I can’t believe it. T hasn’t nominated me for an OK9 Magazine Award. If you remember I was voted Nosiest Dog of 2007 but this year nothing. I started to get worried a few weeks ago. Last year I got the letter telling me of my success after Christmas but this year I have been watching the post in eager anticipation and nothing has arrived. I confronted T, who, hand on her heart admitted she hadn’t nominated me for a 2008 award, even though she’d promised she would, for Naughtiest Dog. I have worked so hard over the past year, and for what? I deserve an award – any award would do I’m not fussy. After all I am Paddy Fabulous Willy of West Yorkshire! Not only that I bark at everyone who walks past the house; I have a dermatologist; seen a wallaby; can multi task; I’m clean – not particularly proud of this, but it must count for something; and last but not least I saved Christmas!! Santa would have nominated me if he’d known.

It won’t surprise you to know that I am very disappointed. All I’ve done should have earned me a special mention, maybe even a Nobel Prize for Services to Christmas, there must be one. T said she just forgot, it’s not good enough. The pair of them continually let me down, I’d leave but as Kylie said better the devil you know. T has been somewhat contrite and said she would contact OK9 Magazine to see if they can do something especially for me. Well, we’ll just have to wait and see, T thinks it’s never too late. I should be so lucky.