Today was a great day.  I had a trip out in the car and spent the day with Sarah and Nicky. Fun fun fun!  I really like it there so I decided to be on my best, most cute behaviour: no jumping up, lots of cute puppy behaviour. I think it has worked; they love me.

We arrived and went straight into the back garden to play with red ball. I loved flying up and down the steps. And it is clean.

Then I saw a friend in the cupboard in the lounge. She really looked like me, much more clear than the one in the bookcase at home. I tried to get her to play, and barked at her but she couldn’t get out of the cupboard.

Kate, Nicky and I then went for a walk. We had a lovely time playing in a field we found, and it’s only just round the corner from their house. I went to meet a couple of dog friends but came straight back when called, mostly.  We played a lot of red ball until I was tired. 

I saw a strange thing today at Sarah and Nicky’s: a large round thing that traveled round the floor, whirring. It had little brushes on the side.  I wasn’t sure at first but it did look like fun so I tried to bite it. I don’t think I was supposed to do that.

Also, I had a really nasty moment just after going outside for a little private time. On the way back I came bowling up the steps and ran in to the door. I didn’t realize there is such a thing as a door you can see through. Crash! I felt a bit weird after that, but I did notice that Sarah put a white apple sticker on the see through bit. Hopefully, I will remember that it is there, and be a bit more careful next time. I hope there is a next time...

I was so tired on the way home I just curled up on the seat and went to sleep. At least I think I did, all I remember is getting in the car, and then getting out again. I don’t think they live very far away at all...

It was the best of days, it was the worst of days.  It’s been almost a month since my last serious foray into the kitchen so I had a go at changing all that.  Today I was seriouly tempted by a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. Kate had cooked a chicken and left it on the side to cool. Unfortunately she had also put the barrier up by the kitchen door so I couldn’t get in. I was just plotting as to how to solve this problem when an opportunity presented itsself. Kate went into the kitchen to make a pot of tea, and carried it out on a tray. She forgot to replace the barrier, and I didn’t remind her...

About 5 minutes later she returned to the kitchen. By this time I had managed to knock the chicken, and the tray onto the floor and was enjoying a tasty snack. She was not happy at all. Just because there was a small (ish) hole in the chicken, and grease all over the floor. I offered to clear it up for her but  I was not the most popular dog in the pack.  In fact I had to spend the rest of the day hiding.  Was it worth it?  Definitely!!

You woudn’t believe what  they did to me today. Kate went shopping this morning and brought back some of those really lovely smelling cheesy rolls in crinkly paper.  Nigel had one and left the rest on the side in the kitchen. It was just too tempting but the wrapping was a bit noisy and they heard it crinkling. I got shouted at. Then the two of them started to giggle and I had no idea why.  

I went into the kitchen again and saw a tasty looking piece of bread crust just on the edge of the counter.  Of course it was just too tempting so I grabbed it for a quick snack. 

Suddenly there was a resounding crash as a pile of tins I hadn’t noticed came thundering off the edge of the counter too. They had been tied to the bread crust! I was rather startled and didn’t return to the kitchen for quite a while.

That however, is not the end of the story.  I watched as they piled up the tins again. Later that evening I also watched as Nigel went into the kitchen and saw an empty loop of string hanging down from the top of the counter, still attached to the pile of tins. They have no idea which one of us managed to gently sneak the bread out of the string, and I’m not telling...

I love string! Its the greatest fun ever... A ball of string can be played with as a ball, then when it unravels and its all over the place you can lie in it and chew it.

I know its been quite a while since I last wrote my diary. The household had been rather stressed and all 3 of us dogs have been feeling a bit anxious. There seemed to be a lot of talk about trouble at work, whatever that is, and moving house. I’m not certain about that either. I can’t see how a house can move as they are generally rather large. Anyway it seems to have calmed down a bit now. 

I was rather bad about a week ago and I heard rumours of having to leave here on my own, so I thought I’d better be good for a while. I had a little disagreement with Holly and I bit her under the eye, and on the ear. She wouldn’t get out of her bed when I wanted it.   Anyway Holly disappeared for a bit with Nigel, and came back later with some tasty looking sweets that only she was allowed, with cheese, and at meal times. Nigel was talking about £50 and ‘she has to go’ so I thought I’d lay low for a while and be very good. It seems to be working.

Also, I ate almost a whole box of Jacobs crackers today. They were wrapped in cellophane so they were a little tricky to open, but they were on the coffee table after lunch. I thought it would be ok. I did leave one I think as it was right under the cellophane at the back, but that did not impress Kate.  Food is still a great temptation to me and I struggle to understand why I shouldn’t help finish off anything that is left out.

I am really enjoying the yew berries in the garden. They are very tasty to a labrador cross like me. I love eating. They say that yew berries are poisonous, but thats only if you chew the pip bit on the inside of the fleshy red bit. I eat things too fast to ever chew anything. It makes Nigel cross when I eat them so I have to have a quick snack when he isn’t looking.

They only went out for about 20 minutes but it was enough time to find and unravel several balls of wool. I was going to remove the knitting from the needles and have a go at them too but Kate returned before I had the chance.

I can’t understand it.  I thought they would be pleased that the filter was shredded. Still, I had better sucess today.  They left the kitchen gate open.... I managed to find 2 sausage rolls, a packet of blueberries, the recycling, another water pistol and a roll of silver foil (I prefered the cardboard to the foil itsself.). Then I went into the lounge and removed a pencil and the calculator from the coffee table.  I heard later that the calculator is still working, but I sure put some lovely teeth marks in it.