..of bones and bar--b-q's

Well, they must have called in to that big special dog-treat-place when they went shopping.  You know the one, its got a rabbits in the middle of the floor (in a glass thingie so I can see them but not touch - how not-fair is that?), because they came home with a bone for me.

At first I was not quite sure what to do with it.  I carried it round, hid it under the cushions on the settee, and then got it out again 10 mins later ... then I dropped it on the stairs.  Dad said it was as good as a landmine for anyone coming downstairs in the dark.  Unreasonable Mum wouldn't let me chew at it on the bed, so I left it hidden on Dad's side, just where he would have stepped on it as he got up in the night ....

Finally I had it out in the garden ...

... but then I saw Dad taking the cover off the bar-b-q ...

... so the bone needed to be put somewhere safe while I helped Dad out.  I looked all around ...

....this looks like a reasonable place ...






..... but this looks better ......




... especially if I dig a bit of a hole, put the bone in and then cover it up ..... no-one will look under here ... should be quite safe ......

...bone?  what bone? 

(all I have to do is remember where I buried it!)



.... coming Dad .... I'm coming ....

..... so what can I do to help?

(oh my goodness, he's got beefburgers, sausages and STEAK ... I haven't had steak for simply AGES ..)



.... you dropped a bit ....

dont worry, I got it ... no mess ....


... and I know there is some on there specially for me, there always is ....

I LOVE bar-b-q's.

My special friend ...

ZUMA!

His garden backs onto our field, and Dad often walks me past. If Zuma is out in the garden he comes running up to the wire fence.  We always say hello, but have not had the chance to play together because the fence is in the way .... until this evening.



Zuma's Mum was just bringing him back from his walk, and they go past our house.  That was my chance to say hello.

He is a real chunkie chappie, and very handsome..  I've got the legs, Zuma has the weight....... but we are both totally gorgeous.

One day, maybe, we could get to play over the field.  We would need plenty of room so we dont knock anyone over because we both get a bit boisterous.

Here are Zuma's family.  I got to give his Mum a kiss.  Dominik had hold of my lead.  Now I know they go past, I shall watch out the window for them.

A picture is worth a thousand words .

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

She's got that dratted camara again!

BIG yawn..

Look, go away.  Cant you see I'm really busy.

You can go play in the rain if you want, I'm staying here.

Now go away!

Hide'n'Seek

Thought I would show you the game I play when I'm over our field - its called Find Cally.

If you can find me in that one you have sharper eyes than Mum.

Look close, right in the middle, and you will just see my tail and flapping ear as I jump. I have to bounce through the field now cos the crop is so high I cant see over it, so I go through like a rubber ball bouncing ...

BOO!  Now you see me ... but if you blink I'll be gone again.!

... and while you are scanning the horizon, blowing the whistle and calling me to come back, I'll come from the direction you least expect, sneak up behind you and POUNCE!


Oh its a good game.

Heatwave

What was that, Dad?  A run over the fields?  I really dont think so.  Just click the fan up a notch before you go, please and thank you. ...

....

oh yes, and while you're at it, a few more ice cubes in my water bowl wouldn't go amiss ...

Visitor brings a Gift

Well the rain came back again - and it lasted for days.  I dont go out in the rain if I can help it.  Its sneaky, you know, I get Mum up in the night to take me out to wee - and when we get to the back door its jolly raining!  Then we have a bit of a stand-off.  Mum is trying to give me a shove to get me out - and I am bracing all four legs and saying NO.  Sometimes, she wins, sometimes I win and we just have to sit and watch latenight tv until it stops.




But it wasn't raining when Carolyn came to visit. I like Carolyn lots.  She brought me a massive chewy thingie with chicken breast strips wrapped around it.

We all went out in the garden in the nice sunshine, and I took my big chewy.  It needed a lot of dedicated chewing that did.


Every now and then I needed to rest my jaws for a bit, so I had to find a good place to bury it.

 ... but it wasn't long before I dug it up again.

Mum and Carolyn were laughing at me because I buried it, dug it up and chewed for a while, then reburied .... and repeat.... and repeat ....

..course it did accumulate a bit of debris along the way, and a good coating of dirt, but hey ho who cares!

I even went back to say thank you nicely a couple of times.  Who knows, if I'm polite enough she might bring me another next time.

... course it did give me a extraordinaryly dodgy tummy, but heck small price to pay, I reckon.  I'll do it all over again if I can persuade Carolyn not to listen to Mum saying not to bring another!







I mean, I NEED something new to chew as there is not a lot left of the brush.  I've demolished the handle completely - mind the little blue bits on the lawn Dad, better remove them before the grass gets much longer as I dont think they will do the mower much good.!










No, I'm not snarling, I'm just trying to shift the bristles that have got stuck in my teeth ....

It HAS stopped raining!

Good gracious, its stopped raining!  The sun came out!  Time to take them out for a long walk again, besides they need bread so its into Membury we go.

I'm ready and waiting!  People take so long.  They have to change their shoes, find a shopping bag, decide whether to take a coat or not.... and then she cant remember where she put the camera, honestly its almost never ending!  Why they cant just get up and go, like me,  I will never understand.

Really all they have to do is get their priorities right, grab my lead and a bag of treats .....

People just  make things complicated!

 This is the road to Membury.  Its just wide enough for the car.  Mum keeps her eyes shut .. Dad has to drive.  Good job we walked this time cos there was a pony and trap coming down!

There is a little stream running alongside the road which must make it even more interesting to drive down.

In fact, if you look close you will see where one of these stripey posts thingies has been knocked over the stream into th house.

This is where I have my paddle and get a drink.  The water is cold and it tickles my toes cos its running downhill rather fast.

I was a bit nervous first time, cos its a jump down off the wall to the water, but it was hot and I was thirsty so I jumped ... once I got the hang of it I had to go in every time we went past.

Well, it was a lovely walk and I even had half Mum's ice-cream ... and the lady from the shop always comes out with a biscuit ....


We had a lovely holiday, rain or no rain, and we are going to come back again.  I shall look forward to that.