Strange Dog Day

Strange dog Ronnie the Yorkie cross is still very much around and acting the deranged lunatic at every opportunity.

He's such a strange dog in every sense of the phrase! We often change the route of our regular early morning walk, just to see if he's on the ball and knows where he's going. Oh, yes, he certainly does!

No matter how I try to trick him into thinking he's going along a different road, he'll find some familiar smell even if we haven't passed that way for a few weeks!

But his greatest feats of foolishness come as we pass the homes of other dogs.

Small ones are no problem, but big dogs with even bigger barks get the poor little chap all in a fluster and he scrabbles around just wanting to get the hell outta there!

All good fun!

Terry
Strange Dog

Bangs and Crashes

Fireworks are not for dogs!

Ronnie hates loud bangs, so when the ferria week starts here in Spain, he is not a happy chappy. The fireworks displays that signal the start of ferria week make an almighty noise late in the evening and send the poor devil charging round that house in a fit of terror.

I had him jumping up onto my lap then off then back on again a dozen times or more - he just wouldn't settle until the noise had stopped later on.

Some dogs seem to be able to ignore fireworks, but most are terrified by them, so if you know there is going to be a display in your area, think about your dogs!

Terry
For Dogs

Ronnie Gets a New Ball

Ok, what's so great about that?

Well, when you're Ronnie, it's a very big deal!

He loves balls and whenever he gets a new one he'll play with it like a lunatic for ages. In fact, it was over two hours ago that he got it and he's only just decided to take a break and have a midday snooze!

But that won't last long because the vacuum cleaner is coming out of it's hiding place and that spells a whole lot of noise, barks and fights with the business end of the thing.

I don't think it's just dogs who hate vacuum cleaners, either. I think it might just be a primordial instinct buried deep inside every male or every species on this planet to loathe the annoying drone of a vacuum cleaner's engine and the aggravating path depicted by its dust-hungry nozzle.
Most men I know will choose the moment that is about to break right here to stop whatever it is they're doing and decide it's the perfect moment to go for a long walk!

To the pub!

Bye....

PS: Ronnie has his lead in his mouth and is standing by the front door with both arms raised and a pleading look on his face - or is that the look of abject terror??? Ok boy, we'll both go to the pub...

He Sleeps As Well?

What a lazy boy! Ronnie gets some rest and relaxation on a newly turned out bed. On the most comfortable spot no less - on top of all the pillows!

I managed to snap him while he thought he'd gotten away with a craft 40 winks where no one would suspect he'd be. Normally he's not allowed on beds etc, but if he thinks no one is looking, he'll sneak on and get himself comfortable.

Well this time he got caught!

Once the flash went off, he woke up a little dazed and still unaware that he was in a "banned area" until his eyes focused on me glaring down at him. Then the realisation hit him and he practically flew vertically into the air and scarpered out the door!

Cheeky monkey!

Terry

He's Still Here!

Yep, Ronnie is still here - he never really went away. His blogger just got so busy with other things he neglected Ronnie's blog for a while.

Today Ronnie and Daisy went to the vet to have their annual jabs and they were not happy!

In the small room (for small dogs!), Daisy was up on the table getting her jab and Ronnie was jumping up trying to protect her. He's such a loyal dog!

When it came to his turn to have his jab, he took it well, but Daisy just sniffed around the room totally oblivious to the poor chap up on the table!

When that came home, they were both subdued for the rest of the day, which is probably a normal reaction to a stressful morning.

That's it for now!