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Polly Dog Blog 2008

Saturday 27th December	Hello everybody, I hope you had a really nice Christmas and got loads of presents. I went to see the old ladies 2 days before Christmas, which I liked because I got to give them all a kiss. Me and Amber had some really nice beef for Christmas day that Boss Woman bought us and we've been eating Turkey ever since. I got a tug pull and Amber got a chew ball thing for a Christmas present. Boss Woman also got us a hessian rope tug toy and she is teaching us to seek and find it, which we like. Boss Woman has been really busy doing some work for the dog rescue. Loads and loads of tiny puppies and dogs are now needing new homes because the people who got them don't want them anymore. A lot of people buy them as Christmas presents and when they realise that us pups and dogs pee, poo and chew everywhere they don't want us anymore. Well of course we pee, poo and chew everywhere ~ until we are trained otherwise, how are we supposed to know?? We aren't always cute and cuddly. Sometimes we make a mess, smell and eat things (like dead moles, rabbits or whatever) that our human owners don't like. We also need a lot of walks, even when it's rainy, snowy, cold and windy. Nobody said we made life easy for our humans even if we love them. Thing is, if we are well looked after and walked a lot, then we are very happy and we make our humans happy as well. If we are not looked after properly then we are sad and poorly and then no one likes us anymore. Me and Polly went a lovely walk yesterday with Stella Labrador. We walked for a long way through muddy fields over to Barras and we had to have an all over wash when we got back because we were so muddy. This is only the second Christmas that me and Polly have had together with Boss Woman. We have had lovely time this holiday going for some very nice long walks with Boss Woman and Big Guy and lying in front of the log fire at night has been really cosy.
Wednesday 17th December	Me and Amber were scared in the Forest today. Someone was shooting really close to us down by the river in the Forest ~ it was really loud as well. It was only when Boss Woman shouted to them that they stopped shooting. There was a lot of other people walking dogs as well and Boss Woman reckoned we were all lucky not to have got shot. I had a playfight with Charlie dog. He was really friendly and we played chasing and jumping for ages. I went and stood by Boss Woman because I didn't like the loud noises.
Monday 15th December	Walked on to Seal Island today to see the baby seals. There were loads and loads of baby seals on the rocks and they weren't half making a racket with wailing and barking. I barked at them back just to let them know that I was there and watching them closely. The big seals kept popping their head out of the water to look at us. The tide was coming in really fast and I didn't fancy jumping in the sea to swim to the Island to have a closer look, just in case the big seals got hold of me. Yeah, they were really big with big giant heads. Probably had very sharp teeth as well.
Friday 12th December	Boss Woman almost had a heart attack this morning. There were 5 pigs that had escaped from the local pig farm, running about outside our fence. I could easily have chased them back up to the farm and saved the 4 men the job of getting them back again, but Boss Woman wouldn't let me. It's started snowing again now. We had great fun chasing the rabbits down at Skatie Shore today. The waves on the sea were gigantic.
Sunday 30th November	It was absolutely freezing cold today in the fields. -2 in fact. Big Guy came with us and Boss Woman for a long walk. We saw (and chased) loads of geese, 1 deer and 8 pheasants. We had great fun. I'm glad Boss Woman put our hoodies on because we were shivering a bit at first until we got running around, When we came near to the field with sheep, Big Guy put me back on lead. I don't see why, just because I chased sheep on Ben Whyvis doesn't mean to say I'll chase them now, does it? Anyway, I came back when I was called and didn't catch them. I mean, I only chased them before because they looked stupid and I wanted to see how fast they could run. I flushed out 6 pheasants from the bushes today. Polly was chasing the geese and barking at them and she chased a deer for ages as well. I chased the deer but I couldn't run as fast as Polly. We had lamb for dinner. Polly could have caught some of her own if Big Guy had let her off the lead.
Thursday 27th November	Went on my first ever Therapet assignment today, to the Old Folks Home. I really enjoyed it and I gave everyone licky kisses even though Boss Woman said I hadn't to go round kissing everyone. Everyone made a real fuss of me and even the local newspaper turned up to take my picture with one of the nice old ladies. I wore a new lead and collar on that Boss Woman bought specially ~ she said it wasn't possible to wear my everyday one because it was dirty and smelt of rabbit poo. I had to wear a bright green flash as well, so everyone could recognise me straight away. One nice old lady wanted to give me a cuddly mouse but Boss Woman said I couldn't have it because I would eat it in 2 seconds. As if .... I didn't go, I had to stay at home. Boss Woman said when I am a bit older and don't jump up so much then I can go as well. I think I would like it as I like plenty of attention and giving everyone licky sloppy kisses. Lungs for dinner. Gnipper the cat didn't eat hers so me and Polly shared it.
Friday 21st November	MY BIRTHDAY TODAY. Yippeeee I am now 2 years old. Boss Woman got me a really nice leather collar for my birthday present ~ nice isn't it? and she bought some really expensive Smart Price supermarket steak for me and Amber's dinner. Big Guy says that she spoils us. It's snowing today, huge ginormous snowflakes but me and Amber liked it and ran all over the fields trying to catch the them. I chased some geese in the sky but they were too high up for me to jump up and get them. We lost Boss Woman in the fields today ~ we couldn't see her anywhere because of the big snowflakes. Luckily, she shouted to us so we could find her. Phew. I was getting a bit worried at one point. We like the snow but it was a bit cold. I was glad when we got back and had our steak dinner. I don't think it is funny when Boss Woman throws snowballs at us. She was laughing her head off when the snowballs were hitting us and Polly was trying to jump up to catch them but I didn't, because I didn't think it was funny at all.
Saturday 8th November	Me, Amber, Boss Woman and Big Guy went a walk around Loch Muick today. It rained most of the day and the path was waterlogged and muddy. We still really enjoyed the walk though. We met loads of people who made a fuss of me and Amber. One woman who lived in Somerset had doggie biscuits in her pocket, even though she had left her dog at home and she gave me and Amber one. The path was so waterlogged at the end of Loch Muick that Big Guy carried Boss Woman over it. Honestly, what a sook. I found a dead grass snake that I got in my mouth so that I could show Amber but Boss Woman made me leave it. Boss Woman came back from Amsterdam yesterday. I really missed her because I had to go into day kennels all day and I missed my long walks. She said they sell funny wacky backy over in Amsterdam but whatever that is, she didn't bring me any back. Someone rang her and said they wanted her to walk their dog and to to do some work in the garden, picking up all the dog poo from their garden that they hadn't been bothered to pick up themselves. Boss Woman was laughing and said that the woman had a cheek and that she was a dog walker and not dogsbody. It was a nice long walk round Loch Muick but I was a bit tired and muddy when we got back to the car. Chicken for tea.
Tuesday 4th November	It's such a lovely warm day today. We went down to Skatie Shore for a run. The sea was smelling really nice and it was so calm. Me and Amber chased some rabbits (as usual) but didn't catch any because they were too fast. I had a good game of chasing with a friendly Bearded Collie. Boss Woman said he looked so thin, like he needed feeding up. On the way back home, Boss Woman called at the Butchers to buy lots and lots of hearts and lungs. I was thinking maybe she had bought it all for a party she might be giving me in 2 weeks time, for my birthday. She said if it was a nice day then we would go for an extra long walk to celebrate my second birthday. We walked right on by the rocks today. I like it on there, climbing on the rocks and paddling in the sea and chasing rabbits. The seagulls were making a lot of noise and I chased them as well. Heart for lunch, which I like a lot.
Friday 31st October	It was hailing really hard today. Huge pieces of ice called hailstones were hitting us really hard and hurting our faces. I tried running away from them and I kept looking back to see if they were following me but I couldn't outrun them. Boss Woman was so wet that her wellies filled up with water and they made a very strange sqeaking noise when she walked. I was really scared and was glad when we got back to the house. We all got very wet and me and Polly were shivering we were so cold. Boss Woman put a heat pad in my bed for me and it was soooo cosy, it was lovely and warm.
Tuesday 28th October	We went on Balmedie beach today. Boss Woman was shivering she was so cold. Well, if she had run about up and down the beach playing chasing like me and Amber were doing then she would have kept warm like we did. It was snowing on the beach and the sea had big enormous waves.
Monday 27th October	Here I am, back again. Boss Woman floated off to France for a week so me and Amber had to go into kennels down the road. It wasn't too bad and it's a lot better than one I had to go in before, when I was little. I'm really really glad to be back home now though. We went on St. Cyrus beach today for a long long run. Boss Woman said it was hot and sunny in France, well, it was freezing cold here. She gave us a shower when we got back from the beach. She got some new shampoo and she wanted to try it out on us. It smelt lovely and now I smell lovely as well and my coat is all shiny and soft. She rang somebody up about dog walking so it looks like she might be doing some dog walking for people, I just hope she takes me with her because I like other dogs and I certainly like walking. I was soooo glad she came back. I was beginning to get worried that she had forgotten about us. It's lovely to be back home and I think Gnipper the cat missed us as well. When we went for our walk, stupid Polly went jumping about in the sea but I didn't ~ it was far too cold.
Wednesday 15th October	Boss Woman got a letter this morning from Canine Concern, to say that I am now a qualified registered Therapet Dog. Apparently I can now visit old people at the Care Homes where they live and help cheer them up. I think I will like that because I do like meeting people and having a 'clap' as they call it up here. Boss Woman has been arranging it this morning and there are 2 Care Homes that already want us to visit. Cool. Boss Woman said she will have to keep a close eye on me because most old people are very nice but some might be grumpy and kick me so she will have to keep me close by her as she said I am precious and she doesn't want me to get hurt. Boss Woman said she would be grumpy as well if she had to live in an Old Folks Home. She said that when I get sensible and stop jumping up for attention then she will get me assessed for a PAT dog as well. I think I will like that, as I do like attention and people talking to me and I love giving people slobbery kisses.
Tuesday 7th October	Big Guy had to go down to near Keswick in the Lake District with his work yesterday so me and Boss Woman went with him. It is a very posh hotel at Lodore Falls where we are staying and they even let ME stay here. While Big Guy was working me and Boss woman went on a lovely walk to Keswick We met an old guy who was walking his dog which was a Labrador x Collie Cross and he walked with us back along a path on Cat Bells hill. His dog was really friendly and we played chasing and sniffing out rabbits. It has been raining hard nearly all day but luckily I had my cagoule on that Boss Woman made me, so I stayed fairly dry until I jumped in Derwentwater for a swim with my cagoule on. We went to a cafe where I was allowed to go in as well and we shared an egg and bacon sandwich. We met loads of people on the walk and some of them laughed at me with my cagoule on, because they thought I looked 'cute' and everyone made a fuss of me. Only thing was, Boss Woman had her bright blue wellies on ~ she has no shame, it was so embarassing walking with her. We saw a big fat guy with a Boxer. Now, I don't like Boxers ~ ever since Boss Woman took me to doggy training when I was very small and Bob the Boxer used to jump all over me and frighten me, I have never liked them. Well, this big fat guy and his Boxer were horrible. I growled at the slobbery chops Boxer and when the big fat guy tried to get hold of me I growled at him as well. He kept saying he wasn't scared of me whle he was trying to get hold of me and Boss Woman told him 3 times not to touch me but he was still trying to get hold of me, so I let him clearly know that if he did get hold of me that I would BITE him. I mean, I had to protect Boss Woman from him because neither of us trusted him ~ he looked a nasty man and he would not leave me alone.
Saturday 4th October	Boss Woman has been really upset and crying today. Bonnie, my litter sister has been put to death by the vet. Because she wasn't a very well balanced dog because of her owners, she bit Auntie Tracie of the Staffie Rescue who went to rescue and re-home her (again) from the people that took her as a puppy and she is now dead. It's not Auntie Tracie's fault. Boss Woman doesn't think it's Bonnie's fault, she thinks it's the owner's fault for not realising that Bonnie needing firm guidance, firm handling and good training and plenty of excercise, then she could even have stayed with them. Poor Bonnie, at least she won't suffer any more. Me and Polly are glad that we live here. We get well fed and well looked after. Also we get to go on very very long walks and runs in the fields.
Thursday 2nd October	Boss Woman can't take us for a run in the field until this afternoon because she is busy baking biscuits for the market on Saturday. I wish she would hurry up, I'm getting a bit bored waiting for her. I don't feel very well right now and I was sick last night. Boss Woman has put me a nice warm heat pad on my bed to keep me warm.
Monday 22nd September	Went to Skatie Shore today. I don't really like it much down there anymore, it is getting too busy. Me and a Jack Russell were having a sniffy sniffy and it bit my leg so I growled at it. It's Boss Woman picked it up because I think she was scared in case I bit it back, well I should have because it was a nasty little ankle biter, but I just barked at it to tell it off.
Saturday 21st September	Me, Big Guy and Boss Woman went to Northumberland for the weekend, they went to pick up some day old Maran chickens. Boss Woman likes these chickens because when they get older, they will lay the darkest brown egg you have ever seen. They are really noisy, they won't stop cheeping, even when Boss Woman feeds them, they still make a noise all the time. We had a lovely time staying at a Bed and Breaksfast in Carlton, North Yorkshire and the owners even let ME stay there. I got to go to the Pub with Boss Woman and Big Guy when they went for a bar meal. Boss Woman saved me her Venison Sausage, it was very tasty. There was some nice people that stayed in the Bed & Breakfast as well that we saw at the pub later. One of the men kept making a fuss of me and said he wanted to take me home with him and kept hold of me all the time. I think he liked me. Boss Woman said he would soon send me back home again when he realised that I like eating dead moles. We went a 12 mile walk over the Moors and somehow we strayed off the path. There was a big fat guy there with a very strange accent. Boss Woman said it was supposed to be a posh English accent but it sounded gobbleygook to me, like nothing I had ever heard before. Don't know why he couldn't pronounce his words properly ~ maybe he was drunk? He said Big Guy and Boss Woman had no right to be there and that the DOG especially shouldn't have been there, even on lead, like I was. Boss Woman said she was sorry for squashing his grass and that in Scotland we had access rights over all land. Well, he said that we weren't in Scotland, it was England and that we had to leave straight away. On the way back we had a long walk on Ross Links near Seahouses. Big Guy got us some Fish and Chips and I had a whole fish to myself. Boss Woman said that Big Guy always spoils me. It was lovely and warm and I really liked running on he beach. I got to go to Linn of Dee with Stella Labrador. She was very well behaved and didn't keep annoying me like she normally does.
Tuesday 16th September	It was chucking it down this morning when we went down to Skatie Shore and we all got wet and muddy. Boss Woman wore her fancy new bright blue wellies with stripes inside, they are so bright it is embarassing walking with her. Me and Amber still had great fun chasing the rabbits though AND we nearly caught one. I found a lime green golf ball in the Forest but it was a bit hard on my teeth when I tried to bite it. Donna from the newspaper is going to put me in the newspaper again and also write about the dog biscuits that Boss Woman makes. Donna has 2 dogs as well, that's probably why she likes writing about dogs. Boss Woman and Big Guy are trying to get some sponsors for their walk in Nepal, with the money going to the Scottish Staffie Rescue like it did last time we did a walk. Only this time, they said I can't go with them. I think she's mean. I would behave myself and not scare the Yaks, honest. I really liked it down at the beach, we were running about all over, it was great fun. Polly went in the sea as well, but I didn't want to get salty water on me. We had fish for dinner, with cheese and some tomato mixed in, it was really lovely.
Friday 12th September	Walked over to Barras today, it was a really nice walk and we got to run about in the fields chasing each other for ages. We saw 2 old labradors being taken for a walk by their Boss Woman. The oldest was 14 years old and could hardly walk, she was wobbling about on her feet and walking really slowly. I hope I don't get like that when I get old. I wanted to play with the other one but he was too old to chase me even though I was hiding in the long grass and jumping out on him and running up and down and round and round barking at him telling him to chase me, he couldn't. His Boss Woman said she thought I was really funny and she was laughing at me. Boss Woman told her I was just showing off. I was not, so... Boss Woman picked loads of Blackberries, she said they were for making Blackbery and Apple Biscuits for the next market. Well, I hope she saves us some, because we like Blackberries so much that we even pick our own. Me and Polly ate loads of Blackberries, Boss Woman said if we ate any more we would get belly ache. I liked playing chase with Polly and I kept hiding in the wheat field but Polly always found me. I ate a dead mouse off the road on the way back, luckily Boss Woman didn't see me otherwise I would have got into trouble. Beef for tea. Mmm.
Friday 5th September	Went up Bennachie today and walked about 6 miles. It was lovely and warm. We saw 2 men with digging machines doing some path repairs. One of the machines had a MASSIVE jaw on the front with sharp teeth, so I growled at it and barked really loudly ~ after all, I had to protect us all from it attacking us. It looked really fiercesome. I had to be carried over some rocks because my legs weren't long enough to get over them. I really liked the walk and we went through some Forest and in the water, it was lovely.
Friday 29th August	Boss Woman took us climbing to Lochnagar today. It was a bit steep and bouldery near the top. We got bitten by big flies, midges and flying ants and I had lumps all over me. We met loads of people on this walk and most people made a big fuss of me and Amber. There was some grouse making a really stupid noise so I chased them to shut them up. It was really hot again today. Boss Woman had to lift me up some of the big rocks because my legs were too short and I couldn't get up them. I had trouble crossing a wide river as well ~ Boss Woman wouldn't carry me over so I got really wet when I went across. Boss Woman said it wasn't deep enough for me to drown but I was still scared. I was really tired when we got home.
Thursday 28th August	It's really really hot today ~ 25 degrees. We only did a 3 mile walk because it was so hot. Poor Amber was having trouble and she kept sitting down in the long grass and refused to move because she was so hot. I wanted to her to play chase me because I found a rubber glove and was teasing her with it, but she wouldn't run after me. Got loads more blackberries (me and Amber picked our own) but Boss Woman wouldn't share hers, she said she was keeping them for herself to make Apple and Blackberry Crumble and that me and Amber couldn't have any. A bit mean I think. I was drinking loads and loads of water today and Boss Woman poured some over my chest because I was so hot and panting. I was glad when we got home. Chicken for dinner which we had to share with the Gnipper the (grumpy) cat.
Wednesday 27th August	It's really warm today. We went walking on the back roads and passed a field of cows and they had some calves with them. There was a big bull in the field as well. Me and Amber were barking at them to let them know just because they were bigger than us that we weren't scared. Boss Woman got a bit worried because she said the bull could easily have trampled the gate down so we didn't go any further and went back down the road. She told us to stop barking as well. I don't know why she was so worried, me and Amber would have protected her. We picked some blackberries and they were really delicious. They were nicer than the raspberries we picked the other day, I think. We sniffed a black hairy caterpillar ~ I wondered if it was black because it had been eating blackberries as well? Polly stung her nose on a nettle when she picked a blackberry. Ha Ha.
Friday 22nd August	Ohhh I've had a really busy day today.We went shopping to Aberdeen then later on we went for a long run in the Forest. This afternoon this nice lady came to see me. She was doing all sorts, asking me to give paw (which I did) she was touching my feet, stroking my head and she tried to make me jump with a loud noise but I just ignored her and she was asking Boss Woman all sorts of questions about me. Anyway, it seems that I am going to be a Therapet Dog. I think I will like that, it is a job for me to do. I get to go into Old Folks Homes and meet the old people. They get to talk to me and Boss Woman and get to stroke me and give me a biscuit and I have to wear a flourescent flash on my lead to show I am working. Some of them might be grumpy but Boss Woman said I could cheer them up. I like it in the Forest because there is a lot of things to chase and smell. I chased a rabbit but I ran into some bushes and I got stuck. Boss Woman said that when I am a bit older and don't jump up so much to say hello, then I can work as a Therapet dog as well.
Friday 15th August	The German Shepherd who belongs to the Mongy guy, has run away. They can't find him anywhere. He can soon get out of the garden because they always leave their gate open all the time so I'm not surprised he's run away. I don't think I'd like to be locked in the back of a car for 2 hours like they do with Max. Poor Max. Polly hurt her leg today, chasing me in the Forest. Boss Woman massaged it better and she's okay now.
Thursday 14th August	Loads going off here today. Tractors all over the place, Combine Harvesters making a right racket and a load of dust. It's like all the people are working in the fields to get all the stuff chopped down, baled and stored before it starts to rain. It was a bit dodgy going down the road on the way to the fields today with all the tractors and things flying down the road at high speed. Chased a hare but didn't catch it because it had a good head start ~ I didn't notice it until it was about 30 metres away. Bit of excitement as well. Madam Duck has just hatched out 2 baby ducks today. They are a bit naughty though because they keep escaping out of the pen and Madam Duck keeps quacking really loud to call them back. Beef heart for tea. Lovely it was.
Wednesday 13th August	Ha, Ha. I bet you thought Boss Woman was mushroom poisoned, with her not updating my dog blog. She can be a bit slow at doing what I tell her sometimes. Well, she has been picking (and eating) even more of them so they must be tasty enough although even I wouldn't eat them. She's been very busy this week making us some doggie biscuits and she is also going to make them for other dogs and sell them at the Farmers Market. I must say they are rather tasty, the cheese ones are my favourite. We went down to Skatie Shore yesterday but we couldn't run right on the beach because it was full of a coach party of people poking about around the rocks. Boss Woman said it is because it is where the Highland Fault (whatever that is) emerges into the sea so they were all interested in it. There is a load more litter in the forest and down at the beach and we have to be careful not to tread on the glass.
Thursday 7th August	This might be my last ever blog entry. Boss Woman took us in the Forest today and she was picking some really bright orange horrible looking mushrooms called Chanterelles and she and Big Guy are going to eat them for their tea. I just hope that if she gets poisoned that someone else can feed me as I wouldn't like to think that I was going to starve to death because she had died of mushroom poisoning. She is always telling me and Polly off for eating nasty things off the floor and what does she do? She finds horrible orange things, picks them and then cooks them. Last time we listen to her I can tell you. We had chicken for tea. Mmm.
Tuesday 5th August	Me first today because it's my first ever birthday. I am getting a new jumper for my birthday in readiness for the cold North East wind when it comes in October. We had a lovely run down the coast path again and it was so quiet. The sea was so calm (Boss Woman said it was as flat as a mill pond) and the Guillemots were flying so close to the water that me and Polly thought they would catch their wings on the water and fall in the sea. We had chicken for dinner which I like. I have a new Airedale Terrier penfriend think she lives in South Africa but I am not too sure. She is called Lukla because her Boss woman went walking near Mount Everest and the very scary landing strip where the plane landed was called Lukla.
Sunday 3rd August	Got into really BIG trouble today. Amber's Boss Man took us for a run in the field and I chased a hare and got lost, so I ran all the way home by myself. Big Guy and Boss Woman couldn't understand what had happened.. I was really scared Boss Woman would punish me and I was shaking like a jelly and laid on the floor really flat. Luckily, she was only a bit cross and put me back on lead then took me to look for Amber and her Boss Man. Now he says that when he takes me out I will have to stay on the lead all the time because it's not the first time I have chased something and got lost. Sigh ... Life is so hard ...No one understands that when I chase something, I just get carried away and get lost. I don't run away, ever. I don't like being out of sight where I can't see anybody. I did wonder where Polly had gone though, but I just thought that it would be more dinner for me so I wasn't too bothered. Anyway, lungs for dinner today. Lovely.
Friday 1st August	There was a really nice man following our car up the road from Stonehaven today, he was driving a silver 4 x 4 thing. He was driving really really close ~ I think he was following us closely so he could have a good look at me and Amber in the back of the car. I could see the whites of his eyes (they looked bloodshot actually). He probably recognised me from the newspaper last week and wanted my pawograph. Boss Woman said he was a stupid idiotic tail-gating bad driver whatever that means.We ate some more raspberries today. There was a haar at the beach and woods where we go and we couldn't see very far. The sea was very rough as well.
Thursday 31st July	We had a right feast in Bin Forest today. We were all picking loads of Bilberries and Raspberries. Boss Woman said me and Amber are really clever because we can pick our own berries off the bushes I had a game of running around with a Lurcher dog and a really nice woman made a big fuss of me and Amber. She said we were the fittest muscly dogs she had seen for a long time. We gave her a licky kiss to show we liked her as well. Then we saw 3 grumpy old ladies who ignored us and their faces looked all sucked in. Boss Woman said it looked like they had been sucking lemons. I wonder what lemons taste like? I have never picked my own Raspberries before or even tasted them ~ they were lovely and sweet. We passed 2 wind farms on the way driving up and Polly was being really stupid and growling at them.
Saturday 26th July	I am in the paper today and I have had loads of emails saying people had read my story and asking about me. Wow, I am sooo famous now. It was a bit boring today because we didn't go out for our long walk until tea time because Boss Woman was busy on the computer.. When her and Big Guy did take us out though, we had a lovely time on Balmedie beach chasing all the seagulls and running and running down the beach as fast as we could and going in the sea. We had Pilchards for our dinner, yum. Honestly, Polly is such a show off. We went for a walk down to Skatie Shore yesterday and we had to be really careful going through the woods because of all the broken glass on the floor. There was someone on the beach having a fire and the smoke got up my nose and made me sneeze a lot.
Wednesday 23rd July	Went on the coast path at Gourdon today. Boss Woman said she likes this walk when it is so warm as it is nice and cool with the sea breeze. She told me off because I saw a Brown and White Spaniel and I sneaked up on his grass, pinched his toy and ran away with it. Boss Woman took it off me and put it back on the grass. Tut tut. We saw loads of people that made a fuss of me and Boss Woman was talking to them ~ I do wish she wouldn't because it's boring just sat there waiting for her to stop doing all that talking. I went to say hello to some men building a house and I went in the house to make sure they were doing it properly. I nearly got squashed by a roof truss. We saw Bod the Border Terrier. I think he likes me because he keeps coming up to me and sniffing. Boss Woman stood between us to keep us apart. His Boss Man said that Bod had a lady friend who was having some puppies any day now.
Sunday 20th July	Went for a walk up to the stone circle today and had a good run in the field chasing rabbits. My friend Stella came for tea and we went for another walk down to Catterline. I like Stella because we play fighting together. The nasty Mongy guy over the road was shoothing birds in the fields with his air rifle when I when past his garden ~ I was just hoping he wouldn't shoot me. He was shooting the Swallows nest from the top of his house as well, I hope he didn't kill the baby birds inside it. He kept shooting at a target he had drawn on some board, it was a naked woman with big boobs. Boss Woman thinks he is dangerously weird. I don't like Stella because she jumps on me and annoys me all the time.
Friday 18th July	Was a bit worried this morning in case I got into trouble. I pood on the floor last night ~ I just could not wait until Big Guy let me out at 6.15 a.m. Boss Woman gave us some rabbit she got off the gamekeeper for our dinner yesterday and she said she thought it was a bit 'rich' whatever that means and that had made me poo. What a smell! I'm glad I didn't have to clean it up. Boss Woman said that we can only have biscuits today for our dinner in case we get an upset tummy again. Boss Woman said not to worry and I couldn't help it, but she said I had better not get into the habit of pooing on the floor. We went to Skatie Shore for a walk and we met a grumpy golden Cocker Spaniel then later on we met a black and white Cocker Spaniel with a grumpy owner. We were digging on the beach and chasing the seagulls.
Tuesday 15th July	It was lovely and warm today when we had a run down the coast path at Gourdon. A big black Labrador ran straight down the path and jumped all over Amber. Boss Woman had to pick her up. I got a big rash all over my tummy and it was all swollen. Boss Woman said she thought it was with the nettles I had been running through. She gave me a Piriton tablet squashed in some cheese to take the swelling down. Boss Woman says I am going to have a story written about me in the newspaper. Cool. She has sent someone called Donna who works for the newspaper, some pictures of me and has given her loads of information about the walks and things and especially about the Great Glen Way walk that I did. This Donna woman has read my dog blog and the rest of my website and thinks it is really good. I hope Boss Woman doesn't get all the credit ~ after all it is ME that writes this dog blog. We saw loads of big black Guillamots on the rocks with their wings stretched out drying them. I was going to chase them but they were on some rocks in the sea and the water was too deep for me to paddle.
Tuesday 17th June	Got into trouble today for not coming back when Boss Woman told me to. What she doesn't realise is that when I am chasing a hare I do not like being distracted by her shouting at me. I could have caught it as well ~ I was just about to chase it across the road when she went MAD ~ sigh. So I had to go back to her. She was really cross. She can be sooooo inconsiderate sometimes. We had Pilchards in Tomato Sauce for dinner, which I like. Me and Polly went in the wheat field. The wheat was so long, we couldn't see over the top and we had great fun chasing rabbits, but I got a bit worried because I couldn't see Boss Woman anywhere. I was jumping up really high but I still couldn't see her. Luckily she whistled so I could find her again.
Monday 16th June	You know the Mongy guy over the road who had Bernie put to death? He has a big German Shepherd now and he still doesn't excercise this one either. Sometimes he even locks it in the back of his car. It came over to our garden today, peed on our lawn and sniffed around everywhere ~ all by itself. Boss Woman took it back over to where it lives and the girl just said ~ yeah whatever. Boss Woman is really annoyed that they are allowed to have another dog. It looked like it needed it's coat brushing, it was all dirty and tangled up. Me and Polly are really glad they we don't live with them.
Tuesday 10th June	On Catterline beach today, we saw a huge fat bloated dead seal. It smelt lovely and me and Amber wanted to go and have a closer look and maybe get a bite or two, but Boss Woman called us back a bit crossly and made us walk at the side of her. She held her nose with her fingers ~ I think she liked the smell so much that she was holding it in her nose so it couldn't escape. Boss Woman was talking to a couple from France who were cycling around Scotland on a tandem. Me and Polly drank some really cold water from the stream at the beach. We were so thirsty because it is a warm day today and we walked a long way. In the olden days, the stream was the water source for the village.
Saturday 31st May	My friend Stella the Labrador came with us on a walk over Braemar today. We had loads of fun swimming in the River Dee and running about all over the mountain. I followed a scent for a long way then Boss Woman called me back because at the end of the scent were 2 huge stags and she was worried in case I got gored to death. As if .. Me and Stella did loads of swimming but Amber can't swim very well ~ in fact she sinks straight to the bottom so she didn't go in the water much at all. It was a really hot day and luckily there were plenty of streams for us to drink out of. Boss Woman saw an Adder as well. Boss Woman tripped over a big rock and fell and then she fell and hurt herself when she was crossing the river. Honestly, she is sooooo clumsy. Me and Amber gave her big kisses to make her feel better. Boss Woman thought I should have been swimming with Polly and Stella so she put me in the deep water but my legs wouldn't work fast enough and I was sinking down to the bottom and had to be pulled out of the water really quickly. My head went under the water and my mouth got full of water as well. It's not fair ~ Boss Woman laughed at me and she now calls me GLUGGLES.
Tuesday 27th May	We had a lot of drama here yesterday. Boss Woman took me and Amber down to the beach at Catterline and we saw 2 people and a Collie they had tied to a boat. We walked right on by Seal Island and me and Amber had great fun, loads to sniff at and we found loads of dead seagulls to eat (even though Boss Woman went mad with us). On our way back from the beach at about 1.30 p.m. the Collie was still tied up so Boss Woman tried to ring the Dog Warden but her phone didn't work. Then we met 3 other people coming down the hill and they were looking for the old Boss Man of the Collie. Anyway, it turned out that the old Boss Man of the Collie had been washed in the sea and drowned and they found him found near Seal Island just near where Boss Woman had been sat and me and Amber had been sniffing. The Police and Coastguards were called in and they found him at 3 p.m. I wonder what will happen to the Collie now his Boss Man has died?
Saturday 24th May	Well, we are back off the long walk now ~ did you read my walk diary? I was tired when I got back but now I am ready for another long walk. I got almost £100 in sponsor money and it is not all collected yet. I think Tracie at Scottish Staffie Rescue will be pleased with that and I just hope it can help some of the dogs in rescue as they are not all as lucky as I am. I think we are going to climb up Lochnagar next week if the weather is fine and we will be taking Amber with us. We only go on our normal 3 miles or more walk every day now and it's not enough ~ I like to walk a LONG way. I missed Polly, Boss Woman and Big Guy last week. Boss Woman said my legs were too small to carry me all the 73 miles ~ at least I could have done some of it though. They COULD have taken me, I would have liked to have gone camping and searching for the Loch Ness Monster. We are going to go on a nice 15 mile walk next weekend I think so I am looking forward to that ~ I like climbing the mountains and it will be my 2nd Munro I will have climbed. I got to eat tinned dog meat while they were away, which I like very much. Boss Woman doesn't let me eat tinned dog food when she is at home.
Tuesday 13th May	We are off camping this afternoon, up to Fort Augustus. We are going to Fort William tomorrow to start the walk and Boss Woman said I hadn't to run about so much chasing rabbits and things because it is a long walk and I will need to save my energy for walking not running. Big Guy said that when we walk past Loch Ness that if we see the monster I hadn't to jump in the water and start chasing it ~ Ha Ha, I think he's having me on. There isn't really a monster???? I'll have my photo taken by Loch Ness so you can see I have been there. It's not fair I can't go because Boss Woman said I am too young to walk so far every single day. I'm sure I could walk so far, I don't think it's fair that Polly gets all the fun ....... I hope the Loch Ness monster eats Polly ~ that'll save her right.
Friday 9th May	It is really hot here today and when we went on our coast path walk, me and Amber got really thirsty and drank loads of water ~ luckily Boss Woman had taken 2 bottles of water with her. My leg still hurts so Big Guy said we might not be able to do the Great Glen Way walk next week if I am still limping and we might have to do it the week after instead. Have you sponsored me yet ? It is in a good cause. When we went out for our night time walk tonight, I found something nice and smelly so I rolled in it to get the lovely smell on me. Trouble is, Boss Woman made me have a soapy shower to wash it all off. I smell all soapy sweet now. Yuk. I don't like showers. Polly hid under the bed just in case she was put in the shower as well.
Wednesday 7th May	My leg hurts a bit today. Me and Amber were chasing hares yesterday and I ran too fast and hurt my leg. We are going out for a nice long walk this afternoon if my leg stops hurting. Boss Woman has been training me how to 'wait' today. She said I was doing very well and I got some nice sausage treats every time I did it right. Boss Woman said it was important to learn it because it might save my life one day if I run out into the road and I 'wait' when I am told.
Saturday 3rd May	I get to go first today because it is a BIG celebration. I climbed my first ever mountain ~ Mt. Keen. I was a bit tired going up the hill but it was easy peasy coming down again. Boss Woman said that I was a good girl and did very well because I have little legs and they had to work very hard. There was some really nice cold streams to drink out of because we were very thirsty with all that running up and down. I really liked it and it was the longest walk I have ever done. I think we walked about 15 miles altogether. It was my second mountain I have climbed and I chased loads and loads of rabbits. We saw a lot of dead ones as well. It was very hot going up and at the top it was very windy and cold. We had a nice tin of dog meat when we got down to the bottom. We drank some water out of Queen's Well in Glen Esk. It was a very posh well ~ apparently Queen Victoria and Prince Albert drank from it a long time ago. I hope they didn't pollute it by spitting in it or anything. The water was very cold and it was so clear you could see to the bottom of it.
Thursday 1st May	We went in Scolty Forest for a lovely long walk today and it was really sunny and warm. I heard my first ever cuckoo.
Wednesday 30th April	We got wet and muddy when we went in the field today ~ it was pouring down. I saw a rabbit so I chased it down the rabbit hole and tried to dig it out, but Amber kept standing on top of me and getting in the way. I was helping Polly dig the rabbit out but she kept getting in front of me so I couldn't dig properly. We didn't get the rabbit though, it was well hidden underground and didn't come out again. We'll watch out for it again next time we go in the field.
Tuesday 29th April	Really enjoyed my walk today. We went for about 4 miles. It is really nice and warm and I got to jump in the Burn. We saw skylarks (they sang a lovely song), Herons, Swallows and Lapwings (they made a very strange noise). It's a good job Boss Woman took some water with her, because it was nice and warm and we were running about a lot, I was really really thirsty. We had some fish for lunch and Boss Woman mixed in some plain yoghurt. It was lovely and I ate mine in about 30 seconds.
Wednesday 2nd April	It was really warm today. 13 deg. Me and Amber were panting a bit going up Scolty Hill, luckily Boss Woman had taken us a drink of water because we were really thirsty when we got to the top.
Monday 31st March	We saw loads of stuff today on the beach, that had been washed up. Another dead seal (just as tasty as the last one) and a dead porpoise (also tasty). The porpoise had loads and loads of pointy teeth. Boss Woman said that was so it could hold the fish in its mouth when it was feeding. We also saw some toads hopping about. I went over to have a look at them and Boss Woman said I had better not lick them or eat them, otherwise I might die or at least hallucinate. Boss Woman gave us both a bath as well because we had been rolling on the dead seal to get the nice smell on us. She said that we were dirty filthy disgusting animals and that we stank. Now, that's a bit harsh. She can be quite cutting sometime.
Sunday 30th March	Boss Woman is a bit upset today. There was a big Rottweiller x St. Bernard living over the road, called Bernie. He was only 12 months old. His Boss Man was a really stupid lazy irresponsible person who watched television all day. Even though they live next to a field, they never ever took Bernie out for a run or a walk, not once. Sometimes when we walked past their house, Bernie used to come running out of their garden and growl at me. I was a bit scared of him because he was so big. Well, he got excited last Saturday and as a lady jogged past his garden he ran at her. She was scared and as she tried to fend him off, he bit her arm and bit her leg. The lady was really scared and badly bitten and she had to jump into someones car to get away from him. The police were called. Well, because of Berne's lazy, stupid and uncaring owner, Bernie has now had to die. He had a needle stuck in him and put to death. I hope it didn't hurt him. Boss Woman said it is a real shame that Bernie had to suffer when it wasn't his fault. He was just a bored, untrained dog with too much energy and aggression for his own good. Boss Woman said training and plenty of exercise would have made Bernie into a really nice dog. Well I love running in the field. Poor Bernie.
Saturday 29th March	Went shopping to Aberdeen with Boss Woman and Big Guy today. I shared their All Day Breakfast pie. It was really fine. They didn't take me, which I thought was a bit mean.
Thursday 27th March	We found a dead seal on the beach today. When Boss Woman called me back, I managed to have a few bites out of it before I let on that I had heard her calling ~ it was sooo tasty. An old guy gave Boss Woman some tiny Cowrie shells and a piece of black jet he had found on the beach. His Spaniel was called Amber and it was just as grumpy as our Amber. I'm not grumpy, I just don't like other dogs much that's all, especially when they come sniffing round me. The smell of the seal was so nice that I rolled about it in a few times so I got the smell on my back. Boss Woman told us off, as usual. We had some ox's heart for lunch. I do like it, it's one of my favourite things AND Boss Woman gave us a shower.
Monday 24th March	We had a run in the Forest today. It was snowing like mad, huge flakes. Boss Woman was throwing snowballs for us to catch, then she got a bit mean and started pelting us with snowballs. Worst thing is, she was laughing and thought it was funny but I didn't.
Saturday 22nd March	Boss Woman and Big Guy bought a backpacking tent today in preparation for when we walk the Great Glen Way. I am really looking forward to it because I like walking and I get to see all exciting things and smell lovely smells. You can sponsor me if you want. I think we will be walking about 17 or 18 miles a day. I can't go because my legs aren't strong enough just yet until I get a bit older. Boss Woman said when I am old enough and strong enough she will take me up Lochnagar Mountain ~ probably in July when I will be 1 year old.
Thursday 20th March	Oh, you wouldn't believe what an awful week I have had. It was Boss Woman's birthday this week and she went away for a few days. I had to go into day boarding kennels. I didn't like it one bit and I cried all day and I haven't been eating much because I was so upset. She is back now and I am so glad. I am eating loads now and she gave me some scrambled egg for tea and said she will take me on a very long walk tomorrow. What a relief. We gave her lots and lots of licky kisses.
Thursday 13th March	Went on a new walk on a beach today ~ we have never been on that beach before. Because of all the storms we have been having, there was some dead seagulls lying around. They smelt lovely and me and Amber rolled all over them to get the smell on us and Boss Woman told us off. We saw a HUGE big staffie and it was supposed to be a blue colour (it looked grey to me) it was really friendly and kept wagging it's tail and barking at me. He couldn't play though because his Boss Woman had him on lead. I just ran round and round him, barking at him all the time to let him know that I liked him and wanted him to play. I jumped in the sea and chased some noisy swans ~ they were making a lot of strange noises and were annoying me.
Sunday 9th March	Boss Woman and Big Guy just got back from Crufts tonight. They bought me loads of presents. A nice new jumper, a new lead, and a new water dish. Boss Woman also brought me a new plastic dog whistle. She said she had been watching some really good gun dog training and she was going to practise on me using the whistle. I like training so I don't mind. She said that they had seen some really nice dogs but none were as nice as me or Amber. I think she msised us. We missed her and we were really happy to see her back. I gave her loads of kisses. I gave her loads of kisses as well and she gave us some nice dog food she had brought back.
Thursday 6th March	Had a nice walk on the coast path today. There was a coach parked in the car park and I went on it and found the drivers sandwich on the backseat, which I ate. Boss Woman said it was naughty and she said that one day the coach will drive off with me on it. There was a guy throwing 2 sticks for his dog so I pinched one and ran away with it ~ the guy got a bit cross. His dog was sniffing round Amber and Boss Woman chased it away because Amber is in season and the dog wouldn't leave her alone and was jumping up at Boss Woman and making a nuisance of itself. It's not fair, I have to be kept on lead all the time for the next 2 weeks. Polly got to run about all over but I couldn't.
Wednesday 5th March	Howard the duck died today. Boss Woman found him in the duckpond floating about dead. I don't think it helped that me and Amber jumped on him the other day and bit him. Boss Woman went MAD with us. The ducks shouldn't have come into our part of the garden ~ it was all their fault, not ours. Boss Woman keeps them locked up now when me and Polly are out in the garden. I couldn't help it ~ I just wanted to eat him.
Friday 29th February	It was the Big Guy's birthday yesterday. Boss Woman bought him some new work trousers because she says he looks like a tramp in the old ones. I didn't see any evidence of a birthday cake, or if there was one, I never had a piece.
Wednesday 27th February	We went in Scolty Forest today. I like it in there, there is always plenty of things to smell. I can smell all the other dogs that have been there before me. We saw a horse in the Forest and we wanted a race with it but Boss Woman called us back and wouldn't let us. Boss Woman was speaking to someone in the Forest today and the woman said she had always been scared of Staffordshire Bull Terriers because of all the stuff she had heard about them. Boss Woman said that I was a very friendly dog and the only danger was that I would lick her to death. The woman stroked me and said I was a really lovely friendly dog and she was glad that she had met me and she wasn't scared anymore.
Saturday 23rd February	Someone sent me some fan mail (email) today, saying how cute how I look ~ I think it must be the way my ears stick up that makes me look cute. Boss Woman said, considering how much my ears do stick up, I should have better hearing than I have. I think she's being facetious.
Tuesday 19th February	Keia has gone to her new home now. I hope she likes it as much as she liked it here. Boss woman taught her to SIT before she left and she did it everytime she was told, I think she was a clever little dog. I chased a rat today ~ it was underneath the chicken shed. I couldn't catch it because it ran under the wire fence. I was on the other side of the fence and I caught it. I shook it about with my teeth but it bit me twice and made my nose and face bleed. Boss Woman took it off me and stood on it and then put some ointment on my face and nose to stop it bleeding. She said we were both very good girls and we had done a really good job catching it. Boss Woman said that because all my jabs were up to date, that I wouldn't get any nasty disease and die. Phew!
Saturday 16th February	Keia is still with us. Boss Woman said I have to be nice to her because she is only tiny ~ well that's a bit difficult because she keeps biting my face AND I had to share my raw beef with her. She doesn't make as much noise as she did before. Boss Woman said she was noisy because she was very frightened. I'm Keia ~ I like it here because I get some nice food. I chased the ducks today and got into trouble.
Friday 15th February	Someone brought us Keia a rescue pup today, to look after for a while. She is 8 weeks old. She never ever stops barking and yelping when she is put in the puppy cage, she's driving me mad. When I have had my long run in the field and had my dinner, I like to nap in the afternoon and I couldn't sleep at all for that racket going on. Well I like her. She's plays rough fighting and she's good fun. She keeps jumping all over me but I just lean on her and topple her over. She looks a bit thin and she doesn't half eat a lot. I hope she leaves some food for me and Polly. We had to share our fish dinner with her today.
Sunday 10th February	Yep, the deer's head is still there today on St. Cyrus Beach and I had a quick chew of it before Boss Woman saw me, but I couldn't find the fish skin even though I had a good sniff round trying to find it.
Saturday 9th February	Boss Woman and Big Guy took me to Aberdeen with them today and they shared their Bacon and Cheese pie with me at lunchtime. It was really fine ... A woman was stroking my fur and asked Boss Woman what breed I was because she thought I looked elegant ~ I think it was the way I was on my back legs trying to pinch the Big Guy's pie from his fingers that impressed her. She said she thought that I was a beautiful looking dog. Boss Woman said she thought she would have to widen the house door to get my big head through now, with all the compliments. I didn't go ~ they made me stay at home.
Thursday 7th February	Went on the long beach again today. The deer's head was still there where I left it last weekend and it still tasted good. Me and Amber also found the skin of a fish ~ I don't know who ate the fish itself but the skin smelt lovely. When the tide came in then went out again, the sandworm holes kept filling up with water which bubbled and made me a bit puzzled, so I tried to dig them up to see what they looked like but I couldn't reach them before the tide came back again. Boss Woman took the nice fish skin off me and Polly before we had chance to eat it and she threw it into the sea. I never liked water before but because I wanted to get the fish skin back (it did smell nice and tasty) I went in the water to get it. Then I realised that I was in the sea, the tide came over my head and whoopee, I quite liked it even though I almost got drowned AND I wasn't scared any more. The water didn't taste very nice though.
Monday 4th February	Climbed Scolty Hill today ~ it was very steep and Boss Woman was a bit puffed when she got to the top. Of course, me and Amber got to the top well before Boss Woman did. Had a great time chasing through the heather, ran after a buzzard and met a guy riding a horse. I wanted to say hello and smell the horse but Boss Woman didn't let me. I didn't like the horse ~ it was about 500 times bigger than I was, so I growled at it and stared menancingly to let it know I wasn't scared. It kept looking at me like it was going to stand on me. Grrrrr.
Friday 1st February	It was snowing today and when me and Amber went on the coast path we got wet, muddy and cold. Somehow (ha, ha) my raincoat came off. I've told Boss Woman I don't like coats, so I wasn't bothered when it just sort of fell on the floor. Boss Woman didn't have to get quite so cross though when it blew away and me and Amber chased after it down the beach and it sort of got torn when we brought it back. It wasn't my fault that Amber ran one way and I ran the other. I was helping carry it and Polly snatched it out of my mouth.
Sunday 27th January	Found the head of a deer on the beach today. Boss Woman said she thought it had been hit by a car because it's jaw was all wonky. I was just pulling the skin off with my teeth when Boss Woman stopped me. Honestly, I WAS quite hungry and I would have shared it with Amber. How mean is that? I went in the sea for a good paddle and we got covered in sand running down the beach because it was very windy and blowing the sand all over. I didn't go in the sea, because I'm a bit scared of the water.
Tuesday 22nd January	Went to the other beach today, through the woods. There was a strange man hanging about in the woods ~ he had just been pruning some trees and he was stood there staring at us, smoking a cigarette. I didn't like him and I don't think Boss Woman did either. She told me and Amber to 'come' and kept us close by her. I didn't go and say hello to him because I thought he was a bit strange and I don't like people that look at us like that.
Friday 17th January	Someone asked Boss Woman if me and Amber were pitbulls. She told him that we looked nothing like pitbulls, and that in fact pitbulls were illegal. The guy said "Oh I wouldn't let that worry ME". Boss Woman told me and Amber that he was a stupid idiot and knew nothing about dogs and probably wouldn't know the difference between and a poodle and a westie either. Yeah, we thought he looked gormless.
Tuesday 15th January	Had to go to the vets today for a booster jab. I was glad that he didn't put a thermometer up my bum like he did last time I went. He said I was a very friendly and healthy dog and asked Boss Woman what she fed me on because I had a nice shiny coat. I like the vet man and licked his face. We have a new trick ~ when Boss Woman throws me and Polly a biscuit, we can catch it in our mouths now.
Monday 14th January	Went on a new walk today. Started off at the beach, went through a forest and down to another beach. The beach was brilliant ~ there was no one on it and me and Amber found a fishing float which we were playing tug with. Boss Woman said I was so hyper I was driving her mad so we had a long time on the beach ~ she said it was to make sure I would sleep when we got home. I do feel tired now, I think she's trying to kill me. Help! I found a dead rabbit in the forest that me and Polly were playing with. As usual, Boss Woman took it off us.
Thursday 10th January	We got wet and muddy in the field today and Amber was shivering because it was so cold. I can do something really cool now. When Boss Woman throws a ball for me, I can catch it in my mouth. She says I am a clever girl and I can go to flyball with Polly when I am old enough.
Tuesday 8th January	Boss Woman got a big row off a little guy today. We had just come off the beach and Boss Woman was clipping us on the splitter lead but before she could get Amber's lead on, Amber jumped up at this little guy to say Hello. He went mad and said Amber was out of control and he was going to report Boss Woman. He was shouting like mad and waving his arms about and it was a bit scary. Boss woman apologised to him a lot, but he kept shouting and going mad. He said he was going to kick Boss Woman and kick Amber as well. Boss woman told him he was a nasty little man and she was going to ignore him and he had better not kick anybody and that if he kicked Amber, he would have to go through her first. He stood there staring at us with mad googly eyes while we walked away. Sometimes we meet very strange people on our walks. I'm glad Boss Woman is there to protect us. I didn't mean any harm, I only wanted to say hello.
Saturday 5th January	Had a good run on the beach today. It was brilliant. The smell was really nice and the huge waves were rolling in from the sea and crashing over the harbour wall (a bit dodgy like if you were stood on the harbour). I found a piece of paper wrapped in polythene on the harbour ~ Boss Woman took it off me of course ~ it was from www.geocaching.com ~ something to do with tracking the movements of the piece of paper and the person who finds it has to put a comment on and leave it for someone else to find. Where's the ink pad ??? I could put a paw mark on.