Wow, what a long time since I last posted! Truth is, life has been completely hectic over the last couple of weeks and I've not had a chance to get near the PC. Mum has had some builders in to "do up" my bedroom in the kitchen, so I've had to move out into the music room for a while. This has up sides and down sides. On the positive, it means I've got to spend lots of time sitting on the back of the sofa looking out of the window and barking at people going past. On the not so good side, it means that whenever mum goes out I get locked in my box because apparently I can't be trusted not to chew the piano. Now, I have never attempted to chew the piano and only once have I had a go at the bookcase so I have no idea why she doesn't trust me. Still, grandma and grandad have been around a lot, so I haven't been left on my own very much.
Grandad has built a new fence in the front garden so that I can run around out there while the builders are out the back and that's proving to be lots of fun. There's always plenty or people / dogs / cyclists / lorries / birds to bark at :-)
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Hanging out with Mike and Steve
My friends Mike and Steve came round today to take me walkies. We had a lovely time in the park, and there were so many other dogs. Usually mum and I are out early so we miss the rush but mum said we'd never get Mike and Steve round early on a Sunday so we were a bit later today.
After our walk they came back to my house for a drink. I was pretty tired but I did my best to be a good hostess and keep them entertained....
Look, I'll have that tongue out if you don't put it away!!!
After our walk they came back to my house for a drink. I was pretty tired but I did my best to be a good hostess and keep them entertained....
Oi, Mike, stop posing - it's me they want to see...
He's still posing, oh this is just too much!
Steve has a nice comfortable lap - I think I could sit here for a while...
Look, I'll have that tongue out if you don't put it away!!!
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Walkies!
Went to Barbury Castle again tonight, which was nice. It wasn't quite the same, as there weren't any other dogs to play with - given that it was freezing cold and the football was on, I guess we were the only people daft enough to go walkies!
Anyway, we saw some sheeps, which mummy says are for looking at, not barking at. Apparently barking at sheeps is against the law - it's called "worrying" and it's a very serious offence and you can even get shot for it! Now, that IS worrying!
We went for a lovely walk over the hill-mound, where I could definitely smell rabbits but mum didn't seem all that keen to let me run off in pursuit of them, She did let me off the lead right at the end for a bit. She said it was all about "building trust in our relationship", but I think it was more like she knew that I was too knackered by then to run off!
Had the last of my free-range chicken tonight - it'll be tough going back to doggy-dins tomorrow.
Must get an early night tonight as I've got visitors again tomorrow. My friends Mike and Steve are coming to take me walkies. Mum was grumbling how no-one comes to see her anymore, they all come to see me. I keep saying she has absolutely no reason to be jealous - I'm happy to share my friends with her :-)
Anyway, we saw some sheeps, which mummy says are for looking at, not barking at. Apparently barking at sheeps is against the law - it's called "worrying" and it's a very serious offence and you can even get shot for it! Now, that IS worrying!
We went for a lovely walk over the hill-mound, where I could definitely smell rabbits but mum didn't seem all that keen to let me run off in pursuit of them, She did let me off the lead right at the end for a bit. She said it was all about "building trust in our relationship", but I think it was more like she knew that I was too knackered by then to run off!
Had the last of my free-range chicken tonight - it'll be tough going back to doggy-dins tomorrow.
Must get an early night tonight as I've got visitors again tomorrow. My friends Mike and Steve are coming to take me walkies. Mum was grumbling how no-one comes to see her anymore, they all come to see me. I keep saying she has absolutely no reason to be jealous - I'm happy to share my friends with her :-)
My top five things
So I've been doing a bit of blog-surfing and notice that a lot of bloggers write lots of lists about their top favourite things. So here are mine.
1. My mum - it might sound sickening but she's so good to me, even when I'm naughty, or I bite her or I have a dirty bottom.
2. Food - a bit of a catch-all I know. I'll have to write another list with my top 5 food choices later!
3. Licking grandad's ears - they're tasty!
4. Chasing birds in the park - I never catch them but I get lots of exercise in trying
5. Riding in the car - especially when the air-blowy things are on.
Just missing out on the top 5 are: watching football (any team will do really but if mummy asks, my favourite team is Arsenal), having my tummy tickled, meeting new friends, playing games, sitting on tne back of the sofa and barking at people walking past, and running upstairs when mum's not looking. I'm just a fun-loving puppy really!
1. My mum - it might sound sickening but she's so good to me, even when I'm naughty, or I bite her or I have a dirty bottom.
2. Food - a bit of a catch-all I know. I'll have to write another list with my top 5 food choices later!
3. Licking grandad's ears - they're tasty!
4. Chasing birds in the park - I never catch them but I get lots of exercise in trying
5. Riding in the car - especially when the air-blowy things are on.
Just missing out on the top 5 are: watching football (any team will do really but if mummy asks, my favourite team is Arsenal), having my tummy tickled, meeting new friends, playing games, sitting on tne back of the sofa and barking at people walking past, and running upstairs when mum's not looking. I'm just a fun-loving puppy really!
Puppy posing
Went to see a puppy photographer today to get some professional photos taken.
Not sure why - maybe mummy is going to enter me for Britain's Next Top Puppy Model!
Not sure why - maybe mummy is going to enter me for Britain's Next Top Puppy Model!
Tummy troubles
Hello dog-bloggers,
Well, it's been a bit of a difficult week. I've managed to pick up a bit of a tummy bug so have had what mummy refers to as "an unfortunate bottom" for the past few days. I was up half the night on Wednesday nipping out to the loo. Thankfully I've got mummy well trained to come and let me out when I bark at night, which is also proving useful for when I see the neighbour's cat walking across the roof and need to give chase urgently.
On Thursday we went to the vet as mum was a bit worried about me. The vet said I was fine, but she gave me some medicine to settle my tummy. She also stuck something up my bottom to take my temperature, which was extremely unpleasant and had a bit of an enema effect on me. Thankfully the lady who had to clear up the resulting mess in reception was very good about it. As we were getting ready to go, my friend Spencer arrived with his new puppy - it was a bit too small to bother barking at it, but I was very excited to see Spencer and left a bit of a puddle on the floor - cue the nice lady with the mop bucket again!
Since my tummy's been bad mum has been feeding me proper chicken (free-range!) which has really made up for being ill. I'm still looking forward to getting back to normal though.
Well, it's been a bit of a difficult week. I've managed to pick up a bit of a tummy bug so have had what mummy refers to as "an unfortunate bottom" for the past few days. I was up half the night on Wednesday nipping out to the loo. Thankfully I've got mummy well trained to come and let me out when I bark at night, which is also proving useful for when I see the neighbour's cat walking across the roof and need to give chase urgently.
On Thursday we went to the vet as mum was a bit worried about me. The vet said I was fine, but she gave me some medicine to settle my tummy. She also stuck something up my bottom to take my temperature, which was extremely unpleasant and had a bit of an enema effect on me. Thankfully the lady who had to clear up the resulting mess in reception was very good about it. As we were getting ready to go, my friend Spencer arrived with his new puppy - it was a bit too small to bother barking at it, but I was very excited to see Spencer and left a bit of a puddle on the floor - cue the nice lady with the mop bucket again!
Since my tummy's been bad mum has been feeding me proper chicken (free-range!) which has really made up for being ill. I'm still looking forward to getting back to normal though.
Friday, 4 September 2009
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Bank Holiday bonus
Well, what a lovely Bank Holiday weekend! It was so nice to have mum home for an extra day on Monday. We went for a really long walk in the morning and I met up with lots of dogs for some playtime. Mum's really happy when I play nicely with other dogs... but not so happy when I try to go home with them. I think she feels a bit unloved! Spent most of the day lounging around at home, which suited me absolutely fine to be honest.
In the evening, mum thought it would be a good idea to go for another walk, but I thought a nice drive in the car would be a much better idea. I like the car. I sit in the front with mum and I can put my feet up on the dashboard and look at what's coming our way. And it has these things at the front that blow cold air in my face when I put my snout up against them. I learnt pretty quickly that you NEVER try to climb on mummy's lap when she's driving so I keep myself entertained with these other things instead.
Mum suggested a compromise - i.e. we take a drive then get out and walk somewhere. Now, I don't like compromise - being a terrier I like getting my own way - but I figured I could always refuse to get out of the car at the other end so I went along with it to keep mum happy. When she stopped the car she said we were at a place called Barbury Castle. Now, I thought this sounded really exciting so I decided to get out of the car and investigate, only it turns out it's not so much a castle as a big mound of earth on top of a hill, with a sort of trench round it. Still, it was really high up and the wind was really strong and it was like being on top of the world. Mum kept complaining about how cold she was, which was a bit rich as it was her idea to go for a walk in the first place. I thought it was really ace. The only downside was that mum wouldn't let me off my lead - she said it was far too open and if I decided to run away I could be half-way to Devizes before she managed to catch me.
As if I'd ever run away!!!
Good fun though - bit shattered after all that! I hope we can go again. Mum says it depends on the weather because winter's coming now and that means it will get really cold and dark and rainy. I was born in March so mum says I've never seen winter but it doesn't sound like much fun!
In the evening, mum thought it would be a good idea to go for another walk, but I thought a nice drive in the car would be a much better idea. I like the car. I sit in the front with mum and I can put my feet up on the dashboard and look at what's coming our way. And it has these things at the front that blow cold air in my face when I put my snout up against them. I learnt pretty quickly that you NEVER try to climb on mummy's lap when she's driving so I keep myself entertained with these other things instead.
Mum suggested a compromise - i.e. we take a drive then get out and walk somewhere. Now, I don't like compromise - being a terrier I like getting my own way - but I figured I could always refuse to get out of the car at the other end so I went along with it to keep mum happy. When she stopped the car she said we were at a place called Barbury Castle. Now, I thought this sounded really exciting so I decided to get out of the car and investigate, only it turns out it's not so much a castle as a big mound of earth on top of a hill, with a sort of trench round it. Still, it was really high up and the wind was really strong and it was like being on top of the world. Mum kept complaining about how cold she was, which was a bit rich as it was her idea to go for a walk in the first place. I thought it was really ace. The only downside was that mum wouldn't let me off my lead - she said it was far too open and if I decided to run away I could be half-way to Devizes before she managed to catch me.
As if I'd ever run away!!!
Good fun though - bit shattered after all that! I hope we can go again. Mum says it depends on the weather because winter's coming now and that means it will get really cold and dark and rainy. I was born in March so mum says I've never seen winter but it doesn't sound like much fun!
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