Christmas!

So my last blog post went up to the evening of Christmas Eve. As you'll know that was quite a busy day for me but it wasn't over yet. Alfie's friend Sam & his brother came round for a little while. I got quite wound up & silly & had to be separated from everyone because I wouldn't stop nipping Sam's feet, oops! Molly then popped out to deliver a last minute Christmas present but she left me behind. She did return in time to put me to bed though. We all slept well that night!

Yesterday was my first Christmas Day! Molly's parents said they were happy to get me up & look after me while she had a lie-in which she said was very kind of them. I was a bit confused that she wasn't there when I got up but she appeared about an hour later so that was ok. Her parents are very good at looking after me but it's just not the same.

Molly weighed me & I weigh a whopping 4.4kg. I'm only 12 weeks old & although I don't look fat I do love my food so Molly is going to check with the vet on Saturday that I'm not too heavy because her Googling suggested that I'm heavier than average.

In the morning we went for a walk at the local country park which was good fun. I did lots of running around in the mud. I did embarrass Molly a bit though by barking at other dogs (because I wanted to play with them) so she said we need to work on that.

Then we collected Molly's nan so she could come back to our house for the rest of the day. I love her a lot & am usually good at being gentle with her, unless I get overexcited. Molly had to pop out briefly to get her nan some money from the cash machine round the corner so I stayed with her nan for a few minutes while I did that. I was quite well behaved apart from chewing her slipper but again I was confused as to where Molly had gone so I had to search the flat to make sure she wasn't hiding from me.

When we got home Molly & her family dressed up in silly outfits & headbands. I don't know why.

Then I had a long sleep in my crate while they opened their presents. I was sad to see that they'd already cleared away all the wrapping paper when I got up - I'd been looking forward to playing with that. I was soon distracted though when I spotted that Molly had opened a couple of presents for me! She tried to only give me one of the toys to play with to start with so I had to steal the other one off the sofa myself. I enjoyed playing with both of them & am very grateful to Molly's lovely friends for thinking of me.

I also stole an envelope with some money in that Molly had received - apparently I shouldn't have done that! After that all of the people's presents were put away so I couldn't play with any more of them.

Then Molly realised she'd forgotten to give me my lunch, oops! So when she popped me out in the garden first for a wee I started eating the grass. How did I know when I'd be fed again?! Molly said I was just being silly though as my lunch wasn't even 45mins late. When everyone else sat down to eat their lunch they gave me a chew to keep me occupied & it worked. Apparently I'm very food orientated.

After everyone had eaten I received lots of attention from everyone & had games & cuddles. I'm not very keen on cuddles though - if I'm wide awake I just want to play & if I'm sleepy I prefer to sleep on my own. Molly's mum thinks that's because I get too hot otherwise. Molly & her family are used to this but Molly's nan was a bit disappointed that I wouldn't settle on her knee for long.

Then the family sat down to watch some Christmas TV together. To keep me out of mischief Molly gave me a pig's ear. I love them but am only allowed them occasionally so I got very excited & spent a while chewing it. Then I took it out in the garden though, put it down somewhere & forgot where. Molly couldn't find it either. So I spent quite a lot time wandering round the house & sniffing the floor trying to find it.

After that I watched a bit of TV & tried to join in by barking.

Then I got bored of not being the centre of attention so started stealing Molly's boots from where they live in the hallway & dragging them into the living room where everyone was sitting because I know that gets Molly's attention & then she chases me round the house. She found it very funny today - she just couldn't get cross at me. After I did this 3 times she put the boots on the stairs behind the stair gate so I couldn't get them.

After they finished watching TV I had a rest, then Molly & her mum walked me round the block. It was the first time Molly's mum had walked me & she said I was really good on the lead.

When we got home I was sad to see Molly's nan leave but I hope I'll see her again soon. I then got hyper again but because Molly's boots had been moved out the way I started running round the house with her Dad & brother's boots instead. I know I did lots of shoe stealing today but I didn't chew anything else that I shouldn't have - Molly was very impressed that I left the curtains, rug, carpets, sofas etc alone.

Then the best part of the day happened - Molly's mum tripped over one of my toys & spilled gravy on the carpet! So I had to help clear it up - yum yum!

Just before I went to bed Molly's mum discovered a poo & wee on the carpet in the dining room, oops! They weren't sure when I did them. Molly said she was disappointed because I'd not had any accidents for so long but apparently it was herself she was disappointed with (not me) because due to the chaos of the day she hadn't been taking me outside as often & watching me as closely as she should have been. I'll prove to her today how well I can do!