who is the Noah figure in earlier versions of the ark story. "Wall, wall! Reed wall, reed wall! Atram-Hasis, pay heed to my advice, that you may live forever! Destroy your house, build a boat; despise possessions And save life! Draw out the boat that you will built with a circular design; Let its length and breadth be the same."

The tablet goes on to command the use of plaited palm fibre, waterproofed with bitumen, before the construction of cabins for the people and wild animals.

It ends with the dramatic command of Atram-Hasis to the unfortunate boat builder whom he leaves behind to meet his fate, about sealing up the door once everyone else is safely inside: "When I shall have gone into the boat, Caulk the frame of the door!"

Fortunes were spent in the 19th century by biblical archaeology enthusiasts in hunts for evidence of Noah's flood. The Mesopotamian flood myth was incorporated into the great poetic epic Gilgamesh, and Finkel, curator of the recent British Museum exhibition on ancient Babylon, believes that it was during the Babylonian captivity that the exiled Jews learned the story, brought it home with them, and incorporated it into the Old Testament.

Despite its unique status, Simmons' tablet – which has been dated to around 1,700 BC and is only a few centuries younger than the oldest known account – was very nearly overlooked.

"When my dad eventually came home, he shipped a whole tea chest of this kind of stuff home – seals, tablets, bits of pottery," said Douglas. "He would have picked them up in bazaars, or when people knew he was interested in this sort of thing, they would have brought them to him and earned a few bob."

Simmons senior became a scenery worker at the BBC, but kept up his love of history, and was very disappointed when academics dismissed treasures of his as commonplace and worthless. His son took the tablet to a British Museum open day, where Finkel "took one look at it and nearly fell off his chair" with excitement.

"It is the most extraordinary thing," Simmons said of the tablet. "You hold it in your hand, and you instantly get a feeling that you are directly connected to a very ancient past – and it gives you a shiver down your spine."

he human fascination with the flood and the whereabouts of the ark shows few signs of subsiding.

The story has travelled down the centuries from the ancient Babylonians and continues to fascinate in the 21st century.

Countless expeditions have travelled to Mount Ararat in Turkey, where Noah's ark is said to have come to rest, but scientific proof of its existence has yet to be found.

Recent efforts to find it have been led by creationists, who are keen to exhibit it as evidence of the literal truth of the Bible.

"If the flood of Noah indeed wiped out the entire human race and its civilization, as the Bible teaches, then the ark constitutes the one remaining major link to the pre-flood world," says John D Morris of the Institute for Creation Research.

"No significant artefact could ever be of greater antiquity or importance."

In the Victorian era some became obsessed with the ark story. George Smith – the lowly British museum assistant who, in 1872, deciphered the Flood Tablet which is inscribed with the Assyrian version of the Noah's ark tale – could apparently not contain his excitement at his discovery.

According to the museum's archives: "He jumped up and rushed about the room in a great state of excitement and to the astonishment of those present began to undress himself."

To my secret santa.....

Thank you for the gorgeous rosettes you have been leaving me....I cant wait to find out who you are!!

huggies to ya and loads of tzu kisses XXXX

Global secret santa!!!

Online gadget and gift store Firebox.com is aiming for a Guinness World Record this Christmas by organising an international Secret Santa.

Rather than buying a rubbish present for an office colleague, the Global Secret Santa lets you send a gift to a mystery recipient and get one back in return.

You can choose from a variety of quirky products - from Plop Trumps and Classic Airfix Toy Soldiers to a Screaming Flying Monkey and Chocolate Ants - with all presents priced at £9 including postage and packing.

Us tzus have just done this, and paws crossed this should be a interesting thing to do...we'll keep you udated on whats happening....are you gonna try it????

Flippy take on the mistletoe tag

With a difference.

Instead of answering questions all you have to do in this tag game is to spread a little love around dogster and send some mistletoe kisses to other dogsters.

Give a heart rosette to another dogster be it your girlfriend/ boyfriend or someone you might have a crush on:)

We thought we'd spread a lil tzu love ourselves and as we have started this game the tzus are separately choosing five other dogsters each that (paws crossed) can play this game.

Have fun dogsters:)

RAF dog team in walk for charity

A team of award-winning police dogs and their handlers are marching through Wiltshire and Oxfordshire to raise money for two charities.

Eight dogs and handlers from the RAF Police dog section are travelling in full kit from RAF Brize Norton to RAF Lyneham via Wootton Bassett.

The team is raising money for the Help For Heroes and DebRA charities, before it is deployed to Afghanistan.

DebRA helps fund research into skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa.

The dog section became involved with the charity after a team member's young daughter died of the disease, which causes extreme blistering.

The 35-mile walk will end with a charity auction at RAF Lyneham.

My favourite Buster has popped his clogs!!!

I am heartbroken!!!

My first true beau....my lil poppet...my lil dahling...has passed away sniff!!!

All these years I have been holding out for him and hes died..

Paul O'Grady was last night in mourning for his beloved dog Buster which has died of cancer.

The dog, a big part of his Channel 4 chat show, was put down by vets after being diagnosed with the disease and appearing to be in considerable pain.

A spokesman for Paul last night said the TV star was "absolutely gutted".

Until recently Paul had sat alongside the 14-yearold shih tzu-bichon frise cross on the show.

But he has not featured as much on the current series due to his age.

On Channel 4's website there is a page devoted to Buster which states: "Having grown up on the Big Breakfast Show and Lily Live, he's happiest on television.

"The only downside to being on the show is all the baths he's made to have, as he's happiest rolling around in the dirt on Paul's farm."

Just awalking in the rain...................

getting soaking wet.....aaaaacccchhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooo

The last few days have been a complete washout but today we have had a WHOLE sunny day woohoo!!! hehehehe

So we had another walk to our local park..and you heard about disappearing shih tzus right?

Picture this...

Theres moi running along in the mud trail that our local horses use to exercise on when splish splash...there was I taking a bath hehehehe

Yeap you got it.....the horses hooves have made HUGE indentations in the muddy ground which means lil doggies like moi are having unexpected baths...in mud...and did I like it?

YOU BETCHA!!!!

Do I stink....YOU BETCHA!!!!

Do I Care...... NOPE!

Hehehe I got washed when I got home but the smell of wet doggy is lingering aroundthe house...mmmmmmmmm smells loooovely!!!!

So I say....go get smelly today pals....its so much fun!!

Cross post...PETCO Recall: Chew Hooves (possible Salmonella- contamination)please crosspost

Important Information for Our Customers
The health and well-being of your pet(s) is always our top priority at PETCO, so we are writing today to make sure you are aware that, on November 6, 2009 we pulled five products containing cow hooves treats carried under the PETCO brand following a health alert issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The alert warns consumers not to use pig ears and beef hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel due to possible Salmonella contamination.

According to the FDA statement, no illnesses associated with these products have been reported, but consumers in possession of these products are advised not to handle them or feed them to their pets. Upon learning of the alert, we immediately removed all affected products from our shelves, but we also know some of the affected product was sold prior to the recall date.

Based on our records, you may have purchased some of the affected product over the last six months.

Below is a list of the five product SKUs we removed from shelves:
49743 – PETCO 1 oz. BULK CHOO HOOVES
69957 – PETCO 1LB NATURAL 10 pack CHOO HOOVES
447064 – PETCO 1LB SMOKED 10 pack CHOO HOOVES
706655 – PETCO 2 oz. STUFFED CHOO HOOVES
706671 – PETCO 2 oz. PBUTTER STFFED CHOO HOOVES
If you believe you are in possession of any of the affected products, we advise you not to handle or feed them to your pets and welcome you to bring them back to your local PETCO store for a full refund or exchange.

We've canceled any further deliveries or shipments of the recalled products to our stores and blocked the sales of all five SKUs at cash registers in all stores and online at PETCO.com.

While Pet Carousel does manufacture beef hooves for PETCO, it does NOT supply our company with pig ear treats, so if you've purchased pig ear treats at PETCO, they are not affected by this recall.

We also carry an 8-piece variety pack of treats that includes one cow hoof that is produced by another manufacturer and is NOT affected by this recall. That unaffected SKU is:
1229397 – PETCO 10.9 OZ 8 piece VALUE PACK
If you have any questions about this recall, please visit our blog at www.petcoscoop.com.

Gusts upto 80 mph!!

England is having torrential weather at the moment. We have just heard we have had 29 mm of rain fall just today!!! When we was walking down the hill (heart attack hill to our regulars:)) the drains havent been cleaned of the leaves etc and so they are clogged up and it looked like a lil mini lake with the rain water giving us a race down the road!!! We had to walk in the middle of our road (we dont have footpaths here thats for posh people:)))).

But what we are not looking forward to is tonight we are going to be getting 80 pmh winds and knowing we live at the top of a hill we're hoping its not going to be much worse.

Keep your paws cross for us. Last nights winds was battering our greenhouse (no damage paws cross) and our back entrance gate (Its gone a lil bit wonky now hehehe).

So any british pups you know keep them in your thoughts....our weather is going to get worse before it gets better. The good news is next week we should be getting back to normal weather worse and having relatively cold but windfree days:)

HUgs to everyone for reading this X

Diary of the day!

We got this email and we are so excited...thank you dogster HQ for such a honour:)

Ooooo myyyyy goodnessssss....

Well, I gotta get some cakes and balloons and stuff...this is the first time I have been anything like this. Its normally Cinders or Quinn never lil olde me:)

Sending tzu hugs to everyone XXXX

Dear Rebecca,

Dogster wanted you to know that Flippy Boop is today's Diary of the Day! Flippy Boop will be featured on our homepage all day long at http://www.dogster.com complete with picture, name and title!

I know I know, we're barking like mad over here too!

Thanks so much for running with the Dogster pack and keeping a diary.

Much Woof,

Dogster
For the love of dog
www.dogster.com

The handsome Buster......

The blonde/ grey male shih tzu/ bichon frise that is frequently on paul OGrady is offically retiring!!!

SOB****

I have always held out for the tzu frise bombshell as I think he is a handsome fella but now he is offically retiring (hes 15 in human years) I'm going to have to find myself another beau to swoon over!!

If you watch Paul Ogrady tonight (wed 11th Nov) they should be holding a pawty for the beautiful boy.......I wasnt invited but we tzus will be watching from home:)

*Buster* this lil girly tzu loves ya!!!

Remember, remember the 5th November.....

Its nearly upon us again pups!

And if your area is like ours you will have been hearing a LOT of banging, whizzing and other weird strange noises.

Luckily, paws crossed we all like fireworks. But I remember when I first moved in with mum and dad and I had a huge older sister called Megan who was a old english sheepdog (the dulux dog ~ but she didnt do any painting). She was scared of fireworks for her whole entire life. She was a complete high maintainance dogs. She was allergic to certain foods, skin allergies and was very highly strung. Anything could start her off and fireworks (and wind) was her bug bares. She would cower in the corner/ Howl, pace and even *scream* because of the fireworks. Mum and dad done the remedy rescues things, got a trainer in and even played soothing music but alas to no avail. She was a dog that wasnt going to change.

Hence why they went over board with desensitising us and got all of us when we was pups (Megan was a older puppy when she come to the house). Took us out playing in the garden in the dark (we had a few outside lights on, feeding us outside and doing other things outside so we in the end took no notice of the bangs,whizzes and lights.

For us, the 5th november celebrations have been going on now for about a week (some people dont realise 5th nov doesnt start in october doh!). But we have come across some interesting things that might be of interest for people to read....

http://www.jdtestsite.co.uk/newsletter2.html (BTW we have ordered off of this site and they are good!).

http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagenam e=RSPCA/RSPCARedirect&pg=fireworks&utm_source=SilverpopMaili ng&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=October%20Newsletter%20Mail ing%20(v2%20test)%20-%20MasterList&utm_content=

http://ww w.battersea.org.uk/about_us/press_office/press_releases/reme mber_remember.html

http://www.watton.free-online.co.uk/ht ml/fireworks.html

Flippys thought...Remember to be safe this Guy Fawkes night. Dont run away from your mums and dads. Being with your peeps is the SAFEST place for you to be. They wont put you in danger and will be most concerned if you take flight and run away.

As wattons said...

Keep all dogs and cats (and other small animals) indoors.

Make sure they are wearing collars with ID, even indoors - just in case they escape.

Close all windows and doors and lock catflaps to prevent frightened pets escaping.

Draw the curtains to muffle bangs and hide flashes.

Have the TV or radio on at a normal volume level.

Stay calm and act normally. Dogs are very good at reading your emotions. It is better to ignore their fear, as trying to reassure them will only confirm to them that there is something to be afraid of.

Rescue Remedy, from the Bach Flower Remedies range has a calming effect on many dogs - a couple of drops on the tongue is usually enough. Available from many chemists.

......and be safe!


Hugs to y'all tzu kisses and bush baby eyes X

Quinn + Me = Fight

Or as I like to call it....whipping Quinn's arse!

I'm the pup in charge in this house...and Quinn is so jealous of that. If he was born 2 years earlier then I mightve given up my throne to him. But he wasnt so he has gotto respect the gurls in here and be a good lil servant to moi! Hehehehe

Be an angel day!

Taken from www.holidayinsights.com

Be an Angel Day

When : Always August 22

Be an Angel Day encourages us to do acts of kindness, and to help others.

This special day has strong religious roots. Jayne Howard Feldman, the creator of this day, says she was inspired by angels to create this day on August 22.

The objective of this day is to be like an angel, and do something good or kind for someone. It encourages us to be God's servant in doing good things for others. It is intended to do something nice or kind for someone who is in need of help. The type of angelic help you can offer is not defined or limited. It can be physical, emotional, or spiritual.

Be an Angel Day is for both the giver and the receiver. If you are the receiver, make certain to express openly your appreciation. And, recognize the angel in your life as being sent from God.

Tzus thought: we'll be celebrating today!

What did I win my gold medal for?

Well we have all taken part in the Berlin Dog Athletics...

And I'm British world record holder for snorting!!!!!

My peeps have said in that past that I could win a medal for the piggie noises that I do...and I finally have!!!

After Quinns diary entry a feel good entry about us Brits:)

After we had discussed Quinns entry we come across this story of a Irish pensioner who has been saved by a German Shepherd......Just goes to prove...dogs are the best:)

A police dog has been hailed as a hero after finding a County Fermanagh pensioner who had been missing for several hours.

Tach, a German Shepherd, tracked down the 80-year-old man who had fallen in fields near his Newtownbutler home.

The man, who has Alzheimer's disease, was suffering from mild hypothermia when he was found at about midnight last Friday.

Chief Inspector Graham Dodds said the dog had saved the pensioner's life.

The police helicopter and officers had been looking without success for this man," he said.

"He was located in a ditch covered by brambles so couldn't be seen.

"If Tash hadn't found this poor gentleman, I believe he would be dead."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8210410.stm

Oh my dog!!!

Well you guys know that they have got those athletic championships in Berlin...well our humum has bought us gold medals to wear onour page!!!

O my doggy god!!! She has been trying to get us to wear them all afternoon but we have legged it when she has got the camera out hehehehe

But be warned dogsterians...she might have some piccies of us to go up later on....arrrrooooooooooooooooo

If you guys wanna see the medal table for the berlin athletics...heres a link...

http://www.berlin2009.org/349-1-medaillenspiegel. html

You aint nothing but a hound dog......

barking all the time:)

Hehehe that is what we have been singing to Quinn today ~ that olde tart!!!!

But we couldnt let this day pass without remembering the King of Rock & Roll......32 years today...Elvis supposedly died...now if you ask nan she thinks he's still alive:)

Anyways, we have been enjoying the warmth...its been in the seventies today and we have been running around the garden and snoozing indoors...

So enjoy your day ~ its GORGEOUS!!!!

Yappy left handed day!

Well, today has started off brilliantly! We had a walk already even though it is rainy cats and more cats! We had this idea of going out to our local park and catching the early morning bunnies and squirrels! But what we didnt realise that it was going to rain sooooo much! We got soaked....we had such a bark though it was so funny seeing Alfie running along with his lil tail down and Winnie running after him trying to catch his tail!

But we wanted to wish all the dogsterians a yappy left handers day! We are ambidextrous ~ we can do a lot with our paws! and our humum is ambidextrous as well. But our dad isint ~ men just cant do the things that women can do:)

Heres a few facts about left handers.........

Left Handed Facts and Trivia:

* Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness or things on the left side.
* While many people are left handed, very few are 100% left handed. For example, many Left handers golf and bat right handed. On the other hand, there is a high percentage of righties who are 100% right-handed.
* Lefties are also called "southpaws". The term was coined in baseball to describe a left handed pitcher.
* Tuesdays are Lefties luck day.
* Only about 10% of the population is left handed.
* During the 1600's people, thought left handers were witches and warlocks.
* International Left Hander's Day was first celebrated on August 13, 1976. It was started by Lefthander's International.
* They say everyone was born right handed, and only the greatest overcome it. (he,he,he)
* It is believed that all polar bears are left handed. Also see Polar Bear Day.
* There is a rumor that octopuses have but one right hand. Scientists are diligently studying this issue.

I betcha we're gonna have another power cut....

We have got a storm here...thunder, lightening and the rain...dont get me started!!! hehehehehe


So, all of us tzus wanted to watch Michael Jackson funeral on TV but with the weather how it is...we are going to lose either power or internet connection....

So guys we just wanted to wish everyone a safe day today and if your watching the funeral....think of us...hopefully watching it ...though we have had about 5 powercuts in the last week....grrrrrrrrrrr

I'm real:)

Hehehe well with all the others having news stories and moi having none but hearing about fake peeps/ animals etc on the web...I thought that I would do a diary entry saying that not only am I real but the whole shih tzu clan are real.....

Yeap we do live in Kent ...yeap we are a big family of Catholic shih tzus and yeap we dont get enough time on the web...but we are real and we do like fun:)

Feeling HOT HOT HOT!

Well last night after another bad night sleep ~ the temps where in the late 60's / 70's.

We went out on a very early morning walk and boy am I pooped!

Its the triplets woofday today so mum has got the day off. The internet is being kind and the weather is HOT! The triplets got taken over the park for a good run and to see thier friends. But I was left at home to recuperate the lost sleep:)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful thursday.....

Hugs X

Pinch, woof, first day of the month....

and no returns...hehehehehehe

Hope everyone is enjoying the first day of july :)

Armed Forces Day:)

Finally we have had our celebrations that we have waited for for ages!!!

I've been brushed, lushed and hushed up hehehehehe

This is the first year we have been allowed to celebrate Armed Forces Day as a country and we have seen a few things (we live only a stones throw from Chatham which is the place that is having a major event for it).

So yappy armed forces day peeps and pups have a great day! X

My 7th woofday!

Yeap I have finally got to number 7!!! As they say lucky for some and boy has it been lucky for me!

Its not even midday but I have already got a small cake (more to come throughout the day) a new rose tag for my collar. And all of us tzus have got a bunny house to play in!

Its actually a child's play house but mum and dad are altering it so us tzus can play in it. Its got stairs (mum and dad havent put them together yet, and it leads up onto a balcony about a foot or so off the ground and it has a door etc ~ everything a lil gurl and her family need (boy am I glad mum hasnt got kids otherwise I would have to share this with the smelly ones hehehehehehe).

We'll put a piccie of it up today but remember its not finish as our weather hasnt been very good the last few days.

O and I got a new toy to play with as well ~ its so soft and smells of lil moi and not any of the others hehehehe.

Anyway, I'm gonna go back and enjoy the lil gathering thats happening here hope everyones day is good:)

Pets, fashion accessories or weapons?

We was doing our usual rounds of the dogrelated news when we come across this interesting topic....

Whether it was the Rubix Cube, Pokemon, or Twitter we’ve nearly all succumbed to a social trend at one point in our lives. However one of the more recent fashion accessories in the UK is different; it can kill.

Over the past four years the amount of ‘hard looking’ dogs on inner-city streets has nearly doubled. Scores of youths are taking their canines to the kerbs in order to protect themselves as well as to intimidate and harm others.

As a result of this the number of people treated for dog bites at hospitals in England alone has risen sharply. NHS statistics show the number attending A&E after a dog attack has risen by more than 40% in the last four years to nearly 3,800 a year.

It is not just people who are suffering; the dogs are often victims in this trend. A third of all unwanted dogs taken in by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home last year were pure or part-bred Staffordshire Bull Terrier (2,677), an increase of 23% on the previous year.
David Grant, Director of the RSPCA’s Harmsworth Animal Hospital, said his staff are treating bull-terrier type dogs practically every day with bite wounds, stabbings, injuries from traffic accidents and congenital diseases caused by indiscriminate breeding.

“In my experience, when an animal becomes a status symbol, cruelty is not very far behind,” said Mr Grant. “Unfortunately a lot of people are buying these dogs without knowing how to look after them. On one hand this can lead to a lack of training and dogs running wild, which can cause accidents, and on the other it can mean cruelty and aggression.”

It is the people at the end of these leads that Ali Taylor, head of animal welfare and training at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, says are ruining the public’s perception of dogs such as the Staffie.

“They are turning man’s best friend into the enemy,” she told us. “People know that if they get caught with a gun or a knife on the street they can be sent to prison and so they go out and get themselves a dog instead, which can be just as dangerous if they are trained to that degree. This isn’t a new problem, it’s been going on for about four years and certain dogs have now become associated with the gang image, which is putting good owners off keeping dogs like Staffies.”

Different situations and events can provoke attacks from dogs, for example, if a dog is kept cooped up or chained in one place for a long period, in hot weather, where there is excessive noise, or a change of home and owner, pack instinct could take over if two or more dogs are together. Also if a dog has not been socialised early in its life, being introduced to children and other dogs could be a traumatic experience and the animal could respond to them as a threat later on.

Many point the finger at films such as ‘Snatch’ and ‘Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’ for glamorising the ownership of dangerous dogs.

“It’s the same with Chihuahuas,” says Taylor. “Since celebrities have started carrying them around in their handbags they’ve become much more popular. Likewise when ‘101 Dalmatians’ came out. Dogs, like everything else, become part of fashion. The only difference in the case of Staffies is that they’re considered dangerous too.”

It is clear that if the situation is going to change, first the legislation surrounding dangerous dogs must change. The RSPCA says the dangerous dogs act is flawed, that the focus is wrong and that the emphasis should be shifted from the dog to the owner. “Irresponsible owners can own dogs of any breed or type, and no dog should be penalised because of its genetic make up.”

At the end of 2008 the Netherlands lifted its ban on Pit Bulls, which was imposed roughly the same time as Britain's. The Dutch government will now concentrate on educating owners, not eradicating dogs. Should Britain do the same and can we trust owners to act responsibly?

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UK LEGISLATION

The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 is the most prominent of the various laws that cover dog ownership in the UK. The act bans the breeding and sale or exchange of four kinds of dog:

Pit Bull Terriers
Japanese Tosas
Dogo Argentinos
Fila Brasileiros

Any other dogs “appearing... to be bred for fighting or to have the characteristics of a type bred for that purpose” are also banned. Under the act, a dog classed as being "dangerously out of control in a public place" can be destroyed. The owner can be fined and imprisoned for up to six months.

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Ifyou want to leave feedback or just want to reread the article heres the page we took this from...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/blog/editors_corner/arti cle/21064/

.......monday.......7:15am......

and snow!

Its like a carpet of heavenly goodness that has landed at our doorstep!

We tzus love snow and we enjoy playing etc in it. We are only gonna get a quick walk later but it will still be 20 minutes of fun!

Hopefully the humum will remember her camera and we can post more piccies of us out in the snow woohoo!

Alfie is a fright at the moment....

He thought that at the very least they would do the ultimate act and with the new president of US of A coming along very soon (20th Jan) that a new Dr Who would create the same impact either a female lead or a coloured Dr Who (chinese/ African etc etc) would have been pawsome....


But hey ho they went for a young buck ~ the legion of female fans will be disappointed mysellf included ~ mum has said yuck when she saw him and Alfie has said they turned him down for that ~ OH MY DOG!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/

Disappointed tzus are living in this house.....Oh well we have got dinner in a minute and then gonna snuggle up on the sofa and watch PS I love you on sky premiere ~ tis to cold to go out brrrrr!

Heres something to warm the cockles of your heart:0)

A dog that was given just days to live after suffering appalling neglect is now thriving in a new home.

This time last year, 12-year-old German Shepherd Hobo weighed just 40lb, was covered in mange and thought unlikely to survive.

But he was brought back from the brink of death and is now in a new home with animal-lover owners Peter and Val Butcher.

Hobo was taken into the PDSA Pet Aid Hospital in Northampton in a terrible condition in July last year. Vets initially wanted to put him down straight away, but gave him three days to see if he improved.

Hobo was suffering from mange and malnutrition and his claws were so long he could not walk. He was in such bad condition, vets could only guess what breed he was.

Hobo was treated at the hospital for several weeks, until he came to the attention of the Butchers on the local news. German Shepherd-lover Mrs Butcher said: "I cried, his condition was so awful. For days I could only think of him. We both wanted him and knew we would have the time, patience and love to help him recover."

They adopted Hobo in August, and his new home on the couple's pleasure farm in Shillington, Bedfordshire, has seen him move in with an array of other animals including 10 dogs, 10 alpacas, seven goats, 17 ponies, and 240 parrots. He has been on courses of antibiotics, skin treatments and painkillers and is now up to his maximum weight of 66lbs.

Mr Butcher said Hobo still took medication for pain caused by arthritis and antibiotics for his skin but has made "wonderful" progress.

She said: "Hobo enjoys life. He is so bright, he loves to help us and he loves to play. Hobo is a special dog who has gone through hell but still loves and trusts people. We love him to bits and know without a doubt that we are so lucky to have him."

The couple have even funded a prosecution of Hobo's former owner who has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a dog. Joy Battison, of Orchard Hill, Little Billing, Northants, is due to be sentenced in January at Northampton Magistrates Court.

This news story was taken from yahoo news.

But as I am a nosey lil gurl I found pictures of him (when he was first taken in/ a few months later/ and how he looks now). and boy for a German Shepherd he looks GORGEOUS!!!!

The last pictures was taken on the 8th October 2008 (its a english website so its day/ month/ year).

Heres the link to the rescue site.

http://www.german-shepherd-rescue-scotland.org.uk/h obo.htm

Yappy new year!

We couldnt let a new year pass without sending all our dear pals and furfamillies a new years message!

Our motto is......Start the new year off as you mean to go on!

Spread Love, Happiness, Friendship and Loyalty! Pass it on!

So did you guys have a good safe chrissimiss?

We did!!!!

We had new toys, treats galore and new clothes it was a extravaganza!!

We snoozed, played, ate and annoyed all our peeps...a fantastic good day was had by us tzus!

Mums camera run down her batteries so she had to put it on charge but dad took a few piccies of us!

So we're waiting for him to upload his piccies so we can put them on our website!

woof to ya....!

Merry Chrissimiss!!!

To EVERYONE and especially Bogie whos getting more gorgeous as he gets older!

I know hes a flirt but boy whatta flirt!!!

Hugs to you all and hope your day is as fun filled as ours...more so even!!


Remember to give your peeps a huge snog and say woof for all your pressies and remember......when they are asleep on the sofa after eating the big bird...THATS the time to help yourself to the food hehehehehehe


Hugs to ya dogsters!

Mwah! X

Deaf dog learns sign language

A DEAF Dalmatian has been taught sign language by RSPCA staff.
They were worried that 18-month-old Zoe would be overlooked by prospective adopters.

So they trained her using gestures rather than verbal commands.

Zoe soon learned signals telling her to sit, lie down, stay and paw.

But her favourite is the thumbs up sign — meaning “good girl”.

Gill Hodge, of Little Valley Animal Shelter, in Exeter, Devon, said: “Staff started encouraging Zoe to look at their faces and keep her interest through eye contact and by giving her treats.

“Then they could teach her basic sign language.”

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1993682 .ece

This reminds us tzus of our aunts dogs Bertie whos deaf but knows sign language.

Doggie BBC Newsflash!

We saw this interesting clippit of news and thought we'd share it with you guys:)

The BBC will not televise Crufts next year following a dispute over the inclusion of certain breeds of pedigree dog in the competition, the Kennel Club said.

The organiser said it would not be able to work with the broadcaster because of "insupportable conditions" insisted on by the BBC to exclude certain breeds of dog from the show.

The dispute comes in the wake of a BBC documentary which claimed the breeding process used to produce pedigree dogs had resulted in a high incidence of inherited genetic disease.

But the Kennel Club said the demands by the BBC did not take into account measures it had put in place to improve the health of pedigree dogs.

The organisers also said judges would be trained to help ensure all dogs being awarded prizes are healthy representatives of their breed.

The Kennel Club said Crufts 2009, which will take place in March, would set the standard for future dog shows and the club would be running a comprehensive education programme to ensure only the healthiest dogs were rewarded in the show ring.

Kennel Club chairman Ronnie Irving said he was very sorry that BBC audiences in the UK and around the world would not be able to see the remarkable diversity of dogs and activities on show at Crufts.

"However, we have been forced to reject the insupportable conditions imposed by the BBC, who have told us they will only televise the show in 2009 if certain breeds are excluded from participating.

"We are unable to agree to these demands, as it would compromise both contractual obligations and our general responsibility to dog exhibitors and our audience and we believe it would be inappropriate and counterproductive to exclude any recognised breed from Crufts.

"We are obviously disappointed and confused with this outcome as we hoped the broadcast would have supported our focus on health and welfare issues, given advice about caring for and training dogs and showcased the charitable work that we support."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20081212/tuk-bbc-pu lls-plug-on-crufts-coverage-6323e80.html

OOOOOOOOOOOOOo nnnnnnnnooooooooooooo

Well, mum has been up in the loft today to get down our chrissimiss decorations and has come across our costumes from the last year! Well, with the bits and bobs that she has bought from Claires (its a accessory shop that has hairbands etc) she is gonna dress me up as Santa again with girlie bits and bobs!!! They are not gonna be pink either (my favourite colour!) but red (gggrrr!).

But what has made this day even worse is that we have had rain ALL day! And now we have got FOG! So we had one walk earlier but not gonna get another sniff*!

So any dogsters out there got sun that they might wanna share?

Tagged by Gracie!

Spinning around the living room I looked at my gorgeous rosette from Gracie...

OMDG I gotsa think of 7 things about meself and nominate 7 other pups to do this......

Hmmmm 7 things......

1) I love to pose for the camera

2) When I get given my food in the dish I always knock the food out onto the floor before I eat it.

3) When I get brushed I always lay on my back ~ I love my tummy being brushed

4) I love cold water ~ I wont drink water if its lukewarm

5) When I snooze anywhere I have to have my head on a toy ~ I prefer my noggin to be elevated

6) I LOVE balloons ~ one day mum has got to put a video of me on here popping them ~ I'm like a mini demon hehehehehe

7) I can high jump over a metre hehehe my landing is not that good though:)

I would love to see these gorgeous pups do this...

Tillie, Lucy, Zoey, Toby, Zoee, Blade & Mattie!

Musicals and all that:)

Diamonds are a paws best friend!

I Love MM and after watching Children in Need (on the sofa while the grey phantom ~ Quinn ~ was laying on the floor) I couldnt get this lil ditty out of my head.

Does anyone else watch eastenders?

If you have time watch the video on my lil olde page:)

Children In Need ~ part 2

As a result of the tremendous support we've received from supporters all across the UK, we had a record breaking year. The 2007 Appeal raised over £37 million which is already starting to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

Also, two schools in Hertfordshire have been finding out more about the projects we have funded this year. Both schools are part of BBC's School Report and on finding out that £20 million had been distributed to projects from our first grant round in March 2008, five pupils from Bishop Hatfield's Girls School visited Woodfield After School Club- a project helping students with severe learning difficulties in Hemel Hempstead. Also, to find out more about the charity and the role of the charity's Chief Executive Officer, eight pupils from Simon Balle School in Hertford emailed our very own David Ramsden with some very interesting questions. Listen to the student's report on Woodfield and read the interview with David on the School Report website.

Please take a look at our latest annual report to see how you helped to make a difference to the lives of children and young people in 06/07.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/annualreport0607.pdf

Tag game back:)

I'v been tagged by the gorgeous Annie (I LOVE these games:)) and I've gotto think of seven things about myself and tag another 7sevenpups....

OOO...gotto put me thinking cap on for this one...

Seven things about lil olde Flippy...

i) I Love playing with my mum (not so much my dad)

ii) I'm a gurls gurl! I prefer female company over male company ANYDAY! Dogs drool Gurls RULE!

iii) I have a nickname only my mum calls me its golden gurl or GG for short and I even answer to it.

iv) If any gurls or boys come in I'll bark at the boys and let the gurls give me belly rubs (told ya ~ completely LOVE females!)

v) I go through my mums handbag to pick any mints/ chewies she might have stashed in there ~ I even raid my nans shopping bags etc JUST in case she got me anything hehehehehe

vi) If we get new bedding or toys etc I HAVE to play with it first Ill barge the others out the way to get to the new stuff ~ that new stuff smell is PAWSOME!

vii) I eat quorn/ tofu/ etc its artifical meat and I quite like it.

OMDG I gotto choose a few dogsterians.....

i) Monty
ii) Domino
iii) Corkyshire Cole
iv) Boyzzz
v) Charity
vi)Gracie Marie
vii) Fred

Bonfire nite Part 2

Published Date: 02 November 2008
By Louisa Pearson

OOOOH! Bang! Whizzzzz! Aaah! Bang! Yelp! Can you tell what it is yet? It's the annual Bonfire Night bash, complete with dazzling fireworks and terrified pets scurrying for cover. Or did the yelp come from a hedgehog trapped in the bonfire? Do hedgehogs yelp?
You might have thought that November 5 was a good excuse to wrap up warm, wave some sparklers around and enjoy yourself, but oh how wrong you'd be. From animal-rights concerns to air-pollution issues, not even Guy Fawkes Night escapes the eagle eye

I love fireworks – Catherine wheels, fountains, rockets, bangers, the lot. Except sparklers. I've never touched one and never will, thanks to that old TV advert where a little bare hand reaches for the hot end of the sparkler. It wasn't quite as harrowing as the ad with the boy who climbs into an electricity substation to retrieve his Frisbee, but it got the message across.

Despite this morbid fear of sparklers, I found myself eyeing up some firework kits in a magazine. The Grand Finale pack promised three minutes of eye-popping colour for £64.99. "Ooooh," I thought. "We could have a bonfire in the back garden, and let off a few fireworks and do baked potatoes – that would be lovely."

This was despite last year's local fireworks extravaganza, where men, women, children and hedgehogs fled in terror as a volley of rogue rockets rained down from the sky.

And what about the environmental dangers? Researchers at the University of Lancaster found that Bonfire Night contributes up to 14% of the dioxins (pollutants linked to cancer) present in the atmosphere – estimated to be the same amount of dioxins as British Steel produces in a year.

While bonfires are mostly to blame for the dioxins, those fireworks are hardly guilt-free. When they go pop, CO2, other gases and chemical residues are given off. Gunpowder is a common component, leading to the emission of sulphur compounds, while metal oxides and particulate matter (small particles that can irritate the eyes, nose and throat or even penetrate the lung tissue, causing problems for asthmatics) are also blasted into the atmosphere.

But this isn't quite enough to put me off the annual spectacle. And this devil-may-care attitude is backed by a study of fireworks by Dr Robertus Vichmann, of Braunschweig Technical University, which concludes, "They didn't give off very

much dioxins, so it's not dangerous to man and also not dangerous to environment…

So you can have your fun with it." Was it

just me who read that in a halting German accent?

But not everyone likes fireworks. The Ban the Bang campaign (www. looking-glass.co.uk/banthebang) objects on the grounds of distress caused to pets and wild animals, a valid point that brings to mind a firework I'd seen advertised, called the Screecher, which promises "ear-piercing, squawking shrieks". Then there's the oft-ignored littering aspect: earlier this year, Terry McDonald's bid for a record-breaking firework launch was halted when Jersey's environment department warned him that he could be prosecuted for any damage. "All fireworks contain a cocktail of potentially harmful chemicals," he was told. "In addition, the litter caused by the 111,000 spent rockets could seriously affect the amenity of the beach if not removed." Quite.

Meanwhile, eco-minded scientists at the University of Munich have been working on creating non-polluting, smoke-free fireworks, but you'll be hard-pressed to find these in the shops.

I've lost the urge to host my own garden fireworks display, but I know I'll be watching the pyrotechnic pandemonium of the local 'organised' event. It's a black mark on the eco score chart, but I can't resist the snap, crackle and pop spectacular.

Flippys thought......We're gonna be watching it at a show well it happens in a field in front of our house and we're gonna be outside...we LOVE fireworks!!!

X Factor charity single Hero goes to No. 1

The tables turned for finalists of the talent show X Factor yesterday when their charity single knocked judge Sheryl Cole’s group Girls Aloud off the top of the charts.

The cover of Mariah Carey’s song Hero, performed by the 12 acts from this year’s live shows, has stormed to number one and become the fastest selling charity single of the decade.

Hero sold 313,244 copies in its first week, outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined. It also became the fastest-selling single of the year.

All proceeds from the record will go to Help The Heroes – a charity that supports wounded servicemen and women - and the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

However, not all of those who contributed to Hero were celebrating yesterday. Austin Drage, 22, became the latest contestant to be voted off the show on Saturday night for his performance of Rolls Royce’s hit Wishing on a Star.

Viewers watching Saturday night’s show also learnt that X Factor host Holly Willoughby is pregnant with her first child. She announced the news live on air.

Meanwhile judge Simon Cowell also made the news this weekend, as speculation continued that his relationship with long-term girlfriend Terri Seymour come to an end.

Responding the the news of Hero's success, Cowell said yesterday: “It’s a really important cause, we are all honoured to be a part of it and most importantly, this is going to raise money for a group of people who really need help and support."

The single also earned the support of chancellor Alistair Darling, who will waive VAT on sales, and a public thumbs up from prime minister Gordon Brown at a press conference last week. HMV, Woolworths and Tesco are also donating profits on sales of the single to Help The Heroes and the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

The 12 acts performing on Hero are Austin Drage, Eoghan Quigg and Scott Bruton (in the 14 – 24 boys group); Laura White, Diana Vickers and Alexandra Burke (in the 14 – 24 girls group); Daniel Evans, Rachel Hylton, Ruth Lorenzo (over 25s) and groups Bad Lashes, Girlband and JLS.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_ente rtainment/tv_and_radio/article5072175.ece

AAAchhhhoooooooooooooooooo

Red sky at night
shepherds delight
Red sky in the morning
Shepherds warning....

And boy was HE warning us!!!!

Well, we had a gorgeous morning of crystal clear blue skies with the temperatures not hitting a very grand of 46 so a slight chill in the air but eh I can live with it an then the afternoon this thursday......

We have had SLEET, a HUGE thunderstorm and the temperature has dropped to 43 and counting.....

ITS freezing...and so dark!!!!

Its quarter to four and we have had to put our lights on in the house and put the heating on......brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr so COLD!

Mum, come in wet snifflley and we all laughed our lil cotton socks off tee hee:)


BUT aint NO WAY am I gonna go for a pee outside in this weather....not gonna happen in this life time!

Gonna wait for the weather to improve before hot footing it outside :)

Whats your weather like?

Rain rain go bugger off somewhere else!

Hehehehe

WELL!

Yesterday mum got up early as in England all the clocks went back an hour and luckily for us she did we went out on 2 very early walks (both before 7am) and then.......

THE HEAVENS OPENED!

It was raining up a storm...no thunder no lightening just consistant rain and wind...and boy are we bugged by it!

By 3pm it was still raining and we was tapping our lil paws....twice we went out and nearly got blown away by the winds and soaked by the rain ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The only good thing that come out of it is that mum has got her sniffles back again (ehehehe for the last two weeks she has had the flu ~ achy legs/ hot flushes etc etc) and hopefully she might have it again so we can relax on our walks and have a good olde sniff around instead of going at the youngsters pace :-)

Showing the kids hows it done....

Chief poser here:)

As always the golden gurl (moi!) had to show the other deliquent tzus how to pose for the piccies and again I put them all to shame!

I cant wait for the xmas ones when mum gets around doing them....I'll have to show the kids again hows it done!

Have you got your howloween cossies ready yet?

X Factor 2008 Ruth!

Take my breathe away!

And thats exactly what some of the dogster studs on here do to us Tzus gurls!

So, I'm dedicating this to all the DOGSTER STUDS...yeap all those fellas!!!!

We think this is one of the best performances from 12 October X Factor show.

Hope you guys like.

There was one other girl that didnt quite get onto our dogster as we couldnt find a good embed but we have got a link to that link if you guys want to see the song.

http://xfactor.itv.com/

Its the song which is called Every heart beat song by Rachel.

Humans and thier colds tut!

Mum is a week into having a cold (just mild sniffles and boy is she playing on it) that we have been limited to ONE walk a day!

GGGGrrrrrrrr!

Hows a gurl supposed to keep in touch with the doggie telegraph when shes limited on her outings....

Am I going to have to resort to barking outside to keep in touch with my furiends in the village?

Earlier mum and dad was talking to the most HUGE black labrodor (and his personal slave!) and us tzus went running down to greet him and got told to go inside (we mightve been doing just a lil bit of barking....we might not of....hehehehe not gonna admit to anything:-).

And our village idiot (you always get one of those humans that not quite there dontcha!) and his dog Harley was barking away in his garden. He lives in the house on the over side of the horses field in front of our house. And I just thougt I would help him with his doggie telegraph (it was a great bit of gossip ~ very juicy) when dad told me to shut up......humans......when you bark they moan but they stroke you when you bark at other things....whats a gurl to do?

Does your dog have a accent?

The distinctive drawl of a Norfolk native is instantly recognisable, but did you know that the area’s frogs have accents too?

The pool frog, which croaks with a Norfolk accent, is thought to have existed in England for over 3,000 years and its bones have been found at Saxon archaeological sites in East Anglia.

The rare species was presumed extinct by the late 1990s, but conservationists have since re-established thriving populations and the pool frog has now been given special protection by the government.

But this unique creature isn’t the only one to have an accent – we take a look at just some of the other species who communicate with a regional twang.

A dog’s bark may sound just like any other to most of us, but research suggests that dogs develop a ‘voice’ that mimics their owner’s accent. A study asked owners to leave recorded phone messages of their voice as well as the sound of their pooch barking and growling.
Experts then analysed the results and found that there were differences right across the UK. For example, dogs in Liverpool communicate in a high pitch while Scottish dogs are more softly spoken.


So would you guys wanna hear my bark and my mums voice? If you look at the video inbetween the tzus birthday and the snowing one. You'll see me and if you play it you'll hear my mums voice talking to me and me yapping every so often:)

Tell me what you think do you think we have the southern belle accent or not? Or a true cockney or *OMDG* a ESSEX BURD accent:)

O and mum suffers with hay fever hence the slight nasel accent....summer dont you just LOVE it:)

If you wanna read more about the accented animals ie the cockney ducks etc...heres the link:)

http://environment.uk.msn.com/wildlife/gallery.asp x?cp-documentid=9853277

Gurls Verses Boys!

In our house we are always trying to get one up on the men in the house and with five of us gurls living here (mum, nan, Cinders, Winnie and moi) we are always way ahead. The boys can be so slow (theres three of them so you'd think they would move a bit faster!).

But dad said I wouldnt be able to climb the ladder well mum had to prove him wrong so with gentle persuasion and also a firm grip on me we descended the ladder together and you know what I got far up!

I looked down at my tzu minion/ subjects whoops I mean fur baby bros and sis's and then saw the camera pointed at me and posed in my best pose ever!

As our mum always says.....gurls do it much better then boys!

13th september!!

Well after we wrote about a special someone in our pawlifes birthday on saturday we never told you dogsters who it was.

Well our nan hit the big 65 on saturday and now shes offically retired. She had a great day getting our pawresents and enjoying the COLD british weather brrrrr

She told us about when she went down devon on her 60th and how the temps was still in the last 80's/ 90's well at the moment our temps are still having trouble reaching the 60's.

The temp at this moment is only 61 and we live in the warmest place in britain supposedly bbrrrrrrrrrrrr


We even noticed a HUGE spider earlier that was running along trying to keep itself warm ......it was really funny cos mum was running the other way from it hehehehe

Maria Muldaur!

Us tzus are heavily influenced by music we play it day and night in our house. Ranging from Classical, Rock, R n B, Soul, Reggae , Country and anything else we can get our paws onto.

But we couldnt let this day go by without wishing a certain blues singer a happy 65 birthday!

Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato, 12 September 1943, in Greenwich Village, New York) is a roots-folk and blues singer best known for her song "Midnight at the Oasis".

Tomorrow though is a more special day for us....someone in our family is hitting a mile stone and maybe...just maybe we'll put up a picture of them......


can you guess who that person is?

September 11 Georgi Ivanov Markov

As Quinn has said us Tzus are all coming up with past stories about September 11.

Georgi Ivanov Markov (March 1, 1929 – September 11, 1978) was a Bulgarian dissident. Who died from ricin poisioning

Markov originally worked as a novelist and playwright, but in 1969, he defected from Bulgaria, then a communist state under the leadership of President Todor Zhivkov. After moving to the West, he worked as a broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service, the US-funded Radio Free Europe, and Germany's Deutsche Welle. He criticised the Bulgarian communist regime many times on radio. It is speculated that, as a result of this, the Bulgarian government decided to dispose of him—and asked the KGB for help.


Agents of the Bulgarian secret police, Darzhavna Sigurnost assisted by the KGB had previously made two failed attempts to kill Markov before a third attempt succeeded. On September 7, 1978 (the birthday of Todor Zhivkov), Markov walked across Waterloo Bridge spanning the River Thames (London England), and was waiting at a bus stop on the other side, when he was jabbed in the calf by a man holding an umbrella. The man apologized and walked away. Markov would later tell doctors that the man had spoken in a foreign accent. The event is recalled as the "Umbrella Murder" with the assassin claimed to be Francesco Gullino codenamed "Piccadilly". The latest research claims that Markov was actually shot with a pellet fired from an adapted pen; the umbrella was dropped nearby to distract him [1].

Markov recalled feeling a stinging pain from where he had been hit, he assumed by the umbrella tip. When he arrived at work at the BBC World Service offices he noticed a small red pimple had formed and the pain from being jabbed had not gone away. He told at least one of his colleagues at the BBC about this incident. That evening he developed a high fever and was admitted to a hospital where he died three days later, on 11 September 1978, at the age of 49. The cause of death was poisoning from the ricin-coated pellet.

LIVERPOOL: World Firefighter Games!

History of the Games
The World Firefighters Games was initiated by an American entrepreneur and a committee of international firefighters, whose coming together led to the 1st World Firefighters Games in Aukland NewZealand in 1990. This inaugral event was hailed as a great success placing the WFG firmly on the international map, attracting thousands of athletes and their families from all over the world.

The second WFG were held in Las Vegas in 1992 and thus the stage was set to host this event on a biennial basis. 1994 saw the ownership of the event passing to a committee of firefighters in Perth, Western Australia who hosted yet another fantastic WFG in this same year. The W. Australia WFG Governing Body have continued to drive forward this event which has seen the mantle of the games being hosted at the following international venues:

1996 – Edmonton, Canada
1998 – Durban, South Africa
2000 – Mantes, France
2002 – Christchurch, New Zealand
2004 – Sheffield, England
2006 – Hong Kong, China


The Liverpool World Firefighters Games 2008 will be staged from 25th August- 3rd September 2008. Liverpool is also set to be the European Capital of Culture in 2008, with WFG08 playing a major role in the Capital of Culture calendar. This will give WFG unprecedented access to brand new state of the art international sporting venues such as the Liverpool Echo Arena. The Games will feature 60 sporting events over a period of 10 days attracting in excess of 5000 competitors from all over the world. The Games include a variety of sports and whilst the emphasis is on participation, competition is fierce and the last time the Games were held in the UK (Sheffield) two British national records were broken.

The Games lasts for a period of seven to ten days and are self-financing with any surplus being reinvested in local charities.


http://www.wfg08.com/home/home.cfm

Lets Meet In London 2012!!!

That was the Beijing message and as we Tzus LOVE London we would love every pup to come to our capital and if you do take please take a detour of about 30 minutes drive out of London and Visit US!!!

The best thing when you travel aboard is to have a family to visit and as we have got on so well with a few members and stafu members that if you ever cross country and come to britain aka London (and we know how expensive it can be) take a trip to our lil OLDE village and enjoy british hospitality. We like to treat peeps as family and even through we are not frequent members that come on here everyday we do appreciate our pals on here so we're extending the paw of friendship to ya!:)

But we digest!

We're not gonna take down our union jack just yet!

The Firefighters games are being held in goode olde Liverpool and we will be watching all the talent ...whoops sport thats happening up there:)

Take a gander at this....

http://www.wfg08.com/home/home.cfm

The 10th World Firefighters Game will run from the 24th of August to the 2nd of September, 2008. Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is tremendously proud to host the 10th World Firefighters Games in 2008. We are keen to build on our reputation for innovation and excellence, and to work with all of our partners and the community of Merseyside to deliver the best Games yet.

Liverpool will be European Capital of Culture in 2008 and the Fire Service is delighted that our Games will contribute enormously to this massive celebration. The city is famous for both its sporting pedigree along with the warmth and friendliness of its citizens and these two factors guarantee that the Games will be a remarkable success.

So however you love spending your time, we know you'll love spending it in Liverpool in 2008 and it all starts here with the best Games ever!

A DOG'S PRAYER FOR HIS OWNER

Author: Anonymous

O Lord of humans, make my master faithful to his fellow men as I am to him. Grant that he may be as devoted to his friends and family as I am to him.

May he be openfaced and undeceptive as I am; may he be true to trust reposed in him as I am to his.

Give him a face cheerful like unto my wagging tail. Give him a spirit of gratitude like unto my flicking tongue.

Fill him with patience like unto mine that awaits his footsteps uncomplainingly for hours. Fill him with my watchfulness, my courage, and my readiness to sacrifice comfort or life itself.

Keep him always young in heart and endowed with the spirit of play, as I am.

Make him as good a man as I am a dog. And make him worthy of me, his dog.

Amen.

a dog poem

Why own a dog? There's a danger you know,
You can't own just one, for the craving will grow.
There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger.
While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger.

One dog is no trouble, and two are so funny.
The third one is easy, the fourth one's a honey.
The fifth one's delightful, the sixth one's a breeze,
You find you can live with a houseful of ease.

So how 'bout another? Would you really dare?
They're really quite easy but, oh, Lord the hair!
With dogs on the sofa and dogs on the bed,
And crates in the kitchen, it's no bother, you've said.

They're really no trouble, their manners are great.
What's one more dog and just one more crate?
The sofa is hairy, the windows are crusty,
The floor is all footprints, the furniture dusty.

The housekeeping suffers, but what do you care?
Who minds a few noseprints and a little more hair?
So let's keep a puppy, you can always find room,
And a little more time for the dust cloth and broom.

There's hardly a limit to the dogs you can add,
The thought of a cutback sure makes you sad.
Each one is so special, so useful, so funny.
The vet and food bills grows larger, you owe BIG money.

Your folks never visit, few friends come to stay,
Except other "dog folks" who live the same way.
Your lawn has now died, and your shrubs are dead too,
But your weekends are busy, you're off with your crew.

There's dog food and vitamins, training and shots.
And entries and travel and motels which cost lots.
Is it worth it you wonder? Are you caught in a trap?
Then that favorite one comes and climbs in your lap.

His look says you're special and you know that you will
Keep all of the critters in spite of the bill.
Some just for showing and some just to breed.
And some just for loving, they all fill a need.

God, winter's a hassle, the dogs hate it too.
But they must have their walks though they're numb and your blue.
Late evening is awful, you scream and you shout
At the dogs on the sofa who refuse to go out.

The dogs and the dog shows, the travel, the thrills,
The work and the worry, the pressure, the bills.
The whole thing seems worth it, the dogs are your life.
They're charming and funny and offset the strife.

Your life-style has changed. Things won't be the same.
Yes, those dogs are addictive and so is the dog game.

Unknown Poet

friendship day 3rd August

Tomorrow is friendship day and we have taken this opportunity to send all our pup pals a lil rosette.

Spread the paws of friendship across the world pupsters!


When : the first Sunday of August

Friendship Day is a day to nurture relationships, new and old. It's a really easy and fun day to celebrate.


Start the day by getting in touch with some old friends. Start early. Chances are, they know it's Friendship Day. You want to beat them to the punch, and contact them first. Phone calls, emails, Ecards, are great tools. See if you can make plans for lunch today, or some other day (soon).


Then, catch up to some of your current pals and buddies. Make sure to do some interesting things with them before the day is through. As you go through the day, be ever vigilant to spot an opportunity to make a new friend. Finding new friends today, is a real feather in your cap.


One thing is for certain...... if you put your all into the spirit of Friendship Day, you will have a great, great day.


Happy Friendship Day to people all over the world!

6TH July national kissing day!!!

The Jewsbury tzus are celebrating national kissing day and hoping to spread some snogs your way! As all of us are footloose and fancy free (none of us are courting anyone) we thought we would spread this tradition to EVERYONE!

So if your one of the lucky ones to recieve our snogs (we're only allowed to give out five each) we would love it if you could spread the snogs to other dogsters....LETS HAVE A SNOG FEST!!!!

Happy kissing day everyone and remember to give your mum, dad and siblings a whole load of snogs!!!

To celebrate the 13th annual National Kissing Day, its founder Denplan commissioned the survey to ask people to name their top three favourite screen kisses. Second most popular rated kiss was the Disney classic Lady and the Tramp, where pampered pedigree pooch Lady shares a surprise spaghetti kiss with loveable rogue Tramp (36%). In third place was Swayze again, this time with Jennifer Grey in the 1987 blockbuster Dirty Dancing as they kiss in public for the first time (35%).

Swayze's still got it

Swayze was the clear favourite with the females surveyed, who voted Ghost (50%) and Dirty Dancing (43%) as their top two. The star of both blockbusters, who turns 56 this year, clearly remains a heartthrob for many.

Surprisingly more in touch with their feelings than previously given credit for, men voted for Ghost first (40%), Lady and the Tramp romped in second with 36% and one of the greatest romantic tragedies of recent time, Titanic, received 33% coming in third.

Oldie but not a goodie

Unexpectedly, classic films Gone with the Wind, From Here to Eternity and Breakfast at Tiffany's all ranked low in the voting at sixth, seventh and tenth places respectively.

However, these still remain the favourites of the over 65's, whose top three screen smooches were Lady and the Tramp (40%), Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler's tempestuous kiss in Gone with the Wind (36%), and Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's classic beach clinch in From Here to Eternity (36%).

Creator of the first National Kissing Day back in 1995 and Denplan Managing Director, Stephen Gates, said: "We created National Kissing Day as a fun way to raise the profile of dentistry among consumers so that it had a connection with everyday life and not just six-month check-ups. While oral healthcare is a serious matter impacting general health, being sombre about it doesn't necessarily always get the message across. National Kissing Day is a great opportunity for people to kiss their loved ones and remember the importance of oral healthcare; we hope everyone will be doing that today."

Yappy Canada Day!

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Flippy can hardly believe that its come around again so quickly!

Its that time of year again!!!!!!!! Sending many tzu hugs and wiggles to all the Canadians around the world.

Hope you day is majestic and full of fun:-)

Happy Canada Day!!!

http://www.canadadaylondon.com/

Another news story:-)

We couldnt let this day past without having a news story about Canada and we come across this pawsome one.....

It seems the Canadians want the British to come over....well...why didnt they say sooner:-)

We'll get our passports and the like and be straight over!!!!

You got decaff nescafe coffee right?....and tripe treats...and paddy wack treats????

If so....get five lil beds ready....cos we're coming!!

Canada is trying to attract skilled British workers to emigrate to the country to boost the economy and population.
Officials hope that superior public services and a stable economy will tempt people who have lost patience with the soaring cost of living in Britain, and the state of hospitals and schools.

Hector Goudreau, Minister of Employment and Immigration in Alberta, has been sent across the Atlantic to encourage workers who fit skills and experience criteria to apply for a fast-tracked visa.

The scale of the project has been compared to the assisted passage scheme which saw over a million 'Ten Pound Poms' migrate to Australia after the Second World War. It will raise fears that Britain could be hit with a 'brain drain' if significant numbers take up the offer.

The Canadians are hoping to recruit GPs, teachers, nurses, electricians, carpenters, engineers, construction workers, management consultants, and cardiac and diabetic specialists, although anyone of any age can apply.

Mr Goudreau, who has been in Britain for a week, said: "Somebody from London might be able to sell their small flat and come to Alberta where they can buy a detached house with a huge back yard and huge front yard for the same amount.

"The cost of living is considerably less than in the UK. Our salaries are comparable or even higher, so anyone who moves over would be able to make money and set some aside."

Alberta, a landlocked province in western Canada, encompasses Calgary, one of Canada's major commerce centres, and the provincial capital Edmonton, the primary supply and service hub for Canada's oil sands.

Mr Goudreau added that the economy there was constantly growing, and has remained steady despite the global credit crisis.

He went on: "We are looking at attracting 50,000 foreign workers within the next year alone.

"There is beautiful scenery, the health care system is second to none in the world and our educational system is second to none in the world. We have some of the lowest business taxes, there is no province sales tax on goods."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2225860 /Canada-wants-British-workers-to-emigrate.html

just awalking in the rain......

da da da da da....

Getting soaking wet!

Yeap, tis true one day this week we went out when it was running...and my lil tootsies got wet! Luckily all the other days have been glorious sun shiny thru not as warm as what I was hoping.

We have been on a different walk this week ~ and it was pawsome...

Usually we go down the country paths to the scummals and hit a nice big dirt track but this week mum has taken us on a more secluded walk that she used to do as a kid.

And boy is it knackering! Its down hill getting there ~ which means the uphill walk is horrendous phew!

But we are keeping our lil bums and thighs in tiptop condition for the sunbathing that we've been doing out in the sunshine ~ dontcha just lurve that sun!

Daddy day for the guys in our lives!!!

We couldnt let this day go by without wishing all the men past and present in our lives a Yappy Dads day!!!!

Daddy Jewsbury.....we woof ya and wanna wish you a grrrrreat day!

Captain James Jewsbury (retired)~ we just wanna wish ya grandaddy a yappy day and hope daddy brings ya the pressie WE bought ya (he keeps saying he bought it but it was us with mums credit card that bought it ~ daddy is sooooo forgetful on buying pressies!)

Sargeant Michael Brookes we couldnt let this day go by without wishing our favourite uncle a fantastic Fathers day!

Flight Sargeant Terry Baldwin (retired) ~ Great uncle we see ya a lot and we wanna wish ya a great fathers day! From ya favourite boys Quinn and Alfie and from the many gurls in our family (our family is mostly females ...GURLS RULE!!!).

And to Rob and Mark our Uncles we think you guys rock!!!

And to all the others daddy out there we wanna wish ya a great day!!!

Snoozing the day away!

You guess it!

All I have been doing yesterday and today is snoozing!

And mum the total camera freak has taken a piccie of me out on my bedding....cheeky so and so...just she waits next time shes asleep I'll let dad take a piccie of her instead of barking her and warning her what hes upto!

I'm a mummys gurl but even I think that piccie isnt the best one...not even near the best one of me!

The stafu beachball bandit!

OOOO MY!!!

Thank you STAFU beachball bandit for being a total gorgeous pup and leaving all of us tzus a prezzie which we all adore!

If anyone knows who the bandit is...tell us as we would love to leave a lil prezzie back ~ it has really brighten up our day:-)

June the 1st and its Marilyn's woofday!

We are huge fans of the long deceased Marilyn but we couldnt let this bark day pass without acknowledging a very beautiful blonde bombshell!

Mum has called me time and time again a lil blonde minx as I seem to get most of the boys around here in a tis waz ~ I walk past them with hairs and graces that for some reason get those lil furbabies wild!

At present I have got a placid and pretty handsome golden retriever attention ~ he has a hole in his fence and pokes his head out when I walk by.

We've done the eskimo kiss and the sniff but nothing else ~ I'm a gurl that likes to take her time in romances!!

But since my on/off relationship with the black labrador has ended (he passed away ) I have been fussy over the guys I have been meeting:-) So this golden boy has to take his time:-)

But I digress I wanna wish the beautiful goddess Marilyn a Yappy 82nd woof day! I hope shes having a wonderful time in the place she has finally decided to call home:-)

Wuv Ya Marilyn! :-)

Barking a Yappy Woofday to Kylie Minogue!

Us Tzus are HUGE music lovers we love any music for country to irish to R n B to pop to anything.

Quinns favourite singers are Steve Earle, Sinatra, anything country or blues type but he does go out side the box and like our home grown music as well.

Mine is anything gurlie and Kylie is a def one for me ~ mum grow up liking kylie, madonna, bananarama, Mel and Kim, MJ (Michael Jackson) etc etc so she has passed on those genes to me.

Alfie is a house, indie, rock kinda pup.

Cinders is anything weird and wonderful ~ she loved that snuggle bunny song we had to fight her to get that one off of her site!

And winnie is reggae (old and new), rhytmn and blues.

But going back onto why I wanted to woof this entry...our beloved KYLIE is 40 today arooooooooooooooooooo. So a lot of her music is gonna be played in this house today ~ and us tzus will be dancing the day away:-)

Rain...

Well, I am outraged!!!

Theres lil moi outside and mum is trying to coax ME to go out in the rain...cheeky so and so.....

So I nipped into the front garden when she opened the side gate and wouldnt go any further than the front garden so only Winnie and Quinn went out for the proper walk today.

But you know what the cheeky so and so did? She left me in the garden to take the others out on the walk....I had to sit in the porch waiting for them....I'm sooooooooooooooo not happy on this. Me being a prima donna I should be left indoors in the living room of course to lie on the sofa and dry off there...

Well she let me and the other two in and dried us all off (even had the gas radiator on even thru its in the 50s soooooooooooooo warm!) and then went and had a shower....no by your leave or anything....

Humans...cant live with them...cant live without them...

SATC Premiere

Well, I'm a complete gurlie gurl and I love nothing more than dressup, sniffing and licking cosmetics (if I can get away with it hehehe) and anything gurlie wise in the TV/ Film world. Well the boys and tomboys have to get use to it cos me and mum aint changing.

So we was watching tv last night to see........SATC over in the UK. O doggy gosh I wish mum couldve got us gurls tickets to see the premiere cos I know the only time I'm gonna be able to see it is when it comes out on DVD and a gurls evening is happening!!!

But there was a booby prize thru, while we as watching that mum had her creams and lotions on the carpet (still in the bottls mind ya hehehe) so I was getting in quick licks of body shops cocoa butter (mmmmm) body shops strawberry lotions and vanilla ~ ooooooooo yummy!!!!

I cant doggy wait for it to come out on DVD ~ its THEE film for this year!!!!

Kim Cattrall ~ luv Ya!!!

Top dog reporting here!

Well ya prob read the other diary entries of Cinders, Alfie and Quinn about the soccer, swimming and Cindy running away?

Well, my diary entry is about something completely different.

I've been sneezing a lil this week.

And I've been watching the TV and noticed that the pollen count is quite high.....

The oak trees are given out a lot of pollen and at the end of this month we are supposed to have grass pollen polluting our lil airways!

OMDG what is a girl to do?

I'm gonna be sneezing a lot this year as the pollen seems to be a lil high already this year!

Anyway, gonna go back to my bedding outside in a minute....

The bedding is outside in the morning sun and it feels soooooo warm out there already.. after the last few days of temps in the 80's...I cant wait to feel what its gonna be like today!

BLUE IS the COLOUR!!!!!

This is a fantastic weekend for the tzus!!! Our two favourite footie teams are playing MAJOR matches!!!

Barclays Premier League

Chelsea V Bolton 3pm GMT sunday.....

Avram Grant believes that whoever holds their nerve will be crowned Premier League champions on Sunday.

Chelsea trail Manchester United only on goal difference, with the Red Devils travelling to Wigan and Grant's men at home to Bolton, with both matches live on Sky Sports.

And the Israeli feels that whoever copes better with the pressure on what is bound to be a tension-filled afternoon will be holding the trophy aloft.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side are in pole position and will claim a 10th Premier League crown if they defeat the Latics, but Chelsea are waiting eagerly in the wings and are determined to pounce.

Mental strength

Grant told Sky Sports News: "Nobody expected it and nobody believed that it would come to this stage, we believed it all the time.

"When you come to the last month or two months it is mental strength, but you also have to show physical qualities.

"When you come to the last game, mental strength is very important.

"We have a game against Bolton, which is not an easy game and we need to win, I think it will be a very tough game.

"Of course we will look at the result from Wigan. We hope that everything will be OK.

"Wigan haven't lost at home since January, they played fantastically against us before. They know that they are under the spotlight all over the world and everyone is watching so I am sure they will do their best."

Respect

Both clubs are indulging in mind-games ahead of Sunday's end-of-season spectacular, and Grant could not resist a joke at the expense of Ferguson.

The Scot has expressed concerns that Bolton have been too relaxed after all-but securing their top-flight status last weekend, with Grant light-heartedly likening the United boss to a member of the Israeli special forces.

He joked: "I told everyone that Alex is from the Mossad, and nobody believed me. He knows everything!"

Grant added: "We know Alex, I like him, I respect him, but we know why he says these things sometimes.

"I don't think he knows what is happening at Bolton, unless he wants to be manager there."

Ricardo Carvalho remains a major doubt for Chelsea after injuring his back in the victory over Newcastle, and he is still to return to training after intensive treatment.

Grant admitted: "He didn't train today, but we will see tomorrow."

We're SUPPORTING both the reds for today EBBSFLEET UNITED and sending out good tzu thoughts for the BLUES tomorrow...GO CHELSEA!!!!

And dont forget the match on 21st May Chelsea V Man U!

Paint Wembley RED!!!!!

Our local football team Ebbsfleet United are playing at WEMBLEY today!!!

Woohoo!!!!

The team itself is situated just a stones throw from where we live (well within a few miles) and we have been Fleet supporters for years...and this has made our doggy day....

Dont miss the match....

WEMBLEY!!! Today (saturday 2.30pm GMT) we might win we might lose...but the thing is ....we made it to WEMBLEY!!!!

GO FLEET GO!!!!!

O and the other team...is Torquay something or other...who cares really your Ebbsfleet United fans as well arentcha?

Finally sun!!!!

YAY!!!!

The last couple of days we have finally had some sun (dolly gosh I thought we would have to wait until we moved abroad for that to happen!!!)

But as you can tell from the piccies that it hasnt dried out our boggy mud.....mum took a piccie of me going under the gate a couple of years ago (number four I think) and number five was taken a couple of days ago..and wow what a difference!!

It is so muddy on our walks that we have had our summer haircuts brought forward so we dont get as muddy ~ cos us tzus hate mud!

But did ya spot our Thames piccie? We live in a lil village near the river Thames (its only a smallish river hehehehe) and we thought we'd show ya what we see when we're out on our walk:-)

O and check out my video if you have the time....I'm doing what tzus do best....back chatting!!!! BOL!

Well, ya gotto put those humans in their places hehehehe

common shrews ~ a massive stick and lil olde me!

Well after the atrocious weather on thursday ~ friday was a god send day absolutely gorgeous!!! So mum took us again down the country road that leads to the 15 acre field that Quinn, Winnie and I get to run around and find all sorts of treasures:-)

While mum was talking to her field who owns the horses and chickens that Quinn loves to see and play with I was out on the search...for what.....all will be revealed...


I found loads and loads of dead common shrews!

I couldnt believe my eyes I barked and that got mum and her friends attention so they come over to see what I was barking at (I usually bark at major things ~ cos I cant be arsed to bark at nothing ~ takes up to much energy hehehe)

It seems that they have been poisoned *sniff* so luckily mums friend said they would clear them up (the field is adjacent to 2 massive houses and connects upto the local haulage firm (which we think mustve poisoned the shrews).

So we got home and had a check over and mum phoned up the vet and said we should be all OK....which is pawsome!

But after that mum thought she'd take us past the olde peoples houses today (saturday) and this is where I found thee most massive stick it was a bout a foot long and I was playing fetch with mum in front of their houses hehehehe

Luckily as it was 5ish in the morning no one was up and I could have a fantastic game of fetch while the others was chasing each other and using up so much energy its obscene!!! BOL!!

They are saying our weather should hit a high of 70 + today !!!! Yay!!!

So sunglasses....towel....suntan lotion.....book.....drink...I'm ready for a day of sunbathing :-)

Happy St Georges day dogsters!!!

The History

St. George is the patron saint of England. His emblem, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England. It was adopted by Richard The Lion heart and brought to England in the 12th century. The king's soldiers wore it on their tunics to avoid confusion in battle.

St. George's Day is on April 23rd, so, in a sense, this is England's National Day.

Winston Churchill wrote:
"There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word,
which means more to me than any other.
That word is ENGLAND."


http://www.stgeorgesday.com

Britains got Talent :)

Well, starting from last week us Jewsbury Gurlies have been watching Britains got talent together and on a Sunday putting a few clips on our pages of the ones that have interested us in either a good or bad way hohum hehehehe

Well, this week when we watched Britains got Talent last night one act really got me and mum attentions....

Strike!

Two martial lads and boy was they a sight for sore eyes!!!! Dads going in for his 3rd dan but even he was impressed (for a completely different reason to why me and mum was impressed). O golly gosh am I all hot and bothered under my name tag and collar!!!!

So gurls check out the video.....if double click it it brings up youtube and you can do a full screen version swoon*!

I'm a featured diary!!!

Well the olde gurl was checking out her emails and thought she'd go thru her junk email (thank dog she did!) cos her spam filter keeps putting the odd nice email into that pile (mcafee ~ anyone else have this problem?) So she notice that she had a few from dogster and one was about me being a featured diary yay!!!!!

This is paw tastic!!! That means in the last few months 3 of 5 of us have been in the featured diary section ~ only Winnie and Alfie to go!

We are so doggy happy as only a couple of weeks ago Flippy was celebrating her 6 birthday then this ~ we're gonna have a lil doggy dance now!

Heres my email:-)

Dear Rebecca,

Dogster wanted you to know that Flippy is one of today's featured diaries and it will be displayed all day on our Diary Central page at http://www.dogster.com/diary/dcentral.php under 'Today's Picks'.

I know I know, we're barking like mad over here too!

Thanks so much for running with the Dogster pack and keeping a diary.

Much Woof,

Dogster
For the love of dog

Orange ~ ASPCA

So we thought we would tell ya why we've gone orange ~ we're showing our support for the ASPCA. This 10th April America is celebrating ASPCA and all they have done! Well we couldnt let this day go by without showing our support and also ~ celebrating usually means more treats right???? yap yap yap hehehehe

So go orange in one form or another ~ celebrate the dya and have fun ~ remember you dont have to be American to show your support ~ lets have a wooftastic day!

If you like to know more about this day check out this website:)

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=a spcaday

Wooho you know when you've been tangoed!!!!!!

Its sunday and snowing!!!

So we have already had our lil olde walk (we woke up mum at a unearthly hour ~ well Windy and Alfie did) and we was having a lil snooze in the living room when mum called us outside....

OMDG!!!

Its SNOWING!!!!

How can it be 66 on friday and t'shirt weather again yesterday but today be freezing and snowy?


As you can see and hear we was all moaning about how cold it is outside and yeap like all good troupers we tried to catch mum taking a vid of us doing our wee wee lmao....

And as you can tell...I wasnt amused about going outside into the freezing weather!!!!

Well we're back in the warm and snuggling up with eachother by the fire...and if it gets any worse outside we'll update with a new video...

My Birthday!!!

Well for a prima donna Ive had a spoilt day!

I got mum up early ~4am start and I've been wandering around after her all day. We're gone out for a couple of walks, but didnt seen my black labrador (methinks hes gone to rainbow bridge sniff as havent seen him in ages) and chased kids (they walked along the side of my house the cheeky lil rascals!!!)

I got a few toys ...5 balls....not sure what to do with five but will think of something...loadsa balloons ~ been popping them all day hehehe. A superdog small toy ~ it squeaks and everything!

Two soft blue and white bones and two rubber bones ~ which I've been informed that I gotta share ~ that aint gonna happen.

And I've consumed some nice walnut cake ~~~~~~~yummy!!!

Soon its gonna be dinner time ~ thus I'll shall be sticking two paws up at it ~ if its dry food that is hehehe


My whole day has been eat, sleep and be merry!!! I've partied hard and gonna be snoozing at every given opportunity...oooo did I tell you I 've been sneaking up onto the sofa a lot today? Mum turned her back on me (cheeky pauper) so I nicked her seat on the sofa......ooooooooooo I need a drink...oooo slave....get me a dogarita hehehehehehe

Sending wags and kisses to everyone, Flippy XXXXXXXXXXXX

.....and we shall have snow!

Yeap...finally we have had a couple of snow showers today!! Surprisingly the temp is only 6 celsius (about 40 fahrenheit) so it hasnt settled.

But the wind that has accompanied it has been very cutting ~ brisk!

We have had one walk today but the peeps chickened out on our second walk ~ BBbbb(Flippy no chicken noises!!! ~ MUM) well dogsters you get my drift!

So you guys ready for easter yet?

The north wind doth blow...

And what does the tzus do?

We go out for another blinkered walk!!!!

Tis wasnt bad weather on monday but we have noticed that it doesnt matter what type it is we are always out on walks!

Yesterday was sunny but only mid 50s temps.....way way to cold for a lil gurl like me! I prefer sunnier clims with the sun gently beating against my golden fur and the warmth making me snug and cosy just like being wrapped in a soft woollen blanket mmmmmmmmm snug as a bug in a rug!

And this morning the old gurl took us out on a another walk ~ and she wear gloves! ......did the tzus get lil booties or socks to wear ....nope.....but she did have our blankets on the radiater so when we come in they was gorgeously warm....mmmmmmm...bliss.

I just cant wait for summer...ooo anyone else know that thursday is spring equinox?

March Winds and...

Boy has it been windy!

We have supposedly been having winds upto 80 mph and I can honestly say our garden has taken a battering!

We live on top of a hill that when you look out of a window and to the left (ever so slightly) you can see the River Thames (very picturesque).

But our garden has become a battle zone!!!! We have had to help mum and dad put all the plants (which was in pots) back to where there should go. Also reinforce the fencing and also tidy up any debris etc.

So these last few days have been so hectic. Mum has also contracted a bug that she has given to dad so they are both feeling under the weather (darn that new job she started!!!!)

So we're waiting now for nanny to catch it (well they say it usually comes in threes!)

But I'm still feeling top o the morning though as in about 12 days (26th March) its my birthday!!! Arrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Happy Irish weekend everyone! and Remember green (like Kemie the frog) is lucky!!!

Mwah mwah and sniffs Flippy XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Happy Mothers Day!

I am a complete Mummies Gurl! And I just wanna BOL to everyone Happy Mothers Day! Remember to give your mummy a big huge hug and sloppy kiss today and dont forgot to bark at her how much you love her!

Woohooooooooooooooooooooooo...gotsa see us grandmummies later yay!!!

Country Park.....

After the last few days of fog...and boy has it been foggy it has finally cleared up! Well mum knows I dont do fog much so after she does the first walk I stay indoors while the others do the second walk but today I thought I'd grace her with my company and boy oboy oboy did I enjoy meself!
Me and the grim blonde reaper (so called cos when she passes wind she kills anything within a short distance) had a whale of a time running down those stairs and when we was running run our local park it was just so doggy great!.

Lil ole poser me? Well mum tapped the seat and I jumped on it sniffed it a couple of times and then allowed the mistress of the house to take my lil ole piccie...whatcha think of it?

O and BTW mum cut our hair yesterday..not bad...but wish it was summer it would be heaven to have a loverly short hair cut and be laying out in the sun.......hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheaven

You give me fever!!!

O boy o boy would I like to have a fever at the mo...Brit weather sucks !!!

Mum keeps promising us that when she and dad wins the lottery that we're upping sticks and moving either to Texas or Egypt and boy do I wish she would hurry up and win it!!

Tis been in the minuses during the nights for ages and not much above during the day that heaven forbide my coat is getting thicker and thicker even though mum has been trying to keep it under control (she doesnt want us to have a short cut at the mo otherwise we'll get too cold!).

Mum has been singing that song I've got on my page a lot and I kinda like it ~ I sit there staring at her while she sings till she looks over at me and blushes sooo funny!!.

Oooooo...did you guys notice my stick that I got in my mouth? Well I always pick a stick up on the countryside walk but this one has got to be my favourite as I found it two days running (mum tried to throw it out of my puppy reach but I got it hehehehehe!!). Anyway gotto go back to snoring...till the next time......wags Flippy XXXXXXXXXXXX

Vista...absences..but I'm back!

Hello lil dogsterians!

Sorry the tzus have been absent for some time (think its nearly been a month whoops. But we have changed our xp to Vista and have had trying to get the right modem (our internet company sent out the wrong one 3 times doh!.

So we had to buy our modem from a pc store ~ Netgear rocks if anyone wants to know what we're using.

So we will be on a tinsy winsy bit more:-)

Hope everyone is enjoying 2008 and are keeping to their new years ressies!!

Wags and woofs Flippy X

Weeeeeeeeeeeee

These last few weeks have gone so fast that it is a blur!!

The decos have gone, the toys are all in one piece and we have new jumpers to play in.....its so cold here at the mo its good to have those jumpers!

Anyway hopefully see you guys at the party tonight at STAFU...

Wiggles Flippy X

Chrissimiss eve in the house of Tzu!

Flippy here bringing a woof and a wiggle your way!

Well Mum and Dad are doing last minute things to make sure our christmas runs smoothly. Dad forgot to get one of his grand kids (yeap he's that olde! hehehe) a chrissimiss presant and mum is making sure her family is all accounted for pressie wise. So unlike yesterday when Dad come out for a walk with all of us mum will be taking us out on her own (she thinks we're gonna be wearing tinsel around our necks oooooo ef!!!). So its us mum and nan in the house...we can so torment Nan if mum wasnt around! hehehe

I have just had part of my winter coat cut as I was becoming hot and bothered in the tzu house (the temp was a mild 72 in doors and my coat made me sluggish arrrghhhh). So now I can run around after the kids as easy as anything:-)

Us tzus thought we would write a personal diary entry to all our readers, young and old pups across the worldly paths. To the pups in Oz who have been gracing our TV scenes sending Xmas messages back home to their loved ones in temperatures reaching 35 celsius!

To our men and women over in Iraq and Afghan as well as on other projects that dont reach our attention we wish you the best christmas you can hope for.

To our countries Queen who has now become a member of youtube ~ well ma'am we would never have tzu believed it!

But last and not at all least we wish every member of dogster and their families the happiest, safest and most pleasureable christmas you guys could ever wish for. Take care guys and remember not to eat to much otherwise you'll be joining our mum and us on sparkpeople!.

Wiggles and tzu kisses coming your way Flippy X

Christmas tag arrrooooooo

OMDG I've been tagged by Dancing Coconut Kisses Aka Coco and I'm so doggy excited!!!☃

OMDG again I got tagged by Mollie Tzu and Gracie Marie thanks you guys!!!

Here are the Rules:

Because it's Christmastime there are are changes to the rules. Each player needs to write a short note to Santa Paws and list 5 things on their Christmas list this year. Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their letter with 5 requests. Then choose 5 pups to tag and list their names. Let them know by pawmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play. AND... since it's Christmastime give them each 5 bones or treats.

Dear Mr Santa Paws ESQ (hehehehe)
Flippy here or as you might know me the lil golden gurl. I have been a pillar in the community this year. Not only have I been doing my neighbourhood watch with my mum in the mornings but I have caught redhanded a thieving squirrel nicking our wild bird fatballs from the garden! Also when we had a dog handed into our house we found the rightful owner of her and she went back to her brothers and sisters (plz note I did share my treats with her:-). I have also made friends with our dustbin men and they now see me as a ally not just a yappie lil gurl (hehehe). I have also donated all my fur a couple of times this year to the wild birds etc building their nests. Am I not nice?

So I was wondering Mr Paws if I could please have some gifts this year ?

i) Please can I have more clothes...I need tons of them
ii) A wardrobe to put said clothes into....
iii) A waterdish that the others dont drink out of...
iv) A tiara to adorn my lil head..
v) and for all dogs to have their chrissimiss wishes granted...

Double kisses and woofs from the lil gurl who idolises you!!! Mwah!

I would love if some of my dogster pals could do this....

i) William Bustopher Strout
ii) Tedibear
iii) Gracie Marie
iv) Mollie Tzu
v) Buzzy

Just gotto search for peeps to fill this in.....

OMD Balloons!!!

Mum has done the mistake of buying balloons again!!!


AAAARRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OMD GOD!

I LOVE them they are well noisy and squidgy:-D

The best time to play with them which we have all found out is in the evening just as mum and dad are settling down to watch tv...heres whatyou do...

You get hold of a balloon and bite it continously (make sure peeps havent blown them up to much)

Then you run along with it in front of you ~ of course doing barks and yelps as you go.

Once you have it cornered you rampage a torrid of barks onto it as well as pawing it and squealing cause your having so much fun.

Then just as you get so excited......

Your peeps take it away from ya?

Hey DAD!!!!!!

The olde bugger has put it in the doggy room...OK...I'm the Diva of this household and I want it in the nice warm carpet room....methinks a battle of the fur Vs furless is gonna happen!!!

Ooooooo.....good one!

Well, sense of humours are a must in the tzu household...and boy you have to have one of those when you live with the comically insane peeps that we live with!!!

They had this idea that our pages would look o so cute if we was dressed up as the skinny scrawny birds from the spice world.

Well knowing that Cinders is the only skinny one out of the lot of us this has been a challenge.

Thankfully mum is not being tight with the food so we didnt have to diet for our costume fittings unlike a certain VB that if she sneezes would fall over:-)

Anyway peeps if you wanna know more about children in need and the spice girls..check this page out...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/

Blue Cross treats puppy attacked by dognappers

Following a vicious attack on a three-month-old puppy, The Blue Cross is urging dog owners to prevent opportunistic thieves targeting their pets.

Samson, a young Staffordshire bull terrier, was admitted to the Blue Cross animal hospital in Victoria, London where he quickly received treatment for a badly broken leg.

Samson was tied to a bench outside a shop near his home in Notting Hill while his elderly owner shopped inside. Within minutes thieves tried to take the puppy but were interrupted by a passer-by, who alerted the owner.

The frustrated would-be thieves lashed out at Samson, kicking his leg with such force that it broke the bone. The injured puppy was immediately brought to The Blue Cross for an operation to mend the break. Fortunately, he has now made a full recovery and The Blue Cross also ensured he was microchipped before he went home.

Warning for dog owners
Samson’s owner, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "I’ve been using that shop for years and thought it would be safe to leave Samson there for a few minutes. I don’t know how anyone could treat an innocent puppy that way."

"I’m so happy he is now back home with me and I’m really grateful to The Blue Cross for mending Samson’s leg and for all their advice they have given me. I want to make sure other people listen to their advice to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else, or their dog."

Jess Gower, Blue Cross chief veterinary surgeon at Victoria hospital said: "Samson was very traumatised by his ordeal but thankfully we have the resources here to operate quickly and we were able to fix him up and get him back home. We also fitted him with a microchip which we advise all pet owners do so that their pets can be tracked down if they go missing."

"We also want to remind pet owners that animals this young are particularly vulnerable to both theft and disease so ideally should be kept away from public areas or carried until they have had all their vital vaccinations."

Advice
The Blue Cross offers the following top tips to help prevent dog theft:

Never leave your dog tied outside alone or in your car while you go shopping, however quick you might be
Make sure your dog is wearing a collar and tag with your name and address details in case he goes missing
Only let your dog off the lead if you know he will come back and make sure he remains close-by.

This story can be found on this link plus various others ..

http://www.bluecross.org.uk/web/site/news/2007/samsono ct2007.asp

Bonfire night and fireworks!!

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Woohoo it's finally here bonfire night burning of the guy and dads knackered smelly olde shoes that he likes to wear even though they have seen better dads. Mum has put them on the fire and I am postive I heard her say *burn baby burn*!

Remember dogsters take care these next few nights!

D-Day
There are several additional steps which can be taken on the day of the event

• Check that the den area is accessible, and prepared.

• Take your dog for a walk to make sure he has been to the toilet before the fireworks start.

• Feed him an hour before the event, adding some potato or white pasta to fill him up and make him sleepy

• If you can, set up some rhythmic music in the room. This can help to mask out the noise, so turn it up to a moderate level. Do, however, check that he likes it beforehand – and turn it off if he doesn't, or seems more stressed.

• When the fireworks start, take your pet to his den area and encourage him to settle there.

• Do NOT try to pat and stroke him in an attempt to sooth him if he is showing signs of stress. This simply rewards how he is behaving and teaches him that he's right to be scared. Don't let him know that you're concerned.

• Instead, if he's not settling in his den, try to distract him with a game or an easy training session, but don't force him to play.

• You may even want to consider setting up a TV in the “safe” room and simply sitting in there with him. Normal quiet, family company may help to calm him.

All this advice and more can be found on this page...

http://www.dogclub.co.uk/advice/fireworks.php

Take care dogsters over the next few nights XXXX

Discussions...discussions...

O my doggy gosh we have got mail!

Every year since Flippy was born mum has purchased the main bulk of our soft/ squeaky toys for Xmas from zoo plus dot co dot uk.

And every year we get the chance to sort through them and work out what ones we want as our main one and if the peeps arent quick enough we can run off with all of them without them knowing hehehehe.

So the tzu question is how does your peeps choose your xmas gifts?

So what toy have I chosen that will be the Tzu I gotto have it toy?

Tis the rainbow bone! Its soft, squeaky and can fit into your mouth plus some arrrooooooooo.

Witches, brooms, cauldrons....and anything else...

Frogs legs ....gone to france and got them ...check
Spiders....been into the back garden and got them ...check
Cobwebs....opened up dads wallet and got them...check
Eye of newt? Huh what the bedoggies that? Well went into mum's cupboards and found pickled walnut ~ that must be similar to it...check
A rats tail...tried to get Cinders tail but shes running to fast so had to resort to finding some licorice ..check
And last but not least...the blood of a stallion..well I aint gonna fight no horse so gonna use beetroot juice....check...

Mix all this ingredients together...trying not to burn it...and hey presto!!!

My turn Quinn into a rich millionaire long legged pooch with a fit arse that you could bounce a ball off of it potion is ready.......

Now lets see if my lil concoction has worked......

Flippy runs off and pours the drink into Quinn's dish......

Tick....tock......tick....tock......

Nope.. ..doggy darn it the munchkin is still a midget.....o welll.....better start a new batch:-) Hehehe


Good luck lil pupsters on your potions this howlleen:-)

Update!

I'm still trying to turn that fat furball into a long legged pooch....but that potion isint working...gosh darnit!!

Tiny Paws Cruise Line Howl 'o'ween Party

Us tzus are so excited about the party that is being thrown today arrrrooooo. But we might not be able to make it as we usually go to bed (well fall asleep on the sofas ~ if the peeps are not looking) about 8ish. And with the clocks going back today we think we're gonna be asleep before the party has even started sniff*.

So just wanna wish everyone a great party get together and have fun!

We'll try and pop by later.

Wags and Sniffs Flipster X

Muddy paws and sniffing bums!!!

This morning I got up off of my four poster bed....put my pearl and satin slippers on and my silk dressing gown and.....

Mum again had the cheek to take us out on a early morning walk at the weekends!!!

HUH! I dont mind during the week, as a Lady has got to mingle with the paupers sometimes but at the weekend as well? Well I am going to complain to the management!!!

Usually I stay on my bed for longer and if so chose to decide I cant be bothered with a walk then she goes out with the other herberts while I get to lounge around and also sleep on the sofa without her noticing (I can move pretty quick for a 5 year old hehehe)

But this morning the cheeky mare made me go out ~ she weighed me yesterday and I weigh nearly a stone (13 pounds) Whoooooops I've kinda been lazy and have put on 4 pounds in the last couple of months OMDG!

Its all those titbits I find! Honestly! I mean the grass is yummy, the crumbs I find are extra yummy and if the lil sods havent eaten their food I'll nick their grub as well.:-)

O well, I suppose weight watchers have got another member.....me!

Sniffs and big butt wiggles Flippy ♐♥♐♥♐♥

sunshine!!

I blinked....
I blinked again....
I sniffed the air...
I pushed the back door ajar....
I slowly shielded my eyes with my paws....
and then I yapped with glee....its sunny!!!!

Hooray!!! this has been the 9th day in the row of sunny weather (after the rain we had for most of the last few months ) this has been a sight for sore eyes its gorgeous out there!!

So please excuse me lil dogsters as I wanna go racing around the garden and enjoy the gorgeous weather!!!

Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooo

Scrounging....playing fetch...sunbathing...this is the life!

The lil diva in me has surfaced! I have been bored for the last few days of being banged up with those rowdy lot and now that we have got passable weather I am well on my way in making myself at home in the garden....

The grass is cut and my toys are within playing distance.....woohoo playtime!

Hope you guys are enjoying our last few days of summer....cant believe autumn is just around the corner...so unfair...*sniff* o well just gotto have some fun outside while I can...

Speak soon dogsters X

RSPCA reveals a catalogue of cruelty

A starving dog forced to eat its dead companions to survive, a cat so ill its face was stuck to the floor, and 1,000 hens in a maggot-infested pit.

That's just some of the cases in the "catalogue of cruelty" against animals revealed by the RSPCA today.

The animal charity's 2006 cruelty statistics show that, although there were more complaints investigated, there were fewer convictions than the previous year.

There was also a drop in offences against cats and dogs, but a rise in cases against horses and ponies.

The Animal Welfare Act - brought into force this spring - is allowing inspectors to intervene earlier in cases of animal cruelty, the charity said.

Director General Jackie Ballard said the extreme cases of neglect were shocking.

"Neglect has always been the most common form of cruelty. But these cases defy belief.

"Its just so shocking to discover pet food in homes where animals literally starved to death waiting for their owners to open a packet or a tin.

"Animals depend totally on their owners to meet their day-to-day needs.

"Ignoring this basic responsibility has heart-breaking consequences."

The report revealed a harrowing case in which inspectors found a dog in Stratford, London, starved to death in a couple's garden.

An emaciated cat in County Durham was so ill and frail that its face was stuck to the floor.

Its owners saw it every day but did nothing.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/fullscr?videoR ef=http://skynews-clips.videoloungetv.com/public/skynews/lat est/flash/rspca_010807_0800.flv

Blue Cross

Dog Lovers Invited to Enjoy Pet Fun Day by Animal Charity

ENJOY A BUMPER FUN-PACKED DAY AT THE BLUE CROSS IN BURFORD

The Blue Cross, Britain's pet charity, is holding its annual show in Burford on Sunday 29 July 2007. All funds raised will go towards helping the horses and small animals in the charity's care until they find new homes.


http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&&vid=0&npag e=&aid=2109

Bonjour my lovelies!!

We ave gone all french over here in Blighty.

Mum will walk you through it....doggys not invited on this bit:-(

Let me walk you through it.........

Sunday morning you wake up and your greeted by gorgeous sunrays on your bed. You put your feet onto the soft rugs on your floor and stand up stretching as if your greeting the sun as it hits your sleepy face.

You walk downstairs and are embraced by your doggies (and other animals) all clumbering for your attention. You open up your back door and step outside and hear.....

Hey love hadnt you better put some clothes on (hehehe ok that didnt happen).
You hear birds twittering, your pets sniffing, scratching and you walk back in to get the much needed coffee..

After coffee, you have a shower, get changed and go out down town. Knowing today is le tour de france day you know parking will be at its worse so you chose a side street to park at.

Exiting your car you go towards your high street (the main shopping street of your town) and you can smell the most gorgeous delights of freshly cooked bread, bagels, crossiants, sticky buns and candy floss (not quite sure why we had candy floss there but hey still tasted great).

You buy a few crossiants and think sod that diet and go towards a gap in the main parade of people all lining the streets to see one of the biggest events to hit your town.

As this year it was the first time EVER that Le Tour De France started in the UK London to be exact. And it was going through our main town of Gravesend (or as some ppl might know it as the last resting place *supposedly* of Pocahontas).

It was Amazing!

We had over 2 thousand ppl watching the race in Gravesend alone. And I was standing talking to a couple of people who come from Florida (US) on one side and a man who come from Bologne (France) on my other side.

It was a excellant day for all and the main reason why?

French, English, Americans, as well as the other local Gravesend people of Kurds/ Muslims / Sikhs ~ incidently Gravesend has one of the biggest temples being built which will house 1200 sikh worshippers. All these ppl interacting with eachother ....just goes to show all nations can get on with each other if we all respect eachother....and hardly any trouble was reported...

Shame I'm a white catholic gal......bet I wont get invited into that temple:-)))

spooky stories

We love spooky stories and we come across this one.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/sites/weird /pages/vicki.shtml

Mum says we tzus seem to be a target for ghostly happenings.

A few times we have noticed Winnie at the bottom of the stairs barking away at nothing.

We have got a few other stories but dont wanna spook ya!

So yappy!

Well, I thought as the rest of the guys have written a lil diary entry I would have a go.

We have been going out on some cool walks (mum's taken us out in the mornings before the heat of the day gets to us). LOL ~ its only been late 60's ~ erly 70's but I have been sunbathing like a pro. I nearly got the postman a couple of times this week. Nan lifted me up to greet him and I debated on whether to nip him or lick him right on his nose. I chose the latter out of the two on both those occasions. Well I gonna lead him into a false sense of security hehehe.

Also I chased a pigeon in our garden this week ~ what happened was I was snoozing away in the garden when this bird landed on the fence and woke me up cooing! HUH! so I chased him along the fence (he was on the fence me was on the ground ~ I couldnt get my lil legs to jump high enough to land on the fence:-))

Well that is my excitement for the week hehehe.

Luv and wags Flippy xxxxx

Oooooooooo....errrrrrrrrrrrr missus!

Mum took us to the vets today (it seems we are spending more time there than at home at the mo!).

It was just for a check up and we all went (hehehe imagine 5 tzus + 1 human = fair fight !)

We had to have our teeth checked, pads checked, heart rate, lungs etc etc. Mum just wanted to know we was doing OK. And after we had the check up we got to run rings around her in our local park!

Huh! 5 tzus will always outdo 1 human hehehehe. Flippy took noticed of mum and so did Windy but Alfie/ Quinn and Cinders had a raring time running around the field aroooooooooooooo.

Such fun...thought we'd share this with you.....Lickity lick Flippy X

moonwalk........

across London!

Yeap its that time of year again when fitness and charity meets. We had the London running marathon last month. Now its the pink bra walking marathon this month. If you guys wanna join in (its done at night time in the UK) or just wanna check out the pages of cancer research. Heres the link for it.

http://www.walkthewalk.org/

Mum and dad are on a keepfit malarkey and have been making sure we are getting our exercise ick! As fast as their are walking and getting us fit the more Winnie is eating to keep her figure au - naturel...or as mum and dad likes to say her pear shape figure. (I'm more of a perfect figure (size 4 -6 US or 8-10 UK) and Cinders more of the size 00 brigade.

The weather this week has been surprisingly pleasant it started rainy at and has become more warmer as the week has gone on . Still isint bahamas weather yet though drat! 100 fahrenheit we love you and miss ya!

Well guys I gotto go and get my dinner the kids have their and Quinn is starting to edge towards my bowl...the lil thief is gagging to nick my food. So take care and thanks for the reads.

love and licks Flippyx

Britains PM to leave......27th of June

Hi dogsterians.

Usually its Quinn that likes to rattle off any interesting news that might whet the appetites. But as he has been doing a lot of diary entries lately I thought I would write a few lines woof!

Well, there was mum enjoying her day off after taking us for a walk mind you. When we all was laying on the mat in the living room playfully biting eachother when Alfie (whos one of those dogs that love watching television) barked up hey theres breaking news on tv. Huh I yapped? It seems Britains Prime Minister Tony Blair is hanging up his satchel and coat and has finally released his intention of leaving speech. He will be tending his resignation to the Queen on the 27th June.

We would just like to say that even though we are blue dogs (tories not labour supporters) that Tony Blair has been a good leader in most aspects (he has made some interesting choices on key topics that may have been his downfall). But he has made history on quite a few subjects.

If you like to see what is going on now or read the bbc aspect of it. Heres a link to view.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

We would just like to wish Tony Blair happiness for the future and good luck to him on whatever route he decides to take on stepping down as Labours leader and as the PM of the United Kingdom. These next 7 weeks are going to fly by!

Thought we would share this bit of news with you dogster members.

Love Flippy X

Think Pink!

Mum is going through a huge pink stage at the moment (shes talking about dyeing my blonde bimbo hair pink - the shock!!! hehehe)

With Grease (is the word -reality show) on tv and morrisons selling asthma badges in pink bagpuss styles,I can see shes going to get her way. She been going to the food aisle of our locals supermarkets to get pink food dye. But at the moment dad has been putting her off phew!

So just wanted to warn you guys if I'm pink in the future its not my fault it will be in aid of Cancer research or if mum finds and uses the pink dye without dad knowing yikes!!!

Licks and Wags Flippy X

London Marathon 2007

Hey dogster's

We thought we'd leave a message about the London Marathon (which will start at 9am on Sunday GMT).

We arent going to be in the offical marathon (the temperature is too warm its in the 60's already) and we would sweat our lil paws off. But mum is going to take us around a huge park later on (its about 600 acres - but we're only gonna cover a bit of that). It also has 4 ponds there (hehehe and we havent got a swimming cossie awooooooooooo)

We just wanna wish all the runner's from around the world goodluck and also wanna wish all the guys that are sponsored for this event double good luck also!

Here's a link if you wanna read up on it or for Canadians and Americans theres a link to watch it live!

http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/

Anyway we gotto go - mums gotto get the picnic stuff ready - that walk we're doing later we gotto have more fuel for the fire ehehehe.

Sloppy licks and wags galore! Quinn, Flippy, Alfie, Cindy and Windy X

St Georges Day 23 rd of April

Hi Peeps

You'll probably all scratching you furbie ears wondering what have I come up with now (hehehe going by the red nose day thingie and everything).

Well to all English people, ex pats of England, anyone who has a slight link to England in general and to some (yes really) europeon countries. We will be celebrating St Georges Day on the 23rd April.

This is the time for joyous dancing, drinking and giving a paws up to our patron saint (us in the tzu household are all teetotals so we will be drinking a juice of some sorts).

Ireland has St Paddys day, Scots have any occasion day to get the beers out day (hehehe) and we have St Georges Day.

So we would be so very puppy happy if you could join us and help us celebrate our Patron saint - and we will gleefully help anyone who is celebrating Jamestown 400! Also check out Quinns diary for some information about why Virginians and us have something in common!

Sniffs and wags Flippy X

I love easter!!

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns
If you have no daughters, give them to your sons
One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns

Mum usually gives us hot cross buns (she warms them in the oven) and then we sit outside munching on them - definitely heaven! Our easter usually starts on the Good friday (yesterday) and ends on Monday.

So Happy Easter to all my fellow dogsterians Waggily wags Flippy XoXoXo

Tis a olde story but a good one;-)

US prosecutors trying to crack a murder case realised they were barking up the wrong tree when one of their witnesses turned out to be a small dog.
They had been interested in talking to Murphy Smith since the main suspect sent him a letter from his cell.

But when he turned up at court, lawyers knew they had grabbed the wrong lead for Murphy was a pet, not a relative.

Albert K Smith, the dog's owner, is awaiting trial in Arkansas, over the shooting of his ex-wife's boyfriend.

The defendant had written to Murphy from his cell - alerting prosecutors' suspicions.

They sent out a subpoena, and the five-year-old Shih Tzu duly appeared at the Benton County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, led by the defendant's brother.

An official refused to grant them access to the courthouse - because no dogs are allowed.

Prosecutor Robin Green told the Associated Press news agency she apologised to the brother for any inconvenience, adding: "The dog was friendly enough and probably would have been a very co-operative witness."

Gravesend

Mum thought she would take me, Quinn and those minature rats out for the day. I said NO BOL - but she couldnt have heard me as she had already had them in the car - gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr .

But it actually turned out to be a pleasant mid morning/ afternoon. After playing with the seagulls down by the thames we thought we would venture a smidgen into the town centre and Mum took a couple of piccies of Pocahontas (the one we've used on this page isint one of them as she didnt like any that come out -thank doggy lord shes got a digi cam - she goes though so many piccies;-)) Hehehehe

Well dogsterians I gotto go - so sleepy *woof - bark* too long a day for lil ole me;-)

Love and tail wags Flippy X

Easter is coming......

and every doggy knows that means one thing...more bunnies and chicks to play with hehehe.

Nah, I promise this year that when I go over to the scammals that I wont chase those darn bunnies even though they like to torment me with their fluffy tails and hopping skills. Heheehe

O before I go I just wanna thank everyone for their kind messages and I'll try and contact them as soon as my paws have recovered from all the playing and chasing I've done (those darn furbabies have been tormenting me about my age woof!)

Take care peeps love and wiggly wags FlippyX

Its come!!

I cant believe I'm now five! Mum said that if I was a real child I would be going to school by now (hehehe - so glad I'm not;-))

I can't wait to open up the prezzies and stuff that mum has got hidden on top of her dressing table. Try as I might I just couldn't seem to jump up onto her washing basket to get on that table. (hehehe a few times the basket actually fell down).

Hope everyone is doing good - just gonna go and run rings around the liluns now .....

O before I go if you wanna leave me a message - I would love to read it..

wooooooooooooohoooooooooo

Nearly there!!!

Mum has been baking something today I can smell it! She got a recipe from her dog trainer friend and it looks like she has cooked me a cake!

Ooooooooo I can't wait for tomorrow! Me - first dibs on a cake - prezzies - and anything else I can think of - its gonna be heaven!

Mum will be putting up my birthday piccie later on. She said I'm looking younger than ever (hehehe its only my firth birthday:-))

Anyway peeps gotto love ya and leave ya.

Has the weather gone crazy?

Growl - Woof!

All last week I was outside in the garden topping up my tan and enjoying the weather (not hot but still warm in the 60s) then this week Bam!

Snow! Sleet! and hail stones! wow BOL

Our weather is completely crazy - dog god knows what its gonna be like next week - I did wanna invite everyone to a picnic in my garden (my birthday is monday YAY!!)

I was gonna get a lil doggy hat and sunglasses - think I'll change that to a waterproof mac and wellies Hehehehe

Woof with you later love Flippy X

Red nose...and nothing to do with the weather

So why are the Tzus wearing red noses?

Well.........

Red Nose Day is back and it's bigger than ever - it is The Big One. The Big One is here to get you up off your bum, involved, aware and raising cash to help poor and disadvantaged people across the UK and Africa turn their lives around. It's all about giving you great comedy and entertainment, and in return you giving me your time, energy, BIG ideas and money! (taken from http://www.myspace.com/rednoseday2007 ).

The first "Red Nose Day" was on 5 February 1988, and raised £15 million. The TV show was hosted by Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones and Jonathan Ross. More than £300 million has so far been distributed to projects by Comic Relief (not sure what that is in dollars).

If you wanna put a red nose on your dog here's the link. http://noseify.rednoseday.com/

Or to find out more information. http://www.rednoseday.com/

Come and join in the fun - should be a day to remember.

Love the Tzus XoXoXo

Its been a hell of a day!

Well dogsterians today has been a mega big day!
Not only have we helped our human mum celebrate her hohum thirtyish birthday (hehehe she'll kill us if we say exactly how old). But we have corresponded with a few of our aussie mates as its aussie day (wish we could be there with them).

Had one hell of a long stroll through the dogs on here (wow didnt realise there was sooooooooo many) and to top it off its not even midday and mum is going to be taking us out soon ....wow!!

Hope you guys are having a good day - woof and licks to all XoXoXo

White stuff...ahoy!!

So there was me slumbering away...feeling a tad bit nippy (kinda cold this morning) when mum whooped and opened up our pen door and beckoned us out....

Yay!!

Gosh I love this stuff - havent seen this since mar last year (woof - so long ago).

You should've seen the kids playing in it - so funny - I'll let them tell you what they did:-)

Wow!!!

Going on from Quinns page of news on the web. Quinn and I found another story - boy o boy this cat was huge!! The weight this cat lost is more than what the pups (individually) weigh!

A nine-year-old cat was named U.K. pet slimmer of the year after shedding 2kg, or 4.4 pounds, on a strict diet and lots of exercise. The cat owner Helen Ebrahim, said Willie used to be so fat because of eating too much back when they were still living in the U.S.

However, the cat started shedding some weight when his owner moved to Pembrokeshire, England three years ago.

Ebrahim told the BBC, "He went to the vet regularly in the States but they would just say 'he's big' and that was the end of that. When I brought to him to the vets here they asked if I heard about the weight loss program. As well as the diet he plays outdoors and we have at least 15 minutes of active play a day.

"He has more energy and you can see a big change in him, not just physically. It's the same as for people, exercise and diet."

Cathy Raymond, a nurse at the Kingston Veterinary Group in Pembroke, oversaw the diet and exercise of Willie.

Raymond said, "With Willie at the beginning we saw him once every three weeks - put him on the scales, got the tape measure out and talked about what he had been doing and eating since the last time we saw him.

"Now he has lost so much weight it is less frequent. It will definitely increase his life expectancy."

Willie bested all the competition across the U.K. to win the award organized by Hill's Pet Nutrition to help awareness on pet obesity.

Dogs can be bilingual too:-)

A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following:

"HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer, and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."

A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign, and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it, and whined. Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least; however, the
dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office.

Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager. The manager said, "I can't hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type."

The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter, and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the
manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair.

The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, "The sign says you have to be good with a computer."

The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to enter and execute a perfect program that worked flawlessly the first time.

By this time, the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said, "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities; however, I still can't give you the job."

The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The manager said, "Yes, but the sign ALSO says that you have to be bilingual."

The dog looked at the manager calmly and said, "Meow!"

50+ reasons for a girl to choose a dog... and not a man

A dog has long been a man's best friend. Few women have a problem with that. But when The Field - the magazine devoted to the hunting, shooting, fishing fraternity - suggested 50 reasons why dogs are better than women, it started the paw wars.


Spots are an attractive feature on a dog.
A dog is better protection from intruders.
Dogs enjoy ball games. But they don't spend six hours on the phone trying o get tickets for the F A Cup 07.
Dogs greet each other by sniffing bottoms. Men are far less polite.
Puppy love doesn't wear off so quickly with a dog.
You can be prosecuted for neglecting a dog.
Dogs can find their way back home - even after a really heavy night out.
Dogs can be trained not to lie on the bed. Men always lie in bed.
A dog can moult without becoming obsessed about premature baldness.
Dogs can be taught the meaning of the word "NO!"
A dog is far less irritation to have in the back seat of a car...
...and will be less likely to show its rear end to the people in the vehicle behind for a laugh.
Elizabeth Hurley has a faithful dog whom she loves dearly.
If a dog says sausages, that's clever. If a man says sausages, that's just greedy.
Dogs will wait patiently outside clothes shops...
...and not criticise your purchases afterwards.
A dog will fetch the morning paper for you.
A dog will trot faithfully round at your heel.
Dogs don't break wind in public and blame it on the man.
In the canine world, boxers are quite intelligent.
If a dog gets ill, it won't take eighteen Panadols in order to avoid having to go to the vet.
You can also ask the vet to perform the snip, even if the dog objects.
Small, ginger-haired dogs can be quite appealing. As for men? Two words. Robin Cook.
You can find a nice dog by advertising on a card in a shop window, or in the classified section of the local paper.
A woman can live with more than one dog, without rumours starting.
When dogs beg, it's cute. When men beg it's pathetic.
Dogs sometimes dig the garden.
A dog can go out fox-hunting without being incredibly stuck up and pompous.
Dogs don't necessarily prefer blondes.
Dogs won't get embarrassed if you call them by a pet name when their friends are around.
Dogs travel more cheaply on the bus.
Dogs whine less.
Some dogs can be quite talented at singing.
Men lost the World Cup. A dog found it.
Dogs are less reliant on tinned food...
...but after a few cans, a dog will still be able to stand up.
And there are some things even a dog won't eat - like the remains of a three-day-old King Prawn vindaloo that they found on the floor behind the sofa.
You can leave a dog alone in your house without worrying so much about what it'll break.
A dog gets a new coat every winter.
Dogs are not so careless about leaving puddles on the bathroom floor.
A dog is less likely to leave a filthy, stinking mess for you to clear up.
For a dog, a wet nose is a sign of GOOD health.
Men are even less useful for testing cosmetics on.
Dogs don't wolf-whistle.
There are still thousands of totally undomesticated dogs in Australia; but far more undomesticated men.
Your dog will never refer to you as 'a bitch'.
In disaster films, the dog is always far more likely to have a miraculous escape.
Dogs do not waste money betting on the dogs.
You can stop dogs getting too randy by throwing a bucket or water over them.
All the best clips on 'You've Been Framed' are the ones with dogs in.
If a dog starts worrying sheep, that's just its natural predatory instinct.
If a MAN starts worrying sheep, however...
A 'King Charles' is much more likely to be a big, floppy-eared dog than a big floppy-eared man.
You can also call a dog shih tzu without offending it.
"Working like a dog" is strenuous. Working like a man is, er - not.
You can fondle your dog in the park without being arrested.
A dog will encourage you to lose weight by taking more exercise. A man will just remark on how big your bum looks.
Dogs do not attack other dogs for being a different colour.
Having a dog around the place can actually ease stress.
You'd feel guilty about turning a dog out on the street.
A dog can take a barrel of brandy to a lost mountaineer without drinking ANY.
There aren't so many good reasons to keep a dog muzzled in public.
You can buy a dog's affection with a squeaky toy.
A dog will be eager to walk, rather than getting a taxi.
Most dogs are really good with children.
Dogs have a highly-developed sense of smell. Men, on the other hand, can quite happily wear the same pair of pants for a fortnight.
A dog is more useful for tracking down criminals.
Who did YOU miss most from Blue Peter - John Noakes or Shep?
A dog might actually take a bath of its own accord.
There's more chance of your dog being able to operate the video recorder.
You can buy a choke-chain for a dog.
A 16-year-old dog is very mature.
A dog is easier to keep well-groomed.
Dogs have more chance of receiving an award for bravery.
Dogs are easier to house-train.
Dog do not scratch themselves so much in polite company.
A dog can look as though it understands what you're saying.
Dogs went into space first.
A man will roll over and play dead only if you ask him to get up and make coffee.
Dogs enjoy swimming, and not for the chance to ogle girls in bikinis.
Being a dog's mistress is no reason to feel ashamed.
You can keep your dog tied up if it starts misbehaving.
Saggy skin and a hang-dog look aren't half as appealing on a man.
You can train a dog in obedience.
A dog in a studded collar isn't kinky.
Few men would answer to 'Lassie'.
A dog is a pack animal. A man is a six-pack animal.
Dogs spend the day sniffing drugs only if they're with the police.
Dogs aren't obsessed with 'doing it man-fashion'.
A dog is a faithful companion.
A dog is for life.

News catchup......

Well doggie pals sorry I havent been on much but so many things have happened!!. Just before Christmas Quinn lost his long legged girlfriend Rosie. She had to be put down as her health was declining. Mum will be helping G'pa to do a page for her soon.

Another bad news is mum hasnt taken us out much (bah!!!) as she has got the flu coupled with sinusitis (hehehe we didnt make her go out when it was cold promise!!)

A few good news is that I won a xmas competition (thank you for the votes) But havent recieved the prize yet of video and zealies hehehe knew us brits was slow;-)

A rhyme just for you!

Christmas is coming the Shih Tzus are getting fat
Please put a candy in the old dogs hat
If you havent got a candy a chewy will do
And if you havent got a chewy then God bless you!

This was taken from a old rhyme that my Great Grandma used to say to my mum.

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat
Please put a penny in the old man's hat;
If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny then God bless you!

The charitable lyrics nursery rhyme!
The lyrics of this song were to associate the Christmas feast with geese which were traditional English Christmas fayre. The meaning that was conveyed to a child was that the festive period was where each should give to charity, according to their means...even if they could only give their blessing!

The song!

Mum and me wanted to share with you this song (December brings me back to you). As this one is being released for charity - Barnado's (11th December 2006). Just because there's a good looking in singer in it as well is a added bonus:)

Santa's lil helper.......

Mum has nicknamed me Satan's lil helper because as fast as she puts up the baubles. I ping them and pull them down hehehehe. Well you got to have fun and teach the lil ones what to do:-D

When she got the camera out, I knew exactly what she was going to do and boy do I love that camera! I stood in my best pose and waited for the pampering I get prior to having my picture done:-)

Li'l ol'e me.......

A tea leaf???? Huh, thats another name mum has given me. And there was me 'borrowing' that chewy from the table. If she don't want me to take it she shouldn't put a chair nearby. Hehehehe

That trick has earned me quite a few rewards - the time when Dad had a packet of sweets on the window sill - and it just so happens I could jump on the sofa, crawl along the back of it and nick them. They were yummy!!!

Now, when is mum going to put a chair near the fruit - grapes are my favourite as I dont need them peeled;-D

Shih Tzu Property Laws.....

Mum has come across many variations of this and has made up a sign for all of us with our picture included - it now has pride of place in our doggie room. It is so funny and can be applied to any type of dog whatsoever. Feel free to copy and paste it and put a picture of your doggie on it.

1: If I like it, it's mine
2: If it's in my mouth, it's mine
3: If I can take it from you, it's mine
4: If I had it a little while ago it's still mine
5: If its mine, it must never appear to be your's in any given way
6: If it looks like mine, it's almost definitely mine
7: If I'm chewing on something, all the pieces are mine
8: If I saw it first, it's mine
9: If your playing with something and then you put it down it transfers ownership to me. ...so it's mine
10: If its broken.......you can have it back - its yours!

Wahey...bonfire night = more food!!

Every year Quinn and me go out into the garden and watch the massive bonfire across the road. Quinn prefers the fireworks but I prefer the bonfire. For at the bottom of the bonfire is tin foil wrapped baked potatoes hmmm yummy. Mummy always dunks them in cold water before we get them and mashes them up with gravy - taste bud explosion goodness mmmmmmm:-D

This year was extra special though as a few months ago I had pups and the 3 kids was playing out in the garden watched over by Quinn. I get tired watching all the fireworks going up in the sky - too time consuming - I love my sleep hehehehe.

I ♥ my extended family!!!!

Well, mum thought that as we havent seen my other grandparents for a couple of weeks that we should do a bit of visiting. This to me means only one thing......snooping. hehehehehe.
So while Harley is playing with that fox etc I nipped back into the house and woohoo....nicked quite a few of Rosie's treats (she lives with the g'parents - a massive girl dog compared to lil ole me!.

They thought putting them in the cupboard and leaving the door ajar I wouldn't be able to open it.

HA...a quick twist of the paw and abracadabra open door hehehehe. I had quite a few markies before mum noticed that I was stealing something and after apologising for me (Hey I meant to do it) they all laughed and said I could give Houdini a run for his money. Hey anytime - methinks hehehehe

Dog, pc and chewie - a perfect life

Mum, has finally left the computer on while she is busy doing something else. So we can leave a message:-) Mum, has taken a week off work and has promised to take us out chest nutting in the local woods. This is perfect for me to meet, greet and nick treats off of other dogs - yippee!! Also, I can try and lose Quinn in the woods - like I tried to do last time - if only those other dogs hadn't brought him back - D'Oh!! I love him really especially when we both get a treat and he walks away from his so I can eat it:-)