end of the year

was my last post really the 19 December? How time flies! Well we've survived Christmas - Maddie (or "mad-dog" as Nick calls her) decided to do the marathon (30 times round the living room at top speed) while we tried to watch Doctor Who. She only stopped to draw breath and do a pee and a poo...!!!

However today was her first day out so hopefully she'll start to calm down - she's pretty cool today (apart from leaping off the back of the couch instead of going round the other way like Murphy does)

She wasn't sure about going out with Richard tonight - she sat down and wouldn't move - Murphy got fed up waiting and took her lead in his mouth and started to pull her out the door! She started going then!

chaos continued

well, since the introduction of Maddie to the mix things are going fairly well. She and Murphy seem to get along pretty well (except when she bites his tail) and her housetraining is also coming along. One issue is that as I get up round about 6am to let her out (only marginally earlier than when I was getting up before) she and Murphy then go out to play in the garden and if she comes back in when Murphy still wants to play, he stands outside and barks til she comes back out - not good at 7.30 on a Saturday morning!

better?

well the morning started badly - she'd obviously needed to go during the night! But as the day went on things got better - she knows what I want when I take her outside (and what she wants too - is she really doing anything or just assuming the position to get a treat?) - and Murphy gets one too for supervising. She even asked to go out a couple of times (if you were watching carefully).

She's pretty smart - she's worked out how the petflap works. She and Murphy had a bit of a play in the garden yesterday - she was tearing round and bugging Murphy, they had a tussle over one of his toys. Then she sat in a bush and Murphy took an eppy and started tearing round instead! He raced round the garden, stopped at the bush and growled at her; did it again, and again. She was quite scared at what she'd started, I think! Still, all good fun; and part of the learning curve.

I've got so many photos but they're all on my phone so I'll have to either work out to put them on the computer or take more with my camera! watch this space...

sigh

not content with all my toys she has - and all her own toys - she wanted the ones left of mine in my toy bucket - but as she couldn't reach in far enough to ge them she just tipped it over with her paw! - but it gave her an awful fright and she's hiding under the table now - ha! serves her right!

oh - my - god!!!

What have they done to me? They've gone and got a puppy - am I not enough fun? enough trouble? at least i dont' poo and pee everywhere, I know when to come and when to go, when to have fun and when not. But no - they go and get this annoying wee monster and are suprised when she creates absolute havoc!!! Now me and Gizzy are shut out of the kitchen so can't go outside when we want; Gizzy can't eat when she wants (like she's used to, but then maybe it'll help her waistline); she tries to eat my food (but i drink her water) takes all my toys and jumps up at me and chews my feet all the time! But I put my foot down yesterday - she was battering round the garden and I'd had enough. That sort of behaviour is not befitting a lady (puppy or not) and is very annoying when you're trying to sit in the middle and enjoy the afternoon drizzle... so i jumped on her and told her off. "No more running round mad!!" that'll sort her out. I hope.