As part of my ongoing research programme into indestructible dog toys, I recently heard about the Mega Tuffies Mega Ring. This toy thinks it's pretty tough! It boasts about its 7 rows of stitching and industrial grade nylon webbing, but is it tough enough to withstand a Wire Fox Terrier?
Erm, the short answer is no. Another toy ends up in the stuffie graveyard.
One of my favourite British designers is Cath Kidston. I have one of her stylish red dog beds. She must be pretty nice as she has a Lakeland Terrier called Stanley and he's quite handsome. I like the fact that Stanley often features in her mail order catalogue.
Cath Kidston recently held a competition to make a soft toy based on Stanley. The pattern was provided; all you had to do was cut it out and sew it together. Easy! Now J1 is not the best seamstress so she asked her Mum to lend a helping hand. Here is the result:
It's FrankenStanley!
My advice to both of them is don't give up your day jobs unless there's a sudden demand for mutant WFT toys. Click here to see some of the fabulous winning entries.
I know that a lot of you are intrigued by my friendship with Miss Peach Jackson the cat. She approached me as a dare a few months ago and asked to be my friend. I thought that was pretty brave, especially considering that she knows I don’t generally like cats, (except to chase!)
Anyway, since then we’ve become good pals. You can imagine how delighted I was when I saw that she’d sent me a package! I wasn’t allowed to rip it open in case I damaged the contents so I just barked at J1 to get her to hurry up. Look what was inside... It’s a pawsome picture and 2 of the characters look just like me and her!
Thanks for the lovely gift, Miss Peach! You're a pip of a pal!
Today, 6th December, is St Nicholas Day and my pal Asta is organising a party to celebrate. I'm flying AireRuby to NYC as usual and I think Dunstan the dog on wheels toy is going to accompany me. I'll be meeting lots of my Dogs with Blogs pals and there'll be plenty of eatables and drinkables and merriment in general. I think I'm going to take my violin along too. Any requests? You howl it, and I'll play it!
I've been invited to a special Victorian tea party by my pal Miss Peach. Yes, I know I'm supposed to hate cats but I think I can make an exception for a very special few, including Miss Peach and Suki. I'm not sure what goodies to take along. I think maybe some cucumber sandwiches and some fancy cakes.
Mmmmmmm! Perhaps I should just try a few to check that they're good enough...
I've been tagged by my new pals Crikit, Sparky and Ginger and Suki the cat and also my human friend Blue to list 8 random facts about myself. Well, here goes:
1. I like to rummage in ladies handbags. This seems to be a common WFT trait. Take a look at my pal Axel's blog to see what he found recently on a handbag raid!
2. When I visit my pal Molly the Irish Terrier they have to hide all her toys in the garden shed. This is because I go on a toy-destroying mission. You can guarantee that one toy always manages to escape, usually behind the sofa. I go BERSERK trying to dig it out. And then I try and break into the shed. All in all, I'm the perfect house guest!
3. I STILL haven't worked out how to get inside my terrier tunnel bed by myself. J1 or J2 has to hold it open for me.
4. I have finally mastered the Dog Brick toy. Click here to see one of my earlier attempts.
5. I'm always trying to sneak a crafty slurp out of J2's cup of tea or coffee. Sometimes he doesn't even realise until he finds a meaty residue from my beard at the bottom of the cup. Nice!
6. I've recently decided that I prefer being carried up and down stairs by my human slaves J1 & J2. Why exert myself unnecessarily? I need to conserve my energy for destroying toys.
7. I'm named after the song "Jackson" by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. I like the Nancy and Lee version too. It could have been worse. J1 wanted to call me Trampas after Doug McClure in The Virginian. Luckily for me J2 protested.
8. I'm obsessed by anything made of rubber. I can track the delightful smell of rubber from a very great distance. And then I go BERSERK (again!). Notice a theme here?
If anydog hasn't done this random facts thing yet and wants to do it, please consider yourself tagged!
