Monty in May

Oh Good Grief! The boy’s a lunatic. Scared of tadpoles. Scared of the TV. Scared of the TV’s reflection. Scared of his own reflection in the window and in the mirrors on the fence outside. If you’d seen him dipping his paw toes into the pond you’d have howled with laughter. Then, just as he was getting a bit better, he sees the tadpoles and exits the pond shaking his paws. I couldn’t stop laughing.

I’ll be having a quiet little snooze in front of the telly and he’ll come in barking wildly at it. Pam and Ewen try to tell him it’s okay. Then he turns round and starts barking at the TV reflection in the window. The mirrors on the back fence are ridiculous. He stands barking at himself until Pam or Ewen tell him to be quiet. I’ve tried to tell him it’s his own reflection but he’s convinced it’s another dog. I give up. Okay, he was brave when we had thunder and lightning the other night. I don’t like it, I have to admit. I used to be fine but then Morgan told me the sky was falling in and I got scared. Morgan was always looking for a safe place to huddle so if the sky fell in he’d be okay. I did mention the sky was falling in to Magnus but either he didn’t hear me or he doesn’t know what the sky is yet. The latter is probably the case. He’s been a bit slow at picking up on things he’s not interested in. Always wants to do things his way, won’t listen to advice.

Magnus has also started stealing my favourite spots. Now, obviously, we are both big dogs, so we like the same sorts of comfort areas. However, I do wish he’d find his own places and stop stealing mine. The couch in the wee sitting room has been mine for eight years and this upstart comes in and takes it off me. The couch in the studio is the same. And he has the audacity to get up on the bed in the early hours of the morning. It’s just not good enough! Insubordination I call it.

And then there are the glasses……………….I cannot speak because this is due to Pam and Ewen, but really. Sunglasses for dogs! What next? I certainly won’t be walking closely to him if he’s wearing them.