I’s been good
When I gotta wee, I go and lik mummy on the hand, if she is sitting on the couch. Daddy doesn’t always get it if i do it to him, but mummy does. So, last night my tummy wasn’t feeling well (I had thowed up earlier in the day) and I went and licked mummy’s face. She looked at the clock, said it was 3am and turned around. I don’t know why she didn’t get it. I really had to go. So I left. I try to hold it when I can’t go out and I’m really good at this. But finally I just couldn’t deal with it any longer. So I barked and barked. Something was going to come out whether I liked it or not. Mummy came down, cursing a bit under her breath. She told me she was a bit nervous as I was hovering around the back door. Did it mean someone was trying to break in? No, mummy, i just wanna go out. She let me out and I went immediately to the back and poo’d. It was not a nice poo. It was icky. Yuck. Mummy didn’t seem too happy about it either, though she did tell me I had been a good boy for letting her know I had the squirts.
I’m dealing with this still in the morning. Sigh. I went for a walkie with mum and when we got back I went to the back door again. I couldn’t help it. I had to go. Icky again. Mummy said that she’ll hang out with me for a while this morning just in case I have to go again before my dog walker comes. She has to go into work for a few things, but she can miss the morning. She lurves me lots. I think I’ll go have a lie down now. I don’t have much energy. Bye.
Just busy being a dog
Hi. I know. It’s been a while. Mummy has been busy lately and hasn’t wanted to type for me. But I begged and begged her to do it. I got powers ya know. For reals.
I’ve been busy too. I go on three walks a day. Three. And when I’m not sleeping, I go and sniff stuff, play with my mummy’s socks (nom, nom) and lick the daddy’s computer. On weekends, I even get to sleep in and cuddle with the mummy and daddy. I lurve it.
Last weekend, mummy and daddy invited some people to the house for a bbq. I was a bit nervous at first, and I have to admit that I barked at ‘em, but eventually they started giving me food and that made me a bit more relaxed, cause I knew they had to be good people. And even better, they sat down on the lawn so I could look at them face to face…that always makes me feel better. I even let a few of the hoomons pet me. It was okay. I slept really hard that night. It’s very exhausting looking out for mummy and daddy.

I’m also quite proud right now. There’s a HOOG picture of me hanging in our living room over my couch. Mummy asked me to sit and pose one day for a portrait. She said I looked so hansom. I don’t know what that means but she was smiling so I think it’s a good thing. Here’s a picture of me sitting on the couach under my picture…cool. Do you think I’m hansum?

First trim
We took Barney to get his first trim of the year. We hadn’t done it last year and he seemed so uncomfortable with all the fuzzy hair. So we asked for a trim…and he now looks like a different doodle!
Before: You can see that he has mega eyebrows and a cute beard as well as lots of curly bits all over (particularly on his legs and shoulders)…


After: he no longer has any of his curls, his cutie pie eyebrows and beard are gone, but he looks so much more puppy-like. Still the cutie pie I know and love. Poor guy was not happy when we dropped him off…he was shaking in fear.


Another first…
Barney was a very lucky puppy! He got to experience his first ice cream cone while at the seaside…

Nom, nom, nom….oh, this is so good, this is so good. Why have you not fed me this before. Daddy you rock!

Okay, daddy…more now. Come on. Really. I mean it. I…want…MORE!
Barney’s first trip to the ocean
Barney has never gone to the sea with us. So we took him to the east coast of England for a little dip. We also spent some time walking around other areas – gotta love the rights of way in England. It was gorgeous!!! and Barney had a fabulous time. He’s currently sleeping – like us, he’s exhausted by all that country/sea air and exercise!









It was a great weekend out for all!
Some cute pics

But Daddy, I want some attention...please. Pretty please.

Wot? Wot? So I'm sleeping with my nose in daddy's shoe.

Are you done taking pictures? I wanna nap.
The Dirty Boy
Gotta love it when you are home sick and this is what comes home:


Oh, Barney. You, dirty boy, you.