Whew what a busy month!

Hi everybody,

Its been so busy here I haven't had a moment to myself to get on the computer, so although its a bit late Happy New Year to all my readers and a Happy 70th birthday to Nanny Pebbles.  That's one of the reasons why its been so busy, for Nanny Pebbles birthday all of her family went away to a big house on Exmoor for the weekend.  Nanny and Grandad Sand came up to look after me and Freddie the terrorist came to stay as well.

Anyway more of that later, but I promised to update you on my investigations into the big fat man in the red suit, that comes down the chimney and delivers presents at Christmas.  Well he is not only very quick but he must be fire proof as well! you see we now have two chimney things over the holes in the walls where Daddy makes fire and the one in the lounge had a fire in it, so this is me guarding (well watching actually) the other wall hole and chimney in the dining room on Christmas Eve waiting to see the fat man.

You notice this bed is cleverly located in front of the radiator, I like my creature comforts.  Well I was patiently watching the hole in the wall, all evening, waiting to see if this 'Father Christmas' bloke appeared , when, eventually, everyone slowly drifted off to bed and I moved back to my sleepies bed in the lounge (where the fire was in the hole in the wall).  Now when I left the lounge, before Jake, Daddies grandson, went to bed the lounge looked just as it should, the tree was in the corner all lit up and decorated the furniture and the space behind the big sofa was empty.

When I went back into the lounge the space behind the big sofa was now full of pressies, all piled up out of sight, look! 

There was pressies of all sizes, colours and shapes loads and loads of them, even some for me I found out later, but how did they get there? the big fat man in the red suit must have come down the lounge chimney because he certainly didn't come down the one in the dining room I would have seen him.  You wait until next year I have a plan to catch him out, me and Freddie the terrorist can guard a chimney each, we will find him.

Anyway we all had a wonderful Christmas with Jake, Russell, Caroline and Anthony then Nat Nat and Gregg came over later and the party went on until quite late, Freddie and me went to bed and left them to it.  I'll write again soon and tell you about my New year with Nanny and Barrie Pebbles, while Mummy and Daddy went to Cardiff.

Must go now its time for my morning snooze, all this typing is had work with paws you know.

Lots of love Becka.  X 

He's back

Hi everyone,

Fred came back last night he is full of it, he even started to eat my favorite bone!  Then he barked at me and ran away, every time I went over to him he just rolled over and showed me his tummy.  I think I'm looking forward to him coming back as long as he doesn't bark at me and as long as Daddy is about, he cuddled me while Fred was there last night.

Still no fat man in a red suit, I'll keep you posted.

Merry Christmas, love

Becka

First it must be Christmas, then meet Fred!

Hello everyone,

It must be Christmas, I had to endure the annual embarrassing photographs with the Reindeer antlers on again, I did try to enter into the spirit of things but as you can see from the photographs the novelty really is wearing thin now.

As you can see from this one I was willing to participate at the start and because I was being bribed with milky bones to sit still and have my picture taken.  I do like my new red bandanna though I think this is very festive.  However, even for milky bones I couldn't keep up the pretence for long

I had just managed to remove the antlers and recover some of my natural dignity when Nat Nat and Gregg arrived, now this is always a good reason to be excited as they always make big fusses of me and I get lots of attention and tummy rubs.  However, they had a surprise with them, FRED.

Now it seems that they had just come back from Littlehampton, where they had collected Fred from his home so that they could be his Mummy and Daddy and he could have a new home with them.  This is Fred:

Now I'm not sure about Fred, you see, between us, I'm used to being top doggie at home, actually the only doggie at home.  Privately, between us and don't tell Nat Nat, he is way too cute for his own good, although everyone made a big fuss of me they were all watching what Fred was doing, look Mummy even picked him up and sat him on her lap.  She doesn't do that with me any more, albeit I am a bit bigger than Fred, but that's not the point.

See what I mean about too cute for his own good, I kept out of his way all the time he was here (I didn't want to stand on him, he is very little after all) he got in my bed and had a good sniff round and apparently he is coming back on Boxing day.  I'm not sure when Boxing day is but we are expecting lots of people, I'll have to teach Fred how to keep out of the way and who to follow for treats and who is not worth the effort.

I'm still watching the hole in the wall for the big fat man in the red suit, he's not been yet.  Daddy says he will be here soon, I'll let you know, in the mean time Merry Christmas to you all.

Lots of love Becka.  Xx



Doggie Doctor

Hello everybody,

All the white snow stuff has gone from the garden and the park now, but it left me feeling very poorly, developed a bit of trouble doing number ones really painful so much so that Mummy and Daddy took me to the Doggie doctor last week and I have had to have medicine to make me better.  Its all a bit embarrassing really, particularly the taking my temperature examination, is that really necessary I mean Daddy was there and everything.  Then the next morning Daddy was chasing me around with this little yellow collection thing really can a girl not have any privacy!

The only good bit to come out of all of this is that I get to take my tablets in cheese in the morning and in cheese sandwiches in the evening (Mummy and Daddy make proper bread and cheese and this white squirty medicine) how spoilt am I

I'm feeling a bit better now though, which is lucky because Danny and Uncle Dave the builders came again yesterday and I was able to make big fusses of them and lean on Dave and everything, not sure what they did but whatever it was Daddy had a fire in the hole in the wall last night which was lovely and warm.  Daddy seemed quite pleased I was delighted, I like the fire in the hole in the wall, apparently now its nearly Christmas we can have lots of hole in the wall fires, but if a big fat man in a red suit comes down from above the hole in the wall I've got to let him in and be very quiet because he brings pressies I'm not sure what pressies are but everyone seems to be very excited about them and apparently I get them as well, actually I remember last year I got pressies they are fun, I got toys and treats and all sorts of things.


Well must go now I'm still a bit poorly and I'm tired, back to bed I think.  I'll let you know about the big fat man in the red suit.

Love Becka

Who Stole my Garden

Hello again, its me here.

Now when I curled up in my nice new bed I had a big green garden outside my window, this morning when I went outside to play it was gone and I have this cold white expanse instead.

Now I remember this, since we moved to my Bungalow we seem to get a lot of it, I'm sure its called snow.  If I remember correctly it's really good for running through and snuffling in, daddy also throws out extra food for the birds to eat when there is this snow stuff on the ground.  Does he really think I won't find it, I am a tracking doggie after all, stale bread yummy.

As you can see from the picture we had quite a lot of the snow stuff, I'm quite tall now and it's up to my chest, I like it though its great fun to play in.  I'm off now to play some more.

Byeeeeee, Becka



How many birthdays do I get per year?

Hi Everybody,

I know this seems like a strange question, but I'm sure I had a birthday in May because I was two and I think I still am, now I know its not Christmas yet, because the house is not full of all the bright sparkly twinkly thinks and I haven't had to wear those silly jingly antlers that Mummy and Daddy think are so funny.  its really all very embarrassing!  Anyway I digress, its not my birthday and its not Christmas, but look what I've got!

Mummy came in from work on Wednesday with this big brown box and when she opened it, this is what popped out a new bed for me! how exciting is that.  This is me testing it out when it first arrived and it was all new, just my colour don't you think.

 It didn't take me long to get it all squishy and comfy, not yet sure if I need both the blankets though so I thought I'd try it with just the one in it, as you can see its really comfy, this is after having had it for just one day and it's my favorite sleepies place now.  As you all know I do like my sleepies.

So if its not my birthday and its not Christmas it must be because Mummy loves me very much, thank you Mummy I love it.  I must go now, Nanny and Barrie pebbles are coming tonight along with Nat Nat and Greg so I have to look my best, I'll need to get some beauty sleep then have a good wash and brush up so I'm ready for them when they all arrive.

Write soon, lots of love Becka X

Not such a Wise Old Owl, more a Confused Young Owl

Hi Everybody,

I had a wee bit of a shock a few days ago, I was a sleepies all snuggled down in my bed when BANG! there was a huge noise at the window, Mummy and Daddy either didn't hear it or they ignored it, because they didn't come down.  Scared me at the time, but as Mummy and Daddy didn't seem to be bothered by whatever the bang was I snuggled back down into my bed and went back to sleepies.

Anyway the next morning, Mummy noticed a mark on the window where a bird had flown into the glass and the dust from its feathers had left a shadow of its wings on the outside of the glass.  I went outside to check to see if the birdie was alright, I had a good look round but there was no Dickie on the floor nor was there any feathers under the window so if it was stunned then it must have woken up again before the fox came through the garden.  This is me having a good look around.

On the weekend, Saturday afternoon actually, my sister Caroline came around for dinner, she and Mummy were going to a boot fair on Sunday.  Anyway she noticed the mark on the window, but now with the afternoon sunlight shining on it you could see much more detail, Daddy took some photographs and this is what he got.

Now I wonder what this little Owl though he could see in the glass that he thought would make a tasty snack, not me surely? I'm much too big.

I've got to go now, Mummy is poorly and wants to use the computer so I have to give it up But before I sign off I wanted to add two more photographs Daddy was being all artistic on Sunday afternoon and actually I thought they were quite nice, so I thought I'd share them with you.

Okay Mummy really wants the computer now so I've got to go now.  Write soon.

Love, Becka X