Dog Daze! - July 2009

The weather at the beginning of the month was good, really sunny and warm but after we returned from a week away, everything had changed and the weather was damp and pretty miserable. Casper had an enforced holiday - although I am sure he loved it really - but he was chomping at the bit to get out on the fells after our return. The momentous occasion of Casper completing his 214 Wainwright fells arrived at the end of the month too and fittingly for the most famous tongue in the Lake District, it was on The Tongue! Now you know the ropes Casper, you can show Dougal...

'I closed my eyes, drew back the curtain
To see for certain what I thought I knew
Far far away, someone was weeping
But the world was sleeping
Any stream will do...'

'That flippin' Dougal isn't sneaking up on me again is he?'

'Pass me the loofah'.

Heaven indeed.

'No, I am not coming out'.

'Ha ha, you need a haircut like mine Connie!'.

A game of 'who has the longest tongue' - no effort at all from the humans, not a bad effort from the two Goldies but the Beardie wins it by a country mile.

'See, my tongue's still longer and I am much muddier too.'

The Lion King roars! Photo by Roger and Ann Hiley.

'All the better for sniffing you with'.

Casper - ugh!

Chomp!

Dougal Update

Our house has been turned upside down with the arrival of Dougal and I don't think Casper is too enamoured at the moment - he just ignores him and pretends he doesn't exist. I am sure all this will change once they manage to get out for some walks together though. Dougal is full of energy and there is never a dull moment, although the 5am wake up calls aren't exactly the most amusing part of the day! On the 1st August (at 12 weeks old) Dougal had his final injections and there is only another week before he can be unleashed into the big wide world.

Meet Bertie, Dougal's dad with Sylvia. I'm not sure that Dougal's coat will ever be that clean/long/tidy!

Photos taken 2nd August...

'See Uncle Casper, I am nearly as tall as you now'.

A tickle under the chin and the Beardie button nose

He's a (not so) little (now) cutie.

Hmm, I think that flower is living on borrowed time.

Connie attempts to show how big Dougal is getting - obviously a wriggle bum like him won't keep still and I don't think he will be sitting on many knees for much longer!

Dougal climbs his first Lake District summit - Pike o' Patio Table Top.

...and the mountain lion skills he will undoubtedly use in the future.

Angus 2003 photos

Dougal update - 12th July

June 2009 Dog Daze! < > August 2009 Dog Daze!

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