The big 1!

Yep, today I am no longer a puppy, I am an adult. 1 year old today!!!! I got a special tea but no candles as Sue said I'd probably eat them. I think she might be right.

Anyway, I'm off to enjoy a night under the blankets as my special birthday treat.

See ya! Hope the bed bugs don't bite, he he.

Bye Maris!

Maris, Holly's half sister came to stay with her human mum Louise. Maris came to see Diesel who was holidaying here too.

Me and Maris had lots of fun playing. We ran up and down, leapt over each other and generally played rough.

Then we found a stick!

I'm not a bossy britches!

Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel

DIESEL!

Oh, hello, my mate Diesel’s back.

Gotta go.

He’s ignoring me again.

Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel DIESEL! Diesel Diesel Diesel Diesel

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DIESEL!

DIESEL!

Waiting's hard

Sue sent away our latest hereditary disease tests. They are the ones for PLL and they had to be sent all the way to America. Now all we can do is wait. Sue checks the website every day (a little compulsive if you ask me). I decided to take a much more relaxed approach and just have a little nap with Aunty Aura.

We went to a dog show!

Yah!! I love dog shows. Lots of dogs to play with. Sue's nieces came with us and we all slept in the tent. Yep, even me! I got to sleep in the tent cause it was soooo cold that Sue needed a hot water bottle. I never go cold. I got reserve bitch and reserve of breed each day. Maris bet me but that's okay. I'll beat her next time.

Here's me with Lyta. What a lovely pair we make!

Me playing with Maris. Would you get off me!

Me me me! Don't I just get cuter and cuter?

And back home, tired out and just wanting to go to sleep.

Get off!

On Sunday Sue spent a lot of time washing all the sheets and blankets getting them all clean and un-doggy.

It was really early when I woke up this morning. I needed to go to the toilet so I barked to let Sue know. Holly wanted to come out too so we both got to go outside.

Sue left the door open so we could come back in and go back to our beds but instead of being good we decided to go snuggle.

Well, I had to block my ears! The language was not pleasant and that was just Aunty Aura who was not impressed at being jumped on.

She who controls the washing machine was NOT IMPRESSED with Holly and me and our dirty feet.

Me and my heifer mates

Here's me with my heifer mates. They don;t have names, just tag numbers.

They like to hang around and stare at us. Strange beings. They moo and poo and run around like lunatics.

I tried to scare them like my mum and Aura do. They sit beside the fence ignoring them. Then as the herd forms, they turn around and leap at the fence. Then the heifers run like mad around the paddock,gathering up more reinforcements and head back to the fence.

Sue says that is a really bad thing to do and when I tried it she told me off. She said that heifers are worth more money than me and if one slips and breaks its leg she can't afford to pay for it.

Stupid heifers.

She's back!

Sue went to Australia and it looks like she wasn't faithful too us! He's not as cute as me though! His name is Bobbie and he was staying with Sue's Aunt and Uncle while his owners went on holiday. Mia, the dog below Bobbie, lives with her Aunt and Uncle, along with another dog called Sarge. We had lots of doggy smells to sniff when she came in the door!


Lucky Sue didn't bring these two back! These two wild Dingos were on Fraser Island. There are only 100 of them left due to the government culling them. Because people interfere with the Dingos and feed them and leave food laying about in the settlements the dingos forget to be scared of humans. Then people leave their kids unattended and the kids get bitten. Then the dingos get shot. Bad bad humans!


I got a Bandanna just like Holly's. I'm going to try it on soon. Now that Sue's back home I'm allowed back inside. I slept in the bed last night. Right under the blankets. Life's sweet!

Cold tootsies

Like Holly says, we are locked outside. I haven't been bad. As soon as I get in bed with Sue I settle straight under the blankets and don't move all night. S it can't be me that's cause us to be dressed in our warm jackets and made to sleep in our kennels.

I know we're going to a dog show soon were we're going to camp over so maybe that's the reason. I think theniecesarecoming to so I'll try to act real cute and sleep snuggled between them in the tent.

That must be the reason why we're outside.

Am I cute or what!

Here I am looking even cuter than ever. I've stopped growing now, and Sue says that is a good thing. Now I just have to fill out a bit. That's a good thing as it means that I get feed a little more.

Not enough to make me fat and lazy, just enough to bulk out my tummy and shoulders. It must be about time I got out to some more shows.

Hurry up! Emergency!

Sue! Sue! Hurry, Holly's choking!

Sue had given us our tea. As usual Holly hoed into hers like she was starving. Two bites in and she starts running around her run, gagging. I shouted for Sue and she came running.

By now Holly has on her side kicking in the mud. Holly was dying! Sue pulled open Holly's mouth and put her had in and grabbed out a whole heap of stuff. Holly took a couple of minutes to sit up but she's okay now. She can't be that bad off cause she demanded the rest of her tea.

Stupid Holly, how can you choke on little bits of dog roll? Sue always cuts it up into little bits.

I'm glad my sister didn't die.

Muriel! NO!

But toilet paper is cool! I'm in this mood at the moment that whenever the toilet door is open I steal the new rolls of toilet paper and munch on them. Holly helps too, and even Aura likes the odd chew.

But you should hear she-who-buys-the-bog-rolls. Muriel! Drop IT. Holly! NO! Aura! You bad girl.

Still I think it's all worth it. Watching her try and use half munched rolls is really entertaining! The trick is to mutilate the side just enough so that the paper doesn't come off freely. [Holly taught me that].

The bedroom rules

Aura sleeps on top down the end

I sleep under the blankies, at the top

Mouse sleeps down the bottom under the covers.

Sue sleeps in the small spot that's left in the middle. She often complains about cold doggy feet on her back.

Holly's right. It is cold!

But there is always a warm blankie to cuddle up under.And Aunty Aura is always willing to share.

And never ever listen to your horrible sister. You never ever put your nose on the glass door of the fire. Horrible Holly! Lucky Sue stopped me before I burnt myself.

What a weekend!

I knew something must have been up when I was made to have a bath on Friday. I was scrubbed within an inch of my life. I smelt horrible afterwards.

Then Sue packed up all this stuff into the ute, we all had tea and then went to bed really early.

On Saturday I was turfed out of my blankies (Sue's bed) at 4.30am! Far too early for a young girl like me. I didn’t even get breakfast before Diesel and I were rudely shoved into the ute. We drove off into the dark stormy morning. After a while we stopped and picked up a new passenger, a strange hairy dog. Her name was Ruby. Then off we went again for ages and ages.

We got to a place called Ngarawhiaia and it turned out we were at a dog show! I got best of breed again but no in group placing this time. Not to worry, I am only three days into puppy.

The best thing at the show was this family from Auckland who came to see me. Apparently I am edible. That was pretty scary until I found out that is a good thing and means I am super cute. I had lots of photos taken and a play. I like kids. Much more fun that Sue.

When I got back to the ute both Diesel and Ruby where gone. They went to their own homes. So I was allowed to travel in the front. I must be special. (That’s very different from spethial Holly).

We stopped on the way home at this place and guess who was there! My brother Major! But he’s not my little bro any more. He’s about 1 cm taller. We played and played and got all tired out. There were more kids there that played with me too. Sorry about slamming you into the deck Major. I slipped on the wet grass. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! And Major, you’re certainly not boring any longer. You were heaps of fun.

I was so tired after paying with Major that I fell asleep even before we were out of town. Sue said I was as bad as her nieces. When we finally got home hours later we had tea and then went straight to bed. It was a long day.

TRANSIT NZ. YOU NEED TO FIX THE ROADS! They are terrible. The Awakino George is a disaster zone with all those stupid pot holes left half fixed and lets not mention the subway project at Tariki. Shocking. Why can’t you finish one piece before moving on to the next piece?

I'm in love!

Holly had a friend come to stay and I'm in love! He is so sexy and big and handsome! I've quite a school girl crush on him. I hassled and hassled him.

Then I had to have a sit and a rest while I watch the most handsome boy in the world run around.

A Muriel moment

Some days life just isn’t fair.

Yesterday I was so pleased to be able to met Sue at the gate when she came home. She didn’t seem that please though. She kept muttering to herself and looking all around my run.

Well today, she put us outside in the cold while she was inside in front of the fire working. I was not pleased so I decided I would go tell her. But she caught me on top of my kennel, leaning over the fence ready to jump onto the garden seat.

Thankfully the camera was out of power and she couldn’t get evidence. Now my kennel has been dragged into the middle of my run. I can’t reach the fences.

You’re terrible Muriel

was said a couple of times.

But I am back inside by the fire – haha my cunning plan worked.

I'm so special!

I won I won!

I won Baby Puppy Of Group today at a champion show! I got a HUGE sash and a plastic cup thing and some chocolate (Sue ate that).

Tomorrow I'll take some photos of me and my ribbon.

I'm so cute, just too cute.

Me, lounging on the couch. If I look really cute Sue is too soft to put me outside.

There's treasure down here somewhere! Come on Chino, if we dig out enough stuffing we'll find that mouldering old bone!

I went to a Ribbon Parade and won! I got Best Of Group and Baby Puppy Of Group! Here I am all tuckered out after the show with my two lovely ribbons.

I'm not a genetic mutant!

Cause I'm a cross bred. hehehe. Not like the rest here. According to that programme on Sunday, all pedigree dogs are genetic mutants. Lucky my daddy's not a mini like my mum. Sue thought the vet at Massey University should have mentioned the money that responsible breeders spend there, using their specialist equipment to clear us of genetic disease before breeding. I think she is going to ask for a LARGE discount next time. They sure know how to charge that's for sure.

Anyway, it's going to be a while before I go there as I am too young to have babies.

I have been so good lately except for this morning when I made a puddle on the lino. Sorry about that but the door was shut and Sue was busy getting ready to go out. When a girls gotta go, a girl has to go.

Anyway, having been so good I have been allowed to sleep on the bed with Sue. It's cool! So warm and soft. And you can snuggle right down into the fluffy duvet and get all yummy and warm. I tell you that it's hard to get up in the morning and go outside to the cold grass.

I still love ya Uncle Chino. Even if you are in the dog box for eating that yummy bread. You could have given me a taste.