Gem and Jo's Meet the Gang.

Today we think you guys should meet the gang! And by gang we mean our dogs!! We love them and you guys probably won't be able to resist their little faces either!

 This is Buddy, he's a 5 year old Shih Tzu and he was born an old, old soul, bless his heart! The only thing Buddy wants from life is a big slice of ham and a nice bed to sleep on all day. He loves a good scratch just above his tail and will do just about anything for a treat! You can't even mention that word around him or he will try to roll over, spin around and shake hands all at the same time!

This is Toby! He's about 18 weeks old Pomeranian/Shih Tzu cross and is possibly (most definitely) crazy. He enjoys chewing Buddy's ears to get attention, chasing his own tail and ripping apart anything he can get his teeth on! But who could stay mad at that face for very long? Heck, you couldn't even stay mad if he had robbed your favourite heels, dragged them to the garden and buried them! 

Then there's Jo's dog Ellie, the golden retriever. Look at that face, she doesn't mess around, that is the face of an axe murderer. It says "I will kill you, give me biscuits." Only joking, Ellie wouldn't even hurt a fly, in fact she's even afraid of cats. The worst Ellie would do is try to lick you to death. She is a complete sun worshiper and will try and fit herself into even the smallest patch of sunshine. And as soon as she sees someone coming her way she'll roll over for belly rubs! She loves a good cuddle, unfortunately she sheds like a beast, but she is more than worth it. 

yes she can play the ukulele!  

Gem And Jo Take Dublin Zoo

We recently visited Dublin Zoo and let us tell you, it was awesome. It has recently been refurbished and there are way more animals than ever.
Everything from lions...

...to Giraffes... 

...And even this weird looking guy... (Who may or may not be a little depressed)

And if you get there early, you can see the keepers feed the animals, they even give you a five minute gap between feeds so you can run from one enclosure to the other. Literally, you have to run. the zoo is a big place.

Robin the Giraffe, her calf and Keeper. 

We got seriously up close and personal with some gorillas and their keeper told us that they love banana biscuits.

Baby Gorilla 

Sleepy mama gorilla. 

There is also wild peacocks running all over the place, and they're cheeky feckers who like to steal your chips.

Cool fact about peacocks, female ones are called peahens. Bet you didn't know that one.
Apart from the animals there are other cool things to do in the Zoo, there are plenty of playgrounds and there are strange wooden statues of the animals dotted all over the place. We had a bucket load of fun taking pictures with them.

Gemma chilling with some baby piggys and their mama

Johannah reckoned she could take on a gorilla!

This is probably the most fun you could have with a wooden Zebra!

All in All, Dublin Zoo is a great day out. We recommend going early enough on cloudy days if you want to avoid the crowds, also they give discounts to groups and students, which is always a plus!
check them out at: Dublin Zoo.