It's a dogs life in the Forest!

Hello Workers!

D&H here from sunny Norfolk!

It has been a really lazy Sunday today, we got up late, had a super breakfast, mugged Old Two Legs for some bacon from his breakfast and we got a little wet when The Missus took us out for our morning constitutional!

OTL gave us a rub down with a warm towel and a lovely brush to get the knots out of our fur!

A little later the sun came out and we got OTL to take us out for another walk in the forest. I mean, if you are on holiday you've got to enjoy it!

We spent time looking out of the caravan window at the world going by and then woofing at anyone that looked dodgy! That includes the birds and the squirrels and any stray dogs that pass!

Holly & OTL on Guard!

With Holly on guard duty I could relax and have my snoozett without worrying!

When we go out for a walk we have to stick to a path in the wood where everyone is supposed to go if you have a doggy with you. Now, I'm all for a peaceful life and I understand that we all have to get on with each other, but as Holly said, they surely can't expect us to pee in that!

If they think we are going to pee in that, they're going to be disappointed!

We have been chasing squirrels all day and now the evening has come we are both a little worn out, so we've taken over OTL's seat and sent him out to fill up the water tank!

Do not disturb, unless you have chicken or some liver freshly cooked!

Tomorrow OTL is going out bird watching and has told us that the RSPB don't allow dogs on their sites, spoil sports, but as Holly said, we don't allow birds at our dog shows!

A big WOOF to all the lads including Jaspers and Dougal, the smells here are terrific, you would just love them!

See you tomorrow,

We've got a whole day with TM, that should be fun!

Luv

Daisy & Holly

We're Here!

Hello Woofers!

D&H here, on holiday, in a place that was used by the Desert Rats, well that's what Old Two Legs tells us!

We got here with no real trouble, in fact we slept most of the way here. So, when we arrived we were full of it and wanted to have a really long walk!

OTL got going and got the caravan set up and we went with him to get the water.

OTL even put up the Tibetan Prayer Flags, OTL says we need all the help we can get to have good weather and not so much rain!

I thought I saw a squirrel!

 Holly said she had seen a little rat with a big hairy tail that ran up trees! I said they were called squirrels and they are supposed to be very tasty, providing you can catch them!

OTL took us for a walk in the forest and I saw a fox and went tearing after it to say 'hello'. I'm not sure he understood what I wanted 'cos it turned tail and seemed to disappear into the forest!

Forest Run

 We went on further and saw some birds and loads of trees!

We also saw the 'Desert Rat', well a picture of it. At first we thought it was supposed to be a picture of a Dormouse but OTL said it was the Desert Rat badge.

Desert Rat that looks like a Dormouse!

 Holly and me found a stick and had a good tug to see who should carry it back to show The Missus, but it broke and we ended up with a stick each!

Holly was looking out the caravan window and started woofing and said there was a squirrel outside, so we both woofed and it ran up the tree again!

It's hard work squirrel watching!

 I kept a close lookout in case it came back but I fell asleep waiting!

Just in time to go to bed and dream of what we are going to do tomorrow!

Bye for now,

Luv

Daisy & Holly

DEFCON 3 and all that!

Hi All!

Daisy & Holly here again.

Today there has been loads of movement in and out of the house, we have seen the caravan door open and close so many times I reckon Old Two Legs will need to have a look at the hinges to see if they are worn out!

I know we are supposed to be going on holiday tomorrow but Holly and I think they could be about to 'pull a fast one' and sneak off today without telling us!

So, we are on 'High Alert' or as Holly says, 'DEFCON 3'

That means, Holly on the back of the arm chair watching everything going in and out of the front door.

Your under Surveillance and I'm counting the boxes!

 Me on the stairs keeping an overall watch on the transportation of food stuffs!

Got my Eye on You and I don't see any of My Pig Bones!

We saw that Trevor left a comment yesterday about having an armed guard with OTL when he fills the car up with fuel, silly boy Trev, OTL has got D&H Guarding on constant guard!

Well, all morning we were watching OTL & TM, then suddenly activity stopped, The Missus sat down and played on her computer and OTL was still in his office throwing bits of paper about!

It's not that we don't trust them, it's just that we don't trust them, if you know what I mean!

So, Holly took over 'Stairs Patrol' and I had a 'pretend' snooze in the day bed in OTL's office!

OTL finally got all his work done and called us to go for a car ride to deliver some stuff and then a run around the New Park.

When we got there we first of all said 'hello' to the Not Not Neddies, but they didn't reply, as normal!

Not Not Neddies saying Nothing!

 Then we went down to the swimming hole and said hello to the lads down there who always seem to be hanging around the pond!

Holly put her front paws on the bridge and did some 'push ups', she said it made her look all slim and trim.

Do I look good or wot!

 So I tried it and decided that Holly was talking a load of old cats poo!

In your dreams Porkie!

We bumped into Patrick and had a sniff all round!

Yo Patrick my lad!

 Then we met 'Dobby' a little bundle of fun and fur! He wouldn't leave us alone and his owner had to come and pick him up before he would leave us!

It's Dobby Dog!

 OTL said that the only other Dobby he has heard of was a 'House Elf' in the Harry Potter films!

 As we were getting near to the car OTL pointed out a large plume of smoke and said that we were near to that before we came to The New Park and we were lucky not to have got caught in the traffic jam!

We were near that a while ago!

I hope they clear it all away before tomorrow 'cos me and Holly are off on holiday in the morning, if we can get OTL and The Missus to get up early enough.

Maybe a lot of woofing or better still, the old 'cold wet nose' in the ear, that normally does it!

See you tomorrow!

Luv

Daisy & Holly

Back to the forest again!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back to see you again.

We have had a busy day today, Old Two Legs has been rushing around getting his work done so we can go on holiday on Saturday. He has been building stuff and making things and getting in one mighty panic 'cos stuff that supposed to arrive, didn't!

We have been down to the carriers twice with loads of gear and also we've been to The Farm twice!

The first time was just after we dropped The Missus off to have a shampoo and set and have her hair clipped. Why is it she can get an appointment in three days yet we have to wait over a month?

After dropping her off, we went onto the garage to fill up with fuel, then around the corner to The Farm.

I was a little worried about the place to begin with but Holly woofing and running up and down the path soon got me in the mood for some fun and games.

Off we went into the forest and I must admit I did go tearing off into the trees!

OTL blew the whistle, just to remind me that I should not go too far, which was OK by me as I don't want to have another scare like last time!

Back to the Forest Again!

We had a sniff around to see if there were any foxes about and while we were doing that, OTL got a call from TM to come and pick her up again!

That hour went very quickly!

Later in the day we had a longer run in the forest again and OTL took us deep into the trees where I am sure we found a fox hole, it was big but not as big as a Badgers Set, but certainly big enough for a fox.

We'll have to keep an eye on that hole in future!

We had a super dinner today, chicken, then afterwards we mugged OTL and TM for some sausages and  to complete the day, OTL gave us a good brush before we went off for our snoozett before going to bed!


Tomorrow, we have to get our bags packed , that should be fun, Holly can't remember where she left the bone!

See you tomorrow,

Luv

Daisy & Holly

Little Dog Lost in the Forest!

Hi Everyone!

D&H back again with another 'Adventure'!

We went out with Old Two Legs on his 'deliveries' this morning and on the motorway we saw  the result of an accident, a traffic jam that must have been three miles long!

OTL, said that we weren't coming back that way so we couldn't go to the New Park like he promised.

He did say that we could visit The Farm for a run, so we weren't too disappointed!

We got there and started walking down the chalk path, having a sniff at all the new smells.

The Chalk Path

Then we went inside the forest to see what they have been doing with the trees and bushes.

What have they done to the Forest?

 Then OTL started taking some photo's of the flowers and getting all 'Artistic'.

The Old Tree

Well, just at that moment I saw a Pheasant strutting through the undergrowth!

That was it, I was off like a flash, Howling and shouting the War Cry and going like wind!

The Pheasant burst through the trees and into the field of green stuff that was a little taller than me!

I didn't care, on I went chasing the Pheasant that seemed to just disappear in front of me into the green stuff.

That's clever I thought, I wish I could do that!

Then I turned around and didn't see Holly, and I didn't see OTL, in fact, I saw no one!

I listened and in the distance I heard the doggy whistle that OTL blows when I'm out of his sight. I started to go in the direction of the whistle, but it seemed to move all the time and I could not work out the direction it was going.

Mmm, I thought, they must be going home to tell The Missus they have lost me and that Holly can have all my dinner tonight!

Now I've been for a walk on The Farm a number of times and although I don't know all of it, I do know where OTL parks the car! So, off I went like a speeding Pheasant, down the road side until I came to OTL's car, it was still there!

Trouble was, OTL wasn't there, nor was Holly!

Next to our car was a man, sitting in his car, reading a paper. So I jumped up and scratched at his door, he looked out of the window and then opened his door.

I was in like a flash and tried to tell him I had lost OTL and Holly and that she would get all my dinner and I'd never get my belly brushed again if I didn't find OTL and I was really worried The Missus might forget me!

He didn't seem to understand what I was saying.

He took a look at my collar where OTL had put a tag with my name on it, 'Hello Daisy' he said. Then he turned it over and saw that OTL had put both our home telephone and OTL's mobile phone number.

He called OTL with his telephone and within a short time, down the road came Holly and OTL, boy was I glad to see them both!

OTL thought that it was a good thing that I remembered where the car was parked and he gave me a cuddle just to show how pleased he was to see me.

Then he told Holly that she couldn't have my dinner tonight after all!

Wot a cheek!

I bet she even had plans on my bed as well!

I was glad to get back home and tell TM all about it and I promised not to go running off again.

Well, I'll try very hard not to!

See you tomorrow.

Luv

Daisy & Holly

Haircut and a Bath put off for a whole month!

Hello All,

The Princesses Daisy and Holly are back among you again!

We've had a funny old day today, first of all there was Old Two Legs going potty in the office trying to get all the paperwork sorted and stuff manufactured and ready to dispatch.

Plus all the stuff that comes in, only to be repacked and shipped out again!

We went out with him delivering and visiting the accountant and we were expecting a good run in the New Park!

No such luck, OTL was ducking and diving all over the place and we ended up down at the Riverside Park.

That was OK, not as long as a visit to the New Park, but we got to run about and chase a seagull or two!

While we were out OTL tried to get us booked in for a hair cut and bath as we have not had one since December last year and we are getting a little 'Hairy'!

Well, when he telephoned and the earliest they would do it was the 10th June!

OTL tried all the 'Old Charm' then he tried the 'They can't see where they are going' tale, then there was the 'But we are such good customers' but none of it worked. We are still going on 10th June!

One of the down sides of leaving the hair cut bit so late is that we need more brushing to keep the knots out of our fur, so we get the normal brush in the morning and now, we're getting a much longer brush in the evening.

The brush in the evening is much better, you see OTL has a little more time to spend gently getting all the knots out and we, full of dinner, just lay back and enjoy being pampered!

I mean, you don't know what luxury is until you've had your belly brushed with a smooth brush!

Holly normally gets done first because she is down with OTL trying to mug some shortbread and I'm upstairs on the bed having a pre night time snoozett!

Holly says that when OTL has brushed her, she feels just like a 'Princess', all brushed and the bits of 'garden' removed from her 'important places'!

I know what she means, I feel super clean and ready for bed after he has finished and my fur feels silky smooth!

So, us two little Princesses are off to bed early  'cos we got lots more to do tomorrow and we hope to get to the New Park as well! All before lunch time and in the afternoon, we going over to see The Boys 'cos The Missus has got to do her Baby Sitting, Ooops! No, it's 'Child Minding', duties!

Nearly got caught out there!

Bye Bye for now you Woofers,

See you tomorrow!

Luv

HRH's Daisy & Holly

Float like a Butterfly!

Hello All,

It's Daisy & (Princess) Holly back again!

Ever since Holly started to believe she is a real Princess, having had her 'Official' portrait taken yesterday, she has been swanning around and saying things like, 'Brush my Tail Wench' or 'If you don't bow down I'll have you locked in the Tower'.

That puppy is getting a little above herself!

I did point out that as I was her sister, that means I'm also a Princess, but she didn't take any notice!

That was in the morning, by the time lunch arrived she had forgotten all that and was more interested in stealing my bone and burying it in the garden, ho hum, back to normal again!

We had both Old Two Legs and The Missus take us out for the midday walk. We went down to The Farm and had a glorious walk. The sun was shinning and the wind was blowing but it was just wonderful. We even explored a new path but got fed up after a short while 'cos we ran out of trees to run through!

No Trees!

OTL saw some butterflies and took a picture.

This one is an Orange Tip, (wonder why?)

Orange Tip

This is an old favourite, Green-veined White!

Green-veined White

We spotted a very rare sight, it was the..............

Orange Jacket TM

The only problem with the Orange Jacket TM, it could not fly!

On our way back we kept our eyes open for the Old Dog Fox that we sometimes see, and there, in the margins of the field and just under the trees we saw the vixen. She looked in fine condition and OTL said we couldn't go and chase her because she was bigger that both of us put together!

Old Foxy!

 Holly thought that was a sensible thing to do,so we let old foxy alone

On the way back home we were all singing songs about Foxes and The Orange Jacket TM chasing butterflies!

No, TM still can't sing in tune!

OTL is getting worse, he keeps forgetting the words and just adds 'woof' or sometimes 'woofy woof, woof'! 

Home to chicken dinner and a chew on the bone!

See you tomorrow,

Luv

Daisy & Princess Holly!

Hothfield Common Bog Swimming Contest!

Hello all you Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back with you again.

Have we had some fun today! Old Two Legs decided he wanted to photograph some more Bluebells before they turned this year, so, he was on the computer trying to find places where there was a combination of, Bluebells, open to public, (common land), dogs allowed (very important), not too far away and with car parking close.

Not bad for a list?

Well, clever old stick that he is, he decided to visit Hothfield Common, near to Ashford in Kent.

Off we set with all the necessary stuff, water, dog nibbles, dog bed, rawhide chew, dog lead and whatever he needed!

We arrived at the most wonderful bit of heathland we had ever seen, well, we haven't seen any heathland really but we were certainly impressed with this bit!

First of all we discovered that there are giant rabbits living on the common.

I don't fancy meeting this rabbit!

 That rabbit hole was enormous, in fact to begin with, we thought it was a Badger's set, (home) but a quick sniff told us it was rabbit!

OTL's Bluebells.

We got dragged into the wooded part to get some pictures of Bluebells. It was a bit boring, so we ran off and played chase for a while.

There was one time that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find Holly. That was until I heard a load of giggling above me, and there, standing on a big branch, high above my head, was that Porkie Puppy!

Holly in the sky!

 I am sure that she has monkey blood running in her veins!

Holly had spotted a tree that she called a 'Throne', so she got OTL to take her 'Official Portrait'....she said that OTL calls her a 'Princess' when he brushes her in the mornings, so why not have a 'Princess's Portrait' .......wot a show off!

Princess Holly (Official Portrait)

After that we went for a walk looking for other interesting things, OTL was looking for Nightjar birds that sleep during the day and hunt at night.

We went looking for water and boggy bits!

Start of the Boggy Bits!

We found the Boggy Bits but OTL never found the Nightjar!

Having found the Boggy Bits, what's a puppy supposed to do? That's right, we jumped in!

After we came out we were a little,  muddy, we also smelt a little Boggy!

Well something smells Boggy!

We tried running around to get dry but it didn't seem to work very well, we still remained smelly and black bog up to our tummies!

Does my Bum look Black on this?

It took OTL a little while to get us into a fit state to go home, can you imagine what The Missus would say if we walked in all wet and smelly?

Holly and me have got that place marked down for a return visit. That is some seriously good common for running and chasing and who knows, OTL may still see his Nightjar yet!

See you tomorrow!

Luv

Daisy & Holly (Princess)

Another Sunny Dog Day

Hi All,

D&H back again!

We hope you're enjoying the couple of days off extra this weekend, we certainly are! Yesterday it was the woods and today?

Well first of all we got fed DOG FOOD from a tin! Yueck and DOUBLE YUECK, it was worse than Yuk Yuk!

The Missus seems not to have got the message, we have a sophisticated dietary taste  and require special foods, like chicken, liver, steak (Fillet), lamb (minced with a hint of Rosemary) a carrot, freshly dug and washed in a mountain stream to gently remove any clinging soil.

What do we get?

Stewed Tripe in rancid chicken dripping, ruined by the addition of sausage rusk disguised as 'Added Vitamins' and a flavour that is not know to man or beast!

Any more of this and we are going on strike again!

Old Two Legs must have heard me having a little grumble about the food or lack of it, so when we got home from our midday walk, he got out the second pig bone!

Now, at this point in the tale I must explain something.

Holly is a 'Porkie Puppy' and she gets like that by being the first at the food bowl and also at any of the treats we get. You know, the Raw Hide or the Pigs Ear or Chicken Strips. I'm more of the 'Refined' puppy who would not bully anyone out of their food, (except OTL!) and takes her time to savour the delicate smell of a well matured liver cooked in red wine sauce!

Holly on the other hand is a 'Tails up, Snout in, and don't come up for air' type of eater, more 'Dog' than dog, if you know what I mean!

The last time we got a Pig Bone, Holly didn't let me near it at all while it was tasty, all I got was the well chewed scrag end of a seriously reduced Pig Bone!

Today, OTL came up trumps for me! He got the bone out of the cupboard and marched me into the garden, with Holly trying to push me out of the way. OTL gave me the bone and held Holly back by her collar, (she was not happy about that).

Then he picked Holly up and carried her back inside!

Well, Christmas, Birthday and Summer Holidays had come all at once and twice this year! 

I settled down to do some serious damage to that bone, It was 'Grrreat'!

Mine! All Mine!

I was out on the grass giving it some wellie and Holly was inside complaining to TM & OTL!

It made a really good treat to be able to get the 'Doggy Treat' all to myself for a change and not keep looking over my shoulder all the time, worried if Holly was going to take an interest!

After about fifteen minutes OTL let Holly into the garden and she rushed over to grab the bone, however, I really liked that bone, so I told her off!

GRRRrrrr!

She sat down next to me and looked with sad eyes at me,'Gissa Lick?' she said.

Gissa Lick?

 I grumbled.

Come on, just a little lick and I promise I'll stay here while I do it?

Just a little Lick?

I grumbled again.

Holly put her nose down onto her paws and looked at me, well, she looked so sad that I let her have the piece I broke off earlier and was hiding under my paw. 'Thanks' she said and commenced to have a gnaw!

Thanks Mate!

We carried on like that for a while until I got full up with the bone and decided to go indoors for a drink and a lay down on the Day Bed.

Holly carried on having a gnaw for a while before coming inside as well, I mean, a bone is OK but it can get hot in the garden and anyway, a bone matures if you leave it out in the fresh air for a while, better still if you bury it in the flower bed, the one TM has just planted with the bedding plants that cost her a fortune!

We have to bury it late when we go out for our last wee of the night before bed, trouble is, after we have dug the hole, we are covered in muddy soil and OTL tends to notice things like this!

I'll have to think a serious 'Think' on what to do!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Blean Woods and Stodmarsh and making a noise in a bird hide!

Yo Ho Woofers!

Daisy & holly here again with some more 'Adventures'!

Old Two Legs and us got thrown out of the house 'cos The Missus wanted to have the place to herself to watch 'The Wedding'!

We didn't mind, 'cos that just means we can go off for a long adventure with OTL.

First of all we went to a new place called Blean Woods, it was absolutely fabulous!

Running in Blean Wood

We were able to run off and hide from OTL then we would come crashing through the trees to make him jump!

We were chasing each other around trees and under the trunks of those trees that have fallen over!

Obstacle Course!

There was loads of space and OTL could photograph the Bluebells and the Wood Ants!

Don't ask me, I don't know why he wants photographs of Wood Ants, big fella's they were as well!

Pretty Bluebells.

Big Wood Ants!

We didn't hang about around the ants nest too long, they look like they could drag you into their nest and leave nothing but your collar!

When we got back tot he car, we had a drink and a snack and a little snoozett before we went onto Stodmarsh!

Lunch Break & a snoozett!

When we got to Stodmarsh, Holly pretended she was going to jump into the stream by the sluice gate, poor OTL got all worried and started jumping up and down and shouting No NO NOOO!

Shall I jump?

Of course, she didn't jump, but Holly does like to wind up OTL!

I went into the water, but only up to my knees, it was nice and cool on my legs and they dried off after a little run along the path.

A paddle for Daisy

OTL took us into a bird hide that was empty of people, so we ran around, woofed and jumped up onto the seats and generally had a rough and tumble without anyone looking down their noses and going shhhh!

Fun in the hide!

OTL took a picture of a butterfly, we think it is a Green Veined White, but we are not totally 100% sure, it could be several others 'cos we couldn't get our wing pattern and spots to match any other butterfly pictures we have, also the veins looked black instead of green. So, if anyone out there knows what it is for sure, please let us know!

Green Veined White?

 If you double click on the picture you can see the detail, the antennae look super, all sort of stripes all the way up.

We are off to bed early tonoght 'cos we are tired little puppies and OTL has promised to take us out tomorrow as well!

Bye bye for now, we've got to go Granny Sitting tonight.

It's a bit like baby sitting but the Granny snores a lot and makes rude noises, well TM certainly does!


Luv

Daisy & Holly