Blog post No 14. Being good

Just a quick update on how we all are.

My new foster brother is exhausting...... to watch.

This is a rare moment when he finally stopped moving and fell asleep.

I have announced that he definitely cannot share MY blog and he can jolly well start his own.

Although to be honest I am not sure he could ever sit still long enough to type a few sentences, let alone a whole blog post.

 Here is a nice photo of me being a very good boy and relaxing while listening to the wind and rain outside and  Gryffin in the next room.

Am I being watched?

Barney

Blog post No 13. The new house guest has arrived.

 

Hello again.

My new foster brother has arrived.

I was told he was a Wire Haired Fox Terrier.

At the moment I, personally, think that he a cross between a WFT and a Mountain Goat.

He has lots of toys to play with, not to mention all his treats and chews.

He better not eat mine!

You may remember, I prefer not to share anything.

He does have quiet moments when he snoozes.

These are good for him and for me.

I am an agile lad and can keep up with life very well,

but oh boy this lad is a really busy bee.

I am making sure I have lots of naps each day.

I definitely need them.

Barney.

Blog post No 12. Making choices.

Hello

Me again.

Today I am going to write about choices.

My staff, as you know, are very attentive and I am allowed to choose, for the most part, what I want to do.

Yesterday afternoon they thought I would enjoy a trot around outside.

I thought that was a great idea, sniff out some moles and mice and chase the local feral cats.

However, they failed to mention the brisk south easterly "breeze".

I am not a meteorologist but even I can distinguish between a breeze and a gale force wind..... certainly when it is heading towards my derriere.

I, therefore, chose to stay close to the protected areas away from the "hurricane" brisk breeze.

My choice.

I wasn't going to risk going into a field with no protection from the elements.

So back we went.

My choice.

Here is photographic evidence of the brisk breeze.

The trees were not standing still and upright as they should be!

Let me in please.

HURRY UP!

Barney

Blog post No 11. Barking out orders.

I fancied taking the staff out for a little walk the other day.

Talk about faff!

I had my harness and lead on in minutes and stood patiently by the door.

They on the other hand needed to stop running around in circles wondering which shoes to wear, should they take a coat? If so which coat?

Then there was a weather check on their iPhones.

Oh the faffing went on for ever.

 "Come on, hurry up!"

Some days I really do have to bark out orders.

Barney

Blog post No 10. September update.

 Hello.

It's me again.

Reporting in to let you know what has been happening around here.. 

The BIG Furry One has left us,  he employed permanent new staff, after conducting his own home check and trying out all the facilities,  and is now settling nicely into his Forever Home.

We wish him lots of fun and happiness in his new home.

I, however,  will miss him a lot as I was always up for exercising my vocal cords..... trying to out bark him, but he certainly had the loudest and deepest bark in our neighbourhood.

 I will miss providing back up when the Postman arrives each morning. 

The Postman's feet would barely touch the ground as he got out of  his little red van each morning and posted our letters through the letter box.  He would then fling himself back into his van at a speed even Usain Bolt would have been impressed with as he disappeared down the lane at 90mph with ears ringing from us all barking at him.

Oh it was such fun.

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My foster staff had a little holiday a few weeks ago and I went and spent some time with some of my pals.

I had a lovely time away and came back nice and dirty.

So can you guess what happened the minute my paws stepped over the threshold?

Yep, I ended up in the bath AGAIN!

I felt this to be rather unfair as I already had a Spa Day booked in for 3 days later.

Two baths in one week!

I will become wrinkly at this rate, either that or shrink! 

Looking very smart, even if I do say so myself!

This photo was taken after the second bath and my nice groomer gave me a  trim and fluffed me up rather nicely.

More news....

Rumour has it I am getting another foster brother soon.

I hope I like him and he likes me.

One thing I do know I am not sharing my toys, he can bring his own.

As for sharing MY blog with him. It's MY blog, not his!

(Negotiations are currently taking place with my staff)

Apparently I need to learn to share more!

Barney.

Blog post no 9 Happy International Dog Day!

 Happy International Dog Day.

I hope my readers are really spoiling their dogs today.

I have been receiving lots of extra treats and cuddles.

And claimed the best chair in the house!

My staff are the best.

Barney.

Blog post No 8 Tricked!

 As you know I am a chap who likes to potter around and  investigate new things that appear in MY garden.

The other day this huge wooden box suddenly appeared outside.

With a couple of tubs of Marigolds on top,  it looked rather nice, nothing to be concerned about at all.

I thought it may be for me... to store my outdoor toys and my paddling pool.

My considerate foster parents making sure I had somewhere to keep them safe and dry during the winter months.

That was not the case 

I soon found out that when lifting the lid of this huge box it turned into a

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DOG BATH!!

To make matters worse I  ended up in it!

I didn't even have time to bark out that I didn't want a bath.

I was hosed down from top to toe, thoroughly soaped then rinsed.

One thing in my favour...

Can you see that white box thing on the side?

That's a little boiler and it made the water a nice warm temperature for me.

So perhaps it's not so bad after all.

Any more new structures that appear on the property I will be extremely wary of!

In future I will send in one of my housemates to investigate.

Barney 

(who is now very clean).