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Dog Days #12

20/05/09
by Nathan Jones

Dog Days is a serial about the plight of a dog walker, Richie Pen, and Kenny, his dog.Dear Bob, Sleep is special. You realise this when you wake up at 5.30am soaked in sweat with nearly 2 hours left to doze and you have been playing football with members of the England Italia ’90 squad. It seemed that many of the men and girls in the middle of the park were struggling to get their share of play.. More


Dog Days #11

08/05/09
by Nathan Jones

Dog Days is a serial about the plight of a dog walker, Richie Pen, and Kenny, his dog. Dear Bob, Do you ever forget whether you’ve had a bath or not?  You stop in your tracks and go, Have I? In the park just now, this big guy with a pit-bull bitch was asking what sort of dog Kenny was. He said he was after a whippet to ’throw over her’. I didn’t get it. I never feel comfortable talking to tall.. More


Dog's Dinners

06/05/09
by Nathan Jones

In his first food review for Mercy Recommends, Richie Pen leaves the dog at home and eats at Italian Club Fish, Bold St, Liverpool, accompanied by his beautiful partner, Bob.Dinner for 2 including drink and service = £60Thank goodness Liverpool at last has a restaurant worth it’s salt (and lemon). After a series of huge disappointments, including squibby cod with ratatouille, followed by a clacker-inducing.. More


Dog Days #10

27/04/09
by Nathan Jones

Dog Days is a serial about the plight of a dog walker, Richie Pen, and Kenny, his dog.Dear Bob, It’s like being a hairdresser, or a customer of one. I have this line that goes, Well, that’s the summer over then. It’s a good one, especially when the sun has just gone in and it is April. They can either just grunt non-committally and carry on watching Kenny lick their bitch out, or start to talk about.. More


Dog Days #9

27/03/09
by Nathan Jones

Dear Bob.Why the game of tug and war? Why the game of fetch? Why the game of chase? Why the fast, fleeting lick of the mouth in the morning? Why the slow, rough lick of the hands after tea? Why the roll over on the back? Why the crouch on the haunches looking for the wind? Why the peer in the toilet bowl? Why the glance over the shoulder to check you are still on the end of the lead? Why the crunching.. More