Entlebucher Fun Day

So much has hapened since my last post and I’ve now reached the 6 month mark!

There was also a HUGE day that was really important. It was my mum and my big brother’s and sister’s birthdays AND another A litter too. The one that belongs to Shadow. So there was only one thing to do … have a BIG PAWTY!!

Even the puppies were allowed to go and we got to join in all the games! It was the best pawty I have EVER been to. There were SO many Entlebuchers there. I was one of 17 that managed to make it. It was really cool. The best thing was that I got to meet lots of my family that I haven’t met before and I got to see most of my brothers and sisters … AND my mum AND Uncle Orsen. And of course, my big brother Alfie was there too.

The ‘B’ Litter & Mum Queenie

 

There were LOTS of games to play and LOTS of prizes to win.

One of them was a relay race. I joined the boys for this one … Eiger and his manhuman & Alfie and his manhuman. We were winning, because the boys were taking it REALLY seriously, but then Alfie’s human fell over and then we lost. *sigh* The girls would have NEVER fallen over ! Alfie picked him up and we finished the race … which my manhuman says is the main thing. (He races an old car and he says it doesn’t matter where you come as long as you finish and don’t crash)

 

Me and my butler running the race

 

There were lots of competitions … I didn’t come 1st in anything …  Alfie said there was no way I would because puppies are stupid, but I managed to copy my big brother. He came 1st in Waggiest Tail and I came 3rd. I’m going to practise my wag and beat him next time. Although, I don’t know if I’ll ever be as waggy as Alfie. He’s got a crazy boy wag that doesn’t’ stop … mine’s more slow and lady like but he was really happy that I got 3rd.

There was an Agility race as well. Alfie’s been BORING me with all his tales of run through, run round, run in and out and I really couldn’t see what the fuss was all about … until I saw him do it … WOW … Alfie was SUPER FAST! If my buddy Marvel thinks I’m fast, he hasn’t seen ANYTHING.

Guess what?

Alfie came 1st in that one too! See, I told you my brother was COOL.  I’m going to remember to bragg to Marvel about my big brother, because he is ALWAYs talking about his. I bet his haven’t won TWO 1st place prizes. One for being the fastest and one for being the happiest.

I’ve never had a go at Agility, but I looked expectantly at my human and she said we could give it a try. I did well on the slalom and went wiggle wiggle until I was at the end …

Follow that Sausage!

And then I had a go at the tunnel. My human thew some sausage in … so I ran in, got the sausage and backed out to come and find her

I FOUND the sausage!

So my human took me back … and threw in another bit of sausage. This time it went to the other end of the tunnel so I had to run right through it to get the sausage. It wasn’t that hard, all I had to do was follow my nose, but my human was smiling after and it made her very happy. She said it was my first tunnel and she was very proud.

*tips head to one side*

 

My 1st tunnel

 

I didn’t win. BUT Alfie did because he is the FASTEST Entlebucher in England. *wag wag wag* It’s official now.

There was another game that I REALLY liked. It was called the Ball and Spoon. The humans had to keep a ball on the spoon and the dogs had to leave the ball on the spoon while the humans were running. Well … that’s what I was told afterwards, but all the dogs said that if I got the ball then we could play with it. I think they were trying to get the puppy in trouble … but I couldn’t get it. No matter how hard I tried.

If you flap your ears then you get extra height …

 

After all the fun we were allowed to play, so I went and found my brother Eiger, jumped on him, rolled on him, let him lick my bottom and had a play of the bitey leg game. Eiger won. As usual.

The Bitey Leg game – Eiger showing the bitey leg move. I provided the leg.

 

All in all it was a PAWSOME day. I’ve never had so much fun in my WHOLE LIFE.

 

Lastly, I got an award! YAY !!

I’m supposed to write 7 things about myself and then pass it on, so here they are.

 

1. I was born with 5 dew claws. The extra one was removed when I was a very tiny puppy so I’m left with the normal number. They’re proper ones with bones and movement, not like Marvels silly flappy ones.

2. The girls in the house have ganged up on the boy and won. We’ve managed to capture one whole sofa for ourselves.

3. When my humans tell me ‘no’ … I distract them by scratching.

4. TIME-OUT is in the bathroom. I hide my treats in there behind the sink.

5. I suck and paw my bed and pretend it’s my mum.

6. I like getting my buddy Marvel to chase me through trees, then I change direction quickly infront of them because I want him to crash.

7. I got SWIPED by a cat last night and cried like a puppy. I was only smelling.

 

I want to award this to lots of people … but the winner is …

Chester & Gretel

(cause some of you have had it already!)

 

 

 

 

 

Find It

I’ve spent the last week looking EVERYWHERE for some fun.

Any fun down there?

It’s quite hard finding fun all on your own. I think sometimes a puppy needs a friend to help them have fun, otherwise our fun turns into mischief quite quickly.

There are lots of different ways to have fun if you can get someone to play with you.

There’s fetch for starters.

I got a new stick the other day. My human says that she’s always watching me play with sticks and think’s that I might hurt myself with one. I don’t think she understands the point of a stick. They’re supposed to be chewed,  eaten, thrown around and disguise themselves with their background. My stick doesn’t really do that. The only thing my stick is good for is fetch. And sticks AREN’T meant to have treats inside them either! It’s a STICK. The stick is the treat. *shakes head*

Me & Stick running REALLY fast.

There’s another way I like to have fun too.

I really don’t know what the shoe was doing in the garden … I think it MUST have been left there for me.

Now here’s a tip for all those teething puppies … shoe laces are really really soothing.

First, make sure no one is watching

Get the shoe in the right position

Then … chew chew chew! (oh it’s SOOOOO good)

It’s MUCH better than any of my teething toys.

BUT … the best way to have fun is with your buddies.

I have a buddy called Marvel. He’s such a funny guy.  He’s a hansome chap and we always have lots of fun. Every week we go to puppy classes together and we’re always trying to distract each other. Last week I had to bark for a whole 20 minutes until Marvel noticed me.

No Marvel … it’s mine. ”Look at me”

The humans also do an extra training session with us once a week. Last time it was really hard. They were training us in a car park that was also a dog walking spot AND a football pitch, so there were lots of dogs getting in and out of cars and lots of mancubs and footballs flying around. It was really hard to pay attention to my human. Especially when I only have dried chicken and Marvel had freshly cooked meatballs. I made sure that I didn’t do anything right until I was given a bit of meatball. The humans need to learn that I want the best treats if they want me to perform their circus tricks.

Marvel is only a few weeks younger than me but he’s bigger than me. I’m the fastest though. Marvel will NEVER be as fast as me but that’s ok, because what he doesn’t have in speed, he makes up for in humour. Marvel is ALWAYS clowning around. He said that when the humans try and take nice pictures, what you have to do is pull silly faces for the camera. He said that puppies AND mancubs have to do that. I was trying to do it but Marvel kept making me laugh.

Loooook at me Bella …

Down … then UP

Stop it … you’re making me laugh

Do you have a friend that makes you laugh?

My ball!

There’s been a lot more water mischief this week. This time, it’s not been me that’s causing it. Why would it be me? I’m a good doggie! *wag wag wag*

Last time I went to see my brother Alfie, I got a little bit over excited and ran into a river that was way to steep for me. I had to be puppy rescued! I am a brave puppy so I’ve not given up, I’ve just realised that if I am going to go into the water, then I need to be careful how I get there and I need to make sure that my feet can ALWAYS touch the floor.

I’d taken my human out for a walk early in the morning. We went to the river and I was looking at the fast flowing water, remembering the horror from Beverly Brook.

I’m not going in there!

And do you know what my human did ? This is every puppies worst nightmare … she threw my favourite ball in the water!

How am I going to reach it?

I remembered that I’m a mountain dog and that I should be brave. Really brave, otherwise I’d have to say goodbye to my favourite. I walked up and down the river bank to find the best place to get in and then I went for it ..

I can’t smell it …

And then … after all of that, my human didn’t even manage to get a picture of me rescuing it. She wasn’t fast enough. *sigh*

I celebrated my ball back with a quick lap on the grass. I had to hide my face though, I didn’t want any more ‘picture opportunities’.

Don’t let her see my face …

You can’t see me!

It’s not naughty is it?

What’s naughty is making your tiny little girl puppy … who welcomes you every morning and every night with a waggy tail and friendly chew on the hands and feet … go in the water after her favourite ball, all because YOU want to take some photo’s!

I’m really going to have to teach this human some manners soon.

The New Chew Toy

I’m 5 months old now. I’m getting big. I keep putting on weight and then losing it all over night – at the same time as getting long legs! It’s really funny. One day I look like a little fatty and the next I look starved.

BTW – I am starved, if anyone want’s to feed me, that’s OK  *tips head to one side*

I might have mentioned that my man human is a plasterer, so he has a big van. My other human works in Central London, so she gets the train to work. She can drive motorbikes and cars, and although she thinks I’d look pretty cool on the back of a motor bike, or in a side car, she says it’s not safe or very practical.

We usually rent cars if we need one. It doesn’t cost that much and every car comes with a doggy biscuit. (They’re in the back office in a box). They like me at the car hire firm and always have treats and water ready for my arrival. I often inspect their work before I leave, just to make sure that we got the best car they had.

Can we take the Ferrari please?

This weekend, my human woke up early, got everyone walked, watered and fed and said she was going out to get an old banger for Bella. My ears pricked up at that. For me? What’s an old banger?

She took her pennies and the man’s wallet too … and they both went off. They came back a few hours later – she was DEFINITELY stressed out. She told me that she was finding it hard to make a decision as they were all bad cars for the price that she could afford. I offered to come and help choose one with my nose. Finally, with my help, we managed to purchase what my human is calling ‘A Dagenham Special’.  It’s one of those car’s that’s already had a happy life. The family before definitely had at least one little girl and a naughty doggie. We found some evidence in there, but mostly all it needs is a good clean. It will probably last us through the winter and maybe even some more. But I’m so happy to have a car all for me. It means lots and lots of walkies to nice places.  *wag wag wag*

My New Chew Toy

Other big news is that we have a guest staying with us for a week. Rosie the Boxer is back by popular demand, although quite frankly, I’m getting to the age where other doggies are trying to tell me that they’re the boss and in some cases I actually disagree … so I’m starting to stand up for myself a little bit now. Especially around the food bowls! Bottom line is, it’s MY house, MY food, MY bowls and MY water. GET OFF IT.

Other than that, we get along just fine. My human is trying to teach me that I can’t take a ball from another dog’s mouth. But I’m trying to teach her that I can. I guess it’ll just be another battle to keep up with.

There’s something else I’ve been learning.

I went to see my big brother the other day and he was teaching me all about being a pack leader. He said that 5 months is about right to start picking up the tricks of the trade and all I had to do was watch him and ”follow his lead”.  He said the most important job is security. It’s our job to make sure that you know what’s around the corner before it gets there, so you can be ready to protect your pack at all costs. You must NEVER EVER let your pack split up – herd them if necessary and you also have to warn your humans when someone is coming. Alfie explained that we have better noses, ears, eyes and fur than humans do, that sometimes they only notice things when they’re nearby.

We were out on a walk the other day. I was minding my own business and getting lots of doggie jobs done. Smelling, rolling, hunting for cat poo and rabbits and chasing sticks. Then I used my super-doggy sense and heard someone coming. I ran ahead and got myself ready to defend. As you can see by the woman’s face … I’m doing a great job …

To get to her, you have to go through me …

See, she didn’t want to walk past us!

But there was one little tiny problem that hadn’t occured to me at all …

Woah … ! He’s a big surprise!

RUUUNN!!!

We made friends after. This dog explained to me that I was doing a good job protecting my human, but he had to protect his too. That’s what a dog’s job is. We have to meet first and decide if we’re going to let the humans play together or not.

These two humans had a nice play together, they played the moving mouth game for about 5 minutes and then we all went our separate ways. But then, that is why we take our humans for walks. To give them exercise and to help them to socialise properly.