Riding in Cars

Me, Daisy ready to come home from the duckpond.

I just love riding in the car, especially with my head out the window. Kendra and Bella hate car rides. They hide on the floor. But me, I love looking at everyone and everything.

We had to buy a car with electric windows, so the windows can easily go up and down when we are driving. We call it my Cat Scan.

Some days, Alpha takes only me and we do a lap of the main street, just so

I can see everything. I can only go if it isn't too hot. Now that it is Autumn, I'm getting more rides. I've noticed that lots of people look at me and smile as we ride by. It's good making people smile. We need more of it.

Yep, riding cars is Great.

PS. I do have a restraint so I can't fall out.

The Beach--Sort of

After reading blogs about so many dogs going to beaches, Alpha told us we had a beach ,too. Well, it's called a beach and is down by the river. So off we went to explore. At least as much as we could with leads on. There are some dumb human rules, aren't there?

Naturally, we liked the muddy area--more interesting to smell and it was so nice and squishy.

Bella and I found this Island of flowers. It had lots of interesting smells on it. We added our calling cards and moved on.

When we got hot, there was long grass to jump in.

We were very tired when we came home.

Bath Day

We had a bath today. Bella and I had a rumble. Whenever we get wet, we just run and run and growl and have play fights. I hate the part when you get wet. But I love the mad activity after it's over. (The evil eye is Bella's). Kendra just went in and sat on Alpha's chair and got it all wet.

Sunday walkies

Look at our big shadows

This morning Alpha got out of bed very late. We had breakfast. Looked like the morning walk was off. But it wasn't. We were off to the sports fields. We love the sports fields because we can just run and run, and sniff and sniff.

Bella raced madly around Kendra.

Kendra was off the lead for a short time. But she got lost in the moment and kept getting left behind. We can't leave her too far behind, because if a person comes, she'll sneak up behind them and bite their ankles.

We're having a rest, before more running.

Checking for cats in the stormwater drains on the way home.

When we got home there was a cat in our front garden!

We scared that cat away.

What a great start to the day!

Walkies

Bella the blur after our long morning walk!

We love walks.....anytime, anywhere.....count us in.

Except Kendra.

Although the traditional 6 a.m. walk started with Kendra who wouldn't

walk if there were people around. She would go very early. Eventually,

she accepted other people who were walking that early.

Now, she has a choice. If she lines up to get her collar and lead on, she comes.

(If she does come, Bella and I know to expect a short, slow walk!)

The morning walk is the most important walk of the day because cats have been

running around all night. I have to patrol the area to make sure they know

daytime is DOG time.

I have to check all the stormwater drains, and underneath cars. I always

remember where I've seen a cat before. I'm teaching Bella.

We have retractable leads. Cats don't understand those and think I can

chase them. Boy, do they take off!

This morning was a three cat walk. Bliss.

Then home for breakfast. Bella just wanted to run around madly. Go Figure.

Maybe she's in training for cat chasing.

Daisy

Bella

Last September our Alpha disappeared for the day--She does this sometimes.

She came back late (after our usual dinner time) with a cat crate.

She put it on the porch.

Naturally, Kendra and I were curious, so we started sniffing it.

Inside was a little snarly, growly, black thing.

We left it alone and went inside to have our Very Late dinner.

And right behind us was a small, hungry scottie.

Bella and her big nose.

Yep, Bella had joined the pack.

She'd travelled on two planes, then spent two days in a car. (No wonder she was snarly.)

Alpha had several names in mind for a new scottie, but Bella had

been Bella for 5 months and the name suited her. Bella has a big nose and Alpha loves that.

I was a bit worried at first, she WAS cute. But Alpha made sure that I didn't lose my

status and Bella is fun. She follows me around and copies what I do.

Alpha had forgotten what puppies were like, remember I was nearly 7.

Cyclone Bella trained Her quickly. It only took chewed up

sandals and a library book (both expensive) to get Her put her things away.

We also think Bella is part termite. She loves eating anything made of wood.

She brings sticks and bark chips into the house. We saw her gnawing on a

tree once--maybe she's part beaver.

She loves tearing up paper, too.

Naturally, she ignores all the chew toys that were bought for her.

We are more active since she came.....except Kendra.

So all in all I'm glad Bella came to live with us.

I checked my nose and I think it's big, too.

XXXOOO

Daisy

A picture says a 1000 words

Thanks everyone for my birthday wishes. Yep, the rain stopped and the puddles dried up.

This is me after a long, long walk and a lambshank. I think I'll call it a day.

Goodnight,

Love, Daisy

It's nearly my birthday!

Tomorrow is my birthday! That's the 8th of March--it's already Sunday in Oz.

I hope we get lambshanks.

That's a picture of me with a lambshank. I'm smiling.

I don't get lambshanks very much anymore. My human has put me on

a weight watchers dry food diet. Don't get me wrong, if it's food, I eat it. And I have lost

a kilo (2.2 lbs) but I've begun to scratch and shake my ears. She thinks it may

be a food allergy and is checking the internet. The vet has given me

some tablets.

I may get to go back to my raw food diet. I'll keep you posted.

(I think I'll just scratch and shake my ears a bit more often.)

XXXOOO, Daisy

Kendra and Bella

Three of Us

Here we are, from left to right, Kendra, Bella and me, Daisy. This was taken a few months ago when Bella first came.

We're on the lookout for cats. We have lots of them sneaking around our neighbourhood. We don't let them in our garden; but some times they do get in the front.

We let them know VERY definitely that that is NOT ALLOWED!