Rocky the Oterhound: My! How a long day can make youngsters crash!!

Sorry about last weeks blog but us grown ups have been very busy getting the garden ready to be dog-proofed! Yes, we are hoping to do away with the Jurassic Mud Pit that our little angels have made for us. To that end, there have been many long days in the garden and Rocky, Rosie and Mij have been helping (?) too; in between their walks and other endeavors that is.

These rather full days have taken their toll on the younger members of the family and by day three, they weren't so keen to give a hand!

So, after their morning walk they were given their "Kong's with treats" as usual ...... "Ooh, yummy"!

These in themselves appear to give our young hounds work to do ...... Somehow they don't seem to mind that though!

A post munch snooze appears to be in order ..... So, as always, Rosie cuddles up to her hero!

"I'm bored now Rocky, should we go out in the garden again"?

"No, not yet ...... Look ...... It's 'Super Dog' getting ready to right all wrongs"!!!

"Oh, Errr, Hang on ..... My 'super hero' outfit is malfunctioning"!!!!

"Doh ..... Never mind, let's play something else"!

"I know, let's play 'Spot what's on the ceiling'"!

That game didn't last long either so our hounds lay on the rug trying to think up some trouble to get in to .......

Talking of trouble ...... "Where's Mij? I can play with her"!!

Also having worn herself out helping in the garden, Mij had retired to her warm and cosy refuge for a prolonged snooze ...... That'll be my airing cupboard then!

Looking for something else to do that involves no effort at all, Rosie asks Anika if she can help her eat her sweets .....

Anika, having sneakily finished off the last sweet let Rosie help. Not to be outdone on any front ..... Rosie proceeds to destroy and eat the empty paper bag - thereby both showing that there was enough sweety in the bag for her and helping with our recycling efforts! Well done Rosie!!

All three of our youngsters helped out in the garden in the afternoon, for a long time and in the sunshine! ...... Sorry no photo's as we were working too!

Anyway, that evening Rocky is rather keen on the smell of our supper ...... Some lovely freshly cooked prawns!

But, knowing he is not supposed to beg he nonchalantly gets his twitching nose as close as he dares!!

Having received precisely zero prawns, he decides to have a chew on his donkey (yes, it's still intact!).

So he loved and hugged, slurped and chewed at his donkey ......

After all that effort donkey lost an eye! "Well done Rocky ..... I suppose you're pleased with that are you"?

"Yes very"!!!

Next, Rocky tried to interest Mij in a game .....

"Be gone large hound ..... I iz shatteredz"!!!!!

"Oh!!! What about you Rosie"!! .....

"Not now Rocky ..... Must snooze"!!

Pretty soon Rosie had made a dash for her bed and her snooze had turned into the unconscious sleep of a very tired youngster!

And Rocky?

Having finally given in to sleep, he had decided to go for it big time (he was very tired too you know) .....

..... After all he hadn't had anywhere near the 16 hours he usually has!

Night, night Rocky, sleep well and think of warm sunny days ahead and trying to fit in your sleeping time!