I'm back!

Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while, I’ve been staying with my Granny at Burnham-on-Sea.  I really love my Granny, she takes me for lots of walks on the beach and gives me cuddles. 


 Whilst I was away, Dad did a massive bike ride to raise money for the Blood Bikes charity – 250 miles over 3 days.  He even cycled up the Snake Path in the Peak District without stopping, he’s so fit!  If you want make a donation, here’s the link   Blood Bikes Appeal 2011


My easter bonnet!!!!!



Easter was greeaaat!  Not only did I get doggy chocs, I got this cool easter bonnet.  Thanks mum! 

Hey, Highcroft's on facebook now so you can  keep right up to date with what's going on Highcroft on Facebook 

See you all soon, Rubes xxx

All I want for Easter is doggy chocs, hint hint :=)

I don’t mean to moan, but things are a bit up and down lately.  The ‘down’ is that my mum and dad have been dishing out Easter Eggs to my human cousins like they’re going out of fashion and if I hear “Make sure you don’t give any to Ruby” one more time, I’m going to yowl.

Seems that Easter Eggs are bad for dogs, what’s that all about?  Well I’ve looked it up, and they are.  What’s more, they are especially bad for small dogs like me.  Chocolate has something in it that can make us very ill, and can even kill us if we have too much. Boo Hoo.

There is an ‘up’ though – I know that there is a special ‘chocolate for dogs’, I’ve seen it for sale at Highcroft, so I’m hoping for a surprise on Sunday from my human cousins who always make a fuss of me :=)

Wish me luck - Happy Easter everyone!

It should have been me!

I can’t tell you how busy things have been over the past week or so.   The reception at the hospital has had a make-over, and we’ve even had a camera crew filming behind the scenes for a ‘hospital tour’.  Everyone showing off how good they are – except me!  There’s a goose in it, Raj, wandering around like he owns the place, but not me.  How can there be a film without the star of Highcroft, the boss’s pet?! :=S   It’s an outrage.  I’m sacking my agent.

The Camera Man in his scrubs




Raj acting like he owns the place

 


Reception looking pretty amazing



Violins and VIPs

A strange thing happened, this guy turned up at the hospital with a violin case (looking very dodgy I thought).  Anyway, turns out he's an international violin dealer called Andrew Hooker who's selling this really old violin (like about 300 years old) and wants to make sure it's not too damaged.  All gets a bit technical after that, but basically CT scans are 3D so he can see right into the wood and check whether it's got woodworm or has been repaired lots - after all I bet it has been dropped and bashed about loads since 1700 and something.  Anyway, looks like it was OK and is off to a famous violinist in America - cool.  Andrew's coming back in next week and I think he's quite important so I'll try and get a picture this time.

Chris (our Referrals Manager) getting the violin ready for scanning, clearly amused by the whole thing

We need more trees!

This'll make you laugh -  I went to the park on Saturday and it was so busy I had to queue for a wee!  We need to plant more trees :s  (I do live in a very polite part of Bristol mind)  xx

I need cool Kangaroo names!

It’s me Ruby back from Devon.  What's been happening friends?

OMG look what my mum and dad brought me and Tilly from Australia – Kangaroos with pouches, Joey’s and everything.   I love my Kangas, can’t wait to show our Zoo vets, Rowena and Michelle :-)  Need to think of some cool names first - Tilly nicked the best ones - Skippy and Joey. 

Got any ideas? LOL xxx

Hello, Joe here (I'm a friend of Ruby's), Ruby should be back today but I just wanted to show off first with this picture of me up the Oak tree – no one believed me when I told them I climbed it, but I did, and look how high it is!  One minute I’m chasing a bird, next thing I’m up a tree.   lol :P

Hi Ruby, we've all missed you.  Have you lost lots of weight and got your passport sorted?  Thanks for letting me blog.  See you at the hospital soon xx