After Christmas that year it was very hot and we had lots of visitors which was good – I really wanted to impress one girl and was showing her how high I could jump to get the ball and the pads on my feet got blistered from the hot pavers and from running too much. Ailsa took me to the vet but she said that was what comes from showing off!!! No sympathy and I had to stay inside for four days while they healed.
Ailsa made me sardine icy poles to keep me cool in the heat - she takes the sardines out of the can and puts them in a plastic bag with some water and then freezes them. They are almost as good as the raspberry ones she likes but she lets me have the sardine ones all to myself.
Ailsa made me stay in the house most of the day out of the sun - that is because I have a bit of a bald patch on my nose and she does not want it sunburnt. Luckily there are lights in the garden so we can go out and play ball after dark when it is a bit cooler. I didn't like this hot weather and nor did Ailsa - she kept muttering about emigrating to Antarctica - she says that is a really cold place south of here. I hope she takes me with her because where she goes I go. Because it was so hot she decided to put whirly things called ceiling fans in all the rooms.
In one way this was good because I got three electricians to play with all day while she was out at work. They put the new whirly things in the ceilings in the bedrooms and living room and put some extra lights in the kitchen and garden. I really liked the young one whose name was Jason - he was an apprentice whatever that is. He had really short shorts and to show him I liked him I licked his legs all the way up. While he was lying down doing some wiring putting a new socket in, I got the chance to kiss his face. I think he liked me too because he threw the ball for me and patted me a lot. The other apprentice was called Winston and he is black like me – that was a surprise – I knew people came in different colours – pink, and grey and yellow and brown but I did not know they came in black – he said he came from Africa. He had really big hands and gave me great tummy rubs.
The bad thing was that I didn't like the whirly things in the ceiling and I decided not to go into those rooms even when they are off - I thought they might chop my head off. Ailsa was really worried – she tried bribes like leaving a trail of treats when they were off, she tried calling me over for a biscuit, she tried a dog psychologist, and in the end she told me that if I did not want to go into those rooms I could just live in the kitchen but it would be lonely because she would be in the other rooms. That made me think because I do like snuggling up with her for a cuddle so she kept the whirly things off for a while and I got up my courage and went in for a cuddle. The things did not come out of the ceiling so I let her put them on slowly. Then one day I realised that they were going to stay there so after that I was not too scared of them any more.
In February school started again so we went back. One Saturday Ailsa told me that the next day was my birthday and I would be 2 so we would celebrate. I did not remember a birthday from last year but Ailsa said my birthday present last year was Janine taking me off the farm and sending me down to a new home with her. Anyway, for breakfast Ailsa gave me a whole weisswurst sausage - I love them and usually I only get a little bit of hers. Then we went to dog school and all the dogs and their human chauffeurs sang "Happy Birthday woof woof" and we all had treats and the chauffeurs had cake. When we went home Ailsa gave me a big parcel and showed me how to open it - I knew it was something good because I could smell it. Inside there were more balls than I have ever seen and lots of rawhide chew bones and lots of dried liver. The balls were going everywhere and it took me ages to put them all safely in my toy box. For dinner we had roast chicken - my favourite and then Ailsa and I cuddled and talked until it was time for bed. What a great day - life does not get much better than this. I wonder when I can have another birthday.
Next time I will tell you all about how Ailsa and I went to Echuca to meet Kerrie and try out sheepherding.
Ailsa made me sardine icy poles to keep me cool in the heat - she takes the sardines out of the can and puts them in a plastic bag with some water and then freezes them. They are almost as good as the raspberry ones she likes but she lets me have the sardine ones all to myself.
Ailsa made me stay in the house most of the day out of the sun - that is because I have a bit of a bald patch on my nose and she does not want it sunburnt. Luckily there are lights in the garden so we can go out and play ball after dark when it is a bit cooler. I didn't like this hot weather and nor did Ailsa - she kept muttering about emigrating to Antarctica - she says that is a really cold place south of here. I hope she takes me with her because where she goes I go. Because it was so hot she decided to put whirly things called ceiling fans in all the rooms.
In one way this was good because I got three electricians to play with all day while she was out at work. They put the new whirly things in the ceilings in the bedrooms and living room and put some extra lights in the kitchen and garden. I really liked the young one whose name was Jason - he was an apprentice whatever that is. He had really short shorts and to show him I liked him I licked his legs all the way up. While he was lying down doing some wiring putting a new socket in, I got the chance to kiss his face. I think he liked me too because he threw the ball for me and patted me a lot. The other apprentice was called Winston and he is black like me – that was a surprise – I knew people came in different colours – pink, and grey and yellow and brown but I did not know they came in black – he said he came from Africa. He had really big hands and gave me great tummy rubs.
The bad thing was that I didn't like the whirly things in the ceiling and I decided not to go into those rooms even when they are off - I thought they might chop my head off. Ailsa was really worried – she tried bribes like leaving a trail of treats when they were off, she tried calling me over for a biscuit, she tried a dog psychologist, and in the end she told me that if I did not want to go into those rooms I could just live in the kitchen but it would be lonely because she would be in the other rooms. That made me think because I do like snuggling up with her for a cuddle so she kept the whirly things off for a while and I got up my courage and went in for a cuddle. The things did not come out of the ceiling so I let her put them on slowly. Then one day I realised that they were going to stay there so after that I was not too scared of them any more.
In February school started again so we went back. One Saturday Ailsa told me that the next day was my birthday and I would be 2 so we would celebrate. I did not remember a birthday from last year but Ailsa said my birthday present last year was Janine taking me off the farm and sending me down to a new home with her. Anyway, for breakfast Ailsa gave me a whole weisswurst sausage - I love them and usually I only get a little bit of hers. Then we went to dog school and all the dogs and their human chauffeurs sang "Happy Birthday woof woof" and we all had treats and the chauffeurs had cake. When we went home Ailsa gave me a big parcel and showed me how to open it - I knew it was something good because I could smell it. Inside there were more balls than I have ever seen and lots of rawhide chew bones and lots of dried liver. The balls were going everywhere and it took me ages to put them all safely in my toy box. For dinner we had roast chicken - my favourite and then Ailsa and I cuddled and talked until it was time for bed. What a great day - life does not get much better than this. I wonder when I can have another birthday.
Next time I will tell you all about how Ailsa and I went to Echuca to meet Kerrie and try out sheepherding.
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