dogs – KDD & Co

Chloë, not cancer

By: KDD March 15, 2021March 21, 2021

beasties, Bruce, Bruce, health, knittingDana Williams-Johnson, dog sweaters, dogs, health, ill health, knitting, recovery, Seavaiger, sweaters37 Comments

One wee dog, two sweaters, and an inspiring story of recovery

plan B

By: KDD March 12, 2021March 21, 2021

10 Years in the making, beasties, Bruce, Bruce, design, landscape, photography10 Years in the making, bruce, design, dogs, jibbie, knitting, photography40 Comments

Bruce has some important information to share with you

Banana BOB

By: KDD April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

Bobby, Brucebanana, bananas, Bob, Bobby, dogs77 Comments

Hi I am BOB. You’ve not heard me here me before. For, unlike Bruce, the philosopher, I am a dog of action, and not of words. But today I’ve decided to break my silence to tell you about my favourite thing – BANANA! The reason I like BANANA is very simple. I live beside West…

life with BOB

By: KDD April 5, 2020April 5, 2020

Bruce, Brucebruce, Bruce post, canine wisdom, dog, dogs, labradors78 Comments

Hello, friends. It is I, Bruce. In case you’ve forgotten who that is, I’m the big black labrador who lives with Kate and Tom. I like SWIMMING, POTATOES, STICKS and BALLS, and enjoy living here among the woods and hills, where on my long daily WALKS with my humans, I am sometimes lucky enough to…

Bobby is learning

By: KDD June 24, 2018

BobbyBobby, dogs, labradors, puppy training, training57 Comments

Anyone who has brought a new puppy home will know that it can be quite tiring. Like any puppy his age, Bobby is pretty nutty and full-on and requires lots of focused training. But this is all part of the fun. Bobby is now house trained. He knows “sit” and “lie down” he can fetch…

Bobby and his sisters

By: KDD June 1, 2018

BobbyBobby, dogs, labradors100 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have probably picked up on our exciting news We are getting a puppy! We have named him BOBBY. A few of you may remember that, when I fell down and had my stroke, I was found lying on the cycle path by a dog and his owner who…

Things of Human Interest

By: KDD July 20, 2014July 20, 2014

Bruce, Scotland, walking, West Highland Waybruce, Bruce post, dogs, Duntreath, humans, landscape, Scotland, standing stones, walking, West Highland Way51 Comments

Hiya! It is I, Bruce. Today I am here to tell you about an important difference between Dogs and Humans. This is where I live. It is a good place and there are many things I like about it. My human companions also like this place. But although dogs and humans both can both like…

g(love)

By: KDD September 18, 2013September 18, 2013

beasties, Bruce, Bruce, Scotland, walking, West Highland Waybruce, dogs, glove, landscape, walking, West Highland Way109 Comments

Hiya! It is I, Bruce. A while ago, we lived in a tall stone building in a city where there were lots of cars. Now we live here: Where there are lots of these: And a few of these: One of the many good things about it round here is that there are many Paths…

snowballs and other mysteries

By: KDD January 19, 2013January 19, 2013

Bruce, Bruce, Edinburgh, landscapeBlackford Hill, bruce, dogs, Edinburgh, Hermitage of Braid, landscape, snow, snowballs, sticks83 Comments

Hiya! It is I, Bruce. Today there is SNOW. I like SNOW because when it arrives we get up early and go for fun walks in my favourite places. One of the many mysteries of taking a walk in the SNOW with humans is how very different their priorities are from mine. Kate, for example…

humans and other creatures

By: KDD August 8, 2012August 9, 2012

beasties, Bruce, Bruce, Camping, Islay, Scotlandbruce, Camping, dogs, Islay, Scotland45 Comments

Hiya! It is I, Bruce. I have just returned from a F-U-N time on the island of Islay. This time was particularly fun as I have spent the past few weeks having no fun at all (going back and forth to the place where they put you on a table and poke at you, and…

an uneasy truce

By: KDD February 8, 2012

beasties, Bruce, Jesusbruce, cats, dogs, Jesus52 Comments

memo to self

By: KDD July 22, 2011July 22, 2011

beasties, Bruce, fashionbruce, clothes, disaster, dogs, fashion38 Comments

Never wear silk georgette around Bruce.

of dogs . . . and sheep

It has been an interesting week. On the downside, there have been a couple of days of evil, all-consuming fatigue to contend with. This meant that I was unable to go across to Glasgow, and hence unable to meet up with some folk I’ve been looking forward to seeing for ages, to chat about lace.…

taking it easy

By: KDD July 17, 2010July 29, 2010

beasties, friends, knitting, the archersdogs, knitting, le tour de france, The Archers, the archers addicts, the queen86 Comments

After a rubbish couple of weeks, some very nice things have been happening here recently. I was stupidly thrilled to see my name (in connection with this post) on page 7 of the current issue of The Ambridge Voice. What? You’ve not heard of this esteemed publication? It is, of course, the newsletter of the…