Rockys Blog

Super Snow!

2009-12-21T23:28:00.004Z

Woo hoo, I love this cold fluffy stuff! I was really excited to run and slip and slide around the garden the other morning, it's great fun and very soft on my paws.
Don't worry - I don't get cold, my fur is lovely and fluffy and thick which keeps me lovely and warm. I even like to roll around on the snow and rub my shoulders and back and bum in it! Makes my fur feel very nice and clean!

Tonight on the walk there was a lot of snow and I ran up and down and up and down chasing lumps of it flying through the air.

I also chase off a very very big dog - a St Bernard - who I didn't think I liked (becuase he's big and scary) but actually he was quite scared of me! He was trying to eat at the falling snow and so we played around for a little bit.

So I hope the snow stays for longer it's a lot of fun for a pup like me to play in.

Nice view

2009-12-10T20:15:00.003Z

This is my favourite place to sit.

This window gives me a great view of the garden and also next doors garden so I know when their dog Barney is out. I like to stand next to the fence to sniff and bark at Barney.
I can also keep check on those pesky birds who I like to chase around.

Here I am with a great new toy I got - the blue ball, it's not bouncy but it's just the right size for me to chew at and chase after in the garden. As it is such a nice colour blue it should be easy to find under the sofa or in the garden.

Cut it short

2009-11-07T16:33:00.004Z

Here I am before going off to the groomers on Saturday....

As you can see I was a bit of a hairy monster and very knotty. My fur is just so thick and soft, even though I'll be 4 at Christmas I'm still fluffy like a puppy.

And this is me after the trip to the groomers, 2 hours of brushing and clipping and I'm looking my best. Although I don't really like being groomeed, it makes me nervous and I always need a very big wee when I get out.

Christmas is a coming

2009-11-06T13:58:00.005Z

Yes apparently all the jingly music on the bright telly box means that soon the big prickly indoor tree will be out - and taking up my space in the lounge again! It also means lots of yummy food, presents and more time with mummy and daddy at home.

I've been thinking about what present(s) I'd like this year, other than some nice tasty treats and maybe a new toy (squeaky one would be nice since the panda lost its squeak). So now I'm getting a bit older too..... sensibly I'd like to keep my fur dry when we're out on winter walks. I do love walks but it's not so much fun in the rain. I like puddles and boggy grass and swimming after the rain but not walking in the rain. My ears get wet and my fur goes curly. yuk!

I've seen this picture and that looks like a nice coat for a dog like me.

I also rather like this red coat that fellow westie Hamish has on too.

I also think I will get joe this, ha ha ha!

More update tomorrow. I'm a big fluff bomb at the moment and keep getting brushed. I'm not all that happy about getting brushed a lot and my fluffy fur does make me quite hot... sooon enough I think I'll be off to the crazy grooming lady. She calls me a bosy boy.

Unexpected dip

2009-11-01T13:14:00.004Z

Finally the rain stopped a bit and the 3 of us went for a lovely long walk out and about in the fields, the water in the stream was very noisy and bubbly but I wanted a drink so had a little paddle in.

Although my mummy was calling for me to come back I really did want a little paddle, I like the water. But. Next thing I know something is pulling on my legs and the water is very cold and a too deep. I don't like deep water, I remember going in the funny tasting water at the beach last year, that was too deep. And wobberly.

I'm a strong little fella though and got to the grass at the edge and got out of the cold and rough water, phew!! I had a lovely time rolling around on the grass, thats the best bit after getting wet. My fur is all damp and curly now though. I think I'm going to get a bath too......

The Adventure continues....

2009-10-23T16:54:00.010+01:00

Well here I am, back blogging again. I know it's been a long while so I've thought about whats been going on over the last few months and here's a quick and brief update on all the important things....

A long time ago there was a lot of crunchy cold stuff outside which was brilliant, I really enjoyed rolling around in it all and played a lot!. I hope there is more of that again soon.

I have enjoyed another few holidays at the beach and even took the plunge this year, jumping over the waves and having a good swim. But I didn't like it when the water was deep and wobberly, it was very traumatic and I don't think I'll be swimming in deep water again any time soon.

Sadly, my dear friend and play pal Jack (here's my favourite picture of us in the snow together) got very sick and is now at the end of the garden under the rose bushes. I still miss him a bit sometimes.

Then recently, a scary lady came to talk to mum and dad and she didn't even look at me or stroke me, even though I was doing my bestest puppy eyes and cute tail wagging. So I wasn't very happy about that and decided I didn't like that lady.
(edit: Rocky was a case study for a dog psychologist who helped put our pack in order. Mum)

So, those are the main things that have happened lately. But I'm a very content little dog at the moment and have a new play pal in the day too. He's a big puppy called Joe and a bit mental but more on him later...

Its Been a While

2007-11-03T12:54:00.000Z

Blimey! its now been 8 months since my last post! Time has just gone so fast. The summer was bit of a dissapointment really, those long lazy walks in the woods I enjoyed so much last summer were sadly few and far between.

I've had a lot of time at home keeping dad company. I'm not sure what was exactly wrong but for a long while he stayed in bed with his whole leg in a heavy white fabric which got quite smelly after a while. But we're all back in the old routine again now, although walks are getting shorter now the nights get dark so quickly.

Anyways I will definitely be writing my blog more regularly now, I've got lots of exciting adventures planned over the next few weeks and it will soon be christmas!....

SNOW!!!

2007-02-13T15:35:00.000Z

The other day I went out for my usual morning wee and it all felt very strange. Everything was soo bright and crisp. So I ran outside to see what on earth had been going on and the ground was all soft and wobbly. Gosh it made me go so crazy! I bounced about in it, tried to eat it, sniffed some up my noise, rolled in it, ran in it and got all silly and wet! I really enjoyed myself and sat licking the cold icicles off my fur for ages after.

My daddy rolled lots of the snow together which made a big scary pile of snow which I barked at a lot as I was worried something was going to pop out from in it, or behind it! Then they grabbed little bits and threw them in the air, I tried to catch them in my mouth! There was lots of people throwing the snow at each other and running about and screaming which made me very excited too.

No more Rocky II,III,IV or even Rocky V

2006-11-06T20:07:00.000Z

That's right. Come this time tomorrow, there will be no future Rockys possible. Sadly I'm losing my little vegatables They're being taken out. :-(

Yep its been decided that i'm too much of a horny devil and my typical terrier lad behaviour is just getting... well a bit too much I suppose. It's for my own good really, I had a bit of an accident the other day after getting too excitied and ended having a bit of a prolapse incident.....which daddy had to put back in.

So I do know that its for the best... really...

The picture is of me when I was told this was going to happen....as you can see, I wasn't that happy. But over the months I've learnt to come to terms with it.

mousey...

2006-10-09T12:04:00.000+01:00

Heres me and my mousey - its my favourite toy. I got the mouse when I was a puppy, we visited this other house where there was lots of toys and a cat called Ebe and she said I could keep the mouse as she didn't want it anymore. So, now I play with mousey all the time as he jingles when I shake him and he's great fun to chase across the floor. But i've been a bit rough with mousey lately and the insides are starting to come out....

I've been on holiday!

2006-08-25T13:02:00.000+01:00

So there hasn't been a post lately as we all went on holiday! Woo Hoo it was BRILLIANT!! It was my first time at the beach and mummy and daddy had been telling me how great it is and how excited I would be but blimey it was way better than I thought!!

So everyday we went on massive long walks and I was allowed off the lead for ages and we went down a steep bank and the ground turned all funny. It was soft but rough at the same time and there was loads of it!! I really really really loved it - on the beach - on sand but I didn't like the water so much. It tasted funny.

I had a really lovely time, I had to sleep a lot as all the walks were quite tiring, I got pooped out pretty quickly. And next door to our caravan was another westie dog, a girl, I spent a lot of time sitting outside looking and chatting to her.

I like the beach, I think I would like to go again, lots of times.

Puberty

2006-08-01T13:55:00.000+01:00

well lately, umm its a bit embarrassing I suppose, but then I'm a dog so I'm not embarrassed but perhaps mummy and daddy are. See lately I've come of that age when girl dogs smell a bit different, and their smell makes me feel a bit funny. And so I keep trying to hump things. I'm particularly fond of the curtains and I try to wrap my front paws around them to get a good grip. This also happens with towels, where ever they're hanging, and also sometimes daddy's arm and also I got a bit funny with Jack the other day.

I think mummy and daddy have been looking into getting my bits chopped off but they're going to wait and see if its just my age and perhaps I've got a high sex drive and so given time my hormones will settle down. I'm probably not going to be a stud dog, although I think I would be a good stud dog, well at the moment I'd enjoy it. So really I would be happier without all these urges and if they continue I know its best for the chop.

Grooming

2006-08-01T13:48:00.000+01:00

So last saturday we went on a little adventure to this grooming place in Bletchley. Mummy was a bit worried as when she called to book me in the lady had a funny accent! but it turned out to be a very nice, probably slightly crazy, Thai lady who grooms a lot of Westie dogs.

So two hours later, I'm smelling sooo good and my fur's all soft, mummy and daddy come and pick me up. I was sitting so nicely in the little pen waiting for them and mummy only went and petted the other westie that was being groomed!! I think she thought it was me!! opps! But the Thai lady was very nice and while i was waiting to be picked up she was grooming one other Westie on the table and another one was standing in the big windy box! so she was very busy and obviously does a lot of dogs that look like me.

anyhoo I feel so much better now, especially as its been so hot and my fur is so thick - cause I'm all full of puppy fluff still you see. So I sleep much better now and have been such a good boy lately.

Car Travel

2006-07-06T17:29:00.000+01:00

I got a present last weekend, boy I'm a lucky dog!!

Seeing as its been sooo hot lately i've been a bit bothered being in the travel cage in the back of the car, so mummy and daddy decided I was big enough to go in a harness and now I get the whole of the back seat all to myself!! I was a bit unsure at first and tried to jump out and couldn't work out why I was always being held back?! But now I'm much happier on the back seat and fall asleep most journeys. Some times though I like to sit up so the wind breezes through my hair.... My coats getting all thick and curly again, will have to be trimmed off again soon.....

Big Brave Dog - in a little dogs body

2006-07-06T17:22:00.000+01:00

Blimey, its been almost a month now since my last post. Well things have been getting along just fine in my world. I have almost grasped the idea of weeing on three legs and now I'm beginning to master the technique - I lift my leg up on everything and anything, all the time now - just to practice!

Me and Jack are getting on great, and most afternoons now I'm allowed loose in the garden to play and laze in the sun! I had great fun out the rain the other day - trying to bite at the big drops splashing around me. But then it got a bit scary when there was loud noises and bright flashes, which I barked at to start with but then decided it was best to run in and hide with Jack! When daddy and mummy came to pick me up I cuddled up with them for a little bit as it was still a bit scary....

The W word

2006-06-08T17:23:00.000+01:00

Man do I just love my routine now, I can drive my humans mad I think!! I got the hang of things now you see...

In the mornings I wait quietly at the bottom of the stairs with my chin resting on the last step, once the alarm has gone off, then I get loads of fuss when mummy comes down and she takes me outside and I do a wee and then I have breakfast. Then when they're ready I get in my box and we go off to Jacks house. Then me and jack run around for a bit until I get put in the kitchen, and I lay down as I know they'll be back in a few hours.

But evenings are best. Once my humans have cooked and eaten their dinner, and I've eaten all mine too, they stand at the sink and clean up things, then they sit down on the sofa and have a coffee and then I stand at the front door and bark until they get my lead on and we go off on a walk!! I love walks!! We go for ages now, and last weekend I even went in the lake - although I did roll in the mud and I don't think they were happy about that as I had to sit on the floor in the car and not on mummys lap!

I got grooooomed!

2006-05-26T16:39:00.000+01:00

well this week I fell asleep in the car (as I always do) and when we stopped we were in this new place, but strangely I knew i'd been there before.... and it turned out to be where I was born and the lady that fed me and looked after me and my brothers and sisters when we were little pups gave me a haircut.

I was very good - although wiggled a lot as it was quite exciting being up on the table. Mummy had been combing my hair for days before hand and then I knew why! I was even clipped with these buzzing things across my back, my fur was all lovely and soft! I got a proper westie cut - although my "skirt" does stick out as my furs so thick and wild!

But I feel soo much better now, no mud is getting stuck in my fur and mummy's not had to brush me again either... I was very tired out tho after all the excitement and slept all evening....

Pidgy

2006-05-26T16:36:00.000+01:00

Here's me and the Pidgy that now stays at Jacks house. She flew in one day, through the cat flap and sat on jack's mums head so now she stays in the garage at night and eats seeds in the garden for dinner.

Pidgy's not scared at all of me or jack, we don't even bark at her anymore as she doesn't take any notice of us!

Rock a Dog

2006-05-11T16:49:00.000+01:00

Here I am enjoying a good break dance! I'd been outside in the pouring rain and got all muddy so had to get my paws washed. then I always go a bit mental and roll over all over the place! I especially like rolling on our lovely wood floor as its a bit slippy I slide about ... hee hee.. what fun!

In the mornings I love rolling about on our patio as its lovely and cool, my coats getting pretty thick and slightly curly now so i'm getting quite hot as its been soo sunny, hasn't it? Timmay!

Next week Jacks coming to stay with us, I think my mummy and daddy are a bit scared about having both of us and what we'll be like spending so much time together. I get jealous of jack when he gets fussed as i want all the attention, well i'm off now to bark at Timmay - he's jack's mums pigeon... well he just arrived one day and now he keeps jumping through the cat flap and sitting on her head and won't go away.

Puppy Lessons - I'm great!

2006-04-26T16:10:00.000+01:00

so I went to my third lesson last night and it was really good fun. I was trotting around loosly on my lead and then did sit and down and stay (which is when mummy or daddy walks off and then comes back to me and I don't follow) and wait (which is when I sit there until they say 'come' and then I go to them)

also I stayed down whilst mummy walked all the way around me and the puppy training lady said that if I can stay down for 1 minute whilst Mum or Dad are 5 paces away then I get my Kennel Club Good Citizens Bronze Award!!!

So I'm pretty much great really at behaving during puppy class! when I get home its a bit different (I did a wee on the sofa the other night...)

I think mummy and daddy are trying to teach me to roll over next, but i'm playing with that one a bit longer! ha!

I do like it at the puppy class I ran around with Hugo and also there was this other terrier there and I humped him a little bit. The laboradors are a bit too boisterous for me and I get knocked over - us little guys stick together.

Willen Lake

2006-04-18T16:23:00.000+01:00

on Easter Sunday we went for a very long walk all around willen lake with mummy's friend Jo who came to stay. She was great fun and we played lots! I was off the lead for quite a long time running about in the long grass. And these two black dogs who looked quite like me but black and a bit bigger ran over and I played chase with them. They were called Jasmin and Bertie. Jasmin had a pink collar and Bertie had a blue one, he had grey hairs on his back and big bushy eyebrows.

I was quite tired though as it was a long way, and I kept sitting down but Jo picked me up and carried me a little way until I was ok to walk again. I met loads of other people, and dogs, and pushchairs and bikes were whizzing by. I also saw ducks and geese!

I slept all afternoon after I had gobbled all my dinner down, I was pooped!

Puppy School

2006-04-05T17:03:00.000+01:00

Last night was my first lesson at Puppy School. I was pretty nervous to start with as there were lots of other dogs, all were bigger than me except Poppy, whos a Jack Russel, shes tiny!

my other class mates are: Ben a very bosterous Golden Laborador. Harry a very quiet brown laborador (we sat together for a little while as we were both a bit scared). Ollie the Cocker Spaniel and also another brown laborador and a Husky - who's got lovely soft fur and big bright blue eyes. Oh and also Hugo, a Westie like me, we played and ran about after each other for ages.

This was my first lesson and I was super, well thats what mum and dad kept saying. I had to sit and lie down from a distance, but I got the hang of it really quick as when I sat down I got yummy treats so I just sat down the whole time.

I'm really looking forward to next week, I hope I get roast beef treats again!

This is where I sit.

2006-03-28T10:17:00.000+01:00

This is my favourite plant to sit in. I like siting on the mud under the leaves and its in just the right spot for me to nibble at this spikey plant, its really nice to chew on as its all rubbery inside and stringy. Mummy sometimes comes and gets me off but I get up there and chew when shes not looking... ha!

But its nice up here, I can see all around the garden and watch the leaves move and think about which plant i'm going to chew up next.... those leaves from the bulbs are so tasty...

my new favourite toy .... the broom!

2006-03-28T10:11:00.000+01:00

oh man! I got so excited yesterday - daddy was clearing up the garden a bit after the wind had been moving lots of bits about and plants had been knocked over, and then he started using this big pole with brissels on the end and it made a funny swooshing noise over the ground. I had sooo much fun chasing it up and down and biting at all the bits of mud and leaves that were being moved about! We played for ages, then I chewed at the brissely bits for a little while, but I was quite sleepy after all the running about!

Now when i'm inside I check on the broom and sometimes bark at it, just so it knows i'm here....

My broom video

I like walks

2006-03-22T14:42:00.000Z

I'm getting better about going out on walks now that we've been a few times. The first time my mummy had to tempt me along the whole way with a trail of cheerios! but i'm getting much better, last night a human on wheels whizzed by - daddy said its only a bike, so now i'm ok with those too.

I'm not keen when I hear other dogs bark tho - I couldn't see another dog anywhere so it made me quite frightened when I kept hearing a bark.

But I think I shall like walking, I can go really fast on the way back cause I know my way home becuase I smell and I just follow my smell.

My name is Jack

2006-03-22T14:18:00.000Z

Hi there, I'm Rocky's mate Jack. Thought i'd introduce myself seeing as me and Rocky have become quite good friends now. He comes round to my house every weekday now and I get really excited to see him, cause I keep watch out the window for when he arrives. Then I have a rest in the mornings while Rocky is in his pen and then we go out in the garden at lunchtimes. I have to bark at him a bit cause he doesn't quite know his place yet and he jumps on me when he gets too excited.

Rocky let me keep his evil panda toy too, he can't make it squeak but I love squeaky toys so I play with it all the time now, sometimes Rocky plays too but I don't think he can work out where the squeaking is coming from!! But he doesn't mind cause he plays with my big tennis dumbell toy, I don't play with that one anymore so I said he could have it.

Can't wait until Rocky's a bit bigger then we can go on big walks together, at the moment he gets a bit tired and isn't quite sure about the new sights and smells, but he'll learn, hes a clever chap.

My mate Jack

2006-03-13T13:57:00.000Z

I go to Jack's house every day now. Mummy and Daddy come and see us at lunchtimes and we play in the garden. I like chasing Jack, then he barks at me so I run away and then he chases after me and it just goes like that. He's been showing me round the garden and giving me some good tips on whats good to chew at and the best bits for smelling stuff.

Then in the afternoons I have a sleep until Jack's mummy gets home and she plays with us all afternoon. Jack gets a bit grumpy by the time its my home time, he just wants to rest and relax in the evenings but I want to run around and play more. I've just got so much energy to race around, chasing and biting things all the time ...

Crufts

2006-03-13T09:58:00.000Z

Gee whizz wasn't Crufts just super! I watched the agility dogs - what fun! over the jumps and through the tunnels, they go sooo fast, brilliant fun. I'll never be as fast as that...

And then we saw some of the obedience stuff - they're good dogs, and funny - especially Speedy! he was rubbish! but all part of the fun of crufts I suppose!

Then there was this crazy lady doing a dance with her dog Foxie to Chicago music, she was hillarious, it was so bad!

Could I be vegetarian?

2006-03-10T11:26:00.000Z

Man I just love my greens... mange tout, sugar snap peas, cabbage, even carrot but especially broccoli, I just love broccoli.

Last night mummy gave me this big storky bit of cabbage with big leaves on it, and I chewed at it for ages. I was ripping up the leafy bits and throwing them about and chewing little tiny pieces off the stork and licking at them cause they were all stuck all over the carpet. Great fun!

I like leaves...

2006-03-08T09:16:00.000Z

so at the weekend it was so lovely and sunny, we were playing outside for ages, I love running up and down and chasing things,

theres some very tasty things to nibble at in the garden too, mud and dirt, and these bulb things that were underground. but mostly I like leaves, they're all crunchy.

but then I was sick.

mummy and daddy don't let me eat leaves anymore.

At the Vets...

2006-03-08T09:10:00.000Z

I got taken to the vets last night, it was nice last time I went - the nice lady fed me lots of smachos and all the girls in green tops made a big fuss of me.

but this time I was happily muching on a smacho when I felt this wierd pain in my neck! I went all funny and wouldn't eat any more treats - nuh uh - you won't catch me twice!

So I was in a really grumpypants mood all night and my neck was all itchy - and I went to sleep by the door on the floor as I just couldn't work out what had been going on and why my mummy and daddy would let that happen.

Anyhoo, I feel fine again now.

Bath Day

2006-03-04T13:59:00.000Z

I had a bath today. I was wriggling and squirming cause the water was chilly, but then daddy came and held me tight until mummy was finished washing me - I had poo on my bum as i've had a funny tummy.

I especailly like the shampoo though - Johnsons baby - it makes me all fluffy and soft.

but after being bathed I look all funny like a rat! talking of rats, I met a new friend today, as i was sitting by the patio doors, a little mouse ran by. So mummy let me out and I had a good sniff and followed the trail but he'd legged it off somewhere.

more pictures to follow when daddy gets round to loading them - I don't think i'm looking my best but I look good after!