Life can be hard sometimes

Life can be Hard sometimes, when you are a Pip.

Yesterday Person went to see Hector.

Hector is Nine Months Old. Hector is a Miniature Schnauzer.


Hector has Mad Moments just like Little Pickle.

Little Pickle has Mad Moments with his Red Ring.


When Little Pickle has Mad Moments I have to CHASE him.

IN YOUR BED PICKLE!

Person shuts him in his Crate under her desk.

IN YOUR DEN PIP!

Person shuts me behind our barrier.

She says I look like a Meerkat.

It's not Simples. It's Frustratings.

Anyway, Pickle is now Lying on Bones and Toys and Rubbish in his Little Crate under Person's Desk.

And I am with Monty the Mont and Milly in our Den.

Without Pickle.

No Shockers

Yesterday Little Pickle went to Vet Charles.

This is because Person doesn't want Milly to Have Puppies.

Little Pickle goes to Vet Charles to prevent Milly from Having Puppies?

Person says we don't want any Little Shepherd-Cocker Shockers.

Anyway, we have FIVE Balls. One Ball Each and a Spare. Person Throws them for us in our Field.

Last week Person went to see Archie. Archie is Twelve Weeks Old.

Archie is another....... Cocker Spaniel.

Archie lives with Duncan. He is a Cocker Spaniel too.

Person also went to see Pluto who is a BIG GREAT DANE.

I told you about Lurcher Noodles. Here are her Fluffy Saluki Ears.

Little Pickle has Fluffy Ears Too.

Anyway, Post Operative Care for your Dog after Neutering says AVOID ENERGETIC BEHAVIOUR.

I wish.

Ears

This is Jack. Jack has Very Big Ears for a Little Dog.

Jack was Peeing on the carpet. Jack was Peeing in the kitchen at night. Jack was Peeing in his bed. Jack was Peeing up the cupboards.

Jack Peed a message on Persons' work bag.

Person put her work bag in the washing machine.

Person said she didn't want me, or Little Pickle, or Monty the Mont to start using her work bag as a message board.

Now Person has just heard! Jack hasn't Peed Indoors once since she saw him!

Little Pickle has STRAGGLY Spaniel Ears.

Marmite has FLOPPY Sleepy Labrador Ears. And so does Monty the Mont.

My Ears are FLOPPY.

But I am a Sight Hound. I am also a HEARING Hound.

I MISS NOTHING.

Milly has WIDE AWAKE Ears. Milly is ALERT.

Person went to see Cocoa last week. Cocoa has FLOPPY Labrador Ears like Marmite and Monty the Mont.

Cocoa's Labrador Ears are not SLEEPY Ears. Cocoa's Ears are WORRIED Ears.

Cocoa is Anxious.

Cocoa is Scared of Shiny Floors.

Now Cocoa is learning to be more CONFIDENT.

Then Person went to see Odie.

Odie has FLOPPY Labrador Ears also. Odie's Ears are BOUNCY Ears.

Odie's Ears FLOP Up FLOP Down FLOP Up FLOP Down as Odie JUMPS about.

Odie is now going to learn to BE CALM.

Odie is now learning to stop Jumping About.

Our Marmite is a Chocolate Labrador. Marmite is Lazy.

Poor Marmite has a Heart Condition.

And here is Hamish, with Brora.

Hamish is 6 and a half months old. Little Pickle is 6 and a half months old.

Hamish is a Border Collie.

Whenever a Person gets up or moves, Hamish runs about frantically searching the walls and ceiling for SHADOWS to CHASE.

Before Christmas Hamish had nearly stopped CHASING SHADOWS altogether.

Then... over Christmas.... lots of Persons came to his house.

It was Very Exciting for Hamish. It was Very Stressful for Hamish.

Then someone played the Chasing Reflections game with him.

So now Hamish is CHASING SHADOWS again.

(He should stop again soon because his Persons know what to do now).

Anyway, I am a MEERKAT.

Schnauzers and Spaniels

Here are Rosie and Rowly in their New Home!


Person came home smelling of SPANIEL again last week.

Max is a Cocker Spaniel. Max is much BIGGER than Little Pickle.

Just occasionally Max Gets CROSS.

Max' Persons and Max' Young Persons are learning to Understand Max.

Then Max won't need to Get CROSS any more.

And this is Molly.

Molly is Nine Months Old.

Molly is a WORRIED Dog.

Molly Runs Away from her He-Person.

He is Sad because he Loves Molly.

Molly's He-Person is learning to Understand Molly.

Yesterday Molly went and sat beside him. He stayed Very Still.

Anyway, Pickle is not a Worried Dog.

.....HE SHOULD BE.

I sometimes GET CROSS with Little Pickle.

I am sometimes a WORRIED Dog.

I am WORRIED by Little Pickle. Monty the Mont is WORRIED by Little Pickle.

Here he comes again...

He JUMPS all over us. He JUMPS at our faces.

Person should learn to Understood ME. She would then learn I like Meaty Bones.

Anyway, here is Funny Bella in the SNOW.

Little Pickle

This is Little Pickle.

Little Pickle is a Cocker Spaniel. He is Eleven Weeks Old.

Little Pickle WEES

Little Pickle POOS

He goes SCATTY

He TEARS UP Newspaper

He CHEWS his BED

He RACES around the Room

Then I Bark a SPECIAL BARK at him until he LIES DOWN.

Little Pickle understands my SPECIAL BARK.

Little Pickle understands that my Special Bark MEANS BUSINESS.

It means LIE DOWN and STOP.

Little Pickle loves Milly best.

Sometimes Little Pickle gets TOO MUCH for Milly.

So I keep barking my SPECIAL BARK until he leaves Milly alone and LIES DOWN.

Person says I am a Clever Boy keeping Little Pickle Under Control.

But Person also says I am TOO NOISY.

Anyway, Little Pickle Sometimes....

SLEEPS.

My Adventure

I had a BIG Adventure.

Every night, while I am Asleep in bed, a Little ANIMAL comes into our field and Runs Around.

The Little Animal comes in through a Little Round Hole in the fence.

Every morning I Sniff and I Follow where the Little Animal has been Running Around in our Field.

But SNIFFING where the Little Animal has been running around is not what I want. I want to FIND the Little Animal.

So, while Monty the Mont, Marmite and Milly were all in the house, I went to the Little Round Hole where the Little Animal comes through the fence.

Very quickly I made the Little Round Hole into a BIG Round Hole.

I didn't find the Little Animal, but I did meet two Very Nice Ladies.

The Two Very Nice Ladies let me jump into their car. Onto the soft seat! We went for a ride.

Because my Person is the Dog Lady, people bring Found Dogs to her.

Usually it's the Found Spaniel from over the road or the Found Alaskan Malumute from down the road.

Person went to the Kind Ladies' car. It will be that Found Spaniel from over the road again, she said.

The Kind Ladies opened their car door so Person could take a look.

IT WAS ME!

I said Goodbye to the Kind Ladies and I said Goodbye to the Builder who was by our house and I said Goodbye to the Man down the road who was watching and I said Goodbye to the Postman who was there too.

Now there is Sheep Wire over the Little Animal's big hole.

But Sheep Wire won't keep the Little Animal out!

It is not a Sheep. I think it is a Weasel.

Sheep Wire won't keep a Weasel out.

Anyway, here is a picture of us on our new beds.
And here are Monty the Mont and Marmite eating more Apples.

The Last Apple

Here is Milly. She is looking at our Last Apple.

I jump HIGH and grab apples for Marmite and Monty the Mont and Milly.

I CAN FLY.

Now there is only One Apple left.


Person has been to see lots of Puppies recently.

Here is Winston who is six months old. Winston is a BROWN Cocker Spaniel.

Winston is the same BROWN as Marmite!


Winston likes to DIG HOLES.

Yesterday Person met Toby and Ruby. They are Patterdale Terriers. Toby and Ruby are 14 weeks old.

Toby and Ruby are brother and sister. They LOVE each other. They cuddle up together.

Toby and Ruby also FIGHT each other. Things Get Out Of Hand.

Persons says it's not Proper Fighting. They are Playing 'Who Is Top Dog'.

Ruby bites Toby's ear and Toby Screams. Toby Screams before Ruby's teeth even touch his ear! He Screams just in case.

When Toby Has Enough and he gets his own back.

Anyway, when I have to show Monty the Mont that I am Top Dog, Monty usually stands still. Monty doesn't Scream. He looks the other way. He looks the other way and waits for me to Stop.

Just sometimes, though, Monty the Mont Has Enough and gets his own back.

A Horrible Habit

Person came home smelling of Cocker Spaniel yesterday.Person came home smelling of Boxer today. She will come home smelling of Sheltie tomorrow.

She is visiting Dogs and doing Dog Listening. She is visiting Persons to show them how to be Alpha Wolves.

The Boxer is only a puppy and he has a Horrible Habit. Anyway, Persons say it's a Horrible Habit. My Person says the Boxer will stop his Horrible Habit soon. I have never had this Horrible Habit, nor has Monty the Mont nor has Marmite.

The Cocker Spaniel bit a little girl and Person says it's because the Cocker believes she is The Boss and the little girl didn't do what the Cocker Spaniel told her.

The Sheltie bites too. Person says it will also be because he thinks he is The Boss.

Person keeps saying HAPPY IS THE DOG THAT KNOWS ITS PLACE.

I know my Place now. Marmite knows her Place now. Monty the Mont nearly knows his Place.

Anyway, here is a picture of Monty saying Hello to Marmite.