31 October 2023

Happy Halloween


A cut out of Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel and Eko the Golden Cocker Spaniel edited onto a spooky white background of a blurred person behind them, with Halloween Trick or Treat written in red that's dripping and splattered as if it were wet paint
Photo Description - A cut out of Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel and Eko the Golden Cocker Spaniel edited onto a spooky white background of a blurred person behind them, with Halloween Trick or Treat written in red that's dripping and splattered as if it were wet paint

You've probably seen the latest craze to hit Instagram with the Disney AI trend. I'm not a great fan of AI and like to keep my photos looking as natural as possible, only occasionally using a filter if I think it'll improve the colours

But I had to give it a go for some Halloween pics of the boys, my editing skills aren't that brilliant when it

27 October 2023

Well that didn't last long!

Tuesday was was such an amazing day with the fantastic news that Boris is healing well when we went for his 6 week post op check up at Lumbry Park

Head and shoulders shot of Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel facing slightly to the left with his mouth open, behind him is the blue sky and clouds of a bright sunny day
Photo Description - Head and shoulders shot of Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel facing slightly to the left with his mouth open, behind him is the blue sky and clouds of a bright sunny day

There are still some restrictions

20 October 2023

Pigs in Mud

The weather has taken a turn here in the UK and the gorgeous colours of Autumn have arrived, there's a constant chill in the air that you can feel on even  the sunniest of days, although it's not yet cold enough for coats, just a thin jumper is enough

Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel out on the common, he's hold a twig of Oak leaves displaying the range of autumn colours from a yellowing green to the oranges of the leaves before they fall from the trees, behind Boris is a wall of dead bracken, now changed from its vibrant green of summer to the orangey brown of Autumn as it dies off ready to regrow again in the Spring
Photo Description - Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel out on the common, he's hold a twig of Oak leaves displaying the range of autumn colours from a yellowing green to the oranges of the leaves before they fall from the trees, behind Boris is a wall of dead bracken, now changed from its vibrant green of summer to the orangey brown of Autumn as it dies off ready to regrow again in the Spring 

Autumn and Spring are my two favourite

16 October 2023

Hello Monday

Looking forward to a new week

Amazingly the calendar is empty of any appointments this week, but that doesn't mean it'll be a slow week, anything can change at a moment's notice when you're a caregiver to someone with dementia

A profile head shot facing to the right of a much younger Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel amongst the dead bracken out on the common. Boris is wearing the distinctive Help for Heroes collar which has three bands of colour, dark blue, red and light blue to represent the armed services. Photo Credit Fur & Fables
Photo Description - A profile head shot facing to the right of a much younger Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel amongst the dead bracken out on the common. Boris is wearing the distinctive Help for Heroes collar which has three bands of colour, dark blue, red and light blue to represent the armed services. Photo Credit Fur & Fables

The anti anxiety meds dad's GP prescribed him appear to finally be working, last night was

13 October 2023

Eko's Nose #WeekendSmile

I love the detail of Eko's face, from the blending of all the gold and white hairs to make up his face markings, the little blonde tufts he has on top of his ears to his unique button nose 

Eko the Golden Cocker spaniel is standing on grass and looking directly up at the camera, the only thing in focus are his nose and eyes as his face fills the frame, what little else there is of him in frame is blurred and out of focus
Photo Description - Eko the Golden Cocker spaniel is standing on grass and looking directly up at the camera, the only thing in focus are his nose and eyes as his face fills the frame, what little else there is of him in frame is blurred and out of focus

Did you know that every dog's nose is as unique to them as finger prints are to us. Eko's nose also has the ability to

10 October 2023

World Mental Health Day

𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬
The only black dog in my life on World Mental Health Day

Head shot of Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel looking at the camera whilst laying amongst some Buttercups in front of a wooden fence
Photo Description - Head shot of Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel looking at the camera whilst laying amongst some Buttercups in front of a wooden fence

Dawn xxx 

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07 October 2023

The Weekend Smile is Back

I thought I'd restart our Weekend Smile Blog Hop once again

 It's been quite a few years since we last hosted a Blog Hop and I've had to remake a brand new badge, although I've still to figure out how to add all the coding to it to make it a button that can be copied and shared, everything has changed so much from when I last did this, I did it on my PC previously whereas now I do everything on my phone

Basically the hop is about anything that makes you happy and that others will also enjoy

Ordinarily it'll be open from Friday morning at around 0900 right through until midnight Sunday night, but it's started on Saturday today as I forgot to set it up for yesterday

𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 

Photo Description - Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel and Eko the Golden Cocker Spaniel laying on the sofa together. Eko is on his side with

05 October 2023

Mr Smarty Pants

Last week Boris had a trip to the groomers for some much needed pampering and a tidy up

You may remember we had to cancel Boris's last appointment with the groomer as I didn't think it would be fair on him or the lovely people at Vanity Fur for Boris to attend whilst he was chronically lame and on high doses of painkillers due to his elbow injury

Full body shot of a very scruffy looking Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel sitting in a grassy field, his coat is sticking out all over the place, but I still think he looks adorable
Photo Description - Full body shot of a very scruffy looking Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel sitting in a grassy field, his coat is sticking out all over the place, but I still think he looks adorable 

Boris had to make do with