I still smell!

A couple of days ago I got L & C up nice and early and we went down to the beach for a wander. Well, I don't know what it was, but there was this pile of stuff on the beach and it smelt soooo lovely that I just had to have a roll around in it. I then ran over to L & C and they started gagging and saying how disgusting I smelt - not sure what all the fuss was about to be honest.

They then threw my ball into the lagoon, apparently to help get rid of the smell, but it did no good, so they put me to bed in the hope the smell would be better once I was dry.....erm...it wasn't....so off we go to the river for a swim....still very smelly apparently.

Then when we get home I am suddenly cornered around the side of the house and given a shampoo. I was not best pleased and L & C weren't too happy with how wet they got (and then Mini was sick in the bedroom and there was talk of 'not having any more blooming pets...')

So anyway 3 days later there is still a slight fishy smell following me around, but I am sure it will go soon........

My new jumper and a comedy Christmas

I had a woof-tastic Christmas with lots of lovely walks along the beach near Grandma S and Grandpa D's house. For Christmas Grandma S knitted me the best jumper ever! How cool do I look? (It is a little bit snug across my chest, but that just makes me look very manly!)

Not sure why they thought a skull and cross bones would be fitting?!

More presents - check out my brilliant Adnams water bowl


We also had a bit of a comedy Christmas day. Firstly, Grandma S was making a trifle and didn’t have a whisk to whip the cream with so the next thing I know Grandpa D appears from the garage with a teaspoon stuck into the end of his electric drill! Needless to say it didn't work and cream went everywhere! Grandpa D then says ‘I wonder if a fork would work?’, but he didn't try and a good old spatula did the job, phew!

Then secondly, L's cousin usually gets her something foody for Christmas and she get's the same for him. So Aunt L bought the presents with her and L & C got some chocolates and Aunt Z had a tin of M&S biscuits. Later Aunt Z fancied a biscuit and opened the tin to find it full of...wait for it....bulldog clips!!!!
Aunt Z and L looked at each other and then burst into hysterics and couldn’t stop. I didn't know what was going on!! Aunt Z is 9 months pregnant if that didn’t bring the baby on then nothing would! Basically, either L's cousin or his girlfriend had wrapped them up by accident!



I got a little bit dirty down the beach...


It was a brilliant day and I finally surrendered to a nap

Thank you Santa Paws!

L signed me up for the Secret Santa on the doodle forum and today was finally the day that I was allowed to open the present I was sent!



Well for starters it smelt good. I ripped straight into it and there was a chew so of course I went straight for that.



And there were two, yes two!, more presents....a fantastic squeeky orange ball which is brilliant and a fun stuffing-less lion.

Well the lion 'did' have some stuffing in his head, but I decided he would look better without it. Firstly, I gave his mane a trim...



and then delicately operated on his face and pulled out the stuffing....so much fun.



I can't wait for next year. Thank you Santa Paws!

Happy 5th Birthday Bingo!

It is Bingo's 5th Birthday today - happy birthday Sir Squeek-A-Lot!

He seemed very excited about his birthday breakfast this morning, but from what I could see it was the same as usual (he can be a noisy so and so while I am trying to snooze!)


Sofa surfing in his younger (and slimmer) days


Elvis and Bingo getting pampered at Lumpy Lodge

All this Christmas malarkey is very tiring!

I have been helping Father Christmas sort out a few things for Christmas and I am exhausted! It is very tiring being a reindeer!

L kept mumbling that I wasn't allowed on the sofa, but she left me on there as she was hanging things off some tree branches (aparrently we are having a 'Scandinavian' look this year - whatever that means?!) I have my eye on the branches and might have a munch on them later when no one is looking.



Bingo has also been helping out, but as usual he has been very hungry and had to stop for a snack.





Roll on Christmas! I am very excited as I overheard L & C saying that my Secret Santa present has arrived. We are doing Secret Santa with another doodle from the doodle forum. We went to the pet shop the other day and I chose the present I wanted to send (as well as a few other items that I wanted, but C made me put them back!).

Just catching a few zzzzzzz so I am ready for the big day.

Back from a paw-tastic hollibop!

Mine will be an Adnams Broadside

L & C took me for a lovely holiday last week to Southwold, Suffolk (well really I invited them on my holiday). I did overhear them saying that they were very impressed with me 'as on the whole he behaved himself '.

Though obviously I didn't want to make it too easy for them so on the morning we went I did raid the bin up the local park and grab a bag of grapes (yes I know, they are bad for me, but they smelt tasty). After a bit of chasing around L &C managed to grab the bag which split and the grapes went everywhere so instead I gulped down the empty bag! Don't think they were very impressed!

We arrived at the cottage and I had a good sniff everywhere and checked it was all to my liking. Nearby was a golf course so this is where we went for our morning walks. Each morning I 'accidently' dropped my ball in the sand bunkers and then had to go and get it and also have a quick roll around in the sand with my legs in the air, lovely!

I also discovered some of the holes on the green were filled in with fertiliser and had a munch of it and then slid in it - it smelt lovely. C was a bit worried it would harm me so went over to the man who was raking the bunker (can't imagine why he needed to do that!) and he said the fertiliser was basically chicken poo and wouldn't harm me. No wonder it was soo tasty.

The next day we went for a stroll at Dunwich and the grape bag made an appearance. C got the short straw and got to pull it out gently and it was like a magician pulling out a string of hankerchiefs! The look on my face said it all!

During the week we had loads of lovely walks along the beach and visited Walberswick a couple of times. I also got to do lots of swimming, my favourite past time.

Towards the end of the week we had a walk around the golf course just as the sun was rising so it was pretty dark and I was sporting my flashing collar. I was a little bit naughty by disappearing into a garden and when I ran back to L & C they recoiled in horror at the smell - I had found a lovely fresh pile of horse manure and had a little roll in it. L &C were a bit worried what the owner would think when they went out into their garden and saw their flattened manure (and possibly their plants!). They later took me for a swim to get rid of the stench.

Already looking forward to the next holiday (if I am allowed to come along...)

Below are some photos of my handsome self:


Checking out what is occuring in the street


Here's one I made earlier


Could you throw it now please?!


What could be better?

Elvis has sadly left the building...

My brother Elvis the guinea pig passed away yesterday. L & C had taken him to the vets recently as he had been losing weight and they were trying to get him back to full health, but it wasn't to be.

Caroline was holding him when he went and she popped him back in the cage so our other piggy Bingo could say goodbye. Bingo promptly bit Elvis on the ear as if to say 'wake up' and then went to munch on some bran - not much gets in the way of Bingo eating!

L & C are very quiet and look very sad and apparently they will be burying him in the garden this evening (I have a feeling I might not be invited).

There is currently an Elvis shaped hole in the lawn where Elvis just ate around where he was standing the other day (he definately took after his namesake!)

Run free piggy-pog.