POLLY'S DOG BLOG ~ p.2
Tuesday
15th July
It was lovely and warm today when we had a run down the coast path at Gourdon. A big black Labrador ran straight down the path and jumped all over Amber. Boss Woman had to pick her up. I got a big rash all over my tummy and it was all swollen. Boss Woman said she thought it was with the nettles I had been running through. She gave me a Piriton tablet squashed in some cheese to take the swelling down. Boss Woman says I am going to have a story written about me in the newspaper. Cool. She has sent someone called Donna who works for the newspaper, some pictures of me and has given her loads of information about the walks and things and especially about the Great Glen Way walk that I did. This Donna has read my dog blog and the rest of my website and thinks it is really good. I hope Boss Woman doesn't get all the credit ~ after all it is ME that writes this dog blog ! We saw loads of big black Guillamots on the rocks with their wings stretched out drying them. I was going to chase them but they were on some rocks in the sea and the water was too deep for me to paddle.
Tuesday
17th June
Got into trouble today for not coming back when Boss Woman told me to. What she doesn't realise is that when I am chasing a hare I do not like being distracted by her shouting at me. I could have caught it as well ~ I was just about to chase it across the road when she went MAD ~ sigh. So I had to go back to her. She was really cross. She can be sooooo inconsiderate sometimes. We had Pilchards in Tomato Sauce for dinner, which I like. Me and Polly went in the Wheat field. The Wheat was so long, we couldn't see over the top and we had great fun chasing rabbits, but I got a bit worried because I couldn't see Boss Woman anywhere. I was jumping up really high but I still couldn't see her. Luckily she whistled so I could find her again.

Monday
16th June

You know the Mongy guy over the road who had Bernie put to death ? He has a big German Shepherd now and he still doesn't excercise this one either. Sometimes he even locks it in the back of his car. It came over to our garden today, peed on our lawn and sniffed around everywhere ~ all by itself. Boss Woman took it back over to where it lives and the girl just said ~ yeah whatever ! Boss Woman is really annoyed that they are allowed to have another dog. It looked like it needed it's coat brushing, it was all dirty and tangled up.Me and Polly are really glad they we don't live with them.
Tuesday
10th June
On Catterline beach today, we saw a huge fat bloated dead seal. It smelt lovely and me and Amber wanted to go and have a closer look and maybe get a bite or two, but Boss Woman called us back a bit crossly and made us walk at the side of her. She held her nose with her fingers ~ I think she liked the smell so much that she was holding it in her nose so it couldn't escape ! Boss Woman was talking to a couple from France who were cycling around Scotland on a tandem. Me and Polly drank some really cold water from the stream at the beach. We were so thirsty because it is a warm day today and we walked a long way. In the olden days, the stream was the water source for the village.
Saturday
31st May
My friend Stella the Labrador came with us on a walk over Braemar today. We had loads of fun swimming in the River Dee and running about all over the mountain. I followed a scent for a long way then Boss Woman called me back because at the end of the scent were 2 stags and she was worried in case I got gored to death. As if !! Me and Stella did loads of swimming but Amber can't swim very well ~ in fact she sinks straight to the bottom so she didn't go in the water much at all. It was a really hot day and luckily there were plenty of streams for us to drink out of. Boss Woman saw an Adder as well. We walked a long way. Boss Woman tripped over a big rock and fell and then she fell and hurt herself when she was crossing the river. Honestly, she is sooooo clumsy. Me and Amber gave her big kisses to make her feel better. Boss Woman thought I should have been swimming with Polly and Stella so she put me in the deep water but my legs wouldn't work fast enough and I was sinking down to the bottom and had to be pulled out of the water really quickly. My head went under the water and my mouth got full of water as well. It's not fair ~ Boss Woman laughed at me and she now calls me GLUGGLES !
Tuesday
27th May
We had a lot of drama here yesterday. Boss Woman took me and Amber down to the beach at Catterline and we saw 2 people and a Collie they had tied to a boat. We walked right on by Seal Island and me and Amber had great fun, loads to sniff at and we found loads of dead seagulls to eat (even though Boss Woman went mad with us). On our way back from the beach at about 1.30 p.m. the Collie was still tied up so Boss Woman tried to ring the Dog Warden but her phone didn't work. Then we met 3 other people coming down the hill and they were looking for the old Boss Man of the Collie. Anyway, it turned out that the old Boss Man of the Collie had been washed in the sea and found near Seal Island just near where Boss Woman had been sat and me and Amber had been sniffing. The Police and Coastguards were called in and they found him at 3 p.m. I wonder what will happen to the Collie now his Boss Man has died?
Saturday
24th May
Well, we are back off the long walk now ~ did you read my walk diary ? I was tired when I got back but now I am ready for another long walk. I got almost £100 in sponsor money and it is not all collected yet. I think Tracie at Scottish Staffie Rescue will be pleased with that and I just hope it can help some of the dogs in rescue as they are not all as lucky as I am. I think we are going to climb up Lochnagar next week if the weather is fine and we will be taking Amber with us. We only go on our normal 3 miles or more walk every day now and it's not enough ~ I like to walk a LONG way. I missed Polly, Boss Woman and Big Guy last week. Boss Woman said my legs were too small to carry me all the 73 miles ~ at least I could have done some of it though ! They COULD have taken me, I would have liked to have gone camping and searching for the Loch Ness Monster. We are going to go on a nice 15 mile walk next weekend I think so I am looking forward to that ~ I like climbing the mountains and it will be my 2nd Munro I will have climbed. Ha Ha, I got to eat tinned dog meat while they were away, which I like very much. Boss Woman doesn't let me eat tinned dog food when she is at home.
Tuesday
13th May
We are off camping this afternoon, up to Fort Augustus. We are going to Fort William tomorrow to start the walk and Boss Woman said I hadn't to run about so much chasing rabbits and things because it is a long walk and I will need to save my energy for walking not running. Big Guy said that when we walk past Loch Ness that if we see the monster I hadn't to jump in the water and start chasing it ~ Ha Ha, I think he's having me on !! There isn't really a monster ????? I'll have my photo taken by Loch Ness so you can see I have been there. It's not fair I can't go because Boss Woman said I am too young to walk so far every single day. I'm sure I could walk so far, I don't think it's fair that Polly gets all the fun ....... I hope the Loch Ness monster eats Polly ~ that'll save her right!
Friday
9th May
It is really hot here today and when we went on our coast path walk, me and Amber got really thirsty and drank loads of water ~ luckily Boss Woman had taken 2 bottles of water with her. My leg still hurts so Big Guy said we might not be able to do the Great Glen Way walk next week if I am still limping and we might have to do it the week after instead. Have you sponsored me yet ? It is in a good cause ! When we went out for our night time walk tonight, I found something nice and smelly so I rolled in it to get the lovely smell on me. Trouble is, Boss Woman made me have a soapy shower to wash it all off. I smell all soapy sweet now. Yuk. I don't like showers. Polly hid under the bed just in case she was put in the shower as well !
Wednesday
7th May
My leg hurts a bit today. Me and Amber were chasing hares yesterday and I ran too fast and hurt my leg. We are going out for a nice long walk this afternoon if my leg stops hurting. Boss Woman has been training me how to 'wait' today. She said I was doing very well and I got some nice sausage treats every time I did it right. Boss Woman said it was important to learn it because it might save my life one day if I run out into the road and I 'wait' when I am told.
Saturday
3rd May
I get to go first today because it is a BIG celebration. I climbed my first ever mountain ~ Mt. Keen. I was a bit tired going up the hill but it was easy peasy coming down again. Boss Woman said that I was a good girl and did very well because I have little legs and they had to work very hard. There was some really nice cold streams to drink out of because we were very thirsty with all that running up and down. I really liked it and it was the longest walk I have ever done. I think we walked about 15 miles altogether. It was my second mountain I have climbed and I chased loads and loads of rabbits. We saw a lot of dead ones as well. It was very hot going up and at the top it was very windy and cold. We had a nice tin of dog meat when we got down to the bottom. We drank some water out of Queen Victoria's well. It was a very posh well ~ the water was very cold and it was so clear you could see to the bottom of it. We found loads of stuff, 2 separate gloves and a neck warmer Boss Woman said she would keep for herself.
Thursday
1st May
We went in Scolty Forest for a lovely long walk today and it was really sunny and warm. I heard my first ever cuckoo.
Wednesday
30th April
We got wet and muddy when we went in the field today ~ it was pouring down. I saw a rabbit so I chased it down the rabbit hole and tried to dig it out, but Amber kept standing on top of me and getting in the way. I was helping Polly dig the rabbit out but she kept getting in front of me so I couldn't dig properly. We didn't get the rabbit though, it was well hidden underground and didn't come out again. We'll watch out for it again next time we go in the field.
Tuesday
29th April
Really enjoyed my walk today. We went for about 4 miles. It is really nice and warm and I got to jump in the Burn. We saw skylarks (they sang a lovely song), Herons, Swallows and Lapwings (they made a very strange noise). It's a good job Boss Woman took some water with her, because it was nice and warm and we were running about a lot, I was really really thirsty. We had some fish for lunch and Boss Woman mixed in some plain yoghurt. It was lovely and I ate mine in about 30 seconds.
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Monday
31st March
We saw loads of stuff today on the beach, that had been washed up. Another dead seal (just as tasty as the last one) and a dead porpoise (also tasty). The porpoise had loads and loads of pointy teeth. Boss Woman said that was so it could hold the fish in its' mouth when it was feeding. We also saw some toads hopping about. I went over to have a look at them and Boss Woman said I had better not lick them or eat them, otherwise I might die or at least hallucinate ! Boss Woman gave us both a bath as well because we had been rolling on the dead seal to get the nice smell on us. She said that we were dirty filthy disgusting animals and that we stank. Now, that's a bit harsh !! She can be quite cutting sometime.
Sunday
30th March
Boss Woman is a bit upset today. There was a big Rottweiller x St. Bernard living over the road, called Bernie. He was only 12 months old. His Boss Man was a really stupid lazy irresponsible person who watched television all day. Even though they live next to a field, they never ever took Bernie out for a run or a walk, not once. Sometimes when we walked past their house, Bernie used to come running out of their garden and growl at me. I was a bit scared of him because he was so big. Well, he got excited last Saturday and as a lady jogged past his garden he ran at her. She was scared and as she tried to fend him off, he bit her arm and bit her leg. The lady was really scared and badly bitten and she had to jump into someones car to get away from him. The police were called. Well, because of Berne's lazy, stupid and uncaring owner, Bernie has now had to die. He had a needle stuck in him and put to death. I hope it didn't hurt him. Boss Woman said it is a real shame that Bernie had to suffer when it wasn't his fault. He was just a bored, untrained dog with too much energy and aggression for his own good. Boss Woman said training and plenty of exercise would have made Bernie into a really nice dog. Well I love running in the field. Poor Bernie.
Saturday
29th March
Went shopping to Aberdeen with Boss Woman and Big Guy today. I shared their All Day Breakfast pie. It was really fine. They didn't take me !
Thursday
27th March
We found a dead seal on the beach today. When Boss Woman called me back, I managed to have a few bites out of it before I let on that I had heard her calling ~ it was sooo tasty. An old guy gave Boss Woman some tiny Cowrie shells and a piece of black jet he had found on the beach. His Spaniel was called Amber and it was just as grumpy as our Amber. I'm not grumpy, I just don't like other dogs much that's all, especially when they come sniffing round me. The smell of the seal was so nice that I rolled about it in a few times so I got the smell on the back. Boss Woman told us off, as usual ! We had some ox's heart for lunch. I do like it, it's one of my favourite things.
Monday
24th March
We had a run in the Forest today. It was snowing like mad, huge flakes. Boss Woman was throwing snowballs for us to catch, then she got a bit mean and started pelting us with snowballs. Worst thing is, she was laughing and thought it was funny !!
Saturday
22nd March
Boss Woman and Big Guy bought a backpacking tent today in preparation for when we walk the Great Glen Way. I have my own backpack I will be wearing so I can carry my own biscuits and water. I'm really looking forward to it because I like a lot of walking and I get to see all exciting things and smell lovely smells. You can sponsor me if you want. I think we will be walking about 17 or 18 miles a day. I can't go because my legs aren't strong enough just yet until I get a bit older. Boss Woman said when I am old enough and strong enough she will take me up Lochnagar Mountain ~ probably in July when I will be 1 year old.
Thursday
20th March
Oh, you wouldn't believe what an awful week I have had. It was Boss Woman's birthday this week and she went away for a few days. I had to go into day boarding kennels. I didn't like it one bit and I cried all day and I haven't been eating much because I was so upset. She is back now and I am so glad. I am eating loads now and she gave me some scrambled egg for tea and said she will take me on a very long walk tomorrow. What a relief ! We gave her lots and lots of kisses and licks.
Thursday
13th March
Went on a new walk on a beach today ~ we have never been on that beach before. Because of all the storms we have been having, there was some dead seagulls lying around. They smelt lovely and me and Amber rolled all over them to get the smell on us, but Boss Woman told us off. We saw a HUGE big staffie and it was a blue colour (it looked grey to me !) it was really friendly and kept wagging it's tail and barking at me. He couldn't play though because his Boss Woman had him on lead. I just ran round and round him, barking at him all the time to let him know that I liked him. I jumped in the sea and chased some noisy swans ~ they were making a lot of strange noises and were annoying me.
Sunday
9th March
Boss Woman and Big Guy just got back from Crufts tonight. They bought me loads of presents. A nice new jumper, a new lead, and a new water dish. Boss Woman also brought me a new plastic dog whistle. She said she had been watching some really good gun dog training and she was going to practise on me using the whistle. I like training so I don't mind. She said that they had seen some really nice dogs but none were as nice as me or Amber. I think she msised us~We missed her and we were really happy to see her back. I gave her loads of kisses. I gave her loads of kisses as well and she gave us some nice dog food she had brought back.

Thursday
6th March

Had a nice walk on the coast path today. There was a coach parked in the car park and I went on it to search for scraps ~ I like doing that, I've done it before. Boss Woman said it was naughty and that one day the coach will drive off with me on it !! There was a guy throwing 2 sticks for his dog so I pinched one and ran away with it ~ the guy got a bit cross. His dog was sniffing round Amber and Boss Woman kicked it away because Amber is in season and the dog wouldn't leave her alone. It's not fair, I have to be kept on lead all the time for the next 2 weeks. Polly got to run about all over but I couldn't.
Wednesday
5th March
Howard the duck died today. Boss Woman found him in the duckpond floating about dead. I don't think it helped that me and Amber jumped on him the other day and bit him. Boss Woman went MAD with us. The ducks shouldn't have come into our part of the garden ~ it was all their fault, not ours. Boss Woman keeps them locked up now when me and Polly are out in the garden. I couldn't help it ~ I just wanted to eat him.
Wednesday
2nd April
It was really warm today. 13 deg. Me and Amber were panting a bit going up Scolty Hill, luckily Boss Woman had taken us a drink of water because we were really thirsty when we got to the top.
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