Tigger Club News
By Animals - For Animals
news@tigger.club

 

Bertie Race

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I'm Bertie and I'm 7years old! I'm an Irish hound who raced under the name of Pantone Deal and, though I say so myself, I was rather good until I got arthritis. That's the most likely reason (according to the vet) that I finished racing when I was just over 3 years old.

How many humans/siblings do you have and long have you had them?
I live with my human Mum and Dad. They adopted me from Scottish Borders RGT after I'd been there for 8 months. Mum had been desperate for a greyhound for a long time but they decided to wait until Dad retired and I'm glad they did as I'm Dad's special boy and we go on adventure walks when Mum is at work. I also have a hubro who lives in Edinburgh with his wife and cat (Grrr!) and I love when he comes to visit.

Do you work? If so where/what do you do?
Not long after I came to my furever home, Mum thought I would make a good therapy dog so she sent in an application for me to be assessed! The assessment was quite strict as I would be working with old and vulnerable people but I'm glad to say I passed the test okay. Mum was being assessed at the same time and, of course, she passed too. We've been visiting 2 local Care Homes every week for two years and the residents and staff always make such a fuss of me. They remember my name but have to ask Mum what her name is, tee hee!

If you could choose your name what would it be?
I actually like the name Mum and Dad chose for me. They're great fans of the Jeeves and Wooster stories and so I'm Bertie! I have a minime called Jeeves!

What is your favourite food?
Favourite food? Let me see....ham (which chef in the 'good home' gives me), sossidges which Grandma Bobbins introduced me to (my parents are veggies so they don't buy that kind of stuff) so I love tweet-ups as I meet my pals and get sossidges! I also love treats such as wonkys and dentastix.

Where is your favourite place to be?
I'd have to say my favourite place to be is my recently bought Orvis bed! Mum says I spend even longer in bed than before, if that was possible!

What is your favourite way to entertain yourself (annoy your humans)?
Sleeping! Bol! I often lick my bed, the wall next to it or the sofa when I'm on it. Dad will find himself sitting on a damp patch! Hee! Hee!

What is your greatest accomplishment?
It's hard to say what my greatest accomplishment has been. Perhaps having a wee on the peace lily in the care home conservatory, I know it was Mum's most embarrassing moment with me!

What is your next goal in life?
My next goal, I can safely say, is to try to find a fool-proof method of getting treats-on-demand.

If you could be/do anything for a day, what would it be?
I would be ruler of the world and stop, not just for a day but for all time, cruelty to animals everywhere.

Finally and most importantly...What was your human’s most embarrassing moment?
My human's most embarrassing moment was the incident in Q8, whilst talking to residents she was too late to stop me lifting my leg on a house plant!