I see the Sea and the sea sees me!

Wasn’t it a beautiful weekend!

On Saturday Mum and Dad had to get up really early to take Scott to catch the train to somewhere called Scotland for a big Scout adventure! They got back almost before I had woken up it was that early! He’s been gone for ages now. I don’t know when he’ll be back!

It was such a beautiful day that we decided we needed to go out for the day. A chance encounter with a coach meant that Southwold became our destination. We had to go in the car and I was in my travel crate for ages and ages and ages

When we got to Southwold, there were lots of people and quite a few dogs too!We went onto a thing called a pier first. It’s like a long path but there is water moving around underneath – very strange! Ryan and Dad were geocaching again so I had to help them find something. It was a bit difficult when you only have little legs and what you need to find is very high!

We walked along the prom, past lots of little huts near the beach where families were all out enjoying the hot and sunny day

We had to walk past the beach-huts a lot and look at all the names and numbers! I was very hot when we had finished so I was very pleased to stop for lunch

After lunch we walked even further along the marsh land just away from the beach. It was even hotter there so I took the chance to have a little lay down in the shade

We walked all the way up to the boats but Mum said we couldn’t go crabbing this time. Shame – it looked like fun!

We walked back on the beach and I got to paddle in the sea. The sea kept running away though and it tasted funny!

We did walk a long way – I think I wore Ryan out!

After we’d walked along the front, we had to get back in the car then get out again a moment later and go and hunt around a church yard. I tried to help but it wasn’t very easy to find all the information we were looking for – some of it must have been in some very obscure corners of the graveyard!

Dad had to go into a shop on the way back to the car. I don’t know what Adnams sells but he had a very clinky box on the way back to the car!

More geocaching on the way back, stopping at another church – more information very well hidden! - and something called a Martello Tower.

Eventually we stopped at a shop that smelled very nice in a town called Aldeburgh. Mum, Dad and Ryan had fish’n’chips from the paper sitting by the beach but they wouldn’t let me have anything. Mum said something about my tummy and the long car journey – I don’t know what she meant!

I’ve been staying home this week and looking after Ryan while Scott was away.

It’s been very hot but I feel a lot cooler now I’ve had my hair cut. Do you think I look smarter?

Got to finish up now. Mum says we’ve got to watch something called the Olympic Opening Ceremony. I don’t know what’s going on but she seems very excited and I know Dad and Ryan have gone to ring the church bells to celebrate it!



Scouting about!

I had another Caching adventure this week

Both my Boys are Scouts. Ryan is an Explorer Scout and Scott is an Air Scout and they are always going off on adventures and they sound like they have such a good time.

I’ve always wished I could go with them and last Friday I had my chance!

Ryan and Dad went to Air Scouts last week and told them all about Geocaching and how it works

This Friday we met all the Scouts at the nice café with the dog biscuits and they all went caching along the old railway. They were in 5 groups and had 5 caches to find so each group set off to find a different cache

I thought that, as an experienced cache hound, I had better tag along to make sure they were all enjoying the night out. I helped look for caches and alerted them to any other dogs that were around. We had a lovely long walk over the big bridge and back. Finally I decided the best job for me was to sit down back at the beginning and wait for everyone to get back!

I’m pleased to say that all the Scouts did very well. They all took turns reading out the instructions and holding the GPS device (and taking a very friendly little schnauzer for a walk!)

At the end, they all said they had had fun and some of them were going away to find out more about Geocaching so I think that was a good job well done!

I went to a different school this week. Mum said she didn’t think we were working hard enough at the other school and also she wasn’t very happy about how I had been told off.

Dad took me to the new school as Mum was going out without me! I had a very good time and came away with some homework for the week. I have been practicing very hard and I’m getting very good at lying down!

In fact, I’ve been working very hard! I’ve even been helping Mum look after her residents and helping her in the office too!

A Bimble around Broomfield and other adventures!

Last weekend, the weather here actually wasn’t horrible so Mum, Dad, Scott and I set off for a Bimble around the fields near Broomfield to add to my collection of caches

Dad said it would be a short walk, suitable for my little legs, but it turns out a Bimble is really a very long walk!! I was quite worn out by the end – especially as I did take a bit of a detour on my own!

I thought Mum and Dad were right behind me when I ran up to the end of the field but they had stopped at the gate! I did have a very funny feeling in my tummy when I realised I couldn’t see anyone so I turned round and ran straight back again! Luckily, I found Mum and stayed very close to her and Scott for the rest of the walk!

The next day, we went to Go Outdoors which is really a big shop and very much indoors! How strange!! Any shop that has a bowl of water and some dog biscuits by the front door is all right by me though!

We went to see my cousin Talli on the way home and my other Nanny and Grandad and Neil, Milly and Morgan. I’m not sure Talli was very pleased to see me – she is a Jack Russell who has lived as an only dog for a long while and is not used to having bouncy puppies around but Grandad was and it was Fathers Day so I suppose that was all good!

School again on Monday!  I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it but I had to sit in this room with all these dogs I don’t know and I wasn’t allowed to go and get to know them so I got a bit cross and had a bit of a tantrum! The teacher really told me off! Next week, Mum says we’ll go early and have a nice walk before the class starts. Maybe that will make me enjoy it a bit more.

School and Playtime!

This week, I have been mostly doing new things!

Monday was a bit of an adventure!

I thought it was about time to start getting my tea ready but Mum had other ideas!

She popped me in my car carrier and took me off in the car. I didn’t think it was very nice night for a walk as it was pouring with rain but I didn’t like to argue.

I thought we had got where we were going when Mum took me out of our car but then she put me in another car and this one had a strange dog in.

We drove on a bit then we got out at a very strange place. There was a big field that looked like it might be fun to explore if it was dry but we went into a tatty sort of building that was full of dogs!

Mum said this was School and I was here to learn some manners. I showed her how good I was at barking nice loud hellos to the other dogs but that didn’t seem to be what she wanted. I didn’t bark too loudly at the big dog with the blue eyes though. He was so much bigger than me I thought I’d better be very polite.

A lady – the Teacher – told us lots about the School and what we would be doing then she chose me to be the first to demonstrate how well behaved I was – I think!!! Unfortunately I needed an urgent toilet break so Mum had to take me out in the rain very quickly!

Then we came back in and did a bit of walking around. Well, I can do that easily – run as far as you can til the lead goes tight then do a meercat impersonation!!  Teacher said that wasn’t right though so I’m going to have to take Mum out for lots of walks to practise. After we’d all walked around the room, we went home!

All very strange and now Mum keeps talking about me learning how to behave. I think we’re going back next week so I’ll see what happens then.

On Wednesday, Mum took me out for a lovely walk along an old railway line with Nanny and our friend Lindsey. There was loads to sniff and explore and I met lots of new dogs while Mum and Nanny met lots of old friends!

Best of all, when we got back to Old Station Cafe where they have the water bowl and biscuit tin, I met 3 other Mini Schnauzers!!! My black and silver cousins were very friendly and very handsome and very good at tricks! I hope I’ll see them again sometime soon

Today was Dad’s birthday so I gave him lots of special licks and took him for a nice long walk across the fields!

A Jubilant Jubilee!!

I’ve been trying to write this for a week but the lappy toppy thingy was playing up so I had to wait for a new chew toy  power cable to be delivered

At last I can tell you how much I enjoyed my celebration weekend - a Jubilee just for me!  I didn’t know they were going to hold so many events just to celebrate me but it was great fun!

First of all Poppy over the Road and her human Sue held a lovely party for all our friends. Haggis and Misty were there along with lots of Humans – big ones and small ones. Haggis and Poppy are very friendly and Misty is nice to me as long as I don’t try to play with her ball! We all had to wear red, white and blue. Not sure why exactly but I tried my best to look smart for the occasion.

There were lots of pictures of a very kind looking lady in a sparkly hat on flags all over the place. They said it was her special weekend too and she was a diamond lady! That’s ok. I don’t mind sharing my special weekend at all

I really can’t understand why people don’t want me to sit on their laps while they are eating though! The little glass bowls of drink they stood on the ground were very tasty!

Next day, Nanny and Granddad had a party too. I think Granddad hoped to have a barbeque but the weather was not very nice so my cousin Alfie and me kept all the Humans entertained indoors with lots of games of chase and catch Alfie’s tail!

I saw the kind lady again! She was on a big boat with some other people and there were lots of other boats on a big river. All the humans spent ages watching the boats but Alfie and Me went in the garden to play – much more fun!

On Monday, the whole village turned out and held a fete to celebrate my special weekend. Mum said it wasn’t the right time for me to make my debut at the dog show – I heard her use the phrase “asking for trouble” but I can’t think what she meant!

I enjoyed walking round meeting lots of new friends and sitting near the barbeque at the Bell was very nice!!!

Dad says I can’t tell you where we went on Tuesday! There were woods and ponds and a meadow and we looked at lots of trees with holes in and bridges and all sorts of interesting places! I expect he’ll tell you more about that soon!

So that was the Jubilee weekend that was laid on just for me!! I did enjoy it. I hope they have another one soon!

Ps. Mum has just told me that the weekend was not for me at all. The whole thing was for the kind-looking lady in the sparkly hat who is really The Queen!! Not sure about that at all. After all, why call it a Jubilee if it wasn’t for a handsome Miniature Schnauzer whose official name is Jubilant Jubaea!!!

O.M.G!

It's been a strange sort of day

I mean, Nicola is a very nice human but she doesn't half like to get personal with a fellow

This is what I looked like last night

A cute puppy, I'm sure you'd agree!

Well, This afternoon Mum took me round to Nicola's cabin and left me there! The bath was being filled...............

This is what I look like now!

Mum says I look like a proper Schnauzer now, Dad says I am very smart and everyone says my fur is super-soft!

I'm not sure. It's a bit of a drastic change.

What do you think?

Podged!!

Phew!!

Feeling a bit stuffed today

Human Nanny came to give me my lunch and a bit of a walk but Human Mum hadn't left any instructions so there was a bit of a mix-up

First Human Nanny found a plastic pot that she thought was my lunch so she tipped in my bowl. I was very pleased - it was the pot Human Mum keeps my treats in!

Then Human Nanny found another plastic pot of food and realised this was my real food. What she didn't realise was that it was two meals worth and she popped the whole lot into my bowl so I ate all that too!!

I do feel very full tonight though! Not sure I want my tea now!!

Long walk needed I think!