Royal Wedding.

Can't take all the excitement.

Land of my fathers.

Today we went to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Michael wanted to see some railway things there. Hoping to have a nice walk this afternoon in the Snowdonia National Park. I thought that there would be more welshies here but there isn't... only collies.

Veni, Vidi, Vici.

I am Merlinius Welshimus Springerius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the welshie legions.....and today I went  to Wroxeter Roman city. It was great fun to run around the bath house and no water or doggie shampoo in sight. We also had a long walk in the nearby deer park at Attingham... sadly there were no deer to chase. Need to rest now... busy day planned for tomorrow.

Easter Sunday.

We are still away on holidays. Have been walking in the hills a lot the past few days and climbed quiet high. Today we are off to see Sandra's Mum...... she always has treats for us. We are having Easter eggs for breakfast..yummie

Easter

On holiday for a week. We have taken the big kennel on wheels and.gone to Oswestry. The campsite is nice. There is a big rabbit warren along the walk so its great fun checking out all the rabbit holes.

Vet!!

Murphy and I have just got back from visiting the vet for our annual check-up.  Our man was nice and friendly although he didn't give us a sweetie when we had our injections and Murphy said he usually gets one.  Perhaps he was saving them for all the other dogs as it was really busy.

As we left the vet I heard something in a basket making a funny noise.  It sounded like one of those cat thingys that we found in our garden at bedtime last night.  We just missed him when he jumped over the fence!

Game Fair

We went to the game fair at Kelmarsh on Saturday and saw some Welshies that we had never met before.  It was quite busy and very warm so we sat for a while watching a gundog display by a nice looking chap called Ian Openshaw.  He had lost of little spaniels with him and they all seemed to be rushing around picking up tennis balls - I was quite happy to be sitting in the shade watching.

Tuesday - training day again!

Went to training today and no Pebbles again so I had to concentrate on what we were doing in class.

Mum was really pleased with me as apparently I was very good at all my exercises except one.  She left me to lie down and wait while she walked about for a bit and then called me to heel.  I was quite comfortable where I was, so I was a bit slow in running to her.  Still, no-one seemed to mind too much - at least I didn't run off like some others I could mention ... but being a discreet chap I won't.

The Weekend

Just back from a great birthday weekend away with my mates Fergus, Duggie, Max and their humans.  We went to Chatsworth House where the humans went to something called a food fair and we went for a great walk - see the picture of Murphy and me.  Fergus got to taste some fancy sausages and then Murphy and I had some for our breakfast on Sunday.

The best part of the weekend was CAKE!  It arrived on Saturday and was shared by all of us .. well those of us with four legs anyway.

Happy Birthday to ME,
Happy birthday to ME,
Happy birthday to M E R L I N
Happy birthday to ME.!!!!

Weekend

It's my birthday tomorrow and we've all gone away for the weekend. We've met up with Fergus, Max and Duggie. Spent most of this afternoon  travelling so I hope we get to have some fun tomorrow. On the lookout for cake... will keep you posted on this important detail.

4 Paws

Here's a couple of  pictures of me taken at my training class.  I'm going to be on the new 4 Paws website!!  Will send details later.

Wednesday continued

I've just heard that we're going out for a picnic lunch and then a nice walk.  Hurrah!  Must go and get ready ...

Wednesday

Wakey wakey...... what will I do today?

Cheated ?

I am pretty sure that Murphy and I got cheated out of birthday cake at the weekend.

Normally Sandra cooks us a birthday cake from her special cooking for your dog book, but this year, we did not get any for some reason. She did cook something special for Fergus for his birthday as we all got to share some of this when we went to the beach. But poor old Murphy got nothing for his 8th birthday. Maybe you don't get cake when you are 8?

I'm getting worried now, 'cause my birthday is coming up soon.

Tuesday is training day

Had a walk at Clumber this morning with more running about off my lead and a bit of training with Mum.  I do have a question though .. why is it that whenever I am good and run back to Mum when she calls me, Murphy gets a treat as well as me even if he's done nothing? 

Off to class this afternoon to catch up on all the news from Pebbles, Milly (this one's an Old English Sheepdog with a long tail) and Misty.

Dog crosses that don't work....

1) Terrier & Bulldog = Terribull ( a dog that makes awful mistakes)

2) Bloodhound & Labrador = Blabador ( a dog that barks incessantly)

3) Labrador Retriever + Curly Coated Retriever = Lab Coat Retriever, the choice of research scientists

and my favourite

4) Irish Water Spaniel + English Springer Spaniel = Irish Springer, a dog fresh and clean as a whistle

Another Sunday at Clumber

Had a lovely walk in Clumber Park again today. Did a lot of running about off the lead. Also did some training. I am learning to come back when called but to stop part way back on command. Not really sure why I need to learn that... am I to come back when called or not ?
 

Happy Birthday Murphy !!!!!

Happy birthday on this beautiful day,
We wish you the best, without any delay.
Hope you enjoy it, from beginning till end,
Here's a hug and kiss, we're ready to send.

Here are some pics of Murphy when he was younger. Now all he wants to do is sleep. Have a great day Murphy.