Monday with Old Two Legs

Good Morning All,

Daisy and Holly back again.

We had a good nights sleep last night, no OTL crashing about looking after Holly or me, just a good old fashion, get into bed and zonked out 'til morning type of sleep!

Holly was up early to supervise The Missus in cooking a chicken and some boiled rice.

OTL was woken up with a good 'ear licking' from both Holly and me.

He said 'Hello Girls', then rolled over and went back to sleep!

TM has gone off to baby sit The Boys, Half Term and all that, so we don't expect to see her all day.

That means there is always a possibility of an Adventure with OTL.

After our breakfast of which Holly tried to gobble it down too quickly and got indigestion, we had our normal 'After Breakfast Snoozett' in OTL's office while he got on with some work.

Around eleven he went down stairs and got a carrot out of the kitchen. Now, carrots have never featured on our list of 'Good Fun Food' so we were not too sure what they tasted like.

OTL made a game of not letting us have the carrot, so we mugged him good and proper until we got a carrot each. It was good fun, the carrot was all crunchy and tasted sort of OK, so we started to eat it.

Holly kept on trying to get my carrot and grumbling even when I didn't try to get it back! So, OTL chopped some smaller bits off and we had a crunch of those, then set about the larger bits.

Holly has really taken to the carrot, she keeps taking a small piece with her on her wandering around the house, so she can crunch is as she wanders!

I'm not sure if we would like these every day but once in a while they would go down a treat!

Carrot Crunching!

It got to midday and we just fancied a stroll, so, we started our, 'we wanna walk' bark and ran around the house woofing and growling, OTL got the idea!

Off we went, first of all through the football field, then the golf course and onto the Flood Defence Sea Wall. We went through the field with the Heifers in.

Holly got all big and brave and woofed at a couple of Heifers, I joined in with a helpful woof or two, then we ran away 'cos they turned around and looked at us!

It was fun running up and down the grass bank of the sea wall and OTL took us to a small sandy beach where we just raced up and down the beach at top speed, at least twenty times, it was, GREAT!

Sort of reminds me of the beach we run on when we go away on holiday. Loads of sand, loads of beach and OTL don't mind us digging holes!

Holly says she is feeling better, her tummy is not giving her so much trouble and she is feeling brighter. She is certainly gave the carrot a good mullering!

So, fingers crossed, everything is going OK!

See you tomorrow!

Luv

Daisy & Holly

Sunday's Adventure

Hello to you all,

Daisy and Holly here again!

After last nights fun and games, Holly woke up this morning feeling much better. She said she was starving, but that's not unusual for Holly!

Today she has got to starve so that her gut has a chance to kill off those nasty bugs. So, she is taking her medicine like a wimp, she Hates it!

We had a cuddle with Old Two Legs this morning before we went out for a run with The Missus, well, we run and she follows!!

We reckon we have heard a bird called a Cetti's Warbler in the trees, but we are not near any reeds or ponds and you just don't expect to see a Cetti's Warbler on the edge of a football field!

TM fed me my breakfast and she had to make sure Holly was not in the kitchen with me, so Holly sat in the lounge giving one of her best 'Little Dog Lost and Hungry' looks that would melt stone!

It didn't work, she has to go without food today.

At lunch time we went with OTL to the Sea Wall again and we pretended we could smell Fish & Chips on the wind. It was fun showing off our super sensitive noses to OTL, until he pointed out that the wind was coming from behind us and all we should smell is farm smells.

Curses, foiled again!

Sniffin' for Fish & Chips!

Sunday afternoon was all sort of relaxing here, just slobbing about on the sofa and getting cuddles from TM & OTL.The best bit is when we roll over onto our backs and get our tummy tickled, now that is serious fun!

Holly thinks that as she has had no food today her stomach will seize  up and never work again!

It will  be fun to see what happens in the morning when she gets her breakfast, if her tummy has stopped working, will I get all her food as well?

I don't think so!

See you tomorrow!

Luv

Daisy & Holly

Saturday Bird Watching in the Garden

Hello Everyone.

I hope you enjoyed your Saturday.

The Boys have come over to stay for the weekend, so Holly and I have had a load of attention, stroking and cuddles. Especially Holly, 'cos she is still not very well.

It has rained all day today, so our planned trip to do some bird watching was cancelled. Old Two Legs came up with the idea of bird watching from the French Windows into the back garden.

Well it was a sort of success, he opened the doors wide and hung some camouflage netting from the curtain rail and we all sat behind the netting and looked at the birds that came to feed in the garden.

That was fun for a while but even the birds don't like the rain, so they cleared off down the beach cafe where there is some shelter from the rain and they can get a cup of tea and a seed roll!

It was then that Thomas had a good idea, 'lets take some indoor photos'

OTL got the camera stuff out and we had some fun taking pictures, here they are!

OTL took this one.

Holly, Thomas & Me

Thomas took the ones below.

Me Waving at You!

Having a rest.

Choc Drops on OTL's Head!

This one was fun 'cos OTL put some choc drops on his head to see what we would do, Holly kept her eye on the box of chocs and I made a grab at the ones on his bald patch!

We think Thomas did very well taking those pictures, it was a good day.

Holly was not to well last night, OTL stayed up with her most of the night because she was not only poohing but being sick as well. I had the same horrid tummy upset but Holly doesn't seem so bad.

But she says she still feels rotten!

A bit of TLC from OTL, medicine and a cuddle from TM and she will soon be better.

If it has stopped raining we may go out for a walk along the beach on Sunday, get some fresh air and smell the Fish & Chip shops along the coast!

Bye for now.

Daisy & Holly

It's Friday, so that means the vets for Holly

Hello all,

Daisy & Holly back to you again!

We had a restless night last night, OTL and me stayed up late to let Holly get to the garden for a pooh.

After all that staying up stuff, there was another little pile in the kitchen for TM to clear up this morning!

Old Two Legs got Holly an appointment at the vets and I had to wait for my breakfast until Holly left with OTL!

At the vets it was crowded with other dogs and cats, I suppose they were all there to get wormed. Holly thought it was a good idea to have all the cats in boxes, she said it was sort of like a McCat Takeaway in a Box, but without the French Fries!

The vet did his normal thing, inspect her all over, tummy and teeth and eyes and, yes, stuck a thermometer up her bottom!

OTL and the vet agreed that Holly had picked up the bug from me and she was not as bad as me but still in need of some TLC and medicine, around the same price as mine cost.

I think that we should take OTL to his vet and get him wormed, he goes a funny shade of white every time he gets our bill from the vet!

OTL took us both out to the Sea Wall for some 'fresh air'. We got here and the wind was blowing and it was certainly 'Fresh'!

Holly said she could smell the Kebab shops from down the coast!

Kebabs Up Wind!

Now this super sensitive noses that us dogs have is not going to do Holly any good 'cos she has got to starve for twenty four hours so her tummy can settle down and get rid of the bugs she got from me.

That's going to hurt, she does love her food!

I'm giving her lots of cuddles and letting her into my day bed any time she wants, well, it's the least I can do!

If Holly is up to it, we are off to do some bird watching tomorrow, down The Marshes, and we will be taking The Boys as well!

Fingers crossed for sunshine and Holly feeling better.

See you tomorrow!

Daisy & Holly

Thursday means it's nearly the weekend!

Hello fans,

Daisy & Holly here again.

You will be glad to hear that Holly is feeling a little better this morning and has been eating and drinking, which is always a good sign!

Last night while we were asleep, she didn't make it into the garden, and did not bark to go out, so TM had a little clearing up to do this morning on the kitchen floor!

We got Old Two Legs to take us out for a run this morning over the football field which was OK, not so 'rush about' as over the fields but we didn't want Holly to wear herself out!

I let her sleep in my day bed with my blanket over her, the blanket gave me a feeling of security and comfort, it seems to work with Holly as well.

Mind you, if we can find a coat from TM or OTL, that's much better, it's the smell as well y'know!

Holly with my blanket!

OTL has to go out today so it is TM who will take us out and she has promised to take us down the beach, if it's not raining.

There might be some serious smells we can roll it!

Well, we never made it to the beach, Holly has not been herself and spent most of the day curled up with TM on the sofa.

We made a big fuss of OTL when he got back 'cos we missed him and missed the games he plays with us.

OTL stayed up late again with Holly and made sure she could get into the garden when she needed to and about two in the morning we three went to bed.

OTL has said that it looks like Holly is off to the vet in the morning, more thermometers up your bottom time!

I'll let you know what happens tomorrow!

Bye bye for now,

Daisy & Holly

Poor Holly!

Hello All,

Daisy back again!

Thanks for all your get well cards!

I'm back and eating almost as normal again, I still feel 'delicate' but I'm on the mend.

Holly on the other hand has not been well yesterday. Very upset tummy and in need of running out to the garden every couple of hours.

Old Two Legs has got some medicine for her and is trying to get her to take it with a small bit of food.

He's tried getting her to lick it off his finger, on chicken, small crust of bread and even in a small spoon of ice cream. Holly was having none of that. So, in the end he had to squirt it down the side of her tongue so she'd swallow it!

Holly was not impressed with that, but understood that OTL was trying to make her better.

After a long night of back and forwards to the garden, Holly, me and OTL felt it was safe to go to bed at two thirty this morning!

After we woke up this morning Holly says she feels much better and even enjoyed a chicken and rice breakfast! I know the vet says we should have 'bland food', but I just love this stuff. Do you think The Missus could feed me on this 'bland food' all my life?

TM has decided that she will not take us to meet The Boys from school today, just in case we have an 'accident' on the path outside the school, very embarrassing!

That of course means that we stay at home and have games with OTL teaching him to sing more doggy songs and we get to go out for a walk and say hello to the Neddy's again!

Hello Neddy's!

 See you tomorrow,

Luv

Daisy & Holly

Tuesday is Food Day!

Hi to you all again,

Holly here to keep you updated on Daisy.

Today is a real red letter day for Daisy 'cos yesterday she was not allowed any food because of her tummy upset. So, you can imagine, she was getting a little peckish.

In support for my sister yesterday, I was off my food as well. Not through choice, but TM has given me some new 'super' food the vet recommended.

Trouble is, it looks like rabbit dropping! It is seriously Yuk, only if I am starving would I eat that stuff.

Vets may know how to stick a thermometer up your bottom, but they know nothing about tasty food!

We got a little chicken and rice first thing this morning and Daisy got a dollop of her medicine as well.

It was good getting a little food, at least I didn't have to listen to Daisy's tummy rumbling away, not like I did last night!

It was a terrible noise, gurgle, rumble-rumble, burp, all night long!

After breakfast and a good brushing from OTL, we settled down to an 'after breakfast snooze'. That should last us until lunch time when we will be going out with OTL for a walk in a park with a big lake and lots of ducks.

Now, I've tasted the duck fillets OTL gives us and they are not too bad, trouble is, the live ducks are just too fast when I try chasing them. Maybe the packaged duck is better, not so much running about!

We left the ducks alone and instead dared each other to cross the river on a pipe, Daisy said she could, but saw no point! I said I could, but OTL was calling me, so I didn't have time!

Pipe Walking Declined!

We both got soaking wet 'cos of the rain and now my tummy doesn't feel too good, I hope I haven't caught what Daisy has!

See you tomorrow!

Holly & Daisy

A Long Monday Morning

Hello to you all,

Holly here again.

Daisy has been causing us some concern here, last night she went to bed early, followed by me at about eleven, as normal.

About one in the morning Daisy was sick again, then the poohing started and she made a mess everywhere! Old Two Legs had to get up and clean it all up and just as he was about to head back to bed, yep, Daisy did it all over again!

Poor OTL, he spent the rest of the night clearing up after Daisy and keeping close to her to make her feel sort of safe.

He also had to look for the signs and rush her out to the garden before she made a mess, sometimes he made it and sometimes he didn't!

Well, about six this morning it all took a turn for the worse and it was decided that a visit to the vet was the next step.

Daisy was a sad looking puppy!

Off went OTL with Daisy tucked under his arm and he got her into see the vet straight away.

The vet decided that, after examining her tummy and inspecting the pooh Daisy had dumped on his waiting room floor, (Daisy can always put on a good show when necessary!)

He said that she had picked up a bug or something that had bit her back with a vengeance!

She's got some medicine to mix with our water and some other stuff to stop her poohing for a while.

And OTL got the bill!

Daisy will get better soon but OTL may not, Daisy said his face went white when he saw how much it was, he said to the vet that he was only paying for Daisy and not for everyone else this week!!!!

Daisy has spent the day curled up on the sofa feeling all sad and sore and I stayed next to her to keep her company.

Daisy asked me to say hello to everyone and she will be back again as soon as possible.

Luv to you all,

Holly & Daisy

P.S. If you want to see what sort of job me and OTL did on TM's cards, click on this link:-
Hand Made Cards by Eileen

Poor Daisy!

Hello to you all out there in Blog Land!

Holly & Daisy here again, and just for a change................it's Holly doing today's blog.

You know us puppies like to stick our noses into all sorts of places if we reckon there is a good sniff to be sniffed? Me and Daisy are champion sniffers!

Some time yesterday Daisy found a super sniff over on the fields, where OTL takes us in the morning, and, Daisy, being Daisy, decided it was too good to share and kept it for herself. Also she had a taste as well! A sniff is OK, but to get the real flavour, a quick lick will tell you loads more about the sniff.

OTL understands that, you should see him with a new bottle of Single Malt Whisky.

Sniff, ........sniff........taste............another taste........sniff..........smile!

He knows how to sniff does OTL, a Master Sniffer!!!!!

Well, getting back to Daisy, she had a sniff and a lick and it has got it's own back. Last night she was sick, then she got the runs, all over the carpet! She has not been a happy puppy today.

Most of the time has been spent curled up in her bed looking at her tail!

I've tried to make her feel better by singing some songs and telling jokes but that didn't help.

So, OTL and me have been giving her cuddles and I have been licking her nose and ears.

OTL says he don't mind brushing us and wiping our grubby bottoms but he draws the line at licking our noses and ears!

These Two Legs have no sense of adventure sometimes!

Well, this afternoon Daisy is feeling much better, she has had some chicken and some strips of beef that TM cooked today.

So, she is on the mend and I reckon she'll be back to her normal self by tomorrow.

I have been helping OTL with some photography today. He has been taking pictures of TM cards for her and I have been sitting on his lap and offering some helpful advice on how to do it!

I told him how to set up his lights, what do you think?

Lighting By Holly!

Soon, I will get his Camcorder out and take some pictures of us and see if we can get that on the blog! Real moving pictures instead of these snaps OTL takes! Now that will be one up for us Puppies!

See you again soon,

Holly & Daisy

Saturday with OTL

Hello Everyone,

Daisy & Holly back again.

We have been with Old Two Legs today, keeping close and looking for signs of 'Walkies' whenever he moves!

We went out first thing and met an enormous Greyhound who told us he really only came out with his owner for a quick wee and to keep him happy, he'd rather be back home curled up in front of the fire!

I suppose you get like that when you get old. I hope OTL doesn't get like that, who would take us on our Adventures?

It was a little dodgy in our house today, Auntie Karen (one of the cat people) arrived with loads of card making stuff, that means we have to watch out for glue, glitter and bits of peel offs sticking to our fur!

This card making can be very dangerous for us puppies!

We said hello to her but kept an eye out for sticky card bits!

Later on when she left, you know, I heard her say to OTL that they had not even completed one card!

They had been too busy gassing to make a card! Some things never change!

Because it has not been nice outside, Holly, OTL and me have been playing chase today, in the house.

Holly gets one of the rawhide chews and runs down stairs with it, then TM chases her up stairs, Holly then drops it in the day bed, I run down stairs with it, TM then chases me upstairs. Holly and I then jump onto OTL's chair and he protects us from TM who wants to take our tails away!

It's good fun and we get a little exercise as well running up and down stairs, not as much as if we were down the park but we stay warm and dry!

Let's hope the rain goes away on Sunday, then we can go on an Adventure!

See you tomorrow!

Luv

D&H