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Week 26 - Me and the boys....and girls..!  18^th February 2007 Mum has just woken me up from a lovely dream I was having about chasing something, so that I can write my diary up for the week. Don't we all look handsome in this photo that Dad took today! Left to right is Spencer, Chelsea and yours truly - Mr Pickle! We were at a fantastic doggie event all weekend, and I will tell you more about that later, but first the rest of my week. Well I have been out and about on the town doing lots of walk training. Dad took me right into the city centre and walked me round some of the big department stores. I was very good and walked beautifully (though I do say so myself!). We also went for a run and coffee with Harry - well Dad and Harry's mum had the coffee - I had a manky old chew handed to me under the table in the coffee shop (while they had teacakes I hasten to add) so I decided to bark until they took me out - tee hee.... I may have mentioned Josie before, well she is one of my many girlfriends and she came over to stay for a few hours on Friday. We decided to worry Dad and kept going behind the garden shed for a few minutes at a time - he wasn't too sure what we were up to...and we are going to keep them all guessing aren't we Josie! Back to this weekend then, Harry and I went along with all my friends - and some new ones too - to a dog event where we were representing Guide Dogs. We had a lovely time and introduced a lot of people to the work that we do. It was Dad's birthday on Saturday, so he had a birthday cake with candles and all the puppy walkers sang happy birthday to him. It was really funny, Josie joined in by barking along in tune with them all... Actually, it was my 7 month birthday as well and Mum made me a special cake made from lots of good dog treats - it was yummy, even Chelsea ate some! Ok, so Dad wanted a picture of me by all the rosettes, I think he wanted to pretend that I had won them all - well some of them I could, easily 'dog with the waggiest tail' or 'dog who looks most like his owner - except with more hair' (I made the last bit of that one up......), and of course 'dog with the best diary'. I met a new friend there today, her name is Whisp and she is also a guide dog puppy but is still a baby as she is only 15 weeks old - aaaah, she is so cute! I hope I see her again soon. I am going to go back to bed now, but before I go I just want to say - Harry, good luck for tomorrow mate - I will be thinking of you. Love Pickle xx

Week 27 - Now come on, we mustn't laugh................ 25^th February 2007 Harry, poor lad has been in the wars a bit this week and has to wear this to stop him scratching himself. His street cred has gone right out of the window - good job he had the other 'op' as no girls will look at him now! Mind you, I hear whispered voices again, so I suspect that it is my turn next. I am making the most of the time I have left with my 'friends' and showing them off to every one at any opportunity (and making sure they are spotlessly clean as well).  Well, I won't be able to tell you all the things I have been up to this week as there has been so much, but here is a summary. It started on Monday night at a branch meeting for Guide Dogs, where I met up with Kim and my old pal, Spencer. He has grown so much.....I was a bit scared of him, but he was ok - he says he is off to big school soon, and he will wait for me to get there, so that he can introduce me to all the things I need to know (yeah, right!). This is Kim and I, he decided to try and kiss me as soon as the camera was on him - show off! Then, on Tuesday, we went off to the local train station to meet up with my supervisor as he wanted me to go on a train for the first time. We went on a trip for about 15 minutes, had a coffee, then came back again, it was all quite easy really. The weather this week has been lovely and wet, so the garden has been fantastic to play in - train trips are boring, but playing and digging in mud is great fun. The only trouble is, this new carpet thing means that I have to have my feet wiped every time I come back in. I keep thinking Mum & Dad will forget, but they haven't so far. Every now and then, I get lucky and when they are distracted I run off before my feet are dry. They love the trail of muddy prints I leave, very artistic. On Thursday, Dad & Harry's Mum (not Harry though, he just couldn't find a thing to wear) took Pixie and I across to a house where there were lots of lovely people who listened to a talk about the work that we do. Pixie and I had been running around all morning, so everyone thought we were very well behaved, but actually we were just dog tired. I think we will go back there sometime, but I can't guarantee I will be so good next time. Finally this week, I went for a walk with Mum, Dad, Spencer, Chelsea and their Mum. I won't see Spencer again as he has his boys op on Tuesday and then up to big school the following week. So we had a good run around and I got filthy muddy, so did Chelsea but funnily enough Spencer stayed quite clean. Could it be because he was pushing me around in the mud - and Chelsea, well she just rolled around in it for the fun of it! We all laughed when Spencers' Mum fell over in the mud too - Mum won't let me put the pictures on my diary, as she says she may need them for blackmail purposes in the future. The picture is of Chelsea and Spencer - keeping all angles covered. By the way, just to finish for this week, any pink t-shirts you don't want, I am sure Harry will have them......... Love Pickle xx

Week 28 - Raindrops keep falling on my head.....  4^th March 2007 I do wish it would stop raining. I know I love playing in the mud, but it does mean that Mum & Dad are not so keen to take me out for long walks, so I spend my time playing with my toys - this is me and Tigger. I have not had such a busy week as last week , but I have still found time to see my friends and to cause mischief. I went along to Herbie's Mum & Dad's house on Monday and showed them my 'in and out of the garden' trick. Mum & Dad just sat and watched and quietly chuckled. Apparently Herbie has been matched to some-one and will be qualified as a guide dog in a few weeks time, so it will be that fizzy drink again for the grown ups I expect! Do you remember Whisp, who I met a few weeks ago, well she came round to play this week and Dad took a photo of us. She thought, for some reason, I was going to be kind and let her have my chews - no way! I have also seen Pixie, and of course, the big jessie -Harry this week. Harry had to go to the V.E.T and have a litttle operation, but he is ok now (another bottle of fizzy stuff was drunk, tut tut!). The trouble is, he likes wearing his T-shirts so much that he won't go out without one now. When he came round the other night, I decided to duff him over - but he is still bigger than me, even if he is wearing a bright orange gilet! I keep hearing the whispering of the V.E.T word, but I am assuming they are discussing Harry's op? Anyway, we went along to a (yawn) book barn yesterday - where there were, yes you have guessed it, lots of books! I had to trot up and down the aisles as Dad was looking at all the titles on display. I gave a little bark a few times and it was fun to see how echoey it was. Can I just say, the next picture was a) not my idea and b) not funny! Mum wanted to see what I would look like with a guide dog coat on........, so I showed what I thought of it by not looking at the camera. Mum took about five pictures and this was the best she could get - that will teach her to make fun of me! Anyway, things are looking good today - I have just been given my tea an hour earlier than normal and Dad says I have to go to bed early and get a good nights sleep as I have a big day tomorrow. I wonder what is happening, I will be sure to let you know, I am so excited! Love Pickle xx

Comments: Harry said... HI PICKLE, I HAVE A LITTLE MESSAGE FOR YOU THAT SHOULD BE SANG A LONG TO THAT OLD RECORD 'DON’T JUMP OFF THE ROOF DAD' DON'T GO TO THE VETS MATE, YOU'RE IN FOR A NASTY SURPRISE, DON'T GO TO THE VETS MATE. YOU'LL HARDLY BELIEVE YOUR YOUNG EYES. I'VE BEEN TO THE VETS MATE, AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT’S TRUE, YOU'LL END UP EMBARRASSED AND SHAVED MATE, AND YOUR HEAD STUCK IN A LAMPSHADE TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THIS WEEKS TITLE TO YOUR BLOG, PERHAPS IT SHOULD READ "THE WIND KEEPS BLOWING BETWEEN MY KNEES" TEE HEE JOKING APART LAD WISHING ALL THE BEST FOR TOMORROW. WOOF WOOF HARRY XX