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my sister made the cutest corgi 😍
Hello lovely reader, A few days ago, my sister presented me with something wonderful she'd made... Isn't it gorgeous? Apparently she worked on it every evening while watching TV, and it's based on this lovely photo of Winston in Portugal. I've asked her if and when she's going to start taking commissions 😆 Have you got any lovely embroidery of your corgi? Snoot boops and bunny hops, Winston & Bella x Why your corgi can't find the red ball in the grass 🎾 Research from Jay Neitz's Color Vision...
🦴 65+ dog chew toys that are safe for teethies
Hello lovely reader, Today I bring 4 bits of good news: Winston has been given the all clear after his teeth extraction! He's now back to juicy carrots and a series of new (fingernail test-friendly) treaties. More on those later... Season 3 of Colin From Accounts is out now and so far, five episodes in, it's just as incredible as the previous two seasons!! I really need to slow down because this is the final series and I'm not ready to say goodbye to Ashley, Gordon, and Colin the dog just...
17 years old! 🤯
How old is the oldest corgi? That's a question I found myself wondering this week when a lovely reader emailed me about her 17 (!!!) year-old corgi. I really, really hope I can keep Winston living a healthy, happy life for a long time. Seventeen years would be wonderful! That gives us another ten years together and that would be magical. Though thinking of myself in ten years... aged 44... makes me feel slightly less warm and fuzzy inside 😅 If you've owned a corgi who made it to 17 years old...
he had four teeth pulled 😳
If you're new here (hi!👋), we've had a bit of a saga with Winston and his fractured teeth and, after sharing this with the lovely readers of this newsletter, have discovered *so much* about the risk of hard chews (including Yak chews, hooves, etc,), the "fingernail test", whether fillings are ever a good idea, and so much more. You can catch up on all of that in last week's newsletter. Yesterday afternoon, I collected Winston from the vets after his tooth extraction. He was supposed to have...
there are no royal corgis without her! 👑
How is your summer going? I hope it has featured ice cream and maybe some splashing around in the sea/a pool (maybe your corgi loves water unlike mine? 🤭) Photos of your summery adventures together are always welcome! The UK, like many countries around the world, has experienced some terrible heatwaves and subsequent wildfires. It's scary to see the effect of climate change and much as I hate winter, I wish the weather wasn't so extreme. That being said, Winston and I have had plenty of fun...
the dog chew "fingernail test" I wish I'd known
In the 3+ years I've been sending out these weekly newsletters (thank you so much if you've been here since the start! 🥹), I don't think I've ever had such an incredible response to an email as I did last week. So many of you reached out about your experiences with fractured teeth and extractions. The stories and advice you shared were invaluable and for that, I am so grateful. If you're brand new here, last week's newsletter is linked here for you to catch up on Winston's teeth drama. Just...
two fractured teeth?! 😩
Last week I was emailing you about sweet vet experiences I'd stumbled across online and now, in a twist of irony, I'm emailing you about my less-than-sweet visit to the vet with Winston on Tuesday. It was for a regular, annual check-up and to collect our next batch of flea tablets. All was going well, Winston was receiving lots of treats, and the vet even commented on how lovely and white his teeth are! Great to know the regular tooth-brushing is paying off... And then the vet paused. Checked...
the cutest exchange with the vet 🫶🏼
How does your corgi feel about the vet? Winston generally feels pretty good about ours! As soon as he realises it's somewhere he'll get treats (which is about thirty seconds after he arrives 😅), he settles in nicely, wags his tail and begs the lovely nurses and vets for more... He was even acting this way back in February when he'd really hurt his leg (and we thought something more serious was going on 🥹). You can read more about that experience here. Anyway, I came across this wonderful...
He almost stole my cake 😳
Yesterday was my birthday and though I was working, I did manage to take several cake and cuddle breaks with Winston 😉 That slice of cake pictured below is from a British business called Get Baked. They sell enormous slices of chocolate cake — named “Bruce" and "Bertha" — based on Bruce Bogtrotter's cake in Matilda. Isn’t it amazing?? I couldn’t manage the entire slice in one go of course. I had to take several small bites and have lots left over in the fridge for today. Spot the naughty...
it's a corgi mosh pit
As I write to you now, it's 35 degrees celsius in London. That's 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Too hot for me. Too hot for Winston 🔥 We're not used to these temperatures! As many of you may know, Brits love to moan about the weather and when we're not moaning about the cold and the dark (which is 95% of the time), we're moaning about the extreme heat (1% of the time). So yes, for about 4% of the time we're enjoying nice, reasonably warm weather conditions and not talking about it... Jeez, I'm even...
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