Friday 24 August 2012

Awards for ME this time!


Tim and Ted’s lovely mum, Pat, has passed two beautiful awards to the pets of bloggers. I have tried to eat them with no success, but Herself has promised me a slice of garlic bread if I do this nicely.



I am to tell you five fabulous things about myself. Well where to begin?

1.    I am going to be famous. I shall be appearing in Dog’s Monthly magazine soon. Me. My picture. In a proper magazine. With my face and everything and even words. How excited am I? How far away is Betelgeuse? Well even further than that!

2.    My proper posh name is Finisterre Shadow. My dad’s name was Shadow and like he used to, I chase shadows, lights, spiders, flies – anything that moves really. It used to amuse Herself till she read somewhere that it was a form of OCD. I have tried telling her I love it, but if anyone should inadvertently catch the light with their watch, she tells them off.  Spoilsport.

3.    I love children – or food dispensers as I like to call them. During a recent bath, Herself found Coco pops in my ear fur. I was saving them for later.



4.    I am very generous. I let my people share my bed. I even let them have some duvet and the use of my pillows.



5.    I once tried to eat a bee and ended up with a face like a furry football. I do not try to eat bees any more, but I will eat spiders. I am very good at catching them and for some reason it makes Herself very happy and suddenly very eager to give me treats.



I would like to pass the awards on to anyone who comments on my post – human or otherwise - and fancies having a go. 




35 comments:

  1. Sadly, we have no pets in our household so please can I adopt you as my virtual pet?

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  2. Woofs from the mizzley moors of Lancashire. Your five fab things are fab, Indy. Our human won't let us eat cocopops, either. Says chocolate is bad for us. Well, our male human eats them every day and he's not doing so bad on them.

    Our Mrs Human has got a new computer and we aren't used to it yet. We've tried to write this post loads of times and the words and letters kept freezing.
    We'll press post while it's all unfrozen
    Woof soon
    Tim 'n' Ted

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    1. Hey Tim 'n' Ted, they always say chocolate is bad for us, but they eat loads of it!

      Hope you get to grips with the new computer - those things are far more trouble than us dogs :-) x

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  3. Congrats on the awards Teresa and Finisterre Shadow, I have 3 cats, 2 dogs and 5 chickens who say hello and send you kisses.

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    1. Thank you, Unikorna - I hope you'll accept the awards on behalf of your cats, dogs and chickens :-) x

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  4. Five fabulous facts :0) I'm especially interested to learn of your spider catching abilities - a very useful skill.

    xx

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    1. I am an ace spider catcher, Suz! And very brave - I'll even tackle those big ones that make her scream :-) x

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  5. Very interesting indeed, Indy. Can I hire you next time I find a spider in the bath?

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    1. I'm not keen on baths, Gail, but if there is a spider to be dealt with, I'm willing to jump in and tackle it :-) x

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  6. Titch sends congratulations, and he'd love to talk about himself. Sadly, his human, who was upset by his behaviour yesterday, says we've all heard quite enough bragging from him already :0(

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    1. Sorry that comment about Titch should have appeared here, Frances :-) x

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  7. Thank you so much, Indy. You're a wonderful, entertaining writer and congratulations on the upcoming Dogs Monthly appearance.
    I'm one of three cats here. There are also four chickens and two ponies. I'm a bit chubby and like sleeping in any small boxes left lying around. But I was got very firmly wedged once and had to be prised out. Most undignified.
    A family friend once swallowed a bee while roller-skating. His throat swelled up badly. He felt very down-in-the-mouth about it...Love Brian, a black-and-white cat xxx

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    1. I used to share the bed with a couple of cats, Brian. One of them used to be a tail-catcher. Do you catch tails? I look forward to reading things from a feline perspective.
      Swallowing bees is not good! :-) x

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  8. I would love to hear more about Titch! He is equine aristocracy after all :-) x

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    1. Hies still in the doghouse (horse house?), but might be allowed to speak soon. If he's good....

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    2. I'm sure he'll be good, Frances :-) x

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  9. Ohhh you are a clever pooch! Go you! Caroline x

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    1. Thank you, Caroline - I don't get the credit I deserve in this house for how clever I am x

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  10. Hi there Indy, you will be a doggie celeb soon with your picture in the glossy magazine. Well done.xx

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    1. Amazing isn't it, I can hardly believe it. Me, a pin up boy - at least that's what Herself told me. I hope there isn't going to be anything embarrassing - oh dear, worried now! x

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  11. Congratulations you cuddly thing you. And to you Teresa - you always entertain me and make me smile. Hugs x

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  12. What a great dog you are, Indy, and congrats on being recognised here and in print! Your mistress isn't bad either.

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    1. Thank you, Rosemary :-) I shan't tell Herself what you said though - it'd go straight to her head (don't tell her I said that) x

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  13. Very amusing, Teresa. You have captured this character so perfectly!! He almost seems real! Joking only - he sounds adorable!

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    1. Sounds adorable? I am adorable! My posts are far more popular than Herself's, but don't tell her I said that. I seem to be saying that a lot lately :-) x

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  14. I hope you can persuade 'Herself' to feature your upcoming success in Dog's Magazine" I'd love to see your pictures!

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    1. I'm sure she will, Maria. She's almost as chuffed as I am :-) x

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  15. Oh wow!! You are too pawesome Mr Shadow!!! You are the David Beckham of the woofie world! Yay! Take care
    x

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    1. Oh I like that, I like that very much. The David Beckham of the woofie world. Yes, that's me. I am a great admirer of Mr Beckham and his fancy footwork - in fact I'm a bit of a dab paw at playing footie myself :-) x

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  16. Oh I'm so pleased you're going to be in Dogs Monthly. My friend at work always passes hers on to me when she's finished with it. I will look out for you - although it might be the month after by the time I get it!

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  17. I am very excited, Joanne :-) So is Herself, though she's not as excited about her photo being in there :-) x

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  18. Aha, Finisterre Shadow! Yes, it's me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star! Quite right you had these awards pawed on, or is it passed on to you! Arf! Arf! You, my doggy friend, are proof pawsitive that us animals are the bestest writers and those humans could learn a few lessons from us!
    Oh, I make my human, Gary, who I so kindly allow to live with me, sleep on the floor :)
    And "Dog's Monthly"? Wow, you are quite the star yourself.
    Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx

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  19. There's an idea, Penny - if I made them sleep on the floor, there would be more room for me. I only get half the bed and I should have it all :-) Thank you for pawping by :-) x

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