Merry Christmas, may all your wishes come true. 

Dogs in need

Once upon a time, Kizzie would have charged around the house to stop me putting those ears on her head, there may have been pain.  Today, she just sat and sighed.    My girl is grown up.

I sorted out a pile of washing, whites in this pile, coloureds in that basket, brought the whites down to wash and lost Murphy.  He was sitting with his head buried in the basket of mucky socks!  He did eventually emerge but had a look of sublime bliss on his face.  I do believe he is a proper boy...

lollies

Would you look at the state of my lawn!  It's a good job I love the hooligans.

They are not usually this far apart, but they have treasure and are carefully guarding it from each other.  I buy goats yoghurt, add a piece of banana and sometimes honey.  I freeze approx. 2 tablespoons in little pots and they have one each on a warm afternoon.  They love it and I get ten minutes of peace and calm :)

There are rather a lot of balls in my garden.  Most are popped.  I keep a bucket full of tennis balls to throw for Murphy to catch.  It is easier to gather them all up, sit and throw.  He usually has three buckets and then has a rest.  Kizzie couldn't care less about balls unless it is to take his to tease him with it..

POST

every day we have a battle to get to the post before Kizzie does,either she takes great exception to things coming through the letter box, or she thinks it must be for her.  Whatever the reason, she barks like a mad thing, grabs the mail as it comes through and then runs to the window with it, waving it at the postman.
The usual solution to this was to shut the hooligans in the study whilst the postman delivered.  Sadly these days there isn't a time frame and the post comes at all times of the day.
We decided to teach Kizzie not to grab the post.  Much yelling of 'leave it' didn't make much difference so we moved to the punishment method.  When she grabs the post she has to lay in her space under the stairs until we say she can come out.

Today I watched her grab the post, wave it at the postman, drop it on the stool and run and lay under the stairs.  I guess she has decided the punishment is worth the crime.  Sigh!

July 2013

wet dog

one very wet dog just meandered through the house.  B said "how has she got so wet" as he ran past in the opposite direction.  Followed by "bl**dy dog!".  At the same time, a second quite wet dog sauntered in.
Someone (she shall remain nameless) had managed to turn the hosepipe on.  Goodness knows how much water we wasted but two hairy beings had a lovely time. 

What shall we do with the barking doggies
What shall we do with the barking doggies
What shall we do with the barking doggies
Early in the morning

Every morning they nugde and lick and gennerally mug B until he gets up and lets them out.  Murphy runs around convinced he has only just survived another night and BARKS.  I am convinced he is saying "Good Morning, it's morning, it's breakfast time"  Kizzie likes to keep her eye on her boy and so runs out and joins in.  B is in the kitchen weighing the daily food allowance.  At this point, I generally hang out of the bedroom window and yell (words along the lines of "GET INSIDE" - not really sure as I am asleep at this point)

I dive back under the duvet and close my eyes.  I can hear clinking of discs against bowls and the kettle boiling.  Then B lets them back outside for their after breakfast ablutions.

"Morning, I have had my breakfast, goodness isn't it a nice day, I am alive, is that a dog over there ..........."

This time I yell "can I have a cup of tea please".  Hearing my voice the hooligans come running upstairs and jump on me.  I get my morning mugging, cuddle and darn good licking.

Isn't life grand