Almost Wordless Wednesday - Who put that fence there?

My friends Biscuit, Revell and Fender have had some work done on their garden. They ran outside and were a bit surprised to see something there that wasn't there before.

Happy Barkday, dear Sugar...

.....Happy Barkday to you.

How beautiful does sweet Sugar look! 

A smile certainly is contagious.

But my smile's not quite as wide as Sugar's but it is just as happy.

Hope you have lots to smile about today too.

Here's my friend Biscuit who wants to say Happy Birthday to Sugar too.

Biscuit doesn't have a blog (yet!) but he DOES have a beautiful smile.

Bespoke biscuitry (if that's a phrase)

If you follow me on Facebook you may have seen me (and the Lady of the House) swapping banter with Sarah and Vicky from a new business local to me called The Bespoke Dog Bakery.

Before I go any further I must assure you they have NOT paid me for my celebrity endorsement - but I did win their competition to name the dog on their company logo.

I chose the name Biscuit because I have a friend called Biscuit who lives nearby and he's very smiley like the dog in the logo (See pictures below - can you tell which is which?). And of course Biscuit is a nice name for a bakery dog. It was a public vote between ALL the names that people voted for, and then a final vote-off between the three names that got the most votes in round one. Maybe I asked a few Facebook friends to back my choice.....but to be honest some of them voted for other names anyway because they are awkward independent-minded.

Anyway, before the naming competition was held online, the LOTH went to a school fair where Sarah and Vicky had a stall and bought me FOUR bags of their home-baked dog biscuits for me to taste test. She warned them I could not be bought and I would tell it how it is. We did this taste test a while back but the LOTH's been too lazy busy to sort the pictures out for me. It's a good job I'm patient as you can tell by these images.

So here is my verdict:

1. My Mate biscuits (Firstly if you're not local you need to know that Burton-on-Trent is the home of Marmite, a yeast extract that is a by-product of the brewing industry. You either love it or hate it - the saying goes).

I loved these biscuits. They contain wholemeal flour, self-raising flour, CHEESE, organic rapeseed oil, yeast extract and an egg glaze.

They were yummy.

2. Turkey and Rosemary biscuits (grain-free if your doggy diet requires it)

These may look like the My Mate biscuits, but they contain turkey and rosemary and egg glaze and organic rapeseed oil and Gram Flour.

These were also yummy. It's a good job the LOTH took her pictures quickly and gave me my taste - I tell you. That's a determined look in my eye. But I was very good and patient because I do have good table hand-to-floor manners.

3. Pork and Sage nibbles

These are GORGEOUS, I tell you.

They contain wholemeal flour, plain flour, pork mince, porridge oats, organic rapeseed oil and sage.

4. Apple and Mint biscuits

Made from wholemeal flour, rice flour, stewed apples, egg, mint and parsley.

They are supposed to make my breath smell nice? What are you saying? Can you tell I look a bit hurt in this picture?

However, I did like these biscuits too especially the pretty heart shape.


The good news is the biscuits last for up to three weeks in an air-tight container......but they didn't get chance to last any longer anyway.