Becky is SCARED of Persons who come to her House. I'm not Scared of any Persons who come to my House.
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April 12, 2008
Hail and Snow
Becky is SCARED of Persons who come to her House. I'm not Scared of any Persons who come to my House.
December 21, 2007
Merry Christmas
Baby Person Eddie came here last week. Baby Person Eddie was born 5 Months Ago. I was born 30 Months Ago.
Baby Person Eddie does CRYING when he wants something. Person gives him what he wants.
If I do Crying or if Monty the Mont does Crying or if Marmite does Crying, Person doesn't give US what we want. She goes away and does something else.
I love Baby Eddie Person. He Smells Interesting.
I wonder whether the Baby Person born Long Long Ago Smelt Interesting too?
Some dogs my Dog Listener Person goes to see have BIRDS living Inside their Home.
A Black Dog called Charlie has a Crow living with him.
Charlie's Crow flies around the House. Charlie's Crow can TALK Person-Talk.
Another Dog who lives with a Bird is Shelly. Shelly is a White German Shepherd. Shelly also lives with Chihuahua called Rosie. Shelly and Rosie have a Cockateel.
My Dog Listener Person went to see a Boxer Dog called Fred. Person went to see Fred because he did TOO MUCH BARKING.
Fred has a Parrot living with him. Parrot was born Long Long Ago because she is a Very Old Bird.
Parrot says BED FRED and Fred goes to his bed. Parrot says WOOF WOOF and Fred BARKS and then Parrot shouts SHUT UP FRED.
Parrot makes Car-Stopping noises and Fred BARKS then Parrot shouts SHUT UP FRED.
Parrot can make Doorbell noise. Fred runs to the door and BARKS and Parrot goes WOOF WOOF SHUT UP FRED.
My Person says she's not a Parrot Listener. I think I heard Person say Sellotape and Beak.
Anyway, I don't know if I can do Christmas. But I can do MERRY.
It's hard to do MERRY quietly.
So have a MERRY Christmas.
April 01, 2007
Cadbury
I don't Always Walk Nicely next to Person. So she STOPS. Then she Changes Direction. Marmite doesn't always walk Nicely next to Person. Monty the Mont doesn't always Walk Nicely next to Person either. Monty likes to LUNGE at the telegraph pole.
Cadbury is smaller than Marmite. And THINNER.
My Person went to a Wedding yesterday. Neighbour-From-Heaven's First-Born called Vicky was Getting Married.
Getting Married is something Persons do. They are meant to Get Married and Live Happily Ever After, then they can make Baby Persons.
Ole is a Daddy but he didn't get Married before helping to make Baby Dogs.
Anyway, I can't help to make Baby Dogs because I have had The Operation. Can I still get to Live Happily Ever After though?
Here is a picture of Cadbury with Dollar who is a Jack Russell.
March 29, 2007
Spots
Yesterday Person was being a Dog Listener and she went to see a Dog with SPOTS all over him. He was called Oscar.
I wish Person had taken me with her to see Oscar. I have never seen a dog with SPOTS before. They were Black SPOTS.
I don't have any SPOTS, nor does Monty the Mont and nor does Marmite. (I have seen Persons with SPOTS though, but they were Red Spots, not BIG BLACK SPOTS like Oscar's).
Here is a picture of Oscar. My Person was giving him a Treat.
Person didn't give me a Treat when she got home from seeing Oscar though. She just Ignored me instead.
Later, she did give me a little bit of Sausage, and Monty the Mont and Marmite.
I have another picture to show you. It is Noola, Dizzy's new puppy. Noola and Dizzy's Persons are Dog Listeners too, so they Ignore Dizzy and Noola when they come home, just like Person Ignores me.
Anyway, perhaps Dizzy and Noola are given a little bit of Sausage later.
March 25, 2007
Great Danes
Great Danes are VERY BIG DOGS.
When my Dog Listener Person first goes in people's houses, she IGNORES their dogs. So she IGNORED the Great Danes.
My Person often Ignores me as well. I know that if I stay quiet for a little while she will then be nice to me.
It is very difficult to IGNORE Great Danes. Ziggy's nose touched Persons nose. Person tried not to laugh. She would not look at Ziggy though. SUDDENLY Ziggy made a loud WOOF, right in her face.
Person says that Ziggy was soooo BIG I could stand up underneath him.
Anyway, I wouldn't have been scared of Ziggy. Marmite wouldn't have been scared of Ziggy. I think Monty the Mont might be a little bit On The Defensive if he met Ziggy.
Here is a picture of Maddie in her bed.
February 14, 2007
The Boss
Each time Person comes back she Smells of a Different Dog.
Yesterday she came back smelling of Jack Russell. Jack Russell Worries. He Panics. He thinks it's his Job to Look After his Persons all the time so he BARKS AND BARKS AND BARKS. Jack Russell Charges About. He tries to Attack cars.
Jack Russell goes Frantic when a Visitor comes. When my Person came he jumped right up as high as her face, then he charged all over the chairs, then he climbed up her leg, then he ran around the room BARKING and his Persons couldn't catch him. My Person said to Jack Russell's Persons please put his collar on.
Then she said we will now put a lead on him. Then they could catch him. They shut him in the kitchen. When he came out he started again. Back into the kitchen. Then he came out and started again. Back into the kitchen. Soon it was a bit longer before he started again. Back in the kitchen. All the time nobody looked at Jack Russell and nobody spoke to him.
Persons just carried on talking to each other.
After about one hour Jack Russell lay down and then he gave a big Sigh and went to Sleep.
Already Jack Russell is learning that he is not The Boss. Being the Boss is a Big Job. Too Big for Jack Russell. Being The Boss is his Person's Big Job.
In our Pack Monty the Mont thinks he's The Boss of the Dogs. But Monty the Mont can't make me think he's The Boss of the Dogs. Monty the Mont sometimes Tests Person to see if Person really is The Boss. He pushes past her and knocks into her when she's taking us OUTSIDE to feed us.
Anyway, here is a picture of Monty the Mont showing Marmite that he's The Boss of the Dogs.
February 08, 2007
Snow and Bryony the Grey Greyhound
I love Playing in the Snow. So does Monty the Mont and so does Marmite.
Marmite Eats Snow. When Marmite is in the Snow she nearly has no legs. This is because the Snow is Deep and Marmite's legs are Short.
We had Very Very Good News yesterday. Jenny Dog Listener has taken Grey Greyhound Bryony from the Rescue Kennels to live with her For EVER.
Jenny Dog Listener took Grey Geryhound Bryony to her home to meet her other Greyhound called Bruce. She took Briony just for one weekend to see how they all got on, and then she took Briony back to the Kennels until later. That was because Jenny Dog Listener goes Out to Work. She wanted to be at home when Bryony started living with her and with Bruce For EVER.
But when Grey Greyhound Bryony went back to Rescue Kennels she Cried and she Howled all night. She wanted to be back with Bruce. So Jenny Dog Listener picked Bryony up the very next day and took her home to live with Bruce For EVER.
So now Bryony is a Very Lucky Dog and she's a Very Happy Dog. She will now be a Very Warm Dog. Because she now lives with a Dog Listener she will be a Very Well Understood Dog. And Bryony won't have to stand outside in the Snow all by herself. She can Play in the Snow with Bruce. (If you click 'Bryony' under the picture of me and Monty the Mont in the Snow, you will see about Bryony).
Anyway, it's now time to go Outside to Play in the Snow again. I will need to wake Monty the Mont and make him come out to Play with me. Marmite is too tired.
January 21, 2007
Little Dogs
On Friday she saw a Jack Russell who lives with another little Terrier. Little Terrier is a Very Frightened Little Dog. He is Frightened by lots of things. He tries to Climb the Walls and Curtains when he is Frightened, he Cries and he Shakes and he Foams at the Mouth.
His Persons are learning to Understand Dogs and to help little Terrier.
Then yesterday Person went to see two little Westies and a very little Powder Puff. Powder Puff is a dog really. One of the Westies tried to Nip my Person when she went in their gate!These three little dogs have a Big Responsibility. They think they have to Guard the House all by themselves. They think they have to Guard the Garden all by themselves. They think they have to Guard their Persons all by themselves.
Their Persons always do just what the Two Westies tell them to do. The Two Westies do just what the Powder Puff tells them to do. Powder Puff thinks she is the Queen.
Not for much longer!
Today Person is going to see another Little Dog. He is a Terrier too. I hope he doesn't nip Person when she goes in the gate.
My Person NEVER does what I tell her to do. Person never does what Marmite tells her to do. Person never does what Monty the Mont tells her to do. (Sometimes Monty the Mont tries to tell Person do what to do. Monty the Mont likes to Leap About and to Get in Front and Control Person. She is having none of that!)
Anyway, I might have some Very Good News soon. Another Dog Listener Person is going to see Briony. Bryony is the Grey Greyhound in the Rescue Kennels that I told you about a while ago. I was born in the Rescue Kennels. If the Dog Listener adopts Bryony she will have another Greyhound to live with, and a Person who Understands Dogs, and she will be a Very Very Lucky Dog just like me.
Here is a picture of me and here is a picture of Briony.

January 17, 2007
Dog Listeners don't get Cross
It's nice weather for Ducks. Monty the Mont picked up a dead pigeon yesterday. He brought it back to He-Person because he's a Labrador Retriever. The Pigeon had its head missing. I think Monty the Mont ate it.
Chloe's Person wipes Chloe's feet before she can go into her house. My Person would have TWELVE feet to wipe so she Mops the Floor instead.
Person has been talking to the lady with Buster the Boxer who has the Horrible Habit. Buster is going to the vet tomorrow for Tests to see if he has Something Wrong with him. Buster's Person wants to GET RID of Buster now. Poor Buster.
My Person will never Get Rid of me, she will never Get Rid of Monty the Mont and she will never Get Rid of Marmite. She Loves us. But then, we don't have the Horrible Habit.
Person is getting Cross with me and she's getting Cross with Monty the Mont and Cross with Marmite today.
I try to remind her that Dog Listeners DON'T GET CROSS. Dog Listeners KEEP CALM.
Person is getting Cross with us because we are SCRAPPING Indoors. Person keeps sending us OUTSIDE, go and do that outside. Then we come back in again with Dirty Feet. Then Person must Mop the Floor. Then we start SCRAPPING again.
Anyway, we don't like SCRAPPING in the Rain so we're SCRAPPING in the Kennel instead.
January 14, 2007
Dopey Tablets
Monty the Mont! Perhaps it won't be long before Monty the Mont lets Person win the 'Who's the Alpha Wolf' game.
Person came home today smelling of Jack Russell.
Person came home today feeling sad. When she went in the house Jack Russell had a Muzzle over his nose and mouth. He had a Muzzle so he couldn't Bite.
Jack Russell had a chain lead on his collar. He had a chain lead so his Person could grab hold of him.
And poor Jack Russell was Dopey because he was Drugged. He was Drugged to Keep Him Quiet.
Jack Russell's Person said Jack Russell may have to be PUT DOWN. Put Down?
I don't like being PICKED UP. I like to Stand and to Walk and I like to Run. My Person finds me heavy to pick up so she doesn't have to PUT ME DOWN. She can't pick up Monty the Mont and she can't pick up Marmite at all. But Jack Russell is small and light.
Person IGNORED Jack Russell just like she IGNORES me. Soon he came and lay down next to her.
Person asked for his Lead and Muzzle to be removed. Jack Russell came back to lie down next to her and she still IGNORED him. He was Very Dopey.
Jack Russell is going to stop having Dopey Tablets. His Person is going to try Dog Listening instead.
I don't Bite and I don't need a Muzzle. Monty the Mont doesn't bite and doesn't need a Muzzle. Marmite doesn't bite either and she doesn't need a Muzzle.
Anyway, I would need a lot of Dopey Tablet to make me dopey. So would Monty the Mont. Marmite wouldn't need quite so much Dopey Tablet to make her dopey because she is a little bit dopey already.
Here is Marmite under Person's desk trying to eat the bookmark hanging down from Person's diary.
January 11, 2007
Monty's Last Stand
I am happy to go along with Person Pretending to be an Alpha Wolf for now. He-Person hasn't said That Bloody Pip for a long time. He hasn't said That Flaming Marmite for a long time. He still says You're a Lovely Boy Mont but that's because Monty the Mont is He-Person's Favourite.
Person says Monty the Mont is making his LAST STAND. Monty the Mont is Upping his Game. He is trying even harder now to be Top Dog.
When I lie down on the floor Monty STANDS OVER me. He is saying to me I'M THE BOSS. When Marmite lies down on the floor Monty STANDS OVER her. He is saying to her I'M THE BOSS.
When we come in from OUTSIDE Monty the Mont comes through the door First. Then me. Then Marmite.
Monty the Mont doesn't want to Play Person's Game of 'Who's the Alpha Wolf?'
Monty the Mont is trying to push through the door IN FRONT of Person! When he does that she turns around and waits until he is behind her. Then she goes through the door.
Monty the Mont has begun to Throw himself at the door when he's OUTSIDE and wants to come in, instead of waiting patiently like he used to do, and like Marmite does and like I do apart from my sad little noises.
So, Person is doing extra Gesture Eating especially for Monty the Mont. Person is doing special Stop Start Change Direction walks with Monty the Mont. Person IGNORES Monty the Mont unless she calls him to her.
Today I am going to Person Training (Dog Training ha ha) to see Linsey Trainer Person. Marmite is going to Person Training too.
Monty the Mont will stay in the car this time. He will go to Person Training again when Person has WON the 'Who's the Alpha Wolf?' game. I wonder how long it will take for her to win.
Anyway, I might see Minto and I might see Abbey this afternoon.
January 09, 2007
Another Dog Listener
Because Becky is a Dog Listener, when she came in she IGNORED us of course. Well, she tried to IGNORE us.
I Jumped Up. Person put me OUTSIDE. But while Person was putting me OUTSIDE Monty the Mont was Jumping Up. Person put Monty OUTSIDE with me and while she was putting him OUTSIDE Marmite was Jumping Up.
We needed to stand on our Hind Legs to say Hello to Becky because Becky is Very Tall.
Person said to Becky-Dog-Listener they don't usually do that any more. I don't think Becky believed her though.
We did come INSIDE again, but started Scrapping with each other, so we went OUTSIDE again.
Anyway, we did eventually come INSIDE and settle down on the rug. Person and Becky were just doing a lot of talking. About Dogs.
Then when Becky left we didn't even get up to say Goodbye.
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January 06, 2007
Newspaper Article
Oh...and Person was in the Picture too.
The newspaper said Person was like Supernanny for Dogs.
Person now has Three More Dog Owners to go and do Dog Listening with. There is a Bichon Frise, a Boxer and a Lurcher. I'm a Lurcher. Person does Dog Listening with me.
Person will go to the Dog Owners' houses and Talk About Wolves.
This afternoon Person will visit the Boxer Owner. The Boxer's name is Buster. Buster is only 7 months old. He Jumps Up all the time, and he Barks and Barks when he is left alone. Just like Monty the Mont before Person started her Dog Listening.
Dog Listening is really called Amichien Bonding. I think this is French. Chien is French for Dog.
Anyway, Tobi who is from Costa Rica is giving me Spanish Lessons. Perro is Spanish for Dog. I say Woof Woof and Tobi says Guau Guau. Guau Guau sounds like Gooaoo Gooaoo.
Hasta La Vista Baby (Person keeps saying Hasta la Vista Baby and it is sooooooo ANNOYING).
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January 03, 2007
Doing Other Things
She always Eats something before putting our Bowls down because she thinks she's an Alpha Wolf now. She calls this Gesture Eating.
Alpha Wolf? I wasn't fooled. I told her I wasn't fooled by walking away from my Bowl without eating anything and Doing Other Things. Person then would just take my Bowl away.
Well, Person has now Called My Bluff.
When we are all excited because we think it should be Breakfast Time or Tea Time Person just Does Other Things. She carries on Doing Other Things until we have settled down.
Then some time later when she feels like it Person feeds us. Perhaps she is an Alpha Wolf after all.
And I always Eat my food now. Quickly.
Person is also taking us for Road Walks each day. She takes me all by myself. She takes Marmite by herself and then she takes Monty the Mont all by himself.
Monty the Mont usually goes last because each time Person picks up his lead he starts to Prance and Jump about. So Person just puts the lead back and Does Other Things. Sometimes she has to Do Other Things three or four times before Monty the Mont stops Prancing and goes out Quietly.
Each time I Pull and try to Get Ahead Person just STOPS. Then she Starts Again and Changes Direction. We have now got as far as the house with white gate posts before Person turns around and comes home again. It takes Monty the Mont a long time to get to the house with white gate posts because Person keeps having to Stop and Change Direction.
Monty the Mont usually spoils it all by Lunging at the Telegraph Pole on the corner for a Sniff and to Mark the Spot.
So, another of Person's New Year Resolutions is to have all three of us Walking down the road with her, with Loose Leads and no Pulling or Lunging at Telegraph Poles.
Anyway, it's only Day Three of the New Year and we know what happened to Person's No Sofa Resolution. We know what happened to Person's Eat Only Fruit During the Day and then Sensible Evening Meal Resolution. Will her All Three Dogs Walking Down the Road Together Nicely Resolution actually happen, do you think?
And here are Marmite and Monty the Mont trying to Kill me again.
December 22, 2006
Danger in the Night
Marmite started with her funny little sound which is like a BARK trapped inside her trying to get out. Then she broke into a loud WOOF. Then I BARKED. Then Monty the Mont BARKED.
Persons used to SHOUT at us if we BARKED in the Night. When Persons SHOUTED while were BARKING it sounded like WA WA WA WA and like they were Joining In.
We knew then that there must be REAL DANGER because Persons were making a lot of EXCITEMENT and NOISE as well.
So then we knew we had to to BARK and BARK even MORE.
But Person has been doing her Dog Listening and she's being an Alpha Wolf. So do you know what happened? We were BARKING in the Middle of the Night and Person got up and she came and THANKED US. Thanked us for BARKING!
We knew then that she had Taken Notice.
Person opened the Door and she went OUTSIDE but without me, or Marmite or Monty the Mont. We watched her through the glass door. She Looked About. She Listened. This is because the Alpha Wolf makes the Decisions in times of Perceived Danger.
Anyway, Person just came back INSIDE without a word. She went back to bed.
We knew then that everything must be Safe and that we didn't need to help her Defend the Pack.
I went back to bed. Monty the Mont went back to bed and Marmite went back to bed. We didn't need to BARK any more.
December 19, 2006
Rats
This morning Person saw a Big Grey Rat just ouside the window on the roof of our Big Outside Kennel. It was eating the bird food.I have been trying to tell Person that there are Rats on our Veranda. Marmite has been trying to tell Person about the Rats and so has Monty the Mont. Person just doesn't LISTEN to us.
First thing each morning we rush about with our noses to the ground. We're telling her that there is Rat Scent by the fence, Rat Scent at the edge of the veranda, Rat Scent in our Big Outside Kennel and Rat Scent across the garden and under the shed.
And she calls herself a Dog Listener?
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December 18, 2006
The Hunt
I'm not quite sure what Person means. As soon as I think I'm going out for a Walk I get very excited. I find it a Pleasure already.
She's still practising all this Understanding Dogs stuff on us.
So I went for two Little Walks yesterday. Marmite went for two Little Walks yesterday. Monty the Mont nearly didn't get even one Little Walk yesterday. As soon as Person picked up his lead he started to Prance About. So she just put it down again and took Me or Marmite instead.
They were very STRANGE Walks. It took a Very Long Time to go a Very Short Distance. Person kept saying something about THE HUNT and because she's pretending to be an Alpha Wolf she LEADS THE HUNT.
Just as I was thinking 'Ah I know where we are going' Person stopped and turned around and Walked in a different direction.
It took a Long Time to get as far as the corner at the bottom of the road. Each time I felt the collar tighten around my neck Person just Stopped! She didn't speak. She didn't jerk the lead. She just STOPPED.
Then she Started again and Changed Direction again.
We're not going to get anywhere or HUNT anything, let alone Elk, if we keep turning around.
Monty the Mont didn't even get out of the drive on his First Walk. Person just kept going in different directions until Monty the Mont was walking next to her with a loose lead.
Anyway, we never PULL to Get in Front on the way back Home. Person says it's because we know the HUNT is over.
HUNT? What HUNT?
PS. If we Jump Up at the Window Person won't let us IN now.
December 06, 2006
A Message from my Person
Person says she has had Two Days learning how to be a Jan Fennell Dog Listener and she's having a Very Interesting Time and a Very Good Time.
A Very Good Time without Me?
Jan Fennell's son is called Tony Dog Listener. He has been Teaching my Person. This means no more playing Food Games for me or she will pick up my bowl straight away. No more fussing for Marmite when Person calls her and she just stays in bed looking lovely. No more Walks for Monty the Mont while he still Prances About at the door or Lunges.
Persons says she now Understands us even Better (oh dear) and we will be even MORE Happy than before. How can that be?
Person says she will now be Understanding Other People's Dogs too.
Person also tells me she has been doing Role Play. I hope she does some Role Play with me. I would like that. I like Playing and I like Rolls.
December 03, 2006
Happy Dogs
She should then have a Certificate in Canine Communication and How to be a Dog Listener from Jan Fennell.
Person can then visit the homes of Persons whose Dogs are UNHAPPY. Their Dogs are SO UNHAPPY that they want to BITE Persons and they want to BITE other Dogs and they want to BITE the Chairs and Doors. My Person will show these Persons how to be Alpha Wolves which will make their Dogs more Happy.
I am a very Happy Dog. Marmite is a very Happy Dog. Monty the Mont is a very Happy Dog at Home. He's not always a very Happy Dog when he's OUT when there are other Dogs because he's On the Defensive. He doesn't Bite them but he sometimes GROWLS. And he's a Very UNHAPPY Dog if he's left all by himself in the Car.
But Monty the Mont is Getting Much Better. Person says that it takes some Dogs quite a Long Time to give up the BURDEN of trying to be an Alpha Wolf and thinking that they have to do all the Worrying about Everything.
Anyway, Me - I can't be bothered with all that! Too much Responsibility for me! Just so long as Marmite and Monty the Mont realise that I must always be IN FRONT of them, I'm Happy.
I have to keep showing Monty the Mont who is really the Boss. He thinks he is - ha ha!
November 27, 2006
No More Sofa

These Pictures show you WHAT'S HAPPENED.
She Person is going away for Three Whole Days next week. She is going to finish her Dog Listening Course at Jan Fennell's Farmhouse. Jan Fennell has Eleven Spaniels.
I think Person has already learnt a bit too much about UNDERSTANDING DOGS.
He-Person will look after us while she is Away.
Will He-Person be Alpha Wolf while Person is Away? Will he do Gesture Eating before putting our Bowls down? Will he pick up our Bowls as soon as we have finished? Will he IGNORE us when he comes in? Will he Keep Control of the Door to OUTSIDE?
While He-Person is busy Watching Sport on TV VERY LOUD will I be able to Creep back onto the Sofa again? Will Marmite? Will Monty the Mont who is really He-Person's Favourite?