Category Archives: Whimsy

Jake’s robot minion

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

While the pooch lounges in luxury on the sofa in a patch of sunlight, the trusty Roomba trundles round sooking up the hair he sheds … Oi, Jake! I once saw a dog in Greece that had an old oil … Continue reading →

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Languid hound

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

He can’t be bothered to move out of bed. But that square of sunlight is so appealing …

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Ironic book title

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

Now we know Jake is on the very edges of lurcherdom, but even so …

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Canine communication – practical

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

What is Jake trying to tell us? And without reference to Turid Rugaas, I deduce: Get on with it! It’s perishing up here! My ears are blowing off! etc etc (Taken on Blackford Hill, view over Edinburgh towards Arthur’s Seat).

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Word cloud

Posted on October 19, 2008 by

The Corgi Lounge put their blog into Wordle and it looked pretty good. I’ve used Wordle for work (yawn) but it’s funny to see our actual real life preoccupations. Ahem.

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Jake meets Roomba

Posted on October 15, 2008 by

I first heard about the Roomba over at Dog-li-ness. I’ve coveted one ever since. What’s not to love about a robot vaccuum cleaner? This weekend we finally cracked and bought one. Our very own robot house elf. Fantastic. Jake mostly … Continue reading →

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The need for Attack Chihuahuas in modern city living

Posted on September 11, 2008 by

Image by Emmanuel, some rights reserved. Work took me to Madrid for a few days… As usual when I travel, I studied the local dog-owning culture. There were many, many city dogs to watch. Lots of small dogs … schnauzers, … Continue reading →

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Dogs can’t climb trees

Posted on July 11, 2008 by

Gus: Right Jake. We are in Nottingham. I will climb this tree and pretend to be Robin Hood and you will be Friar Tuck the way you’ve been cadging scraps off senior family members. Jake: Baroo?

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Eurovision

Posted on May 25, 2008 by

Hello, this is Edinburgh calling.These are the results from the Lurcher voting. Whippets: huit points.Salukis: dix points.Greyhounds: douze points!!!![the crowd goes wild] Jakes yawns. Gives up trying to beg humans to give up their barbeque. Retires to friends’ sofa until … Continue reading →

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No, I’m not.

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

As I walked to the park with Jake for some agility practise, lead in one hand and long, narrow carry cases full of poles in the other, an older chap in the John Shuttleworth tradition stopped in his tracks. “Are … Continue reading →

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