Holly got a limp!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here again!

We have had a bit of a traumatic day today.

It started off yesterday when Holly started to limp on her rear left-hand leg. She was OK when she was just walking but as soon as she got into a trot, up would go the leg and she limped along on three legs.

This morning when Old Two Legs took us down the beach, the limp was not so bad but after she came home, it was back to limping when she walked!

Ring Ring, 'Hello, this is the Vet!'

That was it, an appointment for an hours’ time and off she goes on her own to be pulled and prodded and twisted and stretched!

Now, before all this, OTL had done that to Holly’s leg, Pulled, Prodded and Twisted and Stretched and Holly hadn't yelped or showed she was in any pain.

When the vet did it, she pulled and prodded and stretched it with a little more vigour and that made Holly uncomfortable!

It was decided to give Holly a course of anti-inflammatory jollop and if her leg is not better in one week, we are to go back for x-ray and knock out drops!

You could hear OTL's wallet scream all the way back home!

What was worse, Holly is not allowed any jumping or running and has to go for gentle walks only in the football field behind the houses.

I on the other paw am allowed to go down to the beach and enjoy all of the sniffs I want, all to myself!

Lunchtime The Missus walked Holly around the field, on a lead while I headed off to the beach. There was a hairy horror of a woofer who wanted a rough and tumble game with me but I was not in the mood and I had to tell him to 'Woof Off' in no uncertain way, so he went and had a game with OTL who gave his tail a tickle!

So, poor Holly is not allowed any rushing about, she has to be quiet and stay on the sofa and not jump about!

That means I am first to the food bowl or the treat box or OTL's lap to pinch some of his nibbles!

Result!

See you tomorrow!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret!

Back to normal!

Hi Woofers,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

We had a great sleep last night and Old Two Legs didn't get up until half seven!

The Lazy Woofer!

We went out for our run this morning and for a change, no rain!

OTL has been playing with the computer and email catching up on last weeks work that has piled up. Holly did offer to sort it out!

We had a look at the photos OTL took and when you accept that all week it was either rain or snow, he didn't do too bad!

He told us about the HeeLand Coo that wouldn't move off the road until OTL said that he would send Eric to sort him out!

Eric? Not the famous Eric de Ferret?

He moved and so did his mates!

They went up to a place called The Quiraing, the rock formations look spectacular. Now OTL has been there in the past and climbed up there but this time it was too wet, so, a quick snap out of the window and back in the car before the rain got any worse!

Dramatic or wot?

 Another day they went to see the Cuillins but again the clouds were too low and the rain too wet for any walking up the side of the mountain. So, wait for the sun to slip through the clouds, jump out the car, a quick snap and back in again!

Yep! OTL says he has only climbed one of them!

 There was one water fall that looked rather spectacular when it was in full flood but everytime they drove past, it was raining.

Except this time and inbetween showers, click!

 One time there used to be just one distillery and it is OTL's most favourite place on the whole island!

Alun loves the place as well!

So, there you go, if it wasn't raining it was snowing and if it wern'e snowing it was raining!

I think it was a good idea of ours to stay at home!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret!

He's back, a little tired but back!

Hi Ho Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here.

Old Two Legs arrived back last night, a little late but after 690 miles I supose he can be allowed a few minutes late!

We gave him the Woofers Welcome and managed to give him so many licks that he couldn't see out his glasses!

Tomorrow we will be looking at the photo's but here is one I sneaked off the camera!

The back end of the Cuillins!

You know, it doesn’t look too bad for an amateur, maybe he will improve with time!

OTL was saying that but for the last day as they headed home, every time they went out the rain started!

You know what? It was the same today, our morning walk was wet and at lunchtime it was wet again? I reckon OTL has a curse on him! Every time he pokes his nose out of the door, SPLOSH, down it comes!

Today The Missus has been spreading the glitter around at the village hall, but sad to say, this will be the last gathering of the ladies until this flu virus thingy is knocked on the head, well, we don't want any of our ladies catching it!

Mind you, I suppose that will give TM more time to play at home and continue the never ending game with Eric.

I found a sniff of chicken strips coming from under the boxes it TM's store and told OTL about it.

After a poke about out he comes with three strips and five smoothies!

He is going to get in trouble before long!

Mind you, she shouldn't leave her smoothies anywhere Eric can get them!

OTL is off for an early night, well he deserves it. Still, we look forward to waking him up by jumping onto the bed and giving his little bald head a good licking!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

and then we hit the blizzard!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here.

Well, I am so sorry that the speeling is so terrible, we can blame Old Two Legs for not using the Spell Checker, he is just so lazy in thinking he can spell proper like wot I can when I am in charge of the laptop!

Mind you, after hearing about his day I can believe that speelin iz not his strong point and maybe he should stick to driving!

i mean, he went out this morning to see if there were any golden eagles about and all he saw were snowy owls, or maybe they were hooded crows who got caught in the snow!

The photos he took of the hills all covered in snow will have to wait until he gets home coz the camera stowage thingy wottsit has gone wobbly on him!

No, we have just got one through the system1

This was this afternoon1

Mind you, Alun has been scaring the locals.

Not a pretty sight!

 holly has found a new game to play, she waits behind the lounge curtain and waits until a car goes by then she jumps out woofing her tail off!

Sometimes she can be a right soppy woofer!

Eric is not too happy, he has been searching high and low for the smoothies The Missus has hidden in her stash bag but Eric can't seem to undo the zip and that makes him cross, so he chases after Miss Wendy and picks on her thinking it is her fault!

It doesn't last long cos she smacks him one behind his ear and off he goes grumbling!

Tomorrow OTL will be heading for home and judging on how long it took him to get up to Skye we don't expect him to get home until around eleven!

We'll see you again on Saturday!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

All the Seasons in one day!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

You know, we miss having Old Two Les around but Imust say, it is peaceful having just The Missus to cope with. I mean, we get our walks on time and she doesn't keep shouting to us to 'Keep Up' when we want to hang back for a good sniff or two!

The weather has been kind to us today, a bit cloudy but what rain there has been, we missed and the heavy stuff came over night!

We had news from OTL  who together with Alun went off searching for Golden Eagles. The B&B owner said that she see's a Golden Eagle nearly every day coming from the 'Ben' across the bay and we should camp out in the car to watch for it.

Well they did and they sat and they sat and they sat and finally OTL fell asleep!

No Eagles!

Off they went to the Cuillins which are 'Bens' and as they were covered with snow OTL thought he could get a picture or two. Well, the mountains were grey and the snow was grey cos there was no sun shining and the clouds in the ske were grey. Not the most successful landscape photography he has undertaken!

One thing they did have was 'Seasons' in fact they had all of them in one hour, sun, wind and rain, rain, sleet and finally, snow!

Here comes the snow!

 Snow, and it's only March!

Followed by the sun!

there they were thinking of putting on the sun glasses when.............

Then it was rain.

 There was a terrible rushing sound followed by.........

Finally the snow arrived!

You know, I reckon that being at home here in the warm, covered with a blanket and getting cuddles from TM could be better than exploring the Isle of Skye!

They have one more day up there then they are heading back on Friday so that mean I will have to let him have his bed space back again and Holly and I will get squashed together again!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Rain,Sun, Rain, Sun and more rain!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here again via SMS link with Old Two Legs!

Well, it seems we have all had the same weather today, sun shine followed by rain followed by sun shine then a bit of hail followed by rain!

Well, it's March isn't it?

Eric has been a pickle today, first of all he was let out of the cage and hunted down another 'Smoothie' from The Missus stock, then he was off and hid it under the sofa, thinking TM wouldn't see it but she saw him grab it and run off, so when he came out from under the sofa without the smoothie, well it didn't take a rocket scientist to work out where he had hidden it!

You know, since OTL has been away we have had to learn the art of speed weeing and pooing, it was never like this when OTL took us out!

OTL has stayed away from the booze today, seems he had a couple of slurps of the Japanese whisky and pronounced it as not being his sort of whisky! I think that Alun will be having the remainder of the stuff when the break is finished!

Today they have been looking foe Golden Eagles up the top of Skye but because of the rain the eagles would have stayed in bed instead of flying around hunting, so, no eagles!

The landscape was good, when you could see it through the rain and the mist and hail!

They stopped at Flora McDonalds grave to pay their respects then left as a coach load of tourists came crashing through the gate!

Noisy or wot!

Watch out Flora, here come the tourists!

Now you all know abut her helping Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape but did you know that over three thousand mouners came to her funeral?

Just after this the rain started again!

Tomorrow OTL and Alun will be off to look at the mountains called The Cuillins but Alun says that if OTL want to climb them, he is on his own!

As long as OTL doesn't get lost!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Soggy Soggy Skye!

Hello Woofers!

This is a very difficult way of doing my blog, I mean,I have to make loads of notes then send to Old Two Legs by the SMS telephone system and then he types up the news on the laptop he pinched from me!

Well, it has been raining today and both Holly and I have been having a race, who can do the biggest, quickest wee and a poo and get back to the house!

Today I won!

Because OTL is not around Eric has been a bit miserable cos he just loves playing chase with OTL and fighting his way out of plastic shopping bags, running up and over OTL's shoulder and then runs down his back and under the sofa!

The Missus is too busy cleaning the cage and changing the water!

Talking of water, did you know that the whisky in Scotland is called The Water of Life? well it does! Now, OTL is very fond of water and is always on the lookout for new or unusual 'water'!

Today, being very wet and rainy he decided to visit a distillary that may just have been in business long enough to sell whisky!

When he got there he found he was about a year too early!

So, he had a nose around the shop and found a whisky he had never seen before!

A Japanese whisky, blended and made in the same place as they make Saki!

As OTL says, 'you have got to try everything at least once before deciding if it is any good. That goes with food and all other stuff!

So.

Japanese, blended whisky!

 He says that he and Alan will try it tonight after the fish 'n' chips!

Having made this purchase he felt that he should make things right and visit the oldest distillary on Skye and one of his most favourite places.

The place where the angels live!

OTL has always said that he wants to live with the angels cos they all get to have a slurp of the really good stuff before it's bottled!

Now tomorrow Alun and OTL will be off up to the top of Skye to see the rock formations and maybe even get a picture or two and then it's off to see Flora Mcdonalds grave, you know the one that starts of Fly Bonnie Boat like a bird on the wing etc.

OTL says he has visited the grave and has seen where visitors have pinched stones from around her headstone!

Naughty Naughty!

So, that's what has been happening today.

Lets hope tomorrow is drier than today!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.