Santa's on his way - Yay !
I think I have been good enuff - Well apart from the odd misunderstanding and adventure that is, but I do try to be good - Well except for the times that 'roos deliberately eye me off , or rabbits, hares,foxes, birds (or really any moving thing) cross my path. There was that time I ran after 'roos and got lost of course but that ended up okay. Mum's undies went missing but she found them and Dad's ear plugs had a close encounter with my insides- but basically I am a good boy. I make Mum and Dad laugh every day so that has to be a good thing.
I achieved my level 3 obedience a few weeks ago. Everyone at KDOT school gave me a big cheer because I had been trying for so long to nail it. I'm working on Level 4 now and the parents are very happy as I am working very hard and doing good stuff. This is a piccie of me checking that it really is my name on the Level 3 certificate.
Mum and Dad have built me a training enclosure so that I can learn all the off lead stuff without getting distracted by things that might be more exciting. I still peep over the top in case I miss something but training and agility is a lot of fun and I get to chase my footy in between work so I love it. I'm still learning Treibball and it is great. It takes a bit of concentration so it wears me out. This seems to please the parents for some reason.
I have always been a bit ( Mum and Dad say a lot ! ) scared to jump in and out of the car - you might remember that I was thrown out of a car when I was a baby - Anyway Aunty Heather (my trainer at KDOT) helped me and recently I suddenly got very brave and now I hurtle in and out whenever I can. Another win for me. Gee Santa must be impressed with that surely ?
We had our Christmas break up party last Sunday at KDOT and boy did we have fun. My girlfriend "Penny" was very naughty though and crept up to the table when her Mum wasn't looking. She table surfed the rum balls clean off the table and was caught trying to wolf them down. Lucky that she was sprung or she would have been a very sick girl. My Mum put lots of rum in them and they were meant only for the parents. The cocoa and sultanas would have made her very ill. I was a bit miffed because she didn't ask me to help her though.She is such a guts !
We had visitors last week. My human Brother and my Nephew came to stay and they brought their doggy "Ebony" with them. She is a border collie and is an old girl so she soon let me know how she wanted me to behave ! Reckon I should have been the boss really as she is my Niece ( work that out for yourselves) but I humoured her. We had a lot of fun and wore each other out. This is a photo of us worn out ! Mum and Dad are taking me on a holiday soon to visit her at her place up North. Can't wait for that. She has a sheltie Sister called Chelsea so the three of us can really have a ball.
I've been practising for Christmas treats and reckon chippies are awesome. The parents let me have the bag when they have finished with it and there are always a few bits in the bottom if I can just get my tongue around them. Smokey likes chippies too so I have to be quick. Keep telling him they aren't good for his tummy but he still lines up for them.
I really have been a good boy if you don't count the holes in my yard, but I still reckon they are dug by aliens. I will catch one and prove this one day. Then there are bits of torn up paper and material that float around the yard - aliens again I suspect. And the ear from my latest teddy sort of got swallowed . One minute it was there - the next it disappeared. The parents are still waiting for nature to take its course but I feel fine. It is funny to see them watching my every movement (so to speak ! )
That's about it for now. Hope Santa visits you. Have a merry Christmas and a great New Year.
See you next year,
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