Doggy Doos

26 February 2012

2012-02-26T18:12:00.001Z

Hello Everyone

We are back home again after house-sitting for our friends during the last week at a lovely house near Cockermouth. We looked after 3 dogs, 3 cats and lots of chickens - Martini and Daisy got on well with the other dogs and cats but really wanted to get a lot closer to the chickens. Fortunately, our lessons at dog club have really paid off and they could be stopped from chasing with one word "wait" and they just stand still! We definitely wanted to keep the head count absolutely correct for the family coming home from their skiing trip! We had a fabulous time and had lots of fun but it was a busy week with the salon too. We haven't been anywhere special today for a walk as we were catching up on our housework and washing but we have posted a photo of Martini on one of our little walks from the house on our quiet road. We are so lucky to live on such a nice quiet road as it means Martini and Daisy can be off their leads more - which they obviously enjoy.

This week we hope to start painting at the salon just to smarten the place up a bit and hopefully, it won't take too long to do. There are always so many things to move around when painting but the new salon has a lot more windows than before which means less walls to paint!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

19 February 2012

2012-02-19T22:14:00.002Z

Hello Everyone

The salon has been very busy during the last week and is shaping up to be busy this week too. We still need to decorate the new premises but we also still have things in boxes at our new house! Martini has really settled into the new house now. He seems to be right at home and still enjoys sitting on the back of the sofa watching the world go by. Our new house is on a quiet road with lots of people walking their dogs purely for Martini's entertainment (or so he thinks).

It has been very cold here in Cumbria this weekend and we had some snow on Saturday but it didn't last long. Today was wall to wall sunshine (although still cold) so we thought we would post a photo of Daisy at our friend's house - they really do have a magnificent view of Skiddaw!

Thank you to everyone who gave us house-warming gifts - our plants are flowering now and hopefully this means Spring is just around the corner.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

12 February 2012

2012-02-12T17:47:00.000Z

Hello Everyone

We didn't write our blog last week as we have been so very busy. Not content with moving house, we were then given 3 weeks notice on our salon premises so had to move the salon too! Having had a look at several options for relocating the salon, we decided (and were lucky enough) to move back to where we started at Woodside Farm, West Woodside. We moved from there just over 2 years ago to the Mealsgate premises so it is a little bit like going home. We are up and running although this has involved a lot of work. We want to say a very big THANK YOU to our friends John, Ann and Elizabeth who helped us enormously by storing the salon equipment, moving it and put together a bath when the one that had been ordered arrived incomplete! Without their generous help and support we wouldn't have been able to open on time. There is, of course, still lots of work to do (like decorating etc) but that will all get done in the very near future. It has been so lovely seeing our regulars again from Thursday - we have put photos on our Facebook page so you can see who had appointments.

Martini and Daisy seemed to have settled into our new house. Daisy took it all in her stride and Martini was very upset with the move but has now gotten used to his new surroundings. Today we have posted a photo of Daisy making herself comfy amongst the cushions - as long as Daisy has cushions to snuggle into she will make it "home".

We hope everyone has managed to stay nice and snug in the very cold weather - Cumbria seems to have gotten off lightly with snowfall. It has been very icy though and we sent a text to all the people who had appointments on Thursday as the car park outside the salon was like a skating rink - we went for a bit of a slide sideways!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

29 January 2012

2012-01-29T17:56:00.000Z

Hello Everyone

Today the salon was packed up and put into storage until the re-opening on 8 February at our new premises at Woodside Farm. It is a bit like going home, as the premises at Woodside Farm is where we started Doggy Doos Salon originally! We looked at several options and Woodside Farm was definitely the best so we are happy to going back there, although a little sad to leave our current location. Thank you so much for all the offers of help we had - it was really appreciated!

We took some photos yesterday of the snow we had in Cumbria and have posted one of the photos to show everyone our lovely scenery. The Lake District is beautiful at all times of the year and we always feel lucky to be able to live here. We hope you like the photo, it was taken at Applewaithe (underneath Skiddaw) looking towards the Northern Fells. We really need to get a good camera as the photo was taken on Morag's phone which doesn't do the scenery any justice.

As it is still very cold, we hope all our four-legged friends are keeping safe and warm.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

22 January 2012

2012-01-22T17:20:00.000Z

Hello Everyone

We missed writing our blog last Sunday as we went to visit Morag's mummy in York. We have posted a photo of Martini making himself completely at home at Grandma's house - any chair next to a window has his name on it as he just loves to sit and look out. We are always amazed at how he can sleep perched on the back of a chair or sofa. Martini does occasionally fall off, much to the amusement of Morag and Daisy, whilst he is fast asleep and then accusingly looks around as if he had been pushed!

We have been given very short notice on our salon premises which has made us sad but by this time tomorrow we are hoping to have had confirmation of our new premises which will make us happy. We won't announce where we are moving to yet but we may have to close the salon for a week or 10 days before we can re-open. Thank you to everyone for their support and suggestions in the last two weeks, it has been really appreciated!

It has been bitterly cold here in Cumbria for the past couple of days so we hope everyone keeps nice and warm until the temperature improves.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

8 January 2012

2012-01-08T21:07:00.000Z

Hello Everyone

Hopefully everyone has recovered from the excesses of Christmas and New Year celebrations! We still have lots of chocolates and doggy treats to get through - yummy yum yum.

If you are reading this and not in Cumbria, we have had some very wild weather for the first week of the New Year. The weather today was quite dull and damp so instead of going for a special walk we had extended play time, Martini does play rather enthusiastically so got plenty of exercise. Daisy has recently started to run for her favourite toy (Santa Bear) when it is thrown so she too had extra exercise.

As the salon has been a bit busier than expected this week, Martini and Daisy both got haircuts today instead of Friday as planned. Martini looks less like a miniature Yeti now and Daisy always looks like a puppy when she has her haircut. We have posted a photo of Martini today in our kitchen.

We would like to take the opportunity to wish Holly (Labradoodle) a very big Yappy Birthday for January - Holly is a whole one year old! Holly had her first ever haircut in December and really seemed to enjoy the whole experience, she is a real sweetie and will be back to see us in February.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

1 January 2012

2012-01-01T15:42:00.001Z

Happy New Year Everyone!

Well, 2011 has been and gone and this is the first day of a brand new year so Happy New Year to one and all! 2011 was a good year for us and, fingers crossed, 2012 will be even better.

Unfortunately, Daisy didn't have a very good start to last year having gone to have a tooth out and ended up with a broken jaw. It took Daisy quite some time to recover, after a few months of not being very well but Daisy is back to her normal, playful self and we are so relieved! Martini is still a dramatic diva, who thinks Morag and Daisy are his entourage, but we love him to bits and wouldn't have it any other way.

We had fun with the Pawparazzi Day in July and our Christmas Photo Competition with a big thank you to Ann Nixon who was the judge on both occasions. A big thank you also goes to everyone who took part in both competitions!

We are wishing for better weather at the moment so we can go on some decent walks! We have posted a photo of Martini and Daisy today taken at home and, as usual, it was difficult to get them both to look at the camera at the same time. We had considered going for a special walk to Whinlatter but with the heavy rain in the early hours of this morning it will probably be too muddy for two very fluffy pooches. We were invited out to lunch at our friend's farm today and, of course, Martini and Daisy enjoyed many tasty treats.

We hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas - we had a great time with Morag's mum in York. For 2012, we wish everyone what they would wish for themselves!

With happy woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

18 December 2011

2011-12-18T17:44:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

It has been a busy week at the salon! Ann Nixon braved the snow on Friday morning to come to the salon to judge the Christmas Photo Competition so a big thank you is in order to Ann and her little dog Jack! After a great deal of deliberation and a couple of cups of coffee, Ann decided that the best boy photo was Indiana Jones and the best girl photo was Doris. The winners were informed straight away so well done to them and thank you to everyone else who took the time (and went to a lot of trouble to print off photos) to take part in the competition. We have posted a photo of Ann holding the gift basket prizes.

The Christmas Raffle was drawn on Saturday and the winning ticket holders were contacted on the day. Congratulations to everyone who won a prize and thank you to everyone else for taking part.

One week today will be Christmas Day! We just thought we would let you know the salon will be open between Christmas and New Year next week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday if you need an appointment, although Friday (30th December) is already fully booked.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

16 December 2011 - Christmas Photo Competition

2011-12-16T18:21:00.005Z

Hi Everyone

We just wanted to let you know who the won the Christmas Photo Competition today. Ann braved the snow to come to the salon to judge the entries so big Bow Wow thank you to Ann and her little dog Jack! We have posted a photo of Ann holding the gift basket prizes.

The best boy photo went to Indiana Jones and the best girl photo went to Doris. Morag phoned to let them know they had won a gift basket each for Christmas.

A great big thank you goes to everyone who took the time to take part because without the photos there would be no competition.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

15 December 2011

2011-12-15T06:54:00.004Z

Hi Everyone

Christmas Photo Competition Deadline! Just a quick reminder this evening is the the deadline for your entry into the Christmas Photo Competition. We have had a little surge of entries this week and, as we have said, today is the deadline (unless you have your entry posted through the letterbox by 9am tomorrow morning)! All the photos are very cute and it will be a difficult job for our judge Ann Nixon to pick the best boy and best girl photos but her decision is final. Morag will phone the winners tomorrow - good luck everyone and thank you for taking the time to take part.

The Christmas raffle will be drawn on Saturday and the winners will be informed on the day.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

11 December 2011

2011-12-11T19:14:00.005Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Due to today's weather conditions, our special Sunday walk was a bit of a wash out! Even the snow on the top of the Cumbrian fells seems to be melting away and they look like the hills have lost some of their icing! According to the weather forecast for the coming week, we are about to have more stormy weather - we did enjoy the snow (especially Martini) while we had it.

The Christmas Photo Competition will be judged this coming Friday, 16th December, so if you haven't sent your entry in now is the time to get it to the salon. We have had a surge of entries in the last week and thank you to everyone who has taken the time to send in their entry. The raffle will be drawn on Saturday next week so don't miss out on a chance to win a fabulous prize! As soon as the photo competition has been judged we will phone the winners straight away.

We have posted a photo of Daisy with her very favourite toy - Santa Bear! She plays with it all year round and it makes no difference to Daisy what time of the year it is as long as she has her little Santa Bear.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

5 December 2011

2011-12-04T20:43:00.002Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have had our first snow of winter here in Cumbria today. We went to Thirlmere for a walk and it was snowing on the way there but we did manage to walk on the path next to the lake. We have posted a photo we took of the opposite side of the lake. We also went to visit our friends on their farm and had to stay a little longer than we had planned as a snow shower blew in from the North!

We can't believe that 3 weeks today it will be Christmas Day. We hope our four legged friends are on their best behaviour so they don't find themselves on Santa's naughty list! There are only 2 weeks left to enter the photo competition and to buy a raffle ticket - time really flies when you are having fun!

With warm woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

27 November 2011

2011-11-27T18:56:00.003Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Greetings from a very stormy Cumbria! We have had lashings of wind and rain for the past few days which has made going for our walks a bit of a washout. We have been caught out in heavy rain a few times and have no photos from our walk today. It is also getting a bit nippy with a very cold wind today.

We have posted a cute photo of Daisy - her tongue hangs out of her mouth due to the lack of teeth to keep it in so we just couldn't resist!

We would just like to remind you of the Christmas photo competition - we now have four entries so don't be shy, you can post your entry to us if you can't get to the salon.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind you the salon will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week (29th and 30th November).

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

22 November 2011

2011-11-22T18:02:00.003Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

The weather here in Cumbria has been a real mixed bag over the last few days - today we started off with rain and fog and ended up with glorious sunshine! On Sunday we decided to go for a walk at Whinlatter just above the Visitor Centre. It is possible to walk all the way up to the Lord's Seat which has panoramic views of the Lake District, however, Martini and Daisy are not fell walkers so we didn't reach anywhere near the top but we enjoyed the walk in any event. We don't usually walk on that side of the forest and Martini and Daisy ended up very dirty and covered in pine needles. We have posted a photo taken on our walk on Sunday in the forest.

The Lake District looks spectacular at this time of the year. The autumn colours are glorious at the moment and even our cherry tree leaves have turned all shades of gold and rich red. We are very lucky to live in such a lovely corner of the world.

Christmas will soon be upon us and the diary is already quite full for the week before Christmas so if you need an appointment that week booking is advisable! Don't forget the photo competition and the Christmas raffle!

We will take this opportunity to remind you that the salon will be closed next Tuesday and Wednesday (29 and 30 November) but you can leave a message or send a text and Morag will call you back as soon as possible.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

13 November 2011

2011-11-13T18:22:00.003Z

Hello Everyone from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We missed writing a blog last Sunday as we got carried away doing various outside jobs and just ran out of time. Our very kind neighbour lent us his pressure washer so we pressure washed around the back of our house (Martini and Daisy helped of course) as the concrete areas can be a more than a bit slippery in icy weather. We washed the car (although it looks like it hasn't been done for months now), we cleaned the salon, had a mountain of washing and went on our walk so before we knew it the day had gone.

We do very much hope that all our little four legged friends weren't too stressed by the fireworks last weekend and everyone was safe. Martini and Daisy slept through bonfire night with the exception of two very loud bangers around 8.30pm from a near neighbour's garden which sent Martini running to the back door to investigate and woke Daisy from her nap!

We have posted a photo of our walk at Silloth today. As you can see, we think we had Silloth completely to ourselves with no-one else in sight. We had a lovely walk right along the front and we walked back along the pavement just to confuse Daisy so she would walk all the way back to the car (if we turn around to walk back she will just sit down).

Don't forget your photo for the photo competition for Christmas and the chance to win a gift basket - there is still time to enter and the competition will be judged on 16 December. There is also a Christmas raffle with 10 great prizes which will be drawn on 17 December.

Please note that the salon will be closed all day on Tuesday, 29 November and Wednesday, 30 November (this includes evening appointments). Apologies for any inconvenience, however, you will be able to leave a telephone message or send a text and Morag will call you back as soon as she can.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

31 October 2011

2011-10-31T18:34:00.003Z

Happy "Howloeen" Everyone!

We hope you have a lovely Halloween and don't get too scared by all the goings on! We didn't do too much decoration in the salon because it can be a bit too scary for some of our fluffy friends. Today we have posted a photo of Miss Petunia with her Halloween bows.

As the salon was very busy last week, Daisy didn't get her planned, and already overdue, haircut. She really is starting to look like a little sheep but there will be no escape this week and her haircut is on the cards!

On Thursday the salon was closed as Morag went to Manchester to pick her mummy up from the airport and take her home so Martini and Daisy went to spend the day with favourite friends at the farm (and where they are completely spoilt). It would have been a long trip for poor Daisy who doesn't travel well, although Martini would have loved it and would have been very happy to see his Grandma! Grandma brought a sign for the salon door all the way from Texas for us - we put a photo of it on our Facebook page.

We hope you all take care of yourselves and don't get too scared if you see any witches flying by on their broomsticks!

With eerie woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

23 October 2011

2011-10-23T19:36:00.005+01:00

Hello Everyone

Today we have posted a photo of Martini and Daisy after a hard day (apologies for the colour but it was taken on a phone in low lighting). They look like two fluffy rugs fast asleep after a tough day of going for walks, playing and eating!

Yesterday Scruff and Pip came to the salon for an appointment - it was nice to see them again as they live in Lancashire but come to us when they come to the Lakes for holidays. We last saw them in July and wish them a lovely holiday!

We had an early finish at the salon yesterday and, as the weather was pretty good, we decided to go off to Whinlatter again for a walk. Martini and Daisy really enjoyed it but to borrow a colloquialism from the native Cumbrians, they ended up "slathered" and we took home half the forest in the car. Martini, Daisy and the car have since been cleaned up!

As a little reminder, don't forget your photo for the photo competition - you can post your entry to the salon if you want. The photo competition will be judged on 16 December. Also, raffle tickets are on sale with ten terrific prizes for lucky ticket holders - the raffle will be drawn on 17 December.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

16 October 2011

2011-10-16T17:34:00.007+01:00

Hello Everyone

First of all, we would like to wish Ollie a very Yappy Birthday this coming week. Ollie will be a whole one year old! A big bow wow thank you to our friend John who came this morning to cut back our cherry and apple tree for us. Martini and Daisy of course helped and we managed to get three very big bags of apples from the branches which we shared with friends. The apple tree has had a huge crop this year but sadly the cherry tree gives us nothing but beautiful blossoms.

Yesterday we went for a walk at Whinlatter Forest and we had a lovely time as it is one of our favourite walks. We saw many interesting mushrooms along the way but decided not to pick any in case we ended up as toast after eating them! The sun was shining and there seemed to be a lot of people out enjoying the nice weather. We are still staggered at the price of parking at the little forest car park though - even downtown Carlisle's Lanes Shopping Centre is much cheaper - we remember when it was completely free to park there and it wasn't so long ago.

We received our first postal entry for the Christmas Photo Competition (Billy Ballard from Penrith). You are welcome to post your entry to us (postal address on our website www.doggydoos.org) but if you are a winner you will need to collect your prize from our salon. Remember the competition has free entry so don't be shy.

Today we have posted a photo of Daisy rolling around in the washing. She looks so surprised but had been told not to do it several times - who needs toys when you can roll around in the washing instead.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

10 October 2011

2011-10-10T18:17:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone

Today we have posted a photo of the gift baskets which will be the prizes for the best boy and best girl photos in our Christmas Photo Competition. The gift baskets include a toy, pretty collar (one size), bit of bling (collar charm) with suedette pouch to keep it in, a grooming bow all contained in a gorgeous paw print keepsake box so don't forget to enter your photo in the free competition. The photos will be judged on Friday, 16 December and the winners will be contacted on the day.

We still didn't go on our walk at Ennerdale as the weather has been heavy rain and more heavy rain here in Cumbria this weekend! At least we live close to the Lake District National Park so we can go at any time - hope all the visitors brought their wellies!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

2 October 2011

2011-10-02T16:48:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have started our photo competition at the salon so feel free to send in your photos - there is no entry fee! The prizes for the best boy and best girl photos (which are gift baskets) are on show in the salon.

We have had outstanding weather during the week but sadly we have had rain for most of the day. It has been raining quite hard this afternoon so our plans for a walk at Ennerdale have been "rained off". Not to worry, Ennerdale will still be there next time we decide to go. As we don't have a photo from our special walk today, we have posted a photo of Martini - it is not a posed photo but he looks like a punk with his hair sticking up (due to the light breeze)!

Martini went to Dog Club this week so we are going to try for his Silver Certificate (he and Daisy already have their Bronze). It was lovely to see our instructor, Fay, and some old friends and we met some new ones too. We can't always get to Dog Club but we will do our best to go this year.

We have created a salon Facebook page - Doggy Doos Dog Grooming Salon - and will post fun photos from the salon. There is link straight to the page via our website www.doggydoos.org too.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

25 September 2011

2011-09-25T19:05:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have been busy this week putting together the prizes for the Christmas raffle. We are also having a Christmas Photo Competition and there will be a gift basket for the best boy and best girl photos - we will post a photo of the prizes in the next few weeks. The competition is free to enter but you will need to bring to the salon a Christmas or seasonal theme photo of your dog. The photo competition prize gift baskets include a bling collar, collar charm, grooming bow and toy all in a cute paw print keepsake box - good luck to everyone who enters the competition. The photos will be displayed from 1 October and they will be judged by Ann Nixon on Friday, 16 December - so plenty of time to collect your prize in time for Christmas. The tickets for the Christmas raffle will be on sale from 1 October and will be drawn on Saturday, 17 December. There are some great prizes including a salon gift voucher and a toy gift basket crammed with toys! Good luck to everyone who buys a ticket.

We would like to wish Morag's niece Kennedy, who lives in Texas, a very yappy birthday on Tuesday - Yappy 15th Birthday Kennedy!

Today we went for a walk at Whinlatter Forest (in the Lake District if you are reading this and not in the UK). We walked much further than we usually walk and both Martini and Daisy have slept since we got home! We had a lovely time and the weather was lovely and sunny although a little chilly - brrrr Autumn is definitely here! We have posted a photo from our walk at Whinlatter today although there was so much to do and see it was nearly impossible to get Martini and Daisy to stand together for the photo.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

21 September 2011

2011-09-21T15:29:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

It is Morag's Yappy Birthday today so the salon is closed for the day! We have posted another photo from our weekend away in Scotland - today features Martini and his friend Hamish. Hamish is at least twice the size of Martini and although Martini is very wary of big dogs he seemed to like running around the beach with Hamish. Hamish is only 10 months old and seemed to love Martini.

We were going to go for a special walk today to Ennerdale in the Lake District but unfortunately there has been very heavy rain here in Cumbria. We will go to our quiet road so Martini and Daisy can enjoy a walk off the lead. Hope the weather is better wherever you are!

We have created a page on Facebook and have posted a couple of photos. We thought we would post our fun photos there - so far we have posted a photo of Martini in his footie shirt and one of 6 month old Poppy with her new raincoat. Poppy came to the salon this week for her first haircut.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

19 September 2011

2011-09-19T11:52:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have just returned from a weekend away in Gairloch. Having watched the weather forecast closely from Monday last week, it was only on Friday morning that the forecast for North West Scotland was going to be a lot better than Cumbria. So off we went to Gairloch and, although we have been there before, the beach is outstanding and worth the long drive. Martini and Daisy clearly love beach holidays, they had so much fun mooching about, running around and making new friends. We have a few photos and will post them in future blogs; today's photo shows Daisy stretching out after a good run around on the beach.

We also went to see Dry Island at Badachro - the only access is either by boat or by a floating bridge. So we went to the bridge for a look-see but after inspection we decided not to cross by foot - Daisy gets in a state crossing a fixed bridge so we thought a floating bridge would be a "bridge too far" for her and we didn't want to end up in the loch!

Our journey back was quite a bit longer than we had planned as we were stuck behind an horrific accident on the A87 - 5 people were hospitalised after two cars crashed and caught fire on an extremely tight bend in the road. Fortunately, the crash barrier kept the cars from going over the edge.

Hope you all had a great weekend - we had a fabulous time with equally fabulous weather.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

12 September 2011

2011-09-12T20:13:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We are posting an extra blog this week as we found out who put the fridge magnet in our letterbox today - so thank you!

It is still extremely windy here in Cumbria as we have the tail end of Hurricane Katia passing through - an HGV was blown over on the motorway due to high winds. Anyway, when we went for a lunchtime walk Morag took a photo of Tini Bear on her phone to show you just how windy it is if you are fluffy with long ears and tail - he looks quite funny walking into the wind. Perhaps we should have taken a photo showing the consequences of a tail wind instead!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

11 September 2011

2011-09-11T19:05:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Here in Cumbria we have had a lot of rain and its is very windy. In our attempts to go for a walk today we have experienced heavy rain and have nearly been blown away - mostly happening at the same time so we have ended up just dashing out to the garden so not much fun. We have an apple tree in our garden so when the wind is really blowing don't stand under the tree as it is possible to be hit by falling apples!

We would like to wish Archie (Shih Tzu) a very yappy birthday for 3 September! We would also like to wish Beau (Coco's mummy) a very yappy birthday this coming week.

Whilst we were out of the salon on Wednesday someone put a fridge magnet through our letterbox. This may not sound unusual but the magnet has a photo of Martini and Daisy at Mawbray from our Dog Blog of 24 July - there was no note attached so we do not know who put this in our letterbox. Please email us at doggydoossalon@aol.com to let us know who you are so we can say thank you.

We have posted a photo of Daisy today - fast asleep in Martini's bed!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

5 September 2011

2011-09-05T20:27:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Just where does the time go - it is already 5 September and it feels like yesterday when we enjoyed the Pawparazzi Day on 9 July!

The weather here in Cumbria is very changeable to say the least. We have had sunshine and showers for a few days with more to come according to the forecast. This afternoon, when Max (Border Collie) was in the salon, the rain came down so hard we thought it was hail stones. Morag got soaked as she had to go out in this very heavy rain because Martini and Daisy have to sit in the car when Max comes to the salon and the windows of the car were open!

We decided to go to Silloth yesterday afternoon for a walk as it is always lovely to walk along the coast. We are posting a photo of Martini and Daisy on the grassy section near the lighthouse and you can see Scotland on the other side of the Solway in the background of the photo.

The local schools go back for the Autumn term next week so we hope all the children have had a lovely Summer holiday.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

30 August 2011

2011-08-30T20:13:00.002+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

If you are reading this in the UK, then we hope you had a lovely long weekend.

Yesterday we went to visit Morag's mummy in York and we had a lovely day. We have to report that Daisy was very naughty yesterday for the first time ever! Both Martini and Daisy wear harnesses which connect to the seat belt holder when we go a long trip trip. Not only do they save them being catapulted through the windscreen in a head-on collision but if a door is open on a busy road then they cannot jump out of the car - Martini has discovered this as he has ended up "dangling" from the seat belt holder in his harness. Anyway, at some point between Junction 41 of the M6 motorway and Kirkby Thore on the A66, Daisy managed to wriggle free of her harness and squeezed herself under the passenger seat of our car! Not even drama queen Martini has managed this trick so we are going to change her name from Oopsy Daisy to Houdini Daisy!

We have posted a photo of Daisy today in her harness so you can see why we are puzzled and wonder how she managed to get out of it.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

21 August 2011

2011-08-21T20:21:00.002+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We decided to go to Silloth for a walk today but unfortunately Morag forgot to take collars for Martini and Daisy and only had leads. As Silloth was busy with holidaymakers we decided to go off to Mawbray further along the coast instead. It is always much quieter at Mawbray so we ended up having a lovely walk around the grassy dunes. The weather was much nicer this afternoon than it was this morning so we had lots of lovely sunshine for our walk. We have posted a photo of Daisy at Mawbray today.

We have received photos from our Pawparazzi Day and have put the winning photos on the photo wall in the salon. We asked Toby for some extra photos from the competition and these will be put on the photo wall as well.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

14 August 2011

2011-08-14T16:29:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

It was Martini's birthday yesterday and he is now 5 years old! Yappy Birthday Martini! Martini got a new toy for his birthday (and Daisy got one too) and then Martini and Daisy had a special birthday treat of sausage and mash for supper. We only went as far as the quiet road yesterday for a walk as we had rain on and off all day and then went to visit our friends at their farm where, of course, Martini and Daisy were spoilt again.

The weather was really nice here in Cumbria this afternoon so we rounded off Martini's birthday weekend with a lovely walk at Thirlmere. Morag had her trusty phone with her so we have posted a photo of Martini posing on the wall around the lake and you know how much he loves posing! We all had a lovely time and we hope you have all had a great weekend too.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

7 August 2011

2011-08-07T16:58:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We missed posting a blog as we have been very busy. Last weekend a very old friend, Ian Chapman and his wife, came to visit us. We all had a lovely time catching up as Ian and Morag had not seen each other for around 20 years!

We have posted a photo today of Martini and Daisy with their friend Jack (in the middle). It will be Jack's birthday on Thursday of this week and he will be 3 years old - so big Yappy Birthday Jack from all of us.

Martini also has his birthday this month on 13 August and he will be 5 years old. Talking of Martini, he has now reached new levels of naughtiness - he has found the hooter in the car and knows how to use it! He is usually connected to his seat belt but if he is loose he jumps into the driver's seat and doesn't press it just once. He also loves to sit on the sofa by the window and look out but just recently he has started watching the postman, barking at him and then running to the letterbox. We should be thankful that he doesn't destroy the letters as they appear through the letterbox - if he did it would be "taxi for Martini".

We have had to go for our walks between the rain showers and as it has stopped raining we are off for our walk.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

24 July 2011

2011-07-24T20:32:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have had a hectic couple of days. Friday night someone hacked into the salon email address and sent spam emails using the Doggy Doos address - we know this by the unprecedented amount of undelivered mail back to our email address so if you received a spam email it certainly wasn't from us.

It has been glorious weather here in Cumbria which we have been enjoying. Today though a butterfly came into our house to the amazement of Martini and Daisy who couldn't take their eyes of it. The poor butterfly managed to fly out of the back door only to come straight back in again. Martini was beside himself and it had his full attention. We are very happy to report that the butterfly found its way out again and decided not to come back.

As the weather was so nice today, we went off to Mawbray to enjoy a walk on the beach. We have posted a photo from the top of the grassy dunes at Mawbray of Martini and Daisy enjoying a little rest. Hope the weather is great where you are!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

17 July 2011

2011-07-17T20:39:00.005+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Well done to the winners of Pawparazzi Day Ruby, Matthew & Charlie and Winnie - Ruby collected her prize on the day and Winnie's mummy and Charlie's mummy came to the salon on Tuesday to collect their gift baskets. There was a small article in the Cumberland News about the day so we will try and scan it and post it to the news page on the website. There are a few new pages on the website which are Pawaparazzi Day 2011, News Hound and Contact/Opening - this one shows the current opening times of the salon. The Bow Wow Boutique page has also been updated.

On Thursday we had an early appointment at the salon and then we went to visit Morag's mummy in York. Martini and Daisy were the lucky recipients of new beds (blue for Tini Bear and pink for Oopsy Daisy) to bring home. We had a great time and the weather was lovely unlike today in Cumbria!

As the weather hasn't been at all nice today, we have had a quiet day at home. There was a short sunny spell so we went straight out to the garden but it didn't last very long. Martini hates going out in the rain so it is a struggle to get him out in this weather. As we didn't go somewhere for a special walk, we have posted a photo of Martini posing with his football which Toby took for us last year. Fingers crossed we will get our summer back soon!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

10 July 2011

2011-07-10T20:03:00.005+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Yesterday was Pawparazzi Day - we had a great time and thank you to everyone who came along to the salon and entered the photo competition. A big BOW WOW thank you to Ann Nixon who judged the competition. Ann brought her dog Jack along for the day and Martini, Daisy and Jack are great friends so enjoyed themselves. It was very hard work but definitely worth it as there were lots of fantastic photos taken by Toby. Ann went through the photos and a shortlist was drawn up for each category and Ann had the unenviable task of picking the winners. Well done to Ruby for Cute K9, Matthew and Charlie for Best Lookey-Likey and Winnie for Pawpapped (unposed photo). Their photos are absolutely fantastic and a big BOW WOW thank you and well done goes to Toby for taking all the photos. A Pawparazzi Day page will be put on the website in the next couple of days showing the winning photos. Ann and Jack did a great job of judging so we gave Ann some flowers and a present for Jack as he couldn't enter the competition. We decided to post today's photo of Ann receiving her flowers from Morag.

As Martini and Daisy worked hard yesterday meeting and greeting the four legged contestants they are having a restful day today. The weather has been lovely here in Cumbria so we cut the grass (which never seems to stop growing), tidied the salon and caught up with the washing.

We really enjoyed Pawparazzi Day so we will probably do it all over again next year!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

6 July 2011

2011-07-06T19:38:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We wanted to remind everyone about Pawparazzi Day this Saturday (9 July) between 2pm and 5pm. We hope you will be able to come along on the day so we have posted a photo of the three prizes which are gift baskets of toys for the best photos. All the toys have squeakers for extra enjoyment. Good luck to everyone who enters!

We will also take this opportunity to say a Yappy Birthday Winnie (Bulldog) who will be 4 years old tomorrow (7 July) - have a fun day Winnie we hope you receive lots of tasty treats for your birthday!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

3 July 2011

2011-07-03T17:43:00.005+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Well, it has been a glorious day here in Cumbria with wall to wall sunshine! Even sun lover Daisy actually sat in the shade earlier on so it must have been hot on the Daisy Scale.

We have been a little busy with cutting the grass, went for a walk and then off to see our friend Gillian at her shop in Caldbeck. Morag had a very yummy Crunchie Munchie sundae but as it is not suitable for dogs Morag ate the entire sundae herself. We have posted a photo of Daisy again today showing how naughty she can be as she acts like butter wouldn't melt! Whenever we go for a walk Daisy has decided now that she is not going to walk back to the car and lies down whenever she is. Today, our walk was on a quiet road near where we live so Martini and Daisy can walk off their leads. As you can see by the photo, when it was time to go back to the car Daisy just lay down in the road.

Our Pawparazzi Day is only a week away and we can't wait. We do hope you will be able to come along and have your photo taken - remember there are three great gift baskets to be won! Pawparazzi Day - 9 July 2pm - 5pm.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

1 July 2011

2011-07-01T19:38:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

This is a birthday special blog as today is Daisy's birthday. Daisy is 6 years old today which makes her approximately 37 years old in human years.

Daisy has had a lovely day, first working (and sleeping) at the salon, then a walk in the lovely warm sunshine and slap up supper of chicken, rice and gravy.

We have posted our very favourite photo of Daisy today which was taken quite surreptitiously by Toby almost a year ago to the day. Daisy hates having her photo taken but we had all been sitting outside in the sunshine when Toby took this stunning photo of Daisy - we love her little brown nose!

Charlie Moore was 3 years old yesterday (approximately 25 years old in human years). Charlie is a Chipoo and is a real cutie pie - Yappy Birthday Charlie!

With birthday woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

26 June 2011

2011-06-26T18:57:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Henry came in for his haircut this week and his mummy told Morag that Henry would be 6 years old on 25 June (yesterday) so Yappy Birthday again for yesterday Henry. Henry's photo is on the before and after page.

Daisy will also be 6 years old on 1 July which is during this coming week so we will be celebrating with special treats - the way to Daisy's heart is definitely through her tummy!

We have posted a photo of Daisy this week relaxing in the garden after a walk. Today has been very hot and humid here in Cumbria (which makes a nice change) and Daisy seems to suffer a bit in the heat so stretching out in the newly cut grass seems to be a very nice way to cool down.

Only 2 weeks to Pawparazzi Day!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

19 June 2011

2011-06-19T20:21:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

George and Henry are both celebrating their birthdays this month so a Yappy Birthday to you both and hope you each have lovely birthdays!

The weather let us down today because we decided to set off for a nice walk at the coast but unfortunately the heavens opened and we had quite a downpour. Instead, we have had a run around the garden and then a long playtime chasing favourite toys.

We have decided to post a photo of Daisy today showing the way her tongue hangs out of her mouth to the side - we think she looks really cute!

Only 3 weeks to Pawparazzi Day (9 July) at the salon... so be there or be square!

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

13 June 2011

2011-06-13T06:27:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We only have 4 weeks until our Pawparazzi Day and we are really looking forward to it. If this is the first time you are reading this we are having a photo competition on Saturday 9 July (between 2pm and 5pm) so come along and have your photo taken! There are three categories - Cute K9, Best Lookey-Likey and a Pawpapped Snap (unposed photo). The prizes are three gift boxes (see photo) which contain 10 toys each - plush and vinyl - and all the toys have a squeaker for extra enjoyment! Toby of tjfphotography.co.uk will be taking the photos and they will be available to purchase (at very reasonable prices) if you would like to buy your photo as well. Good luck to everyone who takes part.

Daisy is back to her old self again after a little course of antibiotics so thank you to everyone who asked after her.

Our weather in Cumbria is very changeable - we had fantastic sunshine yesterday morning only to be washed out in the afternoon by heavy rain. Seems like you can't go out without your umbrella... ella... ella! (Sorry just couldn't resist using the words from a famous song)

With woofs and tailwags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

5 June 2011

2011-06-05T20:01:00.003+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

First of all we have a couple of yappy birthday announcements. Morag's niece Taylor (who lives in America) is 21 today - Yappy Birthday Taylor! Our neighbour, Dauhn, also has her birthday today and Dauhn is 13 in dog years - Yappy Birthday Dauhn! We hope you both have a bow wow birthday.

We have had some wonderful weather here in Cumbria this week - Friday by far was the warmest day we have had here for a while. Hopefullly, summer has finally arrived.

It is only 5 weeks until we have our Pawparazzi Day which will take place between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday 9 July. Morag has been busy making the three prizes which are paw print gift boxes containing 10 toys so lots of enjoyment if you are in the winning photos. We will post a photo of one of the prizes next week and we will ask Toby to take a photo for us.

Daisy Duke has not been feeling well for the past couple of days and we hope she is feeling better soon. After all she has been through this year we do worry about her and hope she is her bouncy self as soon as possible. We have posted a photo of Daisy and Martini from our little trip away recently so we hope you like the photo - of course Morag couldn't get both of them to look at the camera at the same time!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

22 May 2011

2011-05-22T17:02:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We are having some stormy weather here today in Cumbria and have spent the day dashing out to the garden between showers of rain - hope it is better weather wherever you are!

We thought we should catch up on our birthday greetings today - Yappy Birthday to Harry and Tallulah who were one year old last week on 16 May. We also want to wish Billy a belated birthday as his birthday is at the end of April but he was in the salon yesterday so bow wow Yappy Birthday to you Billy (Billy was 3)! Martini and Daisy used to attend Wigton Dog Club and their teacher is called Fay who had her birthday last weekend when we were away so belated Yappy Birthday Auntie Fay with plenty of tail wags from us.

We have decided to post a photo we took on Monday of a windswept Martini posing on a rock at West Beach, Losseimouth. We like the photo and hope you do too.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

19 May 2011

2011-05-19T11:25:00.005+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We are back from a long weekend away in Lossiemouth. Morag's mummy came with us and we had a lovely little break staying right on West Beach. Although we didn't have the stunning temperatures we had in April so we could paddle, we did have lovely "walking on the beach" weather. Daisy loved the beach as it meant she didn't have to go in the car but we did tour around a little and went to Findhorn and Fort Augustus. We didn't give Daisy any travel medication (which is an episode in itself) so we were pleased at how well Daisy coped with travelling on this trip.

It is only seven weeks now until our "Pawparazzi Day". We have been looking for a Peacock Wicker Chair for the photographs but haven't been able to locate one locally. If you know anyone who would be happy to lend us a chair for the afternoon of 9 July please let us know by emailing the salon at doggydoossalon@aol.com so we can get in touch with them. We hope you have put the date in your diary as we would love to see you there!

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

8 May 2011

2011-05-08T20:42:00.005+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Well, what a difference a week can make - last weekend we were basking in sunshine here in Cumbria and this week weekend we have been dodging the rain. We have had thunder and lighting and plenty of rain to go with it. Martini and Daisy seem quite unconcerned at the loud thunder even though it seemed very close indeed.

Only 9 weeks until we have our Pawparazzi Day on 9 July. Morag has made up the gift baskets which will be the prizes for the best three photos (Cute K9, Looky-Likey and Pawpapped). The gift baskets have an assortment of 10 toys all in a gorgeous paw print box - all three prizes are identical so no-one will be disappointed. We are really looking forward to the day and hope you will be able to come along.

As you know, it is very hard to get a photo of Daisy but today we are posting a photo of Daisy taken with her playing with Santa Bear which she got for Christmas from her pal Benny. Daisy loves Santa Bear and even though it is now early May she doesn't seem to mind he is a Christmas bear. Santa Bear has a little tail that Daisy loves to chew and he probably only still has it because she only has one little tooth!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

1 May 2011

2011-05-01T21:16:00.004+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Today we were in Carlisle and found ourselves invited to Jack's house for tea and treats. We have posted a photo of Jack's mummy, Ann, giving Jack, Martini and Daisy some treats. The sun was shining and it was lovely for the three muskateers to play in the garden. Martini and Daisy really enjoyed themselves and slept for most of the afternoon!

Although it was lovely and sunny it was also very windy here in Cumbria today. Whilst we were out our neighbours phoned us to tell us that our mini greenhouse had been blown over and they had done their best to rescue the plants. It was very disappointing as the plants, which were planted from seeds, were doing so well. We will soon see what has survived over the next few days.

Hope everyone is enjoying yet another long weekend.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

29 April 2011 - Royal Wedding Day

2011-04-29T18:30:00.007+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We had a day off so we watched the Royal Wedding on tv like millions of others all over the world. Morag's sister Lyndsey, who lives in America, got up early today to watch and we know she really enjoyed the wedding. What a great day - we decided to take a photo in our garden as it looks like we had our own wedding here! We have a cherry tree which is covered in blossoms but it was a little windy here in Cumbria today so it rained blossoms - we have our own carpet of pretty pink confetti - we hope you like the photo.

With Easter last week and wedding celebrations this week, we decided to round our day off with a walk to work off some of those extra treats at Silloth this afternoon. A little on the nippy side but we enjoyed the sunshine nonetheless.

With royal woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

24 April 2011

2011-04-24T21:04:00.004+01:00

Yappy Easter Everyone!

We hope you have all enjoyed the lovely weather over the long weekend and not eaten too many Easter eggs and hot cross buns!

We went to visit our friend Gillian at her shop in Caldbeck today. Morag had a Knickerbocker Glory (which was very yummy) and we sat outside in the sunshine with Gillian. Gillian's birthday is on Wednesday so Yappy Birthday Gillian. We have another friend called Ann Sewell who will also be having a birthday on Wednesday so Yappy Birthday Ann. We thought it would be polite not to mention how old they will be on Wednesday. We have posted a photo of the three of us with Gillian outside her shop. The photo was taken on Morag's phone by a passing tourist.

If you are not tired of the royal wedding yet, Martini just loves the new advert on TV for Freeview HD! It is the advert where three Corgis travel to London by various means - he loves watching it! Fingers crossed for good weather on the next long weekend.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

17 April 2011

2011-04-17T18:37:00.006+01:00

Hello again from Morag, Martini and Daisy

First of all, we have a couple of Yappy Birthdays to do. Yappy Birthday to Marshall on 5 April and a Yappy Birthday to Woody (terrier) who was 2 years old on 9 April.

We are a bit fed up with all the doom and gloom there is going on at the moment so we have decided to have a "Pawparazzi Day" on 9 July. Morag has been chatting with Toby the photographer (www.tjfphotography.co.uk) and between them they have decided to have a photo competition at the salon. There will be a prize of a toy gift basket for three best photos - Cute K9, Looky-Likey and Pawpapped (not posed photo). The Pawparazzi Day will start at 2pm on 9 July and the prizes will be announced at 5pm (or as close to as we can). Toby will take the photos and Morag has asked Toby if he would make the prints of any photos taken available to buy and Toby has agreed. The photos will be available for purchase at Toby's usual prices which are very reasonable (6" x 4" - £4, 7" x 5" - £6 and 10" x 8" - £8). Morag and Martini have started off the Looky-Likey photos with one taken today by Toby - a portrait of matching bunches - so we have posted this as our photo this week! The three winning photos will be put on the Dog Blog page of the website. We will also put on some refreshments - tea and cake - so all in all it should be a giggle. We do hope everyone will make note the date in their diaries and be able to come along on the day.

We hope everyone is enjoying the sunny weather!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

10 April 2011

2011-04-10T20:02:00.001+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have been out enjoying the warm sunny weather which does make a lovely change. Yesterday afternoon, we spent time in the garden and of course Daisy made the most of the sun bathing weather. Today we went to visit our friends Martyn and Gillian in Caldbeck - they own the Woodwork Shop so Morag enjoyed a cream tea which she didn't share with Martini and Daisy. As Caldbeck was quite busy, we decided to go for a walk near Bassenthwaite Lake and that is where today's photo was taken. Morag, of course and in the usual way, didn't have her camera to hand so the photo was taken on her phone but it did work out better than expected.

Daisy seems to have been a bit overheated today so she will have a haircut tomorrow and hopefully she will be feel a bit more comfortable. She will also have her face done this time now that her jaw has healed up.

Martini's friend Poppy came to the salon on Friday and very kindly brought Martini a proper doggy chocolate Easter egg - thank you Poppy!

With sunny woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

3 April 2011 - Mother's Day

2011-04-03T20:33:00.001+01:00

Yappy Mother's Day

As today is Mother's Day, we went to visit Morag's Mummy in York. We got up very early this morning and off we went as it takes around 2 and a half hours to drive there. We had a lovely lunch followed by the yummy chocolates we took with us but they were not "dog safe chocolates" so Martini and Daisy had to have a different treat instead. Martini and Daisy were very well behaved and although Daisy hates going to even the end of the road in the car she coped very well on the trip. We had a mixed bag of weather during the day with lovely sunshine with a few April showers in both Cumbria and Yorkshire but we all had a great time. We have posted a photo of the four of us today.

Poor Martini got a bit of a surprise tonight to say the least. Morag was putting salad dressing on a salad and managed to miss the plate and it landed on Martini. His face was a picture as he knew something had come down from the worktop but couldn't find it on the floor - bless him, he had salad dressing on his head and back and he only had a bath yesterday! He has been cleaned up but another bath is on the cards.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini, Daisy and Morag's Mummy

27 March 2011

2011-03-27T18:40:00.001+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Did you remember to change your clocks this morning? We managed to have a confused couple of hours where the kitchen clock was showing the wrong time.

It has been a lovely day here in Cumbria for outdoor pursuits so with that in mind we went to Thirlmere for a walk. We normally walk on the road on the quiet side of the lake but we noticed that the lake path seems to have been cleared and flattened a bit. We decided to take the lake path so Martini and Daisy could walk off their leads for more stop and sniff enjoyment. We really wished we had taken the camera though as there were lots of photo opportunities in the sunshine. Apart from a little footbridge that Daisy didn't want to walk across, we all had great time.

As we forgot the camera on our day out, we have posted a photo of Martini routing around in the toy box - a couple of days ago he actually got in the toy box during his search (again, we didn't have the camera to hand!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

23 March 2011

2011-03-23T20:00:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have a few more Yappy Birthdays to do for March. First of all, we would like to wish Holly Whitson a very yappy birthday - Holly was the very first client of the salon and was in the salon yesterday for her haircut. Ozzie's first birthday was on 3rd March and a very yappy birthday to Rocco who is also one in March too! We would also to take the opportunity to wish one of our Mealsgate neighbours, Gillian Marr, yappy birthday - Gillian's birthday is tomorrow and she will be approximately 11 years old in dog years!

We have posted a photo of Daisy and Martini in our neighbour's garden which was taken in the sunshine today. Daisy loves to mooch around the garden and likes nothing better than to sit in the sun for a spot of sunbathing. We hope you like the photo.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

15 March 2011

2011-03-15T19:00:00.001Z

Hello again from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We just thought we would update everyone about Daisy today. Daisy went first thing this morning to the vet to have the wire removed from her jaw. She had an x-ray first and her jaw had healed so the wire was removed - thank goodness! Morag went to collect Daisy at 2 o'clock and she was still very sleepy and anxious but she seems fine. In true Daisy style, the first thing she wanted when she got home was some food as she does love to eat. Since then she has been sleepy so we have posted a photo of her dozing on the sofa on her favourite cushion. Her tongue does hang out the side of her mouth from the lack of any teeth to hold it in but hopefully Daisy will have no further problems. Thank you to everyone who has asked after Daisy as she is such a sweet little dog!

On a completely different subject, we have been asking everyone who has been to the salon in the last couple of weeks to sign our petition. The salon is located just off the B5299 (and we live on that road too) which has a speed limit of 30mph. Unfortunately, we have concealed driveways and to get out of the drive we cannot see the bridge but we can see the traffic approaching from the A595. The people across the road have the same problem as us but the other way round in that they can see the bridge but not the approach from the A595. We have lots of near misses and several parked cars have been hit so we would like to make everyone aware of the speed limit and try to get better signage. If you haven't signed the petition in the salon please could you take a few minutes to visit www.mealsgateroadsafetycampaign.co.uk and sign our petition online - we, and all our neighbours, would really appreciate it.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

14 March 2011

2011-03-14T20:17:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

First of all we would like to mention a few birthdays. Yappy Birthday to Honey (Labradoodle) who was 2 on 3 March and Macauley (Westie) who was 11 on 11 March. Macauley shares a birthday with Morag's mummy who was 14 (in dog years of course!) also on 11 March. We don't want to forget our neighbour Cynthia who was 11 (also in dog years as we will be in trouble if we mention her age in human years) on 9 March - Yappy Birthday Cynthia.

Daisy is going to have the operation to remove the wire in her jaw tomorrow (depending on whether the x-ray shows her jaw has healed). Daisy has had a haircut and now looks like a little lamb again. Daisy has to go to the vet first thing in the morning and of course can't have anything to eat before the operation. Morag and Martini will also not be able to have any breakfast either because it would be mean of them to sit and eat when Daisy can't have anything. We will be crossing our fingers and plaiting our hair that all goes well for Daisy tomorrow. We have posted a photo of little Daisy where her one and only tooth is showing.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

1 March 2011

2011-03-01T14:22:00.000Z

Hello Everyone from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Today is 1 March and February seems to have disappeared quickly which makes us a little behind with our blogs. It is a lovely sunny day in Cumbria today. We have been out playing in the garden and we have daffodils coming up which is amazing after the extremely cold winter we just had. We went to Silloth a couple of days ago for a walk along the front. It has been a while since we went there but of course we couldn't take Daisy on that sort of walk since the operation. It was lovely and sunny although it was also pretty nippy in the wind but we all enjoyed ourselves anyway.

As you can see from the photo of Daisy she still hasn't been able to have a haircut because of her fractured jaw and now looks like a minature Yeti! As Daisy's hair has always been kept short so we think she is feeling a bit overheated occasionally. Morag did trim Daisy's fringe and has been keeping up with the matts though. Daisy will probably have her hair cut in the next week as we are off to see the vet next Monday. We think she is well enough to have her haircut but she still won't be bathed until she has fully recovered from the next operation (if the wire is removed at that operation). Daisy has the amazing ability to keep herself clean and tidy unlike Martini who can look like a ragamuffin ten minutes after his full appointment! Hopefully, we are nearly at the end of the road with Daisy's fractured jaw as we just want her to be completely well again. Thank you again to everyone who has asked after Daisy.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

6 February 2011

2011-02-06T16:17:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We are very pleased to say that Daisy is feeling a lot better and in the past couple of days seems to be her old self again. Daisy can still only eat soft food and is still on medication but has definitely brightened up. Little Jack Nixon came to the salon during the week for his haircut and dropped his gravy bone biscuit on the floor. Daisy "Dyson" swooped in to take the biscuit but couldn't manage to eat it so Morag broke it into little bits so she could swallow them - poor Daisy. As you can see from the photo, Daisy looks a little like a sheep at the moment as she can't have a haircut or bath but Morag has tried to keep up with her coat by very gently brushing and combing where she can so Daisy doesn't become matted. We have posted a photo of Daisy today with one of her favourite toys, a little squeaky yellow duck, which she got from her doggy friends Poppy and Ben for Christmas. If you look really closely at the photo you might see her one and only tooth at the left hand side of her mouth. This is the tooth her fractured jaw is wired to. Daisy will be back at the vet later this coming week and we should find out when the next operation will take place. Thank you to everyone who has sent emails, text messages and cards wishing Daisy well - we really appreciate your kind thoughts.

With happier woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

23 January 2011

2011-01-23T19:13:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have posted a photo of poor Daisy this week - we are so shocked as she went to have a couple of teeth extracted and has ended up with a fractured jaw. We are devastated as she is quite poorly and even little Martini has not tried to torment her in his usual way. We understand that she will need at least one more operation and probably two before she is better so of course we are very worried about her. She is still very anxious and nervous with her tail down all the time so when we have to go to the salon she will be with a babysitter. Fortunately, we have liquid medication for Daisy as she can find a fraction of a tablet in her food and immediately treats any other food with extreme suspicion. She can eat but very slowly - unlike her old self where she would quickly gobble her food and tuck in to bread left out for birds as if she hadn't eaten in weeks.

We would like to say thank you to everyone who has emailed, phoned and sent text messages asking after Daisy. Daisy is such a sweetie and we are very upset seeing her the way she is so we hope she will be better very soon.

With sad woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

16 January 2011

2011-01-16T19:23:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Bailey and Riley came to the salon for their haircuts yesterday. They are black and white Shih Tzu puppies and will be 9 months old during January. Bailey and Riley won the first prize in the Christmas raffle which was a portrait to be taken by Toby of http://www.tjfphotography.co.uk. We can't wait to see the photos of them as they are incredibly cute. Morag remembered to take the camera to the salon so we have posted a photo of Bailey and Riley with Steve (their daddy and chauffeur) and Morag.

We would like to wish a Yappy Birthday to Ruby Johnson who is one this coming week. Ruby is a Sprollie (Springer x Collie) who is usually quite nervous when she first comes into the salon but soon settles down. We would also like to wish Yappy Birthday to Morag's sister Lyndsey who lives in America who will also be having her birthday this week - Lyndsey is approximately 6 and a half years old in dog years (we thought it polite not to mention her real age)!

We hope all our four legged friends got through the turbulent weather conditions here in Cumbria yesterday. Martini is always a bit nervous when it is windy but it was the first time we have seen Daisy feel anxious in strong wind. After some rain and strong gusts this morning, it turned into a very nice day so much more pleasant for Daisy to mooch around the garden.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

New Year's Day 2011

2011-01-01T16:23:00.000Z

Yappy New Year everyone

On the first day of the new year we would like to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous 2011!

The time seems to have flown from our last blog on Christmas Day. We had a great Christmas Day with friends who invited us for lunch.

On Monday 27th December, we were invited to a "mulled wine and mince pies" party by Miss Petunia, Bobby and Freddy's family at their home near Cockermouth. We had a lovely time at the party and there was lots of food but we didn't have any mince pies! Daisy Duke aka Daisy Dyson was nowhere to be seen - she decided to hang out in the kitchen underneath the buffet probably hoping for food surprises to fall from above! We think Daisy was trying to keep a two room distance between herself and Morag (who keeps a close check on what Daisy eats) as Daisy has been on a diet and so far has lost 1.3kg. This may not seem a lot at first glance but when you are only a foot tall it all counts. Martini, on the other hand, thought he had it made in the lounge as the coffee table was a good height. The guests who were playing on the Xbox game kept putting their plates on the coffee table which was too much of a temptation for him and he found himself in trouble a few times for trying to get the food off the plates. We were surprised to find Miss Petunia was so quiet but then we found out her vet was a guest and with Morag arriving too she probably thought she would have to have her pony tails re-done.

Morag has spent some time decorating this week as her mummy is arriving from South Africa later this month so she would like everything to be spick and span. Only three weeks to go so there are plenty of things still to do.

On New Year's Eve, Sam (Bichon) and Ruby (Sprollie - x spaniel/collie) came to the salon for their hair appoinntment. Thank you to Sam's family who brought us flowers which was such a lovely surprise. We then had a quiet New Year's Eve with us just cuddled on the sofa in front of the TV trying to keep our eyes open for the countdown.

We have posted one of Morag's favourite photos of Martini which was taken about 18 months ago in the garden by Toby. Martini and Dougie had been chasing each other around the garden for at least half an hour when this photo was taken but we think he looks really cute.

With happy new year woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

Christmas Day 2010

2010-12-25T16:12:00.000Z

Yappy Christmas everyone!

We hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas Day and Santa Paws came to all the good dogs.

We all went out the garden first thing, then there was breakfast and we had to wait ages for Daisy to finish hers before we could start opening the presents. Martini, of course, was giddy with excitement this morning and wanted to play with everything. Daisy received a little Santa toy from her friend Ben and of course Martini wanted to have that one too so there was a bit of pulling and tugging but Daisy won in the end.

We were all invited out for our Christmas lunch to friends who have a farm and we were treated to a wonderful lunch (with seconds of everything) so the only thing left to do, after we waddled home, is to cuddle up on the sofa and have a nap!

With merry woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

PS. We have posted of photo of Martini and Daisy with some of the presents they received this year - lucky little pooches!

22 December 2010

2010-12-22T20:12:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We wonder if it can get any colder here in Cumbria as we all have our coats on every time we go outside! We had a very light dusting of snow today but we don't seem to have the amount of snow we had a few weeks ago. Martini loves the snow and loves playing in it.

It is only a few days until Christmas Day and this seems to come around faster each year. Martini has been very industrious helping Morag wrap presents for all our little four legged friends who have been to the salon during December as he thinks he needs to test all the toys before being wrapped to ensure they are good toys! Needless to say, he has been on the naughty step a few times for this - the sport of gift wrapping with a K9 handicap.

The draw for the raffle took place on Saturday and congratulations to Bailey and Riley who won first prize. Miss Petunia won second prize of a luxury gift set and Molly took the third prize of a pamper gift set. All the other prize winners have been contacted and/or received their prize already - thank you to everyone for taking part. We will make sure we have a photo of Bailey and Riley on the blog when they next come in for their hair appointment.

Today George and Ozzy came into the salon for their Christmas "do". Morag has a new gadget called a hammock where small dogs can be lifted from the table which enables doing their feet a lot easier and most dogs will just relax in it. It came time for George to go into the hammock and he did the sweetest doggie paddle with his front legs - it was so cute to watch when his Daddy came to pick him up we put George back in the hammock just to show him how sweet he looked - paddling and not going anywhere. This is something we will try and get a photo of when George next comes in for his hair appointment.

We have posted a photo of Martini in his scarf today and we hope you like the photo as you know how much Martini loves to pose for the camera.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

28 November 2010

2010-11-28T14:26:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have had the first snowfall of winter and woke up to a winter wonderland early on Saturday morning. We were really impressed by all the clients who managed to make it to the salon for their hair appointments - so thank you for keeping your appointments.

It is certainly cold and Martini and Daisy have been wearing their coats to go outside especially for the early and late walks. Martini gets a bit giddy in the snow and loves running around enjoying it - Daisy is too mature for that sort of behaviour though. The first time Martini ever saw snow he ran around and around in a circle scooping the snow with his nose. We have posted a photo of Martini in the garden but he was having too much fun to pose for a photo for Morag.

According to the weather forecast we have more cold weather to come in the next week ahead - bbrrrr - so remember to wrap up warm and if you don't have a warm coat there are some for sale in the salon.

With warming woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

22 November 2010

2010-11-22T06:52:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We have very cold weather moving in for the next 10 days - we don't mind the cold as long as it is sunny but remember to wrap up!

From 1 January 2011, the salon will be open all day from Wednesday to Saturday. It will still be best to make an appointment as some of our four legged friends are not as social as others! The salon is open all week from 20 December to Christmas Eve to ensure the four legged family members are looking their best for Christmas.

We just thought we would take this opportunity to remind everyone about our raffle taking place for Christmas. The raffle will be drawn on Saturday 18 December to allow time for everyone to collect their prize to put under the tree. We have included a photo of some of the prizes.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

7 November 2010

2010-11-07T13:37:00.000Z

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Another bonfire night has come and gone. This year was fairly quiet in our neck of the woods with Martini only barking a couple of times on Friday night for a couple of loud bangers. Daisy didn't seem to notice and didn't let the fireworks disturb her beauty sleep. We sometimes wonder if Daisy is slightly deaf but we think it is more a case of selective hearing. Martini has been to an actual firework display and only probably barked a couple of times because he was at home. We sincerely hope that none of our little four-legged friends were unduly upset and stressed by the occasion.

Autumn is such a lovely time of the year and although we have had what seems like a ton of rain in the last couple of weeks, the colours of the trees are magnificent. We decided to take a photo of Tini and Daisy sitting amongst the gorgeous leaves that fall from our cherry tree - unfortunately the photo doesn't do the colour of the leaves any justice! It is still fun to "swish" through the leaves though which gives you the Autumn feeling.

The temperature has definitely gone a gear downwards this weekend so hope you all manage to keep snuggled and warm as we head for winter.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

31 October 2010

2010-10-31T10:19:00.000Z

Happy "Howlloe'en" Everyone from Morag, Martini and Daisy!

As you know, Martini loves posing in clothes so we thought we would treat him to his own "Howlloe'en" bonnet and we accordingly ordered a fetching pumpkin hat on the internet for him. Unfortunately, when the pumpkin hat arrived it looked more like a tomato hat but as you will see in his photo he wore it proudly and we just didn't have the heart to tell him otherwise! Not to worry, we have got him a cozy Christmas scarf from the Puppy Angel range (available in the salon) which really suits him and we will post that photo closer to Christmas.

Yesterday, Sam (Bichon) had his appointment in the salon and his family asked Toby to photograph him so they could upload the photo for a Christmas card. He is such a cute dog and Toby took loads of photos - we love the photo shoots as they are such fun to do. We had a little preview of a couple of the photos and we know his family will love the pictures too!

With spooky woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

24 October 2010

2010-10-24T19:34:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

It has been a beautiful day here in sunny Cumbria - a bit on the nippy side but still a lovely day. Our garden looked like it had snowed overnight with the thick frost but we all put our coats on so we were nice and cosy for our early morning walk. As it was a lovely sunny day we went for a local walk this afternoon on the the edge of the Lake District National Park. We always appreciate and know how lucky we are to live in such a lovely area of the world and are spoilt for choice when it comes to walks.

You will have seen a cute little Shih Tzu puppy called Harry who did some of the modelling on our boutique page. Harry's sister Tallulah also comes to the salon although she lives with a different family. On Friday this week we had two other little Shih Tzu puppies (Bailey and Riley) who are also 5 months old come along to the salon and it turns out that they are all siblings! Out of a litter of seven, we know four of the puppies and thought that was quite unusual. They are all so sweet and have great personalites. We will have to wait and see if the other three puppies arrive...!

We have posted a photo of Martini today so hope you like it - we think he is very photogenic.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

12 October 2010

2010-10-12T17:37:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We normally try to write our blog on Sunday but unfortunately ran out of time this week. Daisy and Martini needed a haircut each and as the weather was so nice we then went for a walk in the Lake District instead of the coast - not fellwalking we hasten to add as Martini would insist on being carried!

We have looked through our photos for another photo of Daisy and found one of her when we had a trip to Gairloch in North West Scotland during the Easter weekend. Martini and Daisy love beach holidays and there are some fantastic beaches in Scotland. We are often lucky enough to find we have the whole beach to ourselves. We hope you like the photo of Daisy we have posted today.

The photos of the models are now on the boutique page. All the models look gorgeous in their outfits so we were very pleased with the gallery.

We have put all the raffle prizes on display in the salon and although the plan was to put the tickets on sale from 18 October we have already sold some tickets. You are very welcome to come and view the prizes. Don't forget about Toby's special offer for a photo session - details are on the Yappy Christmas page!

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

3 October 2010

2010-10-03T11:15:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

If you read last week's blog, you will be aware of the photo shoot which involved the little models Harry, Jack, Ozzy, Ruby and Theo. Unfortunately, Toby the photographer(http://www.tjfphotography.co.uk/) who took the photos was called away from Cumbria all week but he is back now and has given us the photos for the website. As there were hundreds of photos taken on the day, the final photos had to be shortlisted. Morag phoned Ian (http://www.@cybercafe.co.uk/) who looks after the website and he said he would do the page by Tuesday. Morag will send text messages to the little models once she knows the photos are on the website. It is all so exciting and we can't wait all the models look fantastic!

Morag has sorted out all the prizes for the Christmas raffle. There are 10 great prizes in total; 1st prize is a pawtrait session with Toby, 2nd - luxury gift basket, 3rd - pamper gift basket, 4th - dental gel and fresh breath foam gift set, 5th - selection of Rachel Hale cards, 6th - Christmas glitter collar (one size), 7th - box of Wilson's chocolates for dogs, 8th - red paw print retractable lead, 9th - Puppy Angel bandana, 10th prize - Hollywood star collar charm. All the prizes are on display in the salon so good luck to everyone who buys a ticket!

Today we have posted a photo of Martini which Toby took for us. (Morag says you can always see the difference from her "snaps" and Toby's great photos!) By the way, Martini has settled down again after our little holiday - we think he just loved playing on the beautiful beach so much he didn't want to come home.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

PS. Important update models - Toby has added some photos to his website of the photo shoot go to www.tjfphotography.co.uk / Bespoke / Doggy Doos!

26 September 2010

2010-09-26T08:33:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Yesterday we had a photo shoot at the salon for the boutique page of the website so we would like to give a big Bow Wow Thank You to all the models who generously gave their time to take part. The models were Theo, Ozzy, Jack, Ruby and Harry who were all beautifully behaved and a big thank you to their mummies and daddies for bringing them to the salon, we really appreciated it. An even bigger BOW WOW THANK YOU is in order for Toby (tjfphotography.co.uk) for taking the photos - we only saw a few of the photos yesterday but they are fantastic and we just can't wait to see them all as the little models looked fabulous in their outfits. We think we have found another model like Martini in Ruby who loves wearing clothes and loves to pose for the camera too.

An update on the Christmas raffle: one of Morag's friends suggested the draw for the raffle should be held earlier than 23 December as people are really busy making last minute preparations for Christmas. Taking this on board, we have decided to hold the raffle from 18 October to 18 December (which is the Saturday before Christmas Eve) this would allow more time for the winners to collect their prizes to put under the tree. We will put a new page on the website which will show photos of the prizes - the prizes will also be on show in the salon.

Today we have put on another photo of our little holiday which features only Daisy. As you all know, Daisy hates to pose for the camera so we have only a few photos of her - Morag took this one on the beach at Lossiemouth Bay so we thought we would post this one today with our blog.

As for Martini, he seems to have suffered from holiday blues - you know, where you feel sad when you get back from holiday. We thought there was something wrong with him but he is so dramatic we didn't know whether he was ill or not. Everyone who knows him, knows that drama is Martini's signature dish (which is served up on a regular basis) so we went for a walk at Silloth and he was back to his perky self, running around and looking really happy again. Daisy, on the other hand, is a real homebody and seems much happier back at home again.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

PS. Models - check Toby's website (tjfphotography.co.uk) as he may put some photos from the photo shoot of you on his website too!

22 September 2010

2010-09-22T20:24:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Today is a very special day as it is Daisy's anniversary of coming to stay with Morag and Martini and now she has been here in Cumbria for a whole year! Daisy instantly made herself at home with us and it feels like she has been with us forever.

We have been away to Lossiemouth in North East Scotland for a long weekend and had a fabulous time. Daisy doesn't travel well but she had a tablet to help her on the journey as it is 300 miles. We stayed in a lovely big caravan on a quiet site (www.directholidayhomes.co.uk/prop_ref_2661.html) at Lossiemouth Bay opposite East Beach. We did have to walk across a bridge to the beach and the first few times Daisy had to be carried over it as she was really scared but she saw that Martini was able to walk over so as long as we walked slowly she would walk over tentatively. We often had the beach completely to ourselves as you can see in the photos but judging by some of the footprints in the sand there must have be some giant dogs there too! On Tuesday morning we went to the beach very early because we were going to come home. Martini decided to chase a crow on the beach and every time he got tantalising close the crow flew a little bit further away but he didn't give up easily and ran after it a few times until he finally realised he was never going to get the crow. Martini and Daisy just loved the beach and galloped around chasing each other and looked really happy. Morag tried her best but could not get Martini and Daisy to look at the camera at the same time so she asked them to do a "down and wait" to try and get a photo - all those dog training lessons finally paid off! We had a great time and will definitely go again.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

12 September 2010

2010-09-12T20:11:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

It has been another busy week ending with Martini going to see the tooth fairy on Friday and now has sparkly white teeth. We felt so sorry for him as he was very sleepy in the evening so he had an early night and was tucked in with a fleecy blanket.

On Saturday Molly (Labradoodle) from Cockermouth came in for a pamper session at the salon. Molly's mummy was telling Morag how they had to be rescued by boat during the floods last November. Molly and her family were rescued from their house - the water came in so fast the house was under 2ft of water within 20 minutes! As Molly's family had to stay in temporary accommodation, poor Molly had to stay with family friends until her family could move back into their house in July this year. Molly is such a sweetie though she must have been a very good house guest. Molly's photo will be in the regular section under M - Z and she is a black Labradoodle Molly with a pretty pink bow in her hair.

We thought we would feature the windows of the salon in our photo this week - we had the poodles put on the windows on 1 September (our anniversary day). We think they look great so we asked Toby (tjf photography.co.uk) to take some photos for us as Morag tried to take a photo to send to her mummy in South Africa but the picture is all wonky! A big Bow Wow thank you to Toby for taking the photo.

We have good news too for the Christmas raffle - Toby has agreed to donate a first prize of a pawtrait session! We will keep you posted but thought we would mention the raffle tickets would be on sale from 23 October until 23 December so prizes could be put under the Christmas tree. We realise it is a little early to speak about Christmas but time flies when you are chasing your tail!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

5 September 2010

2010-09-05T13:03:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Alfie (Labradoodle) was in the salon this week and his mummy told Morag that he had turned one the week before - Yappy Birthday Alfie! We also have to wish Molly (Labradoodle) a Yappy first Birthday too because they are brother and sister. Alfie and Molly live with different families and have not been in the salon at the same time but we think they are identical twins because they look exactly the same - their photos are on the website and we think you will agree. Archie (Shih Tzu) also had his birthday on 3 September - Yappy Birthday Archie!

Yesterday was the open day at the salon which was a tea party in celebration of the second anniversary and we had a great time. Thanks to those who came to the salon as it was lovely to see you. At one stage there was such a fluffy fest as apart from Martini and Daisy, there were also three Shih Tzus Theo, Charlie and Molly (Charlie and Molly are only a few months old) and 5 month old Cocker Spaniel Rocco (Fritha's dog). We think Rocco must have felt like a giant next to all the little fluffies. A big Bow Wow thank you to Fritha and Keita for baking yummy tasty treats (flapjacks, brownies, cookies, sponge cake) and Elizabeth Sewell for the yummy cheesecakes. Thank you also to our friends Gillian, Martyn and Jordan for sending flowers to us for the open day it was such a big surprise.

We all snuggled up on the sofa last night and went straight to sleep - it had been a long day which started with Martini and Daisy being bathed first thing so they could look their best. Morag ate far too much cake and drank too much tea all afternoon while Martini and Daisy were tired from having so many friends to play with and chasing each other around the car park. As a result of our fun day, we have decided to have a lazy Sunday.

As you know, it is hard to get photographs of Daisy so today we have attached a photo of Daisy and Martini both wanting to play with the same toy - as you can see this was a tug of war. There are occasions where, no matter how many toys we have, Martini and Daisy want to play with the same thing. This toy was a present at Christmas last year and it is a wonder it is still in one piece (although it has sewn it back together a few times).

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

30 August 2010

2010-08-30T08:58:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

It is only two days until September and we can't believe where the past year has gone. It will be the salon's second anniversary on 1 September and the open day will be held on Saturday 4 September between 1pm and 5pm - everyone is welcome so hope you can make it.

September has other anniversaries too - Morag has a birthday and according to Martini and Daisy she will be approximately 8 years old in dog years!

22 September is also a very special day as that is the day, one year ago, Daisy came to stay with Morag and Martini and those of you who know Martini know he is still a little bit jealous of Daisy. Undaunted, Daisy made herself completely at home and what a little sweetie pie she is too. Daisy didn't really eat very much and was very thin but all that changed with a trip to the vet where she had most of her teeth removed. A lot of people ask if she has difficulty eating, well worry not she loves to eat and would eat all of Martini's food too if allowed. Martini's nickname is Tini Bear so Daisy is called Gummy Bear!

Whilst looking through the photos we found one that Toby (tjf photography) took of Morag and Martini before the World Cup (remember that?) and thought it would be a fun photo to put on today's blog. Martini looked so cute in his England shirt and was ready to play with his ears in bunches!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

22 August 2010

2010-08-22T19:05:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We would like to wish Kizey a very yappy first birthday for 8 August – we still need to get a photo of Kizey on the regulars section so will definitely try and take a nice photo next time Kizey comes into salon . Enjoy being One Kizey!

The weather was lovely today (Sunday 22 August) so we had a trip to Silloth for a walk along the front. It was a bit windy but it was lovely having so much sunshine. Poor Daisy hates going in the car but she always loves walking along the front and she forgets about the car for a little while.

Jack came to the salon yesterday to pick up his beautiful framed pawtrait which he won in the raffle from Skelton Show. His mummy was very pleased with the photo and we have to say Jack looked stunning! Thanks again to Toby of tjf photography for donating such a great prize. We were thinking of having another raffle in time for Christmas so we will see if we can get Toby to donate another pawtrait as a prize – we will keep you all posted.

It is just under two weeks until the open day which is going to be held on Saturday 4 September between 1pm and 5pm. Everyone is welcome so please feel free to come along for tea and cake (homemade). If you haven’t been to the salon since we moved it would be lovely to see you again and if you have never been before then feel free to come and have a look around – the more the merrier!

We have added an action photo of Martini today. Toby (of course) took this lovely photo of Martini in full flight. We love the way Toby can capture Martini – there are some photos where Martini looks like a cloud he is so fluffy!

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

8 August 2010

2010-08-08T13:37:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

We wanted to wish Theo (Shih Tzu) a very Yappy Birthday for 31 July – Theo is a big boy now he has turned One! Jack (Lhasa Apso) very Yappy Birthday – Jack will be 2 years old on 11 August and not forgetting Martini who will be 4 years old on 13 August. If we don’t have a note of your birthday, ask your mummy or daddy to let Morag know so you can have a mention in the birthday list.

We had our photo taken when Jack came to have his pawtrait taken by Toby of tjf photography a couple of weeks ago so we have included the photo today. (Jack won first prize in the raffle at Skelton Show.) We had a great afternoon with Jack and as you can see from the photo it was a fluffy fest!

We have introduced a reward scheme: if you recommend a friend and your friend subsequently comes to the salon for an appointment you will receive a FREE gift by way of a thank you. Don’t forget to tell Morag and you will receive your free charm.

If you cannot bring your dog to the salon we have introduced a collection and delivery service for small companion breeds (eg Yorkie, Lhasa, Shih-Tzu etc). There will be a small charge for this service and you are welcome to contact Morag to discuss your requirements. Details will be on the home page.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

1 August 2010

2010-08-01T20:16:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

This month we have a very special yappy birthday in that Martini is going to be 4 years old on 13 August. Yappy Birthday Martini!

If you have seen the home page on the website you will have noticed the banner announcing our Open Day on Saturday 4 September. As it will be Doggy Doo’s second anniversary on 1 September we thought it would be fun to have an Open Day. The salon will be open from 1pm to 5pm and we will be serving tea and cake or water and biscuits – whichever you prefer. Everyone will be given a warm welcome whether you want to just come and view the salon for the first time or you are one of our regular clients we would love you to come and see us. We will write another blog closer to the time. We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.

We have posted an interesting photo of Daisy today. It is always so hard to get photos of Daisy as she doesn’t like to have her photo taken and is not a “poser” like Martini. The photo of Daisy was taken by Toby of tjf photography and was taken, of course, when Daisy was completely unaware. We thought we would share the photo and hope you like it too.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

July 2010 Update

2010-07-18T08:14:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy

Prize winner Jack Nixon came to the salon on 17 July. Jack won first prize in the raffle we had at Skelton Show on 3 July. Jack had only been adopted a few weeks before the raffle by Ann and Ian Nixon of Carlisle. Jack is a very sweet little Lhasa Apso and has found a lovely family to live with. After some persuasion, Morag managed to convince Ann to be in the photo because it is always nice to know who won First Prize. Toby from tjf photography came to speak to Ann to arrange when Jack’s “pawtrait” will be done so he kindly offered to take our photo for the dog blog too – thank you Toby! So, from left to right it is Ann Nixon, Jack and Morag – as you can see we were all laughing at the time including Jack.

Another prize winner came to the salon on the same day. Inca and her mummy Frances Brown came in to collect their prize of the “Wild Thing” collar and lead set. Inca had a haircut and pamper session too and will be a regular visitor to the salon so we will put her photo on the regulars section of the Scruff to Buffed page. Inca appears to be a cross between a Jack Russell and a Lhasa and is another little sweetie!

As the raffle was very popular we have decided to hold a raffle before Christmas. We thought we would put the tickets on sale at the end of October/beginning of November and hold the draw on 23 December so the prize winners would have their prize in time for Christmas to put under the tree.

Woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

July 2010

2010-07-09T19:40:00.000+01:00

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy.

July has been a very busy month so far. Daisy had her 5th birthday on 1 July - Yappy Birthday Daisy – she had a lovely day which consisted of presents, eating, sleeping and “mooching” around the garden.

On 3 July we had a stand at Skelton Show. Thank you to everyone who came to visit our stand. We made lots of new four legged friends who came to enjoy a drink on what turned into a very warm day. Our friend Fritha and her family came to give us a hand and we really couldn't have managed without them. This is a little bit like the Oscars but we really wanted to take the time to thank a few people. Thank you to Gillian, Martyn and Jordan for lending us their gazebo. Thank you to Jean, Gary and Pip for lending us their table. A great big Bow Wow thank you to Fritha, Toby, Keita and Sol who gave up their whole Saturday to help us and even helped in advance of the show with various jobs. Fritha suggested we travel to show in their VW campervan “Rudi” and thank goodness we did – we managed to fit Fritha's family of four, the three of us and then all the equipment and boxes too!

We had all had a lovely day and Martini and Daisy even took part in the dog show. Toby of tjf photography took a photo of Morag and Martini in the dog ring and he took some other photos too. Why don't you click the link to his website on the “Pawtraits” page and see if your photo is there?

Congratulations to Jack Nixon (Lhasa Apso) from Carlisle who won first prize in the raffle. We will post a photo after Jack comes to the salon on 17 July. Congratulations to all the other prize winners – we hope you enjoy your prizes.

News Flash – a cat has been in the salon! Skye came in for dematting so we took his photo and will post it on the regulars section of the website.

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy

Hello from Morag, Martini and Daisy - welcome to our new Dog Blog page!

2010-06-07T13:45:00.000+01:00

We thought this page could cover any upcoming events at the salon and also an opportunity to wish some of our regular 4 legged friends a very yappy birthday! On 3 July we will have a stand at the Skelton Show so if you are at the show please come and say hello – there will be water bowls (if you are thirsty) and poo bags (just in case you’re caught short). We also plan to do a raffle with fantastic prizes. The prizes will be displayed in the salon in advance of the show so feel free to pop in and have a look.

So for June Morag, Martini and Daisy would like to wish a very “YAPPY BIRTHDAY” to Oscar, George, Henry and Woody. We hope your birthday is filled with fun and treats!

With the World Cup coming up, we ordered some of the England Football shirts from Puppy Angel and these are for sale in the salon. They are made from 100% football strip fabric and are really well constructed and finished. Toby from tjf photography took some stunning photos of Martini in his football shirt so these are below for you to see. We think he looks incredibly cute – he got to keep the football prop which he loves chasing around the garden. If you are wondering where Daisy is – she wasn’t left out at all, Daisy doesn’t like to pose for the camera and photos of Daisy are taken when she isn’t really looking. Martini on the other hand loves to pose and loves the attention. We were truly stunned when Martini sat with his paw on the ball! We hope you like the photos.

Tail Wags and Woofs

Morag, Martini and Daisy