My new little bro

Mum did a disappearing act at the beginning of this week and came back yesterday with another little boy. He is really quite tiny and nowhere near as loud as Nathan.


I was alowed to get a wee look and sniff at him today but from the looks of it, he wasn't too impressed!

The clippers

Dad has been talking about giving me a hair cut for a while now.... and today, I was treated to a close encounter with the clippers. Uncle RoJ was here too and was pretty amazed that I stayed still through the ordeal... he clearly doesn't know who's boss!

Still, after the clippers, scissors, thinners, brushes and combs were safely away and the hoover has been thrown around the lounge, I was looking pretty damn fine - even if I do say so...


If anybody needs a quick trim, I can thoroughly recommend him!

Football

A few weeks ago, Mum, Nathan and I were on our usual walk when I found something really exciting - a small red football! I carried it all the way home which took some doing -it's quite hard to run, sniff and carry something that size in your mouth.


Now that it is in our back garden, Dad sometimes comes out to play with me. Here is some photographic evidence that dogs can play football (though I think it should be named 'pawball')! You may be able to see that the football is not all there anymore. Did you really think I could resist having a nibble??

An old friend

Cara came round to play today with her Mum and Dad. She was a bit noisy at first, barking and growling at me, but she soon settled down. It's so much fun having a freind to play with (that is not only my size but has the same crazy mentality as me!) especially when we went for our walk :o) I hope we can play again soon!

Another injury

I'm sorry to say that I've once again injured myself and am on my sickbed. I'm glad to say though, that I am still at home and I'm not as sick as this time last year.

It all happened when I spring a fox from the bushes during a mid-afternoon walk - I sometimes try chasing the birds that I spring, but a fox... definitely worth a chase. As you can guess, I become completely deaf when I'm that excited and clearly wasn't concentration about where I was running.


I've managed to slash open two of the pads on my right from paw. There was blood everywhere and it was raining heavily. I had blood over all four paws and round my mouth when I limped back to Mum - I think she got a bit of a shock.

So... I'm on my sickbed... consigned to the front garden and grass - no walks, no rough play and definitely no ball chasing... rubbish.

Another screamer

Today I saw photographic evidence of something that I have suspected now for a wee while. We are going to get another screaming 'baby'. This is not good - I had hoped that the next addition to our family would be a wee pal or sister for me. Mum and Dad have talked often about getting a puppy called Poppy, but no, instead we are getting another child to pester me and steal my toys. At least I now know how to subtly steal it's socks and toys without Mum noticing.

Is nothing sacred

I've noticed that since the little one has arrived (and started growing at an alarming rate), we have had less quiet.

I'm not so bothered really, because I have my own little space and I'm quite happy relaxing and having a chew on one of my toys (or if I can mange it, one of his!).


Today though, marked a new stage in our relationship - he came crawling into my room and decided that it would be fun to take my toy. I was completely dumbfounded... I think he's trying to get his own back!

Crazy poses

Don't you just hate it when you think everything is safe for you to have a quick yawn... when suddenly, out of nowhere pops a crazy person with a camera take a silly photo.


I just look ridiculous!...

Got 'im

The grandparents were around tonight and after Nathan had had his bath, he returned in his England rugby shirt. I was understandably excited because of their visit and decided that Nathan was far too easy a target as he showed off his new skill (sitting still!). I'm not sure if he still likes getting a big lick from his dog.

Lazin' around

For a springer, I'm pretty laid back really! I mean... how many dogs like me do you know that would just lie down in the middle of a room and catch a few extra winks of sleep?

Walkies

We had a rather muddy meander through the woods today. The action shot's didn't come out.... you know the kind of thing... jumping, running, swimming. Anyway, I thought I'd stay still for long enough to get a portrait (only just long enough).

Chilling out surfing

You just can't beat it! Cuddled up to Mum, surfing the web - I just love it. Doesn't really happen until the wee'yun gets to bed though.


Still, I can live with that.

While Dad's away

Well, Dad's away and its all a bit strange! I'm not saying that I don't enjoy the company of Mum and the wee fella, but its a bit odd having a little less discipline around the house.

I got to do all sort of things that wouldn't usually be allowed - including the obligatory "sit-on-the-knee". To be honest, Auntie Nic, isn't all that good at saying NO to cuddles!

My holiday

Mum and Dad took Nathan off to see some of their friends in Northern Ireland, so I had my own special holiday. I went to Granny and Grandad's for some special treatment and just to put the icing on the cake, Nic came round every day and took me for a walk in the Hermitage.

In fact, on Thursday, we walked all the way from one side of the Hermitage to the other, up the hill and then all the way back. Must admit that I was ready for collapsing when I got back.

The holiday was over nearly as quickly as it began - I'm back to normal sized meal portions and slightly less attention.

The Almondell

We all went on a lovely walk to the Almondell this afternoon. It's the first time I've been there in ages! We had to go on a modified route because of Nathan's buggy, which meant we were by the water most of the time. I got so excited that I spent most of my time running in the water where it was too shallow to swim.

We stopped at our usual spot and Dad through lots of sticks for me to swim and catch. I was getting really good at it and by the end I had 3 sticks in my mouth! Mum then took me to the other side of the river so I could swim across it. I just love swimming :o)


They forgot to take the camera out of the car so there are no action photos of me, just one when we got home with me looking a bit wet and bedraggled - I can't wait to go back there.

Cuddles with Laura

Laura came round last night... I think she really came to see Nathan, but I don't mind. With all the extra visitors we get these days, I usually get some attention.


There was however some misunderstanding... she tapped her leg and called my name - I obliged by jumping on her lap.


I don't think that she was expecting my spring-like tendencies and collapsed back into the sofa.


In retrospect, I was lucky to get away with it! Everybody laughed and Nathan's giggling took the heat from the situation.

Sunday walks

It lived up to expecation!

We spent a very exciting afternoon playing in the Hermitage of Braid in the middle of Edinburgh. There was me and Cara, Mum and Dad who brought Nathan, and Ali and Jamie who came with Cara.


We had great fun running after anything that moved and playing in the water. Dad and Jamie seemed very keen to throw sticks for us both to chase and wanted to make us do as much running as possible. They also seemed very keen on getting photos; which means I can post them here.


Then it was back to the Grandparents for some chasing around in the garden.


All in all, a pretty perfect Sunday.

The fairer sex

Word is that we'll be heading out for a "walk" (which is never anything like walking) tomorrw with my favorite dog-pal - Cara. She's the same age as me and we pretty much spend our time play-fighting... but running after each other all around the Hermitage of Braid will be a cool way to spend a Sunday afternoon.


No doubt, we'll be heading back to the Grandparents afterwards which means endless fun in the garden.

Back home

Wow! What a week,

One minute, I was running around without a care in the world and the next, I couldn't breathe and had a horrible pain in my chest - worst thing was, I couldn't let anyone know!

I tried to make it obvious that I wan't well by walking to heel and not running and it seems to work. I ended up at the vets and I don't remember much after that.

When I woke up I was in the car with Dad (who was driving pretty fast) and then we met some more people who took me away and put me in a funny box which made my breathing better.


They did all kinds of things to try and work out why I wasn't well - they eventually found the stick lodged in my airway: I'd been trying to make it as obvious as possible, but nobody was taking the bait.

Once they took out the stick, I felt much better and now I'm back at home although I'm only allowed out for the toilet - I might be allowed out for a small walk next week.

The stick and my vet

I still don't quite understand how they removed this from my lung, but it was there and I have quite a few witnesses to prove it.


Eulanda (my vet) was pretty excited - and all the vet students kept coming to see me. I'm a bit of celeb: wonder if Hello! want the pictures.