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More Puppies

This week Person went to help TWO Puppies.

TWO!

This is Conker.

Conker is Sixteen Weeks Old.

Conker is a Labradoodle and Conker is SCARED.

Conker is Scared of PERSONS. Conker is Scared of SUDDEN.

And this is Bella.

Bella is Five Months Old.

Bella is a mix of Beardie and German Shepherd, and Bella is Scared of....

NOTHING.

And this is Little Pickle.

Little Pickle Wrecks Tennis Balls.

Little Pickle is sometimes Scared of ME when I am Very Cross with him.

He lies on his back. Wriggles. Waggy Waggy Tail. Whimpers.

But still Little Pickle Doesn't Learn.

Little Pickle Doesn't Know when ENOUGH is ENOUGH.

ONE Puppy is Quite Enough for ME. ONE Puppy is Quite Enough for Milly, And for Monty the Mont. And One Puppy is Quite Enough for Poor Marmite.

Anyway, Plumber Person came Last Week.

We watched him Drain the System.

Fostering Beryl

We are Fostering BERYL.

(We are Not Good at Fostering).

Fostering means for a SHORT WHILE. Not for ALWAYS.

If Person was Good at Fostering there would be No Milly. If Person was Good at Fostering there would be NO ME!

There would only be Monty the Mont and Marmite.

Because Person is not Good at Fostering we are here for ALWAYS.

Beryl is an English Springer Spaniel and she's just Seven months Old.

I heard Person calling her Sweetie Pie.

Here is Sweetie Pie talking to Milly.

And here she is with me in the SNOW.

Sweetie Pie is Very Playful. Sweetie Pie SPRINGS (because she is a Springer).

I can Spring too. I have Sprung onto my Chair in our Dog Den.

Person went to visit Lincolnshire Dog Lady Sue. She lives with Lincolnshire Horse Man Garry.

And Herbie.

Here is Herbie drinking water with a Big Horse.

Herbie is Very Good at Coming Back when Called.

Person went to see Lottie because Lottie is NOT Very Good at Coming Back when Called.

Here is Lottie with Cleo.

Person went to see a Golden Retriever who is 9 months old. Another Lottie!

Goldie Lottie is Not Very Good at Coming Back when Called either.

(Sweetie Pie might one day go and live with Lottie).

Springers SPRING. Retrievers RETRIEVE. German Shepherds SHEPHERD.

And I.......LURCH?

Milly's Crimes

Person says Milly has been Trying it On.

Person showed Milly that Trying it On Wouldn't Get Her Anywhere.

So Milly is a Good Girl again now. (I like it best when Milly is Trying it On).

Person says it is because she is a Teenager.

Person has made a list of her CRIMES.

She CHEWED the Tea Towel

She CHEWED the Dish Sponge

She BROUGHT INDOORS Burnt Wood from the Bonfire

She CHEWED the edge off the Veranda Mat

And she STOLE a Pack of Drawing Pins and scattered them everywhere.

So Person has now Removed All Opportunities. The Tea Towel is out of reach now, the Dish Sponge is behind the taps, the Bonfire is blocked off, the Vernada Mat is covered, and no Packs of Drawing Pins are left about.

I expect Milly will find a New Crime to do. I hope so.

Anyway, here is Jester's Sister Lolepop with some of the PUPPIES!


And here is Sam who Person went to see last week. Sam is a Girl. Sam looks just like Milly.


Sam doesn't do Teenage Crimes any more now she's 18 months old.

And here is Bella. Bella is a Mix of King Charles Spaniel and Half Chihuahua. (I am a Mix of two things also).
Bella is a very LITTLE dog, and Bella looks very GOOD. But Bella is 11 months old, so she is a Teenager like Milly. Bella Tries It On too.

Anyway, Person says I'm a GOOD BOY now because I have at last Grown Up.

Big black dog and little black dogs

Person's Friend's Patterdale Terrier Lolepop whose brother Jester writes to me on my Blog Zonkboard has just had SEVEN PUPPIES.

The Puppies are Black.

Monty the Mont is Black too.

Person went to see a Black German Shepherd the other day. Her name is Luna.

Luna means MOON.

Black Moon?

Luna is 16 months old and I would like to play with her.

I am a Speed Hound, so I would be able to catch her.

I am a Sight Hound too, but I may not be able to catch Luna in the dark. Unless the Moon is Silvery that is, not Black.

I can always catch Milly in the Dark.

Silly Milly isn't Black.

Milly and I have started a New Hole. A new BLACK Hole.

Person says she wishes she had Caught us In The Act.

Anyway, I am a Hearing Hound too. I can Hear Person Coming.

Eyes, arms and Legs

I am a Sight Hound. I can see a LONG WAY AWAY.

I can see Dogs in the distance going for Walks.

The other day I went for a Walk with Person. Just me. I was walking nicely beside Person and she Fell Over.

Person had a Black Eye.

I have Brown Eyes.

Today Person Went to see a German Shepherd called Ella.

Ella BIT MY PERSON!

Well, she GRABBED Person by her arm, she GRABBED Very Hard, as Person walked into Ella's house.

Person now has a BIG BRUISE.

Poor Ella is only 21 months old. She had been trained to GRAB people by their arms. Then, because she wasn't good enough at GRABBING people by their arms, they Got Rid Of Her. She was in Rescue Kennels for a whole year before her persons rescued her.

So now Ella must learn not to GRAB people by their arms.

Milly is a German Shepherd too, but Milly doesn't know how to GRAB people by their arms.

Anyway, if Person had four legs she would not have Fallen Over.

I have Four legs, so does Monty the Mont, so does Marmite and so does Silly Milly.

Dogs have four legs especially so they don't Blow Over when it's Windy.

Here are Marmite's four legs, and here is Monty the Mont looking puzzled.

Getting Naughty

My Person has been out a lot doing Dog Listening.

She says I am getting NAUGHTY. Yesterday she called us all IN from our field.

Marmite is Slowest but she came IN first. Monty the Mont wanted to come in but I didn't let him. I stood in front of him and I ATTACKED him. I grabbed the fur on his neck.

Then I let Monty the Mont go in.

Later, when I felt like going in it was Too Late. Person had shut me out in the field by myself.

So Person says she is going to BLITZ me with Dog Listening for a couple of days. I am waiting for my tea. I have tried asking but Person is ignoring me. I am now lying down patiently, not looking at her. That will Do The Trick.

I knew it would.

I was a Good Boy at Person Training (Dog Training ha ha) today. Marmite was a Good Girl at Training. Monty the Mont stayed in the car because he doesn't like Training. He is On the Defensive. He doesn't like being with lots of dogs in a small place because he can't run away if he's scared.

I am Never scared at Training. I just stay close to Person when the Big Black German Shepherd that Growls looks at me. Marmite used to be a little bit Scared to start with. She then made a Puddle on the floor like she did at the Vet's. Linsey Person was never cross with her. Linsey Person is a very Kind Trainer.

Anyway, Person is going to try taking Monty the Mont back to Training soon. She says now he has been thoroughly Dog Listened that he will trust her to look after him. Then Monty the Mont won't have to worry about the other dogs. He won't have to be On the Defensive.

Person likes going to Training because she likes TALKING to other Persons. It's for herself really. Not for me, not for Marmite and certainly not for Monty the Mont.

Tail Chasing

Yesterday Person came home smelling of a German Shepherd. I could smell that he was a very Mixed Up German Shepherd.

His name is Max.

Max has a Habit that he Can't Stop. He does this Habit nearly all the time.

You know when Max is going to start his Habit. He Sniffs his Tail. Then he starts going Round and Round and Round and Round in Circles, Chasing his Tail. Chewing his Tail. He has very little hair on his Tail now.

Max goes Round and Round and Round whenever there is any Noise. Max goes Round and Round and Round whenever Persons talk a little loudly. Max goes Round and Round and Round whenever he's off lead out on a Walk. Sometimes Max goes Round and Round and Round for no reason at all.

This is driving his Persons MAD.

Sometimes I go Round and Round and Chase my Tail. This is when I can't get Monty the Mont or Marmite to Chase me in the Field.

Poor Max lived in Rescue Kennels for 6 months and he's only one year old. Person says Max Can't Cope yet with being part of a pack, so she is teaching Max's Persons Dog Listening so that they can Help him. Max's Persons will try not to shout STOP any more when he goes Round and Round and Round. Each time he goes Round and Round they will say nothing at all. They will hold him gently for a minute, or when he goes Round and Round they will call him to them and speak kindly to him. They will keep him Calm.

Max is a Lucky Dog now because he has Persons who Love him. His Persons are learning how to show Max that they are the Alpha Wolves. They will make all the Decisions. They will look after him. Max need not Worry any more.

Soon Max will Stop going Round and Round and Chasing and Chewing his Tail.

When I went OUTSIDE yesterday morning it was SNOWING! Here I am trying to make Monty the Month Chase me.

Power Cut

We had a Power Cut today. It was because of the Wind.

Another Very Windy Day. Person says we go SILLY when it's Windy

Person couldn't make the house LIGHT. So, when the sun went down which made it Dark and Cold, we all went to bed. (Well....Sofa).

Person came home very late yesterday and she smelt of German Shepherd.

The German Shepherd is called Bailey. He is only one year old.

Bailey has only lived with his new Persons for two weeks. Bailey's Persons have had lots of German Shepherds so Bailey is a Very Lucky Dog to have been saved by his new Persons.

Because in his old home Bailey was left alone for Hours and Hours every day, Bailey hasn't learnt How to be a Member of a Pack. I wouldn't like to be left alone for Hours and Hours. Marmite wouldn't like to be left alone for Hours and Hours and Monty the Mont wouldn't like to be left alone at all.

So Bailey is trying Very Very hard to DO HIS JOB. He thinks his Job is to make Decisions, to decide who comes INTO his house, to decide who goes OUT of his house, to control doorways, to control Walks, to attack Traffic, to protect everybody and to be in control of their other Shepherd, Millie. In fact Bailey thinks it's his JOB and his RESPONSIBILITY to have the POWER to be in charge of EVERYTHING.

Bailey is already a very Lucky Dog because his Persons love him so much they are now learning Dog Listening to show Bailey that they are the Alpha Wolves....and not Bailey.

Bailey is having a Power Cut.

Soon Bailey can relax and just be a Happy Dog.

Anyway, here is a picture of the Power Cut.

Person Training Classes

Here is Monty the Mont being a Good Dog at Person Training. That's Linsey-Trainer in the Middle.

This is the Bottom Class. I'm not in the Bottom Class because I go to the Middle Class with Marmite. We have passed our Bronze AND our Silver tests. Monty the Mont hasn't even passed Bronze yet.

Monty the Mont will have another go at the Bronze very soon. He will be a Good Boy with the other dogs this time and not be On the Defensive. Person says he will catch us up very soon because he is BEST at doing all the Things.

You can see Toby the Little Dog who thinks he's a Big Dog and Gina who is a German Shepherd and exactly the same age as me. You can see a little bit of Pippa who is a Rescue Dog like I am.

We will be Practising at Home again today. I will get Treats. I will be very CONFUSED.

Monty the Mont, my black labrador step-brother

Today I shall tell you a little about Monty the Mont, my black labrador step-brother (I told you a bit about myself yesterday, so I shall now introduce you to my pack).

I keep hearing my Person telling the other Persons at Person Training Classes (they call them Dog Training Classes ha ha) that Monty the Mont is neurotic. She says it's all because of WHAT HAPPENED when he was a tiny cub. His mother (funny - she was a yellow colour, his father was brown and all the puppies were black), well his mother had a big bandage on her leg when my Persons went to fetch Monty at 8 weeks old. The Rottweiller who guarded the farmyard where Monty was born used to get out during the day and attacked his mother and went for the puppies.

When Monty came to live with my Persons in their pack I wasn't born. There was just a German Shepherd living here and she was called Magic. Well, soon after Monty came here at about 8 weeks old he tried to suckle Magic. She didn't like that! She nipped him quite gently but he went balistic as though the Rottie was after him and ran around the room SCREAMING. Because Monty was running and screaming, Magic turned on him like hunting a rabbit and both my Persons had to fight with her to save him. He wasn't actually hurt, but he was so traumatised that he slept for a whole day and a whole night and wouldn't eat.

The Persons kept them apart for a while and then watched over them when they were together, and Monty and Magic soon became the best of friends.

Unfortunately Magic died when he was only about a year old. That was his third big TRAUMA. For days he kept looking for her all the time. He cried and wet on the floor if he was ever left alone even for a minute (I would never do that, would I).

So, that's when my Persons got Marmite (who has the same father as Monty - so she's his half-sister), to keep him company and so they could go out and leave him. Monty is still a bit wary of new dogs he's not met. My Person says he's 'on the defensive'. Sadly, being 'on the defensive' failed him his Bronze Good Citizenship test (Marmite and I have got both Bronze AND Silver now so he will need to catch up won't he).

Monty the Mont is the He-Person's favourite but I think my She Person loves me best. She says she loves us all the same. At our classes the other dogs love Marmite the best.