Now for the "science" bit

MyPeoples thinks you might like to know places we went on holidays. All places where I was very welcome *of course*

The Old Library lodge and restaurant, Arisaig (can stay here and go in bar with peoples)

The Central Cafe, Portree, Skye (got biccies here)

Dunedin Garden Rooms, Stornaway  (two lovely doggie live here, and there were biccies too)

Elishadder Art Cafe, Staffin, Skye (no biccies, but water bowl and very friendly peoples)

The Plockton Inn (can stay here and go in bar with peoples)

The Tea Garden, Mallaig (ice cream!!!!!!!)


We went in our big car, but you can't. We also went in these boats https://www.calmac.co.uk, there are  places to sit with your doggie. You can go in them too. There is more room than our car. And other dogs.

I do not get paid to tell you this. I am just very helpful dog. I like to share.

 But not my ball.




Licks'n'twirls

B

Back home

Well pups'n'peoples s'been a long time. But you know I am busy dog.  I have to check out the sniffs along the road, and check in with my pals and their news. And of course my main job is looking after MyPeoples,  rounding up all the balls they drop  and generally making them feel happy.  But as well as all that I have been on holidays.

always good to see

We went in the car

Pfffffft sheeps

and on boats,

best of both worlds

 and stayed in lots of nice places. In one I got to play with the dogs who lived there. We had big funs running around the garden.



But best of all. There were BEACHES. Lots and lots of beaches.

Beeeeaaaaaaaaaaach!!!!!!!

There was this one next to a castle

I am small, it is far away

And this one on a big island was the BEST EVER*

Dailmore, Lewis

And then there was this crunchy beach

Coral beach, Plockton

And this one was the BEST EVER**.

it's soooooooo big

Oops* ! Well I am dog. **It is hard to decide.  I was very 'cited on these beaches. They were runny, splashness fun.

peoples like them like this

And y'know what? I WAS ALLOWED. Ice Cream. This lovely place sells doggie ice cream. This was big new for me. And freezy, but tasty too. *Big licks* There is picture of me on their page.

it's mine, all mine

And I got these in cafe too

crunch

It was not all beach fun. We went to a spooky place which was lovely walkies

Fairy Glen

 but if you go just be careful that you are polite. I do not know what happened to this peoples......

And there was this rocky place but it was not safe to chase the stones.

Quiraing, Skye

And me and MyPeoples went to say "Hello" to him

Old Man of Storr

I had one bit of disappointment. I will not be Ambassadog. But it is bigger disappointment for peoples who will not get to meet me, *modest face*. But George is very handsome dog. And I am not jealous. Much.

But I did get these.

Nooooooo, they're mine 

And I have been ALLOWED. So it is not all bad.

Now I have to go and check that MyOtherPeoples is doing things properly in the garden.

Licks'n'twirls

B

PS I will try not to leave it so long next time

Exploring.....

Ooh I have had a lovely time. I am just back from the big busy place where I used to live and I had fun there with MyYoungPeoples

this is MyYoungPeoples but there is only little bit showing and no sniff

 and go to stay in a hotel, but I always like to take my own bed.

sleeping at hotel

 And even though it is very boring on the train apart from when peoples come to say how lovely dog I am, *of course*, when we got back we went straight to my best beach for runs about. Although I did most of the runnings.

you should see me run after these

But before all that I had some lovely new walkies!

 First of all on the day MyOtherPeoples was learning boat driving MyPeoples took me for scrambly, muddy walkies which was lovely even though we had to go in the car first. MyPeoples found out about it here. It was very good fun and because it was mostly far from road and there were no sheeps or cows with their pups I could run without my lead a lot of the time. MyPeoples liked to stop sometimes, she said to look at view but I think maybe she just wanted a rest. I think views are very overrated, sniffs are much better but peoples like views.

this is view

but this is sniff

you can roll in sniff

After we had finished walkies we had a drink at the cafe and then we drove home for tea.

cafe was here

this says bring your lovely dog inside

And then not quite the next day we all went on another walkies which was very good too, even though I was NOT ALLOWED to go for lovely swim in the bubbly water.

it looks really good

this water a bit bubbly even for me

Sometimes I had to show MyPeoples the right way to go.

and I not even pointer dog

It was quite a big walkies so tbh I did not mind that we had big train journey next day. And then after that I got to see MyYoungPeoples. Which is where I started.

Licks'n'twirls

Bx

Hoovering up the crumbs

Well hellooooo pups and peeps, I have been on a little holiday. I stayed at a very nice peoples place (this is a bit about the place) in Glasgow. They are VERY nice to dogs and liked me very, very much *of course*. A lovely man called Johnny was soooooooo pleased to see me everytime I came home.

They give you a bed and some bowls but I am a seasoned traveller and I like to have my own things so I put my furry blanket on their bed. It was nice and comfy.

getting comfy

I was just getting all settled in when there was a knock at the door, I though it would be one of the nice hotel people , maybe bringing sausages *a dog is always hopeful even though I AM MOSTLY NOT  ALLOWED* but then I had a sniff, and

IT WAS MY YOUNGPEOPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(He had his *other girl* with him but I am getting used to her as long as she knows her place)

MyYoungPeoples being very happy because he is coming to see me

So that was making a nice place even better. I love MyYoungPeoples but I don't get to see him so much now that I lives beside my sea.  I am hoping he might come and stay with me when MyPeoples go on aeroplanes. (He can even bring the girl)

Anyway after a little bit (MyPeoples got some new toys to play with but she didn't chew them so what is the point?) we all went outside and the very nice man found a car for us to have a ride in.

We went to a quite noisy place and there was MyAunty! This was turning into a VERY good day. She always promises me sausages and scrambly eggs on the little birdie 'puter place. She had a nice big doggie bag, *hopeful face*  it said so in letters DIOR  (I am a dog and my spelling is not very good but I think that says dog)  so I was very hopeful *more hopeful face*. It looked big enough for lots of sausages.........

But do you know what? She fibbed!!!!! There was no sausages or scrambly eggs! She was going to be demoted from best favourite Aunty. But...................for  a very smart peoples she is quite a sloppy eater and some nice crumbs came my way on the floor. *licks mouth*. I thinks that maybe she was doing it on purpose when MyPeoples was not looking.

And she did give me a burger and a bone. But they were made of plastic so not very tasty but very good for chewing.

This is me testing out the bone

The next day after MyPeoples had scrambly eggs for breakfast and DID NOT SHARE we met my Aunty and Uncle Peoples again and did a walkies in a garden place which was quite good but I had to stay on my lead but after that we went to a beach which was lovely and loads of stones and sniffs but no splashes *sad face* on account of sleeping in the hotel place.  All the peoples had ice cream and

I WAS NOT ALLOWED!!!!!!!

The scrambly eggs I DID NOT GET and they would easy fit in that DIOR bag

The next day we did a walkies around the shops which is mostly boring except when lovely people come up to say "Hello" and "Lovely Dog" and this time I met some lovely peoples from Danish land who said BTs were the best type of dogs *of course*.

And I have been thinking that if I got a job I could stay in the hotel place and order my own scrambly eggs.

So what do you think?

Bxx licks and wags

Ahoy me hearties!

I have been having all sorts of adventures.

Last week I went on a boat trip. The boat lived quite far from my house so we went in the car first and I had a little sleep. I was then nice and refreshed for the splashy walk to the boat and looking forward to the sea breeze in my face.

What a disappointment! Usually we are on the outside where you can sniff the sea but this boat didn't have any outside. It was just like a bus and I had to sit down on the floor by the feet! I was not impressed. There was nothing to see  and no nice sniffs. Feet! Pfft! My poor sensitive nose. And then it got really bouncy, worse than MyPeoples driving the car and I did not like it at all. Luckily MyPeoples knew I was not happy and picked me up so I could see out and I felt much better. (It was also nice being cuddled because it was just a tiny bit scary). The sea was much bigger and up around the side of the boat than I had ever seen before.

It wasn't long before we got to the place we were going which is called Jura. I have been there before and it has very good beaches; it has more deer than peoples and is famous for a book, a burning and this:

I let the knitting me try it because I do not think I would like whisky

MyPeoples granny came from Jura and the last time we were there we found the house she used to live in but it didn't look very comfy for peoples now.

this is not the house in the story

 

this is not the boat in the story

We had a cup of tea with a very nice lady who lives there (Jura, not the not-comfy house). I met some nice Diurach* dogs, played on the beach and had a swim. On our way back in the boat it was much less bouncy.

this is looking out of the boat with non bouncy sea on the way home

When we got home that night we went to the pub http://tigh-an-truish.co.uk and there were biscuits and I WAS ALLOWED *happy face*.

After that we were very busy with peoples staying and I was banished and tortured by lovely sniffs and none for me. Sometimes the peoples  said "Oh where is B........?" and asked to meet me and said "lovely dog"and other nice things *of course*; but I noticed they did not save me any sausage.

One set of peoples brought their dog which was lovely and I was on very best behaviour and polite and she was very nice dog too. We had a little play which was fun and I told her some good places for  walkies so that the could enjoy the sea.


I think that is all for now, except we found a new beach yesterday.

me on the new beach 

Licks and wags

Bxx

*that is the name for peoples and dogs from Jura in Gaelic, the spelling might not be quite right but I think it is a good try for a dog

Phew, I need a lie down

I have had a busy, busy week. I think it is because it is sunny. Peoples seem to like walkies more when it is sunny. Peoples are strange, I like walkies in any weathers, well almost, I don't like pavement walkies in the rain very much, but here by my sea, wet walkies are great, lots of sniffs and splashes.

Anyway back to my busy week....
On Monday one of MyPeoples had to go to a meeting about archives which is where peoples keep bit of papers that they don't want you to chew up, so my morning walk was just with one of MyPs. At first I was a bit concerned because she didn't do the proper all the way round walkies and there was not even any peoples doing a trophy with balls and sticks. But after we did the round the road bit and up past the dead peoples place bit we didn't go back to the shop where the car is. We turned the other way!
And so we went to the church, but we didn't go in where I'm not allowed, we went around the side where there was a gate, which we went through, then up to this gate. And through it....

gate, there is another one like this round the side of the church

And then we were up on the hill, with me walking nicely on my lead, but leading, because I ALWAYS know the way even when it's a new walkies. It was quite muddy but MyP didn't mind and I never do.

muddy path

Well almost always, even I got a bit worried at this bit and so we scrambled through some trees taking care not to hurt them. MyPeople got a bit scratched tho' *concerned face*,  but she was ok so that was good.

the very deep mud with the trees we scrambled through just to the side

We met this sheeps pup and I think he liked me a lot but I am a very good dog and so I ignored him. He will just have to learn not to bother dogs.

We had to walk through his field, and MyPeoples is always good and remembers to shut the gates, and I did not look at the sheeps and then we got onto the path to the SEA. And I had a go on the beach.

And then we met MyPeoples who had finished his meeting about bits of paper and he was very pleased to see me and sad he'd missed the walkies.


The next day we got up early and went off in the car which is not exciting because I can't see out. But then we got on a boat which was very good.

we are on this boat looking back at the boat station

we are now looking at the boat where we are not anymore

We sailed to another place called the "Big Garden"* which was very good and had great sniffs and and streams and sea but I was not allowed in *sadface*, they said it was too fast but I am very fast too.

I don't think the sea is too fast

There were lots of other dogs, a BT guarding the path, I was polite; and two VERY BIG dogs who barked but were very nice when they met me properly.

We saw these sheeps who lived in a house.

MyPeoples had lunch outside and then went to look at the stories and we did some more walkies. And guess what? More sheeps pups who wanted to say "hello" . MyPeoples were all excited because they got to stroke them. But really??? I let them stroke me all the time and I have much nicer fur.

the sheeps pups

On the walkies we also met A LOVELY ladyPeoples, who stopped her car specially to say "hello" to me and say I am LOVELY (of course) *blushes with false modesty* and it turns out she is the Peoples of the guard BT so I was very glad I had been polite.

And then it was time to go back on the boat and home for tea.


The next day was quieter because we went to see MyPeoples aunty in Greenock, but she is a nice peoples and loves me very much and furthermore has a very good garden for running in. The only bad thing was that MyPeoples went for a swim in a small sea which looked very nice but I WAS NOT ALLOWED and had to stay and look after My(other)Peoples.

Then yesterday. We went on another boat. Not a big one but there were some cars too. To an island next to our one**. With lots of stones.  We had a lovely walkies and I was very helpful at finding the path and helping MyPeoples climb over cliffs because it is hard when you only have two legs. Even sheeps can manage better than peoples

some cliffs where I was helpful

a sheeps

MyPeoples had lunch that they had brought in a box but I had to look for my own food.

looking for lunch

We got home again in time for tea and a nice rest.

Mmmm, sun puddle.






*Lismore, in Gaelic, Lios Mor -big garden
** Luing, one of the Slate Islands accessible by ferry from Cuan on Seil Island