This would be his 'Horse & Hounds' / Cheshire Life profile...
Happily trotting along the canal. If he were human he would be all Burberry and Hunter wellies.
A Putin-esque action shot. To be truly authentic he would have to be wrestling an alligator or holding an ancient relic he had just 'discovered'. Whilst simultaneously doing some karate.
The sun worshipper pose. As could be employed while summering with his famous pals in Barbados or Hawaii.
Scooby as Rodin. He thinks therefore he is.
(more likely he stinks therefore he is)
A philosophical Scooby contemplating the meaning of life, the universe and everything.
(It's 42)
Pensive Scooby.
Wondering when he's going to get his breakfast.
I've had a suggestion that the next instalment should be the many faeces of Scooby. Eurgh! It won't be!!
The good news is that Scooby's eczema flare-up has gone and his previously bald bits are now furred over.
The bad news is that he's moulting again. His fur is everywhere. Wherever he goes he leaves a trail of the stuff. I've been combing him with his furminator comb and bagging up loads of it and still my vacuum cleaner fills up with the swirling manky canine stuff.
Grrrr.
Scooby is not bothered about the trail of destruction he leaves everywhere he goes.
Scooby isn't that much bother really, as long as he has the settee to himself.
More good news is that Scooby seems to have adjusted to his new food and is slightly less hyper than he was. He still has his moments but he's very much concentrating on being seriously chillaxed...
Still doesn't see the point in getting up, even if the sun is shining.
Now that the days are longer and the weather is getting milder Scooby still doesn't seem too anxious to be outdoors. He does run around like a happy loony when he's out but he does need some encouragement to get up in the morning.
He sleeps anywhere and everywhere, and he does look offended if you encroach on his 'snoozing space'. I think he would sleep most of the time if he could get away with it. The thing is, it isn't just the snoozing, there's the twitching and the whining too. And the occasional getting up, turning round a few times, then thumping back down into the same place he was to start off with.
Scooby is a happy bunny. We've had some snow and he's throroughly enjoyed running around in it. I occasionally think about hitching him up to a sledge, but to be honest I really don't trust him. If he saw a squirrel he'd be off like a shot and I'd end up parked up a tree.
I reckon with Scooby's ultra superior olfactory sense this must be what it's like for Scooby all the time, being able to 'see' who's been where.
Nom nom nom Scooby eating some snow
An update on Scooby's skin (as if anyone wants to know)..well, he's been having lots of neem. Neem oil on the raw bits, neem tea on his food and I've washed him with the neem shampoo. Apart from the smell there hasn't been a massive difference in his skin so far.
He's still super happy and energetic though.
This is not Scooby being super energetic. This is Scooby being super tired after a few hours in the snow.
After some big daylight walks over the weekend we're back to the dog-walking by moonlight. Which was nice tonight as it looks like a full moon.
Today was my son's birthday. I haven't been neglecting him...here's his birthday cake:
He's 20.
Unfortunately Scooby can't have any because it's a chocolate cake.
Scooby was a nightmare at dog training class tonight. He kept running off when it was his turn to do something. This was despite me having some excellent treats with me!!! And he'd had lots of exercise beforehand. He was really happy though. It's hard to be angry with him when he's just so sodding happy and excited.
I'd get him back and put him in a 'down' to calm him down and he'd just roll over wanting me to tickle his tummy.
I despair.
I changed his food because of his sensitive skin. I'm not sure if it's helping his skin yet but he seems to be losing cognitive abilities by the day. To be fair, he didn't have the full set to start off with, but still...
mystery package - the talk of the Post Office
Following the work-avoidance strategies I've been employing recently (i.e. buying stuff off the internet) I had to call in to the Post Office to collect a parcel that couldn't be delivered the other day.
I joined a long queue (of mostly old people) but by the time I was served the post office was empty. This gave the men behind the counter the opportunity to quiz me over the contents of my parcel. They were very impressed with the wrapping "it's been sewn!! look! they've stitched it together!". This prompted all kinds of questions about what I'd bought, and from where. "You been ebaying?" one asked with a suspicious sideways look.
The interrogation wasn't exactly of the Special Branch variety, and to be fair they had been audited that day ("we had to count every stamp!") so I didn't mind providing a bit of a diversion. The package was indeed very exciting, from Bali, sewn, and from a very exotically named person and impressively made its way to me despite only 50% of my name being spelt correctly.
I had to put them out of their miseries eventually and admitted it was probably just something for my dog's eczema. This made them laugh. And then apologise.
an abundance of neem
Open the door, find the scissors and open the mystery parcel and yes, it was something for Scooby's eczema. Loads and loads and loads of Neem. Neem shampoo, Neem oil, Neem tea leaves, Neem other stuff...
Yes, I did buy it on impulse, but I'll give it a go to see if it helps the daft dog.
First impressions? It's a bit stinky...
This video of one happy dog sums up how Scooby is acting at the moment...
I was walking through a park in the dark the other night, when this bloke says "have you got a dog wi' yer?"
Of course I had a dog with me! What kind of weirdo goes walking in the park, in the dark, in winter... Oh, hang on.
I was glad I had the big massive torch with me. WHAT *bash* KIND *bash* OF *bash* WEIRDO *bash-bash* DO YOU THINK I AM? *bash*
the big massive torch
To be totally honest though, the only person I've ever hit in the head with the big massive torch was Scooby....oops...(twice).
Scooby's new glow ball
I've had loads of work to do recently. So of course I've been doing a lot of things that isn't the thing that I need to do. At lot of this involves buying things on the internet. A lot of this involves buying things for Scooby on the internet.
I love it when the parcels start coming.
So far I've got a glow in the dark ball, a book of brain games, some new food and treats, and a toothpaste set for the Scoobs.
The glow in the dark ball is good. Scooby needs to practice bringing the ball back though. Good job it glows in the dark.
I gave in to peer pressure getting Scooby some toothpaste. My sis's dog has lovely teeth and Scooby is two years old and never had a toothbrush! I am a bit worried that brushing your dog's teeth is a bit of a gateway drug...where will it end? What happened to Just Say No
Actually dogs aren't colourblind, they're dichromatic. More on that story later.
As for the new food, this is because Scooby has ridiculously sensitive skin and someone recommended this new stuff. Fingers crossed it helps his skin. Unfortunately, from the same site I bought some dried fish skin treats. They are as disgusting as they sound. Scooby loves them.
Scooby and I have had a long walk, in the nearly daylight. Scoobs was very happy galloping about and bumping into the occasional dog. Not sure what they are the rest of the time.
I was a bit worried about Scooby recently. He'd seemed a bit slower and more tired, so obviously at first I thought he probably had cancer. After some initial googling it dawned on me that maybe he was just growing up as he'd hit his second birthday and I started to worry less - afterall he was still happy and eating and drinking and doing the other stuff. He was just sleeping more and ready to come home sooner.
But today he's been really lively. Completely bonkers. I did catch him eating a bouncy ball. I think it might be connected.
Scooby, having a bouncy day today.
Maybe I've been walking him too much. I'm not even sure if that's possible.
