HOUNDS

Morris : Been an exciting week with huge responsibilities for me. Pam and Ewen were away at a wedding on Thursday and for the first time EVER they left us in the house, with people like Uncle Gavin and Lala coming in to let us out and feed us. I had to guard the house and look after Mabel. Then, on Sunday, we went to Hound and Terrier racing and I had to be strong, friendly and well behaved in front of all the other dog owners. There weren't a lot of dogs like us. Most were Bloodhounds or Fox/blood crosses. We woud have whipped them if we had been allowed to race.

Mabel: He actually dozed a lot of Thursday!! He may have kept an ear cocked for noise but he spent most of the day on the bed. Like I did. The hound racng was fun and we got LOTS of compliments. We behaved impeccably and made Pam and Ewen proud. I agree with Morris that we could have beaten the hounds hands down but they also had to do jumps. Pam and Ewen don't want us to jump. Apparently one of their dogs, Monty, could fly over walls, gates and fences. That was how he got lost on several occasions when chasing deer. You're not allowed to do that any more. Chase hares and deeers. They don't want us to do that so we don't jump over things.