Daily Photo Challenge - 21.01.14

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Twenty one days into the project and my favourite photo from today is one taken late in the evening. We’d settled down and were watching TV and normally both dogs will just curl up next to us to doze, but tonight they were both very playful and all over Daddy P for a good fuss and some fun. As much of a headache as they can be, times like this reminds me why I adore having dogs and why our home wouldn't be a home without them.

Daily Photo Challenge - 06.01.14

Our girlie dog, Holly, we rescued on 23^rd December 2007. At the time, she was estimated to be approximately 6 months old due to the fact that she appeared to be a Border Collie and around the age of a 6 month old pup due to her size.

As time went on, it became increasingly obvious that she isn’t a pedigree Border Collie and she is clearly mixed with a smaller breed dog – possibly a spaniel, because she has quite curly, thick fur and little triangle ears with corkscrew curls on them. It doesn’t matter to me – she’s a crazy, smelly, pain in the bum but she’s an affectionate little fatty and she’s always so happy to see you and always so grateful for cuddles, she’s one in a million.

Despite the fact we’ve had her for 6 years now she’s not got a lot taller, she’s certainly become plumper (she’s a greedy little madam!) but in comparison to Buddy she’s a lot smaller. I took this photo before going to work for the day – she comes and sits next to me while I have a coffee and listen to the birdsong and generally try and wake up and prepare for my day. She doesn’t breathe very well – she snuffles a lot, we think she had a collapsed lung or something left untreated before we adopted her – and she’s completely nuts, but she’s a loving little addition to our household.

Our Dogs

This is our boy dog, Buddy. He is a Border Collie and was born in July 2005. He has been our dog since he was 8 weeks old. He is bouncy, playful, protective and loving. He and J are Double Trouble. They get into all kinds of mischief together!

This is our girl dog, Holly. She is a cross breed (Border Collie cross) We don't know how old she is, but we rescued her in December 2007 from a local rehoming centre after she was found wandering down a busy main road with no collar and no chip. She is cheeky, boisterous and loves nothing more than running round the garden with J.