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Been to the V.E.T.

Went to the vet today. I do like the little sausages she gives me, and seeing all the other animals that come in, some very funny little furry things in boxes called cats, that I have a strange desire to tear to pieces, and other dogs - there was an Irish Wolf Hound there today - he was so big and strong - I think I'm in love...

Anyway, she gave me the sausages as usual, and then she stabbed me twice in the neck, but I didn't cry. I AM feeling better though...

Pouring out of both ends...

For the last 2 days, I have been sick. As sick as a, well, a dog, I suppose...

I think it may have something to do with the spicy food they were eating. Master dropped quite a big piece of it on the floor - I think he said "Onion Bhaji," and it smelled so nice I got there before anyone had a chance to pick it up. I wolfed it down, and it tasted lovely, but then the afterburn kicked in, and I had to drink a whole bowl of water. Later that night, my stomach puffed up and started to feel very strange. I managed to hold on for ages, but finally the floodgates opened. I did a huge pile of poo by the back door, then for good measure I was sick on the floor by the cooker. I went back to bed feeling sorry for myself, then a few minutes later I was sick again under the kitchen table. Finally I was sick in my bed. By this time it was only bile coming up. I thought about eating some of it - I usually do eat my sick, but this stuff smelled so unpleasant I felt it would be better to leave it for mistress to clear up.

I haven't had much to eat since then, and no chance to write this blog, but I'm getting over it now. Can't wait for walkies and din dins....

Something terrible happened....

I heard water running upstairs, and the next thing I knew, master grabbed me and dragged me up to the white room, then dumped me in the water. He covered me with hot water - how they make it hot I don'tknow, but these humans have mysterious powers. Then he poured green smelly bubble stuff on, and rubbed it all in, so I couldn't smell myself any more, just the horrible green stuff. Some of it went up my snout and made me sneeze. I really wanted to shake, I tried but he held me still, and kept shouting "Don't shake!" at me. Then he blasted the bubbles off with a jet of hot water until it was running off me all over. Next he said "Melon and Pear" and poured some different smelly green stuff all over me. This liquid smelled so rank that I tried to shake it all off as quickly as I could, and some of the bubbles went all over Master. He didn't think it was very funny. He washed me all over, rinsed the worst of the smelly stuff off, and left me to drip.

Then he bundled me up in a towel, put me in little master's arms, and I was taken back downstairs. Little master gave me to Mistress, who set me free. Finally, I could shake! I shook all over Mistress, all over the kitchen, under the table, in the hall. Then I tried to get rid of the "Melon and Pear" smell that Master had poured all over me, by rubbing myself all over the floor upside down while growling at the smell to make it go away. It didn't work. I still stink of the stuff. As soon as they take me out I am going to rub myself in something really disgusting....

God damn it - I am so cool!

Just look at me - how cool am I? Supercool, chilled, the ice maiden, miss frosty - yeah! Oh, I am so damned cool it's unbelievable. It doesn't get any better than this.

Teased

Look what master makes me do...

He shows me some lovely tasy food, in this case, a piece of sweet gorgeous dried mango, then makes me do all sorts of tricks, like standing on my back legs, giving him my paw, then sitting, lying down and final humiliation, dying for the Queen. But hey, I'm a dog, he's offering me food, so I do it, of course! Any amount of humiliation is worth a treat! Finally, when he's had enough, he says "Go on then!" and I am allowed to eat the treat.

More tricks to follow.... watch this space

Abandoned...

Well, I thought nobody loved me any more, the whole family left while it was still night, and I sat here and howled until I got earache myself, and then went to sleep. After a long time, when I had given up on anyone coming, the door-noise started, then the beep-beep went on, and someone came in. It was Geraldine, the lovely lady from across the road, who I always jump up on with my muddy paws, and she never minds.

Did she make a fuss of me or what? She cuddled me, talked to me non-stop, gave me a lovely brushing until my coat shone all over, walked me, fed me. I had a fantastic time. Finally she had to go, and I was left on my own again. At least she bothered leaving the lights on forme this time, which Mistress never did.

I waited and waited and waited, but nobody came home. I could smell the night coming but nobody came. I went dark outside, the clock bonged 12 times, but still nobody came. Finally I fell asleep, but they woke me up arriving. I must admit, I did go a bit crazy when they came in, and mistress took me out for a short walk, then told me to go to bed. I don't think they love me any more.....