News from the Wild Lands of Scotland!

Hi Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

It has been fun teaching The Missus what paths to take on our walks, Holly did suggest that we took her into the bushes at the Rabbit Hunting Ground but we didn't think she would fit into the bushes, so we left that one for later!

TM has been playing with the ferrets 'cos she won't take them out for their morning run, so she has to make up for it by giving them loads of Ferretone, Cuddles and Ferret Nibbles!

Mind you, that didn't stop Mr Brambles and Snowflake from throwing a strop and kicking their Poo Pots all around the cage!

When they were allowed out Miss Snowflake spent most of the time chasing TM and the Battery Powered Carpet Sweeper!

I'm afraid the pictures of us are not up to Old Two Legs standard!

Why is she photographing our bums?

 To make up for TM's effort, OTL has zapped some picture down to us of his day's 'Clicking' around Glencoe!

Up by the Ski Lift he found this cottage and I think it may be good for running around the heather but can you imagine what it would be like for the Tesco's man to deliver the groceries!

No gas or Electricity?

 Now I ought to mention that OTL has decided to convert all of the pictures to Black & White 'cos he wasn't too happy with the 'White Balance'. If you want to know all about that, ask Mike!

Now this one was up near the top of Rannoch Moor where it was getting a bit 'Hairy' according to OTL. He says that there were vans being blown off the road and into the ditches!

Getting a bit Hairy!

 It's amazing just how trees manage to grow in the most unlikely places, this one was trying very hard to look all grown up, but it was doing a bit of a 'Shiver' every time a big truck went past!

Cold Innit?

 The last time OTL and Alun were up here they went down Glen Etive but OTL decided that this time he was going to 'Pass' on a return trip to sea the eagles!

Dunno Why!

The Road to Glen Etive!

Now, OTL mentioned that there were two Woofers in the house where he is staying, Hamish and Daisy.

Hamish is on the left and Daisy on the right.

Hamish looks like a Ruffty Tufty Yorkshire Terrier and Daisy is a Shiatsu.

Daisy is totally blind but that doesn't stop her from bossing Hamish about or it seems, playing games with OTL!

Now I know OTL is wonderful but I'm not too sure about this other Daisy getting too familiar with MY OTL!

Presenting Hamish & Daisy!

So, that's it for today, OTL is off to play some more with the camera and we are going to finish the Ox Heart and go to sleep on his side of the bed tonight!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Snow, Snow and Snow!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Well, it's going to be a short blog today. Old Two Legs finally got out of the door at eight this morning, said 'Good Bye' and headed off to Scotland.

We had a couple of telephone messages from him on his way up to Glencoe and it seems all was going well, up to the time when his phone wouldn't answer and we couldn't get him at all!

It seems that the snow was a bit more and a bit deeper and it was piled up at the side of the road so he couldn't park up!

He has managed to get one picture back via email and I must say, it looks cold!

Rannoch Moor!

OTL took this from inside the car when he stopped for a moment. It was almost dark and the blue sky it the reflection of the car lights off the snow!

Not sure what he plans tomorrow but it's bound to be fun!

We have been out with The Missus and we had to show her the places we go with OTL and she followed on without shouting at us too much!

Poor Archie Babe seems to have been attacked by Ticks from inside his garden, nasty things they are, but the best bit was the vet was supposed to have got them off and instead he missed a couple!

Don't worry Archie Babe, they won't kill you but the vet will make a nasty hole in you wallet, just ask OTL!

Holly is a bit jumpy tonight and I think she is missing OTL more than she says, so we will have a cuddle tonight and both of us will share his pillow!

See you tomorrow and who knows, TM might even get a picture we can use!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles (He poo'd on the carpet again!)

He's Off Again!

Hello Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here once more!

What a day!

We were out down on the beach having some fun with the ferrets!

First of all, we met up with Bonnie and Oscar, the Border Terriers and while Old Two Legs was having a chat, Mr Brambles stuck his head out of the bag and got the fright of his life, Oscar said he wanted him for breakfast!

Mmmm, Ferret, Egg and Bacon!

Needless to say, Mr B sank back into the bag and blew a big raspberry!

Down on the beach Brambles was still going on about his harness and how it can hide him from everyone and to prove it, he crept up on Miss Snowflake and went Boo in her ear!

Can't see me!

 Snowflake didn't seem too impressed and said she could not only see him but she could hear him as well!

Not only Hear him but Sniff him as well!

The funny bit was, while she was looking at Brambles, she didn't spot OTL creep up on her until the last moment!

Yikes! I didn't see you there!

The new suite arrived today just after the people who were supposed to collect the old one had left, without the suite!

How about this for a mix up!

OTL telephoned this charity who offered to take away our old suite and then sell it and make some money for the charity. Up turns a couple of lads who inspect the suite and then say they don't want it 'cos one of the handles is broken!

OTL said that the broken leaver was explained to the man who arranged the collection but these two decided they wouldn't take it!

OTL was not happy!

There he was, the old suite in the back garden and the new one coming in the front door!

It looks dead posh and Holly and I are looking forward to testing it for 'Snoozability' tonight!

A telephone call to the council later and OTL has arranged for the suite to be collected on Friday!

OTL has been looking at the web cam up on the ski slopes in Glencoe and has seen loads of snow down the bottom of the glen, so he has decided to do a quick dash up there with the camera. Alun, his cousin, can't get away so OTL is going on his own!

Now, because of the snow being right down in the glen, OTL thought it may be a good idea to be prepared for too much snow, so, he was out this afternoon buying a set of Snow Chains for the big car!

We bet he will never need to use them but it's a good idea to have them, just in case!

He has booked a B&B in Glencoe village, complete with en-suite and a connection to the Wi Fi, so he will be able to keep in touch with us by email!

So, an early night and an early start for him!

We will have to show The Missus the path and the beach but she says that she won't walk the ferrets, but she will clean out the Poo Trays and give them a run around the house, providing they don't poo every where!

As if!

We'll try to get TM to take some pictures but don't hold your breath!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Back to Work, but not fo us!

Hi Woofers!

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

You know, we just love the fact that The Missus and Old Two Legs are retired and what work they do is done mostly from home, so, that means we have got company all day long and can snooze of go out 'Walkies' when ever we want!

Holly said that she used to get really bored when her first family all went out to work and that's why she used to chew the skirting board and get in trouble!

Not now, if she fancies a chew there's always the bit of rawhide chew to be found under the sofa or behind the bed!

This morning, while everyone was asleep, I found a bit of Rawhide Chew under OTL's pillow, just where Holly left it yesterday afternoon!

Tasted Great!

This morning's run was a bit drafty, the sun had got up and then gone back to bed, no sign of him anywhere!

The ferrets were showing off their new harness and trying to get us to believe that they help make them run faster!

Yeah, right!

Just Look At That Ferret Go!

She must have a new harness on!

Just look at my new Faster Harness!

Of course, Mr Brambles was showing off his 'Camouflage Harness' which he says keeps him hidden from Eagles and Nargles and other dangerous animals!

Bet you can't see me!

Once we got off the beach and onto the Sea Wall, Snowflake spotted OTL had stopped to adjust something on his camera and while he was doing it, the ferret bag had fallen open!

Is that a Bag I see before me?

Trouble was, she wasn't quick enough and OTL was walking away just as she got up speed to chase the bag!

On the grass path Holly reckons she could sniff Stoat Wee in the grass, just where Snowflake had spotted it yesterday but I couldn't sniff it at all.

I think she was just trying to wind me up!

Well, I can't sniff it at all!

I did suggest that Holly had been sniffing Brambles tail again and that's why she had Stoat Wee on her nose!

Lunchtime, OTL had some deliveries to do and of course we went along as Security Guards!

Just for a reward, we went down to the Riverside Park, but before that we went down to the Sea Wall again!

We met up with Mr Corvid who was showing off his 'Closed Wing Flying'!

Hey Girls, catch this!

Next we were off down to the Bank, the first on our list of 'Places to Go'. We stood guard in the car and woofed off anyone who came close!

Then off for a couple of deliveries and on the way back we stopped off at Riverside Park!

I must admit, it was a little rainy and the wind was blowing in off the river. There were a few woofers down there but it looked rather deserted!

Down the path a bit we spotted a Two Leg Bozo with a camera! Our OTL isn't the only Bozo with a camera!

Look! Another Bozo!

 Holly and I had some fun running over the rocks and chasing each other!

I had some fun first of all hiding and then creeping up on her when she wasn't looking!

OK, here we go, creepy, creepy up on a Holly Dog!

It was all good fun but we were glad to be back home in the warm for a snooze before 'Mugging Time'!

OTL has got Gammon tonight so Holly and I are looking forward to some nibbles from his plate!

Tomorrow the new suite will arrive and the old one will be taken away, it's just in which order will they arrive!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Sunday Sweet Sunday!

Hi Woofers!

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

It's been a bit chilly today, we were expecting balmy breezes but instead got a cold blast up our tails!

Mind you, it was good to see the sun instead of clouds, so it wasn't all bad!

My Shadow's Longer than Yours!

Down on The Beach, while the ferrets were sniffing the Sea Weed, I found this really 'Super Salty Sniff' and was about to have a roll and I made the mistake of making eye contact with Old Two Legs.

Why are you shaking your head like that?

As we headed up the Grass Path Snowflake dived off the side of the path and called out that she could sniff Stoat and it was a 'Fresh Sniff', which means he as wee'd and it is still warm!

Hey! Fresh Stoat Sniff!

 You could tell that Mr Brambles was more interested in his breakfast 'cos he was tearing up the path and heading towards the car!

I'd rather have breakfast than Stoat Sniff!

 Back home we got Chicken and Rice, all warm and greasy, just how we like it and while we were eating OTL was playing with his photo's and the program he has 'On Trial'.

We think he has developed an interest in Black & White pictures and is trying to get a printed picture to look just like the picture on his computer screen!

Well, it keeps him quiet!

Lunchtime we were down on The Sea Wall playing games, Holly tried to convince OTL that she could do the 'One Legged Hop'.

Who says the camera can't lie!

Just Hopping Along!

 We met up with a Bozo of a woofer who couldn't make up his mind if he wanted to play or not. He was rushing around wee'ing and then kicking it all about, trying to look all Macho!

Next he was rushing around OTL looking all soppy 'cos he wanted a stroke!

OTL told him to stand still for a photo but as he didn't know what a photo was he continued to rush around.

OTL said that he was running too fast for the camera to get in focus!

To Fast For OTL!

 Back home again for a snooze in the office while OTL continued to play.

Well, I ask You, what else should you do on a Lazy Sunday?

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We've been to Work today!

Hi Woofers!

It's us, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Well, what a day!

First of all we were up rather early 'cos The Missus and Old Two Legs had to go up to the village hall to set up for TM's Master Class!

Us four had to wait at home until OTL got back at seven thirty, then we were off to the beach.

It was just getting light when we got there and of course, OTL just had to 'Capture the Moment'!

Where is Snowflake?

 Of course, Snowflake legged it into the rocks and all we could hear was a tinkling sound!

Holly and I called out 'We Know What Your Doooing'!

Mr Brambles decided to do some 'Poses' for OTL so he could show off his Winter Coat and Fluffy Tail!

Do I look good or wot?

It was OK for the ferrets to mess around posing but we had work to do! We kept of calling out to them to 'Get Yer Tail in Gear' and hurry up. Not that they took any notice but instead kept on ferreting about as normal!

Come on, Get Yer Tail in Gear!

Pretty soon we were back home and off to work! The back was loaded up with tools and stuff and as normal, we ended up in a yard with dustbin lorries!

Holly and I stood guard for an hour or two and woofed at anyone we could see, even if they weren't any where near the car!

It got a bit boring so we settled down to snooze and wait until OTL had finished.

We got back home, just in time to have a bite to eat while OTL went up to collect 'Inky Fingers' after her day of fun!

Not sure what OTL has to eat tonight 'cos after TM has a day out it could be a Curry or a Kebab or Beans on Toast!

Let's hope it will be worth mugging!

Hey! Wot's this about Archie Babe being a Naughty Puppy'?

Haven't you lot learnt yet, us Woofers aren't naughty, we are just fun loving!

Keep yer tail up Archie Babe!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Back with OTL Again!

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

You can tell Old Two Legs is back, the sun is shining!

The ferrets were glad to see him yesterday and this morning they were going potty to get out and have a run around the house! Mr Brambles left another 'Calling Card' in the kitchen but OTL cleared it up and gave the area a quick squirt with the 'Doggy Disinfectant' before The Missus found out!

Miss Snowflake said she was getting 'Cabin Fever' being locked up in the cage all day and night!

So, the mornings run on the beach was great, the sun had got up and Miss Snowflake was the first to the Wee'ing Rock'!

It's OK, I've found my Wee'ing Rock!

 Mind you, after she had finished all she wanted was to get back into the bag again!

OK, can I get back for a cuddle?

As OTL says, No Chance! She had to get some exercise so he left her to run along the beach chasing us!

Mr Brambles was still having problems with the steps and asked if there was another way up to the grass path!

Holly said that he should curl up in a ball and we would roll him around up the grass path!

He didn't think that was a good idea!

Someone give me a lift!

Back home to a big bowl of Ox Heart, all warm and cut into doggy bite size chunks!

Lunch time we were off down The Forest, it was terribly muddy, I mean, like really Deep Quaggy Mud!

OTL had his wellies on and we god seriously muddy tums!

We spent a lot of the walk walking off the side of the path 'cos the mud was too deep!

Keep to the side and it's OK!

We met up with a couple of woofers who reckoned that the mud was seriously deep a bit further along the path!

It's deep back there, go around!

 Holly thought that was a good bit of advice and headed off across country!

This is better!

 As we were going through the muddy path we heard a big crashing sound and thought that a tree was falling down, instead, we spotted what we thought was a giant squirrel. Then, on closer inspection we decided it was a Two Legs pretending to be a squirrel!

A TL Squirrel?

 I mean, a TL Squirrel? Whatever next?

OTL said that it could be a Rock Climber wanting to get some practise in or even a Tree Surgeon getting some tree climbing experience!

Just don't jump!

 I wanted to make him feel at home and suggested I give him a really good woofing just so he would think he was a proper squirrel!

OK, Can I Woof Now?

 OTL said that it would be wrong to woof 'cos he may be scared and fall off!

Yeah! Right!

Back home for a snooze before dinner.

Before any of that though..............all together now!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ARCHIE BABE,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

And you thought we would forget!

How old is that now? Three we reckon this end of the world!

Have a super evening and as it's your birthday you can mug anything you like from the TL's dinner plate tonight!

Tomorrow we are out with OTL, he is off to do some work, so we will be guarding his tools for him and woofing off anyone who dares to come close!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles
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It's Been a 'Too Day'Today!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles back with you again!

Well, wot a day! Old Two Legs set off early this morning and we have only just welcomed him back!

The ferrets got their morning Lactose Free milk, a run around, some fresh Kibble and their Poo Pots emptied and filled with fresh cat litter before OTL left us but.......!

No Walkies!

Mind you, I think they got off lightly 'cos when The Missus took us out, we had to put on our rain coats first, normally a bad sign!

We left home in the rain, got to The Car Park in the rain, got dragged out of the car, in the rain, and then marched down the green path with our leads on to stop us getting back into the car again!

Holly decided that the best thing was to do what she had to do and leg it back. I was a little put out and only had a wee!

Back to the car and we at least got a rub down with our towel before heading home.

The ferrets had got the run of the house while OTL was getting them sorted this morning and, just to show how at home he now feels, Mr Brambles went down stairs into the kitchen and left what OTL calls a 'Marker Poo'. TM calls it a pile of 'Five Aitch One Tea'!

What ever that is!

It's amazing how grumpy she gets when wiping up Ferret Poo, OTL never gets grumbly when he does it!

Lunchtime came and we were off again but this time it was sunny and the rain had disappeared over the horizon. So, I was able to complete my 'Business' without water running under my collar!

Now, do you remember that TM said she would bring her camera?

Well, it was TOO wet to begin with and at lunchtime she was in TOO much of a rush and didn't have the time!

OTL says that TM has TOO many excuses!

So, off we go to mug OTL for some nibbles and maybe even some shortbread tonight!

See you tomorrow when OTL will be back in charge and it will chasing on the beach and loads of sniffs and ferret chasing OTL to get back in the bag 'cos it's TOO cold outside!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

He Left Us Again!

Hi Woofers!

Us here again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Guess Wot?

We saw the sun this morning!

Old Two Legs was able to try for a 'Sunrise' picture!

Morning has broken, like the first mooooooorning!

Even Snowflake was able to have a wee in the warm, well, warmer than yesterday!

I got a nice warm feeling on my tail!

 Mr Brambles got into it as well!

Yeah! That feels a lot warmer on my paws as well!

 Holly reckons that it wasn't the sun that warmed him up, it was wee'ing on his paws that did it!

Mind you, it didn't stop him trying to share our sniffs, like wot he normally does!

Come on, just a little sniff!

Poor Mr Brambles was still having trouble getting up the steps. He says that he is wearing his legs out on the Sea Wall and it won't be long before OTL will have to carry him everywhere!

Yeah! Alright!

Anyone got a ladder?

 Back home to work, well OTL was working, we were watching him scurry about with boxes and stuff and packing material!

While we weren't watching, OTL sneaked out and went off to Croydon to deliver a load of stuff, you know, we would have enjoyed the trip in the big car, still, it gave us a chance for a long snooze and it was fun welcoming him back!

Lunchtime on the Sea Wall we came across a couple of fishermen who, after careful inspection, we discovered that they didn't have any sarnies and they hadn't caught any fish!

No Sarnies, No Fish, NO STROKES!

 We met up with a Pied Wagtail who was searching among the rocks for Sand Flies and Sand Hoppers and stuff like that. He said 'Hello' and we said Hello back and wished him well!

Hello Girls!

Now, tomorrow, OTL will be off good and early to deliver stuff and also to visit Auntie Zoe, so we will be left with The Missus, we are expecting her to take us down the beach and join in a game of chase, complete with photographs!

We'll let you know tomorrow how she sneaks out of it!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles. (Short House to his mates!)

Another Grey Day, but we still are on the 'Famous Board'!

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, The Famous Four, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Well, it has been another 'January Day' today, sort of damp, chilly and grey. You know, we will be glad when the Spring starts up and things start happening again!

Birds will arrive on our shores, plants will get buds growing and we will see the sun as well!

It was cold down on the beach and Snowflake just shot up Old Two Legs trouser leg and was straight into the bag in a flash!

I'll be finished in a mo!

Mind you, OTL dug her out and put her back on the ground, telling her that she needs some exercise, so get running!

Too much exercise is not good for you!

On the beach Mr Brambles was poking his nose into our sniffs and I had to tell him that a doggy sniff was for doggies and not ferrets!

This a Doggy Sniff, now Woof Off and find your own!

OTL has been busy again today, this working thing isn't much fun really, hours spent talking to people on a computer must get terribly boring after a while!

We dragged him out at lunchtime for a stroll but it was still all grey and chilly.

We met up with one of Sid's family who asked if we had seen him lately, but we couldn't help.

Seen Super Sid Lately?

 Late this afternoon OTL took both Mr Brambles and Miss Snowflake down to the vet!

It is time for her Distemper Jab and OTL thought that if Mr Brambles was in the travelling cage with her she wouldn't get too nervous!

So off the went having a cuddle all the way and at the vets everyone was going Ohhh! and Ahhh! and Aren't they so sweet!

Mr Brambles stuck his head out of the cage, took one look around and announced that there were pictures of us all on the vets wall!

Snowflake stuck her head our and it was true! There was the picture of Holly and Me and down the bottom of the frame was the Christmas Card from Brambles and Snowflake!

We were the only family with Two Pictures!

Well done OTL!

Pretty soon the vet called them all in and did the inspection bit and then, just as OTL was pouring out some more Ferretone, the vet stabbed Snowflake!

She said it didn't hurt really and she had been bitten worse than that at her previous home!

Back home we all gave OTL a cuddle 'cos he had to pay out loads of money again to the vet!

So, we are all settling down to a cuddly evening and maybe a chance to mug some dinner!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

The Famous Four!