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Yappy Christmas to all our readers... from the terrier who is starring in her own festive greetings cards

 

 

Raggle the rescue dog features on her owner Peter Thorpe's Christmas cards in various festive-themed guises
She has been a turkey roast, a Nativity scene donkey, Ebenezer Scrooge, a red-breasted robin and a little lamb
Her latest - and last - shoot sees her dressed as a mouse behind a giant mousetrap, gazing at Christmas pudding
Photographer Mr Thorpe began the tradition with his dog Paddy, but Raggle has been star of the show since 2006

 

By David Wilkes for the Daily Mail

She had probably hoped to be munching on turkey rather than posing as one.

 

But Raggle the terrier knows — as many of us do — that there are some festive traditions which simply have to be carried out. The turkey costume is just one of the guises in which the rescue dog has appeared on owner Peter Thorpe’s Christmas cards.

 

Mr Thorpe, 52, a commercial photographer, began the photoshoots with his previous dog, Paddy, in 1990.

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Done up like a dog's dinner: The little terrier poses as a roast turkey (left), and Raggle auditioning for next year's John Lewis advert (right)

Follow that star: Raggle likes dressing as a camel - but she doesn't even get the hump. This was Raggle's first Christmas card guise 

Don't snap at me: Raggle looks the part but isn't tempted by a pud on the giant fake mouse trap 

Paddy was dressed up in antlers and a red nose for a card that Mr Thorpe sent to his clients. They enjoyed it, asked what next year’s would be . . . and the tradition was born. 

In subsequent years, Paddy became a fairy on top of the Christmas tree and a choirboy.

 

Sadly, Paddy died in 2002 at the grand old age of 17. But Mr Thorpe and his wife Julie, also 52, adopted Raggle, who has been the star of the cards since 2006.
First she was a camel, then — with a little help from a pair of modified bunny ears and a tennis ball nose — a donkey. What Mr Thorpe calls the ‘dog roast’ came next.
‘I made the oval platter from MDF, cut a hole in the middle and filled it with  towelling so it was comfortable for Raggle to lie on, then placed the turkey on top of her,’ explained Mr Thorpe, who spends around a fortnight planning and making each set, and takes all the photos in his studio in Bristol.

 
‘I thought this may be impossible but Raggle is a true st ar. She is a very sweet and gentle dog, and is very happy to be dressed briefly for the photos.
‘We don’t make her do anything she doesn’t like. And she always gets a treat afterwards.’ 
Since then, Raggle has been a lamb perched on ‘shepherd’ Mr Thorpe’s shoulders, a penguin on an iceberg, and even posed as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Mrs Thorpe helps set up the shots, and the couple’s children — twins Joe and Callum, 21, and Toby, 18 — have also featured on cards over the years.
For her latest — and last — shoot, Raggle, who is thought to be 15, became a mouse sitting beside a giant mousetrap and gazing at the Christmas pudding bait.
Mr Thorpe said: ‘This will be her final performance before her retirement due to old age. She still responds very well to tasty food so we lifted her on to the set for just a few minutes.

 

Photographer Peter Thorpe, 52, uses the photos for his Christmas cards

 

What the Dickens? Peter gets Raggle ready to depict Ebenezer Scrooge from a Christmas Carol 

Convincing: The little dog makes a great miser. Bark Humbug! Her owner says she is a 'true star' and likes being briefly dressed in the outfits

While shepherds watched: Her natural coat could double for a lamb's any day (left), and bob bob bobbing along as a robin red breast

Little Donkey: Big ears and a tennis ball nose and Raggle is perfect for one of the most important parts in the Nativity scene 

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