A Walk in the Life of Ricky the Dog

Dave has had a few days off which is great because we've had time to catch up; I like to keep up with what's going on in his life.  He always insists on trekking around Disley when he's off, and I like the walks so I don't mind taking him; the exercise and fresh air is good for him.

Setting out for Dave's walk

We set off at a leisurely pace, I sniffed all of the walls to start with to see who'd been about.  I could definitely smell Ollie, next door's snooty cat.  He's a big old meany but I try to rise above it.

Then as we got walking Dave seemed a bit bored, probably because we were on the road and there were no pretty flowers for him to look at so I tried to entertain him by doing some agility balancing tricks.  He seemed impressed so I'll have to look for some higher walls in Disley to balance on.

A few balancing tricks to keep Dave occupied

Then we turned around and went down to the canal.  Those damn ducks were there again, it doesn't seem to matter how many times I tell them that it's a canal for dogs - they're always there.  I gave them a good talking to but those sneaky little flappers went to the other side of the canal.  Hopefully now they've learnt who's top dog in Cheshire.

Teaching them Disley ducks a lesson

Sneaky little flappers

Dave was pretty tired when we got back, so I curled up for a nap so that he knew it was alright for him to kick back too.  I think to have a well trained owner it's best to lead by example.  Dave's a very good boy. 

Setting a sleepy good example

Disley Dog vs Disley Ducks - I will be victorious

The ducks at the canal in Disley are being especially mean to me at the moment and I'm worried that Dave thinks they're pushing me around.  Dave is very big and strong; no one pushes him around and I was to be just like him except with 4 legs, because I like having 4 legs.  To show him how big and strong I am I chased and barked at them and Dave filmed me on his cleverphone, which is like having your picture taken lots and lots of times so fast that you look like you're moving on the screen.  It's very clever and Dave is very clever for being able to do that.

Me and Dave have the same colour hair, which is ginger, so we're alike like that too as well as being big and strong and clever.  I can't work a phone camera like Dave can but I can work a pedal bin, which is where Louise keeps the spare food.  She gets a little cross when I go in the pedal bin but I hate to see food wasted!

Here comes the weekend!

Louise has told me that there are quite a few people reading about me now, some in America, which is quite a long way away from Disley!  Maybe they like seeing how lovely and green Cheshire is, because when I watch TV from America it is nearly always in big big cities that are new or in a desert called Wild West (you never see many dogs).  In Cheshire there are lots of hills, fields and canals to run around.  On my last walk with Scrappy we went to a park and ran and ran with a Frisbee and Aaron made a video of us.  I won which was great although I nearly got the Frisbee stuck on my head.

Me in Cheshire, not at all like America

This weekend Dave has to drive a bus a lot, which is how he buys my dog food, so I will mostly be playing with Louise.  She likes to take me to the canal.  I like it there too but the ducks tease me by going quack quack quack when they know I can't speak duck.  I bark back but the water is very cold so I don't like to chase them.  It's not because I'm frightened of the water, although it is a bit scary when my little legs don't reach the bottom.  I hope that we will get to see Helen and Stephen. They have a boy called Samuel and a baby girl called Lois.  I like Samuel because he likes to play and Lois is too little to play but she does drop a lot of crisps (and I like crisps!)  I'm looking forward to the weekend almost as much as Louise said she is, although it's not as much fun without Dave.