Sunday, 7 April 2013

Pride....

Hello all my dear friends....I am a very proud mo-hair doggie this week. Our friends Rohan, Gimli and Cornish Barney have organised a very special treat for all the members of the Border Terrier Posse on twitter which was started by old Marley a long time ago....we have an official badge!




Do you recognise someone? That's right its a sketch of Marley done by the very talented staff who work for @GimliBt....you can read all about how to get your badge just HERE on Mr Rohan's blog....your badge comes with a special suprise letter from a well-known member of the posse but we are not showing that here as some folks are still applying for their badges and we do not want to spoil the surprise....but we do have a Roll of Pride of posse members in all their new finery....

....oh oh oh....and before we forget, the Posse is asking that you make a small donation to either Dogs Trust or Terrier Rescue in return for your badge, which have been paid for by a mystery donor...just click the links to donate....

...so, here they come....


yay...its @cornishbarney.....tired out with pride...

Buffy....@scruffybuffybt....looking to a Terrier future....

Mr Monty....@littledonna7....blanket coverage of posse members assured...


Miss Tilly...@whatwecalltilly....overwhelmed with pride....


Mr Murphy....@murphyjacks....caught by surprise, but never under-dressed....


awwww, Master Malcolm...@littlemalc....still deciding where to keep his new badge....

Me Jed....@jed_dog....our eldest member...carrying the torch...
Mr reggie...@reggieofshill....First terrier of Spring.....
....er Miss Chilli? are you embarrassed by your new badge? Or just camera shy? @chillibrambles...
Miss Jessie...@jessiebrambles...dealing with her inbox.....
Mr Austin ...@josiejump82....incognito but readily identifiable as a posse member....
Mr Winston....@winstonwoofs....official Friend of the Posse.....
Mr Jock.....@jock_thedog....patriotic Scot and proud terrier....
Mr Ozzie....@ozzietheborder.....a stylish gent in the Home Counties....
Mr Eddie and Mr Cav....@eddietheborder....Terrier Twins....
Mr Herbert....@celpiescorner....carefully following fitting instructions....
Mr Eric....@erictheborder....strikes a royal pose....
Miss Hetty....@hetty_bear....may need a snack before being able to celebrate arrival of her badge....
Me Leo....@leotheborder....och aye the terrier!
Poppy, Joules and reuben the Lab debate ownership....@popjouBT
Twiglet.....@twigletdog...new member of the posse, but entitled to all the privileges...
Er...its @jock_thedog again. Have you run to the back of the queue again Mr Jock?
Its Miss Bella...@KRguidedwalks....taking the posse to the highest points in the world
Its Uncle Bertie....@diamondbertie...the first ever member of the Border Terrier Posse...
Mr Bodie...@bodie4paws....giving the badge the Eyebrows of Approval....
Its Otts! Or Bob! ...@boredborder.....prizes for the most inventive use of a badge for all...
Miss Bramble....@chillibramble....less shy than before its good to see..
Miss Cal....@cal_BT....taking the news to the masses...

Miss Chilli.....oh dear....@chillibrambles....wakey wakey Miss Chilli....
Er......Miss Chilli?
Mr Flint....@flinttheborder....a bit sheepish....

Better Mr Flint....
Mr Floyd and Miss Maggie.....@bordertroublex2....all badged up and ready to roll....

@georgeclooneyBT appears to have mistaken his badge for lunch!!
Mr Hugo and Miss Dottie...@hugotheterrier....fellow CiderMill Farm borders continuing the line....

Nephew Hudson.....it's behind you nephew! @hudson_bt
Mr Jake....@jakedoganality.....applies the security-snootering....

Mr Jake has passed it fit and is reading his instructions....

Mr Jim....@jimtheborder....has been distracted from his antler chew by the post....
Miss Millie....@milliedoodle....is holding on with both paws...

...whilst sisfur Marmie may have her mind on dinner....
Miss Poppy....@poppypeg....weighs up the alternatives....

Hat? No? Wrong option you say?...
Dear Mr Rohan....@rohantheBT....enjoying the fruits of his labour!...
Mr Archie....@scruffyterrier....Medallion Terrier......
Mr Sid....@sidclare....has some further questions for the Badge team....
Mr Dillon....@wafrel....brings dignity to proceedings......
its Mr Winston again....he's a double-badge doggie....
Mr Ted....@tedterrier....scarf ?..or napkin for an extra-large terrier dinner?
Miss Tilly....@whatwecalltilly....enjoys her new status in appropriate levels of comfort....
....we Master Baxter....@blankslucy...."on the one paw, but then again on the other"....
Miss Holly....@borderterrorhol....asks "is it really for me?"....
Miss Cal....@cal_BT....accessorizes with colour....
Mr Fergus....@fergusfowles...."is that terrier I smell?"....
Ronnie & Reggie.....er Mr Jack and Miss Molly....@jackandmolly3....want to know if you are in their gang?
Hurray, Mr Jed....@jedborder....another Cidermill BT flying the flag....
Yes, Miss K....@kipsterD...its ok to wear it with terrier-orange scarves....
Mr Rohan looking regal......

Mr Woody....@woodythebt....will not take it lying down.....


and that my friends is what we call a Border terrier Posse! If you got this far and did not see yourself, then it's just because I have missed your photo. If you'd like to be on the update later this week then just send me a message on twitter with your photo attached. I am @claptonterrier as if you didn't know!....

Clapton....*proud ears*....and don't forget to get in touch with Mr Rohan if you haven't ordered your badge yet....WOOF...nad if you are outside the UK you need to speak to Mr Ollie @thegobros who is distributing in North America....

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Easter....

Hello my friends...it has been a super busy weekend here at Border Terrier HQ....we have along weekend at Easter time...four whole days of doing fun things....I geared up for action by attending the #keepfits class run by @henryandfriends....

...we start by warming up our muscles with some streeeeetccchiiiiing....first, the paw stretch...

....then the leg stretch....
....aaaaand...relax....

...into downward dog....

...and finishing with the all-paw stretch for maximum flexibility....

....all this to make sure I was in tip-top form for the whole weekend....on Friday, we went to Marwell Zoo near Winchester...

....I thought Peter Tosh might like to meet some relatives.....but he is not related to the Collared Peccary...which is a pig from South America....

....these folk were likley candidates but it turns out they were just a very big photo....
....i stroked a cheetah!....but sadly the cheetah fur had been separated from the cheetah bones by a naughty poacher.....


the closest that Peter Tosh got to his family was calling to the macaques...but they were more interested in watching the ducks swimming in their moat....but he did get a nice squishy cuddle from a little girl who liked him....

sorry about the photos...most of the animals were too far away to get good shots with our iBone..........on Sunday we went to see Cousin Tilly for a nice walk and some cake....

..my name is Tilly and I am a ball-a-holic.....we threw the ball for Tilly for an hour...
...while Miss Lola tackled a massive chew that Nana gave her.....
...William's "bunny ears" prank was foiled by a terrier.....

....but eventually we got out into the countryside....William found a ball....and we threw that for Tilly for the whole walk...*sigh*....
...i made sure Lola followed us all the way...she wasn't interested in the ball...
....and when we got back there was scrummy cake to eat....but only for those inside.....

 .....and on Monday we went to the Royal festival Hall in London.....

...here I am outside on the South Bank....it was a bit windy....

....Riverside Terrier Entrance.....

....we had quite good seats and I could see the whole stage.....

...we had come to see the April Fools day Concert.....but we were not allowed to take any pictures during the performance....

....so I just had to read the programme in the interval....
....and afterwards the sun shone and we went to have dinner looking out at the River Thames....

...it really was a very busy weekend....


...Miss Lola did a long walk each day....
...they took their toll...
...terrier collapso....

...."dussn't bug I....."

 Happy easter!........wooof

Clapton


Friday, 22 March 2013

The Great Border Terrier Posse Map

Hello my friends....today we bring you news of our latest project for the Border Terrier Posse: the Great Border Terrier Posse Map!




We have 900+ members of the posse on twitter now. You can meet them all HERE if you have not already done so....and there are new members joining daily....


...queuing politely to complete the paperwork…*whisper*…we iz grateful to Anne Gregory for da photo wot we showin ere,,,,

....but with so may furriends in so many different places it has become increasingly hard to keep track of everyone...so we had the idea to put all of the doggies onto one big map so we can keep in touch and organise tweet-ups....*drum roll*...so here it is....with assistance from @rohanthebt.....stage 1 of the Great Border Terrier Posse Map....


CLICK BUTTON TO SEE MAP


Things to know about the GBTPM.........

1. We have included most of the 900+ members of the border terrier posse....there are a few of you who we don't have any location details for...if you want me to add you then please just get in touch with @claptonterrier or peemail me at marleyterrier57 at googlemail dot com....sadly, in the seven years of the posse we have lost touch with a few doggies who no longer tweet.....


...you have mail...


2. If you have told me which town you live in then you have been "dropped" onto your town....if we only have a county or country for you then we have "dropped" you into the middle of the map....(for example, a lot of the terriers in Yorkshire have been dropped onto Leeds). We can always move you if you have more accurate information about where you are....


...lat: 95 north, 97.907 east

....@zoetheborder..er, you are in the middle of nowhere...!!


3. We took your location from your twitter bio, unless you contacted me with other more up-to-date information.....if you've moved since you joined Twitter then we might have you in the wrong place..!! For newer members of the posse, we have asked you for your home town individually.


4. To find yourself on the map once I have added you, just enter your twitter name in the search bar at the top of the map and it will take you right to your entry. You can see your neighbours too!! 


...S before T right?....


5. If you don't want to be on the map, please let me know and we will remove you immediately.....we have used only information which is public on Twitter to identify you...


6. We will be doing more stages of the map....please circulate it far and wide and we will see how many of the non-posse border terriers we can include: remember, the posse is only really BTs who tweet from their own accounts and there are lots of pals out there who use their humans' accounts to get in touch. YOU ARE ALL WELCOME.....we just wanted to get stage 1 done to see if people liked it before taking on any more work...




7. There is a facility to rate the map and comment on it. You can also share the map...and we would love it if you would...and you can also embed the map into your own blogs and websites....that would be lovely too....

8. There will be errors! We know!.....all corrections gratefully received....


Happy travels my friends!!

..using the map....

Clapton, Border Terrier HQ......


Wednesday, 20 March 2013