Bank Holiday Sunshine

Hi Woofers!

It's Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Mr Brambles and Daisy here!

Well, let's explain!

One of our neighbours has just got a caravan and is going away over the weekend as a 'Tryout' before spending a couple of weeks away in it on their summer holidays.

To say it will be cramped in there might just be under stating the fact, so, to make things easier they have left the dog, (Daisy) behind for us to give it 'Walkies' and Auntie Shelia to feed it!

Now we have never been properly introduced so you can imagine the fun in the car when Old Two Legs heaves this Springer Spaniel into the back of the car!

First of all it runs to the front of the car and sits in my seat!

I like this seat!

Cheek!

I do the 'Grumbly Bit' but it doesn't really know what I'm on about and sits there with a soppy grin on it's face!

I do some more grumbling and OTL tells me to behave myself!

Holly, had decided to take the mickey and starts singing.............

Strange dog in the car
Tra la la la la
There's a Strange dog in the car
Tra la la la la la
Strange dog in the car
Tra la la la la
She looks like a Woofer on the run
Run Run


That didn't help the situation at all!

All the way to The Beach I was 'giving it some' on the Grumbles side but it didn't do any good at all!

When we got down there, Holly and I shot off looking for rabbits but Daisy had to stay on the lead!

Her collar was a strange looking thing called a Nose Collar that turns her head if she pulls too much!

Yeah! I hate this collar!

Good job too, that'll teach her to pinch my seat!

All the way around she was kept on the lead and although she was running from side to side she couldn't get away! (OTL doesn't trust her to come back when he calls!)

We had a little game of Chase The Stick on the beach but she was too rough for me!

Gissa Ma Stick!

OTL had hung one of my old name tags onto her collar, just in case she got away!

As we went around there were the normal crowd we saw and they all asked if we had got a new 'Sister'! We explained why we had her and they all said we should let her off the lead to chase the stick but OTL says not until is sure she would come back!

Welcome to The Beach Daisy!

 After we all had done our 'Business' we headed back to the car for a drink before heading home again.

Can I come here again?

Back home Daisy went back into her house for a snooze before the lunchtime walk.

We went up to the ferrets to tell them all about our run and they said they wanted a run on the beach as well!

So, OTL got them dressed in their harnesses and off we went, again!

Now this is a bit of luck! Two Morning Runs!

Mind you, when we got down there Holly and I rushed off to see the rabbits and missed the one that crossed the path after we went passed, but OTL saw it!

One we Missed, this time!

On the beach Miss Snowflake found a large lump of tree trunk and asked if OTL could throw it for us to chase!

She really must her eyes tested!

Can you throw this for the woofers?

Mr Brambles was taking the mickey by telling me that he had found some more Daisies!

Look at me amongst the Daisies!

 I wandered off with Miss Snowflake, looking for some new sniffs and a bit of peace and quiet!

Any new sniffs?

 As normal, the ferrets take a long time 'cos they want to stop at every sniff, even if they've sniffed it before!

Holly and I took time to have a rest in the shade of the table.

Now this is restful!

Lunch time we were out again and Daisy was well up for a run, she said that she had never had so may runs in a day!

I must admit we were enjoying it as well!

Daisy started off pulling hard on the lead but OTL kept pulling her back and making her walk beside him. She said it was rather boring but sort of half did what she was told to do!

Down on the beach OTL got the ball out and was throwing it against The Sea Wall so it bounced back. Daisy and I were rushing back and forwards to get the ball and she got it most of the time!

Jus' Throw The Ball!

After rushing about chasing the ball we headed back and all the way back Daisy wasn't pulling on the lead, looks like OTL was wearing her out!

So, now we are waiting for The Missus to return from another one of her 'Master Classes', just how much instruction do you need to slap some glue on a card and shovel Glitter Sparkles over it?

Holly and I reckon we could do it blindfolded!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

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

We sort out a Husky and OTL sees another Ethereal Thingy!

Hi Woofers!

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

We had some fun this morning with both of the Two Legs!

First of all I got Holly to do her 'I Wanna Get Up on The Bed' woof at about two thirty. Then after Old Two Legs had got back to sleep again, I jumped up and crept up the bed and gave OTL's ear a good lick!

That was about three thirty!

Then, at about four fifteen, I got the feeling that I really needed to go out for a wee, so I stood downstairs and did my 'I Wanna Wee' whine that always gets The Missus to elbow OTL to tell him to get up and 'Sort Daisy Out'!

This morning, OTL was right across the other side of the bed, so her elbow couldn't reach and TM had to do the 'Sorting Out' herself!

Of course, by the time they had to get up, Holly and I had taken over the bed and were stretched right across in the best positions!

Great fun!

Down on the beach it was a bit windy and certainly not the weather for riding on OTL's arm, according to the ferrets!

They both stayed in the ferret bag and just stuck their heads out, asking every so often, 'Are We There Yet?'

.......Are we......?

 Down on the beach OTL got all excited again about this Ethereal Thingy Wossit and to be honest, we couldn't work out what the silly old duffer was talking about!

Another Ethereal Thingy

 I was more worried about the wind that was blowing in off the North Sea. It certainly was a bit chilly and my hair was being blown flat onto my nose as well!

Now this is just Too Windy!

We were all heading back to the car when Holly and I spotted a big Husky and his mate the Doberman heading up behind us, off the lead and looking to see what we were up to!

What was worse was the Two Legs wasn't anywhere to be seen!

Holly and I took up our Defensive Positions in front of OTL while he gathered up the ferrets into his arms.

The Husky was the first to arrive and totally ignored our woofing and instead had a sniff of our tails!

Then he wandered over to OTL who did the 'I'm a Big Two Legs and You Will Obey!'

As the Husky stood in front of OTL looking at the ferrets, OTL held up his paw in front of the Husky and woofed in his best voice..........'NO!'

Then he kept his paw there sort of blocking the Husky's face!

It's the same thing he does when he wants us to 'Stay'

Well, it worked until their owner came up and put them both on leads, and it was then that Holly and I did our 'Now Woof Off You Bozo's!' woof, from the safety of six paces behind OTL!

You don't mess with us and OTL!

Lunchtime was a little damp and a bit windy! When we got down to the beach there was an 'On Shore Wind' (Technical Stuff!)

The wind was blowing the waves right up into the air!

Large and Splashy!

OTL said that there was no way I was going to be allowed in for a swim.

Whoa! That looks Wet!

Does he think I'm stupid or summat?

Swimming? In That!

Over the holiday weekend we will have a neighbours woofer to take out on our walks, so that means the ferrets will have to go on a walk on their own!

The woofer is a spaniel type called Daisy!

Now, you know what sort of confusion there is going to be with two Daisy's!

Auntie Sheila will be doing the feeding bit and we will be doing the exercise bit!

By The Way, the ferrets are getting a petition together to protest about being left behind just so a woofer can be walked!

Summat about being 'Not Fair To Ferrets!'

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Rain, Rain and Rain and an hour or so of No Rain!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Didn't it rain last night! I mean, it even woke me up and I normally ignore rain on the windows but last night, well, it was a real 'Pond Filler'!

Needless to say, after Old Two Legs got the ferrets all harnessed up and in their travel cage, he took a look out of the window and decided it was too wet for them to go out.

They were not 'Happy Ferrets'! They do enjoy their morning run and being put back in the cage again was not their idea of fun!

They both showed off and Mr Brambles even threw his poo pot across the cage floor in his temper!

We went out and I will admit, it was a 'Quick Walk', you know, 'Do Your Business and leg it around the rest of the circuit!

Back home we were described as 'Soggy Doggy's' and we got a second rub down with a nice warm Doggy Towel!

Off for some Ox Heart and then up stairs for a snooze.

We were slightly disturbed by OTL and the ferrets playing 'Dook & Chase' around the landing, bedroom and bathroom!

OTL has discovered how to 'Dance' in front of Snowflake whilst on his knees, to invite her for a game and of course, she just loves that! First she bounds up to OTL and jumps up in the air in front of him then runs down the hallway to jump onto Mr Brambles back and give him a nip on the butt! Then it's back to OTL, but she doesn't bite him 'cos he is too quick to get his hands out of the way as she charges towards him!

He has however, worked out how to scoop her up while she is charging along and rolls her over onto her back and tickles her tummy while she is still 'Dooking' !

After about an hour both ferrets are ready for a snooze and this morning OTL even gave Mr Brambles ears a clean out, not that there was much wax there at all but he had been scratching his ears so OTL thought it would be a good idea to give them a clean and see if there were any mites there as well.

We're glad to report, no wax, no mites and nothing unusual at all! Normally Mr Brambles is fast asleep and then he suddenly wakes up, tears around the cage, goes flying down to the ground floor and scratches his ear and kicks the poo pots about.

OTL thinks it may just be a bad dream!

Miss Snowflake is due to have her ears wiped out as OTL can see a shadow of wax in the lobe, so she is next, maybe today or more than likely, the weekend!

Lunchtime, the rain stopped for about an hour, so OTL woke the ferrets up, got them dressed up in their harness and popped them into the travelling cage. Down in the car park OTL had to put his hand inside the cage and get them out, they had fallen asleep on the journey!

We had super game on the beach, I dug a couple of really big holes and Miss Snowflake decided she wanted them both!

and you can keep those ferrets away from our hole!

Mind you, we knew that we would loose the holes before long and we could see Mr Bramble creeping up!

What you got there my Holly Dog?

In the end we left the ferrets to the holes, we know when we're beaten!

Mine, All Mine!

We let them carry on and while I was having a sniff, Holly was pretending to 'Catch a Few Rays' even if she couldn't see the sun!

There is still the UV about!

Mr brambles was snuffling along the hedgerow and pretending he could sniff rabbit, just to wind up Holly!

Hey! Holly Dog! I can sniff loads of Rabbit here!

Back home and before long all of us were snoozing, except OTL who was playing on the computer doing something he calls 'Invoicing'!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

A Little Splash In The Medway!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

It has been a super sunny day today down here in North Kent! A bit cloudy to start off with but it soon warmed up and do you know, there were even a couple of Two Legs on the beach sun bathing!

First thing this morning we headed down to the beach and Miss Snowflake decided she want to ride down in Old Two Legs hand, well, half in his hand and the back half on his arm!

OK, now just stroke me under my chin please!

Down on the beach it was another one of those Ethereal Things on the sea, so OTL took another photo. You know, as hard as I looked I couldn't see any Ethereals anywhere!

An Ethereal Thingy that only OTL can see!

Miss Snowflake didn't hang about, as soon as OTL put her down on the sand she was off to Mug Holly's new hole!

OK, I'll have this one thank you!

 Mr Brambles was more interested in the sea weed and stuff at the High Tide Mark.

This is Really Sniffy!

 The man with the mower had been around the area and the cut grass was now drying up and providing some super sniffing. Both the ferrets and us had a great time chasing the sniffs!

Oh Wot! This is Super Sniffing!

 Lunchtime we went down the beach and as the tide was in I went for a swim. OTL had found a couple of sticks and tossed them in the water for me!

It was so good to be wet all over, including my tail but I did keep it in the vertical position when swimming!

Up Periscope!

 Of course, I had fun when OTL went to pick up the stick, I waited for him to get close then had a good shake from nose to tail!

I managed to soak him a couple of times!

Start at the nose then work back to the tail!

 Further on along The Sea Wall we came across a Sprinting Spider called 'Super Sid'. He said he was in training for the Olympics and couldn't stop to chat!

Super Sid the Sprinting Spider!

 OTL spotted a fly on a flower head and the fly was covered in pollen. We didn't know flies fed on pollen, we thought it was just bees!

Licking the pollen!

Holly tried to make friends with a fisherman but he totally ignored her, even when she stood by his arm and woofed!

Oi! I'm Woofin' at You!

In the end she gave up and went of sniffing for rabbits but they had gone back to bed!

We spotted a 'Worker Bee' gathering pollen so we stopped and said 'Hello' but he didn't hang around and was soon heading off to the next tree singing his 'Buzzing Song'!

Buzz Buzz, Busy Bee, What about The Workers!

We had our Gas and Electricity meters replaced today and OTL has got a gizmo that tell him how much electricity the house is using.

He is going to be hell to live with until the novelty wears off!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Daisy Has Been Suffering Today!

Hello Woofers!

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

You know what? We were expecting a warm sunny day today and what did we get? Clouds, Wind and I got a bad leg!

This morning we were up late 'cos Old Two Legs overslept. He kept on being woken up during the night, it was a combination of me walking over the top of him to find a soft bit of the bed to sleep on, Holly woofing to be picked up so she could find a soft bit of the bed to sleep on, Holly and I growling and snapping at each other 'cos we both wanted the same soft bit of the bed to sleep on and The Missus was snoring her head off all night long!

Of course, his ever blackening eye and the ache and the stab of pain every time it is touched, didn't help either!

We headed down to the beach and Holly and I were planning on digging a big hole for the ferrets to hide in!

Wot about over there then?

As soon as OTL saw what we were doing he said that the ferrets wanted to hunt monsters in the sea weed!

That was it! If they don't want a hole then we're off to hunt some rabbit and they can do what they want in the wet sea weed!

Mr Brambles started off by climbing up onto a big rock that was covered in sea weed. That was OK getting up 'cos he could stick his claws into the weed and climb up as if he was climbing a rope!

Look at ME! I'm at the very top!

 The problem arrived when he wanted to go down. His claws were pointing the wrong way and instead of climbing down, he started to slip down! That was it, he was back up again as quick as a flash and just sat there.

Then he had a brilliant idea!

OTL! Lift me down Pleeease?

 Miss Snowflake said that she was going to be 'Creative, just like the 'Fabulous Eileen Godwin'!

 So she set about stamping on the mud to leave her paw prints all over the place and make a pretty pattern!

I'm going to be the 'Fabulous Miss Snowflake'!

OTL told her that unless she washed off all the mud, 'The Fabulous Miss Snowflake' wouldn't get a lift back home in the car!

Mr Brambles was a bit late getting off the beach 'cos he was trying to leave his paw prints in the sand. Not so messy but the sand still got between his toes!

Hey! Wait for me!

 Back we went to the car and headed home.

When we got back my back leg, the left one, was hurting. It's a thing I get if I twist or sprain it when doing too much exercise chasing rabbits or Holly!

That was it! I crawled into OTL's arm and he gave my legs and backside a good massage which helped to ease the ache and the pain!

Then he put me on the bed, on one of our beds and TM put her Fleece over me like a blanket to keep me warm.

I had a little snooze while OTL went off delivering some stuff and Holly joined me on the bed as well, so we both had a snooze together!

When OTL got back it was lunch time and he suggested a walk was in order, I wasn't too sure, but he gave me another massage and carried me to the car. We we got out at the beach I tried a few steps and my leg seemed better, so, I very gently had a walk and a wee around our normal route!

Back home to a bowl of Doggy Scoff!

I mean, there I am with a damaged leg, hobbling along, being all big and brave, and what do I get?

DOGGY SCOFF! YUK! YUK! YUK!

I decided to go back to bed again for some more snoozing until dinner time, maybe I'll get some sympathy from OTL and a bit of his dinner

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy,  Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Another Estuary Morning!

Greetings Woofers!

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

You know, sometimes The Missus and Old Two Legs leave us behind, and it's not right! Like today, they just upped and disappeared in the car, but I'll tell you more later!

First thing OTL, the ferrets and us went off to The Beach for our bit of exercise on the sand. It was a little dark to begin with but the sun was shining on the sea and OTL said it looked 'Ethereal' , what ever that is!

Ethereal? Wossat?

Mr Brambles had asked me to teach him how to Line Dance and you know me, being an expert, I was only too pleased to help!

One thing I have found out, a ferret doesn't know his left paw from his right paw!

There was I trying to teach a simple 'Step & Kick' with the right paw.

I gave up counting the number of times I showed him, look, this is your right paw!

Right Paw, Lift And Kick!

No, no, No, This is the Right Paw, Step & Kick!

This is the Right Paw!

Mr Brambles just couldn't get the fact that he was kicking with his Left Paw 'cos he was kicking the same side as me, but in mirror!

Holly started off laughing but even she got bored in the end and said that we should sing out 'Step & Kick' and not mention left or right!

Come on, Forget Left and Right, just Kick!

I must admit, in the end I was glad when OTL said we should be heading back home, it gave me a good excuse to stop teaching!

We had some fun sharing sniffs with the ferrets on the way back to the car and we introduced Mr Brambles to the 'Rat Wee' and the Vole Wee and he showed us some Grass Snake Poo!

Yep! That's Snake Poo alright!

Back home we had hardly got our noses into the food bowl when TM and OTL headed out the door, taking Both Cars with them!

About an hour later they returned with just the small car, the big car was having it's MOT!

OTL had a big bag of Bird Seed over his shoulder and a big bag of Peanuts in his hand, also for the birds!

Holly and I stood guard by the back door to make sure that no other Peregrine landed in our garden to scare the birds or attack OTL!

Lunch time we were out again and we found the Two Legs who cuts the grass charging about on a small tractor with some grass cutters on the back, Scary!

Mind your Claws Girls!

 The wind was getting up and although it wasn't cold, it was blowing the waves about a bit!

Is there a Storm Coming?

OTL stopped to have a chat with a couple of Two Legs who had a Bearded Collie on a lead. We couldn't see his eyes, so we weren't too sure if it was friendly or not, but OTL said 'Hello' and tickled it behind his ears and soon he stopped woofing at us. Mind you, Holly and I stayed well away from him, just in case!

You know it takes two hours to brush me!

He had such long hair, Holly said that she wouldn't like hair like that especially as you couldn't see where you were going!

OTL got the Ferret Travelling Cage out and set it up so the ferrets can have some time inside playing with it so they are used to it by the time we go on holiday!

Once again, off TM & OTL went and picked up the big car without us! We had to sit by the window and wait for them to come back, it was Soooo Booooring!

Not sure what is for dinner tonight but we plan to have some from each of them!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

A Peregrine Falcon visits our garden!

Hello Woofers!

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

We have had an exciting day today, loads of stuff going on!

First of all, last night Old Two Legs had a dream and it involved jungle and trees and Big Monsters and Small Monsters and they were all chasing OTL! He was managing to escape their murderous teeth when he ran around a corner and had to duck under tail of a Monster looking the other way!

Trouble was, OTL was still in bed and as he ducked his head, he didn't see the bedside cabinet and managed to collide with the corner of the cabinet with his eye brow!

Well, there was blood everywhere! I'd never seen anyone bleed so much! OTL had to wake The Missus up from her dreams of  'Fabulous Eileen Godwin's Fame & Fortune'  to inspect the damage, just in case he needed some stitches in it!

Luckily enough it was a 'Straight in Cut' rather than a 'Slice' and with the application of cold water and a little pressure from his hand, the blood stopped and after clearing up the mess he went back to bed!

We cuddled up to him to make him feel better and Holly even licked his hand in sympathy!

After all that, we were up late, it was half past seven before we got up, terribly late for a Sunday!

Soon we were down The Beach and when we got to the steps, there was a family already there with an English Bull Terrier who we hadn't met before, so it was 'Gently, Gently' until we decided she was just after a game!

Lilly and her Family.

 Mr Brambles just couldn't wait to get out for a run and a dig in the sand and kept on asking.........'are we there yet?'

It's getting a bit 'close' in this bag I think Snowflake needs a run!

Soon we were dashing around and Holly even found some old egg sacks and pretended it was a ball!

Back home TM was catching up with the house work, well, even the 'Fabulous Eileen Godwin' has to get back to reality sometimes!

There we were having a snooze on the sofa when there was a big 'Thump' on the door window and we all looked to see what it was all about. OTL spotted a female Peregrine Falcon perched on the rocks in the garden with a little bird in her claws! She was only there for a brief moment before flying off with the little bird.

We then saw where the impact had happened and you can see the mark where the bird had crashed into the window when the Peregrine attacked and had emptied it's bowels at the moment of impact!

You can see the mark of the feathers of the little bird and just above that you can see the mark of Peregrines feathers as well!

Pow! The End of a Bird!

Holly said that when we are in Scotland OTL has to keep a watch out for Eagles and Buzzards who may attack us and now he has to add Peregrine Falcon to the list 'cos the ferrets would make a tasty meal!

Scary or Wot!

Lunch time came and we were out again with OTL. Holly and I went off Hunting Rabbit while OTL ran around like a Headless Chicken chasing a Peacock Butterfly!

It settled for just a second!

The wind had got up a little since this morning and Holly said that if she stood in a certain direction the wind blew her whiskers up in the air!

Just look, it's done it again!

We went looking for more rabbits but as normal they had retired to bed for their afternoon snooze!

It was still a good run and we both were glad when we got back to the car, you could see it on Holly's face!

That was a good walk, now I need a snooze!

OTL has been shoving pain killer tablets down his throat 'cos his eye still hurts, but, we will give him a cuddle and try to make it better!

See you all tomorrow, we're off to take the big car for its MOT so we have got some car riding tomorrow!

Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.