I Must Be the Worst Blogger Ever...

  But here I am again for my very rare posting. We have all settled down in England very well and the dogs are loving having nice long walks to the park. We couldn't do that on our farm because we were in the middle of nowhere!

Stairs! For the first time!

 

His own little window-sill 

When the dogs got off the plane, I don't think they recognized us at first, but once we spoke to them they went absolutely crazy with excitement. When we got them out of their crates they didn't know what to do with themselves, and they were shaking of hunger and exhaustion. I can't imagine being stuck in a cage not knowing when it would end..

Happy Jock, not phased by the move at all

Moving is so exhausting..

  When we got them to their new home, they sniffed around, did doggie stuff, and whatever. But they would NEVER leave our sides. They followed us around everywhere because they didn't know what to do with themselves. The first few times we left them outside on their own without us, they stared at the door, waiting for us to come out, until we went outside and comforted them again.

More stairs! And half stripped 

Their own special sofa

  Dusty has a problem with other dogs, where he gets a little too excitable (and a bit snappy sometimes...) when he sees or goes anywhere near another dog. But since he's been around strange dogs on his regular walks, he has had quite an improvement.

Investigating

Play time!

  So, in general, it's been very successful. The dogs weren't sick from the flight, though when Lucy arrived she had sticky eyes. She then gave it to Jock, who had it quite badly (red, droopy eyes and gunk), and then Dusty caught it and his eyes are still a bit red and are continuously gunky. Hopefully that'll pass soon. Thankfully, no serious sicknesses :)

Also, I have been to Spain to see a friend who has 16 dogs. She is part of a rescue group called Galgos del Sol. She fosters dogs until they can go to their forever homes (but sometimes she gets too attached and just has to keep them. 8 of the dogs are her own). Check out the Galgos del Sol website to see just how much these people do for the dogs in Spain: http://galgosdelsol.org/

Little B is top dog

Bracken and Bart, the two troublemaker foster puppies

Jack only has three legs, but that doesn't stop him from having fun!

Canelo, a gorgeous foster Galgo, still needs a home

  Galgos del Sol is running an auction to raise money for the dogs, too. To check it out, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.190736607758344&type=1
  There are loads of cool things there, like dog toys, collars, jewelry (for humans), artwork, etc. I have also donated an item for the auction of a custom drawing to the highest bidder. This auction is perfect for dog lovers, so check it out, and ALL money raised is spent on the rescue dogs in need.
  Here is the link to the Galgos del Sol facebook page, so you can keep up to date on everything: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Galgos-del-Sol/175718192447988

So sorry for not posting in a long time, but I really hope I can get back into blogging again soon!

Hello Again

Well it seems that I haven't posted in ages...... I'm not going to do a gigantic post of everything that's happened, I'll just post the whole thing in a big load of photos. So, here's what I did...

Went to my friend's house and saw Max.. 

..and Rusty

Tried Dusty off leash in the paddock

And he discovered a snake.... Lovely...

That he was obsessed with, unfortunately

Had Christmas

Played with our toys a lot

Went to the same friend's house again, who has an awesome doormat

Went to the beach with Dusty, who hates waves

Lucy loved it though

And Jock

Around this time I got an underwater camera.... 

Went swimming in the river

Played with more toys

Went to the river again

Dusty got brave in the water.. He looks like he's drowning :P

Taught Dusty to bow

Had a visitor

Lazed around

Played with sticks

Took silly close ups of Dusty

Discovered the culprit of the mysterious hole in the backyard

Got flooded (it's up to 8m by the way)

Found a bat inside

Made Dusty obsessed with bubbles! :D

So that's pretty much it.... Sorry again for not posting for ages, it just got to that stage where I was scared to post because it had been so long.. :P

Walkies in the Paddock

Today we went for a little walk in the paddock with the dogs. I was thinking that Dusty was getting a bit better with sticking close to us, so I tried having him running semi-free. That is, the leash still attached but I'm not holding it. He did very well!
This meant that I could get better pictures of him and the other dogs. There's still the lead in the photos, but at least I can see his face, not just his butt! Here are a few of the doggies:

Jock had fun playing with sticks the whole time, as usual :)

I got a beautiful photo of him. It's probably the best photo I've ever taken of Jock. He looks like a real farm dog, with the cows in the background :)

And to finish up, before and after photos of Lucy Boosy.

Before (clean):

After (MUDDY!!):

It isn't the muddiest that she was on the walk. She dried off a bit before I took the photo.

Awards

Raelyn from Beatifully Unique has passed this award on to me!

Thank you! Thank you so much!
Here are the rules I have to follow upon recieving this award:
1. Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post. - Yep, you can click here or the name of the blog up the top to see Raelyn's blog!
2. Say 7 things about yourself. - Ok, that's below.
3. Pass it on to 15 bloggers you admire. - That's also below.

Seven things about myself. I'll just do seven things about the dogs, because really, this blog is all about them!

1. Dusty - had a 12 hour journey before he got to us.
2. Jock - the last of his litter in a pet shop. No one had wanted him because he was the only one with short fur!
3. Dusty - went through three crates before he finally got the one he is in now. He can't chew up this one! ;)
4. Lucy - chewed a chunk out of a concrete pole while she was teething... :P
5. Jock - used to run away during storms when we lived on the beach. We would find him several days later at a house half an hour's drive away!
6. Lucy - will sing to you if you get her excited enough. :D
7. Jock - is scared of our goats. He's such a scaredy dog sometimes!

Ok, now for the fifteen bloggers to pass it on to. Here it goes. You can click on the names to see their blogs.

BordoggyTerrier - Barnie's Dog Blog
Life Froo Posie Dorg's Eyez
Molly the Wally - The Little Dog With a Blog!
Sarge Speaks Out
Four Legged Views
Browndog cbr
Gospel of Goose
How Sam Sees It
littledogsonlongleashes
Mango and Dexter's great adventures
Silly Sasha the Lovable Shih-Tzu
Simpatico
The Dougall Diaries
The Doxie Life of Lily, Muffin and Their Humans
Marley & Lola's Border Terrier Life

So now, everyone who's recieved this award from me will have to read the rules, and pass it on!
Sorry if it is the second time round recieving this award. I did my best to not give it a second time!

And also, while I'm on the subject of awards, Mango passed on this second Sunshine Award to us! Thank you!

And I've recently discovered that you're supposed to pass it on to ten bloggers! I only passed in on to four last time, so this time I'll leave it to Dusty to choose some more bloggers to pass it on to. He can answer the questions, too.

Rules:
Answer the questions.
Pass it on to ten bloggers.

Questions

1. My favourite number - Wats a 'number'?
2. My favourite non-alcoholic drink - Well, tis eazy! WATER!
3. Do I prefer facebook or twitter - I doesnt reed books, and I not alloud to tuch the birdies, so I doesnt no wat you mean.
4. My passion - Gettin a ball. And not bringin it back! I practis this! Reely!
5. My favourite pattern - Erm... Wats a 'pattern'?
6. My favourite day of the week - Tis eazy! I likes sunday! Dog obeediense day!
7. Favourite flower - whateva wun I can eat! But problee, tomahtoe flower! ;)

Now, I is goin to chooze the bloggas I pass dis on to, coz my peep did it last time!

Drumroal pleese....

*drumroal*

TA DA!

EVERYWUN! Yah! You all get dis award. If you is readin dis, and hasn't alreddy got the award, then take it! Tis yours fur da takin!
And coz my peep stuffied up the first time, I thougt I had betters be fare to all of you. Take da award!

So thanks aggin to ROSE and MANGO AND DEXTER fur dese awards! THANKS!!!

Da Dustaroonodawg and his Peep

Signin Owt

PS. I have posted the page for my contest. You can see it in the pages gadget underneath the header picture!

We're Back!!!

We got back a couple of days ago. I have never seen Jock's eyes so wide in my entire life! I'm sure he was thinking 'Oh my Dog, you actually came BACK!!!'
And they got even wider when the stick came out. 'Oh my Dog you're back and PLAYING WITH ME!!!!'
I have never seen him want a stick so much. Woah.

And Lucy was the happiest dog in the whole WORLD at that moment.

And Dusty? Well, we went to pick him up and he was a completely different dog. I mean, not literally, but he was so FLUFFY!!! I've never seen him so fluffy in my whole life. It was a bit sad picking him up, though, because the people who had kept him said, 'He feels like my own dog now'. And Dusty didn't want to go at first!
But when we got in the car, he was a bit unsure. But as soon as we turned into the lane, he started yowling and screaming to get out and see Jock and Lucy. I've never heard him that excited before!!
And when we let him out of the car...

He went super crazy! Peeing himself and all!
But that wasn't the only exciting thing that happened.
Can ya guess?
No?
Ok, here's a clue.

Still can't guess?


You sure you want me to give away the game?


 Really?


Ok, if you're serious about giving up, then...

SARGE'S PRESSIE ARRIVED!!!

There was lots of excitement when the doggies realised that they had a very special pressie all the way from the USA!
Everyone had a HEAP of fun with the toy! It's going to be a special occasion toy, as it's a pretty special toy!

Get AWAY from the toy!

And that's not all. Oh, no, Sarge (being a generous, kind, handsome doggie) put in EXTRAS. Yep, he even put in EXTRAS. See for yourselves. See with your own eyes.

A grooming glove! PERFECT for Dusty's stripping!

Healthy, yummy treats! PERFECT for training!

And the letter. The letter of Sargeness.

You have no IDEA how excited we all were! I had to prevent myself from tearing into the parcel before Lucy could see it first. And then, I thought I was excited, but then there were the DOGGIES!! And they were just HYPER over it! Fights and all!

Really, this was all over the (super awesomely cool) toys! No joking involved!


Really, I don't want to stop talking about how exciting it was! But really, I thought I should show you how FLUFFY Dusty has gotten! And, I could only get him to pose for the camera using Sarge's pressies! Yep!

See? How fluffy and fuzzy and snuggly and handsome and AWESOME he looks? I love it when he's fluffy!
Ok, he doesn't look that fluffy in that picture, but believe me, he is VERY fluffy!
Does he look fluffier there? Maybe? But seriously, his belly fluff is the best. It's just so fuzzy! Like the pressies from Sarge! (I'm at it again! Can't get over these toys!)

Oh yes, and by the way, that picture is a Sarge's Pressie Pose picture. The first one wasn't. See the amazing excitement in the second one? Yeah? That's the power of Sarge's Pressie right there.


So, I think that I need to give Sarge the most BIGGEST, BESTEST, *MORE 'EST' WORDS THAT I CAN'T THINK OF RIGHT NOW* THANK YOU for the pressies.
So,

THANK YOU SARGE!!!!!!!!!!

 Now, I'm not excluding everyone else from this post, as I'm going to remind EVERYONE that there is only THREE days left to enter Dusty's Celebration Competiton! If you havn't taken a look at the page about it, then check it out >>> here <<<. Yep, that's where you can get all the info