The longest walk in the history of Disley

Cooling off in the stream!

I had a VERY busy day yesterday, I went on one of the longest walks I think I’ve ever been on, even dog walks with Aaron.  It was a really nice day because the sky was blue and Dave and Louise walked me together which was a special treat.  We went down to the canal but we went a different way and ended up walking through the woods which was dark and there were lots of funny noises in the trees and bushes.  Louise and Dave got a bit tired and sat on a giant stick that is too big to throw for fetch called a log, and then we carried on to find some water for me.  

This stick was too big to fetch

It was very hot so I was pleased to find a little stream, but then we found a bigger stream called a river and I think it’s where Aaron takes me, except this time I had it all to myself.  I like the water but not when my little legs can’t touch the bottom.  Dave was trying to get me to swim a bit more, and so he threw sticks for me to fetch into the deep water.  I tried barking at them to get to get closer but when that didn’t work I found out that the water makes the stick move, and so if you stand further down the river in the shallow part it floats to you.  This is a much better way of playing fetch; when the stick comes to you.  Even then, I got very wet and had to shake a lot to get even a bit dry.  I had a good mind to make Dave go into the deeper water himself, he has very long legs; he’s much bigger than any other dog owner which is good because big dogs don’t mess with me.  

Shaking off

 After the long long walk Louise said she was gasping, which is a funny kind of breathing, and I don’t know how a pint would help with breathing but it seemed to make her and Dave feel much better and Dave looked a lot less red.  I don’t drink pints but it was good to rest and dry off in the sunshine.

 

A pint on the way home

I like sunshine better than any other kind of weather, even snow and I love snow.  Sunshine means longer walks and fun in the water, and if we go to the pub everyone likes to sit in the beer garden with me even more than they already do.     

Why snow and being a ginger ninja dog is cool.

It's very snowy here, which means walks are cold but extra fun.  Me and Louise went to the park yesterday, Cheshire's very pretty in the snow and I posed for Louise in front of a big old hill called Mount Kinder, which is a really high mountain near Disley where we live.  Mountains are hills that are so big that there's snow there more than other hills and they get their own helicopter.  We don't walk up that hill because Louise says she's getting too old for that (bad word) and I'm worried we'd get stuck up there and we'd have to use that helicopter and I don't have a passport (which you need when you fly anywhere). 

Me in front of a snowy Mount Kinder; my tail got cold

Helen and Stephen were in the park too with Samuel and Lois.  Stephen must like snow a lot because he played tig with me.  I won but I have 2 more legs than him; I feel bad for people only having 2 legs, one of the best things about being a dog is having 4 legs.  It means you can jump higher and run faster, although it means I can't do other cool stuff like play the piano.

Me beating Stephen at Tig

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel had a toboggan, which is a baby sledge like Santa has, although Samuel's doesn't fly like Santa's.  Samuel said I could have a play and I thought about it but decided against it, so I just checked it was safe for him.  It wasn't that I was scared, I mean Samuel does it and he's only 4 and I'm 5 and a half, but I thought that if I fell off I might mess up my hair and embarrass Dave by looking scruffy.  Dave puts wax on his hair to make it stick up which is weird because wax is what makes colouring crayons and his hair still stays ginger like mine.  Having ginger hair is what makes you a really good fighter because it rhymes with ninja, who are really good fighters.  I don't fight, but knowing I'm a dog ginger ninja is cool. 

Checking the toboggan is safe for Samuel

Very very very cold

It was saying on the TV that we were going to have a blizzard, which Louise said is loads and loads of snow and wind.  I wasn't looking forward to that at all but when I looked out the window this morning it doesn't seem as bad as I thought.  Louise is working at home because she says if the blizzard comes she wouldn't be able to get home to Disley, which would be sad as she normally feeds me.

Looking for the blizzard

I still get to go to John's house today and he's going to take me out walking, but this morning it was very warm in bed and I could tell it was very cold outside because the floor was white so I wasn't too eager to go out like I normally am.  Tomorrow is the weekend, which are the days that me and Louise get to stay in bed longer if we want without getting in trouble with someone call Boss.  I hope we can stay in bed and then cuddle watching TV, but Louise says she wants to hoover, which is where she checks the floor works with a noisy machine.   I don't like the hoover, it's loud and the string that attaches it to the wall trips me up.  Dave has to drive the bus this weekend so he can join in the cuddles when he gets home.  I like weekends the best because if it's too cold to walk, I can stay on the sofa.

Too cold for a walk

Frisbees and Pretend Trees

It's been quite a busy day and Louise is very cross and i'm not sure why. She's been busy tidying away a pretend tree and shiny rope called tinsel so maybe she's tired from that but she really wore herself out on our walk.
We went to the park in Disley and played with my new Frisbee and I got a bit puffed out so decided to call it a day. Louise was looking around like she was enjoying the fresh air so I thought i'd leave her to it and took my Frisbee home and waited for her on the doorstep. She was AGES and when she got home she was really mad at me for going home on my own. She said she thought i'd been hurt on the road or fallen in the canal and that I must never ever run off on my own again.
I waited by the door for Dave to explain so I wasn't in trouble with him too, but he was mainly pleased i'd remembered the Frisbee. I think he likes it even more than i do! (which would be hard, i love that Frisbee a lot). He said that I must be good for Louise tomorrow and that if i'm well behaved he'll take me to the big park next week in the car. He said Louise was cross because she had worried about me. I felt a bit bad then. I'll be extra nice tonight by making sure there isn't too much extra gammon for her to have to wrap up and letting her talk to me when the football's on. (my team; Tottenham, isn't playing, so I don't mind.)

Baby it's cold outside

I only went for a short walk today because it is so COLD! It's so cold that the grass is white and when i stood on it it crunched under my paws. The good thing about being a dog in Cheshire normally is the long walks but today, i'm staying warm and toasty on my blanket away from the white grass and close to Louise on the sofa.

Enough's enough

I was aware Louise had a hangover when she didn't get up after Dave went to work, and she works hard so I don't mind, but after a bit, enough's enough. I'm top dog in Disley and I have needs. When she didn't get the hint with my death stare, we had words. We've gone for a walk now, and I feel like I've made my point. 

Walk me. Now.