theres a storm brewing

According to the weather man, or people as mum says its nice to be correct.

Not written a blog in a few days as there has been nothing to really write about.

Mum went out yesterday with stidge for a few hours, without telling me where and left me with daddy I cried and I cried, dad was relieved to get mum home tee hee!

I laid up with mum as she had a bad headache so I came down for tea then went back up to be with her.

There was thunder last night and mums sciatica was playing up so she was in the spare room, and me i was that scared i tried to hide under her blanket, needless to say she wasnt happy!

We woke up this morning and mum was like, what was all the fuss about?????
Calm as a mill pond, dad pointed out to her we were likely to be in the eye of the storm, storms can see? Wow, so they know that they are going to hit somewhere, surely if thats the case why cant they ring ahead?? Mums rolling her eyes at me, what so they have eyes, but no arms?? Makes no sense to me, I will just look cute and ignore her trying to explain it as it sounds more than my brain can handle!

Late this morning we ventured up to the woods in order to let me burn some energy off ahead of keeping us in tomorrow. I was put into the boot by dad, mum was on the back seat I did not want to be in the boot, so as soon as dad stopped at the coldra lights I hopped over!
We went up to wentwood, and the storm really picked up when we started out, I didnt care, but titch was struggling in the mud and dads off the beaten path routes (they where marked but overgrown), didn't help.

I was tracking something, not sure what and I think I tripped all I know is I have a very sore paw thats quite swollen and tender.

Mum timed me out when we got home as I kept pestering her in the kitchen so i got put in the crate for half an hour :( :(

This evening I have watched one man and his dog, the whistling had me interested, mum said I would have to learn to listen before we could try it!

well we have just been up to move mi mi, the wind has picked up and spooked her so I am going to sign off as she is now in the spare room, I will sleep in with her for reassurance.

Its raining its pouring I dont like walking!

Mornin me dears! Its raining again mum says its Wales lump it, how cruel??

Yesterday I went out for my morning walk with mum up to 19 Hills and I went for my normal swim, well it was not a swim yesterday it was a bloomin attempt to keep alive! I dived head first and nearly drowned. Mum was laughing her head off, whilst I managed to save myself thank you for no help mum, and I had throw up a load of water. Mum wasn't laughing then!!

Any ways I went out in the afternoon with titch and I had to stay on my lead because it was so wet mum didn't want titch getting to wet.

We got to meet my mate Grif, the border collie cross whilst we were in the woods mum knew it was him because her wears a red bandanna, Grif was off his lead and I couldn't play! Miffed is an understatement........

Mum here, Sprite couldn't go off his lead in the woods because on one side of the path is a steep drop thats been partially washed away with the rain. I was concerned he would knock Mi down the hill!

Thank you mum for your in put!! We toddled home via the play park but didn't stop there long as there older boys there that where making me wary and annoying mum with the language. As we were leaving we spotted some people walking there dogs in the basket ball court which clearly states no dogs allowed. Perhaps its because we chase and eat balls I dunno, but mum had her wig off about it.

Well today they made me walk in the rain again, so I cried and whimpered then did something so incredibly naughty I made mi face plant in a humongous puddle where a drain had blocked in a car park.


Any ways I must go sleep is for me now!

Oh mum found this care of labradors worldwide, its not hers but she likes it!

before I go to bed

Mum did this so she can stop explaining it to people, I am also partially sighted so give me a break!

me hooter

Seems to be popular on fli-kr, I swear that site is spelt strange. Mum uses it to share photos of me,my sis and other stuff she takes pictures of. There really is no need for her to take pictures of other things I am surely enough!

Hooter (the one with the hits)

Any ways,I was getting annoyed yesterday afternoon as mum was taking her time getting ready to go out for my walk, she swears it was Mi's fault. My sister is pretty blameless to me so it was mums fault.

I started to nudge her endlessly to get up, but she wouldn't shift instead she got the camera out and started to take my picture, like loads!

I guess one must be good, as its got loads of 'hits' on flickr, why do people hit screens? Seems senseless and just a little dumb? (Sprite, hits means people clicking on and viewing a photo not actually hitting a screen)

tyuiop]]]999-0amelia sprite (Amelia helping type the blog!)

We finally went for our walk and had an awesome time running, jumping and splashing. It was great fun until I lost my tennis ball :( No amount of fishing could find it. Mum said we had a spare at home, so Mi and I gave up and came home.

Perfect sit! (for once!)

SPLASH!

Fishing :) 

This morning it was very cold but mum said the light was awesome for photography so off we went, and she was right it was to cold to swim but wonderful to run round and  see all my tracks in the frosty dew.

Right my humans must take me out I have just been to find my ball!

Steamy!!

Low winter sun :)

Sister been ill

Sorry for not typing but my hooman sister has been ill all week and she has finally turned a corner and has been much better today.

We went exploring on Friday and I loved it I did, we went to a place called Caldicot Castle near home its free at the moment and even better they allow dogs on leads so I got to see inside a real Castle. It wasnt the biggest according to mum but its my first so I didnt care.

We had a mooch around the parkland before and we saw sheep and other dogs, dad picked up loads of conkers I dont know why can you eat them?

We made our loop, but mum spotted a group of school children well she heard them first noisey bunch of hooligans! Dad wanted to put me in the car but mum insisted I came in with them and I am glad I did. Lots to smell and see. Dad took titch up one of towers whilst mum took me to sit a while out of the way of the noisey kids they where making me a wee bit bouncy so I needed a time out. Dad and titch waved from the top of the tower, wow, it looked HIGH!

The kids soon disappeared which meant dad, mum, Mi and I had the place to ourselves except two masons (mum says they work with stone) and three staff members. Mum and I had a look into what she thinks was once a tower and I decided the arrow slits looked good to climb in and it was hard but I got there. Mum didn't have the camera as dad had taken it with him. Such a shame she didn't get the pic, that would have been me in the dog house for months!!

Mum disappeared up a tower on her own but I didnt get to go and I didn't want to not see her so I was going mental for dad and titch was looking for mum too, I guess we are too used to her being there.

Mi was getting tired and wanted to go to the play park, so we decided to explore further on a differn't day. When we left I made a bid for freedom as mum got distracted and let go of my lead, but as soon as she shouted sit and asseyez vous, I sat and got rounded up!

The noisy children had taken over the play park so dad decided to take us to another one which was near by. I was made to stay in the car but ha ha ha! I had a cunning plan, they got back to find me on the back seat looking pleased with myself, I was much more settled then I dont like the boot :(

Unfortunatly mi went down hill Friday night into Saturday  and spent all the time snuggled up on either mum or dad, and that meant I had to sit on the floor!!! Me, the floor never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  By Saturday night mum was quite worried and took Mi to the out of hours doctors. Shes ok it just appears she has a lingering Virus, which has lasted a week but touch wood, mum touches my head, shes better today much to everyones relief!

So I must away to eat peelings that mum dropped on the floor :)

Splash!

Thats my new trick, mum taught me it so I know its ok to go bomb diving into the ponds on 19 hills where we walk every day.

I had been naughty and wouldnt come back, so was on my 8 lead not happy, I really do not like the control bit, I am a free spirit and I WANT TO RUN! Well Its not my fault birds are so wonderful to chase and make me so bouncyfied.

Ayways, I dint go for a walk yesterday I know its bad, but in the morning I just did not want go, and in the afternoon Mi came home from school and just wanted to cuddle up on the floor and watch movies under the blankie. Hey I like cuddles so I wasnt complaining.

Mum made sure I had a good old run today though and I am a LUNATIC!!
I had to laugh mind, mum was walking titch and I this avo having made soup for tea, oh my I love when she makes soup, the peelings dont half fly! Off track Sprite FOCUS! but muuuuuuuuuuuuuuum I love food. After I had nearly bowled titch into the ponds we were walking back and mum was aware that another dog was nearby. She thought it was Max, a rather elderly labrador friend of mine, who isnt the most stable of animals. It wasnt it was Milo a labrador cross staphie who cocked his leg on mum tee hee I did laugh.

I have spent the evening with stidge on mum and dads bed, I am in full on guard mode tonight no one better try and get in, we had a visitor this afternoon and I did not like her. I am down here tonight mum and dad are NOT happy at all about the situation so are being cautious ah well I am Sprite so I am awesome!

Being nurse

My little sister is ill today, she has got a high temp and is coughing. She wasnt right yesterday after school but we all thought she was just tired.

So I am having a day of being the best big bro, mum has said shes going to make me a red cross bandana to wear on days like today.

Mum had to tell me off yesterday, I like sausage rolls they are lovely! We were walking to the shops to go and get electric and gas on the way to fetch Mi, two girl where walking past with sausage rolls, lovely hot, yummy smelling hmmmmmmmmmm SPRITE FOCUS! Sorry mum, anyway I wanted a try and tried to jump up, but mum pulled me down with a short sharp no and bad dog, she had found my slip lead (buried in my bed basket) and so I was under her control! I remained in her bad books as I was barking at the kids, but someone pointed out the kids had been winding me up and stomping on my tail mum was livid (whats that? I have heard of Liver, but not livid).

Because of this mum let me have a good run off the lead on 19 hills, and with all the rain the ponds where really really deep, Mi kept trying to jump in too, but they are MY puddles so I kept splashing her.
Mum took mi and I leaf hunting yesterday afternoon, i loved it I was picking up acorns and giving them to Mi, slightly chewed but the thought was there. Mi picked up absoloutley loads, and because we had the storm the other night there where a few branches down too which came home with us.

Mum got very annoyed, not at me, at the oven and the food, it was taking for bleeding ever to cook it was the potatoes again causing issues!  It did smell lovely all chickeny and belly rumblingly good. I didnt get any but I had been having scraps all day.

Mums taught me a new trick this morning, dad needed some clean socks and knows my fetish for carrying them in my mouth, she gave the clean ones to carry down and I gave them to dad, and released them no arguing and only went a got a bloomin custard cream!!!!! At the moment i am lying on the floor next to little sis whilst she watches tv i think shes fallen asleep........................................

ghost for Halloween??

cwtching sis 

Soaking wet burred bugger bum

AND I AM FAMOUS! Had my mug published in this months LRO magazine mum was told by a friend on facebook this morning.

Been out for my tats just now and because mis hidden my slip lead mum had to put me on a normal lead, which equals her being walked by me hmmmmmmm that was fun! We had to pop and see Haylie mums family support worker to say thank you for sorting out the electric this morning which mum was pleased about-and so was I as the house alarm goes mental when the electric runs out-its louder than me!Shes renamed me the tazmanian devil because I wanted to go in the office and share my love :)

Well its about to thunder here, so im off to hide in my bed as I hate thunder with a passion mums put my blanket and pillows on the top ready so I can feel safe in the Sprite cave.

TTFN peeps, see on the flip side :)

Its raining its pouring,
The spritey dog is hiding
He hates the rain and the thunder
prefers to be hiding under
Blankets in the crate

Darth Vader LIVES!!!!

Ok thanks for that mum we all know sharing is good but sometimes well, you know DON'T! I snore I admit it and because my beloved basket is getting a little bit too small my throat rests on the edge and it makes me sound like Darth Vader, who ever he is - he sounds scary!

Any hooo, I am still in mums bad books, yup me with whom butter would not melt. I was made to do most of my walk this morning on the dual lead system mum has, all because I was a bit naughty yesterday and belly flopped on a teeny tiny yorky. How was I to know it wasn't a small snackerel that needed sitting on to get a reward, it looked like Anton when I first had him (my very dead meerkat squeaky toy).

We are home alone today, and I am choosing my own company in my basket whilst mum acts as my secretary, well I can not type, so she has to whilst I dictate by making sounds like a canary .

I was not the most impressed of animals on Sunday mother and my sister went out for the afternoon to a meal and a party and I was not invited, mum said because it was in the pub I couldnt go. So I played dead, when they finally got home I refused to bark, fuss or whine until mum came up and let me out. she was very worried tee hee, I could tell by the voice!

I spent sunday evening with mi, she was very tired and only wanted me, so I went upstairs and slept on the bed next to her until dad came home and brought her downstairs for a while to have a cwtch.


I think I need to start writing poems in these posts, as I like to sing 'call it singing Sprite I call it noise' 

So here goes!

I am Sprite yes I am
Last time I chased my tail I got in a spin
Got all dizzy and landed in the bin

I can run for miles and not listen to me mum
she calls me her big pain in the bum
I like my walks I likes my runs
I like sliding down the hills on my tum.

Are these any good?

This is my fav youtube vid of the day! Proves, that with love, barriers can be broken down and mistakes are only mistakes in the eyes of unseeing and uncaring.