Visit to the Leisure Centre

Sarah and I went to the leisure centre today. There were so many different things to try! First of all we played bar billiards. We couldn’t really work out the rules but we had great fun hitting the balls with the cue.

Then we found a big ball pool with ramps and tunnels going into it. I scampered up the ramp and dived in with all my paws in the air and my ears flapping. It was great fun tunnelling out again. Sarah jumped in too and we started throwing balls over each other, but soon had to stop because we were giggling so much!

Next we played table football. I took on the red team and won! I think it was shouting “Come on you Reds” every minute that made the difference!

The table tennis table was free so, after singing the Wimbledon theme tune loudly to get ourselves in the mood, we played a match. It was a very close game; I got in some good shots but at the end Sarah just got ahead and won! I suggested we play again but she said we should play something else. I think she was just worried I’d beat her next time!

We went over to the giant Connect 4 set and I sat on the top to drop my rings in. It was hard to see where I should put them from up there! Can you see the line of 4 I was about to complete?

Just as we were going I noticed a toy box covered with wires and beads. It was just Dottie-sized! Sarah had to wait for half an hour while I slid all the beads around – they were like lots of colourful spots!

With cuddles and spots 

Dottie

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all my friends

Lapland visit to meet Father Christmas

My friend Abbie and her mum won a prize to visit Father Christmas in Lapland, and they invited me to come too! We had to get up very early to go to the airport, and it took three hours to fly to Lapland. When we stepped out of the plane the first thing we noticed was how incredibly cold it was! Abbie and her mum were given special red suits to keep them warm, but there wasn’t one small enough for me so I just had to rub my paws together and shiver a lot.

We travelled towards Father Christmas’ house on a sleigh pulled by one of his reindeer! It was dark because in the winter it’s always dark near the North Pole even in the day. But it was beautiful because there was bright white sparkly snow everywhere.

We found an igloo which we thought Father Christmas might live in, but when we crawled inside to have a look he wasn’t there. 

Then a fairy appeared and pointed to Father Christmas’ house just beyond the igloo! She was called Fairy Bowbells and she said that Father Christmas was expecting us! We followed her inside into the warm and I dried my fur for a bit in front of the fire.

An elf took us through to Father Christmas’ room, and there he was! His coat was bright red and his beard was long and white and curly, just like I’d always imagined. He was holding some pieces of paper and we realised they were the letters Abbie and I had written to him! We both went quite shy and didn’t know what to say for a bit, but Father Christmas was very kind and said we didn’t need to be shy.

He said he was so pleased that we had come to see him, as when he saw us again on Christmas Eve we’d be fast asleep and he wouldn’t want to wake us. He wanted to check what we’d written in the letters – Abbie had asked for a Lego set and I had asked for a big spotty bone. We both nodded that that was definitely what we wanted, and then Abbie whispered in his ear that we’d leave a special treat out for him and his reindeer, and he seemed very pleased!

It was soon time to fly home so we had to say goodbye to Father Christmas and go out into the freezing cold again. We found sleds and slid all the way back on them! When we were climbing into the plane I turned round and could see the lights of Father Christmas’ house twinkling in the distance. I fell asleep on the flight home thinking that it’s not long now till he’ll be piling all his presents up in his sleigh ready for Christmas Eve!

With sleighbells and spots

Dottie

Cactus Garden

I was just looking through photos of our holiday in Lanzarote and found some from a Cactus Garden we visited there. I’d never heard of cacti before but I discovered that they’re funny spiky plants that are good at surviving in very hot places.

The first one we saw was all wiggly. It had the most enormous prickles so I had to be very careful, though I still got spiked when I went too close – ouch!

I loved the big round cactus, it looked like an enormous spiky beach ball with a funny hairdo on top!

Another cactus had lots of long leaves, and when I got too close I fell in! Help! I wriggled around trying to get free but the leaves just seemed to hold me even more tightly and I thought it was out to get me! Thankfully Sarah pulled me out and said plants don’t try and get puppies, but I wasn’t so sure.

We found a really big one after that. It had so many different parts it was like a whole town of cacti. If it keeps growing like that it might end up taking over the whole garden. Apparently they grow very slowly though so perhaps the other plants don’t need to worry just yet.

Then we found a plant without any spikes at all! I jumped into the middle of it and felt like a flower fairy with all the big leaves spreading out around me.

Sarah said it wasn’t really a cactus and was called Aloe Vera, but I’m not sure that’s true as I said “Allo, Vera” to it several times and it didn’t answer.

The last cactus we saw had much tinier spikes so I think I liked that one the best. It still wasn’t a good idea to stroke it though as it was pricklier than it looked!

It’s made me feel all hot and sunny again looking through these photos – which is nice as it’s pouring with rain outside!

With spikes and spots

Dottie

Baby Stevie

I’ve been very busy today helping with my friend’s little baby Stevie. He’s the youngest person I’ve ever met though he’s still slightly bigger than me!

He has lots of lovely toys, including a train with his name on which our friend Alan gave him. I had great fun pushing it around going Choo! Choo!, but Stevie’s favourite game was chewing my ear. Luckily for me it didn’t hurt as he hasn’t got any teeth yet, so I just ended up with soggy fur.

After a while I took him for a little walk round the park in his pushchair. He didn’t seem too happy about it at first – I think he was a bit scared that I might crash him into something!

We got home safely though just in time for dinner. Much more of his dinner went over me than went into his mouth – I thought I was going to end up with broccoli-coloured spots!

A bit later I got a whiff of something very very smelly. I realised it was coming from Stevie’s nappy! I had the important job of passing his mummy the wet wipes, but I had to hold my nose until we were finished, which Stevie seemed to find very funny!

After that I helped Stevie’s daddy give him a bath. I added some bubbles and dipped my paw into the water to check it wasn’t too hot for him. Stevie loved splashing and soon I was standing in a puddle of water! I then helped to dry him and sprinkled him with baby powder to make him smell nice. I chose a spotty sleepsuit for him to wear to bed so that he looked just like me!

Stevie was looking quite tired after our busy day so I put him in his cot and started to read him a bedtime story. It wasn’t long before he was fast asleep, so I close the book very quietly and kissed him goodnight.

With cuddles and spots

Dottie

xxx

Litter Mate News

Thank you for all my lovely photos you’ve sent in showing what you’ve been up to with my litter mates. – I love seeing them.

Aaron and Mathew F and Ben dressed up to go on a canal boat and cycling in the woods.

William S went spotty just like Daniel.

Alan S went down the bouncy slide with Sooty.

Lewis J watched Domino have a go at flying.

Killian and Xander G went to Tenerife with Dougie.

Emma and Amber T celebrated our birthday with Rosie.

Phoebe M shared crisps with Lottie in hospital.

Aled G and Alex were in hospital together.

Daniel G and Jack went to a wildlife park.

Bottomley Potts celebrated our birthday with Eve, Samuel and Seraphina I.

Megan H and Rufus went on the London Eye.

Daniel celebrated our birthday with Robert, William and Stephen.

Keep sending them in!!

Dottie xxx

Bonfire night

I love Bonfire night, especially woofing at all the bangs. I have been very lucky this year as I got invited to a fireworks party. I had a brilliant time and even got to wave a sparkler.

Sparkle and Whizzers

Dottie