Poorly

Poor old Marley has been under the weather for a couple of days but he still managed to pose for a picture.

Christmas party

 

Thomas and Amy were off to a Christmas party tonight - Marley got ready but they wouldn't take him.

Where's Bob?

 

Poor old Bob spent the day at the vets - ended up having 19 teeth removed. Marley didn't really settle all day

Smile

 

Marley likes having his picture taken. Since he was a puppy he has always been in front of the camera - he is a natural model but I can't get him to smile.

Passed

Marley passed his Bronze Award at Dog Club tonight. I have to say that he did really well with his one minute sit - stay and his heel work was great. I was concerned though because barking at the Boxer and trying to hump the Golden Retiever probably didn't score us many points.

1st Birthday

 

So Marley has made it to his first Birthday. Amazing how many stories I have to tell from such a short period of time. Marley spent most of today in the garden chewing on a massive bone. I spent the day patching up after him!! The pond had to be emptied to recover all the things he's dropped in - he had even managed to pull out the fountain pump and chew that. Let's hope the next twelve months are as entertaining as the last.....watch this space.

Lunch time

Another entertaining dog walk. A couple were sat on a bench enjoying their lunch when Marley bounded up to them. I noticed that they had sandwiches in their hands and shouted to watch out. The young lady stood up but the man just held his arm out in front of him - no problem for a highly trained waste disposal system - with a single jump the sandwich was removed from the hand.

The chap wasn't overly impressed and said lots of nasty things. 

I paid the nice man for his ruined lunch and hope he has a safe journey back to his cave.

Snooze control

In the past I've moaned about Marley for his antics. Today however, he was a real star - he didn't wake this morning until 10:00am which was a real treat. This probably means it will be 05:00am tomorrow!!

Flying lessons

Easter Sunday started off much like any other morning with the ritual dog walk. On arrival at the recreation ground I did my normal visual checks to ensure there were no little dogs around for Marley to terrorise or children with footballs.

 In the distance I could see some 'friendly' dog owners so I let the dogs off lead. Marley headed across the field to meet his chums but quickly changed course and headed for the pavilion, I noticed with dismay someone sat on the steps repairing a remote control helicopter. Marley saw someone new to play with!! It was only a matter of seconds before he had got hold of the helicopter's battery pack and was bounding around encouraging the owner to take chase.

I ran across the field and was advised to recover said object from dogs mouth. I politely explained that although this seemed a good idea in reality it was not that easy. I did manage to recover the battery pack but not in time to save it. This little incident cost me £50.....

Seeing Red

Regular visitors here will remember that I have an assistant who does my shredding. It appears he has learnt a new trick, after completing the morning's paperwork he ate my glasses.