Still watching

Murphy writes ....

Yesterday we had a nice dry and clean walk around town which we haven't done for ages.  We also had a first .. Merlin's tailed wagged for most of the walk which is something that has NEVER happened before when we are in town.
So, I hear you ask, what was it that made him so happy?  Well, it's not 'what' but 'who' - Auntie Debbie, Duggie, Dougal and Fergus all joined us!  It was great to see them all.

Today we have been to Clumber and had another sunny, dry and clean walk, if a little cold.  In fact it was so cold Mum made us 'pick up the pace' as she puts it and allowed no dawdling.

I've had my photo taken since we got home - Mum calls me the Keeper of the Desk!

Weather Watch

We're on a weather watch this week.  It's not because we are under threat of being flooded at home (for which we are very lucky and very grateful) but because heavy rain and flooded fields means an abrupt change of plan in the walk department, i.e. where we go, as you can see from yesterday's post.

Mum went out first thing this morning to see if she could take some photos of the fields but came back with just one that shows a real change in the level of our beck.

Sunday 25th November ..

Monday 26th November ..

Same tree taken from the same spot on the bridge, but what a difference a day makes!

What I want to know is ... where did all the water go to overnight?

Walk or Swim ?

We went out for our Sunday walk today and the fields where we normally walk were gone ! We now have huge lakes in all the fields around us. We wanted to have a big swim instead of our normal run around, but Dad wouldn't let us. Instead he took some photos and drove us to Clumber Park instead. It was much drier there ... but I still would have preferred a swim.

A big woof to all my followers. Stay safe when you are out walkies.

Tired out

What more could a boy ask for at the end of a long week? 

A walk with Mum, Dad and Murphy, a nice dinner (turkey sausage and AG biscuit - yummy) and a comfy armchair to snooze away the evening.....

What a lucky boy I am!

Family Walk

This morning we all went out for a walk together and Mum and Dad had a big surprise for us ..... we went back to Clumber for our first walk there since the summer. 
It was great to be back in the old place again.  It was lovely and sunny, if a little chilly.  Everything seemed to be where we left it, even our favourite tree stump where we posed for Mum, although this picture looks like we are more interested in something across the field (which is quite right as there were two dogs charging about!).

Hibernation

Today we have out our kennel on wheels to bed for the winter.  Dad had bought a cover for it which the instruction book said was easy for two people to put on.  Unfortunately for Dad, he only had Mum to help as she isn't that tall, he had quite a job on his hands!

Murphy and I had good seats in the back of the car to watch, and I have to say the finished job looks quite professional.

Mum did say after they had finished that she's glad they will only have to do this one a year!

Drama at the car wash

We've just got back from an afternoon out and about with Mum - all the usual stuff ..  a bit of shopping, a walk etc.  Whilst we were out, Mum decided to put the car through the car wash because Dad's borrowing it next week and it's really dirty (and he hates that).
So there we were all paid for, code entered and sitting nicely waiting for the brushes to start.  They started, we were spayed with water, the brushes went to the back of the car and then .... nothing.  The machine thingy had broken down!

Mum got out of the car - very brave or silly?  If the machine had started up again she would have been soaked!  She checked if any of the brushes were touching the car - they weren't, so we were able to drive out of the machine safely.  Thank goodness we could drive away or we could have been stuck there for hours.

I can't cope with all the excitement, I'm off for a lie down!

Meet with friends

Yesterday we met up with Auntie Debbie and some of her boys for a walk before she and Mum went for a belated birthday lunch.  Fergus and Duggie had come along for the walk as well as another dog that at first I didn't recognise ... then I realised it was my mate Max.

I should explain why I didn't recognise Max .... the poor boy had an accident last week when he was out working and cut his front leg very badly.  He had to have a visit to the vet followed by some stitches, and because of all that, he had to wear one of those bucket collar thingys.  Luckily for him, he didn't have to wear one of those nasty rigid ones that make a big noise every time you bang into something - his was nice and soft and squidgy, but it still looked a bit strange at first sight! 
He does very well with it on (although he has to turn his whole body if he wants to look sideways which is quite funny) and only has to wear it for a few more days as he had his stitches out yesterday morning.  I bet he's looking forward to going back to work!

Weekly catch-up

Murphy and I were quite busy last week as our Nana came to stay for a few days and we looked after her when Mum went to work and also when Mum and Dad went to do some shopping on Saturday.  They said they had gone to do Christmas shopping, but they didn't come back with many parcels ... and anyway I thought they had bought some presents for us already.  Who else is here to buy for??
Yesterday we took Nana home.  I like going to her house because you get a good view of her neighbour's gardens from her front window, so there is always lots to watch, and if I'm lucky the odd cat to bark at.

The honour of having the most exciting experience of the week went to Dad.  He went off to work on Wednesday and was stopped at the airport by a very nice policeman who had a very nice dog with him (Dad thinks he was some kind of spaniel) and they asked if they could check his bag.  Now this dog (we don't know his name because Dad didn't ask!) was specially trained to sniff for money - a bit like Murphy can sniff out polo mints at about 1/2 a mile I should imagine - and he decided that Dad's bag was very smelly indeed ... and he was right because Dad did have some money in his bag!
Dad was allowed to carry on to go to work and he said later that it was all very interesting, but something he could do without at 7 o'clock in the morning! 

Cancelled birthday

Today we were planning to meet up with Auntie Debbie to go for a walk (followed by the inevitable lunch for the humans) to help celebrate her birthday.

Sadly we have had to cancel as Auntie Debbie is poorly, which is a bad thing for her in two ways.  Firstly,   she isn't feeling well on her special day and secondly she doesn't get to see Murphy and Me!

We hope she feels better soon and wish her a very happy birthday anyway.