hehe looks like he had fun, sheme about the wasp invasion
Basil has his first (surprise) swim!
Hubby Gareth and I were sat in our conservatory today having a spot of lunch and, ironically, discussing how we were going to set about building a picket fence around our patio. At the moment we have a temporary chicken fence to prevent the dogs peeing on our lawn, generally digging up our garden and puppies falling into our pond ..........
All of a sudden there was a slipping scrabbling sound behind me and in 'doodle dashed' a very wet and shaggy rat-like Basil! The colour drained from my face and my heart fell through the floor. Whilst deep in conversation Basil had gone out to the patio and squirmed his way underneath the temporary fence and obviously fallen right into our 3 foot deep pond! The evidence was there as we followed the wet trail! The worrying thing was that we did not hear him fall in or scrabble out at all. I feel quite sick thinking about all the 'what ifs'! What a terrible mummy I am.
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I treated Basil to his first meaty lamb bone for being a clever boy and getting himself out of the pond ..... somehow!
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The bone session didn't last longer than 10 minutes as swarms of wasps descended and given other people's experiences with wasp stings I felt that would be too much to experience in one day.
I'm going to go and lie down now ......
Karen xx
All of a sudden there was a slipping scrabbling sound behind me and in 'doodle dashed' a very wet and shaggy rat-like Basil! The colour drained from my face and my heart fell through the floor. Whilst deep in conversation Basil had gone out to the patio and squirmed his way underneath the temporary fence and obviously fallen right into our 3 foot deep pond! The evidence was there as we followed the wet trail! The worrying thing was that we did not hear him fall in or scrabble out at all. I feel quite sick thinking about all the 'what ifs'! What a terrible mummy I am.
I treated Basil to his first meaty lamb bone for being a clever boy and getting himself out of the pond ..... somehow!
The bone session didn't last longer than 10 minutes as swarms of wasps descended and given other people's experiences with wasp stings I felt that would be too much to experience in one day.
I'm going to go and lie down now ......
Karen xx
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Basil certainly had an adventurous day, clever boy for getting out. Don't worry, we're all bad mummy's at one time or another.
We took Millie in the sea on holiday
, or rather hubby decided it was time she showed us how she could swim. We were deep, up to my chest and he let her swim towards me - I hated it. She managed to swim and proceeded to climb up and over my head.
We still disagree about the whole experience. He says she loved it, I say she hated it. :talktohand:
We took Millie in the sea on holiday
, or rather hubby decided it was time she showed us how she could swim. We were deep, up to my chest and he let her swim towards me - I hated it. She managed to swim and proceeded to climb up and over my head. We still disagree about the whole experience. He says she loved it, I say she hated it. :talktohand:
Fortunately Basil doesn't seem any the worse for his adventure!
Last winter, during the snow, I let Dylan out one evening for a wee and went up for a shower, asking my hubbie to let him in when he scratched at the back door. I finished my shower and called down to see where he was. Hubbie, who was on the computer, said that he hadn't come in yet, which was very unusual that time of night. So he went out to find him and then I heard him yelling for me - Dylan was swimming around in our swimming pool. Luckily, hubbie called him and he swam to the edge where he could pull him out, which saved us going in after him. We have no idea how long he had been in the pool, in sub-zero temperatures, but you can imagine how worried we were. I wrapped him in a towel and blow-dried him for about an hour to warm him up, and fortunately he suffered absolutely no ill effects. That was his first swim too, but it definitely hasn't put him off water!
Last winter, during the snow, I let Dylan out one evening for a wee and went up for a shower, asking my hubbie to let him in when he scratched at the back door. I finished my shower and called down to see where he was. Hubbie, who was on the computer, said that he hadn't come in yet, which was very unusual that time of night. So he went out to find him and then I heard him yelling for me - Dylan was swimming around in our swimming pool.
Luckily, hubbie called him and he swam to the edge where he could pull him out, which saved us going in after him. We have no idea how long he had been in the pool, in sub-zero temperatures, but you can imagine how worried we were. I wrapped him in a towel and blow-dried him for about an hour to warm him up, and fortunately he suffered absolutely no ill effects. That was his first swim too, but it definitely hasn't put him off water!Ha ha ha! Ok, you win! xxxFortunately Basil doesn't seem any the worse for his adventure!
Last winter, during the snow, I let Dylan out one evening for a wee and went up for a shower, asking my hubbie to let him in when he scratched at the back door. I finished my shower and called down to see where he was. Hubbie, who was on the computer, said that he hadn't come in yet, which was very unusual that time of night. So he went out to find him and then I heard him yelling for me - Dylan was swimming around in our swimming pool.
Karen
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