Taz: What has she been and done now. She's only gone a got a puppy. It's a pain in the arse and I growl at it. It's a boy!!!!!!  Why did she get a boy??? If she'd got a girl then I would have been friends because little girls have benefits, if you know what I mean and being a man I do have needs. But no, she had to get another boy. The pesky little thing keeps licking around my mouth trying to be my friend but I really don't want to know. He smelt really strange when he arrived and that stupid Squid was scared of him. Fancy being scared of an 8 week old puppy. He's not scared of him now and they play a lot.

We've done a few of those running and jumping show thingeys lately and Mum seems quite pleased with me. I am trying to go over the poles now because she seems to like that more than when I knock them out of the way - it's not quite so much fun though. I like to give everyone a job and those people sitting around the edge of the ring really appreciate it after I've been and knocked all the poles off because it stops them getting bored. However I've noticed that Mum likes it more when I don't knock them and because I am such a good boy I like to do what pleases her (even though she got this puppy thing).

Dyl : Oh I was so scared. This little smelly thing with really sharp teeth suddenly appeared in our house. I didn't like him at first but now he's not so bad. We play quite a bit but he barks when he goes in the garden and I know he shouldn't do that. I run to Mum when he starts so that she knows it's not me. He likes to bring in lots of twigs and things from the garden and he makes quite a mess in the house - it is fun and I join in. He was very dirty when he first came and would wee and poo all over the place. I didn't like that and had a word with him about it; now he goes outside to do it. Much better! Mum says she's going to teach him to do agility - I don't like to tell her but I think he's too stupid.

I've got a few more rosettes for Mum at the shows we've been to. It's getting harder to get them though and I have to listen to Mum really well because the courses are very strange. It's not where you think you have to go anymore, you have go around the back of jumps and do them in the wrong direction and then maybe miss one out and do the next one. I don't know who is making up these courses but they are weird. I still try to go as fast as I can (apart from the dog walk - I've gone up another grade to G6 but there is still no chicken at the end of the dog walk - WHERE IS THE CHICKEN?????) and she is really pleased with me still.  I never know if  I've done it right or wrong because she always seems pleased whether I get a ribbon or not, I suppose that must mean that I always get it right - I'll just keep going as fast as I can because it is such fun. Thanks Mum.