Busy
June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment |
Lately it has been really busy in our house. Lots of people coming and going. To be honest I can’t keep track anymore who is who. And Roger and Claire seem really busy as well. Roger has this stacking game he plays every day. He’s piling massive stones on top of each other and gets really sweaty and dusty. I don’t like it when he plays that game. He gets very grumpy when I try to do something funny like hiding his tools.
Claire is also very busy. Every Saturday we go to the other house up the hill. She cleans the house and that’s not too bad. The bad thing is that I have to stay outside. I don’t like being left alone so I generally have a lie down in front of the door.
Luckily Doodle is back from holiday! That’s super. We’ve had some good romps since she’s back. Doodle developed a new game, which is called “chase Doodle-around-the-shed-and-confuse-Jingles”. Roger enjoys it when we play that game but after a number of laps around the shed I always seem to lose Doodle. Roger yells at me that she’s behind me, but I don’t quite understand what he means so I end up all confused…
Every now and then I try to help out Roger with his stacking game. On below photo you can see me cleaning up one of the big bags. He can be so sloppy at times. Luckily I’m there to clean things up a bit although on this specific occasion it did not work out too good as the wind kept blowing that bag away which made me quite excited and I decided it needed a good barking.
I’ll have a lie down now on my new posh pillow Claire made for me…
State of things
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
I decided to write another post in my diary. I’ve been really busy these days… chasing sheep, chasing geese, smashing my paws on Roger’s keyboard… I think I like chasing geese the most. They’re really big and make funny noises. First I was a bit afraid of them but one day I decided to give it a go and chased them all from the shore. It was good fun!!
Everybody says I keep growing and I guess I’m getting really big. I also got really “laid back” as Roger and Claire call it. And the other day Claire made a really big fuss of getting one of my puppy teeth. I normally eat them (to be honest, I eat practically anything much to the annoyance of Roger) but Claire wouldn’t let me… Ah well, she probably gets all sentimental about it…
The past weeks have been really good with the weather. I spot these big flying black spots every now and then. Roger calls them “bees” and I try my best to catch them with my mouth. So far no luck and Roger keeps yelling that I should be careful. I really cannot see how a black spot that small could possibly hurt me! Anyway, I’m really enjoying all my walkies although as of late I haven’t seen Doodle. Claire says she’s on holiday for the coming weeks. I really miss her…
I’m growing up…
April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
At least that’s what Roger and Claire keep saying to each other. I think I’m doing ok. I’m on three meals a day now. I used to be on four. So, I missed one but now I get three big ones! I love big meals!! I think Claire gets a bit sad about me growing so quickly. She says the “puppy time” has gone so quickly. I think I’m still a puppy… and I will do my funny puppy walk for her more often. I think it cheers her up when I do that.
To be honest I have grown really tall. I can now see what’s on the dining table when I put my front paws on Roger’s lap. I do this every now and then. Roger thinks I want to cuddle, which is true (I love a cuddle) but I’m also desperately nosy and want to check out the table every now and then.
My sore knee is healed now. We’ve not been to Mairi at the vets for quite some time now. I really love Mairi. She’s alway so cuddly with me. Claire is still worried about my knee and she says I’m too boisterous and don’t know my limits.
Now my knee is better we do all kinds of fun things. We have had quite some beach walks, which are the best. I get to play with big sticks, sea weed and I can run around like mad. Especially when Roger does his funny walk and says that he’s gonna get me… I really, really need to run then…
Also, the weather has been really good. I hate rain and wind but now it’s been sunny for days on a row. Maybe Doodle gets over this afternoon again and we can have a run again on the “white dog field”. I call it the “white dog field” because it always has these strange white dogs roaming around on it. They’re really strange: they eat tons of grass, make weird sounds and always run away from me. Roger says I’m not allowed to go near them. I won’t as they look quite big…
Me, I’m also back!
March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Pfff, at last I can write in my diary again. The last time was just after I had my operation. I had this embarrassing bold left leg with a huge cut in it. I looked like a stray dog. But it has healed quite well and my hair is already growing back on. Oh, and all stitches are out as well. Which is good. They were very itchy!!
Since the op, I have not been off the lead on walkies. I really miss that but I think Roger and Claire know what’s best for me. We’ve been over to the vet quite a number of times. My favorite is Mairi, she’s so nice and always gives me a big fuss when I come in. I love a big fuss. I wag my tail and generally trip over all my paws…
Today we went to a place called the “Coral Beaches”. There were loads of other people around as well. Half way we met a group of Spanish ladies and they were very nice to me, giving me loads of cuddles. I jumped up at them and Roger looked quite horrified and yelled something about my muddy paws. They did not seem to bother and all of them gave me a big hug. Roger said to Claire that I was a “babe magnet”. Not a clue what that means but I think they both had a laugh about it…
The picture was taken yesterday. I had to chase a stick Roger had thrown into the water. It was a bit scary but good fun. I think I like water…
Update
March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Yes, I’m back and decided to update my diary a bit. I felt pretty lousy over the past days. I had a really bad leg so I limped about for a while. It’s much better now. I can do my nutty run through the house again but I think Roger and Claire are still quite worried about me. I also had medicines which gave me an upset tummy. I had to whine a couple of times during the night to get Roger out of bed so I could go outside. I hate messing my bed… I also had to miss out on a romp with Doodle. My leg was just too bad… I cried in my crate while Doodle had fun with my frisbee…
Eventually Roger and Claire took me to the vets. I really love going there. Especially the girl behind the desk!! She’s great!! When the doctor came in I had to go on the big table. I must admit I was very quiet. He was doing all kinds of weird things with my leg. After I had been on the table Roger and Claire went away. I had to stay there. At one point they stung me with this thing and after that I got very sleepy. When I woke up, there was a bowl of fish kibble. I love fish kibble!! I begged for more. You never know…
When Roger and Claire came back, I did my nutty run through the vets waiting room. I sniffed all the people who were sitting there. I loved it! Claire said I was causing havoc. I don’t know what a havoc is but she caught me while I tried to jump up to a woman holding a really small, skinny dog. I’m not allowed to jump up, but sometimes I just forget all those rules.
By the way, what do you think of this picture? I think I look quite handsome. Roger took it just after I had put my head in the little burn which runs across the land. He yelled something about drowning…
An ear, please…!!
March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Claire bought a great snack for me! They’re lovely and really big. It takes me an hour to eat one. After that I need to drink loads and also need to poop. Claire calls them “pig ears” and I think she finds them disgusting… They certainly look weird. Not at all like ears… really hard with no hairs. Not like mine: floppy with furry hairs. But then again, you don’t know nowadays…
Roger said they’re bad for my tummy as they give me the runs. He said he was not going to buy them anymore. That would be a shame…
By the way, this is me on the photo carrying my new trofee. It was rather big and I haven’t got a clue what it is. I managed to pinch this on our family walk today…
The secret room
March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
I really love the house. Loads of room to run around. I love it when Roger chases me around the kitchen island. He’s not too quick. I can easily outrun him. I love doing that!
And yesterday I noticed an open door of a room I’ve never been into. I sneaked in and found Claire lying there. She yelled that I wasn’t allowed in but I wiggled my tail and try to jump up onto the bed. But it was way too high for my short legs. Although Claire was upset first, I think she enjoyed me being there as she put up here baby-voice to me. She does that every now and then. I’m really a big boy so it’s not necessary anymore but I guess she likes doing that. Ah well, I won’t make a fuss about it.
Anyway, I had a good sniff. I guess this must be the room where they sleep. Roger came in as well, and I got really excited. I got a sudden urge to run around the house. I did a couple of really speedy laps!! I also tried to destroy Roger’s pillow but he took me out of the room. It was good fun, though…! Must get back soon!!
Couch potato
February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
This was a strange weekend. I’m glad it’s Monday again. First Roger and Claire were really busy sorting a trip to Inverness. They were talking about a party and even bought a special travel crate for me. Yuk! Well in the end we didn’t go. I think it was because Roger had a bad back. He walked about like an old man. Claire had to help him put on his socks! This was good as I could get into some really good mischief without him capable of catching me!!
I’m getting really big now. At least that’s what Claire says. I think she’s a bit sad that I’m no longer a baby. But, I can do new tricks, now I’m getting bigger. I can climb onto the sofa on my own. Roger called me “couch potato”. I don’t know what that is, but he thought it was very funny.
Today we had to go to the vets again. It was really good. I love going there. He checked my tummy as there’s still a bit of rumbling going on in there. The check-up felt like a good massage and I had to do my best not to fall asleep. He also put something in my behind and mumbled that my temp was a wee bit high. They do talk funny, those grown-ups, don’t they?? Before I knew it we were back in the car on our way home. Can’t wait to get back…
Sick
February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Today started as a bit of a disaster. It all began at 4:30 am. I felt really sick and howled and whined so hard that Roger came out of bed. Once outside I had to vomit and also had stomach cramps which gave me a bad case of running poops. Afterwards I was really miserable.
Claire also got out of bed and sat with me for a while. I slept on her lap which made me feel better. At about 8 am I was up and running again and felt much better… Where’s me brekkies??
Playtime
February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment |
Val was over today. I really like Val and I hope she saw me wiggle my tail. It was great to see her again. I made an effort not to jump up to her. Roger and Claire keep saying that people don’t like that at all. I wonder why….
The good thing of Val coming over is that Doodle could also be around!! I love Doodle! And… big surprise!! Doodle was around!!! We had a big romp on the croft, which was very good fun. But after a while I got really tired while Doodle was still bouncing around. She chased me up a bit with some barking and we had another romp. Then I was really flat out… I mean, I’m only still a small dog…
Roger was a bit cross with me as I was too wild at times. I agree, I sometimes get carried away during play but I really mean no harm so I hope Val wasn’t too cross with me…
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