The Adventures of Fripp

 I was sitting with Nix on the sofa last night when she thought my tail looked a funny shape. On investigation it appeared that I’d been in the burr bush again only this time it was much worse. The hair was very badly entangled in the burrs and they were all stuck together in a clump so it was impossible to pull them out. In the end Nix took a few hairs at a time and just pulled. Some of them came free but most broke 😕 She said it was better than cutting them out which would have looked awful and I think she’s right. No one has commented so far so we might be okay. I am now banned from anywhere green until the foreseeable future. At this rate there will be nowhere that I can go to.  Today we had a little lay in and then we headed off down the beach. It was a bit drizzly so we didn’t take any photos. Later on in the morning we crossed the bridge into town to the market. Nix was a bit late so the lemon drizzle had gone but she got herself a homemade Belgian bun and a raspberry ...

Guess what, I’ve got a new donut bed coming. Nix’s friend Lizzie came to visit from London today and Nix put some highlights in her hair. She said she’d like to give Nix a gift and Nix decided I could do with a new bed to replace the one in the lounge I’ve had for ages which is not a donut bed. It’s too big and takes up too much room when Nix wants to sit at the table so I think she will enjoy it as much as I shall 🙂 I got two extra walks last night instead of one because Nix realised she had used up all the potatoes on my dinners.  We walked over to Ginger and Dobbs and Nix bought fresh veg and I got treats and we bumped into Rev Steve on the way back which was very nice. Can I just say by the way that I’ve decided I don’t actually like potatoes and have no intention of eating them. Apparently that’s ten quid’s worth of turkey mince down the drain 🤣 I also got my ‘before bed’ walk as prescribed by Bron my vet. That seemed to work very well and there were no wet patches this morn...

 Nix is making me a different dinner today. Instead of pasta with my turkey I am having sweet potato and ordinary potato. This is mainly because I always eat the remains of Nix’s jacket potato when she does one so she thought I might like it in my dinner. I’ll let you know how I get on.  Bron my vet just called to see how I am and we’ve decided that I shall go out for an extra walk just before bedtime…this is because I only leak at night. I would say this is a very good result, potatoes instead of pasta and an extra walk at night. It will be just like when I had IMTP and the high dose of steroids made me wee all the time. Nix used to get up at 3am and take me round the block in her pyjamas. There were puppy pads everywhere and Nix used to have to get rid of them in the morning before the bed and breakfast guests came down. Apparently it was all very stressful 🤔 This afternoon we have been to Brooklands park. They are still doing it up but I like the paths they have built and ...

 There’s not a lot to tell today. We did have a lovely amble along the beach this morning but my tum did get quite wet from all the dew on the boardwalk. Speaking of a wet tum there was a bit of an incident this morning. Nix found a big wet patch on my bed and thought she’d put my belly band on wrong. What actually happened is that I licked the bed quite a lot and made it very wet. You see my bed is just like fur and I feel the urge to lick it and so voila…a big wet patch. This is why there are no wet patches during the day, I only lick the bed when Nix is asleep. I am very pleased as it means I won’t have to wear my belly band when we go visiting which is very good.  This morning Rita came to visit. Now I am very pleased for Nix because as you know she doesn’t have many friends but frankly for me it’s quite boring and I was glad when they finally finished talking and my afternoon walk was getting nearer. Nix decided we would walk back over the bridge with Rita and then on to ...

 It’s like the summer today so after we waited for my turkey mince to arrive we headed straight out for the Bluebird Café. When we arrived there were over twenty dogs sitting outside and only one of them wasn’t crossed with a poodle 🙄 Everyone wanted to know what breed I was apart from the ones who thought I was a Dulux dog 🙄  Before we left home Nix had finally got all the burrs out of my tail and had brushed it with Cowboy Magic. It was very big and bushy and I got a lot of compliments on it. Did I tell you my cutaneous horn has disappeared, not sure where it went but I might grow another one.  Yesterday I got a gift in the post. Nix had ordered me a belly band and when it arrived there were two extra ones from Yvonne Lough. Yvonne chose the one with stars because I am a star of course and also a Burberry one. Nix got me a tartan one to match my coat in case I have to wear them together. Thank you Yvonne very much, you are too kind and I shall think of you every time ...

  Well it’s been just one of those days today, one thing after another. The day didn’t start too well as it was absolutely pouring with rain when we woke up. Nix got all dolled up, waterproof jacket, waterproof trousers and Wellington boots but we only got to the end of the road when the rain stopped. I thought it was quite funny, Nix not so much. Next step was the cleaning of the church. This is not one of Nix’s favourite pastimes but this morning she had to open everything up herself which entailed remembering where various keys were kept and remembering to put them back afterwards. This was always going to be a challenge for Nix but miraculously she managed it...you see miracles do happen 🙂 The next hour was spent messaging everyone she could think of to ask if they could sit with me when she had to go to her Deanery Synod meeting this week. She then discovered that the meeting had been cancelled so she had to message everyone again telling them she didn’t need them. She wasn’...

 Sunday is our day of rest or so Nix says…personally I disagree. Yes we were out quite late last night but that is no excuse. We went to the church quiz and Nix says her brain still hurts and she needs to rest it. I’m not quite sure she used her brain enough for it to hurt but I’ll give her her due, she did get Video Killed the Radio Star by Buggles after about one second. I’m thinking that’s probably quite sad really and anyway her team came bottom. If you ask me there was far too much wine involved 🤣 We walked along the beach to church this morning which was very nice. I slept through the entire service apart from when Nix went up for communion which is my least favourite bit. I worry that she might not come back for me but Kaye looked after me and I was very brave. We went for tea and biscuits afterwards and I slept through all of that and then we walked home with Chris and Liz which was very nice but it does mean I don’t get to pee so often.  It’s Nix’s turn to clean the ...