Enuff of Squirrels!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again.

Not a good night, I had the old Tummy Rumbles that indicate I have eaten something I should have left alone, something I might have picked up in the bushes!

About three this morning I had to woof for Old Two Legs to get out of bed and let me into the garden. Holly came as well 'cos she wanted a wee!

When we went back into the house, there was OTL doing a 'Kit Inspection'.

Well, what he does is to grab hold of our back end and lift our legs off the ground to see if we have the old 'Grubby Bottom' syndrome.

I had the 'Grubby Bottom'!

So there I was, at three thirty last night, up on the sink having my bottom shampooed and towel dried!

I must say that I felt better after it had all been done and we got back to bed, but it was all a bit embarrassing, standing there, with my tail in the air, back legs apart and OTL washing and inspecting the bits that I don't normally let anyone near, except OTL and the vet with his thermometer of course!

This morning all I wanted to do was to have a sleep on OTL's bed where I could still sniff where he was sleeping last night. It's sort of comforting when you don't feel a 100% right.

So I snoozed on all morning!

Lunch time we had a run down to the Sea Wall.

Magpie going home out of the rain!

It was OK but there was a steady drizzle of rain and we got wet and that didn't make me feel any better either!

Wet Innit?

Didn't see any rabbits and even the other dogs we normally see, were tucked up in their baskets at home in the warm.

Y'know we could be at home in the warm!

So, we told OTL we wanted to go back home and off we went, back to a Lamb Mince and Rice Lunch, something light for when we have an upset tummy!

Having our 'after lunch snooze' we didn't even hear OTL go out to do some deliveries!

Still it was good when he got back and we had a little game of 'chase' around the lounge and up and down the stairs!

We hope tomorrow is better and are keeping our claws crossed for our trip down to Canterbury, but only if my tummy has settled down!

Another thing to look forward to is the F1 racing! Brrrrm Brrrrm!

Hey, next Monday OTL says we're off for a 'shampoo & set'..........and I thought it could not get worse!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Hey! Wot! it's Wednesday Again!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back again and all of a sudden it's Wednesday!

Time is galloping along here, turn around and another week has flown by, I blame the squirrels myself, Holly reckons it's the rabbits and Old Two Legs blames old age!

The Missus is out all day, again, but she seems to enjoy herself making a mess with her card making. Glitter and glue pots flying everywhere!

We went down the Sea Wall and chased the rabbits but they heard us coming and were just sneaking down their holes as we came around the corner of the brambles. Holly was going so fast she couldn't stop in time and crashed into the bushes, legs and tail everywhere!

Back home for a super chicken and biscuits breakfast, after a brush to get the twigs and stuff out of our fur.

OTL chops the chicken up into small bits that are easy to eat and he also leaves the skin on the meat, real tasty that is! A handful of mixer biscuits just finishes it off to perfection. Of course, a freshly filled bowl of clean clear cold water to wash down the chicken puts the cherry on the top!

We then retired to the office where OTL is messing about with bits of paper and we have a lovely 'after breakfast snooze' in our day beds. Waking only to give a woof to the post man and a couple of noisy children going past the front of the house. It won't be long then they will all be back at school, OTL doesn't agree with half term holidays, too much noise!

That is a good reason why OTL took us back to The Forest 'cos we were making too much noise, woofing and grumbling and whining!

Holly and I had a plan!

When we got there, we rushed up the path looking for signs that squirrels had been about, I had a sniff and Holly had a sniff and we even asked OTL if he would have a sniff, but there were no squirrel sniffs to be had at all!

Can you sniff a squirrel here?

At one time I thought I saw one and dashed off into the forest, but it turned out to be a Magpie who just blew raspberries at me and call me names!

I think I saw something!

Holly and I put our plan into action, she hid behind the trees and then the fence and watched across the forest floor for any movement. We had worked out a series of VLW's (Very Low Woofs) that would indicate where the squirrel was. I went into hiding and OTL went potty whistling for me to 'come back' from out of the bushes.

Holly doing the 'Sneaky Watch'

 He made such a noise, and anyway, I didn't take any notice of him!

That was not going to help our squirrel hunting, so we held a committee meeting and decided that because  OTL was shouting so much, he was scaring the squirrels away, so, a little wet and grubby, we gave up on the hunt and headed back to the car.

I think they know we are here!

When we got back to the car I asked OTL if we could have the heated seat switched on as we go home 'cos Holly and I were a little wet!

I feel a little Grubby!

OTL made a big fuss about our muddy paws all over the seats and then, at the same time, a woman knocked on the car window to find out what birds OTL had seen!

So, when OTL opened the window, I jumped onto his lap and said hello to the woman, I also left big wet muddy paw prints all over OTL's lap!

Before we left I took a look out the back of the car and shouted 'I know your there, I'll be back!'

I'll Be Back!

I'm sure I heard a squirrel laughing, away off in the distance!

Back for some dinner and a cuddle with OTL to help him look after his shortbread!

Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy (I've got a plan) & Holly (I've got a Grumbly Tummy!)

Squirrels Fight Back!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back with further adventures in The Forest!

Old Two Legs over slept this morning, he didn't wake up until it was nearly eight! All the jumping up and scrambling out of bed woke us up!

He had to get up 'cos the postman was banging on the door with a parcel for The Missus!

We made sure OTL made good use of getting up, we bullied him to go out and went for a walk down by the Sea Wall where we woofed at all the seagulls!

Later we went out delivering OTL's stuff and ended up at The Forest again.

OK, Round Two with the Squirrels!

First of all we had to find them, which is not as easy as you would think!

On our way to a Squirrel Hunt!

To start off we didn't see any at all, so I went deep into the undergrowth sniffin for them!

Sniffin for Squirrel Nuts!

Well, what you need to do is sniff for their nuts, you see they bury nuts in the ground and save them for winter time when all the shops are shut and they get a bit peckish and want a nibble during the night!

I was well away, following the trail of nuts when all of a sudden, from up in the trees, came a big yell and several chestnuts landed on the ground near me and one hit me on the head!

The squirrels were throwing nuts at us!

OK, who threw that?

It got a bit scary, we didn't know where the next nut was coming from, it was like they were using mortars to send the nuts onto us!

Holly took to a lookout post to warn me about 'In coming' when ever she spotted a squirrel in the tree!

On guard against 'In coming'!

It was getting a bit hairy, so we decided to go on the attack and Holly took to chasing the squirrels up in the trees while I kept charging around creating diversions!

Holly chasing the squirrels in the trees.

Then all of a sudden, it all stopped, all the squirrels disappeared and we were wondering what was going to happen next!

They have retreated!

Holly reckoned they had all retreated, so, taking advantage of the lull in activity, we headed back to the car in double quick time!

When TM came back from her day out we told her all about the squirrels and she said we should try to make friends with them instead of chasing them. Huh! She obviously has no idea of the fun we had!

Holly and me are going to have to come up with a better plan, so we are of to bed early tonight to discuss it over a chew and a pack of chicken fillets!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Off to The Forest Hunting Squirrels!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again!

We have spent today looking after Old Two Legs 'cos he is still not very well. His ear still hurts but he did get at least two hours sleep last night, so we think the pills are working.

The Missus had to go out all day today so we were told to be on our best behaviour and to look after OTL.

Would we do anything else?

Well, as soon as TM left we went tearing up stairs and jumped up and down on the bed to wake him up, too much sleep is not good for a bad ear you know!

Soon we had him in the car and down to the Sea Wall, a good long walk should help to blow the cobwebs away!

Back home where we let him get on with his work for a little while and then some lunch followed by a run into town to do his deliveries and stuff.

As it was a good afternoon we decided that a trip to The Forest would be a good idea, especially as the leaves were all turning that golden colour, very pretty and OTL likes taking pictures of the trees like that.

OTL looking for squirrels!

 While he was wandering around with his eyes in the sky and tripping over the tree roots, I spotted a squirrel!

Look! Squirrels!

It was big and mean and ugly and was threatening to throw nuts at OTL, so, what is a loyal puppy supposed to do?

Protect the Master of course!

So there was Holly and me, dashing through the trees woofing those nasty old squirrels away from OTL. We chased them and Holly even tried running up the tree trunks to make them go away!

Ssh! There's one behind this tree!

The one that got away!

By the time we got back to the car we were all exhausted, us from running and OTL from just walking!

Holly, Super Squirrel Chaser and Tree Climber!

Well, he is getting old and I suppose his ear doesn't help him!

Back home for some chicken dinner and a cuddle before bed.

Now tomorrow we may go to the New Park as we haven't been there for some time and I may even get a swim, if it's not too cold!

But on the other paw, we may just go back to The Forest again for a rematch with the squirrels!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Squirrel Chasers to The Stars!)

Our Birthday Party!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back again and are we having fun today!

First of all we have been cuddling Old Two Legs who is still hurting, in fact he hardly slept at all last night. At least we didn't feel too bad about woofing to go out at midnight and two and four this morning!

We left him at home and were taken over to The Boys house, we had been brushed and looked real smart in our new collars!

When we got there we found loads of people there, all singing 'Happy Birthday' and I gave Ethan a lick on the nose and he licked me back!

Tom, Ethan, Finley & Me

We got to play in the garden with all the boys and as a special birthday present, we got a goody basket made for us doggies, you could not only eat everything in the basket, but you could eat the basket as well!

We can eat all this!

 

 

Then we went out to pick up some chestnuts 'cos The Missus likes to eat them, I had a nibble of one but it did nothing for me!

As a treat,Holly and I got chicken for lunch, it was super Birthday Lunch and we all had a good time.

When we got back we told OTL all about our day and showed him all the presents we had got and the present of Honey Comb that Auntie Zoe had brought OTL, 'cos he just loves that stuff and won't even give us a nibble!

I think we may be off for an early night tonight 'cos we didn't get any sleep this afternoon!

So, bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Two years and one day old)

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!)