Following Life’s adventures, reflecting on passed Events and offering friendly thoughts from Gertie

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Fusspot

Fusspot

Oh dear, Mum knows she’s been rumbled, she put down the posh gammon on top of the packet food, but I only ate the Ham, you should have seen her face drop- she then tried offering the salmon and potato biscuits, but I didn’t feel […]

Newgate Spa Day

Newgate Spa Day

As far as Dachshunds go, I am easy maintenance – because my wire hair doesn’t pick up fluff and stuff and unless I get a clinker -( excuse my french ) if a poo goes wrong, Mum doesn’t have to do much. This is just […]

Impossible Trick

Impossible Trick

I know my Mum loves me and all that, but she still cries about Alfie, He was her Norfolk Terrier and he passed away leaving the gap that I eventually filled, trouble is Alf could do all sorts of tricks. As soon as I arrived […]

Sultanagate

Sultanagate

OMG, I love a tit bit, sometimes I don’t even check what Im snatching from offering fingers. Never again ! Yesterday was a lovely day, my neighbour took care of me while Mum was working for my God Mother- when she got back we had […]

Gertie My Life Part 1

Gertie My Life Part 1

When I didn’t have a name, I lived with my brothers and sister in Ripon. The house was full of noise and four legged smelly furries and I slept most of the day. When a house holds Big Dogs, Small Dogs, Furry cats and even […]

Gertie My Life Part 2

Gertie My Life Part 2

The Next Step in my life-story A few days later, Mark took me on my own to his lounge and proceeded to point his camera at me and speak in a baby voice. My heart jumped as he said, this is a video for your […]

Gertie My Life Part 3

Gertie My Life Part 3

SHE CAME !  My new Mum, and this time with two Big men in Big Boots, I recognized the white haired one and the other one looked like Freddie Boswell. My new Mum, introduced me to Martin and Yoz and explained that they would play […]

My Mum goes shopping

My Mum goes shopping

My Mum’s a Waitrose sort of gal, you know Quail’s eggs and walnuts for£5, I’m forever suggesting Aldi or Lidl but she hate queuing and flimsy plastic bags- I thinks she still thinks she has money- so I have to bring her down occasionally. In […]

Mum needs a Job

Mum needs a Job

My Mum is feeling very low and she doesn’t think anyone will employ her now she is 70, it makes me mad because even though I havent been round for long it doesn’t take a genius to know how much she has acheived. Trouble is, […]

Poppy came to stay

Poppy came to stay

Poppy is a very posh Maltese Terrier and my Mum asked me if she could stay for a few days, What could I say- Duh!  so this white furry thing arrived. She was quite well behaved at first and I liked showing her around, she had […]