Today’s Friday, today’s Friday,
Friday is playschool day,
Is every black Lab happy?
Yer betcher life we are!
I should explain that on Tuesdays and Fridays, a very nice man picks me up in his van full of lolling tongues and waggy tails, and takes us off to a field for 90 minutes of mayhem. It’s great! We leave here spick and span, and arrive back frazzled and covered in mud. The man, that is, not me.
M&D tell me that he’s an ex-policeman so I have to watch my peas and queues. They must think I’m stupid. We’re going to a field, not Waitrose. I am instructed to hand over to D because apparently there was some sort of incident. I don’t recall anything happening that wasn’t in the normal1 Labrador repertoire but he’s so keen to tell you about it that I’d better surrender the keyboard.
1[Ed:}That depends on your definition of “normal”
My phone rings
“Hi Paul. nothing to worry about but Angus grabbed a poo bag out of my hand and ran off with it. Three or four of the other dogs ran after him to try and grab it, He didn’t want to give it up, so he ate it.”
“Oh that’s OK, he ate a fluffy duster last week” <chuckling>
“No, you don’t quite understand. He ate a poo bag.”
“Oh….. you mean…… Ah…. Eugh! Well I’m sure he’ll be fine. You wouldn’t believe the crap he eats. Oh, actually I suppose you do….now…”
Later that evening we had an exchange of texts.
Angus
Oh brother Angus! You do seem to get up to some great adventures, my M&D think I am quite unruly but they may just change their minds now ha ha. I’ve been having a pawsome time at the shows, I went to one with Aunty Judith and our mum and we both did well and then I went to one and met our Dad, Wilson! He’s a big bouncy chocolate – maybe that’s where all your energy comes from eh? We left with 3 Rosettes and mum and aunty Judith were super proud. I really hope we can meet up for another run around the fields in the summer. Please try not to eat everything you find ?. Until we meet again Angus. Cole x
Hi Angus, I am your brother, Bramble. Can I suggest your eating habits are decidedly under par? Have a try, as I have, at a brand new apple laptop? Screen is delightfully chewy. Followed up with tweed cap (3), Wellington boots (6), my mistresses specs. I can offer many more suggestions. Am enjoying your blog, it seems to offer my owners some degree of comfort.
I think the problem here is the allusion to food. Apples, lovely, Beef Wellington better still. They live in eternal hope that it will be the real thing, this time.
I’ll give you the specs though. No really, I will, because I pick my new ones up tomorrow. Rookie mistake. Fell asleep on the sofa with them clasped firmly in my hand. Was stirred from deep slumber by an ominous crunching sound.
Oh Angus!