3 years old today

Hip, hip hooray!
I’m three years old today.

Doggone! I haven’t posted anything for months! Well I have been very busy, that’s why. I’ve moved house and I now live in Cornwall, just under a mile from the sea. It’s fantastic here. I have a much bigger area in the garden to run around in, and there is a park outside the front of my house for mum to take me out walking.

We didn’t go to the beach much during the winter as Mum doesn’t like me getting wet when it is cold, but we did go down to the beach on Xmas Day and New Year’s Day I had a splash about in the beach stream. I expect we will be going to the beach more often now that the weather is warmer. I have had plenty of sea air though because Mum and I like walking around the coastal path up on the cliffs. Sometimes it has been so very windy up there that Mum could hardly stand up and even I didn’t like it blowing into my face much.

Scared of the Sea

My mum has sold our house.
We’re off to pastures new
living right near a beach.
I hope that fact is true.

I’ve been on holiday
paddling there in the stream
until it reached the sea,
but that sure made me scream.

The waves came crashing in
and that made me quite scared
so I went back again
to paddle where I dared.

I watched the other dogs
who were chasing a ball
right out into the waves
showing no fear at all.

Mum thinks I’m a wimp.
Paws on the ground I keep.
I like to play in pools
until they get too deep.

When we move to our house
near to the deep blue sea
I might get used to waves
and braver I might be.

Hooray! Hooray! It’s my 2nd Birthday today!

Exploring my new paddling pools

Me sitting in my nice new basket

LAST TIME I HAD A NEW BED

Mum bought this new bed today
and a new pink paddling pool
for me to splash in and play,
cos the baby bath’s too small.

Last time I had a new bed
I was a very young pup
but Mum’s bought a new one now
because she thought I’d grown up.

I’ve had four beds up ’til now.
All of them have been bright pink
Mum likes that cerise colour
all around her house, I think.

My first bed’s in the garden
full of pretty pink flowers.
It sits with other pink pots
on the patio of ours.

My first bed I grew out of,
the next Mum’s friend smashed to bits
falling on it from a height,
which had everyone in fits.
My third bed has been well chewed,
is comfy and just fits me,
but Mum wanted a new one
for our holiday, you see.

This one has a nice cushion
for me to sit on, she said.
I just wanted to chew it
so it’s been hidden instead.

Now I have got two baskets:
one’s kept where I sleep at night
the other’s in the kitchen
for when I’m within Mum’s sight.

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Hooray! Hooray!
It’s my second birthday today.

My new quarters

I’ve been too busy for the last few months to write much about my antics because I have been having my quarters revamped by my uncle to make life easier for Mum. It has been very hectic here and the upheaval has been upsetting me a bit.

First of all my uncle installed a new outdoor lighting system so that I can see in my run at night. That was good. Then he installed a sink unit in my room between the washing machine and the dryer. He put cupboards above and below the sink unit  to store all my stuff but because I keep chewing the knobs on the equipment there is a dog playpen blocking me away from that area of the room.

I wasn’t a very good girl though. That night, when I was put back in my room I decided to chew up the lino on the floor. I’ve never done that before. Next thing I knew I was put back in my playpen in the kitchen while my uncle installed a new ceramic tiled floor. I can’t chew that. 😦

He took out all the equipment, a big freezer and an old fridge on the other side of the room so that there is now more room for me and my toys, then he painted the room pink and cream to match the kitchen and my basket.

An 18 Months Old Adolescent

Gosh! I cannot believe it is so long since I wrote anything. I’ve been very busy though, chasing pigeons away from our back garden, barking at cats who dare to walk past the front of our house and generally making sure any would be burglars know that I’m around, whenever I hear a strange sound outside. Mum doesn’t seem to like it though. I can’t think why.

Mum says I’m a madam and a spoiled brat!

Well, it’s not very fair that

Sunshine again, at last!

I am so happy to see the sun again, I can’t stop barking for joy

Yeah! I have just seen the sun.
Now I can go out and have some fun.
For days it’s been pouring with rain
and I’ve been confined to quarters again.

Confinement

I’m confined to a smaller quarter
for doing what I shouldn’a oughta.
She’s going away
socialising for the day
so if I can’t get my own way
and get at my run to play
I’ll just stand and shout
for her to let me out.
I’ll work it out.

Gardening and Training

Mum is fed up with me creating havoc and pruning her climbers on the trellis around my run while she is out doing her gardening, so today she decided to let me help her in the garden. Well, I didn’t actually help, but I stayed by her side guarding her from anything that might want to attack her, like bees and wasps.

Actually I didn’t have much choice than to stay by her side, because she had my lead strapped around her body to keep me close to her while she was weeding and trimming the plants. However, she said she was very pleased with me because I didn’t try to interfere with what she was doing.

After Mum had finished gardening, she decided to step up my training ready for tonight. We have got the boss trainer taking our class at my GSD training club because our trainer is on holiday, and Mum wanted me to impress. She took loads of photos of me doing it right, in case I do it wrong tonight. She said she was very pleased with me especially as I didn’t even have my head collar on. Even better than that, she never even had to give me any treats until after we had finished my training session.

Will I be able to impress them all tonight?

Baking

Mmmmm. That smells pawsome!

I just love it when Mum does her baking
‘specially if she lets me taste what she’s making.
I sit in front of the oven, savouring the smell
hoping I’ll get some when it’s finished as well.

I lie on the rug as good as can be
waiting for her to give some to me.
But she doesn’t. She puts it away
and says it is for another day. 😦

Worn out!

Having a big yawn

Woof! I’m a worn out doggy and I am feeling hoarse.

We had a party here yesterday, it was supposed to be a garden party, but it rained so it had to be held indoors. Mum took me for a long walk in the morning to tire me out, but before I could have my snooze everyone arrived, so I had to do my guarding Mum job.