Rudie's Dog Blog: Friday My 13th

Hi Everyone

I Can't believe that I haven't told you about mine and Luth's birthdays, not to mention Christmas! Seems like I'm a tardy old bastard in my old age? Let's find out whats been happening

Here I am 13 years old already

We can smell a cake

There's a lot of candles to blow out, fortunately the wind helped

It also blended in with the leaves

We had the cake in the morning and then went to guess where? Yep Shingle Street

It was a very happy birthday

Cor we had a big ol' tree come down in my woods

We did our traditional Poppy Day shoot

It was all too much for Enz lol

Luther loves a stick

Posers

Luther in the comfort zone showing off his tackle in front of the Log burner!

That's our idea of helping to clear up the leaves

We went for a walk on Luther;'s 10th birthday near Falkenham with Mark, Kimberley and Karma

Here he is the 10 year old puppy

He had a really shitty day weather wise, it pissed down with rain all day - who cares?

Mum made him a Ginger Cake

Cor cheer up buh, it's ya birthday

Mum & Dad abandoned us in December and went to America

We didn't care because Max, Steph and Enz moved in while they were away

Don't tell 'em but we got away with loads more while they were gone lol

FFS! Mum had a really good time when she went shopping in Walmart in America and was so excited when she found these Christmas dog pyjamas

She lost the plot or missed us loads (probably the latter)

It got worse - she brought matching human ones too, it was like Christmas with the Kardashians'!

The Three Wise Dogs

We also got a Christmas bed from Auntie Jean

The last action of 2025 a walk over Fynn Valley with Tracey, Barney and Pippa

Welcome to 2026, we had a covering of snow at the starty of January and we had some fun in my woods

Luther having a chew on an icy log

No big coats and hats for us lol

Extremes - from freezing cold to f**kin' hot in a matter of hours

A couple of days later and the snow has gone

We became 'Doom Tourists' in January. The winter tides have eroded the coast at Thorpeness and a few houses have been demolished before they fell in to the sea. These ones are getting closer

You can see how much damage has been done

They've been clearing up some of the fallen trees in my woods

Hazey sunshine at Shingle Street

Never thought that I'd see sand at Shingle Street!

Dad couldn't resist writing in it!

We had a walk around the field with Maisey - She's a dirty bitch, always wanting to get down and dirty!

We went on a trip in February, first stop was a week in Bristol at Sam's

He collared (no pun intended) mum and dad to 'help' him with some decorating

While they were working me an' Luth chilled out

We went with dad to the Ashton Court Parkrun

Who's watched Only Fools and Horses and thought that it was filmed in London? Well it was actually based in Bristol. This is 'Nelson Mandella House'!

This is Delboy's garage lol

Delboy & Rodney

We watched the episode 'Time On Our Hands' that they filmed there!

We had a few pints of Korev each while we were there- food not beer lol

Next stop after we left Bristol was four nights in Wrexham. We stopped for a walk at Chirk which is on the border between England and Wales

We went into the Chirk tunnel but mum didn't like it, not sure I did either

We turned round and walked across the viaduct back into England

Then we went back to Wales

Dad persuaded us to walk through the tunnel it's 421 metres long and really dark

Phew we made it

We stayed in New Brighton a village just outside Wrexham and visited the ruins of the Minera Lead Mines

The reason for our visit to Wrexham was because Ipswich were playing them in the FA Cup. Mum and Dad have watched the documentary 'Welcome To Wrexham' and it was a chance for Mum to go to the game. We had a walk around The Racecourse Ground the day before the match