Puppies Blog Dedication

Today's posting is in memory of a very special Goldie.

This was the dog that lived with my family before I came along. They say that she was very gentle and kind and wouldn't hurt a fly. Me I eat them and spiders and moths! Yummy.

But sad to say she was ill and died, 6 months later I arrived and did all I could to help my familys pain. Today we visited her resting place which is on a wonderful hillside in the open country. Me, oh bury me outside MacDonalds, all those fallen fries, yes please. I'll haunt the eaters.

Over the next couple of days you will see a change to my regular postings and a reason, tell you more later...

Gotta go, cats in the garden. Wish he was buried there!!!

Puppy 'Drop Out'

Oops I'm a little whitewashed out of this picture! Nice size sticks though.

Well my report on the puppy training school graduation ceremony from last night.................................................................

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Oh are you still reading?

Okay so it didn't go too well. But I was tricked and cheated out of my degree.

The teacher played a dirty game last night. In order to see how much I had learned she brought her dog along to the class to judge my reaction and to see if I still remembered my lessons.

No of course I didn't!

They called my name for a recall, well I was checking out the new dog wasn't I.

They said sit, I never heard, well I was checking out the new dog wasn't I.

They said down.

Well you get the picture.

So no passing grade marks for me. Except everybody says that I am just a fraction better than I was.

How did I do that then?

We came home.

If that's over can I now please return to the lovable pup I always was?

Ha Ha

Just think of all the extra doggie biscuit bones they could have bought with the money they wasted.

This morning back to normal, out on our usual puppy walk. I ran through the mud, stole sticks off the Big Black Dog and yes they did do a recall and I ran over to their side so fast. Knew it they gave me a treat. Gobbled that down and straight back to the mud. Why do they bother with it, but who am I to stop them. Seems to keep them happy.

I think now I'll go and have a little puppy nap in the afternoon sun, feel a little tired after my late night.................see you tomorrow.......

Super Puppy v. CAT!!!

Hi there,

First have to say this is a very quick & short post for me because in a minute I have to prepare for Puppy School Graduation 2007. (I don't think for a second that yours truly will be graduating!)

Ha Ha

But my news today was to ask you "Have you ever licked a cat?"

My advice Don't. They taste awful! Their hair is all short, stubby and rough.

My family got up very early this morning and I went outside into the garden about 6:30am (yes am, I couldn't believe it either, I was fast asleep!) It was all very quiet in the neighborhood, when suddenly under the gap in the fence I saw the cat from next door. He was sleeping out there, I saw my chance so I stuck my tongue under the fence, Yucky!

You should have heard the noise as he flew away into his garden, the lady came rushing out accusing me of attacking her cat. How could I get hold of him.

Funny start to my day, but then we had an early puppy walk and everybody had to be somewhere, I was stuck with a puppy sitter again.

Well I have to go now, I wonder if they have a cap and gown in my size?

Will let you know of my graduation ceremony tomorrow........

Strong Puppy

Super Strong Puppy here, hello everybody.

I got into big trouble this morning, well we went out on our usual puppy walk, the sun was shinning and I was having such fun running here and there and everywhere.

All of a sudden I saw him, a Goldie looked just like me, well what would you do, of course I had to say hello. I'm friendly....

When I reached him however he wasn't friendly at all, he started barking at me, so I barked back. The noise was deafening, my family was not impressed and what did they do. Put me on the leash!

Okay so maybe I rushed at him in my usual way, straight into someone at 102mph! Life's too short to run slowly.

I didn't like being on the leash and maybe just maybe I pulled a little too hard, I don't know my own strength. The next thing I saw was one of my family flat on the grass as I ran back to 'talk' to this dog. Then I made matters worse by jumping up at his owner as well, I wasn't muddy today! This man got hold of me until my family came over, boy were they cross with me.

And guess what: I was so strong that I even broke my leash, snapped at the collar end, wow, it impressed me, no one else though.

I thought yeah free, no way. They put me on the Big Black Dogs leash, she got to walk back free.

All the way back to the car, in the car and at home they kept telling me off.

I kept hearing why do we go to puppy training school? I kept thinking I've been saying that all the time, what a waste!

So I crept off to the garden and decided it was best to keep a very low profile today.....wonder if it is now safe to ask for a doggie chew? I'll go and find out. Put my best sorry face on and as long as I have a home here tomorrow I'll be back to see you all...........bye.....

Puppy Paws

Hi everybody,

Super Puppy here, fit, healthy and raring to go again. Yes I have bounced back from my death bed!

Had a great morning puppy walk, ran and ran until my little, no long, legs were tired. Saw a couple of rabbits but decided no, today they can live.

The family are being a little strict with me and keep shouting NO! I try to ignore them. What can you do, if you have managed to sneak a piece of toast at breakfast time, there is no NO big enough to make me drop it, I can tell you. I love to run to the garden and eat in peace and quiet. I always beat them, by the time they catch up with me the toast has gone, ha ha.

When we arrived back after our walk I wanted to check out the new area of our house, some men, called painters (what's a painter?) have delivered lots and lots of interesting things. I can't wait to see what these men are going to do. I spent some time sniffing and checking out some new sheets these men have brought. Are they going to sleep on the job? Not with me around they are not!

I got bored in there and wandered back to the kitchen, my mom was unpacking lots of shopping she didn't hear me coming and I made her jump. Oops she dropped a large bag of stuff, I think they are on drugs, I hear about this white powder on the TV. It went all over the floor, wow what a mess. Of course I got the blame and they shouted at me to get out, so I ran to the garden, again. As I ran I left these super little white footprints, I thought it looked neat, so I ran around the hall a little more. I tried licking them, yucky. Who would cook with food that tastes like that?

I stayed in the garden for a while, let them wash the floor clean, then put on my 'I'm so sorry face' it worked.

Never forget fellow puppies, you can do anything you want to but always follow it up with the special forgive me face. See you tomorrow..............

Sick Puppy AGAIN!

Hellooooo..

I've done it again, spent yesterday afternoon ill.

This time I found another nice crunchy stash to eat, I think they called them acorns.

But they were so tasty and nutty, good enough for squirrels, good enough for puppies.

And of course once they family says 'leave them alone' what would you do, I eat more!

Then there I was feeling yucky and they make me go to puppy training school.

Ha Ha though, I wasn't in trouble, the family was.

I tried hard to listen while they were told off for not being assertive (wonder what that means?)

Next week is my last lesson, yippee, but my teacher is not very pleased with me and she said by next week I must not jump up at her again. Fat chance!!

So we went through lots of things we had already done, boring, sit, down all that again.

Waste of money this has been, oh well, extra puppy walk, evenings drive out, treats from the teacher, I've got through it somehow!

But when we got home boy was I in for it, all of a sudden they started.

It's was No this No that. Just because they got into trouble why take it out on me?

I think they were in a bad mood. I tried to go to sleep and ignore them.

Had a great puppy walk this morning though, meet several people and of course every time we meet anyone I get extra treats. Hurrah for school. But it doesn't work anymore, I eat the treats and then do the same as I've always done.

Why am I still always in trouble, I'm only 7 months old, I haven't grown up yet.

The Big Black Dog well she's always so good, she's boring, but then she's so old, she's 6 a grand old lady!!

Well I'm off to the garden, I must take a look and see if our tree drops anything exciting like acorns, I'm hungry...........bye..........

Tummy Ache Pup

Goodbye my friends, I've loved you all.....

I'm sick............ I'm dying.................

I've been so ill and what sympathy do I get, nothing.

The family just look at me as I lie on my death bed and say "serves you right, we told you"

We had this wonderful puppy walk this morning and I discovered the delightful land of the blackberry bushes.

Oh you should have seen them, so many, so big, so juicy.

How could I leave them alone? My family kept pulling me away but everywhere I ran there they were.

First they prickle you then you just have to turn round and bite them off the bush. You know what its like, you eat one, then another one, then another one and so on.....

Well I felt fine, until we got home.

Then I had my after walk puppy biscuits and oops was I bad!

Why do some of the most tasty things in life not like me?

But I have tummy ache.

I don't feel like playing,

I don't feel like running,

I don't feel like eating,

I don't feel like digging,

I don't feel like me!

Through the door I can see the neighbour's cat - oh let him walk across my garden...

I think I died and went to hell, because this isn't heaven....

NO NO NO NO what am I saying, if that cat's out there in my garden.................gotta go........................................................

Ouch these 'straw polls' hurt!

Hi everyone,

Sorry to say I've had a terrible weekend.

Yesterday the family made me very happy, early in the morning they took me out on a very long puppy walk, super.

Never saw the catch though!

They had the nerve to leave both of us at home for the rest of the day.

To make matters worse I got into the dining room and chewed the legs of the dining chairs, oh dear.

Plus hanging in the hall with the coats I found my leash. Oh why would I chew that? Hope it doesn't stop them taking me out.

Today on my puppy walk I found the farmer has 'cut his grass', have you ever walked on dry straw, oh it does prickle!

The rain has come back again and so have the mud puddles, yippee, I love mud.

But then we get back home and they bath me, how rude!

So I have had a horrible time because they keep saying stay on your blanket until your dry!

I'm still a puppy you know, I can't sit still I have to move.

Must be awful to be old, all the Big Black Dog does is sleep, how boring a life is that?

Well I am going to see if I can escape outside, I need to take a sniff around, hopefully I will have some good news to report to you all tomorrow.

lol (lots of licks) super puppy

Happy Puppy

Hi everybody,
As I feel so happy today I thought I would let you see a picture of me with the Big Black Dog. You can see how I've taught her to know her place, couple of steps behind me!
I have had such a great day and for once they are praising me, Wow.
This morning we went out for our usual puppy walk and oh my golly gosh they took a bag of dog treats.
There was this lady coming with some little dog, you know one of those really small ones that you can utterly dominate. I was a little muddy too by then, not that it bothered me one bit. I started to run, as I took my first leap, I heard the rustle of a bag and the word, treats. Not being one to ever turn down food I went back for a bite. Very nice. The lady was walking past but somehow just by looking at the other dog, treats kept coming my way. Oh this will do quite nicely, thank you.
Only problem was I then realised what I had done, they called me a very good girl. But hang on a minute I've just lost a game.
So what do I do the next time we meet a doggie play pal, do I play and get told off or do I forfeit the game for food and a pat on the head.
Oh the problems of life, I'm too little to work that out!
I overheard more good news when we got home, the builders are leaving next week, but I also heard new men are coming. Oh goody new men to train, wonder what work they will do?
I have a problem in my garden, how do you undig a hole?
I've dug this big hole you see, no one seems to have noticed or they have just given up on me! But when I run round the garden I now keep falling in this hole and it hurts, so how do I undig?
Well I think its time to go on a cat hunt, if he really has to insist on crossing my garden this regularly then I am certain he does so purely to have a game and if he wants a game, who am I to say no.
Bye for now, remember puppies rule.........

Puppy still Naughty!

Hello,

Are you still visiting me because I am not getting any better it would seem.

Yesterday I was in such trouble with the builders car, I really didn't mean to do it.

Well after dinner I thought I had been forgiven when the family picked up my puppy leash and I cried with joy, they still loved me and we were going out. My favorite time.

I ran to the car and got in the right one!

Then to my horror discovered we were going to puppy training school, no I thought not that punishment again.

Problem was for the first time my teacher was very displeased with me.

I can't do anything right.

Sometimes we have a lesson indoors and sometimes out in the field. Last night we did recall again, but out on a make believe walk. I know the difference.

They used this very very long leash, in order to pretend I was free, I wasn't.

I got into trouble because I kept jumping up at my teacher, my family knows I do that on a walk with people. I also scratched her stomach, I do that too. I'm bad.

Then along the edge of the field came a strange dog, just happened to be out on a walk, nothing to do with school. Of course I had to run over to say hello, wouldn't you?

But I honestly did not hear them call me once. They must have been calling my name very quietly. In time I felt that long leash shorten up and I had to return to my teacher, oops she was not pleased with me at all.

So my family and I went home, I heard them all talking about me. What will my punishment be I wondered as I went to my puppy bed, very unhappy.

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Yeah I got up this morning everyone seems very happy, after breakfast we went out on our usual puppy walk and guess what happened. I get extra treats.....Yep... after all that playing up and trouble last night, it seems they want to control me by using more treats.

Hey I recommended puppy training school and my wonderful teacher to any dog around.

So I'm not stupid, the more I play up, the more treats I'm going to get. Is there a catch here?

They kept calling me over and in their hand were treats, I eat one, I run off again. I like this!

Life just can't get any better....

'Trouble' Puppy

Hi everybody, please say you will be my friend today, I don't have any here!

No one is talking to me.

I'm in deep deep trouble!

Well it all started after our lovely puppy walk this morning. There had been some rain overnight and the puddles were full up again with nice smelly gooey mud. The best kind.

I didn't really get told off for that, they seem to just accept that's me and there's nothing they can do about it. Finally. Although they do shout constantly 'don't shake near me' Why? !!

However we arrived home and I jumped out of the car, I knew it was going to be hose pipe bath time, I don't really mind that too much now either, oh my golly gosh I must be growing up, Help!

But what happened next was like a scene out of a horror movie.

One of the builders went to his car as I was going into the house. He called to his 'mate' up the ladder "I'm going to Moor Park, did you want to come?"

I can't help it I thought he said to me "Would you like more Park ?" Of course I would want to go, so I turned round and ran, he was holding a door open, I jumped in his car.

Oops.

I was filthy, the mud went all over his cloth seats.

There was pandemonium, he was screaming at me, my family was screaming. I am the worst puppy in the whole wide world.

I caused a row with the builders, what a morning. so I've stayed out in the garden. I don't think they will ever let me back in the house.

One good thing though, most of the mud has now dropped off so I won't be needing that bath.

Just might need a new house!

Help,

If I'm still here tomorrow I'll let you know what happened.

I'm going to lie low for a while, bye.......

Summer time Puppy

Hi everybody,
At last the sun came out, I love the summertime. Lazy Puppy naps in the garden.
Last week I went to puppy training school again, I know I always say it but what a waste of time and energy. I could be doing so many important things, like digging holes, or chasing the cat.
The keyword was 'Leave'......when I heard that I thought yeah, we can go home now. But No the word has two meanings. Stupid school!
It was all so silly, my teacher put puppy play toys in front of me and then told me not to play with them, how dumb can you get?
At the end of the lesson she even had the nerve to use treats...put them on the floor just beyond my nose! But I don't get it? Because what she really meant to say was 'wait for a minute', she said leave, I waited, then I was allowed to eat it. Work that out?
When I got home I saw the builders truck and I thought 'Leave', wish they would. Living with all this noise is driving me mad, I can hardly sleep in the daytime!
As you saw from my pictures yesterday I am now an expert swimmer, I can jump straight into the river. Super fun, biggest water puddle I have ever seen.
Over the last week I have got into such a lot of trouble for now destroying all my play toys, I always did chew everything but suddenly I've realised I can totally tear them apart. And now this new habit has become so addictive I've started destroying everything I can get my teeth into, far more than I ever did as a puppy. It's fun!
Well for today I must run I hear the call of the cookie jar, someone's in the kitchen, gotta go, bye for now...........

Swimming Puppy

Hello Everybody..Super Puppy here..

I have to say I am so sorry for being absent again, well the family made me said that, I've had a great time swimming and having fun.

But our house is a building site and we escaped again, every time I come home the house is growing bigger, I'll get lost in the new part, is that what they want?

Today this is just a short post to say I am back and popped these pictures on to show you how much I have missed you all!

I will post tomorrow, I have puppy training school news and holiday news for you.

Mom says tell my friends she will email around tomorrow, oh she is so lazy, why can't she do her own work, I have things to do. I must get out and let that cat know I'm back and check on my garden.

Lots to do, places to sniff

See you all tomorrow

Happy Puppy

Helloooooooo everybody,

Have I had a wonderful happy super puppy day and its not even my birthday! (that's about 21 weeks away)

It all started because we have builders here, they come in and go out all day, it's great no-one seems to really watch me or the things I can get my paws on.

Well for breakfast I managed to steal a piece of bacon, oh boy do I love bacon... was a little warm at first but I laid it out on the grass and it soon cooled. Satisfied I went back into the house and I couldn't believe my luck, no-one saw me run back to the garden with a piece of toast!

Then I found the front door was open I looked outside how great can this day get? The mailman was coming..I barked all grown up and defending my property, I really believe by the look on his face that he was scared of me, wow!

Only problem was before I could do the decent doggy act of chewing a mailman's trousers, my family caught me there and I was embarrassed to be treated like a puppy again. He obviously felt safe then and patted my head!

We set off on our puppy walk, the sun had bought out the bunny rabbits. I tried and tried to catch one but I will have to learn a little bit more about how to reach those rabbit holes before the bunnies do. I am quite big now so I want to know how does something so small as a bunny rabbit run so very fast!!!!!

I also saw a fox - I don't chase them & 3 deer, they are too big.

When we got home, I jumped out of the car and there it was, a builders lunch bag. I grabbed it and ran to the garden but I couldn't get the stupid plastic covering off and it tasted so yucky! But I got caught and told off, my mom had to make the builder a sandwich and he didn't give me even a small taste.

After lunch I stuck lucky again, everyone is so busy they never saw me find a lovely soft cushion, I went out in the sunshine and curled up for a very relaxing sleep.

Later I chewed a paperback book, they are not so good as the TV guide I like those, but it gave me a new game.

Okay so I got told off a few times but I've had quite a good day, I love living my life, full of adventures of what can I do next and my family is certainly slipping up a bit lately.

I feel tired now think I will retire for a little puppy nap before dinner time and then see what I can finish the day with......Bye for now....

Calling all Puppies - Never give up your ball!

Hi Everybody Super Puppy here,
As this picture shows thought I would make the Big Black Dog play and what did she do, she stole my ball or rather she thought she could. No way do I ever let a ball go.
I got it back!
That's why I'm called Super Puppy.
I am a little muddy, this morning we went to a new place for my puppy walk and boy was it muddy, it was fantastic but I got into trouble because I always like to lie down in it. Makes the car nice and 'iffy' as they say.
I couldn't post this weekend I'm sorry, we were all sent away. We didn't have any water at home, no baths, Yippee. But then no drinking water either.
I blame the builders I think they dug through the pipes deliberately just to stop work. They keep upsetting my routine. I come home, I go away, I come back, sent off again. I hope we are back now.
We had a hot weekend and I went swimming in a lake (fancy name for large water hole), I can't understand it, when I swim in water holes they shout at me but at this lake they threw toys in for us to play with, they don't know what they want!
More trouble for me today, this morning I ate my first pair of sunglasses, strange things that people put on their faces but quite chewy I must say, looking forward to attacking another pair. I find it strange now I am older that some crimes are worth committing, I think I have got used to the 'odd' telling off. I just let the adults have a good moan, I sit at give them the 'Oh I won't do it again face'. But some things are just too much fun to never do again and I can put up with the telling off.
Here's a tip for any puppies reading this, if you get told off, when they are finished just start something like trying to catch your tail. If you can look stupid they laugh, see problem solved.
Well I think today I have to run, I want to go and see if the builders need my help. Sometimes they leave out long strips of wood which are perfect for chewing and we always have such a great game they just love to chase me round the garden. One or two of them could do with a little more exercise (if you know what I mean!) Ha ha go on chase me then............

Puppy/Dog Training Classes

Hey everybody do you want a laugh?

I went to puppy school last night and guess what the lesson was. Teaching me my name!!!!!

I know my name thank you.

Idiots.

Spent the whole hour calling my name, I think it was called 'recall'

The teacher however praised me, Oh I've got her worked out, she has treats, she calls my name I trot over and she feeds me a treat and my family pays for this?

Thank you.

The problem is though at puppy training school there is nothing to do except survive the lesson.

When we are on a walk however, everything is so different, there are so many things a puppy just has to do, scents to sniff, people to greet, dogs to play with or growl at, puddles to splash in, delightful rabbit doodles to eat, grass and mud to claw at, sticks to chew, balls to chase, roll in foxes 'doodah!', get wet, get muddy, get 'iffy', air to breathe, distance to run and run and run and "miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep". (Okay apologies - line pinched from Robert Frost, my Mom's favorite poet)

On top of all I do they then expect me to hear them call my name to go home, I don't think so!

Just can't wait for next weeks lesson.....

I'm in trouble again, the car had to go a place called a garage, they had to replace 2 seat belts they called them. Someone and they assume it was me chewed through the belts, I blame that Big Black Dog, Would it be me?

Couldn't find any builders lunchboxes today, just as well I know it was their egg that upset me.

The one good thing about the builders is that the stupid cat from next door doesn't seem to want to cross our garden these days. Wonderful, although I admit I miss our lovely chase me games. Please come back Kitty Kat.

I think its time I took a puppy snooze, forgive me I'm dog tired!

Puppy Dog Ready to Play

It's me Super Puppy,
Sorry I didn't post yesterday I was on my death bed!
I was really really bad, I think it was the egg sandwich I found by the builders bag. But my family thinks I am swimming in to many filthy dirty muddy (wonderful!) large puddles. They are always shouting don't drink the water, I have my suspicion it was the egg sandwich, why else was it left there. Obviously the builders wife was trying to 'murder' her husband for the insurance money!!
Yes okay I watch too much TV,
I like MTV best, not too keen on 'rap' music except little bow wow, or whatever he's called & Snoop Dog! One of my family likes the group 'Black Lab' now that's taking things too far!
However, I was a little quiet yesterday but today back to normal...........
We went on our puppy walk, they wouldn't let us go anywhere near a puddle, not much fun and stopped me eating rabbit doodles.
The rain has stopped here, now the sun's out but that makes me feel like a hot dog (oh I could just eat a hotdog!) and lazy. So now I really need a puddle to cool down in.
That cat from next door scratched my nose this morning, all I did was look through a tiny hole in the fence, nasty piece of work, one day, one day....I'll get him.
After lunch I had to go out on a second puppy training walk, now normally I wouldn't complain but this was school homework! We just went down the lane and back, all the time it was heel, heel, heel, no running round the fields for me. That's not what I call a walk.
So tonight is a school night, yucky, complete waste of time. I can't wait to discover what today's lesson is...Yawn...My family must be learning a lesson...how to throw money away! The only one good thing about school is the extra little walk just before class and I've learnt not to do a puddle too early. Once I've 'performed', walk is over. I string it out, I'm not stupid! I can learn things...See!!
Well I had better go and have a little puppy nap, restore my energy for the concentration needed tonight...Not...