The Growler Gang Album

Pictures of my dogs, their friends, and of the places where we walk.
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  • 2 Ludshott Common
  • 3 The original Growler Gang in 1998: Edwin, Tatum, Kizzy, Tinker, Annie, Casey and Caleb
  • 4 Caleb, father of Edwin, Rags, Tatum and Ellie ... 1988-2000 ... much loved.
  • 5 Kizzy, who originally came for a six-month visit, and then stayed
  • 6 Tinker, mother of Edwin, Rags, Tatum and Ellie. I found her scavenging by the roadside in Wiltshire.
  • 7 Annie, rescued by the RSPCA in Basingstoke, and came here. My 'forever' dog
  • 8 Casey: stubborn, devoted and loads of fun
  • 9 Annie, Tinker and Casey giving chase in Richmond Park.
  • 10 Edwin, my 'happy friend', which is what the name means
  • 11 Tatum, Edwin's sister: 1998-1999
  • 12 Ellie ... Edwin's sister
  • 13 Rags ... Edwin's twin sister
  • 14 Caleb with Casey ... I love this picture
  • 15 The Gang in 2002, before Joel arrived
  • 16 Joel, Edwin's son and staunch companion
  • 17 Zandicoot, mother of Joel ... and of Zinger, Zog, Zephyrus and Domino
  • 18 Joel's father Edwin
  • 19 The Growler Gang on Ludshott
  • 20 Joel with his brothers Zinger, Zog and Zephyrus
  • 21 Joel with his brother Zinger
  • 22 Zinger
  • 23 Joel with his brother Zog
  • 24 Zog
  • 25 Joel with his brother Zog
  • 26 Joel, Zinger and Zephyrus ... The Boyz!
  • 27 The Growler Gang in 2002 on Bramshott Common
  • 28 Annie ... my golden girl
  • 29 Edwin ... hot!
  • 30 Joel and his father Edwin sharing a bowl of water
  • 31 Casey, also hot
  • 32 Joel sharing a bowl of water with Tinker, his grandmother
  • 33 Annie
  • 34 Kizzy the Sphinx!
  • 35 Casey with her catch
  • 36 ... and enjoying her catch!
  • 37 Joel in the garden
  • 38 Kizzy
  • 39 Tinker with Kizzy in the background
  • 40 Joel and Edwin enjoying dried sinew
  • 41 "Yummy!"
  • 42 "Yep!"
  • 43 Casey and her best friend Annie
  • 44 Kizzy in 2003
  • 45 "FETCH!" Hankley Common in 2003. Photo by Nicky.
  • 46 The Gang and I capture the tank in Liss Forest! Photo by Nicky
  • 47 The Atlantic Wall plaque on Hankley
  • 48 All of us, adjacent to the Atlantic Wall ... photographed by an anonymous passerby
  • 49 SAMS on Hankley
  • 50 A fire on Hankley
  • 51 ... and the day after
  • 52 Ludshott in autumn
  • 53 A fire in Hertfordshire overshadows Hampshire
  • 54 ... we could smell it too
  • 55 Winter on Bramshott
  • 56 Annie ... silver and gold
  • 57 Ludshott in winter
  • 58 ... and in a mist
  • 59 Casey in 2004, on Hankley
  • 60 Tinker
  • 61 ... cooling down
  • 62 Willow, a friend
  • 63 Clara, a friend
  • 64 "Always keep a supply of fresh drinking water available for your dog"!
  • 65 The two lurchers: Casey and Kizzy
  • 66 Casey
  • 67 Kizzy camouflaged
  • 68 Kizzy with her catch
  • 69 Kizzy, finding walking difficult
  • 70 Kizzy 1992-2004
  • 71 The Gang in 2004
  • 72 Tinker
  • 73 Annie taking a break
  • 74 Edwin
  • 75 Joel with Casey ... possession is nine tenths of the law!
  • 76 Reflections at Waggoners Wells
  • 77 Casey at Waggoners Wells
  • 78 ... and Joel
  • 79 Casey 1993-2005 ... a great character who cast a long shadow
  • 80 Joel with his pals Millie and Lucy
  • 81 Lucy was special
  • 82 Joel made friends, such as this foal in the New Forest
  • 83 Monty was a great buddy
  • 84 Joel had many talents:
  • 85 ... the sandman
  • 86 ... the tractor driver
  • 87 ... the grenadier
  • 88 ... the hunter
  • 89 ... the cobbler
  • 90 ... the herdsman
  • 91 ... the lager lout
  • 92 ... the drunkard!
  • 93 ... and the lover
  • 94 Joel tired out!
  • 95 Joel 2001-2006 - hugely missed
  • 96 Jody, Joel's daughter, aged one month in 2006 ... born three weeks before her father died
  • 97 Jody aged 3 months
  • 98 "I was this long when I was aged 3 months!"
  • 99 Edwin looking solemn ... and no wonder
  • 100 "What I have to put up with, as a great-grandfather!"
  • 101 Edwin and Jody ... Oh dear! A puppy in the house.
  • 102 Annie either bored with or tired of Jody aged 3 months
  • 103 Whacked!
  • 104 Jody looking cute
  • 105 A puzzle: find the puppy!
  • 106 A hint of the character emerging: stubborn
  • 107 The Gang in 2006
  • 108 Tinker
  • 109 Jody: "Well, if not a Pedigree ale, I *am* a first cross puppy!"
  • 110 Exhausted enduring a long walk
  • 111 Jody aged 4 months
  • 112 Trying to stay awake...
  • 113 ... failing!
  • 114 ... failed!
  • 115 Basil, the Gang's Danish 'cousin'
  • 116 Basil and Jody
  • 117 ... tired out!
  • 118 Flaunting!
  • 119 Jody, needing the first of many haircuts
  • 120 Definitely needing a haircut!
  • 121 The Gang in 2007
  • 122 Annie
  • 123 ... pure gold
  • 124 Annie: one in a million 1992-2007
  • 125 Jody ... still needing a haircut!
  • 126 Shorn at last!
  • 127 Damp ...
  • 128 wet ...
  • 129 and muddy!
  • 130 About to be hosed down!
  • 131 A useful tool? Probably made in China!
  • 132 Jody ... in my chair on my sweater!
  • 133 A chocolate box pose
  • 134 Checking the sky over the backyard
  • 135 "So? I can still see you!"
  • 136 Meerah, who was rescued as a seriously traumatised stray in Ireland, and came to join the Gang
  • 137 The Gang in 2007: Jody, Edwin, Tinker and Meerah
  • 138 "This is the sixth place I've lived in .. will I stay here?"
  • 139 Settling
  • 140 ... in her new forever home
  • 141 Alert and looking for something to chase
  • 142 ... and wanting to play
  • 143 Samuel, a Bijon Frise, who also needed a home
  • 144 ... and after a haircut - a proper dog at last
  • 145 The Gang in 2008: Meerah, Edwin, Samuel, Tinker and Jody
  • 146 Samuel looking gorgeous
  • 147 ... but sometimes not!
  • 148 Cleaner
  • 149 and very much at home
  • 150 Vicky, who came to visit, and subsequently came to live here
  • 151 The Gang in 2010
  • 152 Meerah and Vicky - who lacks enough teeth to retain the tongue in her mouth
  • 153 Sharing!
  • 154 On Chapel Common, a real dog at last
  • 155 On the 'qui vive'
  • 156 Vicky with Misha
  • 157 ... and with Gigi - little and large
  • 158 Samuel on Chapel Common: "Is that a large dog?"
  • 159 Showdog pose!
  • 160 Samuel and his friend Toby. "I could've sworn a rabbit went down here!"
  • 161 Searching for the rabbit .. or Toby!
  • 162 Birches on Ludshott
  • 163 Ludshott in January
  • 164 "Would someone PLEASE open this gate and let me through!"
  • 165 Samuel hiding what he ain't got!
  • 166 Vicky on the Ripley bench on Ludshott Common
  • 167 "Slurp!"
  • 168 "Well, at least I can reach the *tail*!"
  • 169 Bramshott in November
  • 170 A Chinook on exercise on Bramshott Common
  • 171 Chapel Common in March
  • 172 Jody in a pond on Chapel Common
  • 173 Meerah
  • 174 Edwin and his mother Tinker
  • 175 Tinker
  • 176 Edwin on Chapel Common March 2011
  • 177 Edwin
  • 178 Edwin 1998-2011
  • 179 Edwin ... special
  • 180 Tinker: devoted, faithful, and impeccable in everything she did: 1994-2011
  • 181 Bramshott Common in November
  • 182 ... and in winter
  • 183 Joshua has arrived ... Jody's sister had a litter of pups. Picture taken via webcam
  • 184 Joshua, nephew of Jody, grandson of Joel, great grandson of Edwin, great great grandson of Caleb and Tinker ... with his siblings.
  • 185 Joshua in June 2011
  • 186 "Can you see me?"
  • 187 Joshua with his sock
  • 188 Surveying the backyard
  • 189 Joshua developed into his adult form
  • 190 The Gang in 2011: Samuel, Joshua, Meerah, Vicky and Jody ... two members needing haircuts!
  • 191 ... after the haircuts!
  • 192 Joshua with his aunt Jody
  • 193 ... and on a mossy bank above Waggoners Wells
  • 194 Joshua
  • 195 Ludshott Common in April
  • 196 The current Gang ... May 2012
  • 197 "I'm leaving now!"
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  • 199 Goldie, a friend ... still with us
  • 200 Chester, a friend ... still with us
  • 201 Millie and Lucy, friends ... no longer with us
  • 202 Katie, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 203 Teddy, a friend
  • 204 Gemma, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 205 Rufus, a friend ... still with us
  • 206 Harry, a friend ... still with us
  • 207 Simba, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 208 Archie, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 209 Gunner, a friend ... still with us
  • 210 Hector, a friend ... still with us
  • 211 Oliver, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 212 Lucy, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 213 Raeffer, a friend ... no longer with us
  • 214 Ludwig, a Danish cousin ... who I never met, but wished I had ... no longer with us
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