Bank 'holiday' weekend

There was no holiday for me over the me weekend, we were busy doing 'jobs'......

Helping Dad with the car

Helping Dad dig a hole

Words (and toots)

In 2 days I will be 19 weeks old. That's nearly 5 months! Time certainly flies by when you are having as much fun as I am. Today, I thought I would add up how many words I know - and I ran out of paws. I had to count each paw twice, and then my tail, because I know 9 words. They are:

• Dougal - my name!
• Come - run as fast as possible to Mum or Dad
• Sit - put my bottom on the ground and don't move it until I'm told another word
• No - stop whatever I am doing (usually something naughty!!)
• Bed - go into my bed
• Fetch - run to a ball or dummy, pick it up and take it back to Mum or Dad
• Give - give Mum or Dad whatever is in my mouth
• Drop - drop whatever is in my mouth on the floor (usually something horrible Mum and Dad don't want to touch!)
• OK - playtime!

I also know that Good Boy means Mum or Dad are pleased with me!

Although Mum and Dad mainly talk to me in words sometimes they use a whistle. One little toot on the whistle means the same as sit, and 4 toots on the whistle means the same as come. Being such a clever chap I've picked this up really quickly. It's all great fun and I just love all the attention (and treats!) I get when we are practicing words and toots.

I'm full of beans

Mum is always saying that she cannot understand why I am so full of beans. She says she has checked the ingredients on my food and beans are not mentioned. Unfortunately, today I was caught in the act and she found out why..............

Helping myself to a snack - or should that be a beanfeast!

A very busy time

I have been REALLY busy over the last couple of weeks but I couldn't blog because our computer wasn't working.

The weekend of 5th - 7th August we all went away in the caravan again. We went to the Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival near Driffield, East Yorkshire. I had a really good time and whilst we were listening to the music lots of people stopped to say hello to me.

The music was OK, but I was far more interested in......

eating my chew

trying to eat Dad's sandwich

and having a snooze on Mum's lap



Last week, Rufus and Jasper and their Mum and Dad came to stay. Rufus didn't really want to play with me but Jasper did - playing with him was great fun (but I had to watch that he didn't steal all my bones!)

One day we went to the beach. There were LOTS of us! all my Welshie (and honorary Welshie) friends Duggie, Fergus, Max, Rufus, Jasper, Murphy, Merlin and Toffee, my English Springer friends Fidget, Frisbee, Jasper and Jiffy from my dog training club, and me of course! I had a FABULOUS time running around with everyone. I would have liked to stay on the beach for longer but Mum said I had done enough so Dad took me back to the car and I had a BIG sleep. Sadly my Dad forgot to take his camera, but Uncle Michael took this photo of me with Dad and Duggie.

 

After we got home from the beach Duggie, Fergus, Rufus, Jasper, Murphy and Merlin did some agility while I had another sleep. Then, fully recovered I had a big play with Merlin. Merlin is my half brother, he is a lot bigger than me but he played really gently with me. Uncle Michael took the following photos of us...

Technical problems

We've had a busy time of it lately both at home and with a weekend away.  Unfortunately, I haven't been able to blog about any of it because we have a few IT problems at the moment and Mum can't access the internet.  Hopefully we will be back online very soon as I have lots to say and another weekend to look forward to and tell you about - rumour is we are off to the beach on Saturday.

I wish I was a potato!

It is really hot again this week and I have been trying to find cool places to snooze. I have discovered that the coolest place in the house is the cupboard under the stairs, but unfortunately it's full of potatoes (and other 'stuff') and there's not much room left for me!

A Letter to Father Christmas

Dear Santa

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth............

I promise I will be a good boy!

Love Dougal
xx