Bertie first: He is willful, stubborn, hates being told off, bitey (still, but he's started to lose his baby teeth, so hopefully he'll be less bitey soon), and a right little aggravator. However, he's lovely when he's asleep!
I took him down to the beach earlier, and here are some photos that document his mischieviousness:
Here he is looking guilty after causing a mud slide with an enormous fart - you can see how the force of the trump has blown all those reeds over behind him.
(Really though, this cliff slump happened as we were walking by, although Bertie was oblivious. A larger version from 2019 can be seen here.)
Those score-marks in the sand are back, and Bertie is doing his best to ruin them before I get a good photo.
(Having seen a man with a dog on a very long, non-retractable lead coming up the cliff as we were coming down, I suspect that these marks might be left by the lead as it twists & turns while being dragged along by the dog, and not by something peculiar from Over the Cusp.)
I don't know if he's digging it up or burying it?
Bertie found the most marvellous thing EVER! - a Ve Wong Kung-Fu noodle soup pack (artificial chicken flavour ?!?!?) - and carried it from Sidestrand back to Overstrand (where I found another one).
I suppose this could be construed as being good, i.e. litter picking?
And that brings me - however tenuously - to the gossip: I have it on good authority that Brittaline deTarfth (the only other witch of note around these parts) has put her cauldron away for good (apparently) and jumped on the air fryer bandwagon! For shame. I'll be narrowing my eyes and pursing my lips every time I go past her house from now on.
Awwww. I can imagine Bitey-Bertie is a bit of a handful.
ReplyDeleteNow, I need to know - can you cook "Fillet of a fenny snake" in a Ninja? Jx
If Brittaline got that two basket model, she could do some Indian turnips to go with her snake at the same time!
DeleteYelp. Every time he nips you, yelp like a puppy. I trained all my pups like this and they all stopped biting, and never bit me again.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, Sid is the only dog I’ve had that I can’t let off the lead ever! He will run off and has no recall so can’t be trusted. He’s the most excitable dog I’ve owned. He will do recall in the garden, but faced with the big wide world he’s off like a rocket, so I’m so jealous that you already have Bertie off the lead. So lucky!
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Ooh, good tip, thank you. The Mother yelps sometimes, but she's still covered in cuts and plasters (thin skin) - the trouble is, he's always got his great big mouth open!
DeleteBertie has been surprisingly good off the lead (he's quite good at recall too), but I've only tried it on the beach or along the fields when there's no one around. He tends to stick close to me, but I'm sure he'd be off if he saw another dog or person to get attention from.
How cool! We haven't had a dog since our Rottie died so many, many years ago! Last December Capt. Chaos sweet dog, Ghost Face Killah, had to be put down (he was really old and in pain) and that hit us all very hard. It's grand seeing a puppy again, sweetpea, even a slightly bitey one! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I remember your post about poor Ghost Face Killah (what an awesome name!) - my condolences. I always find it more upsetting when a doggy family member goes than a human one.
DeleteI'm happy that Bertie's bringing you a bit of joy - he's much easier to put up with from a distance. Or across and ocean... ;)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-26/dog-owners-warned-about-blue-button-stinger-danger-on-beaches/102024894
ReplyDeleteI don't think these are likely to show up in Norfolk, but the ocean does have other "bitey" things. Chinese wrappers (as opposed to rappers!) should be OK
Thanks for the warning, Dinah. Bertie seems to be sticking to litter picking at the mo. Although I'm sure the day will come when he'll try to drag something unsuitable home. Like half a porpoise...
DeleteIs Bertie going to be an Airedale when he grows up?
ReplyDeleteWhatever he is, he's cute!
DeleteI believe he's half Parson Russell, and the other haf is made up of Lakeland, Border, and Jack Russell. Or thereabouts.
DeleteAnd he can be cute. Sometimes. Mostly when tired or asleep.
Oh, my... what a powerful pup! And eco friendly to boot. You are the lucky one. Enjoy these puppy days... they end all too quickly and then all you have is the best companion one could ever hope for... that's the beauty of dogs. And cats. Thanks for sharing, dear. Kizzes.
ReplyDeleteYes, he is quite powerful - capable of clearing a room at times!
DeleteAside from that, he's shaping up to be a pretty Good Boy!
This is FirstNations, in case Google doesn't have your back. Look at you with a pupster! I am envious! However, I am now just as close to the beach (Puget Sound, close enough; a fjord, rawk) as you are. There must be some cosmic significance to that. We have relocated to Bellingham WA and are currently pupless. I expect you to take up that slack. Thank you for allowing me to experience pupfullness in the third person, and...dammit, witch, I miss you. *sniff*
ReplyDeleteAh, Ms Nations! Hooray, you're back!!! I expect to see some fjord photos even though they won't have puppers in them. Still, we've got enough of that here - I'll do my best to provide some Bertie updates for you.
DeleteI'm glad Berties doing his part to help keep the beaches clean! I do like the rusted gate. I think I would call that a treasure and maybe find a place for it in the garden. I have to say we were skeptical that an air fryer could be "all that and a bag of chips!" But hark! It really is! We love ours. We need to replace our toaster oven and got the toaster oven and air fryer. It really is the best kind of air fryer to get in my opinion. Air frying in a pot seems weird and you can't watch it to make sure it doesn't burst into flames.
ReplyDeleteA couple of people at work harp on about their air fryers now and again - so much so that it has made me curious. I doubt I'll get one though as worktop space is at a premium.
DeleteBertie is VERY good at finding litter on the beach and bringing it half way home (whereupon I have to pick it up and dispose of it).
Has Bitey met Beaky?
ReplyDeleteMore importantly - has Bitey Bertie eaten Mr DeVice..? It's gone very quiet around here. Jx
DeleteOh dearie me. It IS quiet.
DeleteAnd he has the nerve to call you "lazy baggage" when you don't post for ages... 😍 Jx
DeleteI'm alive! I'm here! Bitey hasn't devoured me yet. Although, I think Beaky might devour Bertie if given the opportunity. Or at least peck his eyes out. Bertie seems rather wary of Beaky, and watches him from a distance.
DeleteAs for lazy baggages, it is true, I have turned into one (or, become more of an expert, shall we say).
Delighted to see my emissary at work. I'm afraid I must insist you start a new tag of 'Hound' for him. Howwwwwwl! 🐾🐾🐩🦴
ReplyDeleteBut that might cause confusion and disappointment when the reader discovers that the post does not, in fact, feature you, dear Hound?
DeleteBertie is an avatar. All hounds are one.
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