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Tag: pets

  • Dan, a white man with a goatee beard and a blue ponytail, looks thoughtful as he crouches on a footpath near a fawn-coloured French Bulldog.

    Rubberdogging

    Rubberdogging, verb: attempting to invent a solution to a technical problem by explaining it out loud to a pet. From "rubberducking", the practice of doing so to an inanimate object, and "dog walking".

    • Note
    • 4 comments
    • posted 17 May, 2026
  • The unrepentant bleppy face of a dog who, without fail, steals the warm spot I've left behind on the sofa within like three seconds of me standing up.

    Full image of A champagne-coloured French bulldog sits askew on a blue blanket atop a grey sofa, her tongue sticking out and to the side, as she looks at the photographer.
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    A champagne-coloured French bulldog sits askew on a blue blanket atop a grey sofa, her tongue sticking out and to the side, as she looks at the photographer.

    • Note
    • 1 comment
    • posted 6 July, 2025
  • What's that, girl? Two children are lost somewhere in this bookshop?

    Yeah, I should probably find them and take them home for lunch.

    Full image of Dan, in a bookshop, holds a book called How To Speak Dog, alongside a French Bulldog.
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    Dan, in a bookshop, holds a book called How To Speak Dog, alongside a French Bulldog.

    • Note
    • posted 10 May, 2025
  • Woke up. Had a walk. Now it must be time for a well-earned nap. πŸ’€

    Full image of A sleepy-looking French Bulldog, wearing a harness, lying on her side in a dog basket with her eyes mostly-closed and her tongue mostly-in-her-mouth.
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    A sleepy-looking French Bulldog, wearing a harness, lying on her side in a dog basket with her eyes mostly-closed and her tongue mostly-in-her-mouth.

    • Note
    • posted 20 March, 2025
  • This young lady's so proud of herself! This morning, she was up in time to catch in-the-act the burglar who visits us three times a week and steals the empty glass bottles we leave on our doorstep.

    Full image of Young French Bulldog, standing, looking happy, tongue hanging out.
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    Young French Bulldog, standing, looking happy, tongue hanging out.

    She did such a good job of scaring him off that he left us some milk and orange juice by way of apology.

    • Note
    • 1 comment
    • posted 24 May, 2024
  • A champagne-coloured French Bulldog looks up from behind a fence, in a hallway.

    [Bloganuary] New Tricks

    I wish I could explain to my dog that the workmen who come by on a daily basis are not going to steal her toys or cause her harm, but I'm not sure she'd believe me.

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    • Article
    • posted 22 January, 2024
  • Image representing post: Dog; Person [Video]

    Dog; Person [Video]

    Video version of Dan's blog post about learning to love a dog despite being "not a dog person".

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 17 August, 2022
  • Under bright blue skies and in a green field, Dan and Demmy stare into the camera. Dan's flushed from the heat and wearing a purple-and-rainbow "WordPress Pride" t-shirt; Demmy's tongue hangs low and she's clearly panting.

    Dog; Person

    He's not a "dog person", but Dan's learned to love one dog in particular.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (790 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 17 August, 2022
  • Image representing post: Note #20304

    After talking about impulse control, our "puppy school" OABT half-jokingly issued homework to photograph our dogs waiting patiently next to their initial, written in treats. #holdmybeer

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    • 3 comments
    • posted 17 July, 2022
  • Dan carrying French Bulldog 'Demmy' in a dog carrier bag, with a sunny meadow behind them.

    "Walking" the dog

    Brought Demmy out on the school run for her first "walk", this morning.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (13 words)

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 12 May, 2022
  • Claire’s Birthday, and Preston

    Well, Claire and I are in Preston. We travelled up here last night (after a few false starts, including getting to Mach before realising we'd left the Green Day tickets blu-tacked to the wall "so we don't forget them" in Aber and having to turn back). Claire's been made out to be a bookworm again, …

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 17 June, 2005
  • Instructions On How To Clean Your Toilet


    Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
    Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
    In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to …

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    • Article
    • posted 19 October, 2004

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