First of all I had my first birthday recently . Hurrah !!!!!!! Mum made me a great cake . I offered to share it but they said it was all mine so I gobbled it up before they changed their minds. I was a bit wary of the firey thing that they put on top of it so they had to blow it out for me. I stalked around it for a while to make sure that it wasn't going to light up again. Can't be too careful with these tricksy things.
Okay - if you are of a nervous disposition you probably should stop reading right now .
THIS IS THE R-RATED BIT
Now a couple of weeks ago I was being a bit ( well maybe a lot ! ) silly at obedience class. In fact - not to put too fine a point on it - I was completely out of my tree. Everyone says I have reached the terrible teens , so I reckon I am not to blame for whatever I do . That is my excuse anyway and I am sticking to it.
I just couldn't concentrate this day anyway, for whatever reason, and eventually Auntie Heather took over from Mum and doubled me on a lead with my mate "Cooper" . That was cool and I thought we could have a lot of fun so I started jumping around all excited and ready for a game but neither "Coop" nor Auntie Heather wanted to play . Then all of a sudden this sort of red mist came over me and I started trying to do what Mum later called "very rude things" to "Cooper" . I've never done such a thing before so the parents were shocked. "Coop" didn't seem to mind and the Dad of one of the other dogs said "Cooper seems to like it ! " Mum said later that this was when she wanted the ground to just swallow her up ! Silly thing to say. She wouldn't have been able to breathe.
That was bad enough but Mum had given me some herbal stuff earlier that was supposed to calm me down ( fat chance ! ) It did have some effect though because my tummy started to rumble and I just had to prop in the middle of the training field and do what had to be done. Unfortunately there was quite a pile and even I have to admit it was not a pretty sight - took three poopy bags to clean that lot up. Once again not my finest hour .
To try to make me behave better at future classes they tried a new collar thing that went on my nose but I went bananas - Well how would they like their nose in a noose ? Now they are using something similar but it is much more comfy and I will put up with that for the sake of peace.
Probably just as well that there is no photographic record of the above misdemeanours.
OKAY - R- RATED STUFF OVER
On a similar subject - the cat has been using my toilet corner in my yard again and I was forced to use a flower pot as a gas mask the other day . Disgusting !!!!!!!
I'm learning Treibball at home. It is good fun. It is like rounding up sheep but I have to round up big exercise balls instead and push them into a goal real fast but I'm not up to that bit yet . So far I am only learning to push the ball - which I really enjoy and Mum says I am just so good at it . And I go to a mat when Mum says "Go by" and sit until she calls me back to her. I also know to go to her right side and then she says "Away " when I am to go to the mat. I'll try to get a photo of me in action for the next blog. It is good fun and I get heaps of liver treats too !
I am also very busy training Mum and Dad to walk 4kms as we are doing the "Million Paws Walk" to raise money for the RSPCA. We are in the KDOT team with "Cooper" and some of my mates from obedience class . I'm ready and raring to go but the parents are struggling a bit . I guess they are old . We would love you all to sponsor our walk to raise money for the RSPCA as they do a wonderful job helping animals who are suffering and preventing the cruelty that some evil people do to animals. I was thrown out of a car when I was just a baby and it took a while for me to be able to jump out of a car . I am so lucky that I was rescued by nice people and ended up with Mum and Dad but some animals are not so fortunate . Let's help the RSPCA to help them all. You can sponsor me at
www.https://mpw-qld-2015.everydayhero.com/au/cherry
or just let Mum and Dad know that you are able to help. Thanks heaps . Even $2 helps.
Mum and Dad entered me in an Easter competition that my friends at Kingaroy Veterinary Surgery held and I tied for 2nd place . This was my prize . Yummy !!!!!!! Thanks to everyone who voted for me. Big licks to you all.
Dad bought me this great big kennel when I first came home . He gave it two coats of varnish to keep it looking good and then made a den for me under the tank stand where it is snug and dry. Mum found a comfy mattress for me as well but I decided to live in the house so I haven't used it much . However I found that it was very cosy in the recent rainy, windy weather and also the parents had no idea where I was , so I have been curling up in there in the daytime when I want to be alone. Unfortunately they have woken up ! Is nothing sacred ?
I tried my hand at topiary the other day . Dad had been complaining that he couldn't get the mower under a shrub in my yard so I thought I would trim it a bit and I just kept pulling off the branches that I could reach . Really don't know why they couldn't do this themselves . It got a bit out of hand though and the result was a sort of umbrella shape. I thought it was quite artistic really but , as usual, Mother was unimpressed. Dad just grinned so I think he was happy.
That's all my news at the moment . Be back later .
