Some Doggie Pictures

I took the camera out with me on 30th January and got some really nice pictures of the dogs, which it seems a pity not to share.

Tali At 11 Months

Tali's 11 months old on the 25th. I took advantage of the sunshine today to get some snaps of her a day early. Couple of other good ones as well, so I'll tag them in too.

And I'm delighted to report that, just over two months after losing her soulmate Tasha, Jasmin's finally started playing with the others dogs again - Tali in particlar.

Stornoway

I've started writing my book at long last - on another blog which I'll give details about to anyone interested in reading it. It's based in Stornoway, where I originally come from.

A couple of years ago, I was sitting in the gym in Runcorn on a cold, damp winter evening, talking about going back to live in Stornoway. "What do you want to go there for? It always rains and there's nothing to do..."

The pictures I've posted here are a couple of years old now. They were taken in late November 2005. Not bad for a windswept rock in the middle of nowhere, eh?

Mind you, who'd want to live there when they could live in Runcorn?

A Few More Pictures...

Amongst all the Raani pictues, I got a couple of good ones of Tali yesterday, and, rarer than hen's teeth, an ok one of Jasmin. Seems a shame not to post them!

Raani At 6 Months

Well little Raani's six months old today, and as you can see from the photos she's nearly as big as her older sister now. But while Tali now looks like a young adult dog, Raani, although similar in size, still retains some of the floppiness you associate with a puppy.

The weather today was horrible when I left the house - grey with a cold, biting wind that froze my fingers to the bone every time my hands came out of my pockets to take a picture. But within fifteen minutes the sun broke through, the wind died down and I managed to get a few good pictures.

When I write this blog, I feel that I'm writing to myself and the few people I send links to from time to time. But I met Sue in Tesco yesterday. She told me she'd read about Tasha with tears streaming down her face, and when she showed the link to work colleagues it set them off too!

It's nearly two months since we lost Tasha. Never a day goes by when she's not fondly remembered, but the pain has largely gone. Although Jasmin has never been the same dog since. She enjoys her walks and food, but spends the rest of the time just lying in her basket or her chair. On Monday, we met Cueda when out walking. Cueda's a three year old GSD boy who bears a startling resemblance to Tasha and has the same good nature. Watching him running and playing with my dogs brought a little tear to the eye.

Here are three video clips I took today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuPlu6r5040
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEC6KDLNZ64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRM_TF1EtR8