Mr Brambles Tail and The Begining of The Storm!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles are here again!

We must tell you something straight away, Mr Brambles tail is getting better!

Well, let me explain. You see, when Mr Brambles came to stay with us, we noticed that his tail got very bald, a bit like Old Two Legs, but on a good day! We never mentioned it and we know that OTL has been keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get any worse or even if there is a mite infection!

It got to being quite bald from about half way along it and all you could see was skin, unless you looked carefully and then there was fine hair. OTL thought that the condition was called 'Rat Tail' and could be caused by many things. Sitting down and having a good think, OTL reckons that Mr Brambles was a bit worried when he arrived here and couldn't work out where he was and why he couldn't see cages all around him with other ferrets in them. Being a little worried like that, his hair fell out of his tail and OTL reckons that is why he got 'Rat Tail'!

Doing some reading on the subject, OTL reckons that if he, Mr Brambles that is, feels comfortable with our place and he gets on well with Snowflake, then the next time he has a moult, the hair will grow back!

You know what? It's growing back!

Looking at his tail you can't see the skin unless he gets excited and makes it stand on end, like wot ferrets do when they are ferreting around and getting excited!

We haven't taken any pictures of his tail 'cos he is still a little sensitive about it but when he gets a full tail of hair, we will show you what it looks like!

That was good news, what next?

We were awake early this morning and we blame the clocks going backward an hour, but at least we are back to good old GMT!

Down on the beach this morning it was bright and sunny, in fact Snowflake said she fancied having a bit of a sunbathe to catch up on her tan!

Catching a few Rays!

 Mr Brambles on the other hand was more interested in digging another hole!

A Hole, A Hole, My Kingdom for A Hole!

 Back home we had the most sumptuous Chicken and Biscuits breakfast ever! We were watching OTL doing the cooking and saw that after cooking the chicken in the oven he stripped the meat off the bone, chopped it up smallish and mixed it with some of our biscuits, then, just like yesterday, he scooped out some of the chicken stock from the pan with a big spoon and poured it over the chicken and biscuits!

Both Holly and I were 'Nose Down, Tails Up' until most of the bowl was empty, we just left a bit for a snack later on!

OTL went back to stripping the wall in the entrance hall and we retired to bed, just for a little snooze you understand!

Come lunch time, OTL cleared up all the mess and once that was done we went down the Sea Wall again.

Once we were out of the car, we noticed that the wind was really up and OTL even left his hat in the car, not wishing it to get blown off his bald head!

Looking out to sea, you could see where the wind had blown the water into a strange parallel lines, it was something we had never seen before!

Strange!

Although the wind was warm, it was certainly starting to get a 'Blow On' and looking around you could see preparations being made to get out of the storm.

We spotted a beetle scurrying along, heading for his 'Storm Shelter' under the pile of grass on the Sea Wall.

Jus' Taking Cover Girls!

 OTL was interested in the 'Depth of Field' offered by his little 'Point and Shoot' camera, like, not very much!

I wandered on and had a sniff at some earth on the Sea Wall that used to be home to those worms the Wormy Men dig up. I was just about to have a roll in it when OTL came up behind me and said 'No!'

I sniff an Interesting sniff!

 He can be a right old spoil sport sometimes!

On the way back there was some rain on the windscreen of the car, maybe the start of The Storm?

OTL told us about the storm that arrived back in 1987 and how much damage it did, claws crossed this storm will be a little gentler to us this time!

Mind you, if it gets really bad, we will get in bed with OTL and put our heads under the duvet!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles and his new tail!

A Day With OTL

Hi Woofers!

We are back again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We were up early again today, that's because Old Two Legs fell out of bed this morning trying to turn the alarm clock off!

Still, it means that the ferrets got woken up early as OTL got onto the rowing machine and woke them up with his puffing and blowing!

Holly and I stayed in bed and carried on snoozing until it was time to go for a walk!

We got down there just after the sun crept over Sheerness.

Good Morning Sheerness!

Just for a change it wasn't raining but the wind was blowing a bit and it was a real pain trying to get Snowflake to have a wee and a walk, all she wanted to do is to climb back up into OTL's arm!

It's too cold down here, pick me up Daddy!

Mind you, she didn't wee on OTL's arm!

The Beach was fun, we all had a run on the sand, well until the ferrets decided to dig a hole big enough to drive a car into!

OK, this is where we are going to start the hole!

The only problem was, OTL didn't want to wait until they finished!

I must admit, even Holly thought that it was a 'Hole Too Far'!

I just Don't Believe It!

Mr Brambles got The Huff and left the hole and headed back to the car saying that there was no fun left when we came out with him!

Cheek! It is he who comes out with us!

Those Dogs are becoming really Boring!

Well that was it, back home for some breakfast and OTL really came up with the goods today! We had Lambs Heart and Biscuits and OTL poured the gravy from the roasting tin over the biscuits and then scrapped the jelly from the bottom of the tin and put that on top of the biscuits as well and on top of all that, it was all warm as well!

Oh, WOW! That OTL certainly knows how to cook our meals and so far, NO DOGGY SCOFF!

While we were sleeping off our super breakfast OTL got going on the decorating again but it is really slow going 'cos the cork tiles are stuck on with a rubber based industrial glue, so he has to not only get the tiles off but he has to take the paint off as well!

Still, it keeps him out of trouble!

Tomorrow looks like it is going to be fun. First off the weather looks like it is going to be 'Stormy' but on top of that, the clocks are going back an hour, mind you, that means we get an extra hour in bed!

We are off now to do some serious mugging, OTL is cooking his dinner.

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

The Doggy's Doo Dah's

Hi Woofers!

We're back again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We had some fun last night, after The Missus left for those strange lands north of the Thames!

Holly got the pickle in her and pinched my chew and refused to give it back. I chased her all over the House and around the garden!

Then, when I was hiding at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her, she hid the chews under Old Two Legs pillow on his bed!

It took me ages to find it!

This morning we were up early, well OTL was, we stayed in bed, OTL was thrashing around the office on his paddling machine, waking the ferrets up in the process!

Then a quick shower and it was off to the Sea Wall. It had only just got light by the time we got down there and we managed to sneak up on a couple of rabbits who were still half asleep.

Mind you, they woke up quickly when we came storming down the path!

Snowflake got put down for a wee and Mr Brambles went off hunting rabbits and weasels in the long grass.

Why is it still dark?

OTL was all in a hurry this morning and it suddenly dawned on us that we were rushing just to get down to The Parlour when it opened, so we'd be first in line!

Which we were!

I won't bore you with the details of our 'Shampoo & Set' only to say that one day I'm going to strap that Two Legs into that contraption and give her a wash down with the hose pipe, turned onto FREEZING COLD SETTING!

It was just after two in the afternoon before OTL came to rescue us.

After a lick and a kiss we were off to the Sea Wall again.

Do we look The Business or Wot?

Holly said that we should have waited until we had our 'Shampoo & Set before having our Birthday picture taken but in the end agreed that although we looked better, it would have been late and therefore 'Not Right'!

When we arrived there we spotted the little Westie who said we both looked the Doo Dahs! and had a sniff just to double check!

Wot Shampoo did they use?

When we got home there was bits of stuff on the floor that normally were on the wall, OTL explained that he was going to decorate the Hall with new stuff and make it look all bright and new while TM was away.

That was after he had done some major repairs where TM keeps bashing into the corner of the wall when she comes in with her 'Card Making Shopping Trolley Thingy Wottsit That Looks Like A Centurion Tank'!

Poor lad was scrapping away all afternoon and hasn't got very far 'cos the wall is covered with cork tiles that were stuck on with some industrial strength glue and that is causing him serious trouble!

We managed to get him to clear it all up and cook our dinner, Chicken, all warm and greasy plus the skin and a few biscuits, I'll tell you it went down a treat!

So, here we are, sitting on the sofa, chewing on a cold carrot while OTL has a slurp and some shortbread!

So, see you tomorrow and don't forget to batten down the hatches 'cos the wind is coming!

luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

The Results!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Thank you to all those who voted for our Birthday Picture on the blog and by email, we are still counting them all but I reckon the results will come in before we publish a bit later!

This morning was super, loads of sun shine and a heavy dew on the grass. A heavy dew means that we all get wet from our noses all the way through to our tails!

Snowflake was put down for a wee and as soon as she had finished, she was back up to Old Two Legs leg trying to scramble back up to the warmth of his arm!

She can be a right wimp sometimes!

Mind you, when we got down to the beach both she and Mr Brambles started digging holes.

You know what, they are getting good at these holes!

Holly and I had a game of chase up and down the sand.

We started off like two 'Gunslingers', giving each other the old 'Hairy Eyeball' and waiting for the other one to make the first move!

Watching you!

 Then it was the first to point the tail who won!

Gotcha!

 Then the chase started and we rushed around all over the place!

We even managed to jump over the two ferrets while they were investigating the bottom of their hole!

Was that a Low Flying Doggy?

 Pretty soon we were back in the car and heading for home 'cos OTL had some work to do and the ferrets wanted to get some sleep before our lunchtime games!

The lunch time walk was great, the sun was shining and we met up with Max and Oscar who were out for their midday walk as well.

Who is that up there?

They were looking to see if the ferrets were around 'cos Oscar likes to woof  at them!

Hey! Gotta Ferret spare?

A short walk and we bumped into a new woofer who's name is Holly! So we had a Holly saying hello to another Holly!

Yes, we are just visiting for the week.

 We got back home to find The Missus piling up the boxes of card stuff, you know we could hardly get in the front door!

She is off for a week or so to do some baby sitting up in Coventry and of course, while she is up there she will be doing one of her Master Classes!

Now, that means OTL will be doing the cooking, so we will get the skin left on our chicken and the Lambs Heart will be served up hot and juicy!

We will be able to eat our chews and carrots on the sofa and spend all day sleeping on his bed with our legs in the air!

Holly reckons that we should let the ferrets have the run of TM card room!

Well, it's only a suggestion!

Now, we have counted up all the votes and can announce that the photo we called No.1 got the most votes!

So, thanks for all the votes and here is the Winner!

Daisy & Holly 2013

Who needs TM's Master Class in Card Making, we're 'Self Taught Super Puppy's'!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

The Day After!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here with you again!

Now, first things first, no shouting!

After yesterdays fun and games and pigging out last night we both are a little 'delicate' this morning!

We had our run out this morning and managed to dodge the showers, so that was good, but the morning was spent being very quiet and snoozing on the bed while Old Two Legs finished off his VAT thing.

Both ferrets enjoyed the run out and Snowflake did manage to wee on the ground instead of all over OTL's coat, (his second, very special mountain climbing coat)!

We could see the rain all around us but there were breaks in the clouds and we could see the blue sky's above, so, claws crossed, it may clear up later today!

Loads of Rain!

Snowflake and Mr Brambles had their dig in the sand and sniff among the sea weed then they stopped and looked at the clouds. 'Come on' says Mr Brambles, we have just got time to get back to the car before it starts raining again!

OK girl, are you ready to go?

That was it, we were all off back to the car and you know what? It started to rain just as OTL was opening the car door, that Mr Brambles is good!

Talk about a close thing!

We did have to run from the car into the house but that was just a little bit of water that OTL soon dried off us!

Lunch time came and we were feeling a bit more 'Doggy' than first thing this morning!

I sat at OTL's office door and did my special 'I wanna go out' whine, it works every time!

Soon we were down on the Sea Wall and the sun was shining and the tide was coming in and I just fancied a swim, however, OTL saw the look in my eye and reminded me that I have my super new collar on and it wasn't ready yet for a swim in the sea!

Instead of swimming we went off sniffin' the sniffs and chasing each other around the beach.

Now, yesterday we forgot to show you our 'Birthday Portrait' and that was because OTL hadn't taken it!

So, here we are, a Birthday Picture of Holly and Daisy, four years old and with our fancy new collars!

Now we have a problem, which one shall we choose? OTL likes the first one and I like the second one but Holly reckons number three is the best.

So, we have decided to let you choose which one will be our 'Official Birthday Portrait'

Number 1

 OR

Number 2

OR

 

Number 3

As it is our birthday we will not ask for votes on a five pound note, instead we will just take comments below!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAISY & HOLLY!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Guess What?

It's our birthday, Daisy & Holly are now four years old!

We woke up this morning with Old Two Legs singing 'Happy Birthday' to us and The Missus joined in on the chorus!

Then we went back to sleep while OTL did his paddle around the office on his rowing machine.

The ferrets called out 'Happy Birthday' and went back to sleep again 'cos they know nothing is going to happen until OTL finishes his 'Thrash'!

Off we all went to the Sea Wall and the sunshine came out just for us!

Happy Birthday from The Sun!

 That was OK by us 'cos we had some fun chasing each other on the beach, that was until we got down wind of OTL and his wee soaked coat.

'Pheeew!' Says Holly, 'you'd think that he would have washed it off in the puddles!'

 Snowflake had managed to have another wee down the side of OTL's coat!

It's a bit Whiffy!

That didn't please him too much, so when we got back home the coat went into the wash, well, you can only take so much Ferret Wee can't you!

Sorry OTL but it was so comfortable I didn't want to get down!

 Back home we got presented with our birthday presents, two brand new, made to measure, real leather, five stranded braided, seriously Posh collars!

OTL had put a new name tag on each of them, just to complete the show.

Did we look smart or wot!

This is Holly's Collar.

Holly's

And this one is mine, you can tell that 'cos it is just a little bit smaller and it's got my name on it!

Mine!

OTL tried to take some pictures when we went out on our lunch time walk but a black collar against black hair, well they didn't stand out too well!

Holly with long hair and a new collar!

We are looking forward to some serious grub tonight, like Fillet Steak or a Big Bambi Burger or a Whole Chicken EACH!

Just sort of hinting, know what I mean!

We plan to get control of the TV controller tonight and put on a 'Lassie' DVD or that other one 'Babe' 'cos we keep joking about eating a Bacon Sandwich while we are watching it!

OTL says that now we are four years old we should start to be sensible and grown up and not chase cats or woof at other dogs as we pass them in the car.

Yeah, Right!

See you tomorrow!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

A Wet Monday

Hello Woofers!

It's Us Again! Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Wot a Day! We got out this morning and were down on the Sea Wall, there were puddles everywhere and the grass was soaking wet. Snowflake was put down so she could have a wee and decided that she would wee straight away, no sniffin', then she rushed back to Old Two Legs trousers and started to climb up!

I think she just wanted a warm spot to cuddle up in until we reached the beach!

Down on the beach we found a great big bit of wood, I mean, it was enormous, there was no way we could have picked it up if we all tried together!

One Large Log!

Mr Brambles, being technical, reckons that, with a bit of effort you could spin the log around on the balancing point!

Right here is where you could spin it!

 Of course, Snowflake, wanting to get back to a nice warm car, tried to spin it by doing the 'Ferret Lift' which she uses on her Poo Pot and her toy box.

It didn't Work!

No, I can't shift it!

 Mr Brambles shouted for us to give a hand but we knew that there was no way we would move it, so we just sat down to watch the fun and games!

No Way, You're on your own there!

 After a while both ferrets lost interest and went off 'Sniffin the Sniffs' and heading back to the car!

You just can't get the Staff to put their backs into it nowadays!

We reckoned we got it just right 'cos as OTL was giving us all a good rub down in the car with the towel, it started to rain again!

Back home it was chicken again followed by a snooze. Well, the ferrets finished off their breakfast and were asleep before we got our food, but they are quick like that!

Lunchtime came and OTL had to deliver some stuff in town, of course, we just had to tag along, especially as we were going near to the Riverside Park!

It was great, there were loads of puddles that Holly and I walked in, in spite of OTL yelling at us to get out, not that we listened to him anyway!

Is it worth a Paddle?

A bit further on down the path we met up with a Jack Russel who gave us the low down on some Fox Poo he sniffed in the bushes, unfortunately, he got caught just before he had chance for a roll!

On the right just along the path past the last Labrador wee!

Just for a laugh, Holly and I went sniffin' on the shore just so OTL could take a picture with both of us and both Power Stations in the same shot!

2 x Power Stations + 2 x Puppies!

We never found the Fox Poo, Holly reckons it got washed away with the rain this morning. On the way back Holly was looking at the water and said that she wishes sometimes she was brave enough to go in for a swim.

One Day.....One Day I will!

I think Holly will only ever roll in smelly stuff and sit in puddles 'cos she is just not the swimming type, let's face it, she even hates having a 'Shampoo & Set'!

We are off to visit Michael to see if he is hopping about any better than the last time. We think he has got a new leg brace, one that lets him bend his knee a bit.

By the way, OTL has been doing something in his office, it's to do with leather and cooking oil. We are not too sure what it is 'cos he keeps hiding it whenever we come through the door and the ferrets aren't saying anything either!

Maybe we will find out tomorrow!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake & Mr Brambles

Soaked, Again!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

We had some fun this morning, Old Two Legs was up a bit late this morning, something about being tired!

He should go to bed earlier then!

We went out for our morning walk but when we got to the car park, down came the rain, in bucket loads! There was a fox wandering around in the rain looking for rabbits.

Well, we went potty, woofing and growling and it was so loud that he ran off!

After the rain stopped, we went out for a stroll, well the ferrets did.

Wot! No Beach?

We were waiting for our run along the Sea Wall and even Holly got bored waiting for the ferrets and sat down, saying, 'Tell me when they've finished!'

I'm Bored, Just tell me when it's finished!

 While the ferrets were ferreting and Holly was showing off, OTL was trying some Fungi shots with the little 'Point & Shoot' camera but he couldn't get the focusing right!

Plants are OK but the Fungi is out of focus!

 I was having fun 'Sniffin' the Sniffs' and sorting out the different sniffs, Ferrets, Foxes and Rabbits!

Jus' Sniffin' the Sniffs!

 Once the ferrets were back in their travelling cage in the car we were off for our stroll and you know what? The sun came out, just ahead of the next rain shower!

The Sun!

 Lucky for us, we were back in the car just before the rain started!

Back home to a Chicken Breakfast and a snooze on OTL's bed! Well, that was the dream, instead it was Doggy Scoff and another hungry day without food!

Holly says she is going to leave home soon and get lost so she ends up in the Doggy Home, at least, she says' she will get some real food!

Which way to get lost?

Lunch time we were down the Sea Wall and it was sunny, so I was up for a swim 'cos the tide was right in and there was just some gentle wave lapping the shore.

I found a bit of wood and OTL tossed it into the sea and in I went!

and I lost it!

OK Where is it?

 I had to turn around and do another search and at last I spotted it, grab it and back to shore!

Look! I Got It!

We had some fun in and out of the water while Holly sat and watched. She said it was too cold for swimming!

OTL found another fungi all on it's own so he tried some low level photography with a bit of 'Zoom' so that the fungi was in focus but all around it was a 'Soft Focus' that's what he calls Bokeh, sounds too technical for me!

Fungi and Bokeh!

Back home I got wrapped up in The Missus fleece and drifted off into a super snooze where I dreamt I was swimming across the Medway to Sheerness!

Scary or Wot!

Not sure what OTL has got for dinner tonight but I reckon Holly and I will be in serious 'Mugging' mode!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

A Saturday with OTL.

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Today The Missus is off to her Allhallows Crop, or as we call it 'The Glitter & Glue Gathering'!

That means Old Two Legs is in charge until she comes back. So, OTL's first command was 'An extra ten minutes in bed!' Ooh! Hi is so Bossy sometimes!

That means though, he is late for his Rowing Exercise Machine, mind you, he did get his one thousand strokes in thirty minutes, so at least he kept up that bit!

Snowflake and Mr Brambles enjoyed a bowl of Lactose Free Milk each and then set about chasing each other around the office while OTL had his 'Rabbit Food and milk!

We were soon off for our walk and OTL was keeping his eyes on the sky 'cos rain has been forecast for today, loads of it!

We had some fun looking for rabbits but they had been warned about the rain, they had been out earlier for breakfast and now were back in their burrows snoozing!

When we got to the beach, along came Max and Oscar, who started to take an interest in the ferrets. OTL lifted Mr Brambles up to say 'Hello' but both dogs looked like they wanted to play a game called 'Let's Eat a Ferret'.

OTL kept an eye on them and wouldn't put Mr Brambles down until they had moved off.

So, there we were, on the beach having fun while the two Bozo Dogs were walking along the Sea Walk looking down at the ferrets. Mr Brambles got fed up with them looking at him and gave what he called 'The Ferrets Farewell'!

The Ferrets Farewell!

 That sorted those Bozo's out!

Back home it was Lambs Heart followed by a slurp of the ferrets milk and a snooze to let it all go down!

When ever I woke up it was raining, first just a dribble then a proper rain then just dribbling again, it just wouldn't stop.

Come lunch time I was getting a bit fed up and decided that if OTL put my rain coat on me, I might just risk a walk!

I'm still not too sure!

We got there and it was still dribbling down but I needed a wee, so off we set.

By the time we got down to the Sea Wall I knew we had made a mistake and was in a mind to turn around and head back to the car!

I tried the old 'I don't like it' look and even had a woof but OTL said it just as far back to the car if we carried on or if we turned back.

I really don't like this any more!

 Then, as I was walking along the shore, I noticed that the tide was right in and there was no big waves and the water didn't look cold and I thought, 'What about a swim?'

OTL said that if I couldn't put up with a bit of rain, then what is the benefit of getting soaking wet all over?

Well, it seemed a good idea at the time!

Reasons To Sulk           1. Not allowed to swim!        2.  It's still raining.     3.   I'm still getting wet.

So I sulked all the way back to the car and even woofed at a couple of Two Legs who were walking in the rain............Bozo's!

Back home to a nice warm comfortable bed to snooze the rest of the afternoon away. TM should be back by about five after she has put all the tables and chairs away.

I think I'll tell her about OTL not letting me go for a swim!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.