New cushion!

JD - Although we've now got the hang of the new hardwood floor, our humans thought they would nevertheless treat us to a new cushion.

Max - They thought it would be nice for us to have another soft area in the lounge to 'flump' ourselves down on!

JD - That's right - after all, until they bought us this new cushion the only place we had to lay our weary, puppy heads on was our big doggie sofa....

Flumping JD, hidden Max! Max snuggles in tightly to the corner of their big doggie sofa!

Max - ....our small doggie sofa....

JD loves his little doggie sofa!

JD - ....our donut doggie bed....

JD snuggles into his donut - but still makes sure he can keep a look-out 'just in case'....!

Max - ....our winter doggie bed (that our humans have now put away for the summer!)....

JD and Max snuggle into the fluffiness that is their winter bed!

JD - ....our small doggie duvet....

JD and Max enjoy their doggie duvet!

Max - ....our doggie mat....

Max takes full command of his doggie mat!

JD - ....and our fluffy doggie mattress....

JD moves his doggie mattress to the corner of the kitchen for a peaceful snooze!

Max - ....so really, as you can plainly see, hardly anywhere at all for two handsome Schnauzers to snooze and relax!

JD - But we now have this fabulous new cushion. Oooh, it's really plump and snug!

"Ooooh, plump and snug!"

Max - It's wonderful! A pup can really relax when he sinks into the snug depths....*contented sigh!* Hey JD, you've really got to give this a go - come and join me!

JD - Well - you DO look really comfy, so I don't mind if I do.....

We heart our new cushion!

Both - Ahhhh - bliss!

JD - "Budge up a bit Max!" Max - "Eh, whassat JD?"

Both - Snuffle, snuffle - mmmm, nice......!

JD - "Ah, that's better - you have a very comfy tummy Max!" Max - "Zzzzz...!"

Both - Zzzzzzzzz............!

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There are now four of us.....!

JD - Our humans brought 2 new doggies home the other day!

Max - They didn't even consult us beforepaw - how rude is that?!

JD - We're not quite sure what to make of the situation. I mean, these two other doggies seem nice enough we suppose....

Max - ....but they're a bit aloof. For example, they don't join in with us when we play zoomies in the garden....

"Hi guys - fancy a game of zoomies....?"

JD - ....and they don't like to play 'bitey face' either!

"No? Um - how about a game of bitey face then? Not that either? Sheesh- you two are hard to please....!"

Max - Sigh - they're hard work! Still, at least they don't eat any of our treats!

JD - Yup - that's a very good point bro!

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Our weekend

JD - We LOVE weekends!

Max - Yup - they're brilliant! Firstly, our humans stick around and fuss us for most of the day.

JD - And secondly we always get to meet up with our 'gang' over at the park!

Max - During the week we go out for our morning walks about an hour earlier you see, so we often miss seeing some of our pals - sigh!

"Come on female human, come ON! Our pals are waiting for us.....!"

JD - Here's a photo of our most favourite human EVER!

Female Human - Hey!

JD - Oh! Um, sorry! Obviously, we mean our favourite after you and- erm - male human of course!

"Hello 'M', hello!" "Pat me first!" "No, me!" "No, no, me...!"

Max - Can you see us in the group? See how all the doggies gather round 'M', like the birds around St Francis? She's great - I've even tried to follow her home once too......!

"Oooh, did we hear the rustle of a treat bag being opened?!"


"Oooh, we did, we did!"
Max - '"M' obviously likes ME the best! I got the first treat - ha!"


Max - "I just wanted to show you a close up of how gently I take a treat from M, aren't I a good puppy?!"


JD - "Well, 'M' likes me too! Look, she's making sure I get an extra special treat here...."

JD -" ....and here's a close-up of ME being a perfect gent as I politely accept 'M's offer of a biscuit - yummy!"

JD - We love walkies on a weekend - our pals are so much fun to play with!

Max - Here's a photo of Pippa - she's three years old and always invites us to join her in a game of zoomies. She's great fun, and certainly holds her own against the two of us!

Pretty Pippa - always triumphant at zoomies!

JD - And here's a photo of her big brother Harry! He's eleven but still has moments of 'pure puppiness', like when he's chasing squirrels!

Harry always shows the squirrels who's the boss!

Max - It's been so warm recently though, even when we set off on our morning walks really early. But the humans always bring a drink along for us doggies - having a human CAN sometimes be beneficial I suppose!

JD stops for a mid-walk drink - "Mmmmm, rather a nice H2O vintage that.....!"

JD - Thanks to everyone for all your keep cool tips - we've tried out a few. Our personal favourite is the ice-cube tip from the lovely Sasha.

"Oooh - all tingly on our tongue!"

Max - Oooh, ice-cubes are fun, we like to throw them around the room, he he he!

"Now, if I throw this ice cube just right I'm sure I can hit one of my humans with it...."

JD - Thanks everyone, we appreciate all your comments, it really is brilliant to have made such good blog pals - you're the best!

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Phew - it's a scorcher!!

JD - It's been INCREDIBLY hot here in the UK.

Max - Too hot for comfort if we're honest with you. We're not used to it in this country, as you can see by this very sad story about a couple of police dogs who died as a result of the heatwave.

JD - Our female human has been quite worried about us - we feel the heat a lot because of our our dark coats. Norwood did a great post recently about how to spot heatstroke in dogs - if you haven't read it please swing on by there!

Max - We've been sleeping a lot - it's too hot to do anything else - and our lovely humans are draping us with cold towels at the moment to help keep us cool....



JD - I like the towel drape! It's really refreshing - ahhhh! - it really helps a pup achieve a decent snooze in this heat!


Max - We now wonder - how do our doggie and kittie pals in really hot countries cope?! We're just glad we live by the sea to help us cool down!

JD - Hey! Humans! My towel's getting warm....

Max - Mine too - fresh towels please! Oh, and a refreshing slice of water melon if it's not too much trouble....he he he!

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Max's guide to the credit crunch - part 2

Max - Hello - I'm Max!


Max - A few of you might remember me publishing a helpful post about this credit munch problem a few months ago. I like to be a helpful puppy whenever I can....

JD - Eh? Really?

Max - ....so I thought I'd just share with you another extremely helpful tip that I recently carried out especially for my lucky female human. I've noticed that whenever she buys things on-line she gets a little square of plastic out of her purse. I've seen this happen several times. So, the other day, when she was out of the room I thought it would be a really, really great idea if I made sure she couldn't use this particular bit of plastic any more. Hey - if she can't use it she can't spend any more money - right?

JD - Can't argue with that Max!

Max - And this is what my female human is now left with....

Money troubles? Want to stop spending? Just call Max...

Max - Didn't I do a good job? Aren't I just the bestest puppy ever?

JD - Oh yes Max, you're - erm - the most helpful puppy I've ever met, he he he!!

An ex-credit card!

Note from female human - and I was only ordering the boys some more of their favourite food at the time.....!!!

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