Why are my teeth so big???

Scary?

It is me - upside down!

Like this. Not scary at all. Mom just turned the photo around for fun.

In the Wood

Today was a warm day and I felt very hot sitting in our garden. In the afternoon we went for a little walk in the wood, where it is nice and cool.

In the Car

I understand a lot of the noises they make. I know that "cat" means there is chasing and barking to be done (although I am not allowed to do that any more) and "car" means that we are going somewhere, and that makes me very happy so I wag my tail wildly. I just love going for an outing in the car. I have the back seat to myself and I always get let out for a sniff or a little walk, even if it is only in the supermarket car park. The world is full of exciting smells. I do not jump in and out of the car any more. I get lifted because my joints are not what they used to be.

Good morning!

Sunday

Swimming in a river of gold.

We went to the woods and the river yesterday, but we did not walk there like we used to. We went in the car. I thing they are getting old.

That Collie

I have no respect for collies. You see them on dog shows, doing all sorts of stupid tricks, even dancing. They doggedly herd sheep, following their masters´ every order. No mind of their own.
When I was a lot younger I had a problem with a certain collie dog that passed our garden every day. With the fence between us we would bark, growl and snarl at each other. Once we met face to face on the path, and as the collie was accompanied by two of its packmates, there was a bit of a fight, and I got accused of having bitten the collie's ear - which I have never admitted to. See: http://tessblogs.blogspot.com/2006/09/collies.html

I have not seen that dog for years now, but this morning, walking peacefully on my lead on the pavement, guess whom we met! Just as frisky and menacing as ever. We both had to be restrained.

This morning

Look what someone left on the grassy area next to my path. I decided to retrieve it, but "mom" bribed me with a promise of a biscuit to leave it. I will try again tomorrow, and get another biscuit.

Photo taken this morning with mobile phone.

Waiting for Food

Whenever there is action in the kitchen - a meal preparation of some sort - this is where I wait. I can see what is going on, have a good view of my bowl, and be ready as soon as something gets put in it. Sometimes I get stuck, and chairs have to be moved to help me out.

Housework

I do not like it at all when they decide to clean our house. There is nowhere for a dog to sit while it is all going on - all the rugs get lifted, and there are strong, unnatural smells of detergents and furniture polish. And the noise from the vacuum cleaner is irritating. This time they even washed all my blankets and my bedding. This is not how a house should smell. It should smell of dog. Of me.

Outside

I saw the sun was out today and wanted to sit outside, but it was not nice and warm, it was cold. I only stayed a little while.