Scoop doggy dog
Friday, 26. October 2007, 15:06:28
I suppose I ought to mention that Mrs. Fiendish has bought a new dog. This was after she had phoned me to ask: "If I bought a new dog, would you go mad?"
To which I answered: "Yes".
This gives you some idea of where my opinion ranks in the Fiendish household.
The theory is that the new dog will keep the old dog (relatively speaking: she's about 15 months old) company, and stop the older dog, Scratch, from misbehaving. At the moment Scratch is going through about three remote controls a month.
My theory is that with two dogs in the house we can get remote control consumption up to 6 per month.
Another reason for the purchase is to reduce the requirement to throw the ball to Scratch when we take her for a walk. As a Lakeland Terrier-whippet cross breed, is fast and indefatigable but the new dog, a pure bred whippet, should give Scratch a run for her money. Even so, buying a dog because you are too lazy to throw a ball is a pretty poor policy.
For those of you who care about such things, the new dog's name is Kipper, because she sleeps a lot. She's about the length of an adult's forearm at the moment and about 7 inches high. She's completely black except for a white patch on her breast and white bits on her toes. She looks like a magician's wand, which was why I suggested we call her Wanda, but no one listens to me.
Grumble, grumble.
I'm determined not to grow fond of the thing - fat chance. I'm equally determined not to get involved in unsavoury aspects like picking up poo; there's a good chance of achieving success in this aim as it is not like me to lift a finger to help with housework at the best of times.
I am sure there will be photos soon. They'll be in black and white ...
To which I answered: "Yes".
This gives you some idea of where my opinion ranks in the Fiendish household.
The theory is that the new dog will keep the old dog (relatively speaking: she's about 15 months old) company, and stop the older dog, Scratch, from misbehaving. At the moment Scratch is going through about three remote controls a month.
My theory is that with two dogs in the house we can get remote control consumption up to 6 per month.
Another reason for the purchase is to reduce the requirement to throw the ball to Scratch when we take her for a walk. As a Lakeland Terrier-whippet cross breed, is fast and indefatigable but the new dog, a pure bred whippet, should give Scratch a run for her money. Even so, buying a dog because you are too lazy to throw a ball is a pretty poor policy.
For those of you who care about such things, the new dog's name is Kipper, because she sleeps a lot. She's about the length of an adult's forearm at the moment and about 7 inches high. She's completely black except for a white patch on her breast and white bits on her toes. She looks like a magician's wand, which was why I suggested we call her Wanda, but no one listens to me.
Grumble, grumble.
I'm determined not to grow fond of the thing - fat chance. I'm equally determined not to get involved in unsavoury aspects like picking up poo; there's a good chance of achieving success in this aim as it is not like me to lift a finger to help with housework at the best of times.
I am sure there will be photos soon. They'll be in black and white ...
