Albert's Dog Blog

27/09/2024

Woof woof! Hello hoomans! Well today was special because there was something called a Coffee Morning at school. I don't know what coffee is but I know what cakes are and there were lots of cakes around, especially on the yard after school! Sadly I didn't get one and I still haven't had my wages (biscuits) from Mr Baugh either!! Harrumph!! Thank you to everyone who bought the strange hooman drink called coffee and also to everyone who supported our lovely school by buying a cake. 

Luckily for me I still had lots of fun with my small hooman friends. We had some discussion groups and lots of conversation today, because chatting is such a lovely thing to do. Listening is just as important as speaking and the children at Ysgol Deiniol are so good at doing both! Once the speaking and listening was over, I had strokes and cuddles which is even better. 

I hope you like the photo's, we noticed it is getting a little bit nippy on the yard now, so don't forget your coats next week!

Love, Albert xx

20/09/2024

Woof woof! Happy new term to you all! It's been so good to see all my little pawesome friends at Ysgol Deiniol again today. I was worried that some of you might have forgotten me but it turned out everyone remembered me and was so happy to see me again! Yay!

I met some of the new Nursery children, they were so kind and respectful towards me and gave me lots of hugs. They didn't pull on my tail or flick my ears about or anything! What lovely small hoomans!

All the teachers were pleased to see me and I saw my boss Mr Baugh. He had sadly left my wages (biscuits) on his table at home but he did give me a good scrat behind the ear so that will do I suppose.  Maybe I will get bonus biscuits next time!! The big children were so excited to see me too, they took me for a walk and then stroked me to sleep because I was so worn out. I wish I could have seen every one of my special fur-less friends individually but I am just such a busy pooch! If you didn't see me today don't worry, I'll be back again soon.

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Love Albert xx

12/07/2024

Woof woof! It’s not fair!! Haha just my little joke. It is VERY fair today- in fact, the Yr 6 school fair!! 
I came to school this afternoon to help the Yr 6. They had lots of stalls and were so professional selling all their fab goods! I didn’t have a stall but I had a “cuddle corner” where I gave away free cuddles. I was very busy!! Even Mr Baugh enjoyed a sneaky snuggle with me!! It was so nice to see so many children and they were all so gentle with me. I loved it and Mrs Drake said I was such a good boy!!! Woof woof!

Well done to Year Six children and staff for putting on such a great event. I hope you raised a lot of money - if you did maybe you could buy me some treats!!!

Have a great weekend

Love Albert xxx

21/06/2024

Woof woof! How is everyone? I hope you've all had a good week! Today in school I found out that all my friends have been taking part in Sport's Day- we definitely have some budding athletes at school by the sounds of it! I was very proud of everyone, however, I am especially proud of every single person who tried! Trying your best at something is the most important thing you can ever do. Just to prove my point, I had a try at my own Sport's Day -my friends really helped me and I got to the finish line in the end!!  WOOF!!

I also had a walk today and plenty of cuddles and I visited the Infant yard where they showed me their good sharing my taking it in turns to hold my lead :-)

Have a lovely weekend everyone ! Stay safe!

Love Albert xx

07/06/2024

Hello! Woof woof! I hope you all had a fantastic half term ! 

Today was a super special day at school because the small hoomans were taking part in a mini-olympics! I was worried that it might rain for a while- I don't like getting my fur all wet and soggy!- but thankfully it stayed dry.

There was so much going on it made me dizzy and I'm sure I'll need an extra long nap later when I get back home. The small hoomans were so well behaved moving around the different sports stations in their groups, it was so wonderful to see the older children taking care of the children from Tegid Bach and Tegid Mawr! I even had a go at some of the stations myself! I was really good at weaving between the cones and going through the other obstacles but I wasn't blindfolded like my friends- phew!

I was an extremely lucky pooch today too because the school cook brought me some ham for being a good boy!! It was just a little bit so please don't worry that I've eaten up all the school dinners!

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe everybody

Love, Albert x

17/05/2024

Woof woof! Hello everyone! Wow what a special day it’s been today. Did you know that Ysgol Deiniol is 150 years old this week? How pawesome is that! In dog years that’s 1,050 years old!! The children told me about a special exhibition they all put together on Wednesday full of very old school artefacts- and I’m not just talking about Mrs Morgan!  Lots of friends of the school came to have a look at old photographs and other really interesting things showing the history of our fabulous school. Woof done, everybody!

Today was also special because Dosbarth Celyn had a surprise for me! Yesterday a lovely composer came to school and did a workshop with them and some other classes about songwriting. Guess what? They chose to create a song all about me!!! So today they sang it for me, I was bowled over, it was completely incredible! We definitely have some budding Taylor Swift’s and Ed Sheeran’s at school I think! Hopefully next week they are going to sing it in assembly for all of my other little hooman friends. 
On the yard today, I met ANOTHER friend! Jenson from last week was nowhere to be seen, but I met a Tibetan Terrier called Baxter! We had both had a haircut this week so we paid each other some compliments before Baxter went on his way. Baxter is the same name as Mr Baugh’s dog too -how funny!
I have looked at the woofer forecast and it looks like the weekend will be ok and especially sunny on Sunday. So I hope you all have a lovely time! See you next week.

Love, Albert x

10/05/2024

Woof woof! Hello hoomans! Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine! Today I decided it would be nice to have a “cuddle club”, so the children visited me basically just to give cuddles and chat! It was ace. The older children took me for a walk on the school field, we got our paws a bit damp but it was lovely to be out in the fresh air. They even showed me their willow den. I think they are lucky to have such a wonderful outdoor area. 
I also had a special treat today because I got to watch a video of one of our little superstars, Elliot, signing for Manchester United Under 9’s! Wow how pawesome! Pooches don’t play football, we prefer to chew them, but even I can see what a massive achievement this has been! Well done Elliot! ( I gave him extra licks today so he would know how proud I was of him).

I also had a gift from another little boy named Elliot- a lovely colouring! It has gone on my display board in the canteen. It’s been a great day for Elliots!! 
I met a new pooch friend on the yard today, Jenson! He is a lovely black Labrador and he lives nearby. Hopefully I will see him again as he was very friendly and gentle.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend, remember to wear your suncream and keep your pooches inside if it gets too warm. See you next week, 

Love Albert x

P.S My hooman wants me to tell you that I have now passed my official Therapy Dog UK award! I am a bit shy and I don’t like to brag but I did so well in the exam and everyone is very proud of me, especially my brothers and sisters Wilbur, Oscar and Penelope. Now I have my special award I can hopefully visit some hospital wards from time to time and maybe some other places to spread the Albert love!! Hurray!! 

03/05/24

Woof woof! What a day!! Today, some of the big children listened to the younger children reading. It was lovely to see them encouraging and supporting their friends! We all know at Ysgol Deiniol how imPAWtent reading is!
Something sad happened today, which was that my hooman accidentally stood on my paw in assembly! Don’t worry, I am fine. But I woofed a bit and had a limp for a little while which made everybody feel very sorry for me :-( Mr Baugh said he could arrange for me to ring Dogline if I thought it was a safeguarding issue, but I am certain it was just an accident as my hooman said sorry lots and gave me lots of treats and cuddles afterwards! Paw me!!! 
I met a train enthusiast friend today who showed me some of his train collection which was so interesting! I liked the long green train best. I also got a walk today (which helped shake out my bad paw) and had a munch on some grass. When we got back from the walk, one of my little friends wrapped me up like a burrito!! I didn’t mind because it was comfy and warm. 
I hope you all have a wonderful bank holiday weekend! I am going to do lots of snoozing and eating treats, I suggest you do the same.

Stat safe!

Love, Albert x

26/04/2024

Woof woof!  Well today was a bit of an odd day at school. Mrs Davis forgot that the Nurture Room is my room!! There was a meeting in there and so I had to temporarily leave home :-( Luckily I was able to use the staff room instead to meet my small hoomans! This was exciting because I thought there might be some biscuits or yummy treats around, but I think Mrs Morgan had eaten them all!!!! Oh dear.

However I still had a really lovely time with my friends. I met a boy hooman who I’d never met before and saw some old friends too. Today we mainly just had chats and cuddles, which was lovely. Sometimes it’s nice for the small hoomans to stroke me and just talk to me, I think it helps them feel relaxed. Maybe I should let the staff have a go too!

l did manage to hear some super reading from some Year Six children and then I got to join Early Years on the field looking at nature!! It was a lot of fun and they were excellent at being gentle with me. It was great to see the sunshine come out, although sadly I didn’t see my girlfriend from last week :-( 

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

Love Albert x

18/04/2024

Woof woof! Hello hoomans!! I was so excited to come back to school this week after being poorly last week! My tummy is all better. The Doggy Doctor gave me some horrible tasting tablets and my Mum-hooman wrapped them in ham to try and hide them but I knew what she was up to!! Anyway I'm so glad to be back!!

I had to come in today instead of tomorrow as unfortunately I am busy tomorrow! This confused some of the small hoomans at first- they got a bit excited thinking it was Friday!! Sorry small fur-less ones, another day of school for you!

I had so may pats and cuddles today I thought all my fur was going to fall off. I played on the yard and met ANOTHER lady doggy walking past the school fence! She had a pink coat and her name was Ruby. I think she might be my new girlfriend. I gave her a good sniff anyway!

I heard lots of super readers and I also went to the KS1 classrooms, where I found a wonderful Gruffalo themed book nook in Miss Prescott's class. Sometimes the Grufflalo scares me because I think his favourite food might be Albert soup, but then I remember it is just a story. Phew! Some of the Yr 2 children took me for a walk too, so I could have a little stretch of my legs. I was very tired today and fell asleep reading my book- oh dear!!

Have a lovely week, see you soon

Love Albert x

08/03/2024

Woof woof! Happy World Book Day! As you know I am a big fan of books and reading, so today was super exciting for me! I saw some utterly amazing costumes, but I was a bit sad that Miss Leech and also two small hoomans dressed up as The Cat in the Hat!! They looked fab but grrrrrrrr.... Cats!!!! Cats should be banned from EVERYTHING. I didn't spot any pooches but I did spot Cruella DeVille !! Yikes!! My fur is extra floofy at the moment and I think I'm very lucky she didn't turn me into a coat!

I managed to get some photos but not as many as I would like- it was just such a busy day! Myself and my hooman Mrs Drake came as The Tiger Who Came to Tea. I was the Tiger of course ...rrrrrraaaaarghhhhhh!!

Have a great weekend and don't forget to do some reading!

Love, Albert x

23rd February 2024

Hello! Wow what a day! Today was my birthday celebration at school and I had a wonderful time! 

Some of my small hooman friends (Ellie, Nevaeh and Faith) decided before half term that they should host a party for me and also hold a birthday card design competition. I thought I might get a few cards, but I had my paws blown off by the amount of entries and how fantastic they all were! Ellie, Nevaeh and Faith judged the competition and I think they chose the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places brilliantly. Huge congratulations to Rocco (1st), Archie (2nd) and Lucie (3rd). Their cards had wonderful detail and colours and Rocco's even had Welsh writing inside! Miss Morris will be so pleased. You can see their designs in the pictures below.

Even though there were three winners, everyone who took part in the competition was invited to my pawty as everyone's card was beautiful and it was so hard to choose the winners. Some small hoomans even bought me a present! Thank you so much!  We had cake, juice and biscuits and everyone sang me happy birthday!! I even had a special doggy muffin, called a wuffin. I felt so special. 

I'm all tired out now from my exciting day, I expect I will have an extra long nap. Have a great weekend all!

Love, Albert xx

09/02/2024

Woof woof! Hello everyone! Today was a special day at Ysgol Deiniol because it was another well-being day and I was very honoured to be one of the well being stations! This meant that my small hooman friends could come and spend some time in Albert's Relaxation Station, just chilling with me :-) It was really lovely and of course I got very sleepy with all my strokes and the calming music playing.

I have just remembered that it's now half term. I'm going to miss my hooman friend's so much! However, I know the week will fly by and I can't wait to hear all about your adventures when we return to school.

During the holidays, it will be my birthday! I will be 2 years old. Some of my friends from Dosbarth Berwyn have decided to throw me a party on my first Friday back. Also, they will be judging a birthday card competition, so if you'd like to make me a birthday card during the holidays please do! Closing date for entries will be Thursday February 22nd.

Stay safe and have a great time everyone!

Lots of love from Albert x

26/01/2024

Woof woof! Hello everyone! You'll never guess what happened today- I saw my girlfriend Sunny again! Her Mummy walks her past school at the same time as I am on the yard, which is brilliant and we get to have a little sniff hello! My hooman says I come to school to work, not to arrange dates, but I think its just a lovely bonus!

Speaking of bonuses, I haven't had one for a while. In fact, my employer Mr Baugh admitted today that he had once again forgotten to pay me and left my agreed doggy biscuit wage at home. If this carries on I will have to mobilise the pooch workforce union, I know my rights and my good friend Pawthur Skargill will not be happy. Just saying!

In happier news, my small hooman friends were on fine form today and I had some lovely cuddles and walks and heard some beautiful reading. I am such a lucky doggy. I didn't have to wear any pink earmuffs this week but a little hooman boy did lend my his Batman beanie for a while as my ears were quite cold again outside, which was very kind of him.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend, stay safe and remember to give your furry friends extra weekend hugs and strokes.

Love, Albert xx

19/01/2024

Happy Woof Year!!

It was so great to be back at school today after the holidays! I loved seeing my small hooman friends and hearing all about what they had for Christmas. It sounds like everyone has had a wonderful time.

I don't know if you've noticed but it's been a bit chilly lately! Today the yard was covered in pretty white sparkly stuff that the hoomans tell me is called frost. I like skidding about on it. Last night I had a bath and a hair wash ready for school so I was extra floofy. This did not do my street cred much good as I looked like a poodle - or in other words like Mrs Davis when she doesn't straighten her hair! Another thing that didn't do my street cred much good was when a hooman in Year 6 put her bright pink ear muffs on me!! Between you and me though, they were quite comfy and they kept my ears nice and warm!!

I met two other pooches walking past the school today. One was a little bit frightened of me so I couldn't really say hello. But the other pupster, a girl called Sunny, stopped for a lovely woof with me!! We snuffled each other and rubbed noses, which was delightful. Sadly the school fence separated us, but it was sort of romantic, we were a bit like Bonio & Juliet!!

The small hoomans read their books to me and as usual blew me away with how fab they were. One of them even brought me two bags of treats! How kind and generous. I love all my friends at Ysgol Deiniol and I know you love me too.

Have a great weekend, enjoy today's photographs!

Love from Albert x

08/12/2023

Woof woof! Hello! Today was Christmas Jumper Day at school, so of course I had to wear mine! I loved seeing everybody's festive knitwear.

I wasn't able to stay as long as usual this morning because unfortunately I still haven't finished my Christmas shopping. Christmas is just such a busy time for both hoomans and pooches! But I wouldn't have missed coming into school on Christmas jumper day for the world. I even got to help one of my little small hooman friends with his lines for the Christmas Concert! I sat in on a part of rehearsal and the Year 4, 5 and 6 parents are in for a treat! 

One of the children told me a joke today. It made me woof my head off. I thought you'd like to hear it:

Q. What do you call a dog sitting on the beach on Christmas Eve?

a. Sandy Paws!!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. If you haven't put up your tree decorations maybe it would be a good time to do them!

Lots of love

Albert xxxxx

24/11/2023

Woof woof! Good morning! I had a fab time on school photo day today! Everyone looked so smart at first I thought the King was coming but then the small hoomans explained to me about photo day! Of course I decided I would like my photo taken, I think it's only fair since I am a member of the school too! I made myself look smart and posed nicely. I like to adopt a serious stance for more professional photos which is why I am not doing a big grin, but I think you'll agree my expression is appropriate for the occasion. Mrs Jones in the office said I could go on the staff board in the Reception area!! Hurrah!! Keep your eye out for my picture there when you pop in but you can see a sneaky peek below :-)

As usual the children did some pawesome reading to me and I even got to hear some of the Reception and Year 1 children singing some of their school concert songs for me!! Yep, you guessed it....it made me fall asleep. It was beautiful singing and I bet everyone is super excited to see the school concerts this year!

I hope you all have a nice weekend- why don't you ask your parents and carers to put their Christmas decorations up? I'm going to ask my big hooman if we can!

Lots of love

Albert x

17/11/2023

Woof woof! Hello everyone! I missed you all last week!

I had a fabulous "Pudsey Day" at school today! Pudsey seems like a friendly sort of bear, I didn't know anything about him until the children told me all about Children In Need! It sounds like a great charity to help all the small furless hoomans in the UK, thank you to all the parents and carers for giving generously and to the children for dressing up so fantastically! 

I had my usual lovely stories today and also some chatting about friendships, being a good friend and who we can turn to if we ever feel lonely at school. It's great to hear about the Ysgol Deiniol Happiness Heroes and the My Happy Mind scheme. Every doggy knows looking after your mental elf is equally as important as looking after your physical elf!!

Today I was mostly a very good boy but I did have a nibble on one of Mrs Gordon's wooden building blocks- oops!!! I'm sorry. Sticks are my kryptonite. 

Have a wonderful week

Love, Albert x

Have a great weekend and stay safe now the evenings are so dark! 

27/10/2023

Helllloooooo! Happy (almost) Howlween! I had a fabulously spooky day at school and got to wear my new pumpkin jumper, I hope you like it! I took some Howlween lights to school with me and created a cosy little scary den for all my hooman friends! It was really exciting.

We had some lovely chats and I heard some wonderful readers. I heard all about the school disco yesterday, it sounded like so much fun and I'm so sad I couldn't join you all there. A big thank you to Friends of Deiniol for continuing to work hard to make all my small furless friends happy.

Oh guess what? On the yard today I met a talking frog!! It was very strange but also funny. Apparently, he is a famous frog!?!  However I think I am probably more famous than him. At least in Ysgol Deiniol anyway!

I can hardly believe it's half term. I will miss all my friends at Ysgol Deiniol but look forward to hearing all about your adventures after the break. Please, whatever you do, stay safe, stay happy and stay pawesome!!

Love Albert x

20/10/2023

Woof woof! Oh boy am I a soggy doggy today!! I've never seen so much rain!! Luckily, my hooman brought my hairdryer to school, so lots of my little friends had a go at giving me a blow dry!! I love the hairdryer and happily sit in front of it when my fluff needs to be dried, unlike my big brother Wilbur who runs away from it!! 

The boys and girls I saw today really looked after me. Not only did they blow dry me but they used my special towel too and gave me a nice soft brush afterwards. It was so relaxing on such a horrible dark and rainy day!

In the Nurture room we had the special calming lights on since it was so dark and I have to say I loved it. No wonder the teachers are always in there having a sneaky snooze on the comfy cushions!!

When it was time to go home I was a bit worried because there was so much rain that the road between school and my house had been shut. I thought I might have to sleep in school! Yikes! However, I'm pleased to say I got home ok and was reunited with Wilbur and Oscar for cosy cuddles.

Have a safe and happy weekend everyone!

Love Albert x

06.10.23

Woof woof! Hello hoomans!! What a funny old week it has been, raining one minute and very warm the next, my fluff does not respond to humidity very well, I've been trotting around looking like an Old English Sheepdog!! You'll be pleased to know I'm visiting Woof Washes next week so I'll be looking back to my handsome old self!

Speaking of handsome, do you like my rainbow top? I wore it today in the hope to impress my new girlfriend, Luna, who you might remember I met last week at school. Our eyes met through a wire fence and it was woof at first sight. Sadly, Luna did not come by today- I guess the course of true love never did run smooth! My top was not wasted though because my small hooman friends thought I looked super swanky! Hurray! 

As usual I heard some wonderful readers this week. Some children told me about "Drop Everything And Read" which the whole school does every Thursday morning and sometimes at other times too. They said it was lovely to have quiet reading time and everyone in class finds it really relaxing. I think getting sucked into a good story can sometimes make you feel almost as good as a nap!! Luckily I get to do both at Ysgol Deiniol! If you could only choose one book to take to a desert island, what would you choose? 

I met something called Twins today. Apparently sometimes hoomans have more than one baby at the same time and I even met something called Triplets too, which is almost like a puppy litter!! I was quite fascinated by this and thought you might like to see me with my brothers and sisters when I was a newborn pup before I came to live with Mrs Drake! Can you guess which one is me? I love them all very much but don't miss them as now I have my new brothers Wilbur and Oscar :-)

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Albert xxx

PS SAD NEWS! I'm afraid I won't be in school next Friday! I will catch up with you all the week after! 

29. 09. 23

Woof woof! Hello everyone! I had a lovely day at school today. I saw the most beautiful artwork on the side of our container on the Infant yard. My friends explained to me that it was done by a lovely chap called Andy, who is a Graffiti Artist! The Year Six children were even allowed to help spray it after he taught them a little bit about the history of graffiti and showed them his folders of work. How exciting!!

At school today I also met a lady friend! I think I might be in love. She was a shiny black Cocker Spaniel named Luna. I only saw her trotting past the fence but I could tell how friendly she was. Maybe I'll see her again someday! My friends were all really good and remembered that we never stick our fingers through the fence to touch dogs we don't know and Luna and I had a very respectful sniff of each other. Luna, if you're reading this, call me!

I thought I would give my little small hooman friends the opportunity to add some of their own thoughts to the Dog Blog today! The Year 5/6 children created some super 2A sentences about me and some of the younger children contributed their thoughts to a spider diagram. It was fun to do some work and I absolutely loved having a snifter of the marker pen! It smelled funny but nice.  As I'm not used to working I also stood on the paper more than once but the children helped remind me to keep my fluffy paws off it! The children wrapped me up in my blanket after I had finished all my busy work and I felt like a King!! 

I hope you all have a nice weekend, it's so lovely to see the sun shining after storm Agnes passed us by!

Lots of love, your friend Albert xx

22/09/2023

Woof woof! Hello hoomans! This morning there was a buzz of excitement in the air as the new School Council were being announced! I haven't had time to meet our new councillors yet but I'd like to say congratulations to all of those children who were chosen. It's an important job and a big responsibility to represent the thoughts of your classmates. If I hear about any more cats in my cosy corner I will be requesting a meeting with you to discuss it! 

Once the council excitement had died down I was so pleased to hear some more class readers. Sometime's it's hard to focus on the stories, because I can smell my treats in my drawer near my cosy corner. However, the children were so good at reading that I soon settled down. I heard stories about all sorts of thing from fossils to fashion! My hooman Mrs Drake let some children give me some of the treats as a reward for good listening, so I was very happy.

I got to go for an exciting walk around the yard and had a go at Snakes and Ladders! I wasn't very good because I don't really know my numbers yet. I'm hoping some children will be able to teach me! Today, I started to work on giving a "paw" before a treat. I'm getting there! Everyday's a school day!!

Reception were kind enough to allow me to join them on a nature walk this morning. We were exploring different kinds of leaves. Until today I didn't realise leaves had different shapes and names which can help you identify which tree they have come from! Wow! Normally I just eat leaves or have a tinkle on them, but at least now I'll know what they're called!

During my visit to Nursery today I was a bit cheeky I'm afraid. I spotted the sand tray and it reminded me of my Summer holiday in Aberdaron. I was so excited I jumped in!! Miss Prescott was very surprised! I tried to explain that I am a very agile pooch, but I think it just came out sounding like woofing. I wanted to build a sand castle but my hooman said I had to jump out! Oh dear.

Finally today I fell asleep as usual. I just get so many pats and strokes and there are so many exciting things to do, it totally wipes me out! Luckily three kind boys from Mr Perry's class read beautifully to me and stroked my tummy which was the perfect way to have a sneaky snooze!

I hope you all have a happy and safe weekend

Love from Albert xxx