[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-pugs-roadshow-day-1":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"The #PugsRoadshow begins! Yesterday Philip and I visited Simply Books in Bramhall, near Manchester, and met some gorgeous pugs and some very enthusiastic families. Here you can see Betty (in my arms) and Philip in full explorer gear. (Well, he forgot his hat.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/show_SillyMoo1_zpszwj5mmpv-0112845e65.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SillyMoo1\">Judy Rigby\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere's the shop, and the lovely owners, Andrew and Sue, who are hosting us on a bunch of school visits in... oh, nine minutes. Eek!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/simplybooks_front_zpsjfie16y3-7b1bc72683.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nCheck out these amazing knitted pugs! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/knittedpugs_zpsqikyjbwh-e81860b4b3.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd here are our lovely knitters who created them all! (You, too, can knit a pug if you want to \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/pugs-of-the-frozen-north/\">download the free pattern\u003C/a>, created by Ms Deadly Knitshade.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/knitters_zpseyo0mc8n-23cee59858.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nWe got to meet kids from loads of schools, including Greenbanks and Hurdsfield schools. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/sofa_kids_zpsnuk7obtb-52ea71dca9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nDog biscuits! For people. Mmmm. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/treats_dough_zps0gchtjla-4b0b442271.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThanks for all your help, Jill! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/treats_jill_zpsh7jybose-11b1349db4.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd lovely BOO. And Betty. LOVE.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/puglove_zpshmqsopb5-fc3f4021d0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nGood journaling going on here! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/notebook_zpsg8yk6on6-e57798071a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWe like to keep our publicist, Liz Scott, very busy with inflatables and feeding our new pug, Kathy. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/putuponliz_zps2frmh958-e862e8a5a8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHe doesn't like olives, oddly. (Nor does Kathy.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/philsarah_restaurant_zpsey6wkisd-f5b85ec212.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIf you want to learn how to draw a pug, you can download a drawing sheet \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/pugs-of-the-frozen-north/\">here\u003C/a>!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fionakid_doodles_zpscfnpjo5q-1445105293.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd oh my, it's time to go! Coming, Liz! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/andrew_sue_zpslksoxgzf-bf20ca4387.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/car_zpsrm6qcpxl-d02ff1f38b.jpg\">","2015-09-29T07:00:00.000Z","pugs-roadshow-day-1",[],"Pugs Roadshow, Day 1",1776628727827]