Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Good wishes ABSOLUTELY.. :pray:

Keep us updated please.

ahh....................- Can't you feel credit card overload coming on????????? :crackup:

Oh my gosh - yet another beautiful entry

I have one consolation - I'm not the one who has to decide.............

Many congratulations Jenny and good wishes.
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Many congratulations - very well deserved. :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Thank You for that................. :hug:

UPDATE:-

Apparently Barney got miffed because more attention was being paid to the Teddies than to him.

A little more staff training on the obedience front me thinks........................... :crackup:

A dog is a dog is a dog................. and don't we luv em???????

Shame about the bears though must have looked like a teddy war zone :doh:

Ogggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  Nice one Jenny............

Yep - story confirmed.  The dog's name is Barney.

Barney ripped the head off a brown stuffed bear once owned by the young Presley during the attack, leaving fluffy stuffing and bits of bears' limbs and heads on the museum floor. The bear, named Mabel, was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff.

The collection, valued at more than $900,000, included a red bear made by Farnell in 1910 and a Bobby Bruin made by Merrythought in 1936.

The bear with Elvis connections was owned by English aristocrat Benjamin Slade, who bought it at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Memphis, Tenn., and had loaned it to the museum.

"I've spoken to the bear's owner and he is not very pleased at all," Medley said.

A security guard at the museum, Greg West, said he spent several minutes chasing Barney before wrestling the dog to the ground.

© The Canadian Press 2006

Wookey Hole is a tourist attraction in Uk. This year they have gathered together a festival of VERY EXPENSIVE AND VERY RAREteddy bears. Here's a quote from their website

The teddies of the new Wookey Bear Collection, (which span the past 104 years and include a rare red Farnell bear from 1910 and a 1936 Merrythought Bobby Bruin) are worth in excess of £500,000, forcing our insurers to insist upon 24-hour-uniformed security, complete with highly-trained GUARD DOGS, patrolling the tranquil paths and byways of the ancient Wookey Hole estates, ensuring that the bears and the 100 local children we’ve invited to attend the launch will be 100% secure.

Unfortunately - one of the doberman dogs took a dislike to the bears ( one of which reportedly belonged to Elvis Presley) and shredded them in a fit of pique.  The BBC newscast described the sight as appalling with bits of mangled Teddies everywhere.   The dog - needless to say is being transferred.........................................

I only heard this report on BBC radio once whilst driving today- I haven't been able to confirm it so if it was a spoof - I've been taken in and I apologize to the Wookey Hole promoters.

This Doll Penny - is the head sculpted by your own fair hands or what?

Garden coming along - Chelsea next year?????????????? TT as a sponser. :dance:

I use them on the advice of Penny.  Speak to Penny the digital angel.
(Mention my name - you'll get thrown out of anywhere......... :crackup:  :crackup: )
I think Melanie Jayne uses them too - where are you Melanie????? Chip in.........

Love the punk hair do -  more please.................

Hi Louise,

All the best people suffer from depression e.g. Churchill had his 'black dog'.  Take it to be a sign of greatness..............................

I'll probably regret asking this but Aleta - whats a fuzzy slipper night? Remember I've led a sheltered life.................... :crackup:

I think you might mean Jan Fennell the Dog Whisperer- I'm a big fan of her common sense approach.

Can't add anything except have you tried a once over with a physio or acupuncture.  The little chap may have sat awkwardly and it aggravates it each time he repeats the movement.

The 'Tellington Touch' massage technique is also very calming. It works on any animal and most humans too.  http://tteam-ttouch.com/howtodoTTouch.shtml   I use it all the time on my dogs, usually when were having a quiet time watching the news or something.  Works a treat.

Hi Penny

Its not exactly boring at your house - is it? :crackup:

Keep drinking the champagne and --- em.

I hope you go from strength to strength.

Good Luck 

Beautiful.

Many congratulations. :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Thanks Mindy for the opportunity.  Much appreciated.

I think this bear is absolutely OUSTANDING- the hours of work that have gone into him and the 'thinking outside the box' to get the things you needed are absolutely brilliant.

MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS.  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

What's next.

Oh Gemma they are brilliant.   :clap: I particularly like the first one.

Come on then - what competitions?
How did you go about it?
How did you do?  Don't be shy? :dance:
PM if you like.

Your name is quite unusual - how did you come by it?

Oh - more have popped up - I really love the last one - he's very handsome.  Have you been making long?

Oh MY! - talented bearmaker and gifted painter - this isn't fair. :clap:

Congratulations   :dance:

You really should put a health warning on these things.  :crackup:  :crackup:

I almost did myself an injury laughing so much..................... :crackup:

Many congratulations. :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Not many people could do that..................

Wow - they won't forget that in hurry. :clap:

You can just here them in a reunion thirty years from now - do you remember when we stayed over and made teddy bears. I still have mine.

Brilliant

Come on then Roxanne - dummies like me need a tutorial URGENTLY
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Sometimes - you just have to stop and think.

Thank you. :hug: