Swimming Brrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hiya Everybody,




A couple of weeks ago me and Barney went to see Nanny and Barrie Pebbles for the weekend and on the Saturday Fred Pup came with his mummy and daddy too. Well we all went to the beach and as usual Fred Pup and Barney made this big thing about Swimming, off they went into the water chasing the ball, it was cold and raining and they wanted to get even wetter. Boys honestly! Regular readers will know that I don't lower myself to such pursuits, even chasing the ball in the field is only an occasional pleasure, but in the sea no surely not!



Well on the Monday the weather changed completely and it was really hot when we went to the beach, as before the two boys went straight in the water and this time, because it was so hot I must admit I was tempted, as you can see.



It really did look very inviting it was lovely and clear and when it lapped up to my paws it was really refreshing and the two boys seemed to having a good time.  Well now or never and no point in being tinid about it all or nothing I say, so I went for it.  Two big bounds and SPLASH I was in, have a look at these

This is all well and good, but I can't swim can I, well it apperars I can although the water may have felt nice on my paws, out here where there was no bottom it was freezing, I turned round, discovered my swimming paws and headed back to the bit where your paws meet the ground.



As soon as my paws met the ground I high tailed it out of there as quick as I could, I was wet and cold and evrybody was laughing at me.

That really is it for me tried it didn't like it not doing it again.  Once I got home Daddy dried me off with a towel and I went straight to bed and there I stayed until we went home back to my Bungalow.  A week later we went to see Nanny and Grandad sand, sure enough Barney was off in the water (there was humps with white frothy bits and moving hills in this water, very scarey!) but I stayed on the nice dry soft sand.

No more swimming for me, I can tell you.  Got to go now daddy is due home soon, love to every one

Becka X

Happy Birthday Barney

Hiya everybody,




It was Barney's birthday yesterday; he is now two years old. Just entering the terrible two's I can't wait! So far he's been the same as normal, if you can call him normal at all. Everything is his world is just so exciting all of the time, it’s like Daddy outs something in his food.



He had Fred Pup over last night for a sleep over party to celebrate his birthday, even Fred pup gets worn out by him and he's only young himself, mind you he has got tiny little legs and Barney is very quick of the mark. They play together all day long and all evening if Barney has anything to do with it. I stay out of it as much as I can, just sticking my nose in to keep the boys under control.



As you can see below they make a fine pair and have a really good time together.  See what I mean abut Fred Pup's little legs, bless him!

I however am so tired I have to take to my bed and ignore them whenever possibleand rest, not that I need much beauty sleep you understand.

Anyway Happy Birthday little Bro hope you had a nice day.  I love you really, most of the time.

Bye bye write soon, love to you all

Becka

I found the Married!

Hello everyone,




I've been keeping my head down at home because we have had another Married in the house, you remember a few years ago Mummy and Daddy got a Married, but they went away to get theirs, well this time Natalie and Gregg got married, but they did it from home.



Well I wasn't going to miss out on this opportunity, Me barney and Fred Pup have all been keeping watch to see if we could see when the Married arrived, we all missed it coming in, but I sneaked up stairs with the camera and took a photograph of it in Mummy and Daddies bedroom. I'm not allowed up there really so it was a big risk! (I was a little bit frightened to be honest. I won't be doing it again!). It is a big white thing that looked a bit scary really. What do you think?

When the day came to show everyone the married, Fred Pup, Barney and me were taken out by Daddy for a really long walk and when we got back there was lots of Girlies at home, all running around getting their hair done and painting colours on their faces. We were all banned from the lounge and every time the door was opened a chair and stuff was slid in the gap so we never got to see what was going on really, I did try but this was as close as I could get.

The boys were of no help at all they were in the garden playing for most of the morning, they just don't understand the girly stuff and how important it is, all they were interested in was fighting and chasing a ball. Where’s the fun in that!



Anyway although I couldn't see all that was going on, I did manage to get a quick photograph of Caroline doing Lacey's hair there was three girlies all dress in blue at the end but at this stage, apart from Caroline everyone still seemed to have their PJ's on almost like they had been to a sleep over.

Well as time went on Natalie disappeared up the stairs with Mummy where the big white thing was in the bedroom, and they were gone a long time, daddy was up there to for a little while,, probably wrestling with the white thing to try to control it, well they didn't do a very good job, because it eat Natalie, look the next time we all saw her she was completely covered with it. Although she looks very happy about the whole thing and she did look very pretty. Like I do when I get a new collar, only joking she looked even better than that. See what you think. I think she looks beautiful.

So there it is that a married, it’s all about the big white scary thing, and it makes people cry a little bit especially the Mummy's, although when Fred Pup tried to curl up on the back of the white thing and go sleepies that caused a few raised voices! But that’s a story for another day, for the moment we are still enjoying the Married.



Write soon, love ya!



Becka xx

Who's a pretty boy then!

Hiya Everybody,

Remember yesterday I told you that the fur ball was going to the pet parlour for a hair cut, well when he left this morning he looked like this, little thug that he is!

Then when he got back from the hair dressers he looked like this

I'm not sure he likes his new look a great deal, if I may say so it's a bit Gay!  I did tell him that when he came home, but now I've got to explain Gay to him, I'm not entirely sure how to go about that, but I'm sure once Daddy leaves us alone I can explain it to him.  I'm sure as soon as he can he will be in the first muddy puddle he can find, which is a shame because he smells really nice, actually I'm a little bit jealous.

See you all soon, lots of love Becka Xxx

New Door

Hiya everybody,

Since I last wrote we have had another door put on the front of the house, uncle Nicky and his Daddy came around a couple of weeks ago on a weekend and fitted it for us.  Doesn't it look nice, we have a lovely dry room outside the old front door now where we can wait for daddy to take off our leads and we can wipe our paws before coming into the house.  How good is that!

Mummy's and Daddy's think of everything don't they.

Barney is going to the hairdressers tomorrow, he doesn't know it yet but they are going to bath him and cut his hair so he looks a bit smarter than he normally does, he is such a scruffy little dog and typical bloke he doesn't care as long as he is having fun then he is happy.  Mind you what exactly is the fun chasing a ball, that every time you bring back Daddy just throws away again and Daddy throws it a long way (he even has a special stick to help him).  if anyone can tell me where the fun is in that I would be very interested to learn, actually that not really true, I don't really care its not for me that's for sure, i have daddy to fetch things for me not the other way around, really how demeaning is that.

I'll try to put a before and after picture of Barney's trip to the hairdressers tomorrow, did I tell you the last time we went to the doggie doctors he had his nails clipped, perhaps he is learning after all!

Write soon, love to all of you

Becka Xx

Ps i will have to get the main picture changed, although I like the one of mee peeping out of the door.

Poorly Paw!

Hi everyone,

When is it going to warm up! all the pretty yellow flowers that come up this time of year are buried in the white stuff called snow.  We went out to the park with Daddy yesterday and Barney was running around after his ball like a lunatic as usual.  There must have been something sharp hiding in the white stuff because when he got in the car he was leaking the red stuff all over the carpet in our bit at the back.

when we got home the red stuff was every where and it took Daddy ages to work out where the leak was, eventually he found it and put a bandage on it, I'm not sure what this bandage stuff is, but it stopped the leak and when Daddy took it back off later Barney was able to clean up the red stuff himself.  I had a leaky paw a few years ago and it really stings, but he has been very good about it.

He seems fine this morning, but he is still licking it a lot, I don't think we will be back up the park for a day or two, still not a problem for me its really too cold to be up there any way.

I'll let you know how he gets on with his poorly paw.

Lots of love Becka Xx

Boys !

Hiya, Everyone


Is it really necessary for boys to be quite so disgusting. Mummy took Freddie the terrorist, Barney and me out for a walk this morning and just look at the state these two got into.



 

 

They just seem to enjoy the mud and the dirt, and what is this thing about chasing a ball, it's just so demeaning!

Mummy had to stand the two off them in the bath and shower them off.  I however was only a little bit muddy on my tummy from splashes.

Must go now I need to get some rest whilst the two 'Boys' are quiet.  Just before I do though, whats a Bath?

Love you all.

Becka xx

Its Christmas again !

Hiya Everybody,

Its Christmas again, I'm not entirely sure what that is but it means there are lots of great smells around the house and we get new toys and treats and Mummy and Daddy stay home and take us for lots of walkies.  It also means we get lots of pretty lights around the house and trees to hold them up.

Now I'm a bit worried about Barney with the trees because when he sees these outside in the woods he often does a tripod act an wee wees on them.  I don't think Mummy and Daddy would be very impressed with that so I have been watching him.  Now he is still very young and he is getting a bit carried away with this Christmas thing, look he even uses his bone like a trumpet to make his bark louder (he only has a little bark)

Funny little thing isn't he!  Now Freddie the terrorist is getting a wee bit older and he is becoming almost calm, particularly if he has been out for a big walkies with Barney and me.  The only problem is he is a typical boy and is not very elegant when he is asleep and is it really necessary to wave it in my face when I'm trying to sleep Really!  Such a fuss about nothing.

Now these trees that I mentioned we have one in the lounge where our soft beds are and one in the dining room where our hard beds are both are really pretty, I think I prefer the one in the lounge see what you think.





The first one is the one in the lounge and the second one is the one in the dining room, you may have to lay on your side to see these properly as I haven't quite got the hang of the camera just yet.  Sorry about this.

Well its back to bed for me and Barney Uncle Paul and Auntie Carole are staying and Uncle Paul goes very very early to go to work and comes home then goes to bed (I Think he has a bit of doggie in him, he like to go to bed in the afternoon like me and Barney).  Mummy says it's because he's a 'Tube' driver, but how can you drive a tube, really Mummy you can't fool me!

Were off to see Nanny and Grandad sand on the week end I wonder what Barney will make of a sandy beach.  I bet he goes in the water again, he did when we went to see Nanny and Barrie pebbles, silly doggie when will he learn.  There is lots to do on the beach though and some wonderful smells.  its going to be great fun!  We are so lucky.

I have to go now so Merry Christmas from me and Barney, hope you have as much fun as we will.

Merry Christmas every one, lots of love to you all

Becka and Barney Xxx

Ahhh Sunshine

Hello again,

Its been fairly quiet of late, Barney has settled in really well, cheeky guy has even started to make himself at home in my beds but he is really good company even if he wants to play most of the time.  Well I suppose its just he is still very young.

We had Freddie the terrorist over on Saturday morning for a big walkies, daddy took us all to the woods after it had rained a lot on Friday night and there were lots of big puddles in the pathways.  i tried to explain to Freddie and Barney that these could be used as practise for ditch jumping, but Freddie's legs are too short and Barney just loves the water, so the end result was they just ran through the big muddy puddles rather than gracefully sprang over them.  what a state they were in by the time we got back to the feilds.

Daddy is really quite clever though, you remember that Freddie and Barney like to chase a ball (its a boy thing I think!)  well Daddy made the ball go into the long wet grass, so by the time we got back to the car they were very wet, but quite clean.

The walk that Daddy took us on was a lot longer than the normal one so we were all tired when we got home, even Freddie and Barney had to admit defeat and lay down.  I introduced them to the pleasures of stretching out in the sunshine in the lounge, as you can see the warmth really send us off to sleepies.

Now I have to admit I didn't take this photograph as that me fast asleep in the front, but as you can see with a bit of careful organisation we all get our own shaft of sunshine to sleep in.  Clever huh.

Must go now the suns just come out again and I feel a snooze coming on.

Love to every one.

Becka xx

What no collar

Hiya everybody,

Barney and me took daddy for his walk around the block this morning as usual and we were just getting home when I spotted a new doggie in the area, naughty doggie ran across the road by our house into a front garden opposite, he didn't have a collar or a mummy or daddy with him.  I wanted to go and say hello, but daddy wouldn't let me.

Daddy did manage to get this photograph on his telephone thing so if you know where this doggie lives let his mummy and daddy know he was out on his own this morning.  In case you were wondering Barney didn't see a thing, but then he is a boy and they walk along smelling all sorts of nasty things, he has always got his nose in places that he really shouldn't.

I hope I get to see this doggie again, it is really pretty, looks a bit like me.

write soon, lots of love

Becka

Problem Solved!

Hiya everybody,

Remember the last time I wrote that I had a worry about Barney being too close to the food making room with the shiny black floor (the kitchen) whilst I was making myself comfy in his new bed.  Well I solved the problem, if you can't beat them , then join them.  However I need a bit of comfort whilst I am watching for tasty treats, so I use the fur ball as a pillow.  See:- 

If we both lay outside the food room then we can both watch for things that get dropped, which may need licking up and I get to do it in comfort with my own centrally heated pillow, how good is that!

Must go now its time for my afternoon nap.

Lots of love  Becka Xxx



Another New Bed !!!

Hi Everybody,

Mummy had bought another new bed, it was supposed to be for Barney, but it was all just too new and squishy for me to resist.  Its a little bit small for me but as you can see, but, where there is a will there is a way! even if you do have to hang over the sides a bit.

He doesn't seem to object if I use his bed, actually he seems to prefer being on the carpet, or under the table, to being curled up in a nice comfy bed. 

Must be a boy thing, anyway I would give it up if he really wanted it and I have caught him in my bed in the past so its sort of fair, isn't it?  I've also just realised that from here he can see straight into the kitchen, which is were Mummy and Daddy go to make all the nice food, maybe he isn't as daft as I thought. Mmmmm I'll have to have a think about this, maybe the bed should be moved.

This was only a quick note whilst Mummy is out this morning but she may come back at any time so I have to put the laptop thing away now.

Write soon, love  Becka X



He's one today

Hello everybody,

Barney has his first birthday today, we had Freddie the terrorist over yesterday so they could play in the garden during the afternoon, they were both very tired by the time he went home.  Barney is one today, I'm four you know, very grown up!.  Mummy and Daddy said we are having a tea party tonight with jelly and special dogie cakes and if you look closely at the pictures below you can see that Mummy and Daddy got Barney a new collar for his birthday, very smart (even though it's not pink like mine)

Apparently, the collar is a Zebra print, whats a Zebra! is that like a black and white stripy dogie? anyway, Happy Birthday Barney, we are going to have a nice party tonight!  Lots of love Becka Xxx

Happy Birthday Daddy

Hello Everybody,

It was my Daddy's birthday on Saturday and Mummy took him to London to the theatre, the theatre is a bit like the haunted fish tank that sits in the corner of the room, but its real people and you have to watch it in a special room with lots of other people all together.  Not sure I can see the point but Mummy and Daddy like it.  Anyway while they were out Nat Nat and Greg came round to use the garden and yes Freddie the terrorist came too.

Now me and my henchman Barney like to bully Freddie a bit and he's generally game for a bit of rough and tumble, but it seems that finding his squeak twice is a bit over the top and we got told off.  Sorry Freddie from Barney and me we was only playing really.  Anyway I digress despite finding Freddies squeak, you remember how the cheeky little monster like to get into bed with me, well it seems that Barney is no longer prepared to be put off.  Have a look at these photographs that Daddy took on Sunday when were all relaxing after the afternoon Barbecue 

See the little fluff ball now thinks it's okay to climb in and make himself at home, to be honest I was too tired to argue, but it has got to stop.  I know that he uses my other bed but I'm not having him in this one, not too often anyway, he has his own bed right alongside

Must go now Daddy is due home soon and I've got to clear up the computer or he will know how I write this, happy birthday Daddy and can we have some more of those Malteaser chocolate things like we had on Sunday, they were nice.

Write soon, lots of love Becka  xXx

I told you, no Dignity !

Hiya Everybody,

We had a nice time at the sea side with Nanny and Barrie pebbles and as suspected the boy was straight in the water at the first opportunity, look at him

First walking about in the water, then fully in up to his neck in it just to get a ball back, would you credit it, I knew daddy had another one in his pocket so why bother getting all wet and messing up your fur!

Now have a look at this picture this is what an elegant doggie with some level of self control and respect looks like at the sea side.

Barney was telling me though that swimming (which is what you do when the sea gets too deep to walk in) is good fun but I'm still not sure because later in the day he snuggled up alongside me in my bed and he was still wet, which as all still a bit unpleasant he'd been rubbed off with one of those towel things same as I had but he has such a lot of shaggy fur it was still wet (well damp actually) and he made my bed damp.  its not his fault though Daddy was encouraging him to go into the water and get the ball.  Daddy should know better, he used to try that with me but I was having none of it.

The next day we went to the green and it was raining so much that Mummy, Daddy, Barney and me all looked like we had been swimming, boy did the little scruff pup live up to his name of Barney the rainmaker on that day, maybe he was getting his own back for having to go into the sea.  When we went home we all had a big rub down with the towel things, then we all had breakfast and it was time to come home, once we got home I could  get back to my big squishy bed and snooze the afternoon away.  That's the only not good thing about going to the seaside, I have to leave my bed at home. barney gets to take his, that's not really fare, but he is only a little doggie at the moment so we have to be nice to him.

Write soon, love to you all  Becka xxx



Whats in a name again?

Hi Everybody,

Remember a long time ago I got confused over names like Mummy and Daddy being Lesley and Paul, well I think that some people have more than one name, like Freddie the Terrorist, he gets called all sorts of things, some of which are a bit rude and I can't mention them here.

I was wondering if Barney has other names, because since he has been with us it has done nothing but rain should he be Barney Rainmaker, mmmm I wonder.  You see I really don't like the rain, it makes a mess of my nice shiny fur coat and makes me cold and miserable.  Barney on the other hand seems to really enjoy getting wet and muddy, which is a bit of luck as he seems to spend a lot of his time looking like he has been dragged through a hedge backwards.  Before you say it I haven't dragged him though a hedge forwards or backwards, he is way to quick and agile for me to catch him!

I'll have a think about the new longer name, not sure it will stick as well as Freddy the Terrorist, but it does have a certain ring to it.  Anyway leaving aside the weather we are getting along really well, although he will insist upon sniffing the big dogs and not realising when they don't want to play, nothing I can't sort out for him though, bully my little friend really, who do they think they are.

Nanny and Grandad sand came to see me this week Grandad and Daddy had to go out, but Nat Nat and Gregg came over and we all had a really nice time Barney was very good.  I explained to him that he had to be gentle around all of the Nanny and Grandad peoples or they won't let him come and stay and both Nanny and Grandad sand and Nanny and Barrie pebbles lived by two different seas, which was a great place to go and spend weekends.  Neither of us is exactly sure what a weekend is but Mummy and Daddy are always looking forward to them.

On that subject Barney must have been good, because we are all going to see Nanny and Barrie pebbles this weekend at their sea side.  Lets see what Barney Rainmaker makes of all that water, I bet the little scruff bag loves it.  I can see it now, he will be straight in and come out all bedraggled and wet, Boys! they have no dignity.

Must go now I have to think about my wardrobe and travel requirements for the weekend, I think the weekend is very soon because only this morning Mummy said to daddy it's nearly the weekend.

Write soon, love to everyone.

Becka xxx

Boy am I glad I have short fur!

Hello everybody,

Yesterday Freddie the terrorist came to play with Nat Nat and Gregg and with all of the rain its really muddy outside, well by the time the three of us had sorted out who's mouth is bigger that who's which is one of our favourite games, followed by a good chase around in the dirt under the trees.  Freddie and Barney were covered in mud and I had muddy paws.

Daddy let me in the house but Freddie and Barney had to have a wash before they were let in, Daddy has been collecting rain water in these big plastic tubs in the court yard outside the kitchen, he and Gregg stood Barney and Freddie in the two tubs and washed them off before they were allowed in the house.  Now I have had a little sly drinkie out of these tubs and boy they were freezing.  I was watching the two doggies get washed outside in the cold water, laugh, I very nearly had a very unladylike accident it was so funny! boy am I glad I only have short fur, no cold washing for me.

Barney and I are having good fun together and I understand that an old friend of mine 'Mattie' is coming over for a sleep over on Saturday, I wonder what Barney will make of her, she's got springs in her legs and she is really strong.  this should be good fun cos although he is not that big Barney is very quick I'm really looking forward to playing in the garden tomorrow.

Write soon, lots of love Becka

A new brother and now my new bed !

Hello Everybody,

I am just so lucky! yesterday I was told I had Barney as a new brother and then Mummy brought me home my new bed, look how squishy it is I just love it, thank you Mummy.

I don't know why all my pictures are coming out laying down but you will just have to turn your head on its side again to see me properly.  Must be something I've done with the camera.  Not sure what that is.

This one is of me, my new bed and my new little brother, I think he did me a favour eating my old bed this one is just so much better, I had a lovely sleepies in it last night, mind you I was tired me and Barney had a big run with a beagle in the park and I was really tired when we got home, he wouldn't stand still long enough to let me introduce him to Barney, but it didn't seem to matter we had a lot of fun.

I'm looking forward to the weekend because we always have big walkies at the weekends and sometimes we see deer.

Write next week and tell you all about it.

Lots of love Becka Xx

Wahoo he's staying !

Hiya Everyone,

Remember last time I wrote that we were doggie siting a new friend, Barney (or Sunny he is a bit confused about his name) and we had been having fun playing and he was chasing balls which is good, because it means I don't have to chase them (its so demeaning but it keeps Daddy happy).  Well it turns out that Barney's staying not going home as we originally thought, seems he needs some doggie company and we all get on so well that he has picked us to come and live with.

Probably not a surprise as we are a very nice family and even though he ate my bed he is a really nice little doggie so he is now staying with us for ever and ever, I can't wait to go and play in the park tonight and tell all my friends, its going to be such fun, bit like a permanent sleep over.  Only one thing Barney really has to stop is stealing the plant pots though, particularly the ones with plants in and running off down the garden.  Mummy and Daddy really don't like that, I used to do it when I was little and I got into lots of trouble, perhaps I can persuade him to stop, we'll see.

That's made my week, I'll let you know how we all get on soon.  Must go now though the suns out and I feel a little nap coming on in my favourite shaft of sunshine.

Write soon, lots of love

Becka x

Doggie sitting again

Hi Everyone,

Meet my latest dogie friend, Mummy brought him home on Thursday of last week for us to look after for a while, strange thing is he says his name is Sunny but all over the weekend Mummy and Daddy seem to have been calling him Barney, very strange, he doesn't seem to care though.

I don't know why these pictures have come through laying down, but if you turn your head on it's side then you can see him clearly.

He is good fun to play with, but he is very like Millie and Freddie the terrorist in that he does this chasing the ball thing, I'm above that you know, but when he is not chasing the ball he likes to run and chase me, he has tried a couple of games of my mouths bigger than your mouth, but of course its just not bigger than mine, although it is bigger than Freddie the terrorist so they seem to enjoy playing it.

Sunny or Barney or whatever his name is, is really nice, or at least we all thought so right up to the point he ate my bed, whilst I was trying to go sleepies in it and every thing! I am now having to sleep on his cushion which is comfy but just a little bit too small.  He is banished to a blanket, serves him right, although Mummy said she is buying me a mew bed which is better than my old one, more squishy and comfy, so I'm sure I will forgive him.

Must go now the sun is shining and I need to get some sleepies, its hard work looking after a puppy again.

Write soon, lots of love Becka xx