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April 2026
Pupdate It’s been mostly warm and dry, so plenty of opportunities for longer walks :) Milo is now on the final cycle of his 4th chemo protocol, and it’s proceeding OK. Toronto We started the month in Toronto, which was a really fun trip deserving it’s own post. Eyes My cataracts are gone, and I […]
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Tags: cataract, EDoF, eye, glasses, glaucoma, iBoost, IOL, Miniature Dachshund, NoPorts, OpenWRT, pupdate, solar, surgery, Toronto
March 2026
Pupdate We’ve (finally) had some warm and sunny days, so the coats have mostly been off for walks :) Bath Half $daughter0 is in her final year of her degree at Bath, and after getting into running last year she decided to run the Bath Half with some friends. That provided a good excuse for […]
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Tags: AI, Bath, cataract, conference, conferences, dachshund, GDE, half marathon, Miniature Dachshund, Monki Gras, pupdate, QCon, solar, USB-C
February 2026
Pupdate It’s been a pretty dank February, so the coats have mostly stayed on for walks. But the boys have been enjoying their usual doggy mischief. Milo is now half way through his 4th chemo protocol, and the second half has previous been easier as the pace slows down to vet visits every two weeks. […]
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Tags: British Museum, cataract, clays, dachshund, humanist, Miniature Dachshund, Shingrix, shooting, solar, vaccine, vr
January 2026
Pupdate The New Year had barely begun and we had a cold snap and some snow. Milo’s back in remission thankfully, though there have been a few hiccups with his treatment this time around. Some of that’s expected (low neutrophils), but the vets struggling to get canulas in due to vein scarring is new and […]
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Tags: Burns Night, dachshund, Kitchenaid, Miniature Dachshund, Mixer, pupdate, repair, skiing, solar, whisky
December 2025
Pupdate It’s been quite dry over the Christmas break, which has encouraged some longer than usual walks that the boys have enjoyed. After a scan at the start of the month Milo has now almost completed the first cycle of his 4th modified ‘CHOP’ chemotherapy protocol. As before, low neutrophils mean we’re a little behind […]
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Tags: Adam Wakeman, chemotherapy, clays, Damian Wilson, door seal, fitness, gig, GPU, graphics card, Hackers in the House, healthcheck, Miniature Dachshund, printer, pupdate, repair, shingles, Shingrix, solar, Steve Hogarth, Trading Boundaries, vaccine, vr, washing machine
November 2025
Pupdate It’s been pretty cold and wet, so the boys are needing to wear their coats outside. Milo had a scan at the start of the month. Initially things were looking good, and the plan was to stretch out the next visit to three months time :) But then the technician noticed some lymph node […]
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Tags: boots, Briana Corrigan, clays, comedy, dachshund, Jason Byrne, Miniature Dachshund, music, pupdate, RC2014, retro, Rosalía, solar, vr
September 2025
Pupdate Autumn is upon us, and it was a wet start to the month, but that hasn’t stopped the boys from being enthusiastic about their walks. Clear scan Milo had another scan at the start of the month, and once again it was clear :) That means we’re now on the longest stretch of remission […]
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Tags: Bletchley Park, comedy, dachshund, Marcus Brigstocke, music, octopus, pupdate, RC2014, scan, solar, South Lodge, T'Pau, TNMOC, Torres, vr, wine
August 2025
Pupdate It’s been warm and dry[1], so the boys have enjoyed some nice long walks. Fringe Edinburgh Fringe was a regular feature of the twenty-teens for us, but then Covid happened. This year was our first time back, and it was great. We saw: They were all fantastic, and I’m not going to pick favourites. […]
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Tags: comedy, dachshund, Edinburgh, Fringe, mini, Miniature Dachshund, pupdate, sensor, solar, TPMS
July 2025
Pupdate The boys had some fantastic long walks on our trip to the Lakes (more on that in a moment). I did a separate post about Milo’s extended remission, but it’s great that he’s been able to enjoy the summer without vet visits for chemo. Lake District We returned to Graythwaite’s Dove Cottage and this […]
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