My name is Martha. I am a nine-year-old Old English Sheepdog who lives in South Wales. This year I moved house for the first time; I no longer live my grandparents and I miss them quite a lot. I have a heart murmur and a crumbling spine so I have to take lots of tablets, which make me feel young again.

I have a Mummy who is a bit silly, an Auntie Ysabel who helps me make this site, a Cousin Sweepie who's a Pug, and, an Uncle Ray who I hope to marry one day.

I spend my days looking out of the front window watching people walk by, playing with plastic bottles, and teaching Sweepie about life. I love going down the beach and long walks when the weather's cool enough. I hate being brushed and I think I have my own unique style.

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I started this blog in December 2004 but had a break from it at the end of 2006. This was because my life had changed a lot after Madge, my Pug cousin, had babies and I helped her to raise them. I didn't think I'd want to blog again but now I want to share my new grown-up life, in my new home.

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Thanks to my Auntie Ysabel who made me this website and who helps me to write in it. Blogger that helps manage the site. Photobucket that hosts any additional photos posted.

On Christmas Day Mummy gave me a new lead and collar and a bag of treats. I preferred Beau and Areau's presents. Then later on Mummy and Auntie Ysabel took me for a walk and dressed me up like a reindeer and I was really embarrassed. Everyone was pointing and laughing at me!



But then it snowed and I went out to play in it. I barked and ran around and made Auntie Ysabel chase me. I had lots of fun!



Last night Mummy brought home some new brushes and I had to have my coat groomed. I was not happy at all. I was very naughty and whined all of the time but Mummy didn't let me go! I had to stay there for over an hour and I hated it. So I spent the evening running in and out of living room door, just to annoy everyone.

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Last night Auntie Ysabel took pictures of me in the stupid Chrismtas clothes Mummy dressed me up in. Sometimes I was naughty but really I quite enjoyed the attention.

Here are all the pictures of me:



Merry Christmas everyone - especiallly Mummy when she reads this for the first time on Christmas Day! :)

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Today Auntie Ysabel has been very silly. She kept tapping me on the head and all down my back. It tickled so I chewed on her fingers.

Today I was given TWO new bottles to play with and I chewed them really noisily, especially when Granddad came home and when Grandma was on the telephone. I love my bottles very much. I want Cordi to play with me but she won't.

I get to stay up late tonight on my special sofa because Aunty Amber is on her school holidays so she watches stupid TV all night. I don't like the programmes she watches but I do like sleeping on the sofa.

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I've hurt my back-right leg. I feel very sorry for myself and am very depressed.

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I went for a walk yesterday afternoon and I was so cold that I deliberately did something that I know Mummy hates.

I ate grass.

I did it over and over again until she told me off and took me home. I was really happy then. Silly Mummy doesn't know I did it on purpose!

In the night Aunty Ysabel was being silly and chasing me around the kitchen, swearing at me. I tried to give her a kiss because I know she doesn't like it and everyone laughed at me. Then Mummy, Aunty Ysabel and Aunty Amber went to watch a movie and I felt bored so I put my head on the back of the sofa and tickled Aunty Amber's neck because I know it makes everyone laugh. But they didn't laugh for long so I fell asleep in front of the door so they couldn't get out of the room.

Mummy put me to bed early and I wasn't happy about that. I wished I could eat grass again, just to get on her nerves!

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This is how excited I was when Mummy and Auntie Ysabel's tickets to see The Used turned up in the post this morning:



I don't like The Used because they're too loud. And I hate the fact that Mummy is going out for the night again to see another stupid band. I wish Mummy would stay at home all the time.

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Just testing it works...

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