Rain and Fiddling Success!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

What a day today has been!

We started off by getting up late, not that it worried us too much. We had a quick wee first thing, as normal, then back to bed for an 'After Wake Up Snooze'.

We weren't too worried about going out 'cos it was pouring down, in fact it has been pouring down all night! Finally Old Two Legs said that the rain had eased off a bit so, 'Walkies'!

Not that it really appealed to Holly who stayed in her bed and refused to move until OTL picked her up and carried her down stairs!

Off we went and drove through all the puddles on the way and many times the water splashed up all over the car!

Out we got at The Sea Wall and it was still raining!

Holly was not happy!

This is not fun!

I must admit, we did do our business in double quick time and when we got to the first short cut, Holly did her 'I'm going home' trick!

I'm off Home!

Back home we had a a second rub down with our towel, the first being in the back of the car! Then it was off to breakfast of Chicken and Biscuits!

Now this short walk means that OTL was able to get back to the Modem and Television problem!

He couldn't get the Internet Modem to talk to the Television Modem and he was getting cross with the system and kept telling it what he thought of computers, modems and something called CAT5 Cable!

Well in the end he had to go out and get some more cables 'cos instead of having the modem under the desk he has had to mount it half way up the wall!

Something to do with radio signals bouncing off the chimney metal lining!

Lunch time it was sort of working but only via a cable link but that was not the idea, so he decided to 'Cool Off' by taking us out again for a walk especially as the rain had stopped!

Down on the Sea Front we were jumping over the puddles and trying to keep our legs and tummy dry!

Too many Puddles!

Holly was having a rummage around looking for the rats nest when the rain started again! Just how much rain is there up in the air?

Any more rain and they'll change into Water Rats!

Well, we did have a longer walk but in the end we decided to take the 'Short Cut' back to the car and back home!

Come on, Back Home!

So, while we were snoozing in our day beds, OTL went back to the modems and a bit later it all suddenly burst into life and it works!

Who's a clever OTL then!

So, now we are all set for Christmas, the television is doing what it is supposed to do, OTL has cleared all the cable out of the way, The Missus is pleased and we are looking forward to mugging OTL tonight and of course, we have got to write our 'Dear Father Christmas' letter ready for Christmas Eve night!

Holly reckons we should be able to hear him when he calls and we can see what he leaves TM and OTL as well as us!

Mind you, we won't woof at him, let's face it, if we woofed at him he wouldn't leave us any presents!

Let's hope the rain goes away and we get a dry Christmas, you know, we wouldn't even mind if the Snow Fairy returns!

Claws crossed! See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly ( in the warm and tucked up in our beds!)

OTL's Still Fiddling!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

You know when we left you last night? Well, both Old Two Legs and The Missus sneaked off for a night out at a restaurant, leaving us all alone! Well, all alone until Auntie Sheila came in to let us out for a wee and to check that we were OK!

We decided not to give them a cuddle last night, we went to sleep as soon as they came in, in our own beds and not even a good night woof!

That'll teach them!

This morning we were out good and early for our run alone The Sea Wall and OTL tried again for a 'Medway Sunrise' but he got there too late and all he got was the 'Afterglow'!

Medway Sunrise!

We had some fun with the ball and Holly tried to pinch it off me as I came from off the beach. No way was she getting my ball and I tried to shove her off the wall!

GerroffmeBall!

Then OTL threw the ball again but it got lost in the grass, you know he is useless at ball throwing!

Well I can't find it either!

Back home it was a super Lambs Heart breakfast and a snooze afterwards, which was OK by us!

Lunchtime OTL sneaked off to do some banking and left us at home, but a bit later he came back and we were off to The Sea Wall again and this time we spotted some Brent Geese having a paddle in the mud!

They didn't move when Holly and I woofed at them!

Holly still reckons they could taste of chicken but I think they would taste of fishy stuff that they eat!

OTL spotted the Curlew on the mud as well and even Holly agreed it was not likely to taste like chicken, more like a cockle or a shrimp!

It's a good job we don't like shrimps!

 The rest of the afternoon was spent trying to get the Internet Modem to talk to the television, unsuccessfully we might add!

In the end he had to run a cable from the modem to the television to make it work!

Poor Old Two Legs, he does try but sometimes he gets confused with all those buttons and bits of wire!

We are off to mug him for some Bambi Burger so bye bye for now and see you tomorrow.

We'll let you know what happens!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Holly's Got The Hump!

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy & Holly!

Did you hear it rain last night? We did, it was belting down all night long, it even woke us up!

We were doing the 'Puppy Patrols' but not looking out for Burglars or Foxes or Cats but rather to make sure the house didn't spring any leaks during the night!

The rain slackened off around getting up time so Old Two Legs didn't think twice about us going for a walk, mind you, he did put our rain coats on us, 'just in case'!

That was 'Just As Well' 'cos as soon as we stepped outside, it started to rain again!

When we got down to The Sea Wall, it was still raining, OTL had been having fun driving through all the puddles on the way down to the car park, so the car was all muddy and grubby!

We started our walk and Holly announced that she was 'Not Happy'!

As you know, Holly does not 'Do' Rain, Puddles, Cold, Wet and Early Mornings! This walk was combination of all the things Holly doesn't do!

Here is Holly 'Highlighted', Not Doing!

 We trotted along the Sea Wall and OTL even got the ball out for a little game of 'Chase' but not even that cheered Holly up, mind you, she 'Doesn't do Balls' either!

I am not 'Doing' Anything This Morning!

 When we got to the first 'Short Cut' back to the car, Holly did a Right Hand Turn and headed off!

I've had enough!

 I must admit, it was getting a bit damp behind the ears! You see, we don't have waterproof fur like Labradors have so once we get wet, we feel the cold. I don't mind getting wet when I go for a swim but I only do that when it's warm and today is not warm!

As Holly will testify!

I Don't Do Puddles!

 Back home we both had a good rub down with the Doggy Towel, we had one rub down in the car but a second just sort of finishes it off! After a good brush we tripped excitedly into the kitchen for breakfast!

Doggy Scoff!

That was it, Holly was right fed up now, wet and cold paws, rain trickling down her tail and to add to all that. Doggy Scoff!

We both retired to our Day Bed and sulked for the rest of the morning!

Lunch time it was still raining, so, we weren't too pleased about being bundled into the car but as OTL insisted, we agreed!

When we got to the car park, OTL told us to stay in the car while he crept out the door and closed it behind him! We were left in the car, on our own while he was doing his 'Creepy' run around!

What was he doing? Even the people in the two cars beside us didn't know what he was up to!

Finally he came back and showed us what he was photographing!

I've eaten too many Frogs!

Now, we had never seen a Grey Heron this close and even Holly was impressed!

Then she asked.......................................'Does it taste like Chicken?'

We jumped out of the car and rushed around to have a look but as we went around the corner the heron saw us and flew off! Holly was disappointed, all she wanted was a little nibble to see if it did taste like chicken!

That was it, off we went for our walk but it still was raining, so we decided it was going to be a quick one!

Mind you, I did get OTL to get the ball out for a couple of chases along the Sea Wall but he was still useless at throwing!

OK, Where's the Ball?

Back home we spent the afternoon snoozing until OTL had to go out to post off some stuff, so we joined him for a drive and a woof at the local cats!

Now, we are getting close to dinner time but we can't sniff any food being cooked, I do hope OTL isn't being served Ham Salad!

We'll let you know!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Busy doing Nothing!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy and Holly back with you!

We have had a lazy day today, in fact we have been idle, non active, paws up and snoozing, not a lot of movement!

Except to woof at the Postman who was delivering some boring (Non Edible) stuff!

Holly and I spent the morning in our day bed, after enjoying a freshly cooked Chicken Breakfast and a nibble of some Rabbit & Duck Biscuits. It was great, on our back, paws in the air and zonked out!

It don't get much better!

While we were out this morning we met up with Alfie who we met the other day, we said hello and exchanged locations on some new sniffs. Off we went again and bumped into young Oscar. 'Yo Girls!'  he said as he was wiping his paws on the ground. He does this paw wiping stuff after he had a wee, I think it's to spread it around a bit so he looks big and strong, trouble is, he throws it up all over us, him, his owner and OTL!

Yo Girls!

Holly said that she thinks he is Oscar is a Super Star and I reckon she secretly fancies him!

Old Two Legs guided us around our walk and kept a close eye on us so we couldn't find that pile and have a roll! Holly found some old wormy stuff and was going to have a quick roll but OTL was right behind her and stopped her having a little roll!

Lunch time we woke up to OTL munching on some toast, so we just had to mug him for a bit of that!

Then it was Walkies Time! OTL had to deliver some stuff, so off we went in the car, Holly and I were on the look out for cats and dogs to woof at. Holly was sitting on the rear parcel shelf and I was up front with my nose against the wind screen!

We didn't see a single Pussy Cat!

Not to worry 'cos we did the deliveries in double quick time and then headed off to The Forrest!

When we fell out of the car it was raining, not a heavy rain but the sort that will soak you if you stay out in it for too long. So, Off we went to the 'Starting Post', this is where we always start sniffin, 'cos 'Here Be Squirrels!

Right, Here is your starter for five!

We caught the sniff of three squirrels that had been digging around here earlier in the day but even Holly couldn't tell if they were still about, so off we went, Squirrel Hunting!

We got through the first gate and I suddenly caught the sniff of 'Squirrel', it was being carried on the wind and I reckoned the squirrel was not too far in front of me, so, off I went like a Rocket Powered Squirrel Hunting Puppy!

Vroooommmm!

Well, I knew Holly would be on my tail as I flew down the path and I'm sure I could see a little grey tail poking out from behind the tree trunk.

It was here, I know it was here, I saw it was here!

When I got down to the tree, nothing, not even a sniff! I was right put out that I didn't even get a chance to grab it! Holly was taking the mickey, saying that my eyes were wobbly and my nose was wearing out!

Well, I wasn't having that and off I went, nose to the ground and ears wide open. I sniffed and I listened, then I sniffed some more and there, on the breeze, came that sniff of squirrel again.

I wasn't going to loose it this time!

I crept along the forest fence  and there sitting on a branch was the squirrel, all showy off and munching a nut he had just dug up. As soon as it saw me it jumped up into the tree on the other side of the fence and sat there chattering away in squirrel at me!

Come down here and say that!

Well, I didn't understand a word 'cos I don't speak squirrel and anyway he was talking too fast!

So I just woofed an invitation for him to come down and say it again, on the ground and on this side of the fence!

I'm sure he knows what I was saying 'cos the next thing it did was to throw the empty nut shell down at me and launched into a louder load of chatter!

I wish I knew what he's saying!

Well that was how it stood for a while, him chattering away and me woofing at him and in the end he ran along the branch and jumped into the next tree and off he went.

Not to worry, I will remember him for next time and he had better not be on the ground when I catch him or I'll unscrew his tail and use it for a loo brush!

We had more fun running in the mud and climbing onto the tree trunks and looking for more squirrels but as hard as we looked, we couldn't find any more. Holly says that they have all gone to bed to snooze away the Winter until Spring comes back next year.

Not a bad idea!

I think they've gone back to bed!

Back home again and have a game trying to work out what OTL is having for dinner tonight, just so we know what to mug him for!

Holly has just sniffed it being cooked, it's Gammon tonight!

We like gammon!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Smelly Nelly's and a Pongy Pooch!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back with you again!

What a fun day today! We started off this morning getting into deep poo, literally, you see as we were mooching our way  along The Sea Wall, as we do, we came across a big pile of Super Smelling Poo!

Old Two Legs was a bit ahead of us and didn't see the interest we were taking into this pile! Instead he was looking up into the sky at the clouds and waving the camera about.

Morning Clouds

So, there I was, having a sniff, then Holly had a sniff, then I took two steps backwards, woofed 'Wheeee' and dived forwards, onto my back and straight into the pile!

I had a good wriggle around and waved my legs about as well!

Then it was Holly's turn, she just sniffed, put her head down and rolled straight over onto her back and did the wriggle move as well!

Holly having a Wriggle!

It was then that OTL spotted us and came roaring down the path towards us. 'I think we are in trouble' says Holly, getting a last wriggle in before OTL arrived!

The Long March Back.

Well, that was it, we were marched off back to the car and told to Sit and STAY! 

All the way home OTL had the window open 'cos he couldn't stand the sniff!

Dunno why, it sniffed OK to us!

A telephone call to The Missus on the way back meant that a big bowl of warm water and Doggy Shampoo was waiting for our return!

We were called Smelly Nelly's and Pongy Pooches and although we both got washed and bathed from nose to Tail Tip, I think it was worth it!

It's a Doggy Thing you see!

Well, the lunch time walk was better! We went down to The New Park and I worried OTL into getting the ball out for a game and he threw it down the hill and after it I went!

While I was running around I suddenly get the feeling I should find me somewhere to hide while I did my business 'cos you see, I don't like to do it in the open! Also it is fun watching OTL trying to pick it all up from between the clumps of grass!

Well, while OTL was doing his job of clearing up after me, I found a pile of Super Smelling Poo, I just couldn't resist it and I had a roll, a small roll, but a roll all the same.

OTL saw me, then he saw Holly heading towards it..............................you know he can be really loud when he barks out 'NO!

So, Holly didn't get a roll but I did, but it wasn't too much this time but I still was called a Pongy Pooch and had to have a wash when I got back home!

We met up with loads of other doggies as we went around. First there was this little Scruff Bag who was not too sure how to react when we gave him the 'Doggy Welcome Sniff' and he called out to his owner 'Are they allowed to do this?'

'Are they allowed to do this?'

 Holly met up with Billy from the Rescue Centre who was still having trouble coming back when called, so he had to stay on a long lead! We had a chase and a sniff but he had to stay on the lead!

We wished him a Merry Christmas and off we went again!

Merry Christmas Billy!

 Then we came across a couple of three month old Jack Russel pups, Holly thought they were sweet and cuddly, I thought they were just too noisy!

Holly said that they were quick learners 'cos she showed one the first couple of steps of the Doggy Trot Dance and had him doing it in the middle of the path!

Do Do The Doggy Trot!

 Blow me down if we didn't bump into another three month old puppy, but this one was a lot bigger!

This one was a Husky Puppy and he said that he was having loads of fun and walks and super food and he had lots of toys to play with!

He sometimes missed his brothers and sisters but as he had a good soft bed to sleep in it wasn't too bad now.

He said that he wants to grow up to be big, just like his Dad and looking at his paws, we reckon he will get his wish!

I'm going to be a big dog when I get older!

Well, back home it was the wash tub again for me and now I have been washed in Doggy Shampoo twice in a day, I smell terrible, like a field of flowers!


OTL will get seriously mugged tonight to make up for all this washing, just wait and see!

OK, I'm off to see what is for dinner, see you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

A Technical Day for Old Two Legs!

Yoo Hoo Woofers!

It's us, Daisy & Holly back again!

Last night was a 'Restful' night, no loud woofing to scare off  Burglars or Foxes or Cats!

We just had to put up with Old Two Legs talking in his sleep!

Not to worry, we got him out good and early for our wander along The Sea Wall. Of course, after a quick wee it was lets get OTL to throw the ball!

 Well I did, Holly just got on with investigating the sniffs!

Come on OTL, THROW THE BALL!

Which he did, first he threw it all the way down the path and I caught up with it and ran off to bury it in the grass!

Bet OTL can't find this one!

Then he threw it again but this time he did his normal trick and off it went bouncing on the path and off onto the beach!

Me, getting the ball off the beach.......again!

After a while he got fed up with me hiding the ball in the grass and hid the ball in his pocket, spoil sport!

 We did spot a Little Ringed Plover hunting breakfast in amongst the cockle shells. Holly called out that had he seen any Bass in the pools? The Little Plover said that he didn't eat Bass but rather Sand Flies and stuff like that!

Sand Fly please!

Back home we had Chicken for breakfast and fell asleep while OTL spent most of the morning talking to a Technical Man about the television.

Our satellite television  has been causing some problems for a little while now. The Missus can't watch any of her 'Crafty' type programs she has recorded and even worse, she can't watch the recordings of the programs where they have used her cards as examples!

Not a Happy TM!

So, OTL has been sitting down with the 'Technical Help Department' and has been trying all sorts of 'Resetting' and Rebooting' and Re Summat or other'!

He was going on for so long that come lunch time we had to woof at him to remind him that we needed a run!

So,  off we went with OTL grumbling away about the satellite television and Holly grumbling about being woken up from a rather exciting dream about Fish & Chips that tasted of Chicken!

I was off into the grass chasing the mouses and looking for rabbits but I think that they had all gone home for their lunch!

By the time I had finished, I was just a little grubby but Holly was still clean and looking all prime.

You know, she doesn't often get grubby like me, that's 'cos she is a 'Sniffer' rather than a 'Hunter'!

A Grubby Hunter!

 She did introduce me to sniff I missed this morning and identified it as that Husky we met the other day.

You know, she is really very good at sniffs!

See, it has a sort of 'Hairy Sniff about it!

 On our way back we met up with Alfie, now he was not in a good mood 'cos his owners had left him alone this Christmas, well, not really alone 'cos he was with Grandma and she was looking after him and making sure he got lots of walks but his owners had gone off to Florida for Christmas.

Holly asked where Florida was but Alfie didn't know but thought it must be a long way away at least further than Southend on Sea or Sheerness!

Still, he is expecting them back soon after Christmas and they have promised him a big bone to chew on when they get back!

Well, I think Florida is north of Southend!

 Back home OTL is still talking to the Technical man and we think there is a little progress.

He has managed to record something!

I hear the dinner plates being put out, so that means we get fed again, well, it means we rob OTL and The Missus!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Chief Sniffer)

Sunday Fun with Holly.

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

Have we been good dogs or wot!

As you know, we take our job of 'Guarding' seriously and go out on 'Patrol' around the house every two hours or so. Well, this morning around four fifteen, The Missus had got up, and we had followed her down stairs for an early 'morning wee'.

We got to the kitchen door and heard something in the garden that shouldn't be there! That was it, as soon as the door was opened, we shot out, doing our 'Attack Woof' and shot up the garden path.

Both of us carried on the 'Woof' and went crashing around the back of the shed, bouncing off the fence panels and tripping over the plant pots Old Two Legs had left there!

I'm not too sure what it was we were chasing but Holly reckons it could have been a Fox!

TM called us back in 'cos all down the houses lights were going on and people were getting up to see what all the fuss was about!

Holly just loves an audience!

Well, we left TM down stairs and went back up to OTL for a cuddle and a snooze before he got up to take us out for our morning walk.

Down on The Sea Wall we started off with a little 'Rat Hunting' near the rats nest but although we can sniff them we couldn't flush any into the open.

I can sniff Ratty!

 Holly was up for some fun and we chased each other along the Sea Wall and OTL even got the ball out and threw it for me. He still managed to bounce it onto the beach, he really is not getting any better at throwing!

Holly with the Pickle in her this morning!

 OTL was getting all soppy with his camera playing about with the light and trying to improve on his 'Sunrise' pictures. Maybe he will do better next time!

OK, but room for improvement!

 We were running and jumping around and generally having fun when we heard a big noise up ahead that sounded like a doggy was having an argument with someone! We couldn't see them but we thought it would be a good idea to keep an eye open for any sudden movement 'cos we could get involved in a ruckus without meaning to!

Sounds like Trouble!

We never saw what was happening, which is OK by us!

After we got back home, OTL gave us a brush and we then wandered off to get some breakfast, Doggy Scoff!

Oh no, it was back to dried biscuits and see if we can mug OTL for some of his lunch!

It was good and sunny when we went out at lunch time, well not blazing sunshine but not too bad!

We spotted the fishermen on the beach and asked them if they had any food 'cos all we had at home was Doggy Scoff but they had eaten their lunch, so no luck there!

Hey! Got any......?

I asked OTL to get the ball out and he threw it down the path, as normal, it went all over the place but I managed to catch it and rush off into the grass with it!

He came and picked it up and threw it again, but this time, it bounced on the path, then on the steps, then on the beach and finally it went Splash, straight in the sea!

Well, what could I do? In I went and tried to fetch it back out but the tide had turned and slowly it started to drift out to sea, with me getting deeper and deeper in the water, that was until OTL called me out. Which was just as well 'cos my paws had come off the bottom!

When you look at it you can see the tide was right up the beach and this beach is a bit steep!

The Tides Right in today!

 Well I was soaked right up to my collar and it was getting a bit cold!

OTL spotted that and we all had a jog along the Sea Wall, that was until OTL spotted a Cormorant that had just caught it's lunch, a nice sized Bass!

Lunch!

 Then it started to swallow it!

Going Down!

 It dropped it a couple of times but in the end it went down, head first and without chewing!

Nearly Gone!

 It was a mighty big fish and I bet the fishermen would be pleased if their worm came back with one of that size!

Holly was speculating on what the Bass tasted like but in the end agreed it would be nothing like chicken!

Back in the car OTL gave me a good rubbing down with a Doggy Towel he had brought with with us.

Good old OTL!

Back home I curled up in the day bed and had a good snooze, I mean, all this 'Cross Channel Swimming' can be very tiring!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Saturday with Old Two Legs

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again!

Today is the 'Crop' that The Missus runs in our local village hall and it is the start of Christmas as far as she is concerned!

She has been making cards for all the members and every one is hand crafted by herself to create an individual card, or as Old Two Legs says, 'Every one has a different mistake!'

We were up early this morning as TM was crashing around in the kitchen and making such a din that no one could sleep!

We even managed to get OTL out of bed early for our morning walk!

It was fun playing 'Chase The Ball' along the sea front and several times the ball bounced onto the beach and guess who had to go and get it!

Me doing the Fetch bit!

Mine you, I get my own back by rushing off into the grass and put it down while I have a chew of some grass, just wind OTL up!

We spotted the Little Egret searching for his breakfast of prawns and mollusc's.

Here Prawny, Prawny!

 We headed back home and got there just in time to see Auntie Sheila and TM drive off to the crop.

After our Lambs Heart breakfast we had a snooze in our day beds while OTL was playing around with the heated towel rail that was not getting as hot as he remembered it should. Not OTL is not a plumber, nor is he a heating engineer, so you can imagine the fun he was having!

He tried 'Bleeding The System' that involved holding a plastic bottle under the vent in the radiator while some air and water came out. Which was OK 'cos the towel rail warmed up but an hour or two after he finished, it started to cool down, so that didn't work!

Next he was in the heating cupboard fiddling around with the controls but that didn't seem to do much for the towel rail either!

I think tomorrow he is going to get the instruction manual out and have a read to find out a cure!

Well, that lot took up to lunch time and to stop him getting frustrated, we decided to go for our lunch time walk.

We noticed the tide was right in, in fact it was so far in that we reckon it must be a Spring Tide and the sea was going under the beach and blowing bubbles in the water at the top of the beach!

Hubble Dubble Boil & Bubble!

 OTL was still as useless at throwing the ball straight, so there I was, on the beach again doing the 'Fetch' bit!

I'm getting fed up with this!

 Holly didn't do any ball chasing 'cos as she says 'She doesn't do balls', so she just wandered along sniffin the sniffs and commenting on how OTL should take lessons in ball tossing!

Even I could do better than him!

 As we got near to the car, we met up with Jack who had found some fox wee he had rolled in and was just getting to the part where he tells us where it is, when his owners called him away!

OK, you need to go past the bench and table and..............

 Looks like we are on our own now, so tomorrow it is 'Hunt the Fox Wee' and hope we find it before OTL works out why we are rolling about on the ground!

It wasn't long before TM returned from her crop and we both gave her a good 'Welcome Home Lick', that is Holly and I did, OTL just carried all her stuff in!

He knows his place!

Now, tonight we have a problem, OTL has got curry for dinner and while we like the Nan Bread, we are not too keen on the curry, mainly because it is a bit spicy on our tongues!

So, that means an all out attack on TM 'cos we know she doesn't like curry, so she may have something we both like!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly