Dad to the rescue

Just got back from a very interesting walk today. Firstly I made a new friend - a very small Jack Russell ran down her drive to say hello as we passed along the lane.  I don't know her name (a pink collar tells me she was a girl) as when her Dad came to fetch her he just scooped her up and said she wasn't very obedient.  Mum said she knew all about that - don't know what she was on about.  A bit later a rabbit ran across our path off the railway line and into the hedge.  Now I have to admit I was busy with other smells at the time, but Murphy swears he knows exactly where it went to.
At the top of the lane (about 1 1/2 miles from home) we turned around to head home when it started raining a bit, then heavier and then a huge hail storm hit us.  It's not easy walking into hail stones you know, hurts the old nose.  Anyway after a while we were pretty wet when around the corner came DAD - he had seen the rain from his window and came to find us to save us from getting completely soaked. 
That was very thoughtful of him although it didn't stop us from getting soaked - we had to have a wash when we got home but Dad got a biscuit with a cup of tea!

Diary dates

I've just been checking my Calendar page and it was looking decidedly un-updated and unloved.

Soon changed that!!

A grand day out

Yesterday we went to see Aunty Debbie and her boys.  We hadn't seen them for weeks, so it was really nice to catch up on what everyone had been doing.  Mum and Aunty Debbie seemed to spend all afternoon doing just that with a cup of tea and a biscuit. Dougal and I meanwhile spent a couple of minutes catching up and then played outside for ages.  It was great and when we came back into the house we were very wet, dirty and tired.
We didn't see Max yesterday as he had gone with Uncle Dave to his workshop for the day, but Duggie and Fergus were there - Fergus was having a rest day as he's out working on the shoot again today.

We're having a quieter day today - can't be doing with too much excitement all in one go, or so Mum says!   I did hear some plans being made for 'going away' and the word 'beach' mentioned a few times yesterday, so hopefully we've got some more days out to look forward to soon.

Technology

Mum's got this whizzy new phone thingy which means I can post messages even if I'm in a field somewhere.
She's still learning how to use it though, so we had to wait to get home to post this!

Saturday is Training Day

I'm off to a training class this morning at Charlotte's house.  I'm looking forward to meeting up with Percy, Holly and Milly (and their humans too of course) as I've not seen them for ages and we always get a chance for a quick play before we get started with the more serious stuff.
I've got my collar on and Mum's coat is ready... we're just waiting for Murphy to go out for his walk before we leave so as he doesn't get upset at being left behind.

Walkies

We've had some great long walks around the village this weekend, including gong through fields I had never visited before.  Unfortunately for me, Mum took that as an opportunity to do some hunting and general whistle training (she says it's better to do that in places where I don't go to play) when all I wanted to do was have a good sniff about.
Today we went to Clumber.  It was sunny, frosty and quite busy with lots of other dogs taking their humans for a walk.  Mum took this (arty?) shot from her phone when I wasn't looking.

In the shower??

There I was investigating the bathroom when suddenly I found myself in the shower.

Do not be alarmed, I was just having a sniff around when out came a camera!  Thankfully no wet shower for me today, although Mum seems to think having one every morning is a good thing - can't see the point of that myself.

Dad's at home today so that means that we might get separate walks .. which for me means training!  I've not done any for a while, but I have another lesson in a couple of weeks and I hear that there may be a WSS club training day soon (a great opportunity to meet up with friends), so I need to get some practice in.

It's so windy

On our walk today, Murphy nearly lost his ears!!

We had a great run around before heading back to the car for a biscuit.  Here I am modelling my lovely warm, fleecy coat.  Mum makes us wear them when we are cold and wet after a walk.  Thankfully they are green - a good gun-doggie colour I think.

Quiet day

I was expecting a quiet day today with just me, Murphy and Mum at home so what a surprise when I found Dad was still here this morning when I woke up!  He is busy working from his office at home today, so I don't think he will have time to take us out - Murphy says he doesn't want to go out anyway because it's raining really hard!

New Year

No sign of that Eve person that I spoke about yesterday, even though we stayed up really late last night waiting for her.

Today I had to have a brush and trim because Mum said I was looking particularly scruffy.  I had to sit for ages, but did get a treat at the end of it all.

I wish all mine and Murphy's friends and readers a Happy New Year and I hope all you doggies out there get loads of walks, biscuits and treats through 2012.  I'm just off for my first walk of 2012 with Murphy and Dad.