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@jsopercook

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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
1 year
My dad was rushed to hospital at 4 this morning. His Parkinson's seems to have taken a turn for the worse. He's 75. Asking my Twitter fam for prayers, good vibes, etc. #father #Parkinsonsdisease
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@jsopercook
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Always and forever, my girl. Always and forever. #otrb 🌈 #petloss #dogsoftwitter #lola
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3 years
No more needles twice a day. No more diabetes; no more blindness; no more pain. Run free in the fields of the Summerland, my darling girl. Mommy loves you. #RIP #petloss #OTRB #lola
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Lola passed away this afternoon at 1:58 PM. No longer by my side but forever in my heart. Lola Cook: September 11, 2005 to June 5, 2021 #OTRB #petloss #lola
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@jsopercook
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5 years
My little girl is having a bad day today, with a lot of pain in her mouth. If you could spare a healing thought or prayer for her, we would both appreciate it.
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@jsopercook
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3 years
My sweet girl's kissy face. I still cry over her and I will always miss her, but I can remember her now with a smile. #lola #dogsoftwitter #petloss #OTRB
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Helping Daddy unload the dishwasher. #dogsoftwitter #puppy #chiweenie #riley
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1 year
My dad has taken another turn for the worse. The ambulance had to come and get him and take him back to hospital. My mother doesn't think he will be coming home. Thank you for all your prayers. It's just all so very sad and so unfair. #dad #parkinsons #longtermcare
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@jsopercook
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@jsopercook
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1 year
Happy 2nd birthday to my handsome little man, Riley. You came into my life when I really needed you, little buddy, and I am so glad you did. I love you. #dogsoftwitter #chiweenie #riley
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@jsopercook
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3 years
After Lola died back in June, I thought I would never smile again. I was horribly sad for a long time. Then this little man came into my life, bringing joy with him. Thank you, blessed little soul. I love you. #puppy #dogsoftwitter #riley #chiweenie
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@jsopercook
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2 years
Happiest of birthdays to my sweet, naughty, mischievous and adorable little man, Riley, who is 1 year old today.
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@jsopercook
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3 years
I would like to introduce everyone to Juniper. She hails from beautiful Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and on September 21, she will join us and Riley here at home in St. John's. I can't wait to meet her. ❤️ #borderterrier #borderterrierpuppy #dogsoftwitter #juniper
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@jsopercook
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3 years
He knew my heart ❤ needed him. #dogsoftwitter #riley #puppy
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3 years
Hydrangeas from the garden. Look at that colour. Have you ever seen a colour like that? #flowers #gardening #hydrangeas
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@jsopercook
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4 years
Lola has a broken toe and will be in a cast for the next 8 weeks. #dogsoftwitter
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Fighting sadness all day today. Trying to take things moment by moment and to sit with my feelings. I just miss her so damn much. #petloss #OTRB 🌈
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
4 years
Happiest Birthday to the Best Girl Ever, who is 15 years old today. I remember the night we brought her home.
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Lola died 2 weeks ago. I am still not okay. #petloss #OTRB 🌈
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3 years
This was a pool that she loved, located on a walking trail where we went all the time. She had a good life, a happy life, and she was so loved. ❤️ #petloss #OTRB #lola
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1 year
My poor little guy is having a lot of trouble with watery peepers. I think he might have allergies, especially since we're just coming into pollen season here. Still my handsome man, tho. #dogsoftwitter #chiweenie #riley #allergies #eyes
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@jsopercook
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4 years
Please keep a good thought for Miss Lola. She had a hard night last night, with a lot of arthritis pain. She's resting today and we'll see the vet as necessary. #seniordog #blinddog #lola
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@jsopercook
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3 years
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4 years
Cold drink and a biscuit for anyone's pupper passing by. :)
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@jsopercook
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1 year
@Perfect12577851 This is how we should be with each other. ❤️
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@jsopercook
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3 years
So this is Riley Porkchop, who will be coming home to us next week. This fine young gent hails from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and is a Chihuahua/Lhasa Apso cross. #dogs #dogsoftwitter #puppy
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
5 years
My old girl isn't herself. We put a heating pad in her bed because she was shivering. She's had hardly anything to eat today and nothing to drink. The vet said there's something on the go with her liver, which might be the very early stages of liver cancer. So we just love her.
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3 years
Sleeping on my lap after chasing her brother round the garden and stealing his chewy bone. #dogsoftwitter #borderterrier #puppy #juniper
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
4 years
Having a really bad day. Please send good vibes and/or pet pictures. Thank you. ♥️
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@jsopercook
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1 year
2 years ago today on June 5, 2021, the most amazing girl ever left us and went to the Rainbow Bridge. She would have been 16 that September. Lola, you were the light of our lives. We loved you then and we love you now. Until we meet again, my love. #petloss #OTRB
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@jsopercook
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3 years
So Riley went to the pet supply store today and got a new harness, with an appropriate inscription. 😄 #dogsoftwitter #puppy #riley
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
4 years
So the bowls I had outside my house with water and biscuits for passing dogs - someone stole the one with biscuits in. #thieves #arseholes
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3 years
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4 years
New cast and her xrays show some slight healing at the break, but it's only been 2 weeks. Good vibes and prayers requested for her. Thank you. #seniordog #blinddog #lola
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Waiting for me to come to bed
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@jsopercook
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4 years
It hurts my heart that Lola is getting older. She lost her sight some years ago as a result of her diabetes; now she is nearly deaf. She never hears me coming; every time I touch her, it startles and scares her. It just makes me so very, very sad that she is going away from me.
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3 years
All the awful anxiety I had after Lola's death was immediately soothed the moment Riley climbed into my arms and cuddled with me. The healing power of animals can't be overstated. #healing #animals #dogs
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
1 year
Update on Dad: he's not doing too great. All 3 of us (me and my sisters) are working to get him some home care. There's a HUGE wait here for long-term care, with few beds available. Please, if you could keep him and us in your thoughts and prayers, we'd appreciate it. #dad
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
Riley says "Because I'm worth it." #puppy #chiweenie #dogsoftwitter #riley
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@jsopercook
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11 months
Are Border Terriers stubborn? She sat here like this while I told her TEN TIMES to come in the house. 🤣 #borderterrier #borderterror #stubborn #dogsoftwitter
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
One week after her passing. I'm satisfied that my sweet girl is safe at Home now, OTRB. 😊❤️
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
We have decided, with Lola's prompting from beyond the Veil, that our next dog will be a border terrier, a little girl. I love the breed, love their scrappiness and sass, and we so very much want to offer our love to another dog. #borderterrier #dogs #petloss #OTRB
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
We brought our girl home today. #petloss #OTRB
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1 year
Happy Belated Birthday (we didn't get to do the birthday thing yesterday - too tired!) to my precious, sweet, loving and kind little girl, Juniper. We love you so much, my darling. #dogsoftwitter #borderterrier
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5 years
Having a low day today, feeling sad and weepy. Came home and laid down on the floor with my girl. The love and peace that radiates off her is so healing. #dogsarelove #dogsarejoy #dogsarefamily #cptsd
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Juniper (left) snuggling with her sister. #dogsoftwitter #BorderTerrier #puppy
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3 years
Whew! Finally got the Christmas tree put up. 🤣 #Christmas2021
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3 years
So Lola is in hospital. I spoke with the vet, who said her leg is definitely broken. They are taking x-rays to try and decide whether she needs surgery or if a splint will be enough. Please keep us in your prayers. ❤️
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Five weeks ago today that you left me and I still miss you just as much. #petloss #OTRB 🌈
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3 years
Folks, I have a terrible dilemma. I am desperate for a cuppa but a small dog is lying on me, sound asleep. No one else is home. Is there an emergency number for this? 😄
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
Someone - I don't know who - paid for an impression of Lola's foot in clay at the crematorium. I just have to fill out the card and send it in, and the company will kiln-fire it so I will have a permanent reminder of her. People are so kind. Whoever you are, thank you.❤️ #otrb 🌈
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
5 years
Beautiful cards by @iaindwelch that I couldn't bear to give away, so Hubby put them in this beautiful frame for me!
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@jsopercook
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3 years
Mam's handsome man. 😍
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3 years
Visited my parents today and took Lola with us. I think this was probably her last car trip. She's now too unstable on her legs to ride comfortably. The trip there (2+ hours) and back exhausted her. It's one more thing I have to let go of, and it kills me. #seniordog #ageingsucks
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@jsopercook
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3 years
And so it begins... 😄 #dogs
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4 years
Lola getting her paw prints put into the fresh cement on our front step.
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3 years
So much awesome destructive power concentrated in such a wee body, just waiting for the right moment to be unleashed. 🤣 #dogsoftwitter #riley #puppy #chihuahua
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@jsopercook
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4 years
I have news: I got a job! Teaching English at the College of the North Atlantic in Seal Cove, NL, starting August 26. Yay!
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3 years
Riley had another big nap on my stomach earlier. I feel about him the way people must feel about their human newborns. I can't bear to be away from him. I love watching him sleep and listening to him breathe. He is absolutely divine. #inlove #puppy #chihuahua #lhasaapso #riley
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@jsopercook
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1 year
My mother caught a stomach bug and was rushed to hospital yesterday in an ambulance. She is 75 and has COPD, despite never smoking in her life. We had a good outcome, though: they put her on an IV and gave her some fluids (she was dehydrated) and she feels much better.
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3 years
My two beautiful nieces, ages 8 and 10, came to visit. Filled them full of sugar and gave 'em back to my sister. 😄
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3 years
Riley pupdate: Hubby has spoken with the vet. Mr. Riley has come through his surgery and is resting comfortably. We can pick him up after 4 this afternoon.
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@jsopercook
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3 years
When I think of her, I think of this day in particular. We drove up the Great Northern Peninsula, where the Vikings landed 1000 years ago, and found this gorgeous beach. She had so much fun.
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My little girl is not feeling well today. Hoping it's something minor, like a tummy-ache! #dogsoftwitter #dogsarelove #dogsarejoy #dogsarefamily #blinddogs #seniordogs
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3 years
Riley at the Departures gate getting ready to board the aircraft for home. #dogsoftwitter #puppy
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3 years
Out of all the toys we've bought, Juniper's favourite thing is this ratty old plastic flowerpot she found in the garden. 🤣 #BTPosse #borderterrier #dogsoftwitter #puppy
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who tweeted, responded to my tweets, or otherwise wrote condolences on the loss of our lovely Lola. Dog Twitter really is the best. Judging by your responses, she was loved by so many all over the world. ❤️ #OTRB #petloss #dogsoftwitter
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3 years
For some reason, my blood pressure has gone way up and I have an irregular heartbeat. I'm going to be taking a little break from social media, just to get my bearings and hopefully rest up a bit. Love to you all. ❤️
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3 years
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3 years
Couldn't find any warm, pure wool sweaters anywhere in town, so I made Riley one with the sleeve from an old cardigan. You can see how impressed he is. 🤣 #dogsoftwitter #chiweenie #puppy
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Gloriously Horrible
3 years
I am asking those who love the outdoors to post a picture that YOU took. No description. The goal is to regain peace and harmony without the negativity. Please copy the text, put a picture on your page and let’s look at these. Here is mine
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
2 years
Lola Cook: September 11, 2005 - June 5, 2021. No longer by my side, but forever in my heart.
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3 years
On June 5 you left us...and now we are soon to welcome another precious little soul into our home, in your honour. Thank you for sending her to us. We will remember you all our days, my precious Lola. #petloss #OTRB 🌈
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3 years
Dogs slipped through a gap in our pitifully inadequate fence. I had to run across three other yards, barefoot, to retrieve them, because we live on a very busy street. Every single goddamn nightmare scenario all at once, and so soon after losing Lola. My nerves are shot. #dogs
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@jsopercook
Gloriously Horrible
3 years
I realised yesterday that the day Lola fell and broke her leg (the injury that ultimately ended her life) Riley was born. Call me a foolish sentimentalist, but I think that's significant. #dogsoftwitter #chihuahua #riley #lola #OTRB #petloss #puppy
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Gloriously Horrible
1 year
For your viewing pleasure I present: Border Terrier Bum. 😄 #dogs #dogsoftwitter #borderterrier #juniper
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3 years
Riley was cold after our walk this morning so I wrapped him in an old hoodie I had when Lola was a baby. Then Junie decided to join him, to help keep him warm. #dogsoftwitter #puppies #borderterrier #Chiweenie
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3 years
Cuddled up together on the fluffy bed. ❤️
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3 years
Happy Birthday, my darling girl. You would have been sixteen today. #petloss #OTRB 🌈 #lola
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9 months
I need this kettle more than words can effectively convey.
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3 years
Something that surprises me about being over 50 is having to turn the car radio down so I can see while I'm driving.
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3 years
I keep thinking about my girl today. I think she sent Riley to us because she didn't want us to be lonely. ❤️
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3 years
10 weeks today since she left me, and this house has never felt emptier. I miss you, baby. #petloss #OTRB 🌈
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On the way out for wslkies but not too sure of the car. #dogsoftwitter #riley
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3 years
My front door.
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3 years
Riley got up into my arms and started cuddling and licking my neck. I thought "Awww, God love him" and then realised he was after a piece of cheese that had fallen into my cleavage from the pizza we had for supper. 🤣
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Gloriously Horrible
3 years
Can't remember if I posted this or not. Anyway, if so, here it is again. 😁 #dogsoftwitter #puppy #borderterrier #chiweenie #riley #juniper
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3 years
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3 years
My lovely sweet old girl. Mam loves you and misses you, doll. Until we meet again. ❤️ #petloss #dogsoftwitter #OTRB 🌈
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Gloriously Horrible
3 years
Got my hair cut short. It's July. I probably look like an insane dandelion, but I like it. #Summertime #haircut
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3 years
My new favourite shirt. It says "Either you like dogs or you are wrong." 😁
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3 years
8 months ago today and it still hurts just as much. #petloss #otrb #lola
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4 years
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4 years
#ThrowbackThursday The first photo I ever took of Lola, the morning after we brought her home.
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