Puppy with no name

the hand-over

On the 7th November we collected our new puppy.

It has taken us 7 months to find a girl to fill the gap left by Cocoa's departure.

After a little fretting when first we set off, she soon settled down to sleep on Miranda's lap whilst we headed south.

The kitchen had been prepared late the night before. A cage kindly lent by Frankie and Tony was set up ready to provide a safe refuge at night. Away from any tempting chewing material (although I had also made sure that access beyond the immediate and pretty safe area of the kitchen was virtually impossible, at least until she grows a little).

settling in at home

a welcome lap complete with commanding view

Miranda couldn't resist providing a new toy and Frankie and Tony, who equally couldn't resist coming to visit the next day, brought with them another, a rather strange cross between a sheep and Father Christmas. The puppy is delighted with both.

Puppy's first visit (with us that is) to the vet was met  by all the staff with cries of delight. They had grown to love Cocoa and were very happy to welcome the new arrival. Then followed a totally positive check over, lots of advice and her first injection.

 

time to rest - it's been a big day

Those in the know will know that we struggle to agree a name.

Of course she does have a kennel name, Malrich Doris. For her pet name, to continue the precedents set by Mango and Cocoa, various exotic fruits have been offered as candidates - Pawpaw, Grenadilla, Papaya, even Ugly fruit! (that had to be a joke, didn't it?) - others, perhaps less exotic - Honey melon, Tangerine - some stray from the brief with - Camilla and Gorgonzola. Miranda wavers in favour of Papaya, I continue to wave my veto.

What about Veto, not a fruit but a topical choice.

Webmaster ban dropped (was this a mistake)

Those who are familiar with our website, http://www.southeastbasset.org.uk/, may know me from there as the Webmaster (grand sounding title which just means: the one mad enough to spend a large amount of his time tweaking web pages). Others may know me as the slightly (somewhat) overweight, fairly quiet (self opinionated, not very sociable), bearded bloke on Basset Hound walks; has a dog called Cocoa (...she's lovely). It occurred to me that using google's blog system might be a simpler than adjusting the Webmaster's Page on our website, so here goes, lets see.

It is true to say that over the last few years my use of the Internet has increased to, what some consider, an unhealthy extent. Apart from involvement in four websites I have become entangled (following a trip to Egypt) in Facebook and latterly in Twitter.

However whilst innocently posting on various Facebook groups set up for basset hound lovers the entirely innocent message "Take a look at www.southeastbasset.org.uk for our take on life and the Basset." Facebook responded with....... (well I won't bore you with all that)