Saturday, November 14, 2015

Dog About Town

I quite like being dog about town, but only if I've had a proper walk first (don't try to fob me off with a lead walk in amongst loads of legs and bags and then get upset if I do my business outside the chip shop).

Today I was dog about town with Mummy HB. It was great because the nice man at the shoe shop (Coppers Boots & Shoes and no, they don't sponsor the blog thank you) let me in. He even showed me around and let me have a good sniff. Beats being tied up outside.

I feel a list coming on...
Shops that let me in:
1. Mountain Warehouse
2. Dog Trust (new on Station Road) - get lots of fuss in there PLUS there's a water bowl outside
3. Harpenden Interiors (they've moved though)
4. Coppers Boot & Shoes

Four is not much, I might start a petition.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Things I Forgot

Look, I do pretty well. I can't be expected to remember everything all day, every day.

Sometimes the dogs in the pack will do something and I might think, 'oh, I forgot to mention that on the blog' (MY blog).

Like Rubsters doing her stunt rolls. Basically she runs at a steady canter, then drops a shoulder (normally her right one) and collapses into a fit of back wriggling. She rubs all over her back, waving her legs in the air and leans her head right back so that her jaw is sticking up. It is the way she runs into it though...like she's trying out to be a stunt dog.

Or the way Lil Spills always puts her hackles up when she sees dogs coming, or that she's the only chocolate lab I know with light, almost yellow eyes.

There may be more things I remember later....oh and there's a new puppy on the block. Watch out for her profile. The HBs think she's very very very cute. She's alright I suppose.

Plus, I haven't forgotten Eddie and Lola and Skyla. They join the pack very occasionally. They might get a mention...depends on what mood I'm in.

Might even do my profile next.

Friday Dog: Bella


Name:
Bella
Nickname(s):
1. Bells
2. Bell, Bells
3. Goldilocks
Distinguishing Features:
1. Golden, curly locks (see nickname number 3)
2. Long (really long) eyelashes
3. Floppy ears (like mine) that flap when she runs (like mine)
4. Girly bark
5. Pretty dog
Annoying Habits:
1. Sticking to HBs heels (she's my owner not yours Goldilocks - back off)
2. Worrying about other dogs
3. Thinking she's sorting out rough play by running at the dogs yipping (this is MY job and I bark properly, as in with authority)
Best Friend:
Mummy HB and all the other HBs
Doesn't Like:
1. Too much rough play
2. When you run off and hide from her
3. Big, strange dogs (not surprising seeing as she had a horrible attack from a greyhound a few weeks ago. Luckily the savage beast was muzzled, but it definitely thought Bella was a hare (same colour I suppose))
Redeeming Features:
1. Never going to lose her
2. Know exactly where she is at all times
3. Loves big, long, muddy country walks
Car Position:
Crate, always the crate. She doesn't even try to get in the back with the others and instead waits for the back door to open and in she hops.
Other General Information:
She's a slow burner, growing in doggy confidence every day.