Bad Attitude

Hello,

I have been a naughty boy since we last spoke. Mummy says she doesn’t know if it’s my hormones or the full moon or what but she says I am just too full of myself right now and need to remember my manners!

On Sunday, Uncle Rick came over and he came on our walk. I like it when there is a man around as I am a bit starved for male company and I admit, I did growl at other dogs when I met them when I am supposed to have stopped all that some time ago. When we came home, I sat in the garden with Mummy. I am usually a good boy when we do this but I sneaked through a hole in the hedge (two gardens down!) to go sniffing and Mummy fetched me back, and then I ran through it again to go and menace a new Labrador who was walking by. Mummy ran after me and made me walk back nicely and I got a big telling off for rumbling at her in complaint and then she made me sit indoors and went back outside without me so I sulked all evening…and do you know what she said to me, she said “I don’t care! It’s your own fault”. That’s just mean…

On Monday, she made me have my lead on when she sat outside for her lunch and she is being very firm with me about not growling. I tried it on with Auntie this morning when that same Labrador came charging towards me and she told me I hadn’t got to moan at it so I rumbled at her too and got in big trouble from her as well. Maybe I will think twice about answering back in future.

I had a nice walk with Auntie Geri and Melody yesterday. Auntie Geri has lots of plans for her hypnobirthing business and seems very excited by it all.

My Mummy is very tired now and is looking forward to her week off. I will try not to be such a naughty boy so that she can enjoy it…I will try……

Regards to all,

Bruce xxx

Spring Sunshine And Sicky Brucie

Hello,

Bruce's Mummy here.

Bruce has had a sicky couple of days - one day of bottom end trouble, then two days of puking. He has still had his walks and enjoyed the lovely Spring sunshine and had a good flirt with Bella the Basset yesterday but he hasn't kept much food down. He was sick after his tablets this morning so we are holding our breath waiting to see of he will fit tonight. He did keep his lunch down today and he is currently playing with his Auntie so hopefully he is on the mend and it is just an attack of GSD tummy.

None of us adapted well to the clock change this week so we are all very tired...soon I have a week off which I know Bruce will enjoy.

When he comes back, I know Bruce wants to tell you abut what his auntie Geri has been up to..

regards and Bruce sends his love,

Bruce's Mummy x

Birthday Boy

Hello everyone,

It has been a nice week, apart from when I had a fit on Friday night which Mummy said was My Own Fault because I had spat out a tablet in the morning and Auntie hadn’t realised and when my yukky tablets dose drops, I do sometimes fit. She was still very kind to me when I fitted though and talked to me everso kindly, which I find really helps as I always wake up wondering where I am and what is going on so when I hear my Mummy’s voice (and usually my Auntie’s too) I know that I am at home and am safe and with My People and then I start to know who I am and what’s going on…

It has been very cold and snowy for the last few days so I haven’t seen my friends. On Saturday, Auntie took Mummy out for a meal and I sulked a bit, but they did sneak me home some yummy meat so I forgave them. On Sunday, it was Mother’s Day. I got Mummy some new pink earphones to go with her pink MP3 player and pink phone and pink coat and a card (with Auntie’s help) and Auntie gave her a cd which she is listening to now – she says it is an album about a philosophy of life from something called Radio Caroline – it is Loving Awareness by the Loving Awareness Band.

Auntie was miserable on Monday because she has money worries, but she was also happy because she has a permanent contract at her new job now. She had to go round her bosses’ house after work to conform it and she was late home which made me sulk a lot because it was MY BIRTHDAY!!! I am now a properly grown up boy of 4!!! I got a new ball from Auntie and a glowy Frisbee from Mummy which I have wrecked already (but not drowned because she would not let me in the ponds because the farmer has been spraying and the chemicals make me fit). I also got some yummy tripe sticks…mmm. Tripe sticks….

Well, I must go and throw my glowy ball at Auntie,

Regards to all,

Bruce xxx