30 September 2012

Hello Everyone

We have had enough rain to sink a battleship during last night and most of today here in Cumbria.  Our village feels like an island and we have to take long detours to get anywhere.  The rain has lashed down so we decided to spend the rest of the day having a quiet afternoon at home and have finally been able to go out for a walk without getting soaking wet.  Poor Martini and Daisy are quite close to the ground already so they look like a proper pair of mucky pups .  We had a walk down to the River Ellen around 4pm and couldn't believe how deep the river was but at least the sun has eventually come out.  We didn't take any photos today so we thought we would share another photo from our weekend away to celebrate Morag's yappy birthday.  This photo was taken at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire and although a few photos were taken both Martini and Daisy wouldn't look at the camera at the same time.  It is a magnificent building with beautiful gardens (so lots of nice walks) and, although doggies have to stay on their leads at all times, we really enjoyed our visit there.

We have had an all round successful week and now, through the magic of modern technology, we have mobile phone signal at home through our internet connection which is very exciting.  This coming week is proving to be busy and, of course, we have the Canine First Aid Awareness course being held on Thursday evening at the salon.  There are still a couple of places remaining so if you would like to book on the course please book through the salon as it is very worthwhile.

We hope the sun is shining wherever you are today.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

24 September 2012

Hello Everyone

We have been away for a long weekend to Morag's mummy in York as it was Morag's Yappy Birthday on Friday.  We closed the salon from Friday until today and we have had a fabulous time.  On Saturday, we spent the day at Scarborough and Bridlington - both have great beaches where Martini and Daisy had a good old game of chase and although it wasn't paddling weather we had fantastic sunshine all day.  On Sunday, we went to Castle Howard - what a magnificent house and gardens - poor Martini and Daisy did about a month's worth of walking in one day as they are still tired today!  Again, we were blessed with very nice weather until late in the afternoon when dark clouds appeared.  We are back home in Cumbria after a terrific weekend away and we have posted a photo of all three of us on Bridlington Beach.

The next event will be a Canine First Aid Awareness Course to be held at the salon on Thursday, 4th October between 6pm and 9pm - at the time of writing there are a couple of places left so if you would like to attend please contact the salon on 07785 536088 or send an email to doggydoossalon@aol.com.  The instructor is HSE, Local Authority and Home Office approved and the course costs £30 which is great value for money. 

We have very heavy rain here in Cumbria today and there is flooding on the roads around our village; we thought we might have needed a boat to get home but Noddy didn't let us down and got us home safely today.

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

13 September 2012

Hello Everyone

We are very behind with our post this week so apologies for the delay!  We have had a very busy week and kept putting off adding our blog with the thought we will definitely post tomorrow and suddenly it's Thursday already!  Sunday turned into a very busy day but we did have a lovely walk in the morning to the nearby River Ellen.  We have posted a photo of Martini and Daisy down by the river having a very good sniff around - with all the rain we have had recently we sometimes can't get anywhere near where they are standing.  Although it was lovely and sunny at the time, there are a lot of trees at that spot making it very shady but it is such a nice walk for Martini and Daisy where they can both be off of their leads.

Just a little reminder that the salon will be closed next week on Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd and Monday 24th September.  If you try to get in touch during those days, please leave a message on the phone or send a text and we will get back to you just as soon as we can.

There will be another free photo sitting with Joanne Caffrey on Saturday, 27th October and this will be the final session before Christmas in order to have any personalised gifts ready in time for the big day.  If you want to book a sitting, please contact the salon to arrange for your free half hour.

It has suddenly turned very chilly here in Cumbria so we hope the weather is warmer wherever you are!

With woofs and tail wags

Morag, Martini and Daisy

3 September 2012

Hello Everyone

Yet again we are a day behind with our blog although our excuse for not posting yesterday is that we have had a very busy weekend.  We had a photo session day at the salon on Saturday  where you get a 30 minute free sitting with photographer Joanne Caffrey for either a portrait of yourself, family or dog or all together and it is always busy on the photo shoot days.  All the dogs who came along for their portraits were beautifully behaved and a couple of really big dogs who were first in were able to sit a bit longer with encouragement from our trusty biscuit treats!  The photos were on the www.yourshoot.co.uk site yesterday and we must say the photos are brilliant - Martini and Daisy also had their photos taken for some test shots and (with Joanne's permission) we have posted a cute photo of Daisy today.  We are going to have another photo day on 27th October so we will definitely make sure Martini and Daisy look their best on the day as we are also going to have some photos taken for Christmas this year.  It will be the last photo day before Christmas so remember to book a slot if you would like a sitting on that day too.

Another event taking place at the salon is a Canine First Aid Awareness course on 4th October between 6pm and 9pm.  The course is lead by a fully qualified instructor who is HSE, Local Authority and Home Office approved.  The course has proven to be popular and there are currently only a few places left now so if you would like to come along please book via the salon on 07785 536088.

Our weather seems to have cheered up a bit and we have had some lovely walks at long last.  It is never much fun when we try and have a decent walk in the pouring rain especially when you are as fluffy as Martini - he often looks like he is wearing black boots by the time he gets home!

With woofs and tail wags
Morag, Martini and Daisy