Well it seems I can't call them puppies anymore as they are now 17 months old, but George is definitely still growing and seems to get bigger by the day. Everything I have read suggests that he would have reached his full size around 9 - 12 months - reality says otherwise. Ilsa, on the other hand, seems to have stopped growing a while back (but doing much better than expected being the runt of the litter and oh so tiny when she was younger). She is filling out now but, compared to George, is still small and cute - though even I look small and cute when I stand next to the big fella!
Both are reasonably well behaved and those folk who filled my head with horror stories of destroyed homes and gardens were only right to some extent. A pair of "Curate's Eggs" - they have their good sides and then they have their "other" side. The seedlings and flowers beds that they dug up for fun or trampled whilst chasing lizards in their early days have, more or less, fully recovered and overall the garden is looking full and pretty, however, if I ever want to taste low hanging fruit, I have to beat them to it.
All said and done, I would not have them any other way - both are full
of character (like the people we know, each have their very own quirks
and foibles) and are lots of fun. We spend endless hours laughing at our
own silliness (I include myself in that). The story of the crazy lady
with an old broom, two mad dogs and a frenzied rat being chased all
around the garage will no doubt be told and re-told over time. The
destroyed Barbour jacket.....and yesterday, a manic moment of trying to
aid a mongoose's escape from the clutches of two very excitable hounds who,
in their view, were just executing their duty, for after all a mongoose
does look rather like an extremely large rat, wearing a tail toupee - thankfully the wiley mongoose remained unscathed....this time.
And now I have a hankering to get one more canine companion, just because I fancy having a dog called Reg about the place : ))
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| If only I could keep my eyes open for just one more mouthful...yawn, y-a-w-n! |
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| Hmmm, there goes another box of greens! "We just love helping the Mama!" |
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| George snoozing in his private pool |
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| I know you just mopped the floor, but can I come in just for a while? Can I, can I? |
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| The Big Fella... |
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| ....and the Little Miss |
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| George doing what George does best : ) |
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| Eh, I think my head is stuck Mama.....H-E-L-P!! |
What a lovely read! The dogs are gorgeous Yvonne - George really looks like the man about the house whilst Ilsa has such a soft serene face. I think George might take offence to having to share his girlies with another male called Reg!
ReplyDeleteWish this blog happened more often...and was way longer :-) Maybe you should do a Sunday column?
Thank you so much Lesaja - it's always good to know that people actually find what one writes of interest. I must say I have one hundred and one tales to tell and many, many more photos to share, but it's getting the time to write something properly and upload the pics. I'll try to do better in the future
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I ditto what Lesaja said, it was a fun read and the pictures of them as they are growing up are adorable! You're a good Mama!!
ReplyDeleteThank you 1st Man that's really kind of you. Though my parents have dogs, I'm a first time doggie Mama, and never really sure if I'm doing right! : )
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dogs. George is huge! lol
ReplyDeleteThanks dr momi : ) someone joked yesterday that I could put a saddle on him and ride him.....if he keeps growing at this rate, it may no longer be a joke : )) LOL
ReplyDeleteOh man! Those are two gorgeous (and happy) pups!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bee Girl - hope all is good in your neck of the woods : ) I think of you every time I pick something and forget to count it or weigh it.....I'll get organised one of these days!
Deleteyour dogs are gorgeous:) I loved reading about them. Thank you so much for sharing. This post took me back to when my hounds were just we lil pups:) Lots of fun memories.
ReplyDeleteHey there - seems I missed this post. Apologies for not responding. Thank you so much, I'm glad that my tearaways can bring back happy memories. What type of dogs do you have?
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