Happy Birthday Us!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here with you again.

We have had a funny old day today. First of all we got up good and early and Old Two Legs gave us our birthday presents, there was loads of tasty nibbles, enough to spoil our appetite all day!


Then we got brand new collars! They were black as before, with bones, just like before but new and Holly got one a size bigger. That's because she has almost outgrown her collar, putting on weight and growing thicker fur!

When we went out for our walks we were showing them off to everyone!

OTL had promised to take us down to Canterbury but we had to put that off, you see OTL has got an infected ear which got worse last night and was giving him loads of pain. He even had to go to the emergency Two Legs Vet to get some penicillin tablets to make him better!

You know, when OTL goes to the Two Legs Vet, he doesn't have to pay for the medicine or the consultancy fee, which is just as well 'cos to be in pain AND have to pay the vets bill would be more that OTL could stand!

He has spent most of the day curled up in a ball and we have been giving him cuddles. He says it shouldn't be too long before he feels well enough to take us out to Canterbury, so, we have taken a 'Rain Check' on the day out!

OK, we are off to bed now to give him some more cuddles and have a chew on a carrot I have stashed away under my blanket!

Bye bye for now.

Daisy & Holly (All grown up)!

Tomorrow is The Day!

Hello Woofers!

It's Daisy & Holly here again and are we getting excited!


Old Two Legs took us out this morning, down to the Sea Wall for a race and chase around. As normal he took his camera with him to photograph us chasing rabbits, meting friends and hunting sea gulls.

Trouble was, no sea gulls, no rabbits, no friends!

So, he sat us on a concrete wall and started taking photos of us both. We were getting a bit bored until he got the ball out of his pocket and that attracted us all right!

He said we have got to have a 'Birthday Picture' for the records.

Birthday?

Us?

When?

OTL said that tomorrow was our birthday and for a treat we would be going out with him to Canterbury, all day, chasing around The Marshes!

Well that was it, we stood still, for a couple of clicks of his camera!

So, last year it was this.

Birthday Girls 2010

This is our 2011 Birthday Picture!

Birthday Girls 2011

Not bad for two years old!

OK, so we look a little scruffy, un-brushed and a little wind swept, but hey, we're cute!

OTL did say that tomorrow, officially, we are not puppies any more, but we will always be his little puppies, no mater how old we get!

All together................Aaaaaaah!

Wot a big softy!

Just wait until next week, we are off to the Puppy Parlour for our 'Shampoo & Set' and OTL is going to take some pictures for the Christmas Card, now if you want to see us doing the Seriously Cute, just wait until you see that one!

This afternoon we went out with OTL, first to the Sea Wall then off to deliver some stuff.

After running around OTL stopped at the Doggy Shop! Oh Wow! The smells are terrific in there, we got some Chicken Fillets and some Chicken & Rice Jumbones, then as we were giving the Hamsters the old Hairy Eyeball OTL put something into the shopping bag, all sort of sneaky like, so we reckon we might just have a suprise Birthday Present tomorrow morning!


Off home and the prospect of diner and a chew before bed!

See you all tomorrow and we'll let you know how our birthday goes!

Bye bye for now!



Luv,

Daisy & Holly (One year and 364 days old!)

OTL's back and we go hunting Badgers!

Hi Woofers!

D&H back for some more fun.

OTL went out while it was still dark and we were still half asleep. It was strange him getting up so early, he is not normally a 'morning' person!

We had our walk across The Fields with The Missus and yes, she was sniffin and blowing her nose all the way! Talk about noisy, even the birds flew off when they heard her coming!

We got back and she didn't give us a brush, she was too busy wiping her nose!

We just didn't feel like breakfast without first getting a brush, I mean, it's just not polite to have breakfast looking scruffy!

Late morning there was a telephone call, we could hear it was Old Two Legs but couldn't make out what he was saying.TM put down the phone and said, 'Here's OTL!' That was it, Holly and I were both at the window, tails a'wagging and woofing call for OTL.

Then he appeared around the edge of the bushes in the front garden, we flew down stairs and waited for him to open the front door, then he got covered in licks and wet noses, Holly and mine, not TM's!

We first of all got brushed, then I had a bite to eat, (most important), then we were off to the Sea Wall!

We had a good chase around and watched some of the ships sail by and then back home for some lunch (OTL's)

We saw three ships a'sailing!

We let him do some of his work before bullying him into going out again but this time we wanted to go to a new place, so off we went to The Farm!

We raced ahead looking for rabbits and badgers and OTL took some pictures of the sky!

Clouds.

Holly found an old tree stump from which she kept an eye open for badgers but didn't see any, even though we both could smell them!

Looking for badgers!

It wasn't long before we found the badger set and we both had a very careful sniff all around the many holes. There were some where you could see that they had been digging our the chalk and throwing away from the hole, I mean, not even bothering to hide it!

Looking down a badgers hole!

OTL said we should be careful just in case the badger came out with more chalk and threw it over us!

We left the badgers to dig out some more and went off exploring. We came across this plant, even OTL was not sure what it was but we said that we would come back in the spring time and see what it had grow into, providing the badgers don't eat it!

Wot is it?

Back home again to a super (OTL) diner, and our food was OK as well!

See you tomorrow, and don't forget, it's Friday!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Badger Hunter)

Mid Week Again!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly with some more goings on!

Just a moment ago it was Saturday and here we are Mid Week!

Brrr, it was cold last night! Old Two Legs chucked us out into the garden for a quick wee before bed and I am sure I could smell a frost in the air!

Needless to say, the wee was quick and the return to the house even quicker!

It was OK this morning, no sign of frost on the grass, just a bit colder than normal. We got OTL up early by the old Ear Lickin' trick, me in one ear and Holly in the other!

Once again we were off to the Sea Wall!

Rabbit Hunting!

As normal, no rabbits! We did find a Two Legs sitting on the steps trying to read a newspaper. Now normally we wouldn't think that was strange, however, in this case the wind was blowing the paper all over the place and this TL couldn't keep it flat! Holly and I had a good laugh over this!

A Paper in the Wind!

We also saw a flock of Brent Geese flying overhead and Holly says that if you joined up all the geese they would look like a flying Sausage Dog! Typical Holly, always thinking of food!

Flying Sausage Dog!

On our midday walk, we went to the Sea Wall again and saw one of these strange TL who go rescuing worms from the mud flats. So we stood and watched him go out across the mud. He had Wellington Boots on but kept sinking into the mud and we were waiting for him to sink in so far that it came over his boots, but it didn't and we soon got bored!

Off to rescue the worms!

Along the wall came Barney, no relation to the rabbits, he is only eight months old and Holly gave him a woof, then he chased us around and we all had a sniff as well!

Hello Woofer!

Barney didn't want to leave us 'cos he was having so much fun but his owners called him and walked off, Barney went running after them, then came running back to us, then ran after them again, then ran all the way back to us before running back to them again!

Wot a softy dog!

Chicken for dinner tonight with a little bit of rice and OTL has got gammon, so we will mug a bit of that off him as well!

We do dine well!

See you tomorrow, OTL's off at the crack of dawn so The Missus will be taking us out for a walk, we hope her cold is gone by then, she makes such an awful sniffing sound and it puts you right off your own sniff!

Bye Bye for now!
Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here with you again.

We had some rain last night, loads of it, woke The Missus up, Old Two Legs just snored all the way through the storm!

So, this morning we were sleepy puppies, we jumped onto OTL's bed and curled up for our second snooze of the day!

OTL finally got up and we went off to the Sea Wall, we're getting used to this walk with OTL, more interesting than running around The Fields!

Holly spotted a family of swans flying over head and just sat there licking her chops, I thought 'I bet I know what she was thinking!'

A Big Chicken for Holly?

Along the wall we met a Westie we had met before but we could not remember when, I hate it when I can't remember names!

Yo Girls!

We had a little game of  'Chase' with me as the one who gets chased!

It was OK 'cos I managed to out turn him and he was a lot slower than me anyway!

After a few minutes his owner called him away to carry on with his walk.

See Ya Girls!

 You know, we didn't even ask him his name!

Back home for a chicken breakfast, super! The best food we've had for twenty four hours, TM has been serving up Tinned Doggy Food, a total waste of time, we prefer chicken, love chicken and want chicken!

OTL managed to get some work done while we were having our 'After Breakfast Snooze' but it didn't last to long. Internal clocks went off and we decided it was time to have another run down the Sea Wall, I mean, we might just sneak up on that Ginger Tom!

No such luck, no Rabbits, no Ginger Tom, No One!

Holly did suggest that we go for a run on the mud but OTL told her that we would be given a wash down with the hose pipe and that would happen after we had walked all the way home on account that he was not going to have a smelly puppy in the car!

Let's play Muddy Puppies!

We got down the wall a bit further and saw the boats that OTL had done some work on earlier this year. They are the ones that are laying all the cables for the Wind Turbine Farm out in the Thames Estuary, just off Herne Bay.

Turbine Barge and Boat.

When we got closer to the car we saw a butterfly OTL said was a Red Admiral, so Holly said 'Hello Sailor' but the butterfly didn't say anything, it must have been looking for somewhere out of the wind!

It was only when we looked closely that we discovered it had been attacked by a bird. It had beak shaped lumps out of its wings and it only had one antenna!

Battle Scars!

OTL says he is glad that the birds are all smaller than him and he was safe from these dinosaurs, then he explained how the birds are believed to be the descendants of dinosaurs!

Holly said that there were no birds going to get her and were chickens a sort of dinosaur? OTL said 'Remember the Sea Eagles', and yes chickens were a sort of dinosaur.

'Good' said Holly, 'cos I really fancy a big dinosaur for dinner tonight!

Some things never change!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Give me a Dinosaur tonight TM and don't forget the biscuits!)

Double Decker Doggy!

Hi Woofers!

It's Daisy & Holly here.

This morning The Missus got up early, so we took the opportunity for an early morning wee, then straight up to Old Two Legs, who was still fast asleep in his bed and we joined him for an 'after wake up snooze'.

That was until TM started banging drawers and cupboards and generally crashing about!

Poor OTL, he was forced to get up and take us out for our morning walk!

We went around to the Sea Wall and failed to find and rabbits. We would have expected them to have come back from visiting Uncle Barney by now!

So, it was down to the beach for a jog along the wall and do our business. Now we normally like to spread it out a bit, you know, I do it first and in about half an hour Holly leaves a little pile for OTL to pick up. However, this morning we both did it almost next to each other and at the same time.

This pleased OTL 'cos that meant he only used one poo bag, thrifty is our OTL!

Then he walked up to the poo bin to get rid of the well full poo bag.

We got the wrong reason for him deviating off the normal route and thought he was cutting the walk short but just as we were getting concerned, back he comes down the path.

Now, he thought that it was funny seeing the worried look on our faces and took this photo, as he says, we look like a Double Decker Doggy!

Double Decker Doggy!

OTL spotted a Wheatear bird having a feed on some grubs in the grass, so we rushed up to tell the bird that he should stay still until his photo had been taken, all the bird said was 'Damn Paparazzi', and flew off!

Paparazzi hating Wheatear!

Y'know some birds just don't deserve to be photographed!

As we got closer to the car, OTL put our leads on so that we don't bump into any cars in the car park. Holly spotted it first, there on the other side of the picnic area we saw a big old pussy cat. Trouble was, we had the lead on so that blew our chances of a good 'Cat Chase'!

It just sat there, licking it's chops and pulling faces at us. Holly told it to be careful because we weren't always on the lead but it just sat there being cheeky!

It yawned then shouted to us that we would have to get up early to beat 'Old Tom', from that we worked out that his name was Tom.

Old Tom

Holly called back that the next time we came across him she'd close his other eye for being a saucy cat!

Back home to a breakfast of 'Tinned Doggy Food', not our favourite food, why can't we have chicken or liver or lambs heart or minced lamb and grated carrot or better still, some of OTL's steak?

I thought our luck was in last night when we got some of the chicken stew that TM didn't finish, it was wonderful mixed in with our doggy biscuits!

Most of the afternoon was spent snoozing in my bed, both Holly and me squeeze into it but Holly would rather have all of it to herself and when I try to get in she does her 'Grumble' which attracts OTL's attention and he tells her to 'Shove over' and 'Don't be a Grumbly Puppy'!

It always works!

Mid afternoon I get the 'I fancy a run around' feeling, so a jump up and shove the back of OTL's chair gets his attention. I give him the old 'Hairy Eyeball' treatment and before long we are in the car and back down to the Sea Wall again.

We decided on the Sea Wall 'cos the clouds had come over all grey and rainy looking, plus Holly and me could smell rain in the air, a bit up country but rain all the same!

Stormy Clouds

We were trotting along the wall and spotted some Brent Geese flying across the water, heading for their feeding ground for the night

Brent Geese in a line!

As usual, Holly said out aloud, 'I wonder if they taste like chicken?'

She is so predictable!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

The Missus is Snotty!

Hello Woofers,

Daisy & Holly back with you.

We had a super time last night and managed to get everything cleared up before The Missus got home!

We were not a lively as normal and I put it down to a late night and too much singing! Old Two Legs says for him, it was a slurp too far!

We went down to the Sea Wall again and this time OTL came with us to see the rabbits but they were still away down Uncle Barney's place. So we had to make do with chasing the sparrows of the bushes. They are not as much fun as rabbits and they make so much noise!

We had a run on the beach but as the tide was right out OTL kept us off the mud, which was OK 'cos the mud looked especially yucky and smelly!

Look Mud!

We went on a bit further and there was a seagull sitting on the end of the breakwater, laughing at us, he was saying that we couldn't catch any birds 'cos we were too slow to catch a cold!

That was a bit much, Holly woofed at him and I blew a raspberry as well!

Sid, the Rude Seagull

There was another bird, a rook, having a feed but he was too busy with the shell fish to worry about us! It was interesting to see him pick up the shellfish and throw it onto the concrete so the shell would break open.

Cockle Picking Rook!

TM came back mid morning, but she was not feeling very well, she says she has a cold, so after a quick welcome back, we are all staying well away from her in case we get any of her germs!

 

    Stink Horn (Phallus impudicus)

We were having a sort through OTL's pictures and came across this mushroom, it's called a Stink Horn (Phallus impudicus) and it is smells like rotting flesh! Phew! We reckon it must have been very helpful that OTL's sense of smell is not too good!

Our sense of smell is super, much better than you Two Legs and I can smell dinner being served!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Another wekend of fun!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly & the weekend's here again.!

We were out first thing down the Sea Wall to see the rabbits. The tent had gone so we did our creep around the brambles and a last dash to the rabbit holes!

Charge!!!

We absolutely flew down the side of the brambles, Holly was close on my heels and woofing like the Hound from Hell!

They've gone again!

Trouble was, the rabbits had gone to stay with their old Uncle Barney who lives down the coast a bit. It seems that they didn't get any sleep worrying about the Blue Tent and they all got ratty with each other and decided to go see Uncle Barney, just for a rest!

Let's build a sandcastle

We wandered along the beach and Holly suggested we build a sandcastle but forgot we didn't have any spades to dig the sand with, the rabbits had locked up their shovels in the shed so we couldn't get to them either!

Another Mushroom!

OTL showed us a fungi he had not down loaded from his camera, Holly said they looked a funny colour and what were they called, OTL says he didn't know! I mean, what is the good of photographing something you don't know the name off!

Tonight The Missus has gone off baby sitting again so Holly, OTL and me have been sitting on the sofa, drinking and eating shortbread and chewing chews and watching TV. Holly started singing the 'Woofing Song' to try and compete with the neighbours who are having a party!

OTL has told a few jokes about when he was working in a factory and found a Gremlin in the machinery!

It is now well past ten thirty, so we are all going to bed now 'cos we are all yawning our heads off!

Depending on what time we wake up in the morning, we may watch the F1 racing, or see the recording!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Friday with a suprise!

Hello Woofers,

Daisy & Holly here again!

We went out with Old Two Legs this morning for our walk and he took us to the Sea Wall. So, we pulled into the car park, all ready for some rabbit chasing, as soon as the door was opened we just flew down the path.

Half way down we both stopped, there was this fantastic sniff coming from a patch of grass and we just had to stop for a serious sniff!

By then OTL had caught up and reminded us that we were chasing the rabbits!

Off we went again and did our normal trick of sneaking up to the brambles and then running flat out around the corner to surprise them.

Only this time it was us who got surprised, there, right where the rabbits normally feed, in the middle of their feeding patch, there was a Bell Tent, with a fire outside the front door flap.

I stopped dead in my tracks, Holly, who hadn't seen the tent, ran into the back of me, cold wet nose and all, lifted my back legs off the ground and shoved me forwards!

When she had stopped as well, we both had a good look at this thing, didn't see anyone, so we woofed at it, turned around and ran back to OTL. Well, you just don't know what was living in that tent, it could have been a visiting Giant Rabbit who didn't like little puppies like us!

Better be safe than sorry and let OTL deal with it if it came out!

Back home it was a super brush to get all the burrs out then chicken and biscuits followed by a snooze!

A bit later OTL took us down to The Forest, which was great, 'cos we haven't been there for some time, so there were loads of new sniffs for sniffin!

With all the leaves on the ground it was great fun sorting out the sniffs!

Sniffin the Sniffs!

OTL had brought his camera gear with him to try photographing the fungi but because it has been so dry this week, there was almost no fungi to be seen. Those we did see were all old stuff and dry and we reckon they were last years anyway!

It didn't stop us hunting around for something to photograph, well, we do like to help OTL with his hobby!

Nuffin Here!

Holly and me went everywhere looking for fungi, we went over the dead trees and under the trees, but it was no good, OTL had to go without his Fungi Photo!

Nuffin here either!

Poor OTL, after lugging his gear around the forest all he could take pictures off were our backsides!

Mind you I did tell Holly that he had to use a wide angle lens for her picture!

That was just before we got in trouble for fighting!

F1 qualifying tomorrow, so we are up good and early for that, off to bed now!

Bye bye to you all and also Max and Dougal!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Hey! Is that Rain I feel on my back?

Yo Ho Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here with you again.


The Missus took us out for our morning walk, it was OK when we went out, heading for the Fields, we got half way around our normal route the rain started, a little spray to begin with, then it got wetter and then it got uncomfortable!

Holly was the first to complain, she sat down on her bottom and said in a loud voice, 'That's it, I've had enough' I must say I felt the same way as well. So, we turned around and started walking back, TM was calling us but we had held our committee meeting and come to a conclusion, Home!


So, in no time at all, not even stopping for the sniffs we missed on the way out, we went straight back to Old Two Legs who was waiting with the Doggy Towel to give us a good rub down and a brush. TM had to rub herself down 'cos she wouldn't wait for OTL to finish with us and also she was making a big puddle on the kitchen floor where the rain was dripping off her nose and chin!

Breakfast was chicken and biscuits, super yummy, 'Tails up, Muzzles down' it was finished in no time!

Off up to OTL's office for our normal 'After Breakfast Snooze'

OTL says we take snoozing to new high level, but I thought we always stayed in the bed!

Expert Snoozers!

 That's what I like about living with OTL and TM, we get to learn new skills every day, snoozing, mugging, napping, food taster, sleeping and short bread nibbling!

Life is one long education here!

We are off to bed early tonight 'cos tomorrow is Friday and we plan to go out down the forest, providing it's not raining, to see if there is some more fungi 'cos OTL has got the bug and wants to photograph some more!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

P.S. Yo Dougal Mate, we were getting worried about not hearing from you, hope you are well and getting well looked after! Have you seen young Max has his own blog? Trouble is, he has to wait for his Two Legs to write it up for him, he hasn't learnt how to claw type yet, but he's only young and will get the hang of it soon!