I got really excited when we saw other people on our walk but luckily (for Molly, not me) there weren't many of them around. And I found a feather! I have a short attention span - when I find something like a feather I'm obsessed with it for up to a couple of minutes & then I just lose interest.
After that Molly's visitors arrived. They stayed elsewhere at night but spent Sunday, Monday & Tuesday with us. I was shy at first but soon warmed up to them.
Abigail was really good at playing with me. I had lots of fun chasing her in the garden & trying to chew her fluorescent shoelaces.
She
took my lead on some of our walks too (photos to come later) &
didn't mind too much when I got overexcited & jumped all over her!
Chloe had previously had some bad experiences with dogs so was scared of me to start with (& then even more so when I chased her - just because I wanted to play) but by the end of their visit we were good friends & she was happy to stroke me, give me toys & hold my lead in the garden. Here are a few photos of us getting to know each other.
^ Abigail helped show Chloe that I wasn't going to hurt her
Molly said I was really good & gentle with Chloe. I didn't protest at all when she wrapped me up in my blanket.
When everyone ate at the table Chloe brushed all of her crumbs onto the floor for me to eat! That was very thoughtful of her.
On Sunday afternoon we all went for a walk round the village together. When everyone stopped for a while I lay down on the pavement for a rest.
On Monday morning I was left alone (with a chicken foot to eat, yum!) while everyone else went out but then in the afternoon we all went out to the country park together. The girls enjoyed playing on the play equipment & Abigail walked me for a bit.
Molly thought she'd lost her phone but luckily she'd just left it in the car. And I met a tiny miniature schnauzer puppy! Molly let me say hello & I was very well behaved & not too rough but the puppy growled at me anyway!
Yesterday morning Molly washed my beard because it was a bit mucky. I tend to run away when she gets the flannel out but then I like to help her (as she's actually washing my bead) by licking the wet flannel. And on this ocassion when Molly brought out the towel to dry my beard, I play bowed to it, which made Molly laugh! I then ran away from the towel before running back to play with it. Molly said this made drying my beard quite a challenge! When we went out for a walk after that, as well as eating duck poo (which got stuck in my beard), I tried to disguise my scent by rubbing my face in cow pats. It worked really well until Molly insisted on washing my beard again & brushing my teeth!
That was a fun walk though - we went to a local village where we walked along the river & then into the big field we sometimes visit, but we came to the other side of it this time. The girls had fun on the playground & watching boats going through the lock & Abigail took my lead for a while. I kept trying to chew it though! Here are a few photos.
Then we went for lunch but they all sat on a bench outside so I could be with them. I was really well behaved which Molly suspected was because I was tired after that morning's walk.
I've slept really well for the last few nights after having so much fun with the children during the day. Here are a few photos of the funny positions I sleep in.
I was sad when our visitors left yesterday evening & I spent most of this morning lying in front of the door waiting for them to come back. They didn't though.
This morning Molly said I wasn't having a bad hair day, I was having a bad beard day! She did insist on waking me up at 7am though.
We had an early morning walk round the village via the little field & then round the pond & across the playing fields. After that Molly went out for just over an hour & had to leave me at home. I got lonely on my own so was really pleased when she returned. And then a friend of Molly's came to visit so I received lots of attention from her. I was very tired though after such a busy few days so soon relaxed & dozed off.
This afternoon we had a long walk to & round the fields at the edge of the village.
We saw lots of other dogs on our walk but despite all my barking they wouldn't play with me. We went a new route & although we had a few rests along the way we were out for an hour & a half! I tried to persuade Molly carry me towards the end because I was tired but she wouldn't because we were nearly home & apparently I'm too heavy now. However once we got home I did my usual trick of refusing to go back inside the house because that means the end of a fun walk. Molly tried to tempt me in with fish but even that didn't work so she had to pick me up!
Molly bought a little teddy bear at a carboot sale on Monday morning with the intention of giving it to one of her friends as a present. I spotted it when she later unpacked her bag & really wanted to play with it, so jumped around trying to get it. Molly gave in & let me have it so I settled down happily to chew it. Within about 5 minutes I'd pulled its nose off & the stuffing was starting to come out so Molly had to take it off me :( It was fun while it lasted.
Molly wanted me to let you know that I've done some really good "leave it"s over the last few days, such as when I've got hold of the post or one of her younger brother's socks.
We did some good training today when we recapped "sit" & "down" & I didn't get muddled once! Then we tried some work on a new command. Molly thought I'd cracked it but then when we tried it later I kept lying down instead so we've still got a way to go.
I think it's my duty to protect Molly so I've been taking that very seriously at home today & growling & barking at anyone coming to the front door or posting something through the letterbox. Molly said it's embarrassing but I need to scare away anyone who might harm her! If Molly opens the door & greets them happily then I can relax & start bouncing around hoping they'll play with me or give me attention. That reminds me, we met my favourite postman on our walk this morning! He gave me lots of fuss & a biscuit! That's why he's my favourite.
Yesterday evening Molly rolled out of her bed without checking where I was first! That gave me a shock but luckily I wasn't hurt.
I'm now much more confident with the stairs & am happy to go downstairs & out the dog flap in the middle of the night if I need a wee. When I get back into Molly's bedroom I like to jump on her head to let her know that I'm back safely. She doesn't seem to appreciate this though!
And here's one last cute photo :)
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