Mango Minster 2010

We have been absent from blogging for a bit and will explain all about it in our next post.

In the meantime we did manage to get our entries into

Mango Minster 2010.

What an event! It was superb.

A week long event brilliantly organised. Thank you to Mango and his Mom for all their hard work in making this such a fun week.

Last night was the Judging for

Best in Show.

What a worthy winner...........

Clive.

Not only is he handsome he is always busy helping his best friend.

Many congratulations Clive. You are the best without a shadow of a doubt.


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When we were discussing our entries a few weeks ago for Mango Minster I decided to enter the Sporty Dog category.

Well I am always to be found climbing the odd tree, charging through fences and catching birds, frogs and whatever else that decides to scurry across my garden.

I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the competition and reading about all my fellow competitors sporting skills.

Monty and Taffy entered the Terrier Group. (Cracker Insane Terriers)

That sums Taffy up nicely.

Well Monty could not believe his eyes when he saw...

Mango's Choice -

Boy Terrier Monty

Just a lovable big old muffin head.

I rather think Monty is going to consider Mango as his best best friend in the whole wide world now.

He was over the moon he was referred to as a lovable big old muffin head.

Then came the announcement of Top Terrier of the group......

1st place Male Taffy Terrier Group Winner

Judge Norwood: "I'd like to rename this photo - Water Taffy. Nope not the kind you find at the fair. This cracker dog has Face submerged in WATER! Not a pond, ocean or lake... a trough! Who knows.. is taffy fishing for something or just plain hot! Whatever it is... Taffy you got it! you reached the black belt of cracker insaneness. Who does that!

Score: 20

Well you could have knocked me down with a feather.

Actually I rather think somebody did!

How brilliant my little rascal of a brother won the group.

Has it's downsides of course..... The door frames won't be wide enough to fit his head now!!!!!!!!!!

At this point the penny dropped he was going to be in the Winner's Circle.

He went around for 24 hours looking like this! Smug little horror.

Then came the time when Best in Show judge Asta started to announce the winners in reverse order.

It was nail biting stuff I can tell you.

Taffy couldn't bear to watch what was going on.

Second runner up went to

Tsar.

Winner of the Cat Dog Group.

Very well done Tsar.

Then it was first runner up.........

When Taffy was announced as first runner up this was his reaction....

Please excuse the fuzzy photo, he wouldn't sit still!

This is how Asta summed up Taffy.

Taffy has all the hallmawks of a cwackew dog tewwiew..dwiving his pawents, new bwuvvew, and vewy patient sissie cwazy wif his an ticks.
He is smawt, chawming, stubbown, handsome, LOUD, obsessive and ignowes wules like a twoo tewwiew .
Bwavo Taffy!!! You make me pwoud to be a Tewwiew.

JK Jerome wrote:
"...terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as other dogs"

I think Taffy exemplifies this tewwiewness pawfectly



Absolutely spot on!

Dear Monty is still so very chuffed to be Mango's choice in the male Terrier Group.

So I will pass you over and let him finish this post as he also has some more exciting news.

Hello there..........

You will never guess what I did yesterday!

I had my lead put on and I walked with Mummy up and down our drive and each time I got nearer and nearer to the road. I wasn't frightened and I wasn't even bothered when a big lorry made a BIG noise as it ran over a great big pot hole near our house.

So I am ever so chuffed with myself and hope this will be my first step into exploring the big wide world with Molly and Taffy in the weeks and months to come.

Off to have a lie down, it has been such an exciting weekend.

Monty

Wordless Wednesday with Molly

Terrible news

Please could you go to our dear friend Deetz's blog and give him and his Mum as much love and support as you possibly can.

We have just heard some very sad news.

Deetz's brother Sharkie

crossed suddenly to the Rainbow Bridge this morning.

Run free Sharkie, we will look for your star in the sky tonight.

Molly, Taffy and Monty

Wordless Wednesday

Guess who fell in the frozen pond yesterday.

It was frightfully cold I can tell you.

I was trying to walk on water and it all went wrong and I ended up visiting the fish.

I did manage to scramble out and ran into the house where Mummy gave me a lovely rub down and warmed me up.

This is me after I was dry and my eyebrows had been trimmed. Apparently I could not see where I was walking!!!!

Monty

Happy New Year.

We've been so busy!

Hi everybody. We hope you all had a great Christmas we certainly did. Now we are in the process of sorting our photos which hopefully will be posted very soon ....... after Taffy has been persuaded that he doesn't have to be in all of them!

After all the excitement of opening presents we felt a bit subdued. Well there was nothing to look forward to, but then Buster told us about the DWB New Year chat pawty.

The Chat Pawty start times:
12 P.M. New Year's Eve - Melbourne Australia time
9 P.M. New Year's Eve - Singapore time
1 P.M. New Year's Eve (after lunch) - UK Time
8 A.M. New Year's Eve (early!!!!) - Eastern Standard U.S Time

Peemail here DWBCHATPAWTY@YAHOO.COM for the top secret chat address.

We are so looking forward to chatting to our pals around the world. See you at the pawty.

Molly and Monty

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas to all our pals.

We hope Santa Paws brings you loads of presents as we know you have all been very good this year.






Molly, Taffy and Monty

We're dreaming of a White Christmas.

Oh wow. We woke up this morning to thick snow!

I was so excited.

Before we started to play Taffy told Molly and me that he was in charge. Now that's a surprise!

We chased each other

through the soft fluffy snow.

Then Taffy and I had a race...

but sort of collided and I had an ear bashing.
Apparently it was all my fault!

I am not trying to retaliate here and bite Taffy's bum, just that my mouth was open when the photo was taken.
Molly came to my aid and we had a bit of a bundle.

Taffy is all squished between us here.....

So he had the strops


at both of us!

When peace was finally restored I challenged Taffy to another race.

Ready, steady, GO.

Gosh! Even in deep snow Taffy sure is fast.

He won by a paw.

I had to skid to a halt so I wouldn't bash into him.

Is that you Molly? You are rather white.

You do look so funny.

Now if I lie down I can try and hide and then pounce on Molly.

Oh blast she spotted me.

Chase me Molly.

Did Taffy throw a snowball at you?

Oh this is such fun.

I love snow.

Cannot wait for tomorrow when we can go and play again.

Apparently there is more snow to come tonight. Yippeeeeeee.

Monty.

Wordless Wednesday......The Poseur

Somebody has been naughty.

Somebody in our house has been rather naughty.

It wasn't me, I am a good boy.

It wasn't my sister either!

So it has to be.............


who sneaked into the lounge where the Christmas presents are.

We have received pressies from some of our friends and "you know who" sneaked in and had a ripping time.

What a mess!

The label on the floor revealed the present was for

Molly.

Fortunately Molly didn't see what was inside the paper.

When she found out her one of her presents had been opened it was not a pretty sight!

I thought she was going to eat him!

Anyway peace has been restored and Taffy can't lift a paw now without being watched.

Monty

Christmas meeting at Battersea.

I have finally managed to get my paws on the keyboard to tell you about my walk last Saturday.

I went to Battersea Park which is on the south side of the River Thames in London.

I knew my pals were going to be there but imagine my surprise when I saw Paddy and Sally my WFT friends. Paddy sure is handsome in the fur.


Here I am posing with the youngsters of the group.

I do feel I need to be a role model for these youngsters. They do fidget when asked to look towards the camera and grin.

There were some nice fountains in the lake. Normally I would have enjoyed a swim or a paddle at the least but it was too chilly.




Paddy loved having his photo taken,


Sally is so pretty, I was quite overwhelmed at how cute she is.

Halfway through our walk the hoomans decided to put Santa hats on us.

My sister Duffy didn't look all that keen but what do you think of me?

I have to say I think I look rather handsome and debonair.

Red suits me don't you think?

Here are a few photos of the park. Everything looked so grey and dismal but we enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

A few brave souls dipped their front paws and had a slurp of the freezing cold water.

Dooley must have had such cold paws.

One final look at the lake and we went and had a sit down so the hoomans could feed their faces.

I asked Sally and Paddy if they would be so kind as to pose for another photo.

How obliging they were.

Dooley made himself comfy and waited for the first course of his meal to be served!

It sure looked tasty.

He didn't share!

He was forgiven though when he gave us all some yummy treats at the end of the day.

Christmas tree and snowman biscuits. Yummy.



The hoomans had small parcels of chocolates to munch on their way home.

All in all it was a very enjoyable day out.

It went pear shaped when I arrived home as I had to sort out what Molly and Monty had been playing at on the blog. I suppose I have to admit that they did quite well but I won't tell them that of course!

Taffy

Blogging happily.

It's us! Molly and Monty.

Posh Paws, aka Taffy, has gone out for the day to meet his friends in London which gives us plenty of time to play around with the blog.

Taffy being the assertive little chappie he is insists on perfection.

You just cannot imagine what we have to put up with........... Well perhaps you may have an idea.

It's the looks we get from the other side of the table;

Do you really know what you are doing?

They really can put you off your stride even when feeling inspired.

The accompanying tapping of the right paw also puts pressure on us.

Monty and I do like to sit around the laptop, chewing a Bonio or two and we bounce ideas off each other about what we could do to improve our blog.

It is extremely difficult when you have "Jaws" yelling in your ears about crumbs on the keyboard.

Monty is really getting to grips with the computer and surfing the web, I cannot believe how much he has learnt over the past few months. Such a bright lad my big brother.

Anyway today we thought we would try and make our blog look a little more Christmassy. Not sure what "Grumpy Chops" will have to say when he arrives home this evening..........plenty probably but we will deal with the situation when it arises. Hiding under the stairs probably....

I am very pleased with myself. Did you see the snow when you arrived? Oh my golly gosh I put snow on the blog, I am so excited. I hope it doesn't cause a snow drift at the bottom of the screen. Better get the shovel out just in case!

Monty says he will try to sort something out this afternoon to put on the blog. If, however, everything goes silent and Taffy posts constantly for the next few weeks you will know that we are in trouble.

Got to dash the postman has just delivered some more Christmas cards for us, our turn to open them today.

Molly and Monty.

Wordless Wednesday

Houdini!

Our hooman spent an hour trying to repair a wooden fence panel this morning. Dear Miss Molly decided to go THROUGH it!

Not content with just popping into the neighbour's garden she then opened their back door and let the neighbour's dog, Jessie, out.

The two of them were having a ball running up and down the garden while hooman was on the wrong side of the fence cursing.

So it was a case of grab a lead, the neighbour's front door keys (what makes you think this may have happenend before) and charge round to sort the pair of them out.

It was just as well my hooman went round. Jessie had obviously been bored and had rearranged the contents of a large kitchen pedal bin all over the floor. Very creative she was too, the gingernuts looked very artisitic mixed up with the potato peelings.

So after Houdini came home our hooman returned to scrub the neighbour's kitchen floor and lock Jessie in her house just in case the fence repairs don't last the day!

Houdini is now sitting in her bed looking like a little .

She is grounded!

Taffy (The good boy).

Wordless Wednesday. Before and after..........

BEFORE.

AFTER.

Annual check up.

Yesterday morning I was up with the Lark. Had my breakfast, a nice brush and then trotted down to my Vet for my annual check up.

"Good Morning, my name is Molly, I have an 8.30 appointment"

I am a little early, is it OK if I look at the new posters on the doors while I wait?

Just looking out to see when my Vet arrives. I was so keen to be on time I actually beat her here!
She has arrived, just waiting for the consultation room door to open.
Hurray, come on then let's get in there.
Good morning Helena. Lovely shoes you are wearing.

I have just come for my check up and annual vaccination.

Please be careful with that stethoscope, my ribs are so ticklish.

My heart sounds good. Fantastic. My teefies are pearly white and I am declared fighting fit.

Just the needle in the back of the neck now.

All done, just need to pay the bill............

Oh this looks interesting a nice little mat on the counter. Wonder if that dog is meant to be an Airedale?

Come on then time to go, I need to get back and make sure my brothers have been behaving themselves.

And check all is OK in my garden.

I really don't mind going to the Vets, they are always so kind to me and I always get a treat.

Molly.

My Gotcha Day.

Hiya. Guess what it's my Gotcha Day today.

I have been with my family now for 3 years.

When I arrived I was the only K9 in the household but I wasn't worried it was fun having my hoomans to myself.

I loved digging and still do for that matter and during my 3 years here I must have moved a few tons of earth.


I relaxed a lot at first.


Then "Jaws" came along. My life changed drastically...



He is a fun little brother, often challenging but jolly good company too.


We have had some good holidays together and play a lot of the time.



I have celebrated another birthday

However, most importantly I acquired another brother this year.

Then spent most of the Summer being chased by them both.

I am thinking two versus one is not a fair game.

I think I need help.....

Molly.

Worldwide moment for Snickers.

Our pals Jake and Fergi have asked us to help spread this message
as quickly and as far as we can.

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So as many dogs and cats and families
as possible can read it prior to 5:00 PM, Saturday, 14 Nov 09, Iowa Time
(11:00 PM, 14 Nov 09 GMT)
.
Just please help us get the message out.

As you may know
Miss Snickers is struggling
Mightily
Along with her family.




(The best place to keep up with updates
is her Gussie’s blog.)
Last night looked as if it might have been her last.
This morning she rebounded with improved symptoms.
She is far from out of the woods
But she and her family
Including her gentle and loving brother Butchy
Have been granted another day.
We can’t help but believe
that part of the improvement is because of
The support and love that have surrounded her
From all around the world
Thanks to the linked paws
Of her blogging friends.
The Power of the Paw
We are asking everyone to set your alarms
And at exactly 11:00 PM GMT on Saturday 14 Nov 09
(Go to this link to find what time that is for you)
5:00 PM Saturday evening in Iowa
as Snickers' family sits down to eat
Turn toward them (in the central USA)
And join together in a silent minute
Of prayer, meditation, contemplation, reflection
Whatever feels right to you.
Followed by whatever means of communication
You choose.
Arrooing
Barking
Howling
Yipping
Yapping
Wooing
Meowing
Mewing
Purring
To wish and send Miss Snickers and her family
whatever is in your hearts
That will help them feel the Love and Support
They need right now.
Personally, we’ll be praying for a Miracle.
Then
Blow a Kiss
and send your Love and Prayers and Best Wishes
to Miss Snickers and her Family
and they will feel their arrival
in the breeze.
OK?
We believe it will help.
And we'll do anything in our power right now
To help.

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We have synchronised our watches and set our alarms so we too can join in with all our friends around the world sending our thoughts and positive vibes to Miss Snickers and her family.

Molly, Taffy and Monty

A walk in the Kent countryside.

Last Saturday we had a splendid day out.

Taffy, with a little help from the hoomans, had arranged a WELTAF meeting in Knole Park.

It was a lovely sunny Autumn morning when we set off. We even had Robbie with us for the day so we were very excited.

The usual "meet 'n greet" and a few new faces which was brilliant.

Then we went on full alert.

The local wildlife looked most interesting.

Bambi had brought along his family to see us!

Before we could reek havoc on the countryside we had to line up for the obligatory group photograph.

Taffy does pose so well don't you think?

Then came a spot of log climbing. I certainly wasn't going to climb up there with Taffy. I would have been at a distinct disadvantage 6 feet off the ground with Taffy and his teeth!!
Robbie braved it though and came down unscathed.

Now our hoomans do have the most annoying habit of stopping and chatting when we are on our walks.

We kept stopping in the strangest of places, never next to a nice tree or lamppost.

But in the middle of a golf course!!

Not the most intelligent of places to have a chat I wouldn't have thought.

Those whizzy little white balls could surely pack a punch and we appeared to be sitting targets.

Finally we managed to get everybody moving and went to catch up with the locals.

Friendly bunch they were too.

This one was super brave!

Not sure if it was practicing yoga or if it nearly fell over it's own feet trying to get away from Taffy.

They posed for one last photo

Oops hope this one didn't have a tick.

I think it needs one of Lacie's Anti Tick Protection garments!

Then we saw this little guy come along. We thought it might have been Hamish come down to visit us from Scotland. Sadly it wasn't, just as well really Robbie sure did give him the cold shoulder.

I kept alert the whole time, counted the deer and was ever so pleased when I saw some more in the distance.

Unfortunately it was time to go home and so I did not have the opportunity to go and say hello to them.

Taffy insisted on one last photo next to his friend Dooley and sister Duffy.

Look ever so happy don't they!!!!!!!!!!!

Molly.