Cloudy, Cold & Grey, but What The Heck!

Yoo Hoo Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back again!

The Weather Man said that it was going to be Cloudy, Cold & Grey today and he wasn't wrong!

We were out this morning along The Sea Wall and I made sure Old Two Legs got a New Ball out of the cupboard before we went out.

I Got it, I Got It!

Even Holly had a go at chasing the ball but was not as fast as me and I got it first every time. That was until OTL decided to cheat and looked like he was going to throw it a long way and instead tossed it just in front of Holly as she ran after me!

Holly kept holding the ball and wouldn't give it back to OTL, that was until she dropped it and it rolled over the Sea Wall and onto the beach. OTL had to go down and pick it up!

OK, you get it then!

 That wasn't so bad, until she did the same thing again but at a point where you couldn't jump down onto the beach. I said that if she didn't get it OTL would think twice about bringing it with him next time!
 

OK, if he's going to show off, I'll get it!

We had a game with it but in the end gave it back to OTL 'cos if the ball rolled along the Sea Wall it could have gone into the mud and that would mean we could have been in real trouble 'cos no one would want to go in the mud and that means the ball would be lost!


Back home it was a super bowl of Chicken and Biscuits, and the chicken was warm and greasy, just like OTL cooked it last week and he made sure The Missus did like that today!

Snowflake was getting a bit of a strop on today, she woke up and started to scrabble at the cage door, so OTL let her out and she had a great time rushing around the office hiding her squeaky toys all over the place. Then came the time when he needed to put her back into Snowy Heights and she just didn't want to go in.

There was a little struggle and OTL ended up with a couple of puncture marks in his hand!

Before we went out for the lunch time walk, I gave his hand a lick to make it better and to stop him crying!

We had to get a package posted off, so after that we went off to The Forest and had a quick run around there hunting squirrels.

Sniffs like Mole really!

We searched and hunted and sniffed our way all around bushes and trees and found......nothing!

Not even OTL spotted a squirrel, the only thing he saw was a little Wren hopping about the bushes but even that was too fast for him!

We bumped into a 'Scruff Bag' as OTL calls them and we all had a sniff and a chat about the lack of squirrels before going on our way!
 

Hello Scruffy!

When we got to the end of the walk we heard a mighty great 'Crash' in the woods. I thought that it was a giant squirrel on the rampage but Holly said it looked like a big branch had fallen off one of the trees!

What the Woof was That!

Back home OTL went back to work, we went to sleep and Snowflake didn't wake up! I think she feels a bit guilty about giving OTL a 'Love Bite' this morning!

It looks like it will be the same sort of weather tomorrow, so we will make sure we don't put our coats in the washing machine just yet!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Sunday Snow & Snowflake Bites Again!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here again!

Another cold morning walk and this time Old Two Legs forgot our coats! We got down to The Sea Wall and after sticking our noses out we decided that the best this to do is 'Keep Moving'!

So, straight out of the car and run like mad to where the rabbits are, nothing! A quick sniff to see who's about then run back to OTL who is wandering along the path!

We dived down onto the beach, had a quick dig and then ran up the steps, turned around and ran back for another quick dig!

Faster than a speeding Bullet!

 That was keeping us warm. Next Holly said that she was going to run down the path and I had to find her!

Off she went while I had a sniff of some grass and she called out that she was ready and off I went.

Well, Holly isn't that good at hiding, you see, rather than staying out of sight and not moving, she keeps sticking her head up to see if we are close!

We see You!

That game didn't last long so we went back to chasing around!

I found a small stick, so I picked it up and pretended to be a Bozo Labrador fetching the stick back to OTL, trouble was, it tasted Horrid!

Yuk! How can they pick up sticks like that!

 I soon spat it out again! Those dogs can keep their sticks for all I care!

We carried on and turned for the car, we got running a bit faster and OTL put his head down 'cos the wind was blowing straight into his hood and all the warm air was blowing out the bottom of the jacket!

As most of it was now downhill, Holly got a real good turn of speed, 

'Look' she said, 'Faster Than The Speed Of Light'!

Light Speed or Warp Factor Six!

Back home we had Doggy Scoff served up by The Missus, that's it, back to normal, what about the chicken legs left over in the freezer?

OTL got out his camera and several lenses and his 'Depth of Field Calculator and set up the tripod again so he can take some more pictures of Snowflake.

So, we have Snowflake doing her 'Compulsive Tidying Up' thing with her squeaky toys.

Out of the way, Ferret Coming Through!

I think that she is hiding them away so OTL can't play with them, she is quite fond of the Bone, but that was one of our toys we let her play with when she first came to stay.

However, her most favourite squeaky is  the American Football one. She says there is no doggy sniff to that so she feels that it is really her very own squeaky toy instead of a 'Hand me Down'.

'Cos before she came here, she had never had a toy to play with and call her own!

All together...............Ahaaaaaaaaaa!

Never ending Housework!

All this running around makes a ferret thirsty, so, OTL always gets her bowl of water out of Snowy Heights just in case she needs a slurp now and again!

Off for a Slurp!

After she had a drink she looked up and spotted OTL's woolly hat on top of the camera box, 'Ooo' says Snowflake, 'Is that another sort of Squeaky?'
 

Wossat I See?

OTL told her she wasn't going to get it, so Snowflake had a little show off and even tried to climb up the side of the case but there were no claw holds and she fell back down!

After all that chasing about she said she felt a little sleepy and was going to have a snooze on the carpet. Not a good idea as she picked the place where everyone walked in and out of the office, so OTL picked her up and put her to bed for a snooze.

I do feel snoozy now

OTL still had one more lens to try but that will have to wait until the next time Snowflake wakes up!

Later on she woke up again and did her 'Let Me OUT' rattle on the cage door, well actually, it sounded line she was wrecking the place and throwing railway tracks all over the place!

So out she came and the first thing she did was to have a look at the new lens, 'Mmmmm', she said, 'I see you're trying the 10.5mm Auto Focus Fish-Eye!' then she got a bit closer and whispered to OTL, 'Not sure if this is the right lens to use on a moving target, I think I would have tried the 105mm if it were up to me!'

Then she did a bit of jumping about and then slowed down for the 'Pose' shot, which would have been a bit of an Ahaaaa shot, except for the ferret sized nose splodge in the middle of the lens! (you can pick it out just where her head finishes and the door begins!)

OK, I can do Demure as well!

Then she went into 'Hunt Mode', that's where she goes hunting for her squeaky toy and this time OTL had it in his hand, just out of sight, above the camera.

As Snowflake says, 'Give Me My Squeaky or I'll Have Your Finger!'

No body argues with a Ferret on The Hunt!

We all settled down to a snooze before dinner and Snowflake said she had worn herself out today so she was going to bed early today. That also means she will want a runabout before we all settle down to the night time sleep!

By the way, on our lunch time stroll OTL took the Anemometer (Try saying that!) with him and said that the temperature was 1.5 degrees Celsius but when you add in the Wind Chill factor, it was MINUS 6.5 degrees Celsius!

Brrrrr!

Roll on summer!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Snow, Snowflake & Snoozes!

Hello Woofers!

We're back again, Daisy, Holly & Snowflake!

We woke up this morning to some more 'Flurries' of snow and there were enough flurries to put a dusting over the cars!

The walk along The Sea Wall was 'Challenging' to say the least. Wind blowing the snow in from off the sea. Old Two Legs says that the wind, snow and weather is coming from the Scandinavian countries, well, all I can say is that they can have it all back 'cos it's too cold for us!

It looks cold and bleak out there!

 We did enjoy some new sniffs and also played a game of 'Guess Who It Is'. It's a good game and keeps us up on using our Super Sniffers!

Mmmm, Staffy and this morning I think!

Holly is very good at this!

 Walking along the beach we saw a strange looking thing up in the air, so, Sniffers set to High, we both had a guess at what it was.

Holly said it sniffed like a pine forest. I said it sniffed like mouldy pile of wood.

Sniffers Out!

Then we went up to the sniff and found out we were both right! It was an old Christmas Tree that had got washed up on the beach. Half of it was in a bad way 'cos the branches were rotting away and there were some green bits left on, so that's where Holly got the pine forest sniff from!

Five Points Each Sis!

Back home we all enjoyed a snooze, even OTL sat down and snoozed for short while, that was until Snowflake started to re arrange her furniture again!

That woke him up! So, he said that after lunch he would take some more pictures of her, especially playing with the 'Cat Tease' that OTL had repaired after Snowflake had ripped it to bits!

So, before we went out for our lunch time walk he set the camera up on the tripod and got it all focused up.

Then we went out down The Sea Wall again. It was still cold and the wind had moved around to a North Easterly! We met up with three real Bozo's!

There was a Staffy that was kept on a lead 'cos he was a bit of a bully, his mate was a big Labrador who, like all Bozo Labradors, had found a stick for his owner to throw!

Here, throw me stick!

His other mate was Poppy, or Potty Poppy, as Holly said  'cos she kept running up to OTL and making eyes at him so she got a stroke!

Go on, gissa Stroke!

Back home we all went up to see Snowflake and take some photos, but she was asleep, I mean, she was even snoring!

I was all for woofing to get her up but OTL said we will leave her until later when she normally wakes up for a game!

 Snowflake decided to wake up just before dinner and OTL tried to get a picture of her doing her 'War Dance' but she was too fast for him!

He only managed this one!

Gissa my Mouse!

Then Snowflake settled down and set about beating up OTL!

OK, Here I Come!

Then she went into 'Tidy Mode' and collected all her squeaky toys and rushed off to hide them behind the freezer!

Tidy Tidy!

Then she started to show OTL how she could sneak up by hiding in the carpet pile! She says she was taught this trick by one of her family, but she couldn't remember who!

Now you see me, Now you Don't!

Then she said that her scar was healing well and there was just a little bit of a stitch left at the bottom but it should dissolve soon.

So, here is the last time you will see it 'cos her fur is growing again!

Wanna look at my scar?

We were having so much fun that I almost forgot about this blog! So, sorry it is a bit late, but you can blame Snowflake, it's her fault!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

She's Back and she brought the snow with her!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake back again!

It was cold on The Sea Wall this morning, the wind was whipping in off the sea again and even with our coats on we still felt the chill! To add to the cold, we had snow 'Flurries' on and off all during the walk!

Here come the Sea Horses!

 As we trotted along, Holly spotted a couple of fishermen setting up to fish, on a day like this!

Fishing? It's Freezing!

When we got up to them Old Two Legs asked if they were having fun!

It's better than working says one.

We do meet some daft people on our walks!

Back home it was Doggy Scoff again, I told you, he is getting lazy, it's a good job that The Missus has come back today, she'll tell him off for not cooking some Beef Steak or maybe Lamb Chops or Chicken!

OTL's going to be in trouble once TM has a look around and starts 'Asking Questions', you see!

Lunch time we were off to deliver some stuff and then it was 'Full Steam' to The New Park!

Now this park is reasonably new, all the trees are small, no higher than a hedge, so, there is nothing to stop the wind.

It was FREEZING!

We tried running around and were doing well with our jogging, that was until I stopped for a sniff!

Not Another Sniff!

Holly showed off a bit 'cos she says I always stopping for sniffs and I am really a 'Sniff junkie'!

So what? I'm a dog!

Talking of dogs, we met up with a Shih tzu who was out to have fun and played up to OTL!

This is Fun!

Well, I wasn't having that, so I chased her away all down the path back to her owner!

Holly stopped at the field where the sheep are kept and had a chat to one of the sheep. It seems that the sheep have a very thick coat and it has a grease called Lanolin which keeps out the wet and stops them getting cold at night!

We are all warm and dry thank you dear!

Now Holly is looking around for some way of getting OTL to rub some Lanolin into her coat!

When we got back home, guess who was there, yes, it was The Missus! Well, we went potty, jumping all over the sofa and her, licking her ears and then her nose!

Holly got so excited she even did a wee on TM's shoulder by mistake and she hasn't done that for ages!

So that's it for today, we are going to spend the evening telling TM what we have been up to and maybe get some treats and nibbles to make up for OTL not looking after us, with any luck!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

A Day for staying inside?

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here again!

What a windy start to the day, well down here it was!

An easterly wind blowing in off the sea was making the temperature drop right the way down and it was a good job we had our coats on!

Wind blowing the Sea Horses about!

 Holly asked to be let off the lead and did one of her 'Fast Walks' along the Sea Wall, saying she was 'Power Walking'. I said that it looked more like 'Power Wobbling'!

She said she would 'Sort Me Out' when we got back 'cos it was too cold to bite me then!

High Tide and the waves are getting bigger.

Mind you, that didn't stop Holly trying to cut short the morning walk but Old Two Legs was having none of that and even put the lead on her to make her do all of the walk!

Holly doing her Power Wobble!

Well, she needs the exercise!

Back home to Doggy Scoff, I hope OTL is not getting into the habit of opening a tin instead of cooking us a proper meal, I know we had chicken yesterday but I'm not sure what is planned for Friday!

The afternoon was no so bad, we went inland and ended up at The Forest where we did our 'Squirrel Hunt' and although we got some sniffs, we didn't catch any Squirrels!

Mmmm! Squirrel Tracks!

There were a couple of times when I thought I saw a squirrel, you know, a movement you see out the corner of your eye, but that was about all!

Was it?

 We were doing our 'Hunting Stalk' amongst the trees, making use of all the camouflage tricks we have learnt from the SAS Stalking Manual, when crashing through the trees came a Bozo Labrador, woofing and rushing around scaring everything for miles!

Hey! You seen my ball?

 We gave up the hunt, I mean, there was no way anything could be 'crept up on' now, not with all the noise he made!

Back home and OTL was still working at six thirty!

So, he is down stairs now cooking his dinner while Holly and I do this blog.

We are off to see if we can mug him, but I think we will be out of luck, I blame Holly for that!

See you tomorrow,

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Holly's weight loss & A Mystery Solved, YUK!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here!

When we looked out the window this morning the frost had all gone, in its place was a nasty east wind that was rather chilly!

It was so bad that when we went out we had to put our coats on!

Holly was all full of it this morning and even had a go at 'Chase The Ball'! I let her win a couple of times but after that it was everyone for themselves!

Holly Gets The Ball!

 We even had a bit of a tussle once we got the ball as well!

Gerrroff! I Gorra my Ball!

The wind was blowing so much that OTL's eyes were watering all the time and he couldn't see through the viewfinder on the camera. Holly says that's his problem all the time, never mind when it's windy!

A Sunbeam onto the Tower!

Then we heard a whining sort of noise and then that soppy old Labrador came bounding up to say hello to OTL. He has got a thing about OTL, maybe it's because he gets his tail tickled by OTL and he doesn't get it tickled at home!

Yo! OTL!

 Back home we got freshly cooked chicken legs and mixer biscuits, best of all it was still warm from the oven, all lovely and greasy! It went down a treat, we were 'Tails up & Nose down' and almost finished the bowl full, but left a snack for later this afternoon when we may get a bit peckish.

Well, we have to do that 'cos since Holly has been on her diet, not only does she not get nibbles from OTL's plate but neither do I!

Lunch time it was just as cold so OTL said we could go to The New Park 'cos that may be protected from the wind.

Wrong!

It was drafty, not as cold but still drafty!

We had a game of 'Chase The Ball' but this time Holly didn't want to play, so it was just OTL and me running around!

On me nose Cyril!

We also enjoyed the new sniffs along side the path, Holly is very good at sniffs, she has a very sensitive nose!

Jus sniffin the sniffs!

 We had a chase about when we got to the top of the hill, well that's because it's all downhill to the car!

Downhill now Sis!

On the way down Holly decided to have a poo and afterwards, OTL picked it up in a 'Poo Bag'. Holly asked why OTL always does that and I said it was 'cos he was a responsible owner who tidied up after his dogs!

OTL added that on a cold day, providing he got to it quick enough, it would warm his hands by holding the bag for a few minutes!

YUK!

That OTL really needs to be wormed a bit more often!


On the way back home we stopped off at the vets place.

Holly and OTL went inside, I stayed in the car!

Holly walked up to the weighing machine and got OTL to 'Zero' the numbers, then she got on and sat down.

The numbers flickered on the dial and then stopped at................ 9.2Kg!

Not a gram gone!

She is still the same weight as she was in January!

Holly is not a happy puppy, after going without all those nibbles and treats and only getting a chew once a week and having to eat a carrot each day, she hasn't lost a gram!

OTL reckons that Holly should only get fed every other day, Holly reckons OTL should keep his ideas to himself!

The lady in the vet asked if Holly had eaten Snowflake!

Holly didn't even dignify the question with an answer!

So, there we are, we are going to have to think of another way to get Holly dog to loose weight.

Answers on a ten pound note and addressed to me!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake

Misty, Frosty and later Sun Shine!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly & Snowflake here!

After last nights show (Skyfall), Old Two Legs pointed out where they did a scene along Glen Etive where Old Two Legs and his cousin Alun (Pussy Cat) went to do some photographing! 

Jame Bond and OTL! Posh or Wot!

On our walk this morning it was cold, like I mean chilly around the tail and not the weather to hang around in!

Is this supposed to be Spring?

 Of course OTL was there photographing the frost and the pretty patterns it makes!

Frosty Bloom!

We even found a spider that had completed the web yesterday but this morning it had fallen down because of the weight of the frost!

Well, it was all here last night!

It was so misty you couldn't see the buildings across the river, well, you could hardly see the sun!

Misty, Misty Day

It was then that we heard, 'Helloooo Girlies!

....and out of the mist bounded Barney, his coat flapping and with his ball, all ready for a game!

It's Barney!

We had a bit of a chat about the weather and the sniffs and the cold and the price of Doggy Scoff and while we were doing that, Archie arrived!

Let's Play with Yer Ball?

Now Archie is a Spaniel type who has a fixation about balls. He thinks every ball around is his and all he wants to do is chase them!

Barney is kind of attached to his ball as well, so when Barney's owner threw the ball, off he flew like the wind!

Archie didn't stand a chance!

Back home it was Doggy Scoff but this time Turkey and Game in a Meaty Jelly, not bad, I've tasted worse!

Lunch time it was back down to The Forest again to hunt some squirrel!

There's the faint sniff of squirrel here!

We hunted all over the place, plenty of sniffs, but no sight of a squirrel anywhere! We thought that OTL was looking out for them as well but it turned out he was looking at the moon!

It's the Day Moon!

Along the path came a real Bozo, a Poodle chasing a Stick! I mean, just how unpoodle like is that?

Poodles are supposed to wiggle along looking all pretty pretty, not bouncing around with a stick in their mouth!

Now some of the really big poodles, the ones that look like a small horse, they look after cattle and sheep and stuff like that but one this small?

A Bozo Poodle!

OTL went off hunting Jays and found one looking for his acorns, so he crept up behind it, looking to get a picture, just about the time we started woofing at a pigeon!

Too late again OTL!

Mind you, we didn't do any better, so in the end decided to chase each other through the forest instead!

We see no squirrels!

Back home and we have a snooze while OTL does some work in the office and play with Snowflake. She managed to do a poo in the corner by the door and after she went back into Snowy Heights, I showed OTL where is was by sniffin it, it's a doggy thing you know!

Down in the kitchen, Holly was moaning about being hungry and the fact she was wasting away and before long Snowflake would weigh more than her!

OTL got the scales out and told Holly to sit on them.

Guess what?

She is still the same weight!

Did she show off or wot!

These scales are wrong, the needle is stuck and they must be broken!

She wants us to call into the vet and use their electric scales 'cos she wants a second opinion!

Poor Holly, all that cutting back on the treats and she is still the same weight!

Maybe more exercise is the answer, anyone got a running machine we can borrow?

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly & Snowflake