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?

Top Dog

Monty the Mont stands over Silly Milly. He says I AM TOP DOG.

Monty the Mont tries standing over ME sometimes.

Huh

I JUMP ON HIM.

I am TOP DOG really - not Monty the Mont.

(I let Person think she's TOP DOG! Ha ha. I humour her).

When Milly and I play NOISY PLAY Monty gets Worried.

Monty doesn't like CONFLICT. He barks at us. He stands between us.

Me - well I LOVE CONFLICT with Silly Milly. I Love Conflict with Monty the Mont. Marmite is too lazy.

Conflict with Milly is difficult when Person is around. Conflict with Monty the Mont is difficult when Person is around.

This is because Person Breaks Up Conflict.

Person stands Very Still and Silent. She WAITS for us to stop. She waits and she waits.

UH-OH.

Or she keeps walking backwards and forwards between us till we just give up.

Person is VERY PATIENT.

Anyway, Person went to see a dog called Millie. Yes, ANOTHER Milly.

Millie is a Beagle. Once, before her Persons rescued her, Millie lived in a pack of Hunting Hounds.

Then she got lost or stolen.

So now Millie was an Only Dog.

While her Persons were out at work each day she was so Unhappy she HOWLED and HOWLED. She broke things. She hurt herself. She toiletted indoors.

The vet gave her some Happy Pills.

My Person showed Millie's Persons how to slowly to get her ok with being all alone.

Slowly, slowly, slowly Millie got better. Slowly slowly the vet the cut down the Happy Pills.

THEN THEY GOT DILLLON!

Dillon is five months old. Dillon is Very Playful.

Sometimes Dillon and Millie do a little bit of Conflict.

Dillon and Millie LOVE each other.

Here are some more Happy Dogs.

One of them is Jester who writes on my Message Board.

Which one is Jester?

Jester is the one in the Middle.

I should be there too. We could play Chase. We could CONFLICT. Even FIVE Paterdales would never catch ME.

I am a SPEED HOUND.

Silly Season

Silly Milly is being Very Silly. Milly is In SEASON.

It is Milly's SILLY SEASON.

Last time it was Spring. This time it is Autumn.

Milly Prances around me. She Paws me. She Barks at me. She Wriggles her Bum at me.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Person says that's because I have No Balls.

No Balls? There are two Yellow Tennis Balls and one Red Rubber Ball in the box with our Old Bones.

Anyway, I'm glad she doesn't have Summer and Winter as well. Spring and Autumn is quite enough, thank you.

Marmite can't have a Silly Season. Marmite has had The Operation. (I hope Milly soon has The Operation also).

Anyway, I love Monty the Mont best of all.


Every evening He-Person says Where's that Flaming Chocolate Dog?

Marmite is outside, in the dark, hoovering up the bird seed.

Person went to see a Portuguese Potengo on Sunday.

Here he is. His name is Tom.

Tom barks when he is Sad or Scared when his Persons go out and leave him by himself.

Then Person went to see Barkly Bear.

Barkly Bear is a Labradoodle and he is Petrified of Traffic.

His Tail goes Between his Legs; he Licks his Lips.

Person said Don't take him near Traffic for now. Not until he is ready.

Here is Barkly Bear looking a little Worried.

Anyway, here I am trying to get Monty the Mont to PLAY.

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.

Eyes and Eyebrows

I am a Sight Hound. I SEE EVERYTHING.

I SAW the Green Flower Pot that Silly Milly found (I did let her keep her Red Toy).

Person went to see a Lurcher called Del Boy. I am a Lurcher too!

Del Boy is Fearful of Persons he Doesn't Know. Del Boy is Fearful of Dogs too. He's Getting Better now.

(I'm not Fearful of any Persons. I'm not Fearful of any Dogs).

Del Boy is Rough Coated with Bushy Eyebrows.

(I am Smooth Coated and I have Whiskers not Eyebrows).

Here is Del Boy with Bushy Eyebrows.

Anyway, I have NINE Whiskers over my right eye and I have ELEVEN Whiskers over my left eye.

Person Counted them.

Kissing Karen

Karen came to see us. I haven't seen Karen for a Long Time.

And Silly Milly hasn't seen Karen for a long time.

Silly Milly was very SCARED when she saw Karen a Long Time Ago. Silly Milly is SCARED of persons, but she is Getting Better.

I just had to Kiss Karen, Monty the Mont just had to Kiss Karen, and Marmite just had to Kiss Karen too.

Silly Milly didn't want to be Left Out.

Soon Milly was Kissing Karen!

Person says Kissing Karen is PROGRESS.

For some reason it isn't Progress when I Kiss Karen.

Kissing Karen is Just Too Much when I do it, Much too Much when Monty does it, and Simply a Nuisance when Marmite does it.

Person has just visited a Utonagen. Her name is Leila.

Leila looks just like a WOLF.

Leila is nearly as Scared of Persons as Milly.

Person says Milly is Scared of Persons because puppies need to meet lots of different persons and see lots of different things before they are twelve weeks old.

Milly didn't get used to persons before she was twelve weeks old. She was in a shed called a Puppy Farm with just other dogs for company.

So Silly Milly will probably be a little bit Scared of Persons ALWAYS.

Anyway, I am never Scared of Persons