Friday 22 May 2015

10 steps forward 10 back


Poor mum will be doing a tango soon! This blog will be about grump mostly today.

As some of sprites readers will remember he was attacked by a dog walker leaving him with bad bruising and problems with being left. Well, after all my hard work with Bella to get her to a level where she walks beautifully for me, I'm back to square bloody one.

There is a man, living locally to us with an ABI and owns two dogs, two staffie type dogs crossed with something. They are nasty agressive badly controlled animals who he has no discipline over. The dogs go for other dogs when ever they see one and want to kill, not harm,kill
Bella and I were out on Wednesday (sprite was at home with hayfever), I took Bella on our normal route up and over 19 hills, the man crossed over in front us and walked up the hill I had to stop any way as Bella had decided to drop a load shall we say, so gave us space to let them get some way ahead. 

He STOPPED to speak to a street sweeper, dogs on choke leads. Bella and I kept walking towards him there was no way boo was going to go round (I am stubborn like that ). We got close and he started shouting abuse in my direction telling me to cross the road whilst hes trying to carrel his mutts with there choke chains lifting them off the floor to try and get control, by the throat. I kept walking ignoring him whilst attempting to regain some semblance of control and not breaking her jaw (she really can pull tight but I was being a bucking donkey ) , Boo actually walked well for the level abuse from both the dogs and man, he was calling me a b$£ch and a stupid C$%nt and I should get my fing dog under control , um yeah ok mate its not mine thats trying to kill another dog. 
Then to cap his ignorance, he stopped outside mis school, both dogs still brindling hackles up , heaven forbid a child should come out carrying food. 

I am seething because his dogs should be wearing muzzles, and be on appropriate harness's , and he should pick there crap up! 

Bella is now back to square one, constantly looking over her shoulder, jumping whilst out and is now not wanting to be walked near other dogs (although she handled and spaniel and a bishon frise with out a yip or grumble).
So now I am back to square one with lead training oh flipping joy!!! 
I'm sorry mum but they are horrible dogs and I thought they would hurt you, but I was good when I saw mi off on her trip today, I liked that :)



Thursday 7 May 2015

We are a tag team!

Of epic stupidity!!
Hello people :) Tis I eclair! Sprite, Darling thats not right, but mum I like food so I should be called Eclair, ok I am not going to argue!

What has been happening since February, truth be told not much!

Bella von Grump and  I are now only being walked together because mum cannot control the level of stupidity we create on our own, I guess us going together means we are to busy annoying each other to annoy her unless von grump is doing harness bunny hops. Or tipping me over mid pee!

I hate the nose harness, I need to be able to jump and create mischief, it stops me doing this, plus if mum stops I dont and I ping back-which can hurt !

Your own fault Boo, you WILL learn lead etiquette if its the last thing I do!! Plus Meggy DOES NOT like you, so I would rather you didnt kill each other! 

BUT mummmmmmmmmm Sprites the one causing problems hes the one who ran into traffic, hes the one who whines when another dog goes past HES TROUBLE!And he pooped in the nettles yesterday which made you say so many bad words my eyes crossed!

See what I have to put up with?! Yes I am trouble but at least I walk nicely on my lead !

The weather up until Friday ish last week, hmmm Fry-day, was incredibly warm! So much so mum and dad have been doing lots and lots of jobs in the garden. The priority job was to re bella proof the garden, Von Grump likes to attempt the great escape nearly every day.
Dad bought home lots and lots of pallets, wooden thingys which apparently food can be delivered on but there was no morsels left when they reached the garden!
Dad, mum and little sis went about breaking the pallets up, that involved a lot of kennel time and yet more naughty words from dad as he hit himself not the pallet with the big hammer :) not once or twice but at least five times, grump usually got the blame, but then mum shouted at ME oh the indignity! I was only vocalising my displeasure at being in the kennel!
Dad had to dig holes to set posts in which meant making concrete, something hes not done before and to be honest should leave to the proffesionals! Any hoo the fence was built, and painted and bella hates it!!! But the dogs next door love it!
I can still see and hear them you know i aint deaf and blind-like you ! 
Now now bella behave, sprite has selective hearing and is only partially blind!!! 

Dad then went onto make planters, as little sis had been asked by school to make one to take in, over half term holidays (holidays?!they are no holidays for us!!!!!!!!). Only problem was dad liked his to much and kept them, so mum had to make another for mi. This is where mine and boos ability to get in the way really kicked in!! Boo, kept nicking bits of cut wood to play chase with, then i got in the way of the Dremmel and Claw hammer meaning mum had to stop and make sure i was ok, which then meant little sis meandered off with something else important, poor mum was chasing her tail (what is with that phrase, she dosn't have a tail to chase) by the end
And going grey!

Mums finished planter was the one to go to school and we see it every time we go past for our walk.

Sprite and Bellas daily walk includes socialising up the shops with people, von grump is becoming less stand offish with people and more ready to say hi like Sprite, although hoodies and hi-vis are still areas to work on, as is the pull to go into Greggs!The walk then takes us up into the woods (where the nettle incident took place) and down onto the hill, we then go left for an extended walk or right for home (depends on weather and the behaviour of the trouble makers!), if we go left we go past Amelia's school and the dogs are becoming as much part of the morning class routine as registration is normally. We then loop back onto treberth or if the dogs have been super duper well behaved we duck onto 19 hills :) for the return leg. 
Which is where we like to drag mum either into the reen or the ponds!!
You drag, I 'guide' mum, and those ponds are so mucky i only paddle, YOU bomb dive Sprite soaking both mum and I as you forget you are STILL wearing your lead!!! 
Although the woods may have to soon be cut out as sprite has developed hay fever, and the only thing i can think to trigger it is bluebells! he has been fine until they came into flower but now he looks so sorry for himself after a walk :/ 

I dont like this hay fever, my eyes are so itchy and puffy and my nose is like a tap!!

The last few days have been awfully windy, more windy than von grump after left over roast dinner....
I HEARD THAT!!!
We have had some branches come down into the garden oak ones the length of the kennel, and that much rain on sunday mum couldnt get into the kennel to actually pour the water off -the poles supporting it almost snapped, the creaking noise scared me and the mahoosive splash even more so, i only do water on my terms!Grump though got a soaking stupid moo didnt move quick enough.
It was bloody cold!!

Bella has also decided she is a cross breed she thinks shes part jack russell part Akita, so mum calls her a Jackita, shes dug successfully under the shed in search of a ball Thats been there at least three years! and after rats, me I just take the fruits of her labour and run away with them.
Which then incurs the wrath of von grump and you wonder why she attacks you with such passionate venom dude? And why YOU get timed out NOT her
Nah na nah na nah!
But Mummmm it was her who moved that spacer block to by the patio door which you tripped and sprained your ankle on!
OI! you where as much part of that escapade as me, right thats it!
Now now you two behave or no left overs!!! You see what I have to live with dearest reader???? 
Children! the old saying is true never work with children or animals!!!


Monday 9 February 2015

Im a VERY naughty boy!

Been a few weeks so I thought I would stop in as I have been exceptionally naughty !

I had an upset tummy last week but it only lasted 24 hours mind then I gave it to boo! Mwah ha ha ha hit her worse than me ! But mum spoilt my tummy bug evilness by giving boo one of my blankets because she was shaking badly

And I promptly destroyed it na na na na!

I have a very very naughty head at the moment mummy is walking bella von grump and I together to save time but I hate it so much I cause as much mischief as possible, running off not listening and winding boo up, but she got her own back much to my horror and mums.
Mum bent down to pick up poop, bella pulled mummy, mummy had to let go or fall in the poo, next thing bella has smacked me down in a huge puddle :( , I tried to get her to disappear down the field but no such luck she heard mummy was upset so went back to her.

Sprite, I was FUMING she did it, and very worried she would pelt for freedom but she-unlike you at present are doing as she is told!

Mi had her birthday recently and she had cake and she made sure we shared it! Prob not the most suitable for us but a treat once in a while wont harm us. 

But my most naughty occurrence was yesterday mummy and daddy went out with mi for the day to St Fagans , I went with them before it was fun. So you can guess I was not happy to be left behind with Von Grump.

I took advantage of a hole Bella had made when she was a puppy in the netting on the side of the kennel - 2ft up! I worked away at it till it was big enough for my fat backside to get through. Then I had the run of the garden all day. The family get home and mum goes spare because I was by the gate to greet them! 
What ? I am a guard dog I have to greet you! 
Bella by this point had chewed through the her kennel gate in order to try and escape,  but had stayed inside miss goody four shoes! 

Mummy used the most colourful language I think any one has heard on this street in  a while using a particularly nasty word even daddy was shocked to hear her use. 
I was given plain boiled rice for tea bella got salami :(, mummy was so angry as was daddy because they had so much to do as daddy is away for few days and they had to finalise his kit and make sure everything was sorted. 

Today I have been sat in my kennel whilst boo has had the run on the garden whilst mummy did the repairs to her kennel.

Nothing simple Sprite! one new upright in Bellas Kennels - metal wrapped wood new latch plate new metal fencing sweeping out splinters and generally making her room more comfy!Oh yeah and zip tying YOUR fence and securing a bracing panel onto your kennel!!!!!!!!!!!!
Safe to say im miffed dude!! TWO HOURS of MY morning spent rectifying your mess AGAIN!!!!


Sunday 11 January 2015

I am not going to be ejumicated!!!

Hello friends, tis I sprite and Bella 

Christmas and my birthday have been and gone and its new year woo hoo!!

I didnt get very spoilt over christmas which is ok, I will come back to that in a moment.
Mi got a bike, we went to the park last week to try it out she loved it but I was a big baby - again - two doggies came to say Hello and I screamed! Mum thought I was being very silly and made no bones about telling me so!
Sprite, you really are a wuss!They were being friendly and saying hi! Not we are going to kill you!!

I was at home, you spoil sports I wanted to come chase the ducks!! 
You didnt miss much Madam von grump! I wasnt even allowed in the lake :( BUT I did escape into the reen :)
Dad was not very happy about that sprite, you stunk!Hence why you where shoved in the boot on the way home! 


Feeding the ducks 

And we are off!!


Sadly one of our neighbours died just after christmas, Joe - little Charlies dad he had not been well for a while :( Charlie has moved next door, which is nice I like Charlie, hes not so keen on me and he doesn't hesitate to tell me so he might be small but he has a big attitude! Bella is not sure on Charlie she seems a tad confussed by the new edition she just stares through the fence at him.


 But hes small I'm just not sure what he is! I like the look of him though although mums not impressed with my deliberate scaring him. 

Aunty Steph brought us round a bag of goodies, they where found at Joes it was very nice of her to think of us and they are very nice.
Tonight Mi tried to get me to read, I dont do reading but shes been quite ill, mum got very angry on Thursday when she found out that mi not only had a chest infection (missed on the monday I took her!) but she'd been on the wrong medicine :( shes on the mend though, she though is still screaming and squeaking at every little thing! My tail seems to be the source of much of the problems, something to do with it wacking her in the ears which are very sore :( my bad, but I dont know where its going when its wagging.



I did though allow mi to read to me about Africa and Europe very interesting in a round about fashion as food was mentioned mind, I am HUNGRY now mum, hint hint hint!
Uh no!

oh well worth a try, time for me to go back to bed, seeing as its now safe as Madam Von Grump has her own bed by the door she is leaving mine alone, and mine is now super duper comfy bolstered with cushions.