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It's a Ruff Life

by B.R. Tracey

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At It's A Ruff Life we are so excited.  We've just seen the next new book covers and they're, to put it into Bella's own words BELLATASTIC!  They are so exciting and fun just like the first one.  It's a Ruff Life - (children;s action and adventure, secret agent novel for 8 years and over)

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Goodreads Book Giveaway

It's a Ruff Life

by B.R. Tracey

Giveaway ends March 08, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

It's a Ruff Life - Things Max Likes

I've just seen some of the things Max likes - but where's the limelight in any of it?

Over at It's a Ruff Life things are getting very exciting - my 2nd book Diamond in The Ruff has finished being edited and the fab book cover for it is also nearly complete, so watch out for it being released very soon; it's another funny, exciting adventure that I know you'll love.  Bella

It's A Ruff Life more fun & games

Check out some of mine and Max's sayings.  Mine are the best, his are just lame,

Ice skating in New York

Lord A from it's a ruff life flew us over to New York to spend New Year's day.  We had a wicked time ice skating in Central Park.  Max had to show me up by eating 5 hot dogs - he's a walking disposal can on 4 legs.  I insisted that we eat at a top restaurant, we did.

We spent the afternoon doing my favourite activity - retail therapy!  Yey!  I bought from Macy's and some other famous stores including Vogdo, the best canine fashion house in the world.  Max hated it so I agreed to visit a jazz cafe with him before we left.

Ah well it's back to The Doglet Academy and who knows what other exciting adventures of 2014.

New Year's Resolutions at It's a Ruff Life

Unlike Bella, from it's a ruff life, I'm not one for making many New Year's resolutions.  I certainly don't go for the ones everyone seems to set regarding weight and clothes size.  I have set one resolution though to double up on the number of sky dives I do this year from 13 to 26 - that should be awesome fun.

My resolution is way better than Max's.  I'm going to double up on my number of spa visits and dance classes at Canine Calm; I've heard there's a new dance craze based on 'Dance with 1000 stars', bellatastic or what?

What gifts did you get for Christmas?

I hope you all had a nice Christmas.  We did at it's a ruff life; I bought Max a big bag of fizzy popping candy.  It was so funny he kept foaming at the mouth and drooling over everywhere; at one time Lord A banned him from the room because he was messing everything up.  I just laughed.

Max bought me some house slipper socks, they are a gaudy green colour.  I won't wear them; they are not at all stylish and they are not at all glittery. I'll give them to the animal shelter.

Maria bought me a fab new hat.  Ursula bought me a pair on sparkly pink paw bracelets.  I'm already wearing them, they are so 'bellarish'.

Lord A bought me a funky new musical bed; I can set it to play any music I like; it's 'bellatastic'

What's your Favourite Christmas Song?

To make sure that everthing's fair at Beckingham Grange in it's a ruff life I've decided that we should make a Christmas list of all our favourite Christmas songs.  There's no way that I'd want to listen to the type of music Max likes all the time.

Lord A said that he wanted everyone to be involved including Maria our house keeper, Seamus our chef and Mr Parchment our butler.

I've made sure that my three favourite songs are at the top of the list, so that they will get played the most.  I've chosen I wish it could be Christmas everyday, jingle bell rock and rockin around the Christmas tree.

Max will probably pick something silly like when Santa got stuck up the chimney or a I want a hippopotamus for Christmas or the restroom door said gentlemen.

Let us know what is your favourite Christmas song.

Don't forget to click on the pages above to play the free games and do my Christmas quiz.

The Christmas Tree

Who at Beckingham Grange in It's a Ruff Life got it into their minds that letting Max help decorate the Christmas tree was a good idea?  Don't they realise that Max has an awful sense of style when it comes to fashion and elegance and, let's face it, the Beckingham Grange Christmas tree is a really big, important statement that says a lot about the people who own it, ME!

You should have seen the state it was in after he'd had his paws on it.  It was shambolic.  There was no star or angel on the top and who's ever heard of a Christmas tree without a star at the top - not many people, that's for sure!

The baubles were a miss mash of clashing colours and sizes thrown together on the branches without any thought whatsoever.  He even forgot to place our Santa and sleigh model on cotton wool under the tree.  It all looked wrong.

"It's a shambles," I said when he asked me what I thought, "You've ruined Christmas!"
"Don't be so melodramatic."
I felt like hitting him but turned away instead and went to my room to form a plan of how I would save Christmas.

That night, when everyone was asleep, I crept downstairs and rearranged every decoration on the tree.  I also added a beautiful lighted star and garlands of small golden baubles around it.  It looked 'bellatastic' like everything I do; after all it had to look perfect and only I do that.

Secret Santa at It's a Ruff Life

 

Over at It's a Ruff Life things are getting really exciting.  Today we had secret Santa at the Doglet Academy.  I bought a gift for Louise and wrapped it in the most amazing paper ever; it was a picture of the most expensive perfume you can buy - a touch of class or what!

We all had to gather in the hall at lunchtime and they even had Santa come to deliver not just the secret Santa gifts, but also proper Santa gifts that he brought for each one of us.  It was very 'bellasome!'.

I was so excited when Santa called out my name.  I danced up to the stage and jumped about a bit while I waited for my presents to be given to me.  I bet I'll be disappointed, I thought.  I'll have to practice my, this is the most wonderful thing I've ever received face.

Santa passed me a gift that was wrapped in newspaper that only had the sports coverage on the front; who in their right mind would wrap My gift in grotty newspaper?  My enthusiasm dropped to the minus scale. 

Precariously I opened my gift but it was fabulous a paw pad card for buying my fav music.  Santa's gift was way more ordinary - It was a standard fur brush set. I can put that in a charity collection after Christmas, I thought as I carried my gifts back to my place.

We finished the afternoon off with a disco and party.

My own Language

At it's a ruff life, in the popularity stakes I am way above Max.  I out shine him at everything - intelligence, looks, breeding, fashion sense, friends etc - the list is endless.  I mean I even have my own vocabulary - take a look

bellarish - it's wonderful, like me
bellatastic - same as above
bellalicious - the best tasting thing ever

How many other canine's can say they have their own awesome set of words named after them?  You and I know the answer to that question and it certainly isn't Max!

What's on Your Christmas List?

There was only one topic of conversation at the Doglet Academy today from It's a Ruff Life- What's on your Christmas wish list?


Mine's awesome, as you'd expect, and of course it includes a year's membership and the most wonderful place on earth - Canine Calm the top canine spa and fitness centre, plus the usual stuff, clothes, shoes, music, did I mention accessories?

Some dogs only wanted collars, bowls, leads - how boring! 

So I thought I'd ask you:

How amazing is your Christmas Wish List? Let me know what you asked Santa for.

Bella

Bella's Being Kind!

Because it's so close to Christmas don't forget that if you are still looking for a great Christmas present It's A Ruff Life is an awesomely funny book to read.











I thought it was too good to last.  Bella started being kind to me, I don't mean actually acknowledging the fact that I live in the same house as her, but actually taking time to talk to me.  Wonders will never cease!

She asked me if I'd try out some food she'd made, you firstly had to pick me up off the floor at the thought of Bella actually doing something other than fur, nails, fashion and dancing, of course I said yes, what dog would turn it's nose up at free food?  Oh I forgot, Bella who is always watching her weight, only food at meal times for her.

She gave me a bowl of fresh salmon mousse - it was okay but nothing amazing; I don't know why she gets so excited over salmon mousse,  I expect because Seamus makes it better than she does.

Anyway to cut a long story short this kindness lasted two weeks and for the whole of the two weeks, at some point in the day, a bowl of salmon mousse was placed under my nose.  By the end of the two weeks I was glad if I never saw another salmon again.

It was only when Bella got back from the academy that I realized why she had been so nice to me.  She had challenged Lemondrop to a salmon mousse bake off and I had been the official, this is not perfected yet, taster.

I said that I was glad that she had won, if only to stop eating bland tasting salmon mousse, I didn't tell her that part.  It didn't matter though the thoughtfulness I'd now come use to finished as abruptly as it had started.  I am now only her adopted brother to be tolerated, it feels so good to have things back to normal.

Land Yacht Racing - Wicked

Met up with a group of friends yesterday in it's a ruff life and we went land yacht racing.  It was WICKED.  We raced across the field blown by high winds and massive sails.  It was awesome.

Those things are really difficult to steer at top speed and a couple of times a few of us overturned the carts.  We weren't really hurt; just a few bruises but it was well worth it.

I think I might take land yacht racing up as a new hobby.  It's great for developing coordination and lightening fast reflexes, which are essential for capturing the world's most dangerous criminals.

Check out my really neat adventure now; you'll love all the action. 

The Doglet Academy

Yeah!  Lord A from It's a Ruff Life, has finally got the point that I want to go to 'The Doglet Academy.  So he should after all the ads and leaflets I've sent him by email.  I start next week and so does my VBF Lemondrop.  I can hardly wait.  It should be great FUN.

Lord A thinks that it's just a free style dancing dog training school, but it's way more than that.  It has an awesome fashion course - is that for me or what?  It has a dog obedience class - boring!  I'll be sure to miss out on that one; it'll be a totes complete waste of my time.

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Ursula, my paid guardian and human friend, has just brought me back from my first day at 'The Academy'.  I've already made 5 new friends, I'm so popular.  I've decided to set up a select group called 'The Bella Belles'.  One of my new friends is called Cassie, she's not very fashionable YET, but we can work on that, said to me,  "Bella you wear such awesome clothes and you're very pretty."
"I know," I said.  I just had to agree with her; it is the truth after all.  The Bella Belles will soon be the most popular group in 'The Academy'.

I'm planning a sleepover for 8 of my friends; we'll have a party, music, watch human girlie movies and paint each others' paw nails - it will be such good, noisy fun.  It will drive Max nuts!

Are you ready for the most exciting, funny book EVER!  Go and checkout my first full length amazing story,  You'll think I'm awesome like those nice people on Amazon have said. 

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People LOVE ME!!  I knew they would. Who can help it?  After all I am the most popular character from it's a ruff life.

Check out what they're saying about me over at Amazon.com

Bella

The Doglet Party of The Year

Well Beckingham Grange from It's a Ruff Life has never had so much activity going on.  I'd never seen anything like it.  I'm sure as much thought and care went into creating the 'doglet party of the year' as went into a well planned heist.  The amount of food, balloons, banners, lights and other decorations that came were enough to decorate a shopping mall at Christmas, let alone a ballroom and sun terrace of a private home.

To say it was a pink affair; was, to state the obvious, an understatement of the century.  I didn't know that there were so many different shades of pink in existence.

I stayed well out of the way in my room.  To be honest I wasn't invited.  But to be absolutely honest with you I was glad.  What real dog in it's right mind would want to be in a room full of screaming female doglets?

The band sounded good and Seamus snook a plate of food and birthday cake in to my room for me.  I had much more fun playing digital screen games.

I don't think Bella was too impressed with the gift I gave her.  But what gift do you get an over demanding, got everything doglet - a sparkly toothbrush, right?  She thanked me but then made the comment about at least it was sparkly even though it was the wrong color, wrapped in the wrong colored paper.

Some canines seem impossible to please and it's just my luck that I now live in the same house with the world's number 1 butt ache. Still I'm glad she had a good party as it kept her off my tail for a bit.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST DOGLET PARTY

This week has been the most awesome week!  at it's a ruff life.  It's been my party week and I have been celebrating every day.  

You do realize that I am now a DOGLET! How 'bellasome' is that?

The amazing party that I had and planned was so awesome; it was the most sparkly, themed doglet party EVER!  Every important canine was there including my VBF Lemondrop, Chuckles, Louise and a  host of my Zumba class friends.  Everyone wore pink- my fave color and Seamus made the biggest Bday cake.  It had my picture decorated on the front of it.  Mingle Mogels, a hot new group sang live outside on the swimming pool terrace and we danced for hours and hours.  It was such FUN!

I got to open a gazillion gifts.  My absolute fave was Lord A's gift; guess what he gave me?  An open line of credit for a chic new canine boutique, Vogdo that had just opened in London; is that heavenly or what?  I can't wait to start the magic word 'shopping'.

Max even gave me a present.  I thanked him, it was my birthday after all.  He's clueless when it comes to buying gifts; all he bought me was a sparkly toothbrush! What dog in it's right mind would buy a canine doglet, on her most important birthday, a toothbrush?  At least it was sparkly, even though it was the wrong color.

AT LAST IT'S HERE! IT'S A RUFF LIFE IN PAPERBACK

Things are getting really exciting around here!

Our amazing, funny, action packed, adventure spy book 'It's a Ruff Life' is now in paperback and you can get it at createspace estore.  Click on the link and it will take you right to it. 

Enjoy! - It's also available as an ebook from all the usual places.  Click on the pictures on the sidebar to get your ebook version.