Peggy's Blog

Well dogbloggers, it’s that time of year again when mum rallies the troops and this year she has signed up the girls in our family to do the Race for Life. In case you don’t know, the Race for Life is a 5k race for women, to raise money for Cancer Research and this year we have a brill team…

• Mum (Gill) – she is the team captain
• Grandma (Margaret)
• Auntie Susan
• Cousin Louise
• Shelly (Cousin Mark’s partner)

and if they are lucky, I might even join them…. Woo hoo!!

If you would like to support us, you can do so, by clicking on the banner below:

If you can’t see this lovely banner for any reason, you can use this link: http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/haydockladybirds to go directly to our fundraising page.

You might have noticed that our team is called the LadyBirds and one of the reasons we race is that Great Grandma Jessie is currently battling bladder cancer and is about to start her first course of radiotherapy at the grand old age of 89. GO JESSIE!!!

Thank you very much for all your support and even a couple of human pounds really helps… xxxx

OMG, I  had a blast today with mum as we went out for a walk in the pouring rain. Now, let’s be clear  I HATE getting wet, but at the end of the day, a walk is a walk an what’s not to love about that eh?

We first went for a walk to Tesco to get some lunch for mum and then we went for a muddy walk around the park. Understandably, there weren’t that many people about today on the park, but I had a good sniff and a run around jut the same and it was ace…

But as you can see, the worst bit for me at the end was that mum INSISTS on rubbing me dry with a pink towel. It would be fine normally, but when I get back I just want a drink and something to eat – something that I think dad and I have got in common  eh dad x

Peggy and her mum at her very first Race for Life

I have to say that I have not been feeling very well for the last the couple of days. Sometimes on walks with mum & dad I drink from puddles when I get thirsty and this can sometimes upset my tummy  

Subsequently, I have been feeling a bit sorry for  myself and my bottom seems to have been producing some rather gross smells and mum seemed less than impressed this morning… oops

In other news, mum is rallying the troops into joining this year’s Race for Life and they already have a fab team..

• Mum
• Grandma Dixon
• Auntie Susan
• Lovely Shelly
• Cousin Louise

The Race for Life is at Haydock Park Racecourse on Sunday 17th June at 11:00 and by my reckoning that is just 21 weeks away!!! Woo Hoo…..

Well today has been a fun day as I have been for a lovely little/massive walk with mum & dad. We went for a little walk to “the sign and back” which is a great walk of just under 4 miles that takes us along the canal to Newton-le-Willows and back. We were out about an hour and a half and I was POOPED when we got back.

I have to admit that I have slept most of the day and I think my age is finally catching up with me – well I am 13 you know. Every time dad goes out for a run, I get excited thinking that I might be able to go with him, but the truth is, I am not sure I could keep up anymore….

We have also had some slightly rubbish news this week as Great Grandma Jessie had to go the hospital and the news wasn’t great……lots more trips to the hospital mum says and maybe even another operation… yuk.  I am sure that the lovely doctors at Whiston Hospital will look after her though – they had better do, she is ace. x

Right then, off to watch Sherlock with dad… see if I can guess who dunnit.

Well, today was a game of 2 halves as they say. We decided to go to Delamere Forest to go for a lovely walk and when we set off from our den, it was raining lightly.

En-route to Delamere the rain got worse and worse and by the time we parked up at Linmere lodge it was CHUCKING it down. So mum and I sent dad off to the cafe to get us a sandwich and by the time he came back to the rain had cleared up. Happy days.

So off we went on our 3 miler around our favourite red route and it didn’t rain once. We met husky puppies and a little boy who said he would LOVE to have a dog, but his mum wouldn’t let him… boo.

As you can see then, a game of two halves. Now then, I am off for a zzz and dad has just gone for a bath… it’s all go innit. x

Wowee, mum & I have been on SUCH a windy walk this morning, it nearly blew us away! I LOVED it though we met lots of doggies and lively humans and I’m officially pooped!

We are also tres excited as 7 weeks today, mum & dad get married – yippee!!!

You know what, I tell you lots and lots about the things that I do, but mum & dad do some pretty strange things too…. I have been observing them for many years, and this is what I have learnt…

1. Mum has to ring her own mobile phone at least once a week as she can NEVER find it. Invariably she is sat on it….
2. Dad drinks more water than a fish (fish drink water right???)
3. Mum is very forgetful and once left me outside all night as she forgot to let me in after my “before bed” wee. (she will KILL me for telling you that, as she was never done it since and was very very sorry and I got LOTS of tickles for AGES afterwards)
4. When I got out with dad and when dad goes out for a run, he likes to say hello to every single dog that he meets. EVER. SINGLE. ONE.
5. Mum & dad sometimes dance to various theme tunes of TV programmes as they come on to the big Telly box. Their favourites are Doctor Who and they used to like something called Alias.
6. Mum and dad very often make some noxious smell and with a completely straight face, they blame me!!!
7. Dad can sometimes gives me 2 treats, but I know that If I throw mum the special sad eyes, I will deffo get 2 more.
8. Mum & dad close the dog/baby gate so that I can’t get upstairs or into the living room. I think we ALL know I could get over that gate in a heartbeat if I wanted to.
9. My mum is very good at giving me special tickles and scratches around the head and ear and she always lets me have an extra long sniff on gates and walls as I go past them.
10. Dad is especially good a rough and tumble. I love it when he comes over to me to play the “gonna get you game”, where he tickles me on my belly… I sometimes wonder who enjoys this the most….

Overall, mum & dad can be a bit odd sometimes, and for the life of me I can never understand what they find so fascinating about the big telly box, but I love them anyway… they are ace xxxx

Our New Years Eve

Well Happy New Year everyone, as you can see from our New Years Eve, my pack and I had a wonderful evening. Mum & dad went out for tea and then to see the film Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part I).

Then they came home around 21:30 and we all watched Greys Anatomy for the rest of the night. As you can see from the photo, I was enthralled – Woof Woof!

2011 was a little rough in places as both mum & dad spent nights in hospital, Great Grandma Jessie has been quite poorly on and off and mum lost her job. However, it also had bits that were brillo pads, like mum & dad going to see Strictly  Come Dancing in London, us all going to Anglesey, Auntie Jenny getting married and dad releasing his game for the iPhone on to the App store.  Yippeee!!

Oh Dogbloggers, I can hardly believe that it’s 2012!!!! But I have a feeling it’s going to be a stupendous year! It’s about 8 weeks until mum & dad get married and then just a few weeks after that it’s Great Grandma Jessie’s 90th birthday  and then it’s the LYMPICS!!!!! Wowee…. Oh did I mention that I turned 13 on Boxing Day…

Thank you for reading my blog in 2011, I had the MOST fun writing it. Hope you all had a great night and that you all have a wonderful year in 2012.

Love Peggy x

So, I have had a wooffly Christmas and even though I haven’t had as many walks as I would like (due to the rain), it’s still been pretty ace.

I got to go to Grandma Barbara’s & Grandad Wacks on Christmas Day and then on Boxing Day, loads of people came to our den and we all had lamb stew. I am a very lucky lucky dogller. xxx

We just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and we hope that Father Chrisgtmas brings you everything you ever wanted. ♥

Me? I just want a sneaky bit of turkey and to spend to the day with my lovely pack.. That’s just exactly what I AM doing,  so I’ve got everything a dog ever wanted… Lucky ole Peggy dog…

xxxxxx