The Diary of Miss...
MONDAY Lyra the Labrador wrote to me today from her home in Poole to say that she thought I had become something of a bighead. Why, she wanted to know, did I think I should...
9 June
MondayThis morning I woke with a feeling of something not being right. I’m a hound, and we’re really good at detecting when things are not right – and things weren’t. Our...
21 April
ThursdayOther than going to Hastings, where I usually get attacked by very unfriendly seagulls, I have never been on a holiday but today, Duffle and I headed off on our...
The Diary of Miss...
Monday This weekend was cause for much celebration among the doggie visitors to coastal areas all over the country because 1 October marks the lifting of the summer ban on...
2 June
MondayI am beginning to think that Duffle is really antisocial. He never tries to cuddle up to me and whenever I sneak in for a little hug, he gets up and walks away. In...
7 April
MondayI have been put on a diet. Again. It didn’t help that a little podgy sausage called Milo got himself stuck halfway through the garden gate and had to rescued by four...
29 September
MondayI never saw the film the Kingsman Secret Service because it is a 15 certificate and I was too young and now that there is a follow-up, I still can’t see it – even...
26 May
MondayThere isn’t much I like better than a run around the local park, biting Duffle’s back leg but recently he has become a little grumpy. He is eight years old now and in...
Lizzy Caplan
What interested you in this film and why did you want to be a part of it?LC: Well, it feels like a bit of a no brainer, wanting to be a part of this film, Robert Zemeckis,...
22 September
MondayA new dog has moved in four doors down called Fifi. She's a black miniature poodle who seems a bit stand-offish and who doesn't seem that keen to make friends. Duffle...
19 May
MondayThis morning it was decided that I would get my IQ tested. This was never mentioned in my interview and I am now a little anxious about what it means. In fact, I...
Anna Bance, founder of...
Anna Bance, formerly Head of UK PR for Hermes founded Girl Meets Dress in 2009. From funding to raising publicity for the business, Anna has relished the challenges posed...
21 July
MondayYesterday I was thrown out of a pub. Well, strictly speaking, I was asked to leave as I was not welcome. I had been taken along as a Sunday lunch ‘treat’ which...
12 May
MondayI thought about my mummy today when I read the story of Noodle the Poodle from County Durham who had adopted a little lamb called Debby after her mummy rejected her....
31 March
MondayOver the weekend, I was invited to my friend Treacle’s house for lunch. She really does know how to entertain. Treacle is a springer spaniel who has a big box of...
30 June
TuesdayYesterday I wasn’t able to write in my diary because it was too hot. When it is too hot doggies are at risk of getting sunburnt, and worst, getting burnt paws....
5 May
MondayThis morning, I was in terrible trouble because I was caught eating Lulu Guinness’s breakfast. Again. I know that it’s wrong but her food is so much tastier than mine...
Real life cancer stories
1. When were you diagnosed with cancer?I was diagnosed with lymphoma in June 2014 when my doctors told me my condition was critical and I'd need to start treatment straight...
16 June
MondayI need to work on my diet. Or, more crucially, work on those who are in charge of my diet. I just don’t get enough food – I sound like a broken record. This morning...
28 April
MondayKath has returned from a golfing holiday to Ireland and is being really rather bouncy. She says I should take up golf, that you are never too young (or short) to...
17 March
MondayThis morning, I went to the gardens near my house and joined the dog yoga group. I’m not sure that yoga is really for me, but the owners seemed to have a good time....
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