POLLY'S DOG BLOG ~ p.2
2008
Saturday
27th December

Hello everybody, I hope you had a really nice Christmas and got loads of presents. I went to see the old ladies 2 days before Christmas, which I liked because I got to give them all a kiss. Me and Amber had some really nice beef for Christmas day that Boss Woman bought us and we've been eating Turkey ever since. I got a tug pull and Amber got a chew ball thing for a Christmas present. Boss Woman also got us a hessian rope tug toy and she is teaching us to seek and find it, which we like. Boss Woman has been really busy doing some work for the dog rescue. Loads and loads of tiny puppies and dogs are now needing new homes because the people who got them don't want them anymore. A lot of people buy them as Christmas presents and when they realise that us pups and dogs pee, poo and chew everywhere they don't want us anymore. Well of course we pee, poo and chew everywhere ~ until we are trained otherwise, how are we supposed to know !!??? We aren't always cute and cuddly. Sometimes we make a mess, smell and eat things (like dead moles, rabbits or whatever) that our human owners don't like. We also need a lot of walks, even when it's rainy, snowy, cold and windy. Nobody said we made life easy for our humans even if we love them. Thing is, if we are well looked after and walked a lot, then we are very happy and we make our humans happy as well. If we are not looked after properly then we are sad and poorly and then no one likes us anymore.Me and Polly went a lovely walk yesterday with Stella Labrador. We walked for a long way through muddy fields over Barras and we had to have an all over wash when we got back because we were so muddy. This is only the second Christmas that me and Polly have had together with Boss Woman. We have had lovely time this holiday going for some very nice long walks with Boss Woman and Big Guy and lying in front of the log fire at night has been really cosy.

Wednesday
18th December
Me and Amber were scared in the Forest today. Someone was shooting really close to us down by the river in the Forest ~ it was really loud as well. It was only when Boss Woman shouted to them that they stopped shooting. There was a lot of other people walking dogs as well and Boss Woman reckoned we were all lucky not to have got shot. I had a playfight with Charlie dog. He was really friendly and we played chasing and jumping for ages. I went and stood by Boss Woman because I didn't like the loud noises.
Monday
15th December
Walked on to Seal Island today to see the baby seals. There were loads and loads of baby seals on the rocks and they weren't half making a racket with wailing and barking. I barked at them back just to let them know that I was there and watching them closely. The big seals kept popping their head out of the water to look at us. The tide was coming in really fast and I didn't fancy jumping in the sea to swim to the Island to have a closer look, just in case the big seals got hold of me. Yeah, they were really big with big giant heads. Probably had very sharp teeth as well.
Friday
12th December
Boss Woman almost had a heart attack this morning. There were 5 pigs that had escaped from the local pig farm, running about outside our fence. I could easily have chased them back up to the farm and saved the 4 men the job of getting them back again, but Boss Woman wouldn't let me. It's started snowing again now. We had great fun chasing the rabbits down at Skatie Shore today. The waves on the sea were gigantic !
Tuesday
9th December
We had to go out early for our walk today because I am working as a Therapet at 11 a.m. The big blazing red sun was just coming up over the sea when we went down the fields. The ground was all white and really sparkly with the frost ~ it was a bit cold on my feet as well ! It's nice going at that time in the morning because eveything is so peaceful and still. We saw some geese and 2 swans flying overhead. The wings of the swans made a very strange whooshing noise as they went past. Chicken for dinner.
Sunday
29th November
It was absolutely freezing cold today in the fields. -2 in fact. Big Guy came with us and Boss Woman for a long walk. We saw (and chased) loads of geese, 1 deer and 8 pheasants. We had great fun. I'm glad Boss Woman put our hoodiies on because we were shivering a bit at first until we got running around, When we came near to the field with sheep, Big Guy put me back on lead. I don't see why, just because I chased sheep on Ben Whyvis doesn't mean to say I'll chase them now, does it ?? Anyway, I came back when I was called and didn't catch them. I mean, I only chased them before because they looked stupid and I wanted to see how fast they could run. I flushed out 6 pheasants from the bushes today. Polly was chasing the geese and barking at them and she chased a deer for ages as well. I chased the deer but I couldn't run as fast as Polly. We had lamb for dinner. Polly could have caught some of her own if Big Guy had let her off the lead !
Thursday
27th November

Went on my first ever Therapet assignment today, to the Old Folks Home. I really enjoyed it and I gave everyone licky kisses even though Boss Woman said I hadn't to go round kissing everyone. Everyone made a real fuss of me and even the local newspaper turned up to take my picture with one of the nice old ladies. I wore a new lead and collar on that Boss Woman bought specially ~ she said it wasn't possible to wear my everyday one because it was dirty and smelt of rabbit poo. I had to wear a bright green flash as well, so everyone could recognise me straight away. One nice old lady wanted to give me a cuddly mouse but Boss Woman said I couldn't have it because I would eat it in 2 seconds !! As if !!! I didn't go, I had to stay at home. Boss Woman said when I am a bit older and don't jump up so much then I can go as well. I think I would like it as I like plenty of attention and giving everyone licky sloppy kisses. Lungs for dinner. Gnipper the cat didn't eat hers so me and Polly shared it.

Friday
21st November
MY BIRTHDAY TODAY !! Yippeeee I am now 2 years old. Boss Woman got me a really nice leather collar for my birthday present ~ nice isn't it ? and she bought some really expensive Smart Price supermarket steak for me and Amber's dinner. Big Guy says that she spoils us! It's snowing today, huge ginormous flakes but me and Amber liked it and ran all over the fields trying to catch the snowflakes. I chased some geese in the sky but they were too high up for me to jump up and get them. We lost Boss Woman in the fields today ~ we couldn't see her anywhere because of the big snowflakes. Luckily, she shouted to us so we could find her. Phew ! I was getting a bit worried at one point. We like the snow but it was a bit cold. I was glad when we got back and had our steak dinner. I do not think it is funny when Boss Woman throws snowballs at us She was laughing her head off when the snowballs were hitting us and Polly was trying to jump up to catch them but I didn't, because I didn't think it was funny at all.
Saturday
8th November

Me, Amber, Boss Woman and Big Guy went a walk around Loch Muick today. It rained most of the day and the path was waterlogged and muddy. We still really enjoyed the walk though. We met loads of people who made a fuss of me and Amber. One woman who lived in Somerset had doggie biscuits in her pocket, even though she had left her dog at home and she gave me and Amber one. The path was so waterlogged at the end of Loch Muick that Big Guy carried Boss Woman over it. Honestly, what a sook ! I found a dead grass snake that I got in my mouth so that I could show Amber but Boss Woman made me leave it !
Boss Woman came back from Amsterdam yesterday. I really missed her because I had to go into day kennels all day and I missed my long walks. She said they sell funny wacky backy over in Amsterdam but whatever that is, she didn't bring me any back. Someone rang her and said they wanted her to walk their dog and to to do some work in the garden, picking up all the dog poo from their garden that they hadn't been bothered to pick up themselves. Boss Woman was laughing and said that the woman had a cheek and that she did dog walking and not dogsbody. It was a nice long walk round Loch Muick but I was a bit tired and muddy when we got back to the car. Chicken for tea.

Tuesday
4th November

It's such a lovely warm day today. We went down to Skatie Shore for a run. The sea was smelling really nice and it was so calm. Me and Amber chased some rabbits (as usual) but didn't catch any because they were too fast. I had a good game of chasing with a friendly Bearded Collie. Boss Woman said he looked so thin, like he needed feeding up. On the way back home, Boss Woman called at the Butchers to buy lots and lots of hearts and lungs. I was thinking maybe she had bought it all for a party she might be giving me in 2 weeks time, for my birthday. She said if it was a nice day then we would go for an extra long walk to celebrate my second birthday. We walked right on by the rocks today. I like it on there, climbing on the rocks and paddling in the sea and chasing rabbits. The seagulls were making a lot of noise and I chased them as well. Heart for lunch, which I like a lot.
Friday
31st October
It was hailing really hard today. Huge pieces of ice were hitting us really hard and hurting our faces. I tried running away from them and I kept looking back to see if they were following me but I couldn't outrun them. Boss Woman was so wet that her wellies filled up with water and they made a very strange sqeaking noise when she walked. I was really scared and was glad when we got back to the house. We all got very wet and me and Polly were shivering we were so cold. Boss Woman put a heat pad in my bed for me and it was soooo cosy, it was lovely and warm.
Tuesday
28th October
We went on Balmedie beach today. Boss Woman was shivering she was so cold. Well, if she had run about up and down the beach playing chasing like me and Amber were doing then she would have kept warm like we did. It was snowing on the beach and the sea had big enormous waves.
Monday
27th October

Here I am, back again. Boss Woman floated off to France for a week so me and Amber had to go into kennels down the road. It wasn't too bad and it's a lot better than one I had to go in before, when I was little. I'm really really glad to be back home now though. We went on St. Cyrus beach today for a long long run. Boss Woman said it was hot and sunny in France, well, it was freezing cold here ! She gave us a shower when we got back from the beach. She got some new shampoo and she wanted to try it out on us. It smelt lovely and now I smell lovely as well and my coat is all shiny and soft. She rang somebody up about dog walking so it looks like she might be doing some dog walking for people, I just hope she takes me with her because I like other dogs and I certainly like walking. I was soooo glad she came back. I was beginning to get worried that she had forgotten about us. It's lovely to be back home and I think Gnipper the cat missed us as well. When we went for our walk, stupid Polly went jumping about in the sea but I didn't ~ it was far too cold !

Wednesday
15th October
Boss Woman got a letter this morning from Canine Concern, to say that I am now a qualified registered Therapet Dog. Apparently I can now visit old people at the Care Homes where they live and help cheer them up. I think I will like that because I do like meeting people and having a 'clap' as they call it up here. Boss Woman has been arranging it this morning and there are 2 Care Homes that already want us to visit. Cool. Boss Woman said she will have to keep a close eye on me because most old people are very nice but some might be grumpy and kick me so she will have to keep me close by her as she said I am precious and she doesn't want me to get hurt. Boss Woman said she would be grumpy as well if she had to live in an Old Folks Home. She said that when I get sensible and stop jumping up for attention then she will get me assessed for a PET dog as well. I think I will like that, as I do like attention and people talking to me and I love giving people slobbery kisses.
Tuesday
7th October
Big Guy had to go down to near Keswick in the Lake District with his work yesterday so me and Boss Woman went with him. It is a very posh hotel at Lodore Falls where we are staying and they even let ME stay here. While Big Guy was working me and Boss woman went on a lovely walk to Keswick We met an old guy who was walking his dog which was a Labrador x Collie Cross and he walked with us back along a path on Cat Bells. His dog was really friendly and we played chasing and sniffing out rabbits. It has been raining hard nearly all day but luckily I had my cagoule on that Boss Woman made me, so I stayed fairly dry until I jumped in Derwentwater for a swim. We went to a cafe where I was allowed to go in as well and we shared an egg and bacon sandwich. We met loads of people on the walk and some of them laughed at me with my cagoule on, because they thought I looked 'cute' and everyone made a fuss of me. Only thing was, Boss Woman had her bright blue wellies on ~ she has no shame, it was so embarassing walking with her. We saw a big fat guy with a Boxer. Now, I don't like Boxers ~ ever since Boss Woman took me to doggy training when I was very small and Bob the Boxer used to jump all over me and frighten me, I have never liked them. Well, this big fat guy and his Boxer were horrible. I growled at the slobbery chops Boxer and when the big fat guy tried to get hold of me I growled at him as well. He kept saying he wasn't scared of me whle he was trying to get hold of me and Boss Woman told him 3 times not to touch me but he was still trying to, so I let him clearly know that if he did get hold of me that I would BITE him. I mean, I had to protect Boss Woman from him because neither of us trusted him ~ he looked a nasty man and he would not leave me alone.
Saturday
4th October

Boss Woman has been really upset and crying today. Bonnie, my litter sister has been put to death by the vet. Because she wasn't a very well balanced dog because of her owners, she bit Auntie Tracie of the Staffie Rescue who went to rescue and re-home her (again) from the people that took her as a puppy and she is now dead. It's not Auntie Tracie's fault. Boss Woman doesn't think it's Bonnie's fault, she thinks it's the owner's fault for not realising that Bonnie needing firm guidance, firm handling and good training, then she could even have stayed with them. Poor Bonnie, at least she won't suffer any more. Me and Polly are glad that we live here. We get well fed, well looked and sometimes a smack bottom if we are naughty ( which I never am !!! ). Also we get to go on very very long walks and runs in the fields.

Thursday
2nd October
Boss Woman can't take us for a run in the field until this afternoon because she is busy baking biscuits for the market on Saturday. I wish she would hurry up, I'm getting a bit bored waiting for her.I don't feel very well right now and I was sick last night. Boss Woman has put me a nice warm heat pad on my bed to keep me warm.
Monday
29th September
Boss Woman had the shock of her life today. There was a Kestrel in the garden crouching over a dead bird it had just killed and she sent me and Amber out to sort it out. She thought it was one of our baby ducks the Kestel had got but it turned out to be a young wood pigeon with it's head ripped off that had been in a nest in the Elderberry tree. Big Guy had to go to the Doctors today because he got something in his eye at the weekend and it was all sore and swollen and he could hardly see out of it. Me and Polly chased the bird away ~ I don't think it will come back in a hurry ! The mother wood pigeon was flying around looking all over for it's baby.
Thursday
25th September
Boss Woman got another biscuit order in today, from Oban. I think she is going to be very busy next week making biscuits because she has the Farmers Market a week on Saturday as well. She got some Smoked Salmon from Aberdeen today for making biscuits and me and Polly got some of it. It is really lovely and we liked it very much. We picked some more Blackberries as well, today.
Tuesday
23rd September
Went in the Forest today and all the leaves are falling off the trees. Loads of noisy geese have been flying overhead as well, I think winter must be coming.
Monday
22nd September
Went to Skatie Shore today. I don't really like it much down there anymore, it is getting too busy. Me and a Jack Russell were having a sniffy sniffy and it bit my leg so I growled at it. It's Boss Woman picked it up I think she was scared in case I bit it back, well I should have because it was a nasty little ankle biter, but I just barked at it to tell it off.
Sunday
21st September

Me, Big Guy and Boss Woman went to Northumberland for the weekend, they went to pick up some day old Maran chickens. Boss Woman likes these chickens because when they get older, they will lay the darkest brown egg you have ever seen. They are really noisy, they won't stop cheeping, even when Boss Woman feeds them, they still make a noise all the time. We had a lovely time staying at a Bed and Breaksfast in Carlton, North Yorkshire and the owners even let ME stay there. I got to go to the Pub with Boss Woman and Big Guy when they went for a bar meal. Boss Woman saved me her Venison Sausage, it was very tasty. There was some nice people that stayed in the Bed & Breakfast as well that we saw at the pub later. One of the men kept making a fuss of me and said he wanted to take me home with him and kept hold of me all the time. I think he liked me. Boss Woman said he would soon send me back home again when he realised that I like eating dead moles. We went a 12 mile walk over the Moors and somehow we strayed off the path. There was a big fat guy there with a very strange accent. Boss Woman said it was supposed to be a posh English accent but it sounded gobbleygook to me, like nothing I had ever heard before. Don't know why he couldn't pronounce his words properly ~ maybe he was drunk ? He said Big Guy and Boss Woman had no right to be there and that the DOG especially shouldn't have been there, even on lead, like I was. Boss Woman said she was sorry for squashing his grass and that in Scotland we had access rights over all land. Well, he said that we weren't in Scotland, it was England and that we had to leave straight away. On the way back we had a long walk on Ross Links near Seahouses. Big Guy got us some Fish and Chips and I had a whole fish to myself. Boss Woman said that Big Guy always spoils me. . It was lovely and warm and I really liked running on he beach. I got to go to Linn of Dee with Stella Labrador. She was very well behaved and didn't keep annoying me like she normally does.

Friday
19th September

Went a run in the fields today. It was sooo hot, both me and Amber were panting a lot. Boss Woman gave us a drink of water which we were glad of. Boss Woman has been speaking to someone who sells doggy things at a market and she has a website where she sells lovely dog hoodies that she makes. Well, she is going to sell Boss Woman's dog biscuits, so that other dogs can enjoy them as well as me and Amber. I tried to dig a rabbit out of it's hole but I couldn't reach it. I was digging for ages but Boss Woman called me away. I don't know why, I could have caught our own dinner.
Tuesday
16th September

It was chucking it down this morning when we went down to Skatie Shore and we all got wet and muddy. Boss Woman wore her fancy new bright blue wellies with stripes inside, they are so bright it is embarassing walking with her. Me and Amber still had great fun chasing the rabbits though AND we nearly caught one. I found a lime green golf ball in the Forest but it was a bit hard on my teeth when I tried to bite it. Donna from the newspaper is going to put me in the newspaper again and also write about the dog biscuits that Boss Woman makes. Donna has 2 dogs as well, that's probably why she likes writing about dogs. Boss Woman and Big Guy are trying to get some sponsors for their walk in Nepal, with the money going to the Scottish Staffie Rescue like it did last time we did a walk. Only this time, they said I can't go with them. I think she's mean. I would behave myself and not scare the Yaks, honest.I really liked it down at the beach, me and Polly were running about all over, it was great fun. Polly went in the sea as well, but I didn't want to get salty water on me. We had fish for dinner, with cheese and some tomato mixed in, it was really lovely.

Friday
12th September

Walked over to Barras today, it was a really nice walk and we got to run about in the fields chasing each other for ages. We saw 2 old labradors being taken for a walk by their Boss Woman. The oldest was 14 years old and could hardly walk, she was wobbling about on her feet and walking really slowly. I hope I don't get like that when I get old. I wanted to play with the other one but he was too old to chase me even though I was hiding in the long grass and jumping out on him and running up and down and round and round barking at him telling him to chase me, he couldn't. His Boss Woman said she thought I was really funny and she was laughing at me. Boss Woman told her I was just showing off. I was not, so !!!! Boss Woman picked loads of Blackberries, she said they were for making Blackbery & Apple Biscuits for the next market. Well, I hope she saves us some, because we like Blackberries so much that we even pick our own. Me and Polly ate loads of Blackberries, Boss Woman said if we ate any more we would get belly ache. I liked playing chase with Polly and I kept hiding in the wheat field but Polly always found me. I ate a dead mouse off the road on the way back, luckily Boss Woman didn't see me otherwise I would have got into trouble. Beef for tea. Mmm.

Friday
5th September
Went up Bennachie today and walked about 6 miles. It was lovely and warm. We saw 2 men with digging machines doing some path repairs. One of the machines had a MASSIVE jaw on the front with sharp teeth, so I growled at it and barked really loudly ~ after all, I had to protect us all from it attacking us. It looked really fiercesome !! I had to be carried over some rocks because my legs weren't long enough to get over them. I really liked the walk and we went through some Forest and in the water, it was lovely.
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