Girls Who Like To Shop
07 Jul 2011 6 Comments
in Chicken, Feeding, Health, Playing, Shopping, Training, Walking, Weighing Tags: Carlie, chicken, cocker spaniel, Cute Photos, cute puppies, cute puppy, cute puppy photos, Dogs, dried food, eating, feeding pets, Funny, Humour, pet humour, Pets, Puppies, sad eyes, shopping, training
Five months old, 8kgs:
When I come back into this world, I’m going to come back as a human.
Human’s can eat what they like, when they like. They can even go shopping and choose their own food!
Me? I’m only allowed to eat twice a day, whereas new-mum and new-dad eat ALL THE TIME! I’m only allowed to eat dried fake-meat balls and sometimes CHICKEN – but they have different food EVERY time.
When I play the ‘sad-eyes’ card they often feel sorry for me and give me some of their tasty food. But I have to try to control myself. If I get too excited and start jumping up for more, they make me wait until they’ve finished and put it into my bowl instead of me eating it there and then. Or I might not even get any at all.
I have to be careful also because if I don’t eat my own food and wait for something more tasty instead – not only do I not get anything tasty, but my own food disappears too. I’m not sure where it goes or who eats it, but I know it doesn’t come back to me. Then I end up with nothing!
The other day I tried to sneak into the shopping bag. I knew they were going to the supermarket so I thought I would sneak along with them and add my own stuff to the basket. Here’s my list:
- CHICKEN
- CHICKEN
- CHICKEN
- Chocolate (but some idiot told new-mum chocolate can damage a dog’s health)
- Ice-cream (new-mum read on the Internet that dogs couldn’t tolerate milk products, but my real-mum used to give me milk all the time)
- Yoghurt – especially apricot flavour and only if I can lick the pot
- Biscuits – not the doggy kind but the delicious ones humans eat
- Peaches – lovely juicy ones
- Peanut butter – with or without toast but straight from the jar is even better
- Sausages – ANY kind
- Apples – to clean my teeth
- Cheese – especially cheddar (drat, another milk product!)
In fact, I could eat ANYTHING as long as it wasn’t that dried dog food. Whoever invented that rubbish anyway?
It certainly wasn’t a dog..!
I'll just sneak into the shopping bag...
I don't think anyone saw me...
I'll just wait here quietly. I'm sure they haven't noticed me...
That was easy - I don't think I've been spotted..!
What Is This Lungworm?
22 Jun 2011 2 Comments
in Feeding, Health, Playing, Russell, Walking Tags: cocker spaniel, diseases, Dogs, fatal diseases, fox poo, foxes, health, Humour, infections, Jack Russell, lungworm, parasites, Pets, Puppies, puppy photos, slugs, snails, vets, worms, young dogs
My Cool Cousin, Russell
My cool cousin, Russell’s dad has been telling new-mum about this ‘lungworm’ and I was listening with interest, because I thought they were talking about FOOD.
But it turns out this ‘lungworm’ is a greedy little parasite that feeds on DOGS and it can be very dangerous!!!
The vet said there is a global epidemic in YOUNG DOGS (like me and Russell) and it can be picked up from SLUGS and SNAILS – urgghhh! How revolting! Who in their right mind would want to eat a slug or a snail?
Not only that, foxes can also become infected and if you’re a dog that likes a little fox-poo delicacy now and again, then you’d better retrain your taste buds – quick! Mind you, I am SO bored with the dried fake-meat balls that new-mum keeps giving me, I’m not surprised some dogs turn to fox poo, snails and slugs….
But really, this lungworm infection can be very dangerous – even fatal if it’s not treated. And infections can be spread in dog poo too.
So don’t leave your pet toys out in the garden for the slugs to crawl all over them and you can read more about this lungworm here: What is this lungworm? and find out how to treat and prevent it too.
Now you’ve been warned!
I'm am turning into such a Lady!
Walking On Water
10 Jun 2011 7 Comments
in Dumb Owners, Playing, Swimming, Walking Tags: beach, sea, swimming, water
4 Months old and 8kgs in weight (take no notice of new mum claiming I was 12kgs last week – that was a load of nonsense!)
I am such a clever little puppy – I even amaze myself at times. I recently discovered that I can swim. Well actually, I didn’t have a lot of choice in the matter – new dad took me into the sea with him and just let me go.
I tried to walk in the sea but my paws couldn’t touch the bottom. I did think of turning around and jumping onto new dad’s back with my sharp claws, but then thought better of it. So I just kept my eyes on the edge of the sea and kept walking, back to new mum. And that’s what they call swimming!
It’s more like walking on water though…
Me - like an Olympic swimmer!
Bedraggled - not my best look
Drying Off - complete with massage
Loving new dad's comfy chair - so now it's mine!
It’s a Beautiful World!
27 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment
in Chicken, Feeding, Playing, Toilet training, Walking, Weighing Tags: beach, dried food, flowers, spring
I haven’t been blogging for a while as I’ve been busy growing. I’m now almost 12 weeks old, weigh a hefty 4.2kg and stand 33cm tall (13 inches for you oldies) from the ground to the top of my head. Six weeks in my new home and I’m growing fast. Just six weeks…? That’s half of my lifetime – where does the time go?
Growing Fast!
I’m not fully house-trained yet, but getting there. There have been a few mistakes, which new mum doesn’t appear too happy about – I can always tell by the unpleasant look on her face and the way her voice suddenly drops a few decibels. I’ve tried nodding toward a few websites on the Internet, which say that a puppy needs patience and shouldn’t be told off, but I don’t think she’s got the message yet….
I made a HUGE mistake with my master plan to have CHICKEN everyday. I began to leave the dried fake meat, thinking I would get the CHICKEN if I didn’t eat it. But now all I get is the same dried meat balls everyday – and only twice a day instead of three times, at that! That was a big mistake!
Supplementing My Diet With Vegetation
I love going out for long walks, especially in the long grasses where I can sniff to my heart’s content and roll around like an army commando. Yesterday on the beach was exceptionally beautiful, with masses of wild flowers, growing in the sands. I kept sneezing from all the lovely smells.
It sure is a beautiful world!
Heaven Scent...
For Dog’s Sake – It’s a Big World Out There!
13 Apr 2011 1 Comment
in Playing, Walking Tags: beach, grass, seaside
I’m now over nine weeks old, fully vaccinated and allowed out into the big wide world – but I think new mum and new dad need a few pointers:
First of all, my legs are only 13cm long (or 5 inches to you oldies). So when I have to go up a kerb, it’s not just a step for me – it’s a massive 2 metre high wall!!!
Second: the wild grass is lovely and lush and although I love rolling around in it, it’s not just greenery and weeds – for me, it’s a humongous jungle and I can’t always see where you’ve gone.
It's a Jungle Out There..
Third: although it might just be a spot of rain to you, it’s a torrential downpour to me and you haven’t even bought me a doggy coat yet!
Fourth: the sea is lovely and cool and refreshing, but it’s not just a wave that’s about to engulf me – it’s a flipping tsunami!
So, for dog’s sake, please show a little consideration for this little pup….
I'm LOVING sunbathing!
Australia is in there somewhere...
It's a puppy's life!
My Cousin Russell
29 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
in Chicken, Friends, Playing, Russell, Walking Tags: injections, Jack Russell, Russell
Russell, the smartest and trendiest Jack Russell ever!
When I grow up I want to be just like my cool cousin, Russell. He lives in a smart, trendy apartment in London and goes to all the cool places, like Clapham Common and Wimbledon Common and he’s even been to the seaside in Kent!
He’s very popular with other dogs because he’s so friendly and just about everyone wants to play with him. And he loves CHICKEN too, just like me!!!
I’m not allowed to go out yet because I haven’t had my second injection but when I do I’m going to race around all over the place and have loads of fun and excitement, just like my cousin Russell.
Of course, I probably won’t have much time to blog once my social life has kicked off.
