Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hi Bud, Bella Hot dogs and cheese sounds nice. I must get my people to give me some. Sometimes they're very slow - I stare into their eyes and try to will them to feed me but they just don't get it! Life is so exciting. There are some many trees to sniff, puddles to run through, new things to eat, people to greet, toys to play with and places to go. And daddy wrestling too! I love it when he rolls me over and tickles my tum. I go quite crazy and run around. My people got a new book yesterday about walks in the FORESTOFDEEN which sounds great. I like forests - so many sniffs to follow. I can't wait! Your pal, Holly
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hi Holly, Hi Bud.... You really have not had HOTDOGSANDCHEEZ?!?!?! You should get your hoomins to give you some right away - it's delishus... Last night after my mommy ate her dinner she got out a box that had FROOT in it. There were so many colors and smells in the box. Mommy said there was MELUN, BAREEZ, and PEYNAPPUL.... I got to eat some of the MELUN and BAREEZ - but mommy didn't share the PEYNAPPUL. It was cold and sweet and the BAREEZ kind of pop in your mouth when you bite down. I enjoyed it very much, but mommy said "not too much or you'll have messy poos" : She says that a lot I've noticed. :-\ :-\ Hey Holly, we have lots of forest here in Americuh....I like them very much, and even at our house we have forest RIGHT THERE. And my house is made of logs too! 8) 8) 8) Today I am going on a long car ride with my daddy...we have to drive a long way and make a DULIVAREE to someone elses werk place. I'm pretty sure that means I just will snooze on the seat next to daddy, but maybe he will let me go sniff somewhere new....that's always exciting to see new smells. Mommy and daddy talked last night and I thought maybe I would get to go to collij with mommy today....but daddy thought the long car ride would be good practice for me. Daddy says it's time to go....so good bye for you! Your Americun friend, Bella
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hi Bella, Hi Bud, A house made of logs in a forest? How cool is that! So many sticks to carry around. My people played seek with a whole apple today. They hid it in the garden, but I found it and ate it. Yummy! Holly
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) [quote author=Hollysdad link=topic=8427.msg144513#msg144513 date=1424340964] Sometimes they're very slow - I stare into their eyes and try to will them to feed me but they just don't get it! [/quote] Hi Holly! You are so right about people being slow. I think it is because they have to do everything with sounds. When you and I get together on our severnpack walkies we don't need to worry about boring old words, we talk the proper way with tails and heads and eyes and smells. I've been trying to teach my people this but - to be honest - I think they are a bit thick. They just can't get the hang of anything except the most basic signals like a waggy tail. Poor things. You have to feel sorry for them. Sorry you can't join us this weekend, Holly, but I understand you are busy helping your people put things in boxes and take them out of boxes. It's a good game, and even more fun when you do it in the opposite order from them. Have fun, and see you soon.... Pongo xxx
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello Holly, Been sleeping, and out on another walk and run, and YES i sniffed around lots more trees. And Wow......how many sticks do you think there were to pick up and chew? More than i can carry that is for sure. Dad says that soon we will extend the walk and it will take us to something called a LOCK, and CANAL. Lots of water to walk beside but it might be too deep for me to jump into, especially as i am yet to be introduced to deep water. I can't wait, though might have to until after my operation, and by then dad says we may start having more sunshine. Sounds wonderful. Dad showed me more pictures today of Forest of Dean......I WANNA GO THERE AND RUN AND RUN AND RUN AND RUN!!!! But i am happy with my home and the places i get to explore. Is apple nice Holly? I have not had this food, well i don't think so anyway. I have had banana, but a whole apple sounds fantastic, especially if i have to find it first as that would mean a lot of sniffing. Oh well, time to go and sniff the night air in the garden and give dad a reason to clean my paws again. Bye for now Bud. (Oh......Hi again Bella. Must dash but glad you are having fun.)
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello Bud, Apples are yummy, especially when you find them lying around is the garden (though mum is always worried when we try to eat the rotting ones because she thinks we might get tummy-ache). Wispa and I always wait for apple peel too when she's cooking in the kitchen. I'm getting better at catching bits but Wispa's the expert. We always take it in turns, though, because mum says 'Wispa' or 'Tuppy' so we know who's supposed to be getting the next bit. If by any chance Wispa misses, though, I'm pretty quick at hoovering the floor! When are you having your operation, Bud? I had to wear a plastic bucket last year when I'd cut my leg. I soon worked out how to bend myself around and get my sore leg into the bucket, though, so the vet nurse blew into a blue tube thing and made a big ring to go round my neck. It was squashy and much more comfy than the plastic bucket ... but I had to wear BOTH so I couldn't lick my leg. It was worth it in the end because my leg is as good as new, although the fur hasn't grown on my scar. I was so relieved when I didn't have to wear a bucket or a blue ring when I had my operation. The LOCK and CANAL sounds fun. I'm still a little bit nervous of swimming, but Wispa loves it. I'm sure she would enjoy jumping into deep water, but it would be very scary to watch her. Time for my evening nap now. Mum has put some yucky stuff on my neck, so I need to sleep so I can't smell it ... Tuppence
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello Tuppence (Tuppy sounds cool), My operation is next month according to dad (SPEAK UP DAD-YOU'RE MUTTERING AGAIN. ) Two weeks tomorrow he says. I like the sound of something squishy around my neck but if it is restrictive then i won't be very impressed. I have heard the term BUSTER COLLAR which vet man Simon has said to dad. That sounds anything but squishy. So i can add apple to my list of foods as something well worth introducing to my tummy. I think i need to learn how to find all this food on the tappy thing. Maybe then i can have my own delivery. ;D I think i will be like you Tuppence when it comes to caution around water. I am not sure if i like the sound of nothing under my paws. Mum says i will pick up swimming very easily but dad says he thinks that when panic takes over, that's when problems arise. Dad might be right but mum sometimes talks of her previous dogs so she knows what us canines are capable of. Personally, walking beside water will be very exciting. Enjoy your sleep my friend. Bud
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hi Bud, Apples are great! They're like a tennis ball that you can eat. They fall off trees and you can pick them up, throw them around, and then eat them. The FORESTOFDEEN looks great. My people say there are ponds too. I love swimming. I love running around too. Its so exciting! Gotta go - my people have gone into the kitchen. Holly
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Oh Bud, you must try apples....like Holly said...they are fun to play with, and they taste good too. One day at collij with mommy, I climbed off her lap and onto her desk to snoop around...and found her apple!!! ;D ;D ;D I was just a little puppy, so only just chewed on it for a while...but I do like apples!
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) [quote author=sunsetpines link=topic=8427.msg144674#msg144674 date=1424384896] Oh Bud, you must try apples....like Holly said...they are fun to play with, and they taste good too. [/quote] Looks like apples are most definitely on my puppy to do list-a toy and food all in one. Can't get better than that. Lovely photo of you when you were younger and smaller Bella. I don't think that apple would have lasted so well with me
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello Bud! It's been a long time since I chatted with you, it seems. I hear you're going to have an OPERASHUN. I had one last week. It wasn't so bad, I suppose. I didn't like it when Mummy and Daddy left me with Doctor Jordi, but they left my lambie with me for something familiar so I wasn't so scared being without them. I went to sleep and when I woke up, I was wearing a big white vest. Shortly after, Mummy and Daddy came and got me and took me home. My belly was really sore and I cried a lot on the way home, but Mummy gave me lots of cuddles to try to make me feel better. The next couple of days, I was very sad because I hurt lots and lots, so I stayed curled up in a little ball in my bed all the time. Then we had to go back and see Doctor Jordi again. I tried to be brave, but I was scared and did a little wee on his floor when he tried to look at my belly, but he didn't mind at all. He's a very gentle man and he gives me lots of treats, but somehow I always seem to end up feeling icky when I see him, so I've decided I don't really like to go to see him anymore. Anyway, after our visit, Mummy gave me some different tablets and I suddenly felt much better! I even wagged my tail, which I hadn't done in a few days. I'm still super sleepy and quieter than normal, but I'm getting lots of lovely cuddles and treats. I don't have to wear one of those plastic cone things because I have my vest on. I think it's much nicer than a cone. Sometimes, if I start to lick my leg too much where it was shaved, Mummy puts a big blue blow-up collar round my neck and that means I can't reach my leg to lick it anymore, but I don't mind that because it makes a good pillow for snoozing! I don't think I'd have liked a plastic cone AT ALL so I'm glad Mummy got me my blue collar. Mummy says we're going back to see Doctor Jordi tomorrow for a check up and that she's going to be VERY ANGRY because the other vetman who gave me back to Mummy and Daddy gave her the wrong tablets to give me at first, which is why I was so, so sore. It's very quiet around here at the moment, Bud, because Shadow has gone on holiday to stay with our friend Alfie and his hooman, Sarah. I went to see them yesterday because I was feeling much happier and I had a lovely game, especially with Alfie. Even though he's very big (he's all grown up and FOUR YEARS OLD), he was very gentle with me. We played some bitey face and I tried to box with him, but Mummy kept telling me I had to keep all four feet on the floor. Shadow was a bit too excited to see me, so Mummy had to keep him a little bit away so he didn't hurt me. But, guess what, Bud? There's different ROOLS in that house! The sofa is really low, so it's easy to get on it and dogs are ALLOWED on it!!! And, in the mornings when Shadow wakes up, he goes into the bedroom and jumps onto Sarah's head to wake her up!! At our home, we're not allowed on the sofa OR the bed! Well, when I heard this, I decided I had to try it, so after my dinner yesterday, I noticed Daddy had left the bedroom door open because I've not been moving around very much, and so I sneaked in! By the time he found me, I had made myself very, very cosy, upside-down on the bed. It was heaven! Well, not much else has been happening here, Bud. Mummy says I'm not allowed out on walks yet, although she says that maybe in a few days I can go on some short walks on my lead. It depends on the snow, though. It's really, really snowy again here at the moment and that makes the lorry with the gritty salt go up and down the road. Mummy says she doesn't want that to get into the hole in my tummy, so we might have to wait. For now, I'm quite happy just to snooze in my bed, though. I hope you're keeping well, Bud. Don't worry too much about your OPERASHUN. Mummy says it's much easier for boy dogs and that she's sure your daddy will make sure you have the right tablets afterwards. Speak soon, my friend. Willow x
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello Willow. Always good to hear from you whenever you are able to find time. Being a pup can be so time consuming, don't you think. All that walking, and playing, and eating, and of course, sleeping. Yet we all get together here whenever we can and share any news, and general conversation. It doesn't matter Willow if you are unable to chat for long periods of time. It is always a pleasure when you do rush in with your tail wagging, though i detect that you strolled in today, still taking things slow. You had an operation too? I wonder if we all have to have these operations? It doesn't sound so frightening if i think of all of us young dogs sharing the experience. Mum and dad aren't discussing it too much now, and they are not showing any concerns so it must be something that is necessary but yet also beneficial. My nice vet man Simon will be looking after me so that will be good,and apparently i get to ride home in a special TAXI for dogs (but mum and dad are also allowed to come along so i can lay on their laps.....the alternative is a crate and everyone by now knows that i do not tolerate such enclosures I felt sad to hear that you were hurting for a while after your operation, and that made me worry a little as well as i don't want to feel pain. But then you say that different tablets started to make you feel better - did they take the pain away? That's good to hear. And how lucky were you to not have to wear the collar that i am certain i am going to have fitted around my neck. I am not expecting to appreciate this very much, and i am sure i will make my displeasure felt even if it is just the principle of making my thoughts known. I am sure it is necessary but it is still going to be an invasion of my personal space. What's your mum like when she gets angry Willow? Will she bark madly at the vet man who caused you to feel sore (it's a sort of bark isn't it when our parents get cross!!!) So it is true then. My walks will be stopped whilst i am resting after my operation? I did hear mum and dad talking about having to only walk me on a lead in the garden, and having to find new ways to keep me entertained which won't cause me to damage myself in any way. I am such a lively boy when i want to play so i have no idea how they will keep me amused. Mind you, it sounds like i might want to just sleep for a while, so all is good i suppose. I do like to sleep. I can imagine it must be quiet without Shadow around, like you say. It gives you a little bit of "you" time though Willow. And what's that you say.....you found the human bed and snuck a snooze amongst the cosy blankets. How wonderful. I remember those days, but the rules here changed a little while ago. Quite suddenly too and yet i didn't really seem to mind. All of a sudden i was no longer invited upstairs, and my time on the sofa now is last thing at night for a snuggle and nap with mum before i finally retire to my own cosy bed. I have been hearing dad say that in time they might get a dog sofa so that i can have my very own seat off the ground. That would be amazing. I might have to wait a while, or at least until my birthday, before this happens (dad said something about when i turn one year old.) I envy you the snow you are waking up to every morning, even though you cannot go out and play in it at the moment. I liked what i experienced of the snow but might have to wait until another winter because dad says we are almost into Spring and this brings warmer weather ( he also says "If we are lucky.") Your mum is right when she says that my dad will make sure i get the right tablets after my operation. He certainly seems to be very organised. He has received two of those email things of our vet man now giving him lots of information about my operation, and answering all of dad's questions. Well, i am going to have one of my regular snoozes. Went on my longest walk so far this morning, and got to jump in some deeper muddy puddles, and look down over what dad says is a BROOK. I walked through a little bit of woodland and sniffed many new smells and saw lots more birds so was quite a tiring trip out. Dad hasn't quite located the correct way to the LOCK and CANAL, but there is plenty of time to introduce me to these. Be sure to rest lots Willow my friend. Get yourself fully fit again and i look forward to catching up with you soon. Keep safe. Your friend Bud.x
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hi Bud, Hi Willow Oh no - Willow!!! I'm so sorry you got the wrong tablets and had to sleep in a tiny ball all sore. I'm glad your MUMMY (see I'm learning?!?!? ;D ;D ;D ) too you back and got you the right tablets so that you feel all happy again. It's miserable to be sore...do you have a nice fire to sleep close to? I slept just in front of the fire after my operashun too....it was so very warm and it made me feel better....well, the fire and also sleeping on the sofa with my mommy. I always get to sleep on the sofa and on the bed...it's too bad you guys can't get your MUMMYs and daddys to let you do it too. Lucky Shadow on his vaycayshun that he can be on the sofa and bed too!!! Not much is happening here in Americuh lately...the sun is shining, most of my snow is gone, and so mommy has been taking me on long walks on the weekend with her whistle and HOTDOGS. It's great fun zooming so fast. This morning before she went to work...mommy blew her whistle in the kitchen when I was in the bedroom....I heard it...and I zoomed so very fast to the kitchen...and she gave me a bite of STEAK I think I like the whistle.... Bud, mommy told me that your BROOK is a lot like my CREEK out back...that maybe it's even the same like mommy and mummy... I like the creek - except where it's deep and fast....mommy says maybe later this summer it won't be so scary to me...I'm not too crazy about water yet...but mommy said that in the summer we can go to the LAYK and I can learn to swim there with daddy. That should be good fun I think! Alright, time for a snooze - good to see messages from my new friends in the YEWKAY and PYRENEEZ mountains. Bella
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hi there Bella, (Sigh) It seems, as my days of enjoying the comfort of the big snuggly parental bed and "Bud" space on the sofa have reached a fairly abrupt end, you share the same luxury as Shadow is at present. All i can say is enjoy, enjoy, enjoy I did whilst it lasted, and they are nice memories that will always stay with me. I don't actually miss the BIG BED, and the trudge up the stairs, but i do look forward to my end of the night cuddle with mum on the sofa (dad sometimes joins in but he likes to see me and mum relaxing together when he has spent all day with me.) I think dad is going to try using the whistle again soon on our walks - if he could read the look in my eyes and hear the thoughts in my mind he would notice the ever so slight rebel in me that politely says "Good luck with that dad ;D" Like you Bella i am still fairly wary of water, but i think by the end of the year (which i think is a very long way away) i will have been introduced to several water sources and maybe i will have gained a better understanding of, and confidence around, the wet stuff. It's great to hear you have your CREEK so close to your home. I had to walk a little way to reach my BROOK, but it did smell and look very exciting. Well, i think i will go and catch some air out in the garden. Some of the border lights seem to stay on longer at the moment, not that i need them to see in the dark. And i even have a light in my personal corner of the garden attached to the fence - must be for mum and dad to see because my eyesight is very good. Enjoy the rest of your day Bella. Enjoy the warmth of your American sun (i wonder if it is the same sun that shines on us......DAD!!!!!!!!??.........................) Nite Bella from here in the UK (wonders if it is also night time in Willows 'pair of knees' location, ;D ;D ;D......i think i just attempted my first bit of humour. Not bad for a gradually approaching 8 month old lab.) Bud.x
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello everyone! Shadow here! I'm on my hollydays! It's so much fun, I get to play bitey face all day with Uncle Alfie and then curl up on the sofa with my Auntie Sarah. She has two really big sofas and because Uncle Neil is working in BELJUM at the moment, I sometimes have one all to myself! But most of the time, I want cuddles, so I sit next to her, or on her, until I get enough strokes to satisfy me. I don't miss my Mummy and Daddy either because I still see them lots and lots. Mummy comes and gives me my meals three times a day and then I go on a nice long walk with Mummy and Daddy in the evenings (and Uncle Alfie comes along too). I even saw Willow yesterday and now I know why we have to be apart for a while. I was so excited and tried to jump all over her, but Mummy told me I couldn't because she's had an OPERASHUN and I might hurt her. But it was so difficult to stay quiet. I asked Mummy and she says I don't need to have an OPERASHUN. She says unless I am too interested in lady dogs when I'm older, it wouldn't be a good thing for me to have one because it might make me more jumpy than I already am. I don't think I'm going to be interested in lady dogs, though. I don't normally run and play with dogs I don't know. I just got back from a walk. Wow, everyone, you would have been amazed at the amount of snow! I've seen lots of snow before, but WOW! Mummy was a bit twitchy about it and said we had to be careful because it could be a bit DANJRUS in places. I ran up a big bank of snow and the whole think started slipping down... Mummy ran to get me on her snow shoes and pulled me out. It was quite good fun, but it was strange that it was moving without me trying. Mummy said it was called an AVERLARNCH and it's very very dangerous, even though it was only a small one. So we ended up walking a different way, where it was a bit safer for me. We heard lots of really, really loud bangs which Mummy said were AVERLARNCHBLASTING so that they don't fall down unexpectedly and trap other dogs. The bangs were super scary, but I tried to be brave and stayed close by. And then, on the way home, we bumped into Auntie Bethol who had Uncle Buster and Annie with her. She seemed a bit grumpy and she told Mummy that she had been EVACEWATED from their house and weren't allowed back there tonight because of the risk of AVERLARNCHES. So she is staying with another friend tonight who has room for them all to stay. It's all quite exciting, don't you think, Bud? I'm having sleepovers and now so are Uncle Buster and Annie, too!! Anyway, it's nearly dinner time, so I'm sure Mummy will be knocking on the door with something tasty very soon. I'd best go sit by it just to make sure I don't miss her. Speak soon, Shadow x
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Hello there, Bud and Shadow! Charlie here.... Bud! What's gone wrong? How is it that you haven't got your hoomans trained to stay off your bed and sofa? Disaster! You need to get onto Amazon, and get Pippa's Total Sofa book right now. Before it's too late and they develop bad habits! By 8 months, you really should have rock solid sofa rights... image by julieandcharlie, on Flickr [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=8427.msg145868#msg145868 date=1424888930] I don't think I'm going to be interested in lady dogs, though. I don't normally run and play with dogs I don't know. [/quote] Bwahaha! ;D ;D ;D
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) [quote author=JulieT link=topic=8427.msg145870#msg145870 date=1424889831] Bud! What's gone wrong? How is it that you haven't got your hoomans trained to stay off your bed and sofa? Disaster! You need to get onto Amazon, and get Pippa's Total Sofa book right now. Before it's too late and they develop bad habits! By 8 months, you really should have rock solid sofa rights... [/quote] Hey Charlie, I really don't know what happened to be honest with you. It all happened very suddenly. First i was no longer invited up the stairs - which if i am to be honest i don't mind as since i have got older and bigger, i don't enjoy walking up them any more. It was fun scrambling up them when i was little but not so much fun now. And more recently my time on the sofa has been reduced. It might have something to do with my size, and strength, and the fact that i am not really aware of either when i jump up onto the sofa and manoeuvre around. I just started noticing that if i wanted to sleep then i was directed to my own bed, which is extremely cosy i have to say. And then each night mum says "Come on boy," and i virtually leap out of my dream state like on a cloud and float over rapidly into mum's lap, lick, lick and lick some more, and then flop back into sleep mode If what i have heard is true however, i will be getting my very own sofa when i turn one year old. What this will be like i do not know, but i believe i will be very happy. I class myself as having been very fortunate and privileged to experience squishy beds and soft sofas at such an early age. Now though me and my own bed have become the best of friends, and when it is time for my night sleep i curl up without a care in the world. Must say Charlie.....you certainly look like you have claimed that sofa as your own.
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) [quote author=KeeperTony44 link=topic=8427.msg145880#msg145880 date=1424891275] I will be getting my very own sofa when i turn one year old. [/quote] Ah, that's more like it! I was getting a bit worried there, Bud, but I can see you've got them sorted. Seriously, I've heard of dogs having to rehome their hoomans because they just don't get them trained, but you seem to be doing just fine. [quote author=KeeperTony44 link=topic=8427.msg145880#msg145880 date=1424891275] Must say Charlie.....you certainly look like you have claimed that sofa as your own. [/quote] Oh, thanks. Well, I don't like to boast, you know, but my two are very biddable - they've been a dream to train really. I suppose I do put in the time most days, it does seem to have paid off ok... IMG_0512 by julieandcharlie, on Flickr
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=8427.msg145868#msg145868 date=1424888930] It's all quite exciting, don't you think, Bud? I'm having sleepovers and now so are Uncle Buster and Annie, too!! [/quote] Hello Shadow, Sleepovers sound great fun. And even moreso for you as i am hearing that you have learned that in some homes you can snuggle amongst the covers of a human bed. It's delightful isn't it? I am not going to talk for long Shadow as i am feeling quite tired. But those avalanches you mention sound really scary. That the snowy ground can move underneath you and take control of all your movement is beyond frightening. I cannot imagine what it would feel like to feel the ground under my paws slide away beneath me but i don't think i would like it too much. I don't seem to have much of a fear of anything, according to dad, but i think there is an expression something like "an exception to the rule," and this for me would mean that an avalanche would be something that i would accept as scary. I don't have much of a problem with loud bangs though. I experienced lots of these last year and i just found them interesting, if not a little annoying at times. Unlike you Shadow, given the chance i think my friendliness and excitability would make me want to run and play with any dog i see. However, i would like to think that i am learning the art of respect from my dad so would behave in a considerate manner around a girl dog. (REALLY DAD......YOU ARE GIVING ME THAT LOOK!!) Hmmmm, i think dad has a little doubt over whether i could control my excitable nature. Well my friend, you must have had your dinner now so i hope it was all you were expecting, and more. Hopefully the next time we chat i will be much more alert and talk at more length with you. Until that time, be safe and happy Shadow. Bud
Re: Bud's Story (an ongoing diary) Charlie......yes i agree. I am doing just fine. The future is looking very promising indeed in my household. And i have to say - WOW. You have control over the bed, as well as that comfy sofa. I hope you have allowed your parents at least a roof above their head and at least three hearty meals a day (i find my mum and dad can eat quite a bit more than me which is surely so very unfair Nite Charlie. Great to hear from you again.
