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.







Monday, 15 December 2014

4 am trouble maker

Hello dear blog followers, my granddad reminded my mummy I have not blogged in a while so I am here, just well I am asleep, or pretending to be Amelia has her doctors kit out and if I am asleep she leaves me alone.




Sprite, if you believe that you really are silly, she will give you a diagnosis if you are asleep or awake, and growling at her does NOT work, she just laughs!

So dear people, it has been quite some time. My new fur sister Bella is settling in well even if someone did try and steal her (silly people, they would have soon bought her back!). I really am not sure on her if I'm asleep she wakes me up to nick my bed. Mum says sharing is caring and does move her occasionally but sometimes she lets her occupy my territory, Sprite, I do it so I can get some peace in the evening and more often then not YOU are upstairs with daddy or with mi so its not nicking it shes keeping it warm for you.

We took her up to the woods the other week, for the first time, joke was on her I was off my lead as soon as the car stopped and the door was opened, great fluffy pain had to stay on her lead I did nothing but wind her up!Running back and fourth to her and then jumping in deep muddy puddles where she could  not go despite her best efforts to drag mummy in. Daddy tried walking her but she would not behave and so was passed onto mummy, mummy takes no poop, even I know to behave.

Bella Von Grump has a naughty trick, she tries tripping people up as you go past her if the human has the audacity to ignore her, with me if I do not want to play, I get sat on and have to be rescued by mummy.

Thanks to Bella's constant ratting in the garden we both have fleas-the indignity of the rat rath, two baths three flea treatments, house being cleaned top to bottom and the kennels cleaned we still have them! I blame Bella well and truly! She kills rats and has stupidly thick fur, mums calling in the big guns apparently after pay day I dread to think what that is, I have images of a gun toting anti flea packing flea killing bio warfare.
No dearest boy just Advocate it kills fleas where YOU go saving me the hassle of yet again flea bombing the house!!

Its christmas time again, and mums working this year so hopefully better treats and food then last year-talk about meagre ! Dude you where fed watered and given gammon (much to my annoyance, and your stomachs later rebellion of said food) so be bloody greatful!
Hmmm, may be just maybe this year I might get some fantastic food on christmas day muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I am sure I over heard her say to dad she was getting two turkey joints this year one for humans one for dogs I'm sure I did, plus its my birthday just before christmas so you never know!!

Oh I nearly forgot in my food related brain fuzz, we have fish, not the eating kind unfortunatly the sit and get hypnotised kind. Sadly lost a lot to white spot something which mum said made them loose there heads and the two tiger barbs then played with the heads in a game of keepy uppy????
White Spot is a parasitic disease which can kill if left untreated, unfortunatly we also had an ill timed spike in water quality which wiped out a population of 32 cardinal and Neon tetra, which some of the other fish, namely the barbs and danio then ate leaving only the heads , which the barbs then used as play things! Gross but true.

Any way I am not too fussed as I cant see much, but Bella is fascinated stupid mutt ( are you getting a theme reader, someone has his nose out of joint) likes to sit and watch them for hours and enjoys there food, ewwww it smells disgusting and looks like some sort of health food yuch! No thanks!

oh dear fishy oh dear fishy if you leap from the tank i eat thee ......oooooo shiny tinsel 

Get off my blog you furball go back to eating shiny inappropriate things! Grrrr rar wooof!

Really, she has the rudeness to get mum to type about her on my blog the audacity of some moving floor rugs!

The christmas tree is up but mums had to put it up high out the way because Bella Von Grump likes to eat the tinsel and harass the Santa's

But shiny things normally mean food sprite, look at crisp packets, there one in the bin I can get it to show you wait there.................

Uh, how about no, last time you went in the bin Bella you ate cooked chicken bone cake wrappers, Amelias yoghurt frube wrappers (yoghurt tubes) and a whole host of items which meant I had to then follow you for three days with the poo shovel when you went out!!!!

There is so much for mum to type on this catch up I doubt she will remember it all she is bear with little brains, oh hang on a really funny moment with Von Grump, mum was using the sewing machine and bella only went to lick the needle as it was going up and down stoooooooopid ! Mum was doing the looser sign to Bella for the next hour :)
 Any way the title of this missive comes from my antics at around 4 am, this morning, Mi is not well so in with mum and dad as she soaked her bed on saturday night and being so cold the beds yet to dry. Shes on her 'nest' beside them and I happen to sleep at her feet. Last night mum and dad kicked me off the bed because I have worked out how, from the bottom of the bed to work my way UNDER the covers of a night and occupy as much bed as possible, what? I can be clever sometimes! Any way, I was megga miffed and cold, so, I helped my self to Amelia's blankets, surreptitiously spy style ninja stealing them to my 'nest' I just got greedy and took them all. Amelia is like a burglar alarm loud and all at once she wailed at mum I had nicked her blankets and she was cold. I got a smacked bum and sent to my corner with a flea in my ear :( I have tried to make up for it with Amelia today but shes not having it I even left her alone with her biscuits not even scrounging a morsel unlike Von Grump the hearth rug!

So reader, you see the theme, Sprite really isnt keen on Boo, but she is here to stay despite her stupidity and destructive capabilities she is a very good dog with Amelia and allows her to do as much as she can to her and not turn a hair. She is a kind gentle is slightly brain lacking soul who just needed stability and care to bring her on, even her grandparents, adams parents have said how well she is doing. 




Wednesday, 30 July 2014

I have a new sister!

AND I AM NOT AMUSED!!

Just over a week ago a new furry fluffy annoying pain in my ass sauntered through my door!!

I knew something was up because in the previous week my grandparents came down and put up a double kennel, yes I am being MADE to stay in a kennel with run attached. Not amused at that, but it as nice to see my nanny and gramps and they called me beautiful and special-even if gramps did nearly screw me to the floor a few times!

Any way she arrived on the Friday, and I hated her, she was awful to me :( Mummy had to separate us a lot because shes was wanting to take top dog position and was biting me loads! I would of handed it over just to get her to leave me the hell alone!

Daddy had to go to work so it was left to mummy to sort us out, and she has she left us to it and Bella is now top dog :( she has even taken over looking out for Mi.

She has though respected my cushion,my special place to sleep on in the evening or during the day as its been too hot for me!

Shes staying despite the fact she is incredibly naughty - she ate FOUR sausage rolls the other night mummy was really really angry!

Well she's here shes staying and I guess I have to lump it, I actually am quite liking her shes all
right in small non ear grabbing doses.

Monday, 30 June 2014

Blog number two in two days!

Can tell mums outside enjoying the summer evenings.

I have been a fab little man today (sprite don't get all puffed up pride comes before a fall ya know) I retrieved a ball for terrified collie dog in the park!!! It wasn't far out in the lake but to far for him so I fetched it, and gave it back!!! Mum was very chuffed, until I got silly and chased a kingfisher away dad was watching.

Got home and auntie steph has given me a load of shadows old toys. There is three ruggers, an iggle piggle a ball and a teddy, I'm a very happy boy!!!

Now mum and dad are sat chilling, but arguing how is it possible to do both??
Its about august mostly mums just discovered how much my boosters n kennel cough are on top of my kennel fees . She's tried her hardest to be able to get me to go with them , even suggesting I dress as a human for the holiday but nope not happening.

She's getting very wound up which neither dad or I like :( . Ah well I'm now mithering at daisy, she's yapping again at something and nothing again!!!
(And now his tail is smoking, told you pride before a fall dude!) Cheers mother , but thank you for stopping it smoking!

Sunday, 29 June 2014

I'm here getting toasty

How very rude mum got most of the way through my blog and it didn't save!!!!

Any who I'm lying here besides our new fire brazier thing, which mum had to light and get going as dads hopeless. It proper nice except the ash I'm going grey, and not in my normal reverse dalmation way. Mum brushes me off and I go roll in some more she's not impressed!

I had an awesome day yesterday with my hoomons I got to ride on the back seat with mi as we went done to salsbury plain, it was fab. Wet but fun, I got to roll in sticky stinky clay mud doing my plough impression. Mum laughed dad, I don't think dad was impressed!!!

It rained when we left, it rained when we got there, and it rained when we drove home.
It rained all feckin day, mum got a bit sad as she wanted to see Stonehenge a big ring of stones thing that's been there hundreds of years.

There were flat lanes, rutted lanes, watery lanes and a dads got no traction slipping around lane :) that was the best.

My fav bit of the day was the picnic, my favourite thing is picnics. Because of one thing cocktail sausages, but I hadn't bargained on mi eating the fecking lot before my beady eye and nose got in there.
Mum made it better, she let me have some chicken morsels oh they were gooooood!!! Will have to tell shadow to get steph to get some.

Mum got mi to sing an extreamly irratating song,cows go boom because there were cows grazing on the firing range (I didn't see any sad mopey looking people so what's firing?? ).
I had to stay on my lead so we didn't have any sprites go boom, and I was ok with it, but let mum know I wasn't happy!!!

Got home last night and we were all tired, and in the drive home my clay had dried out so mum groomed me quick and I was allowed on the bed!!!!!

Right dads adjustmicating the log burner thing so I think its time to go in. Ooooooo wait a mo you havnt read our random act of kindness, six months ago one of mis planters was taken. Today it reapeared with seeds in for moo, mum is still mistified who 'borrowed' it in the first place, but mums happy its back and mis happy she got seeds!!! Adios amigos time for bed xx

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Ouchies!!

I am off to the devils later.

Started yesterday with mummy in a flap. Some one was leaving blood all over the place. How very rude!! She was in the middle of cooking tea too, oops. First she checked mi, who had something red on her foot 'I am doomed forever' howled sis- I went and watched the oven :). Turned out to be a bit of pepper, so attention was turned to me.

Now I don't like my feets being touched especially the front ones. I gets all jumpified if mum goes near em!!

So they tag teamed me, mi on my back stroking me whilst mum put pressure on me foot. I realised then it was me who was wounded!! Oh now the depression set on me as mum cleaned and bandaged me foot. To add insult to injury she,my mother, made me wear a pink sock :(

They have tried pressure and they have tried glue but its not worked so I am off to vets. Dad says I may have stitches but if that's the case then why didn't mum do it?
Because , mum here,my dearest boy you are a fidgit arse!!!!
I will update later on what's the damage.

Sprite again over to you, wha?! Sorry just eyeing my biccies, I am not pooping in protest at being taken to the vets! So I shall hold it in then poop on there doorstep!

Mum again, and this, dear reader is my son, my boy, there truly is no hope for him :)

UPDATE!!!!
I don't like the vet they made me wear pink! A pink bandage!!!!!!!!!
I also got pinned to the floor by four people yes four people. Still wagged my tail though. Dads not happy as it cost a lot of money. Granddad said they should take it out of my biccy money, ah no gramps!!! Weekend away cancelled everyones threatening me with being turned into a kebab :( 
I'm cuddled up with daddy now I really don't feel well :(

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Hola!

I'm so sorry for my absence I am a bear with little brains after all.

Well not much has been occouring in my life.

Mum and dad have discovered a fantastic place to walk mi and me. It'd called tredegar park its got water, ducks and lots and lots space for me to run and be an idiot.

Also mum has started to time my morning run to go with aunty steph and uncle Dave. I get play time with my girlfriends then sleep the rest of the day.  It's ace.

It appears my sister likes my bed in the living room, I keep finding her on when she's watching tv! How very rude!!!!
Mum had said she will make mi a cushion to but I doubt she will use it, mine is too comfy.

I am worried about my sister though, she's stammering and can't talk properly. Mum has said she's having trouble at school, I can only give her hugs which seem to help her get a bit happier and settle down.

I had mum and aunty steph in stitches I managed to squeeze UNDER the dividing fence to get to shadow, the womble and daisy. Mum and Steph could not believe I managed :).

So dear followers I am well and am spriticus :) x

Saturday, 18 January 2014

I have been a very bad boy!!

I have been a very very naughty boy.

Three times this week I have refussed to go back on my lead and pegged it.

First time I wanted to go play with the naughty collies and Venus. Mum was very angry and finally caught me with the bribe of seeing daddy, cruel mommy :(

Second time mum penned me in the reen to steep the one side so I had to give in-eventually.

Then yesterday was the worst by far. I ran across a main road narrowly avoiding being hit. Went to say hi to two ladies, they smelt of snack dog!!

The only thing is, I triggered the drs surgery door mech. Yep you guessed it went to say hi to the staff. Only I got mud absolutely everywhere!!!! It looked like a sprite race track! Paws prints over everything with tail swishes of mud up the walls. Mum was fuming she barely spoke to me for the remainder of yesterday shutting me in the garden :(
She still isn't happy today!!

Saturday, 28 December 2013

Im a happy chappy!!

In the last few days I have had a new collar, lead, brush and bed.

I am a VERY spoilt doggy :)

Mummy dosnt do product blogging but today she was in a place called the range and dad spotted an info thingy for a new type of easy clean dog brush. Its bristles can be moved back on a springy thing so mummy can clean it easily. Its bloomin brill, daddy knew I liked because my bum went in the air when mummy was grooming me! Its by a company called JML and mum says if you have a woofer get one because I even let her groom my belly something shes not been able to do for a while.

My new collar is leather and makes me look very grown up. We needed a new slip lead so we got one of those too, my minds boggling because of all the new things i have been bought/made!

Today mum made me a new bed, my plastic one is far to small now and is making my joints pretty sore.
Its all fleecy and comfy oooh I loves it I do!!



Sunday, 22 December 2013

I met a baby and I liked her!

Mum and dad went down to Somerset today to see Moo and Ted, THE best aunty and uncle ever : )

I was a very naughty boy on the way out mum went mental at me a we had to......

Before he tries to aim for the sympathy vote, he is a sod in the car all ways has been. We had to come home and get the dog guard, in the pouring rain! I then had to sit in the back to keep him bloody quite and calm!

Thanks mother!

We got to somerset, reaching moo and ted in 40 minutes in the driving rain and then stupidly bright sunshine.

I knew something was up and you know what it was, mum max and dad Paul turned up with baby Zena, shes lovely so so tiny. Mum was worried I would be to bouncy, but I WAS good as bloody gold wasn't I mum go on admit it - Yes you were honey very very good, for once!

After we had been there we went to Brean sands for me to have a good old run and for mum to get some drift wood, I wanted to 'help' carry some but she wouldnt let me :(

I would though like to say mum put them in the boot with me and it was like Christmas I had logs and planks all around my basket. But I was to tired though to enjoy them and went to sleep in my basket.

Any way mums had a drink and shes feeling tiddly so cant type straight, so to you all a good night.

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Sprites letter to Santa

Dear Santa,
I cannot write I have paws you see so mum is writing this for me.
My name is Sprite I am very almost 2
I have a human sister who is three, her name is Mi.

She dosnt want much for christmas,
A doll that cries,
An ice cream maker
Books and toys
Shes easy to please and been so good and so nice this year.

Me
I'd be happy for a few treats
A tennis ball or three
A warm cosy bed and veggy scraps for my tea
(mum feeds me more than this but I likes my peelings)

Mum
She doesn’t want anything
Just for her family to be fed happy and warm
And to hopefully bring joy to where is has not been

Dad
He has all he wants, he got his game,
He has his airsoft gun
He has the love of me and Mi
He wants for not much more you see

Now for some random requests
The hoover has asked for a new belt
The cooker a clean
The fridge needs a declutter
The cupboards want filling they are homes for moths
The loo is crying out bleach and a good scrub
Mum has said she and dad have done the above
But I know you Santa paws have to help

So santa paws this is my letter to you
I hope it reaches you in time for christmas,
I know how busy you are
With the reindeer presents and the sleigh
Getting ready for the one night
Where you fly across the nights sky
Filling peoples hearts with love and joy


Love Sprite  
Not Sprites  paw print, borrowed from google.

Sunday, 15 December 2013

Wounds run deep

Unfortunately it appears despite sprites physical wounds healing it appears the biggest injury is in his head.

He won't be left,any small noise freaks him out and he's going crazy when tied up outside shops.
His playing is fine now as we had an impromptu play date with Doug the Neapolitan mastiff. This got him to play very happily and away from me!

The police have taken the incident seriously and will be helping us find the man. When I meet other dog walkers I warn them about that man and to watch out for him.

Adams home now and he seems to have relaxed somewhat but is still not completely calm.
I will keep you loyal fans updated on how things go. Slow and steady baby steps. 
Pippa sprites mum

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

I DID NOT DESERVE THIS!

Hey fans!
Sorry for another gap, so my mums fault! I forgive her because mini moo has had hand foot and mouth and been ill herself. It was epic! She had no voice for 48 hours (epic for you Sprite, but not for me!) and Amelia and I ran a mock!!

I got given some sweeties by auntie Steph yesterday, little treat sticks of yummyness, I like  Steph she lovely :)

Well nothing much has happened up until yesterday, which is when I learnt scrounging a chilli out of the bin was a bad idea!


Poor mum had to clean projectile puke at 11 pm, she was not impressed! I hope you have learnt your lesson Sprite.....

Today though was awful :(

Amelia finally felt up to taking me for a proper walk, mums been doing round the blocks or up the shops for the last few days because mi has not felt up to going far.

So off we went up to the dog field.

First we met Monty a 6 month old choc lab, who jumped up at mi and scared her. Mum was holey unsympathetic as I have done it to mi to many times to count.

Mum gave her my flinger to carry to make her feel better and to get to walk. We toddled to the ponds for a swim and they started my retrieve training. Out of the corner of my eye I caught site of a very very small dog, who was a french bulldog cross something she was dinky but boy knew how to play. I didnt bargain on her big brother though, Tonto an American Bulldog cross who was all muscle. Aww it was grand the little one was called Pixie, mum wanted to sneak her home she was in love.

However, I did not deserve what happened next.

Turning for home a man came onto the field from bishpool end with 2 staphies on a lead, I bounded up to say hi, as I do. He only went and feckin kicked me! So hard its bruised.

Mum got Tonto and I back and hadnt realised I had been injured until later, She and Tontos mummy wanted us away from the bad nasty man.


Why he was walking his dogs on a dog field and didnt want them to socialise is beyond mums scale of stupidity!!

19 Hills is a well known dog walking spot, and dogs are normally off the lead because its been a dog field for time in memoriam. People walk there dogs there because they can let them socialise and burn off energy, they do not expect there dogs to be harmed, yeah sure the odd bite wound from over exuberance and scratched from bush diving are part n parcel of the walk. But for a human to harm a dog in this fashion is not normal. I feel sorry for the man if he has issues, but I feel more sorry for his dogs. They seemed lovely friendly animals and wanted to play with sprite and Tonto. 
Sprite is a companion dog and if he is injured he cannot carry out his duties because he is in pain, as it is he has slept most of the afternoon and laid next to Mi. 
I really hope the man hangs his head in shame! 

Not the best pic, and its a bit stretched out but you try getting a lab to sit still!!




Thursday, 28 November 2013

I LOVE LEAVES!!!!

Had to share that! Our favourite tree on 19 hills has lost it leaves and mum had to explain to dad, my head burrowing in the leaves is my version of Mi throwing them in the air :)







I have not been well, I have had an eye infection the last week but its finally cleared up. Mum says it was pink eye but I don't know why its called that, it was painful! More than one morning mum had to pry my eye open first thing, mi kept doing pirate impressions I am guessing she was taking the micky!!

Mum treated it with cold tea, and it worked, bugger paying the devil £30 quid to get eye drops!

Mini moos been poorly this weekend, shes had a bad cough and stinking cold so I have been on mutt guard to look after her.

Not much else to report been a typical week!

So here is a poem to pass the time.

This week I have been a pirate,
Eye gunked shut argh ha ha, yo ho!

I have dragged mum through the mud
Twisted her ankle boy she did cuss

Ploughed through the leaves
My version of toss game I guess

Mum won an award for her volunteering
yes it true
She even  bought me chicken home from the buffet
It was delicious.

Showed dad my retrieve skills
With my tennis ball and flinger
He watched as mum launched
And I fetched
I am getting better you see!

So thats my week
In words and pictures
Me my family and fun!





Saturday, 16 November 2013

Hey yall!

Mums been remiss with my blog I am so very sorry, one cannot get the staff these days.

Well, let me see what has happened, my bottom is fine now, although if the toys are down I hide in the kitchen, I simply do not like the sight of them.

Not much has occurred in the time since my last blog, Myself mum and little Mi held the two minute silence, although mum had to explain to Mi why we did it. I think it is very respectful I paws-ed for the fallen animals, as they work just as hard as humans.


The fireworks have been on going but now seemed to have stopped, mum and dad did sparklers with Mi, they looked very very pretty and not nearly as noisy as the big bangy things in the sky.


 We had a lovely frost mid week and I had awesome time ploughing around in it and sneezing when icicles went up my nose. Mum was taking her time photographing mushrooms so I ate them, well it was the only right thing to do when her attention was taken away from me!!



We meandered up through the woods and went to see aunty Haylie, mums FSW who is very nice.


The rest of the week followed in the normal fashion, although Mi and I got very muddy when mum got distracted it was FUN (Sprite I will send you the bills but mum I have no money!!)

Sprite stop!!
NOPE!!!! SPLASH!!





Mucky Pups!




Friday, dad was off which meant one and only thing WALKIES!! 

We decided after Mi got home, to adventure somewhere new, well, we have been to part of the place before, but not to this awesome bit.

We  Mum decided that we should pop to the woods of Tredeger park, and I am glad she did. I got to play with new friends, Monty a Patterdale, Keira a Staffy (i was a perfect gent to her, she was very pwetty dont tell shadow!) luna the loony cockapoo , Teddy a lickle squeaky pup and lola a golden retriever. Dad was going mad, but as soon as mum shouted 'whats this?' I came running! Dad was miffed but I played and played and played I loved it and we are going again.


Mum got me a bag of bones from our butcher yesterday AJ Wilding and Kent, they are lovely.

I am sat with mum next to her on the sofa, slobering on her foot. A lovely lady will be posting a story about me on facebook shortly so watch this space :)

Monday, 4 November 2013

BB guns bloody hurt!!!

Lets just say being a moving target is not funny! It was NOT intentional It was an ACCIDENT! 
Just before he considers phoning the RSPCA! There was hardly any power behind it, he is a drama queen!! 

My bum has a bruise and I aint happy, I will get my revenge mwah ha ha woof!!

That was yesterday and today is a new day! 

Amelia has a imaginary lion pet called Leo, I am a bit unhappy as it appears to have replaced me and even has his own pillow by her bed!!

How rude, I dont even get that! hmmmm 

Tonight, I am curled up with  mum under my thunder blanket, hiding from the horrid horrid fireworks. 
under my blankie :)


This morning though I had a jolly good laugh mum came back from dropping titch to school and she shouted up the stairs (where I was with dad) that if I got my bum moving we could meet up with Shadow, Old charl and little Charlie and have a play date! 

Well that was it I was down the stairs and heading for door faster than lightning, buuuuuuuuuut mum had to put my collar on, that takes up valuable play time grrrrrrrr. 

I dragged mum up the road and I got to play for 45 minutes chasing Shadow up and down the field like a man thing. I bloomin loved it I did! Although, Shadow plays rough and she batted me in the face and I have a cut above my eye.

I kept playing, I didnt want to stop mum was enjoying the company whilst walking she was jabbering away to aunty Steph, our next door neighbour.

Well its been a good day, so I am signing off dad will be home so will need bouncing on as soon as the door opens!

N night peeps!