The Life of Cody - Our Golden Retriever

Seasons Greetings Cody Fans

2011-12-23T19:05:00.001Z

Well – How are you all, ready for Christmas I hope – if your not, it’s your own fault as they have been on about it and had stuff in the shops for the past four months !!

Life here has been okay … well I say okay but it has been a bit traumatic for me really. Yes, you’ve guessed it, I have been to the Vets. I love it there and when they said “come on Code – we are off to the Vets, no sweat, I jumped in the car and off we went. They made a real fuss of me when I got there but Heather, the Vet Nurse locked me in a cage and Chris & Maureen disappeared and I noticed Chris was walking a bit funny …… now all became apparent when I woke up after having a bloody operation !!! Why was Chris walking funny and why did I have an op. well here are some pictures to see if you can guess ……

A nice pair of bells

A fair pair (pear!!)

A nice pair of apples

A nice pair of oranges you got there !

A pair of red hangers

A fair pair of nuts

A big pair of Conkers

A load of old balls

Have you guessed yet? – They have had my bloody nuts cracked – I went in the Vets happy and go lucky (and dangling) and came out a bleedin’ Eunuch !!!

I can’t believe it that they would do that without even asking me if it was okay to chop my grillocks off. Apparently, they did it because they didn’t want me and Rhea to be at it and because I didn’t like The Show Ring very much, I am not doing that again ….. I would have behaved myself a bit better when I was Showing if had known that was going to happen.

I had stitches in for 10 days and wasn’t allowed to have a lick or anything …. talk about kick’em when they are down … On the first night, I got my own back a bit and cried ALL night … I was not allowed to walk up steps either, so at 4am, Chris is carrying me up stairs and I got to sleep next the bed …. but kept poking him with my really cold and wet nose just to make sure he was still okay – better than me anyway, at least he has still got his !!

To be honest, I haven’t really missed them at all, in fact, I have chilled right out and even like a bit of fuss now which I never liked before – I’d still prefer my naggers than a pat on the head though!!

They lopped ‘em off just in time though (if there is a right time!!) as Rhea came into season, so once again the house was chaos as she kept coming onto me “you fancy a good time Johnny, all night in only 5 Honk Kong dollar” !! Fancy a good time – your have a laugh, last thing on my mind …

As we are no longer puppies, Victor Meldrew has bought a new carpet cleaner and spent two days cleaning all the carpets in the house where Rhea and me left our marks on when we were growing up …. they looked really good – UNTIL – Rhea, who is now in season started dropping spots all over his precious carpets !! – He was in his usual good mood when that happened I can tell you …. anyway, Maureen came up with a brain wave …….. we are waiting until the next series of Dragon’s Den and they are going to see if they can get Hilary to invest …. Do you think her shoulders go the the edge of her jacket or what? – Scary !!! – I bet everybody says “Look at that poor deformed woman – Yes …. but doesn’t her jacket fit her well”

Maureen’s invention … Genius, the simple ideas are always the best …. a pair of old pants and a cable tie !!!

Worked a treat and Victor’s carpet looks as good as new again, he is not moaning – happiness restored.

Well it is now 23rd December, so only a couple of days until Father Christmas comes down the chimney (if we had one) and hopefully, as I have been a really good boy, he will bring me a lovely present and something I would really, really like – yeah! my bloody cobblers back !!!

So Cody fans, I wish you all a really Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Take Care of yourselves

Cody

I have not been very well !

2011-10-21T09:23:00.001+01:00

Hi All - Cody calling - How are you then?

Well - I just thought I would drop you a quick note to tell you .... I have not been very well - Ahhhh I hear you all say …. I don't want your sympathy …. SEND MONEY.

I was fine and then I had my meal in the morning – same old thing as every other day …. those two much be soooooo bad at cooking as I get the same thing day after day, after day, after day – I thought to myself, I know what I will do, just to change the routine a bit, I will throw it all up on the living room carpet. Chris cleaned it all up and got the carpet cleaner out and spent ages sorting it out …. I was well impressed, in fact so impressed, I threw up again just to watch him do something useful !! I felt a bit jippy during the day, so when it was time for walkies (they call it passagata …. Italian for walking as they think I wont understand that – dummies) they thought it best to leave me at home, nice and quiet in the kitchen to catch up on the old beauty sleep. While they were gone, only an hour and a half, ohhhhh I did come over peculiar and I was off …. throwing up like nobodies business, and I also had the squits really bad (get that up in your Vax carpet cleaner fat boy!!).

I didn’t think too much about it until they came home and the look on their faces – I must be ill …. I had sicked up and squited out loads of blood. There were about 6 or 7 pools of blood on the floor. Now you have heard the saying "The bottom fell out of my World" well I felt like the World had fallen out my bottom !!!! – It got worse and worse - - Chris has made a video for you to have a look at ..... this is how I thought, turn on your sound and click the triangular play button ......

I was up the vets quicker than a Romanian down the dole office on pay day …… When we got there, in the waiting room was a nice family, with Mom and two young kids and a cute little dog … they all looked far too happy, so I threw up all over the floor right by ‘em - the look on their faces was worth a million ….. so, being a bit of a show off, the lovey darling type I am, ….. I squat down on the floor and covered all the areas I hadn't been sick on …… what a gem !! They closed the waiting room off after that … just me and Victor in there with no other company but the overpowering smell. All the other punters had to go through the side door because I might be infectious – Shame really because I would have blamed the smell on Victor. I got in to see the Vet and she gave me the once over, and then produced this long stick, a rectal thermometer, which she promptly stuck in the old rear end …. think that's funny do you Miss Vet ? – showed her my latest trick and crapped all over her room as well !!! She got the upper hand as she made me stay in the vets and stuck needles and drips in me and locked me in a cage for the night … perhaps I should have kept my butt cheeks a bit tighter and I could have gone home. I had to stay there for 24 hours and the sickness and squits stopped and they said I could go home. Chris came to pick me up and walking out of the Vets, there was a kid, about 11 years old, his back right up against the wall – I thought the vet maybe after poking him with the bum thermometer like she had me – but no, his Mom explained to Chris, he is scared of dogs – Not the best place to take him for a trip out is it, the bloody vets !!!

I was a feeling quite rough for a few days but all fine now you will be glad to hear. I you do feel the urge to send me £200 or £300 so I can go the Bermuda to convalesce, feel free …..

Anyway – good to talk to you again and hope your all okay

See ya

Cody xxx

Anybody a First Aider?

2011-10-05T17:05:00.001+01:00

Hi All,

Things have been going pretty well and smoothly, well until last week ! – We went away to Cornwall for a long weekend and met up with friends, Denise, Dave and Lewis and their two dogs, Eva and Tilly - remember Tilly, I had the hots for her last year, but that was before I had my hormone implant and my grillocks shrivelled up to nothing! We were at a campsite by Padstow and there, they have got a beach which is virtually private, so we all went down and was having a great old time …..

….. now Eva, who is not so old, decided to go for a paddle in the water’s edge and while she was not looking, a great big wave went right over the top and dumped right on her head …. poor old thing, she came out the other side completely shocked by it all. Denise and Dave thought she was in trouble, so dived into the water and was up to their thighs trying to grab her, so that is where I thought I would do my Sir Galahad bit and I rushed in as well ……. It was all a right panic for a couple of seconds, but glad to say, she is fine. They all had a laugh about it and then started to do ballet lessons emptying out their wellies !!

Dave would look even more dapper with a nice pink ballerinas too too on as well !

Anyway, while they are busy draining the water out of all the places it shouldn’t be, Chris, old Fat Boy, thought it only right and proper to play with me on the beach …. now what he didn’t know, is that Tilly and me had hatched a plan …… while he is giving it all “Come on Cody, run around Cody, Fetch Cody ……. Now me, I am quite happy licking up as much sand as I can eat, I pretended and played dumb….

Tilly got into position and when Fat Boy turned around, there she was, in just the right position to trip him up ……. now, if that wouldn't have been funny enough, he had his camera in his hand and instead of just stumbling gracefully to the ground, he had to make an ass of himself and proceeded to do a Max Wall tribute act as he travelled about 30 yards across the beach ……. check out the video ……

Fat Boy doing the 30 yard dash !!

You have never seen anything like it …. some short fat bloke, defying gravity by doing a Max Wall at a 45 degree angle nearly the full length of the beach but managing not the brake the camera …. but then ..… as Sir Isaac Newton said “What goes up must come down” …. Chris’s little short legs were eventually overtaken by his big fat belly and whoooooof …. down he went – LAUGH … I didn’t think I was going to stop … he hit hard sand like a ton of bricks …. wallop ….. I bet they recorded about a 7.8 on the Rhichter scale and enough to cause a 20 foot tsunami in the Scilly Isles !! Once the Earth had stopped trembling he moaned and groaned and got to his feet and said “ I think I have broken a rib” … well that made it even funnier …… lots of sympathy from the crowd of onlookers !!

anyway, a week and a half later and he is still in quite a bit of pain with it and insists he can’t Hoover, iron, dig the garden, clean the windows or anything like that ….

Right, I am off, hope your all okay – Take Care – Cody

Third World Problems !

2011-09-18T19:18:00.001+01:00

Hi Cody Lovers – How are you all?

It has been quite a long time since we caught up but it’s a job for me to get on the laptop because Chris is always on it !

This blog is titled Third World Problems …… I bet you are wondering what all that is about eh? – Well ….. I think I may have a plan to sort of all the troubles in the Third World ….. How is that you all ask? – Lack of food, over population etc. so how do I come in to this …. well, I am not sure if you remember me telling you we went to Yeovilton Air Day and watched all the planes etc. and stayed there in the motorhome …. well, when we packed up, Chris took me out for a quick walk before we started the journey and I had to go …. because when you gotta go, you gotta go – right? He picked it up in a Dog Poo Bag and put it by the steps of the van for disposal later … anyway, there was no bins or anything nearby, so he hung it on the back of the van to put it in the bin when we drove out of the site. Ideal … we packed up the rest of the gear, put it all in its place and Rhea settled down for the trip home …. I don’t, I am … and I quote “a real pain in the backside” because I won’t lie on my bed, but insist in standing, panting and dribbling for the complete journey, no matter how far we are going !!! – We came back along the A303 and then onto the M5 when we could get up a fair old lick for a big motorhome even reaching the blistering speeds of 80 + …. we then went on the North Devon Link Road which is 60mph and then onto the road home. So how does this all sort out the Third World ? – well they forgot to chuck my bag of dumps away, and when we got home, there is was, still swinging on the back of the van in all it’s glory !!! – Could have been embarrassing if it had dropped off onto the windscreen of a 5 series BMW or better still, a Police Traffic Car …. anyway, my plan is to use doggy crap bags which must be as tough as old boots, only cost about 99p for 200 and make condoms out of them and send them to India …. if they are that tough and can take all the bumping around on the motorway ….. they should stop lots of unwanted brown babies and bingo, all sorted with enough food etc. to go around – Cody, your a genius.

We went for a walk the other week and down in the woods, and Rhea and me were running around like loonies and all of a sudden ….. whoooooosh, one of us had stood on a bloody wasps nest !!!

They were all over us ….. we ran up a path because old fat boy had legged it and left us behind, so we followed him up there, only to find it was a dead end and the only way back was past the nest again !!! – We all got stung to hell … Chris in the arm, his belly (big old target!!) and on the inside of his thigh …. not sure what is talking about but he hopes the pain goes but the swelling stays !!! – I got stung in the side several times and on the face – I looked like I had done a couple of rounds with Muhammad Ali, although the picture doesn’t really show just how swollen my mush was !!! - and Rhea, well she got several in the side ….and, right next to her butt hole !!! – She nearly won Bullies star prize with a winning score of ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY !!! ….. She ran around and around trying to get to it …. I thought she was going to disappear up her own backside ….. it was REALLY scary I can tell you ……. they were swarming all over and because we were up a dead end, we had to fight our way through all the undergrowth and brambles to find a route back without going back down the path …. we eventually found a way out but had an eight foot drop to get back on track.

About the only other thing which has happened is that it was Chris’s Dads Birthday and we took him out for a meal …. they arrived at the restaurant and his Dad made a ‘B’ line for the waiter, shaking his hand, asking him how he was, was everything fine and it was a long time since he had seen him …. it was, they had never been there before !! ….. after explaining what all the things on the menu were, he decided on the curry. His new best mate arrived with it and Wally (Chris Dad) asked why it had got a great big crisp with it …. he normally hardly eats very much and only eats like a bird – that night he was like a bird alright, a bloody vulture and proceeded to down the lot like he hadn’t eaten for a month. When we stood up to go, the people on the next table said hello and Wally and he pounced on them, shaking their hands and telling them all how it was his Birthday tomorrow and he was going to be 100, they went on and on congratulating him and telling him how well he was doing and how he didn’t look that old et. etc. they on for ages ….. a remarkable achievement to still be able to go out for a meal etc. trouble is, it was his birthday the day before and he was 91 not 100 !!!

This was me and Wally when I was younger ………..

Anyway, better be off as me tea is ready ……….. hope your all well and being like Rhea and me and chilling out – think she has taken up flamin’ Yoga !!!!

Take Care – see you soon – Cody xxx

Get Well soon Kaz

2011-08-04T11:43:00.001+01:00

Hi Cody Lovers – How is it going then?

Well, what has happened then? – I think the last time I was talking a load of old dribble …. nothing new there then, so I think the next major event in my life was Yeovilton Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton – coincidence that eh? – Victor, decided it was just too far to drive 100 miles, walk around the air show all day and then drive home again … give him something else to moan about … so he decided to stay up there in the motorhome. We got there and we parked in the campsite – well actually, it was a football pitch, and he said the best place to park is in the corner, under the shade of the trees, so, that’s where we headed. He messed about trying to park a 24 foot motorhome in a 20 foot space and eventually managed to get it in, despite being constantly watch but some big fat bloke who was staring through the back window of his camper. We had to listen to Victor going on about that at that big fat tw*t, ‘ain’t he got anything better to do than watch me trying to park, ‘aint he got a telly to watch instead of me, perhaps if he didn’t just sit there staring and moved around a bit, he wouldn’t be such a big fat porker, and then, Chris noticed the invalid cart ……. felt guilty !!! At this point, Maureen got out of the van and told him the branches on the overhanging trees would tap on the roof all night. He had the right hump … nothing new there then, and said we will have to move, watched by Mr Lardy (didn’t feel that guilty then) ….. because he was ‘on the spot’ being watched by Mr. Ten Bellies, he caught a branch and took half the oak tree with him !! – Anyway, we parked up near the fence and settled in for a nice peaceful evening, all excited about the Air Day. That is until all the lorries, trade vans, ice cream vans and every other type of bloody van used the road by which we eventually parked. We had that all night, it was like sleeping on the central reservation of the M25 !!! – It eased off around 06:00 when they were all in the air station, so caught up on my beauty sleep ……. well, for an hour !!!! – Without warning, a 7am, a jet went screaming over like he was about to bomb Kabul, if I wore ‘Y’ fronts, I would have filled ‘em for sure !! …. I stayed in the van and them lot went off to the show and met up with Denise, Dave, Lewis and his mate from school …. a real little ray of sunshine – NOT … you would have thought he was waiting to go into the dentist instead of a nice day out and instead of watching the planes, preferred to watch the tarmac !!!!

We went to visit Chris’s Mom and Dad one day. They are 89 and 91 this year, so it is always an adventure !!! – When we got there, his dad made a real fuss of me and asked about how things were – the conversation went something like “how is the whatsit down by the thingy me bob” and getting the arse ache when they didn’t know where he was talking about ….. Chris asked where him Mom was …. “she has gone upstairs for a sleep” his Dad said ….. and right on queue, she appeared trundling down the stairs of her stair lift ….. “Good Morning” she said …. Your here early – it was 5 o’clock in the afternoon and she thought it was 5 AM !!! – Not looking good for Chris in his old age is it !!!

We went to Dunster show in Somerset, and stayed up on Exmoor again, and I got to do a bit of swimming … but Rhea … what a baby, if the water even touches her belly, she is straight up in the air like somebody has dropped a concrete block on the foot ! – Here’s a picture of her – big Nancy!!

I could stuff his camera where the sun don't shine at times …… me, being as handsome as I am, and all the delightful pictures he could get of me, me , me, he took this …. not exactly my best side !

Apart from that, we have just been doing the same old stuff although Rhea is going to ring the RSPCA as it is quite clear, we are being abused and mistreated on a daily basis….. how can you get comfy on the settee when them two wont sit on the floor

Mind you, I cant complain …. while Fat Boy is doing the meal, I make myself pretty comfy … It’s a dogs life eh?…..

Just one last thing before I get off back to sleep, Chris & Maureen’s friend Kaz is not too well at the minute, so Kaz, keep positive, do what your told (that will be a hard one!!) get well soon and come and see us and take us for a walk ….. thinking of you.

Catch up soon Luv Cody and the Gang xxx

Congrats to Sis

2011-07-03T21:47:00.001+01:00

Hi Ya’ll – How’s it going then me old chums?

What have I got to tell you then ……. we have been away quite a bit in the motorhome, been to Malvern and then down to Hertfordshire to see Maureen’s family. My kennel name is Devonivy First and Last at Zusaca – now, the clue is in the name “DEVON IVY” – I be an old Devon Boy, when we got up there, to be honest, I couldn’t understand a word they were on about ….. gawd bless ya me ‘ol pearly king and queen ….. Chim Chimeney, put a penny in the ‘ol man’s hat gawd blimey – feed the birds twopence a bag …… jellied eels, pie and mash wiv liquor ------ luvley jublee ……. for all I know, they may as well be speaking Urdu …. well in all fairness, there were more speaking Urdu up there than CockERney !!

When we were up in Malvern, we went to a Championship Dog Show and Rhea qualified for Crufts – go girl, well done for following in my footsteps.

She doesn’t look a bit smug about it all does she ?

We stopped on a campsite up there and opposite, there was a bloke and woman in a caravan and for some reason, obviously only known to him, was sat there with a cycle helmet on, specialist cycling trousers, rayban sunglasses to improve and clarify visibility when travelling at high speed, and designer cycling jacket which was specially ergonomically designed to reduce drag from the wind and so, make it easier to race fellow racers ……… why is that all so unusual ………. he hadn’t got a bike !!!!

I bet he is saying to her – “Look you daft cow that is what you were supposed to order from the Littlewoods catalogue” !!

Now we also went up to Somerset and went to see some of Chris & Maureen’s friends who they met on holiday in South Africa …. lovely people called Rob and Debbie – Debbie is smart and charming with a great and happy attitude to life, and Rob – Well he is just a stunning dresser with a real eye for fashion ……. in fact, somewhat of a fashion Guru – Have a look at the picture and you will see what I mean …….. That is him with the trend setting hat on backwards with the red peak ……

Talking of dress sense, and going back to the shows etc. people think it is a load of people doing it because there is nothing worth watching on the telly – how wrong you are ……. look how smart this dood looks, and is he not perfectly matched to a Yorkshire terrier ….. you just can’t see him running around the ring with a Bull Mastiff can ya ? – or there again, he might have a Bull Mastiff and just holding the yorkie for somebody …….. I bet they said can you hold this a minute ….. and then did a runner and never came back !!

Not too much else to report really except a weird thing happened this morning ….. At 5am, the smoke alarm went off in the hall which is where I sleep …… now I was laid right under the smoke alarm and in my dreamy state, I think, although I am not 100% sure, I accidently let one go …. I farted and the smoke alarm went off!! - Do you that is possible or just a coincidence? I must admit, I can generate some corkers, but usually, if I can, wait until Chris is sitting by the old back end before I let one off …….. it is so funny to see him gagging and his eyes watering !!!

Just one last thing, a bloke who owned a garage in Mexico got so hacked off with being burgled, he gave his dog an haircut – poor old thing, lost all his street cred and has been dumped by his girlfriend – why didn’t the bloke just get a lion if that’s what he wanted?

Anyway – gonna luv ya and leave ya …… Take Care of yourselves

Cody

The New Van

2011-06-04T08:29:00.001+01:00

Well – How’s it going my little Cherubs?

I thought I would give you a quickie !! – Just to see how you are and because you had to wait so long last time for an update about – ME !

Things have been fairly quiet really although we have been away on our holidays to try out the new van …. Oh sorry ! ….. MOTORHOME – We all went up to Exeter to the Devon County Show, and you have to pass Martins where they flog them on the way. In the van …. sorry, MOTORHOME, Maureen said it would be a good idea to have a double socket to plug in the kettle and her hairdryer at the same time !! – So they stopped at Martins to see if they could get a plug in the accessories shop …… an hour later, they come out with a new bus ……. yes, it is close to a bus because it is 24 feet long ….. should be a laugh seeing fat boy trying to steer that around the country lanes !

It is really comfy inside though, I must admit and me and Rhea have made ourselves right at home

Mind you, if there was a competition for making your self at home, she would be the Captain of the team …….

Now, we ended up around the Cheddar area and pitched up at some site in the middle of nowhere ….. peace and quiet – Just what I need …. until the bloody cockerel started … no wonder chicken is so popular …. I would have quite happily stuffed a load of sage and onion up his rear and locked him in the oven !!

We set up camp and while Re and me sang Ging Gang Gooly, Gooly, Gooly Watcha, Sitting Bull and Hiawatha got all the stuff sorted out. The main job is to erect the special, ultra strong dog proof windbreak to keep us two in, as that is ‘The Rules’ on sites, dogs must be kept on a lead at all times ….

Now, right opposite the site was a huge field, and once we had sotrted stuff out, me and Rhea had a brill time in there legging it round and round and of course eating the Hors d'œuvres of sheep’s crap !! – Anyway, next day, this woman came down the field looking like she was really on a mission with a face which could have sunk a ship ….. “Have you got a brownie Dobermann thing in there” … Chris says, “Yes, she is here inside the windbreak” (special, ultra strong dog proof) at which point, he casts his eye to the south ….. no she ain’t, it was as empty as a synagogue when they are dishing out bacon sarnies ….. “I have seen it running up the road” – Why did she ask if we had got a Dobermann thing in there, if she had seen it running up the road ….. and the face on it …… she looked like she has sucked a whole bag of lemons, talk about sour - you would have thought they were being accused of war crimes instead of Rhea doing her Houdini thing – Well, it is against the Camping and Caravanning Clubs rules to be off the lead!! She had managed to somehow open the gate and do a runner …… this is where the panic set it, and Chris, dressed in his wellies, ran (well broke into a wobbly trot) to try and find her. Being a bit of a budding Hercule Poirot he went straight into the sheep dung field, and there she was, eating desert !!!! ……. When we were packing up to come home, I took a leaf out of Rhea’s book, and waiting for exactly the right time, Chris came into the van with the poles from the windbreak and I went out and legged it around the campsite, hoping to catch the attention of the Fraulein (Mrs Adolf) to try and drop him in it !!

Now, I will leave you with one lasting image of the Camping and Caravanning Club and although the sites are brilliant (apart from the “rules for dogs”) some people do go that little bit extra to make their area just a bit more special than everyone else's ……..

Yes – somebody had ……. A HANGING BASKET OF PANSIES ON THE AWNING !!!!

Take Care

Cody

Long Time No see

2011-05-20T23:07:00.001+01:00

Hi my Beauties …… been a long time eh? – I bet you thought I had gone to the great white kennel in the sky !!

I just been chilling and practising my Yoga

and getting my Ying and Yang in balance

The truth is, there’s been a few reasons, I have not had chance to get my paws on the keyboard because Chris is on there all the time, we have been away in the motorhome, and most of all, we have spent most of the time at the vets with Rhea. I recon you remember she had a lump come up on her leg – well, it all came back from the vets as clear and nothing to worry about apart from, she couldn’t run around …… main reason being, she had a big bandage on her leg !!! – After quite some time, it all healed fine and then it was my turn to go the the vets for my booster jabs and all that and while we were there, they bought some flea and tick treatment and low and behold, the vets were giving something away and we got a FREE - Kong (large manufacturer of dog toys) Teddy Bear. Brilliant – we had a great old time playing with it and then Maureen noticed the Teddy’s ear sticking out of Rheas chops ….. She went to get it out of her mouth and whooooosh it disappeared down her gullet (Rheas, not Maureen’s !!!) – That is when the great South Western Teddy Bear hunt began ….. all around the garden, in all the flower pots, in the house, under all the furniture ……… you would have stood a better chance of finding a bloody Polar Bear instead of a free Teddy Bear – it was gone, disappeared, nowhere to be seen – poof there is was …. gone. Not a trace of a bit of fluff – NOWT. After more discussions then Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama over the middle east, it was decided, despite being Saturday (double time for Vets) we had better take her. Henry said the options are to leave it and see what happens of to give her a jab to make her throw up – it was decided to take option two …. the jab ……. we all waited in the car park for the action to begin and expected to see all the bits of teddy to appear – WRONG …. buff – up it came - WHOLE ………

A KONG TEDDY BEFORE RHEA -

A KONG TEDDY AFTER RHEA !!!!!

Unbelievable ……. better out than in I always say. Now the picture doesn’t really show the scale but it was probably about a 4” diameter …… now you don't have to have a string of letters after your name, and passed out of University with a Masters and then the Royal College of Veterinary Practitioners with a Distinction to know that if Teddy has got a 4” diameter, it just ain’t going to pass through a butt hole which only measures and inch at most !!! – So, all in all, a good call and the jab WAS the best choice !!! Good idea on the vets behalf though eh? – Give ‘em a free gift, then when the get it stuck in the guts, come back and I will get it out for £70 …….. GENIUS !!!

A week after that, she started limping quite badly – back to the vet ! – He gave her a jab, tablets, and a bill for another £90 and diagnosed GROWING PAINS ……. GROWING PAINS … apparently, you can really get them ... anyway, after a day or so, she is back to her normal hyper self despite Chris & Maureen doing their very best to keep her quiet ….. got more chance of of finding a pork chop in a synagogue than doing that. But, touch wood … all is well. A couple of days ago, I noticed she wasn’t biting my legs with as much force as usual … not quite so many bruises and blood as usual – on further inspection, her last remaining baby tooth had cracked and broken off ……. so …. as been as they had not been to the vets for at least a week, thought they had better show their face down there …… Henry must have thinking about selling his holiday retreat in Barbados, funded by Rhea’s treatment. They looked at the broken tooth before getting in the car and the stump was stuck in tight ……. Henry had a look when she got there … NOTHING, it had fallen out in the bloody car …… Oh, and one more thing, she came into season – so guess what …. we went to the vets !!!! – I couldn’t believe it …. I GOT THE JAB THIS TIME !! You should have seen the needle, it was about the size of a length of drain pipe …… bang, in it went and when I asked what it was, they told me it was a hormone implant stick to “put me off the scent” – It didn’t, and we had planned to go away in the motorhome, and all the sites were booked and paid for …. can you imagine it, a dog on heat and me getting frisky in the back of a caravan on wheels !!! – Once again, many discussions and a plan was put into place ………….

I got bunged in jail …… well that’s what they think anyway, I had a blast as twice a day, they let all the dogs out in the paddock for a free for all ….. One other thing though, when they got back, I overheard them talking about my nadgers …… apparently, the implant I had will make my nuts shrink – Could have told me that BEFORE they whacked me – Instead of a fine pair of walnuts which I have grown to love, admire and lick quite a lot, I am going to end up with a pair of peanuts !! – Good news is, when the jab wears off in 6 months, they will grow back – hopefully and even BIGGER and BETTER than before – I can hear ‘em now, when I walk down the street with them swinging in the breeze, “fine pair of COCONUTS you got there Cody” !!

Anyway sweeties …. glad your okay and thanks for all the requests for the update ….. Hopefully won’t be so long next time ….

Take Care – Cody

Just a quickie

2011-03-19T19:18:00.001Z

Watcha – Just a quick one today as it has been chaos here in Bideford !! – Tell you why in bit …… do you remember last week when I was talking about ‘cocking my leg’ – Well although I was doing pretty well and haven’t fell over yet, I thought I might need a few more lessons as it is all so new. So, I have employed a Chinese Master who is 4th Dan Black belt at the art who is called Mr. Pee-Ying ……… he has sent me an instructional video to study, and I though you might like a look at it -

Mr. Pee Ying from Peking peeing

Mr. Pee Ying – You are the Master

Well, why has it been chaos I hear you all cry …. well my Sister, Rhea has been to the vets because she has got a tumour on her leg despite only being 6 months old – bummer eh?

Anyway, she had an operation on Thursday to have it taken off …….. she was dead brave and came home with her leg bandaged right up …….. and a bucket on her head stopping her licking it !!! – It was supposed to stop her getting the dressings off, but old Harry Houdini escaped in about 2 minutes flat …… Chris and Maureen chased her around the room a bit and put another on …… 2 minutes later, that one was off as well, and so it continued providing me with hours of entertainment - It has for 2 days now and they had to go back to the vets this morning to get some more bandages …. they didn’t stay on any longer than the others …. so, Chris disappears and goes to all the Chemists in North Devon to buy some more but he would have stood more chance of buying Rocking Horse s++t …. anyway he went to the other vet in Bideford and rang the emergency bell and “good on ‘em” they sold him yet more AND, he came home with some device to stick on her big conk and guess what ….. that’s stopped her little game …. but she looks like something some M.P. might pay good money for in Soho !!!!

They have sent the lump away for testing and we’ll get the results early in the week ….. hope it’s all okay for her anyway……

Only one other thing, those who have been following me, have now being doing it a whole year as today is the anniversary of me coming to live in Bideford and just for old time sake, this is what I looked like then ------

Thanks for sticking with me – Take Care – Cody

CRUFTS 2011

2011-03-14T17:39:00.001Z

Well, I survived and have been to Crufts. It is a bit of a long story, so, for all you old farts out there – “If you are sitting comfortably, then I will begin” (remember that then?) ………

It all started a couple of days before we were due to leave for the NEC in Birmingham to recap, Chris went out to flush the water system through in the motorhome. He put some Milton Fluid in there and then turned the cold water tap on to flush out. Well, you have never seen anything like it, it gushed out from under the sink and filled the van !! – It was like an Irishman on the way home after drinking 10 pints of Guinness and peeing up the convent wall !! – He couldn't get to the nut to undo the tap, so, the fridge had to come out …….. what a palaver, but he did well as it only took an hour and a half !! – he still couldn’t reach the nut, so the metal cowling had to come out and then fat boy wouldn’t fit in the hole so still struggled to reach it. It was a broken bit of plastic and nowhere local had one – so he had to drive 50 miles to get it. Anyway the fridge went back in and all was sorted – anyway, you know all that if you read the entry before this …… now, it was my turn – a bath !!! – I am in water every chance I get, but if it’s in a bath or hosepipe, no way Jose ……. but in just one short hour, they turned me from this ….

into this …….

So, next morning, off we go to Brum and find the campsite fine …. nice place …. we sit down for a well earned cuppa and guess what? – There is a gas leak caused by where fat boy had moved the fridge – It was a case of boil the water quick and hope we didn’t go up like a suicide bomber in Baghdad ! – We had to get up at about half six next morning and into the NEC where we had to stay ALL day …….. I went into do my thing but the judge – who was quite obviously blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other didn’t give me a win and we had gone all that way for nothing. Well, I have a theory on that … as there were a couple of hundred other male Golden Retrievers and dogs from all over the World go to Crufts, then I must be in the top 200 male Goldies in the World and even more amazing than that, Chris wore TROUSERS and a TIE !!!

At last, it was time to go and I was pretty glad to get out of there – Can you imagine, there were 21,500 dogs there, how many times I got my jacksey sniffed ….. 10 or 20 times, that’s okay but somebody's cold wet nose up your rear end all day – enough was enough …. I have got this bag with all my stuff in it, brushes, combs etc. and Chris had it over his shoulder when we got back to the van. He put it on the ground to unlock the door and then forgot and drove off leaving it sat there in the middle of a huge car park!!!! – After about an hour back at the campsite, Maureen asked to see the photos and the penny dropped Kerrrrching …… the bag, I have left it in the car park …….. Maureen “Oh, Golly Gosh, oh flip how inconvenient” – or words to that effect because I have never heard words like I heard that night …. “my purse is in the bag, and all my credit cards, £100 in cash and Chris’s camera” …….. Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring …. it will be there or somebody will have handed it in. Rip the electric hook up lead out of the power supply and throw it in the outside cupboard on the van and drive like a loony back to the spot where Dumbo left it …… NO …. nothing …. he asked the car park bloke – NO mate nothing handed in and on it went, same answer with the bus drivers and security – NO, NO, NO …. with Maureen in tears, Chris goes to the Police Station to report it and as he walked up the stairs, there was a bloke in front carrying the bag …. all in tact and with everything in it …. after kissing the 6’ 3” security guard many times, he got back to the motorhome and Maureen forgave him and said he wasn’t quite such a dickhead after all !! – There are some nice people left in the World. We then drove back to the campsite and heard a bang and when we got to the roundabout, some bloke said “Did you know one of the flaps is open on the side of the van” – we pulled over and the bang was the electric hook up cable falling out and landing on the motorway !!! – No electric and no gas because remember, we have got a gas leak – (actually, with us two dogs and Chris in that little van, there was more than one gas leak I can tell you) - Chris went to the site office that night, and got the owner out of his house and managed to buy a new lead for £35 – so, as you can see, a pretty straight forward trip away with no hiccups at all …… well apart from getting lost trying to find a petrol station in Birmingham ……..

We eventually got home and because Rhea had been in the van while I was strutting my stuff, she wanted to watch it on telly that night, to see if she could see me and Chris …..

Then, with all the excitement, and for all you Magic Roundabout fans …….

Boing ! - “Time for Bed said Zebedee” ………..

Rolf Harris

2011-03-08T19:58:00.001Z

Alright me Beauties – Bet you thought I had snuffed it been such a long time eh?

Well the reason is, I just ’aint had time to put the old paws on the keyboard , just too much going on trying to entertain Rhea all the time !!

To be honest, not too much has happened – life just ticks you by …………. now the most momentous thing that has happened is that I went for walk the other day and came across this tuft of grass and before you know, I was standing on three legs peeing on it ……… It is the first time I have done that – In the words of the old fella “Cocked my leg” – After a year of squatting like a girly, enough was enough and now, the Higher is Better and I can’t stop doing it …….. I go here and I go there, I go everywhere, I spend so much time cocking me leg, I am like bloody Rolf Harris doing Jake The Peg !! – Still got a bit of work on the old technique before I get as good as this Pug though !!

We are going to somewhere called CRUFTS tomorrow at the NEC in Birmingham – cor blimey !! – I have heard they moan a lot from there – well if Chris is anything to go by – YEP there right !! – What's the difference between a Brummie and Jumbo Jet – The Jumbo stops whining when it gets to Malaga ……………

Anyway – CRUFTS …….. apparently, we are going to yet another flamin’ dog show but this one is special one, and people come from all over the World and there are going to be 21, 500 dogs there ….. 21,500, I will wear my bloody nose out sniffing all those backsides. Even the telly lot are going to be there …. make sure you get my best side lovey darling!!. We are going for three days and stopping in the motorhome – DO THEY REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE LET THEMSELVES IN FOR – Can you imagine what it’s going to be like with Rhea and me giving it large and Mr & Mrs Happy in that small space ……. As it is a special show, I have had to have a bath and …… yes you’ve guessed it, they have put my Brian Conelly, Dangerous Brian coat on again – Of course I don’t look a complete dick head do I – quite why I can’t have a curly coat – who knows.

Victor was getting the van ready for our epic maiden sailing with all four of us in there, and he decided to flush the water system through because it has been stood for a while and we didn’t want to get dysentery in that small space. He put the water tap on and so much water came out from under the units, it nearly filled it up – it poured into the van. We were going to take it back to Exeter for the professionals to fix …. but no, Victor insisted on doing it to save on the petrol money …… little did he realise, half the motorhome had to be taken apart to get to the nut which undid the tap !! – The fridge had to come out, the metal cowl it fits in, the outside vents had to be removed and then eventually, it turned out to be a tiny piece of plastic broken, so, off he goes to the plumb centre – “no mate, we don't sell anything like that” – He had to drive 50 miles to go to a caravan supply shop to get the £3.76 pipe and then only took a couple of hours to fit …….. in fact he worked with superhuman speed and it only took a day and a half to sort it out – Too tight to spend the petrol money to go to Exeter !!!

Right, I am going to get my head down as I have got to get my beauty sleep – so – will let you know how I get on ……..

Take Care – Cody

Happy Birthday to ME !!

2011-01-27T12:50:00.001Z

I just thought I would let you all know, today is my BIRTHDAY – So … If you now intend to send me a card, make sure you send it ‘to be signed for’ so nobody can steal the money you put in it OR if it is any easier, I ‘aint that fussed about getting cards and all that rubbish, so if it makes it easier, you can pay money directly into my bank account – Sort Code – 27-38-19 and Account number - 0006888676 …… I also accept cheques or PayPal payments and all major credit cards !!!!

I have not got much to tell you really but just to let you know about my Birthday so a short update today and I thought you might like to see some pictures of ME of course as it is my Birthday – not sure if I mentioned it !!

So pictures of ME since I was a baby up to now, on my Birthday ….

Thank you all for reading my Blog over the past year – I hope you have enjoyed it and hopefully, made you have a bit of a titter now and then .

If you don’t want to receive the email of the updates, please click HERE and I will take you off the list

So thanks in advance for the surprise presents of money which I will look forward to getting …..

Take Care of yourselves – Love Cody (The Birthday Boy!)

Anyone else want to be a Show Dog

2011-01-23T22:57:00.001Z

Hi all – How goes it then?

Well it has been the usual chaos in the house with them two trying to keep me and Rhea apart so I don’t sit on her and flatten her. They decided to take us both out together and put Rhea on a long lead and me as well, thinking all would be calm and relaxed – your having a laugh ‘aint you … we hadn’t been out for more than 60 seconds and she was like a screaming banshee and our leads were like a piece of Granny’s knitting – needless to say, it was just tooooo stressful for the old people and we went in opposite directions …… It has been pouring with rain last week and you know what that means – MUD and WATER. There is nothing us Golden Retrievers like more than to get as dirty as is possible – on the other hand – big, fierce, man eating, aggressive guard dog Dobermann’s – she walks AROUND puddles and wont even go out to the bog if it’s raining !!!

She is growing all the time and I must say, turning into a fair old bit of skirt and lets face it, she is not really my Sister, so I might try my luck when she gets a bit older !!

Anyway, enough of her – back to me, me, me ………

They decided I had to go in another show – Why do they bother, I act like a right loony I jump up at the judge and they just don't take the hint and still put me in for them. Well this time, they really got there own back ………. apparently, it is not acceptable – for some reason only known to the Kennel Club for a dog to have sticky up hair …. well Retrievers anyway ……. Well ….. to overcome this absolutely tragic situation, Maureen and Chris sent off for a thing called a DryCoat – I should have twigged that when we got home and I was as dirty as a tramps left sock, Chris tied my lead to the flamin’ fence and the dreaded hose pipe came out !!! – In all fairness, it was warm water but they gave me a bath – Golden Retrievers don’t like baths – well this one don’t anyway …….. Chris ended up wetter than I was – laugh ……… but the old saying – he who laughs last ….. laughs last !! – They rubbed me down with a towel and then stuck the latest gadget in sticky up hair on me – THE DREADED DRYCOAT ……… Well what a berk I looked

I mean – I ask you …… do I look a knob or what? – They then decided it might be a good idea to read the bloody instruction and they were supposed to cut slots to poke my lug holes through ….

Oh Yeah - that worked a treat didn’t it - I don’t look anything like a right dickhead any more do I ?

And then they wonder why I don't like going to dog shows !!!!!!!!!

Well despite all the protests – we went to Exeter and I did have to do as requested, but this time, Chris took me in the ring so I did behave a little bit better than normal and then got a third place .. I am the handsome, good looking one, and he is the short fat balding bloke on the other end of the lead …

Right – I am off to bed now – so take care – See ya – Cody

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T15:45:00.001Z

Hi all – Well that’s Christmas and New Year over and done with ……. I don’t get it, they have been on about it since October and ‘the great event’ arrived, I went to sleep and when I woke up, it was finished !! – We had Chris’s Mom and Dad here for Christmas and Boxing day, they are 88 and 90 years old, so what a knees up we had – a right old rave up. It was a real job to get to sleep with the noise though ……. his Mom’s false teeth clicking all the time. It sounded like she was chewing a pair of castanets - And his Dad farted every time he moved, I thought I was good at farting but he beat me hands down for sure ….. a great whooooppppeeee fun time was had by all !

Things have settled down a bit here and two days ago, they let Rhea and me together for the first time in ages for a little while as she is a lot bigger now …… we had a blast and played for a while …… mind you, for a small bird, she has got a fair set of gnashers - (perhaps she could give Chris’s Mom a few!!)

I think Rhea being kept in the kitchen has done something to her – she has turned into a kleptomaniac … they went to change the blankets in the cage and found two ‘T’ towels, the dishcloth and two tea spoons AND all the flamin’ toys …… Chris is trying to teach her to do it with wallets and £20 notes !!

All the snow is gone now but was had a great time ……… how about this for a couple of actions shots then? – Wayne Sleep eat your heart out – lovey darlings.

That’s my party piece – How about Rhea’s then – check out the ears …. now you see ‘em, now you don’t

Well, not too much else to report really, just to wish you all a Happy New Year and to propose a toast for when you hit the Vino ………

May all that you eat

May it always repeat

Be it eggs or horses douvers - ( that’s Hors d'œuvre for you posh lot)

May all the flies descend for the skies

And use your bald head for manoeuvres

Have a great 2011

Chilly round the Willy

2010-12-01T15:35:00.001Z

‘Aint it flippin’ cold ? – I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but here in North Devon, no snow, but boy is it cold. We looked out the front of the house and there was a brass monkey with a welding iron in his hand !

Chris thinks is brilliant though because the ground is frozen, Rhea and me don’t get mud all over the cream carpet …. Well, what’s happened this week …. Rhea got her last jab at the vets and can now go outside and has been for walks around town to ‘socialise’ her – beats me, after Chris was talking about ‘socialising, I thought it was going to the pub and getting as bladdered as you can !! – I’ve been out for walks in the fields and have now got a ‘nose’ for pheasants. Because we have got the hawks down the garden, Chris has quite often got bits of dead things in the garage, and I must admit, I like a bit of a sniff …… when we go out, I keep getting a whiff of the same smell and take off in that direction, but as yet, not caught one. We have been down the woods and places like that but Chris was worried my fur coat was not enough, so he made me wear a hat to keep my head warm ……… If I look half as much a plonker as him wearing it – I ‘aint doing it.

I ask you – can you just imagine what Victor looks like !!!

It’s been around minus 7 here at times and things are frozen solid – in fact I had a pee and Chris had to snap it off ……. They call it training and boy does it get on my wick – I have to wait at the gate until they say I can go, and the same when I get out of the car ….. and when we get to the kerb etc. Anyway, we were crossing the main road and I had to sit on the pavement – can you imagine that…. minus 7 and I have sit bare assed on the pavement – If I don’t end up with piles, I will eat Chris’s hat …. anyway, I had to sit and wait until it was clear and then eventually there was a gap in the traffic and he said “Okay, cross” – I didn’t move – just a bit louder “Okay – cross” - - I didn’t move - - - “OKAY CROSS” – what he didn’t realise was, I couldn’t cross, I had sat there that long, me googlies had frozen to the pavement !!!

Have not had a play with my Sister lately because, as you know, I am huge compared with her, so we are kept apart - - I have got my doubts about all this ….. They keep calling her my Sister – she the wrong colour has nobody noticed – I am as white as driven snow (timely joke eh?) and she is BROWN – I recon they must have adopted her from The Punjab or she has got a pass to the local tanning salon – Mind you, they did say we got her from up by Birmingham !!

Spooky eyes or what ?????

We have been out in the back garden and like I say, everything is frozen ….. so ’SISTER’ has not seen ice before – well except in Chris’s Bacardi & Coke …….. Get that lump in your glass if you can .. expect he could, he’d just get a bigger glass

Hey – Be good to each other – Take Care C xxxx

A quick sharp poke

2010-11-17T18:03:00.001Z

Just a quickie today (Oh ahhh Missus) – My new Sister Rhea has got to go to the Vets today to have her Jab so she can go out into the street and for walks. I have wound her up like a clock – I have told her it hurts like hell and the vet uses a needle about 6” long and the jab it in as hard as they can - right up your back end …… I’ve had a right laugh …. If she hadn't decided to nick my bed, I perhaps wouldn’t have done it ………………. YES I WOULD !

I suppose I was pocking my nose in where it wasn’t wanted – I’ve got a habit of doing that …… like the yoghurt pot !!!

I stayed at home and watched the telly but nothing on as usual – just the Royal Wedding over, and over, and over again – good job when they are hitched and we can get back to Jeremy Kyle …. they are probably only doing it for tax relief or the family allowance anyway !!

They all went in the car – what a dump – you should see the state of it after I have got as muddy as I can, and then jump on the back seat – It smells like a Turkish Wrestlers Jock Strap – Gives Victor Meldrew something else to moan about anyway …..

She had her jab and apparently, didn’t make a murmur – Golden Babe wouldn’t would she - Ohhh who’s a big tough Dobermann then !!

I am only kidding, she is brilliant, and we have a great time but Chris & Maureen have to keep splitting us up because, and I quote “Cody is such a fat arse, he might sit on her and squash her” – What a bloody cheek – like Chris has won slimmer of the year !!!

Not too much else has happened really – Out for a walk, get as dirty as possible, lay in all the dirty ditches and get into Victor’s Audi …… eat sleep and play with Sis – not a bad old life eh?

Family Extension

2010-11-10T18:30:00.001Z

A big sloppy lick to all my fans out there – It’s your favourite Doggy Dude – Cody reporting

Well what a week …….

On Sunday – early, about seven o’clock, they got me out of my pit as apparently, we are going out for the day – seven o’clock, I ask you – I didn’t realise there were two of those in one day, I thought there was only one, when The One Show starts ……. I do watch it, but that Welsh birds accent does get on my wick a bit – anyway, I digress (big word for a young dog eh?) – I was still half asleep at about half eight when I was chucked in the back of the car (usually walkies time that is) and off we go …… I was thinking to myself, your wasting your time taking me walkies now as I never want to go to the bog until the afternoon ….. after an hour and a half – long way to go for a walk I thought, we get out of the car and we are in a big car park on the M5 at Bristol – brilliant i thought, they have bought me all this way to get a Whopper Meal from Burger King – no such luck, quick pee and back in the car. We went for another hour and ended up at this nice house near Malvern. Them two disappear and I am sat there on me own. I sat there for ages and then they emerge with - - - - - - - ANOTHER PUPPY !!!!! – What a bloody liberty – what about Me, Me, Me ………

What is it – I ask you – It’s the wrong colour and nearly bald and it’s feet are way too big for it’s body – I have been told, it is my new Sister !!

Honestly, can you see any family resemblance – NO – Well there is one …….…..

We got home and I have got to admit, I was pretty knackered, so slept pretty well, and so did she – ON MY FLAMIN’ BED !!!!

I must say though, it has been a blast since she has been there because I can play with her and not have too much to do with Victor and her ears taste a lot better than his as well ….

Apparently, she – who has gone for the past three days being called puppy, puppy is a Dobermann which are supposed to be really fierce – rubbish, she is as soft as a pudding. After listening to hundreds of names being banded about, Victor even put a thing on Facebook for suggestions - They have decided to call her – CAN YOU GUESS FROM THE PICTURE ???

Rhea (get it - - - rear !!!)

Since I last spoke to you all, I have not been too well and was taken ill on Monday. I have been throwing up something terrible …….. can you imagine the house, me chucking up everywhere and puppy, puppy – peeing and pooping !!!!!!

Chris took me to the vets (and I chucked up in the waiting room and Chris told everyone I had been on the Lager. The Vet gave me a jab and two lots of pills to take – a bargain at 80 odd quid …… but, I do feel a lot better now. I have never dribbled so much in my life, if I was sat, the dribble reached the floor. I had to go back to see the Vet today and I am much, much better, back to normal and can have me grub as usual again. Chris asked the Vet if he thought it was a bug or something but the Vet said it has been known for dogs with the same symptoms to have eaten a FROG – I don’t even like the bloody French, let alone EAT ONE. The Vet said he had just read a paper on dogs eating things they shouldn't and there was a case where some people took their dog to vet as it was clanking when he walked !!! They couldn’t make out where the noise was coming from …….. they operated and got 28 golf balls from his tum – enough to make anybody clank I should think …… mind you, help pay the Vets bill, sell the balls off cheap.

While I was up there, I was going to ask if he could do a quick operation on my favourite toy – George the Giraffe as he has developed a hernia which needs attending to ………

Be Safe – Luv Cody

Alright My Lovlies

2010-11-03T19:14:00.003Z

How goes it then Cody Fans - All okay are we?

Well it’s been a while but I have been busy doing what I do best – Nothing !! I’ve just been chilling man ….. taking it easy after my win and qualifying for Crufts.

We have been plenty of places but nothing out the normal now …… we went to the beach, up on the headlands, the local fields where we did see a couple of roe deer which took off like they had got a bullet up the backside when they saw me ….. we went into the forest which was brilliant ………. so much filthy water to drink and lay in !!

I don’t know, it just seems to taste better than that out of the tap – mind you it is South West Water who poisoned everyone in Camelford, and turned all their hair green ……

One thing I do love doing, is fetching sticks, but Mr and Mrs Miserable tell me I can’t do it, just in case I hurt myself ……. Don’t play with sticks my backside !!!

The other thing they get on to me about, is the state I get into as been as I am a Crufts qualifier – Not sure if I mentioned that did I ???? – and that is, getting dirty ……. “I am a Golden Retriever for Gods sake – It is the Law and just must be done” – It’s not my fault they have to spend so much time cleaning out the car, and I don’t think it smells like an old tramps socks either. It’s a real laugh when I get in the car, filthy and wet and then have a good old shake all over the windows – that one gets ‘em every time.

And this picture will really get to ‘em – sticks AND dirty

For some reason, Chris bought me a Gun Dog Dummy because I like to carry things – well not things – STICKS so I carried it for a bit and ACCIDENTLY lost it (yeah right!!) so moan, moan, moan, that cost me £7 and you go a loose it the second time we go out – Blah Blah (tight git). When we got home, he got on EBay to try and find a bargain, but couldn’t, so he bought another one ……….

I thought to get a bit of peace and quiet, I would carry it for a bit and then dropped it in a real muddy area and thought to myself, you want it back tight-ass you go and “FETCH IT” …. I wouldn’t – He did – I laughed – He didn’t ……….. Do they do them in stick flavour? – I would carry it then ….

One other thing that’s happened is that Victor is moaning – How unusual is that!! about footprints on their cream coloured carpet when I have been up the back garden, so he has fenced it so I can’t get in the boggy bit and he has also put around a ton of horse crap on the garden which to be quite honest, tastes lovely – now, that is better than sticks …… can’t see the problem myself …. chewing away on a nice horse’s jobby whilst lying on the cream carpet watching the telly …. my idea of a perfect night in !! - Anyway, he went to Jewsons and bought some stuff to fence it off – Fence it off – It looks more like road works on the M25 than a back garden now …… and one other thing before I shoot off and let you get a bit of peace – this large wire cage has appeared at the bottom of the garden and Chris has got two Hawks in there ….. one is his (who his mate usually looks after) and the other is his mates who has gone away for a while, so I guess we are stuck with them …. I really don’t like them at all – Victor could have saved on the fencing ‘cause I wont go down the garden with them there anyway !!!

If you are into Birds of Prey, Chris has got loads of pictures on the Internet if you want a look. They are of when he did a lot of Falconry.

http://cwileman.jalbum.net/Hawks/
http://cwileman.jalbum.net/Dusty/
http://cwileman.jalbum.net/Falcons/
http://cwileman.jalbum.net/Eagles/

Take Care – See ya – Cody

What a Player

2010-10-16T19:05:00.011+01:00

Hi All

How is it going then?

Not too much to report really except we went away in the motor home up to Wales -

"There's lovely isn't it" -

"I left my bicycle outside the shop and there it was ....... GONE"

"You see those two houses on the hill - Well mine's the one in the middle"

"I've shit myself have you"

"Who's boots are them shoes with no laces tied together and no name in them marked Jones" !!!!

You know Wales where they charge you £10.90 to get in, and then when you get back to England, it's free to get in - Bit like all the other places you get into England - except we didn't get a free house, car, driving lessons, colour telly and loads of benefits !!

We were going away for a week or ten days or so but Chris's Dad was not too well and as his Mother is already in Hospital, we kept getting phone calls to say how ill he was - so we came back early ..... he is fine but we must say a big thanks to Chris's mate Bruce who was a star !!

While we were in Wales, I was entered in the South Wales Kennel Association Championship Dog Show - I have never seen so many dogs, must have been a couple of thousand - my nose was sore after sniffing all those other backsides I can tell you. Well - I went into the show ring and the Judge did his thing and asked Maureen "How old is this little bundle of mischief" - Not too far from the truth eh? - Anyway, I did my bit and guess what, he gave me third place and because it was a Championship Show - I qualified to go to CRUFTS next year ........ not anyone can go there, you have to qualify .... mind you, Chris took a picture of my good side and you see just how handsome I am ....

We went up to Malvern then as there was another show but we only got to walk on the Malvern Hills once and then we came home but I think we will be going back from what they were saying.

Chris has had Golden Retrievers before and today, it is the anniversary of Talon dying 10 years ago ...... so to commemorate that, as he was so brilliant, here is a link to his website .... it is not a brilliant site, only two pages and was the first one Chris ever did - but read it, I think it says it all and see if you can get to the end without a bit of a tear ....

http://website.lineone.net/~c.wileman/

Tally and Sakes we still miss you.

Tilly - Your dumped

2010-10-06T10:23:00.007+01:00

Remember on my last post, I was talking about my new bird - Tilly - well, I have just found out that she has got baggage ........ I thought she was free, flighty and single - but no, she has got a kid with her - they have told me that it is her new sister but I think it is just a way of letting me down gently and I must say, I am gutted!!

Last night, I checked my emails (pretty impressive for an 8 month old eh?) and there was a picture of her (my lovely Tilly) with a new ankle snapper - Eva whose 'posh' name is 'Thendara Dutchess'. Mind you, you have got to agree, she is a beautiful little girl ........

Hope they don't loose you in that long grass - pity Dave doesn't get off his backside and trim it - perhaps they should have bought a GOAT instead !!

Anyway - long and short of it is that I have rung the Social Security and the Tax Office (I can use the phone as well as email!!) and because of the new changes, I can't claim Family Allowance OR any type of tax rebate ..... so - sorry Tilly, there is no easy way of telling you this, but ....

Your Dumped !!! - Well, you never liked me that much anyway - so perhaps your only a bit dumped, and maybe if you can get a baby sitter, we could go out one night and grab a bowl of Pedigree Chum together (apparently, it is very good at the local Indian !!!!!)- We will have to see .........

I wont be doing my Blog for a while as we are going away in the motorhome for a week (hope to Christ Chris's flatulence isn't too bad - can you imagine being locked in a tin box with that!!) - We are off to Wales as there is a couple of big dog shows there (deep joy - just what I am short of) one at Builth Wells - "There's lovely, isn't it" and much easier to say than -

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

And then to Malvern they are Championship Shows, so if I get a 1st, 2nd or 3rd, I get to go to Crufts but I don't think there is too much chance as my back legs are bandy apparently .......

Anyway - Be Happy - Take Care of each other - and Denise, Dave and Lewis, your puppy is lovely.

See Ya - Cody

Got a bird - Well trying

2010-09-30T21:22:00.013+01:00

Hi All - How are you all then - Hope your well. I have been globe-trotting again and we have been to a foreign country - we went to Cornwall. We have got a friend from the dog club (where I act like a thing posessed!!) our friend is called Denise. Anyway, to cut a long story short, Denise was going to the Gundog Show at Wadebridge and was going with her family - Dave (her old fella) and Lewis, her son and Tilly - Oh my Tilly - She is a fair bit of crumpet I can tell you ...... just my cup of tea, a fiesty redhead from Ireland .........

I fancy her like mad, but I dont think her eyesight is too good as she didn't fancy me quite so much needs to go to Specsavers !!

We all went to a place called Harlyn Sands Holiday Park for the week end. It is on the North Cornish Coast not far from Padstow. Now, you have probably heard of Padstow as it is now 'owned' (well he thinks he owns it) by a bloke called Rick Stein who is a chef and charges you about £75 for fish and chips - It is supposed to be the gourmet capital of the Westcountry .... Well, Rickey Boy, I have got news for you - Harlyn Sands is up for the challange - They have an extremely extensive menu for the discerning palette .... Here is what was on it - trouble is, DON'T LIKE CHIPS !!!!!!

Rib Eye Steak & CHIPS
Sirloin Steak & CHIPS
Gammon Steak & CHIPS
Cod & CHIPS
Scampi & CHIPS
Chicken & CHIPS
Chicken Butterfly & CHIPS
Beefburger & CHIPS
Cheese Burger & CHIPS
Curry & CHIPS
Chilli & CHIPS
Chicken Tikka & CHIPS

See - food from around the globe !!!!!!!!!!!!

We had really nice week end with walks on the cliffs, and then me and my new bird Tilly went for a run on the beach - trouble is, I am not sure she knows she is my new bird - Ah well, if at first you dont succeed !!

We were having a great time, then Tilly's Dad and Lewis started praying to Mohamed or something - they dont look like Muslims and they sound like they come from Plymouth not Jalalabad or the Punjab !!!

I had a blast over the week end and especially on the beach but as my tounge was hanging out (for Tilly of course) I was dry as a chip and drank sea water despite Victor Meldrew telling me not to do it all the time - Cor Blimey, my guts - have I got the squits or what - you should see our back garden - It looks like we have had a heard of cows in there for a couple of weeks ...... No wonder Tilly dosen't want anything to do with me ....... ah well, I will just have to "Dream of Tilly with the long red hair"

Me - Me - Me !!!

2010-09-19T18:09:00.023+01:00

Well I can't believe you lot ...... I write about me, me , me and what do I get - loads of people saying how they loved the fashion parade from my camping trip !!! - So by popular demand, here are some more pictures of what the well dressed caravaner is wearing today .... note the cut of material and how colour has been used to enhance the overall design of the clothes. The tailoring is simply quite exquisit - and a special note, observe how the gentleman's 'T' shirt has been used to co-ordinate with his wife's varicose veins !!

RIGHT - Happy Now? back to me, me , me then .........

Today, I thought we would have a bit of a quiz - so what I am going to do is put some pitures of ----- ME (of course) and you have got to guess a famous song or film title ....

Number One

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Did you get it? - JAWS ....

Number Two

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Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock

Number Three

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Great Balls ........... of fire - Jerry Lee Lewis!!!

Number Four

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Oliver Twist - "MORE - Mrs Bumble, he's asked for MORE" !!!

Number Five

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest !!!!!!

Not too hard was it - well I am only just over 7 months old ....

One thing that has happened this week - We have got some new neighbours. They only moved in a couple of days ago - what a bunch - talk about noisy!! - They fire up as soon as the sun comes up, and if you knew me, I don't do mornings .... They are not too pleasant on the nose either, if you know what I mean ... a touch whiffy - in fact, they stink .... I looked out today, and their toilet habits leave a lot to be desired - I have never seen anything like it before - disgusting - letting rip where ever they are ...... All day, they eat, eat, eat - no wonder they are so fat - Chris says "She is a right old cow, but she has got a fair pair of udders on her" ..... he's done a video for you ......

Ha! Ha! - That had you going I bet - Take Care

Cody

Away Again

2010-09-08T10:04:00.009+01:00

We have been away again for three days and I had a great time .... I am usually a bit of a misery in the morning and it takes me a while to get going (unlike Chris who is a misery ALL the time!!) but when we were away on holiday, 07:30, a quick jab with a freezing cold nose in the right place wakes 'em up !!!

We didn't go that far, just up on Exmoor, but it is a great place. We stopped at a place called Bridgetown - a campsite right by the river, 6 houses and a pub - I wonder who picked that one then !

They tied me up outside the motorhome and I loved it - not being tied up - the view and everything going on I mean ( you smutty lot!!) - There was a lovely walk right along the river and loads of other places where I could just run, sniff and eat other animals droppings - Great.

This one is of me at a place called Winsford Hill and I am stood on a 1500 BC Bronze age burial mound - they are called Wambarrows for some reason .... just another place to sniff as far as I am concerned - they did say I wasn't to dig for bones though .... I heard that before though when we went to a graveyard somewhere !!!

I went to Exbridge - you guessed it, there is a bridge there (and a pub!!!) and I had to sit pretending to try and catch wasps (got no sense of humour them two) while they stuffed food down their throats .... then it was my time - swimming, well a deep paddle actually as the water was really cold once it reached certain places, but I did try a bit of diving but none of this poofy face mask a snorkel for me mate ........

Back at the site, tied up again ( I am quite getting to like it) I watched in wonder as the people opposite packed their caravan away ....... Just as well we were a long way from civilisation, or I would have had to call the fashion Police, Trinny and Susannah or you can't beat a bit of Gok !!!

Gypsies

2010-08-29T09:01:00.021+01:00

I promised you I would let you know about the new motorhome ....... well it's alright I must say, poshest dog kennel I have ever seen - not a bit like the picture I put on before. When they went to collect it, they got back and I thought they had stolen and Ambulance because there was this huge white van in the front garden. We had a practice before we went anywhere, and I tried out the new sleeping bag, but fat boy beat me too it ...

But I found a much better use for the sleeping bag - Nudge, Nudge, Wink Wink - know what I mean - Not me who's got to sleep in it !!!!

After looking at the van, and driving a bit, apparently, there was a couple of small problems with it, so they decided to take it back to Exeter to have them done, and then there was a dog show there as well .... organised or what?

We left on Thursday and of course, we had to pack. They took:-
3 'T' shirts
3 Pairs of socks 3 pairs of pants
Toothbrush A spare pair of jeans - just in case as Chris had a pair before (had a good spend up at Primark - tight bugger) and when he bent over, they ripped from the crutch to the waistband !!!

My list as you might expect from us superstar lovey darlings :-
Lead
Extending Lead
Show Lead
Water Bowl
Food Bowl
Brush
Comb
Smoothing brush
Food Cup for measuring the aforesaid food
A tin of Chappie - I like that
Collar
Scissors (in case I needed a bit taking off the top)
George - my toy giraffe !
Bone
Bed
Bed cover
Spike to screw in the ground to stop me wandering off
Spray to make me smell like a puffs handbag at the show
etc. etc. etc.
And of course, more plastic bags than Asda - In case I had an accident - If you gotta go, you gotta go !!
I am sure you get the picture

What was I talking about ..... Oh yes - being camp - I mean camping - We arrived at some field in the middle of nowhere, and I sat on guard in case somebody tried to kidnap George the Giraffe!

It was great and we went loads of places, including the pub at night. I didn't have a pint ..... I am under age and he wouldn't serve me. All that fresh air, I slept like a log ... made myself really comfy, in fact in the morning, they were up and sorted everything before I even woke up - just as well I didn't get bladdered or else I would have never got up .... Maureen had the hump - Chris was snoring and apparently, I had the wind pretty bad which is not so good in such a small space !!

When we were just about to leave the camp site, I decided, as you do, I had to go, so I thought I would leave a big mound so people could see it in the grass - See it, you could have climbed up it .... Apparently, it is just not done, so Chris picked it up with a bag, and as we were leaving, he hooked on the cycle rack on the back of the Motorhome to get rid of in the bin on our way out.

We then drove to the garage where they did all the jobs which needed doing including changing a back light which had water in it. When we went to get back in - you've guessed it, it's only been in the garage for the past two hours with a bag of my droppings hanging off the back of it !!!

Next day, we went to a show in Exeter and I was in the first class and did the usual and messed about because I was so excited as my Mom and Sister were there as well. We also met Lisa who owns one of my relations - Junior who is also a youngster but has already qualified for Crufts - Nice to have met you Lisa.

We got home okay and then today, the Mini Run went passed the house. The Mini run happens every year on August Bank Holiday - Mini's from all over the Country come to Bideford, where they all meet and then go on a drive around North Devon in aid of Childrens Hospice. There are something like 300 mini's get together - quite a sight to see.

Here is a video of it (put your sound on) - Enjoy Cody

Happy Birthday Izabella

2010-08-18T21:24:00.003+01:00

My blog today is short and sweet, but one I need to say
About a girl I used to know, who now lives far away.

When I was born we used to play and she would help her mum
To keep us clean and muck us out, and sometimes wipe our bum!

Her Mommy’s name is Donna who goes to all the Shows
Her Dads is Jon who does up cars, so they seldom come to blows.

She lives and plays in Ivybridge, in Devon but down the South
Where the Navy ships all come and go, not too far from Ply-mouth !

Six months ago, some people came and took me to North Devon
Where I can do just what I want – I’ve died and gone to heaven

I now live close to Bideford, so not a million miles
You wouldn’t want to muck me out ‘cause now I do great piles!!!!

I grow much more with every day and my hair is growing course
Victor say’s I am not like a dog - but getting more like a horse.

But I miss the times we used to have when I lived at yours
I think it was much better then, than living with these bores !!

So I say to you, I send my love and from Maureen and my Old Fella
Have a super day, but keep off the booze – Happy Birthday Izabella

Happy Birthday Izabella from Cody - Chris & Maureen

Exmoor - The Gourmet Capital of the World

2010-08-16T19:32:00.012+01:00

We have been out today for a ride on Exmoor - it was a lovely day and the sun was shining, so off we went ...... we ended up at Lanacre Bridge, the idea being, so I could have a swim ....... the picture is off the Internet as the Old Man forgot his camera (bound to be dementia!!)

As you can see, a gorgeous, picture postcard location, lovely - EXCEPT - we couldn't get anywhere near the water for screaming kids floating up and down the river on blow up crocodiles and loads of people from up country ...... some from Birmingham - whining ooooooH Blimey 'aint it luuvley eeer ...... Londoners - Gawd Bless Ya governor - feed the birds twopence a bag .... Glasgow, headbutting everybody and kids from Manchester being pushed through gaps in car windows by their Dads so they could nick the CD players ... there were even a couple of locals from North Devon who were blowing kisses at the sheep saying "your a good looking girl" !!

We had a democratic vote and decided to go for a walk on the moor - I hadn't got out of the car park and I had to, well you know, GO - so, being caring and responsible owners, they picked it up in a Morrison's plastic bag, and to save carrying it, put it behind the car. We went for our walk, and do you remember me telling you how much I like to eat grass and dirt .... Exmoor ... MUCH MUCH better - POO everywhere and despite them telling me it was disgusting, it tasted alright to me !! - When they weren't looking ... in I went ... there was Horse poo, Sheep poo, Rabbit poo, Exmoor Pony poo, Cow poo - What a place.

It was like a veritable smorgasbord for dirt connoisseurs. Well after I couldn't eat anymore, I was dragged back to car and off we went on our way home - we got about a mile up the road and Victor remembered the bag he had put behind the car, so being the responsible owner he is, we went back to pick it up - trouble is, where he had put it behind the car, it was right behind the back wheel and he had reversed over it - Well you can imagine how happy he was trying to pick that lot up - Once he had completed his mission, there was nowhere to put it, no bins or anything, so he had to put it in the boot of the car ..... what with that, and my smelly breath ..... no wonder we did 80 mph all the way home - Take Care - Cody

Done Miles

2010-08-14T19:02:00.020+01:00

I have traveled miles this week!! They have decided to get a motorhome so we can travel around and go places ...... sounds like being a bit of a gypo to me. We went to Exeter, Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Paignton, Bristol etc. etc. 500 odd miles we went with me stuck in the back of that car ..... why they couldn't just leave me at home so I could get my head down on the settee, I just don't know !

One good thing though - We went to see my Mom, me Granny and my Sister at Donna's House - It was really nice to see them all even though Ma gave me a hard time when I had a quick sniff around the back (as you do!!) ........

That is me with me nose in the air -
then my Granny, Mom and my sister Kizzy

We all went down to the local park and caused havoc - It was great to play with Kizzy and we ran and ran like a pair of lunies -- then -- all of a sudden, Kizzy stopped for a sniff ............

What did you stop so quick for - I can't see a thing - it's gone awful dark in here !!!!

Well, after that, we went back to Exeter - YES - the first place we went and they decided to buy one from there - could have saved a fortune on petrol and I would have had to sit in the back listening to them droning on. They have got to pick it up on Wednesday but I am not going .... I'm staying here. I will let you know what happens when Gypsy Rose Lee and Romany Pete get back ........ I expect it will be something like this - Ha! Ha! ......

One last thing - here is a competition for you - Spot The Difference ... It's me on the left and Kizzy on the right (and that's my back leg sticking out before you ask !!

A big thank you to Jonathan Podmore - resident photographer - Christenings, Weddings and Funerals undertaken (proving his batteries 'aint run out!)

My first real show I suppose

2010-08-04T18:07:00.013+01:00

Hi Ya'll

I can do an American accent as well !!

How are you all then, well I hope.

Firstly - one of my relations, Junior who is near enough the same age as me entered only his SECOND show and managed to qualify for Crufts - Well done Junior and Lisa.

Well it's all been happening recently as it is high season for dog shows. We have been practicing for today's big event (well not that big really!) the North Devon Show. It all started about three days ago when they reckoned I stunk - bloody cheek ... I don't smell, it's just the bones I've been chewing. Anyway, Chris was like Billy the Kid and lassoed me while I was minding my own business sniffing those difficult to get at places to see if I really did stink ....... and then got a bucket and sponge - well I thought he was going to wash the car - Wrong - a wet sponge right up where I was sniffing .... a bit of a shock I can tell you. I am not standing for that ....... if fat boy wants to play cowboys, I will be the bucking bronco ...... hold on tight. Well we fought for about half an hour and then Maureen turned up and helped him out - couldn't do it on his own. When they had finished, I had hair like a golliwog and smelt like a poofs handbag.

Next day, we went for a nice walk and then it happened - a LOVELY patch of mud and they hadn't noticed it .... Ha! ..... don't smell like a poof anymore !!!

Maureen brushed me loads and had me standing like a show dog all the time - don't why she bothers as I will do it fine at home but I am just toooooo naughty to do it when we are there.

I asked her if my breath smelt alright just in case the Judge wanted a snog !!

Well I goes to bed as normal and then at just gone half six, they woke me up - what a liberty .... I got bundled in the car and off we go to some god damm wet and windy field with about another 300 dogs. Well, they had a nice surprise for me - I got to meet my Dad, not Fat Boy, but my real doggy Dad .... a fine specimen he is too.

We hung around for ages waiting for the Boxers - I thought it was going to be a "Are you ready to rumble - Prince Naseem Hamed" boxing like on the telly, but no - just some dogs that had faces only thier Mother's could love and wierd tails !!!

Well, you can imagine, I am getting a bit fed up by now so I thought I would have a roll in the wet grass - - and dirt - - and mud and of course, it's pouring of rain - DEFFINATELY don't smell like a poof anymore !!!

We go into the ring and there are only another two dogs in there and one of them was a girl - quite fancied her really, but I was a bit shy to ask out for a date .... They were immaculate with not a hair out of place and me .... I got green feet where I have been digging in the grass. Well, the Judge (she was a bit of alright as well) had a feel and made me run up and down a bit - found some lovley grass to eat on the way and loads of smells - Boxers, boy they whiff .... Anyway - she gave me a second which apparently is really good as the other two were a year old and have been winning everything.

I didn't win, but I was very sporting (get it - sporting, I am a Gun Dog!!) - and I gave the winner a kiss - and then I did it, I plucked up courage and asked her out - AND SHE SAID ............. What are you doing tommorrow night then Cody - so all apprehensive, I said, nothing why? - and she said "Well get a bath you bloody stink" !!!!

Happy Birthday to ME

2010-07-29T09:24:00.016+01:00

Well, it was my Birthday yesterday, I was six months old yesterday, and once again, no cards with dosh in 'em !!!

I did get a present though, a nice big marrow bone to have a good old chomp on all day - I must admit, I did feel a bit sorry for the cow who is now hobbling around with only three legs though !!

We went to ringcraft (I thought I would have a party and messed around all night) and then them two had a Birthday tea on the way home - This next picture is for Chris's good mate Jayson who now lives on the other side of the World in Queensland, Australia. They used to work together on the Ambulances. When they were due a meal break, they quite often went to Silver Bridge House Chinese - so Jay, this one is for you to get you glands going - yes it's a 41A, Fried Rice and a Pancake Roll !!!!

We have been to quite a few nice places including a trip to Braunton where they had a fund raiser for The Dog's Trust. Some dogs are not as lucky as me, and have to live in a prison until somebody gives them a nice home - I have never seen so many dogs !!! - My nose was sore by the time I got home sniffing all those other dog bums !!

We have also been to a few local dog shows but apart from that, been taking life easy. I did do a bit of exercise the other day mind - thought I would do a bit of gardening and dug a hole about a foot deep and as wide right in the middle of the lawn ....... Victor Meldrew was not amused - I think he is learning a new language 'cause I have never heard half the words he was using !!!

As it's my Birthday, that means it is also my Brothers and Sisters and we can now officially enter a proper dog show - Well Kizzy, who lives with Donna, my ex-Mom went to a dog show - a real big one yesterday and guess what, she won a Fourth place ....... Well done Kizzy and Donna of course.

I am in my first big show on Wednesday at the North Devon Show. They've told me if I dont behave, I will be going to The Dog Trust to live ...... so glad we did some fund raising for 'em now!!!

Been all over

2010-07-09T17:17:00.012+01:00

Well my lovelies (you didn't know I could do a Welsh accent did you?) - Hope your all okay. Been a really good week this week as we have been out most days for a nice walk - I'll come back to that later ..... I could not believe it, I GOT A LETTER IN THE POST !!!! - After my blistering success at last weeks Dog Show, I got a card from my ex-Mom Donna -

How nice is that? It was to say well done from all my relations in Ivybridge - Thanks ....... However, after my last posting, I did try to be subtle about putting money in the envelope .... I suppose you just forgot eh? - so to all of you who 'FORGOT' to send me dosh .... this to you ....

No seriously, thanks

We went to a place called Arlington Court which is where the Chichester family came from - The home of Sir Francis who sailed around the World ... CHICHESTER not DRAKE - come on keep up ... anyway, we drove over there and Chris found a lay by by the back gate, we followed the Public Footpath sign, and we got to walk all around the grounds, down by the lake and all through the woods and we didn't have to pay ..... nice one Chris (tight as a ducks backside he is!!) - It was such a nice place, I didn't want to spoil it so I hung on and hung on until I got home - flippin' heck I was busting by the time I got home, I don't like going when I am out - I know why we have to stop by the hedge when Old Fat Boy's been on the Bitter and Maureen is driving him home .......

We have been loads of places this week and had some fun at home as well - Chris went to Bruce's, who's his mate (probably the only one he's got) the other day and Bruce had bought a tent .... well that was it - when Chris got home, he was up in the loft like a ferret up a drainpipe and then appeared with a very fetching turquoise handbag - God that's all we need, him getting in touch with his feminine side - anyway, it turns out it was a tent and old Geronimo proceeds to put the thing up in the back garden - only took him an hour !!! ... Not sure if we might be going away camping or something - I tell you this, I 'aint sleeping in no tent, I'll kip in the back of the car ..... I couldn't stick that with him snoring, grunting and doing botty burps all night - no way Jose !!!!

Show Dog - Well sort of ?

2010-07-04T22:22:00.009+01:00

Well my lovlies ....... for those who were worried about me, I am now fully recovered and it is an understatement to say I am disappointed the that not one of you lot sent me a Get Well Card with a £10 note in it - get yourself a few Bonio's Cody ...... treat yourself to a bit of steak Cody ...... have a crate of Guinness on me ...... nothing - tight sods !!

I am so full of it today, we went to a fun dog show, my first one although because I am only 5 months, I couldn't enter the proper classes but I did go in 3 others - GUESS WHAT - Just call me Mr. Clever Dick - I won a rosette in all 3 !!! - I got a second a third and a sixth place - Oh, and a bag of biscuits for each one ... more than you tight buggers gave me !!

I was going to enter THE ENTRY WHICH CAN MOVE THE BEST - Well I am glad I didn't bother as this woman in the video would have beat me hands down - Just have a look at the elegant and fluent way she glides over the ground - Poetry in motion - Enjoy - Cody

He who laughs last !!

2010-07-01T17:25:00.003+01:00

Well you have heard the expression, He who laughs last, laughs longest? - Well, we were talking to Donna (who bred me) and she told us about her holiday and how she had left Jon in charge of all the animals - obviously, he got all the menus mixed up (a man, can't multi-task, everyone knows that!! he ended up having to wash a brown sludge off the pavement where he managed single handedly to give one of my relations the screaming squits !!! - Well, Chris & Maureen thought that was funny and could imagine him outside somebody's house with a mop and bucket saying "Good Afternoon - Lovely day for it" as he swabbed the deck ...... Well - Last night, Ilfracombe Dog Club had a Dog Show, and they took me over to see if I could behave myself just long enough for the judge to give me the once over - you must be joking ..... just toooo much going on to show some stranger my teeth and to have his cold hand fondling me bits - Now, he did say to Maureen, what a lovely puppy and he has great bones ..... well how the hell did he know that, they are all at home in the back garden !!! - He let slip at the end, he would have awarded a place to one of the dogs but because he didn't have ring presence, he had to give it someone else ... not 100% sure who he was talking about, but I have got a good idea .....

Anyway, back to the story - apart from the dog show, they had a BBQ and Chris ended up cooking the food for everyone. After they had all stuffed their faces with burgers and sausages etc. the kind lady who had put the show on, had prepared deserts and things - I was laid there eating the grass (as usual) when this lady, nice woman, bent over to say - "Ohhhh what a beautiful puppy" and as she bent down to give me a stroke, a great big lump of strawberry and cream flan departed company from her plate and landed RIGHT on the bit of grass I was eating - greedy moo, must have been the biggest lump on the table - Well - talk about my lucky day ....... that disappeared in one second flat, before any of them had chance to stop me ....... In the night, I wished I had stuck to my Arden Grange food as the old guts were rumbling away and then it happened - I don't mess about going on pavements Jon .... I decided to pebbeldash the whole of the kichen ...... what a mess .... It is now 18:00 and I have still got the squits a bit, so Maureen has gone to the vets to get some stuff to calm the old belly a bit ...... I feel fine in myself, but thought I would have a lazy day anyway ..... Take Care - Cody

Swimming

2010-06-22T19:56:00.008+01:00

Well what a day I have had today ........ they told me we were going out in the car and when I got to get in the car, I did the usual and laid on the ground and wouldn't budge - I only do it just to wind 'em up Ha! Ha! .......

We were driving for what seemed ages - I kept telling fat boy who was driving he was going the wrong way, but would he listen - NO. Anyway, after about three quarters of an hour (not exactly sure as I didn't have a watch on!!) he said - Oh! I know where we are and we headed to a place called Exbridge. I got out of the car to stretch the old legs and we went to the river .... well, I have never seen one that close before, so I was pretty nervous about getting in - besides that, the water was bloody freezing !!

Anyway, I ventured in as far as my belly, but that was far enough .... Chris kept saying "get in ya big poof" but didn't see him getting his kit off and getting in.

We had a little walk and then went to the pub for something to eat - well them two had something - what did I get? a big fat nothing - I could have just gone a portion of chips or something ... after Mr & Mrs Porky finished, we waddled back to the river - I kept hearing "I couldn't eat another thing" - lucky then ain't you 'cause I got naff all !!! While they were stuffing their little fat faces, I was plucking up courage to 'go for it' when we got back to the shore and that's what I did - I didn't know it, but I can swim !!!

We had a long walk by the river and then back in the car - It was then it happened !! - I just blinked my eyes for a second in the pub car park and then opened them and we were in Horns Cross - spooky !!

Anyway, my hair got in a right state, so I am off to dry it before it goes all frizzy ....

Not much happening

2010-06-18T07:31:00.011+01:00

Hi

Well it has been a while as nothing much has happened out of the ordinary. I still eat grass, run around the house like something possessed, go to ringcraft on a Wednesday and act like a complete nutter. I am guessing it keeps them on their toes as when I am at home, I do it all great - but get there !!

We have been on some nice walks around Hartland and on the Coastal path which is just up the road, but yesterday was a really important day, Why? because I was let off the lead for the first time - only because nobody was about as when I see someone, I have to go to them, and they have to fuss me - it's the Law.

As you can see, my new teeth are coming through okay, but Jesus - they are a tight fit, they have been so sore.

Chris has finished the decking and I must admit, he has made a good job of it, I thought it would fall down in the first day or so, but I was wrong, it has stayed up for a week now!! - I sit on it surveying my domain, just hope there aren't any splinters, as lets face it, a big splinter up your jacksey would be worse than the old teeth coming through wouldn't it!!

Today, Westcoutry Windows are coming to do some more on the conservatory, I think it is about the fourteenth time someone has been ..... five times to fix a leak in the roof - so today, they are coming to fit a new piece to stop the leak and to put the electrics right. One of the sockets they fitted went bang and fused the house - Westcountry Windows - dont have 'em !!!

Well, I am off now, so take care of yourselves and be good to each other .... just one more picture to show you how handsome I am getting ..... this is my right side which is my best - I am sure you will see what I mean my lovey darlings - although I really must get my eyebrows plucked !!!!

Taking of drugs

2010-06-05T09:43:00.004+01:00

Hi Kiddies

Well, last time I was talking about me turning to drugs .... well they come in lots of types, but two of the types are - UPPERS and DOWNERS ...... now I thought as a special treat, I would do an educational video to show you the difference between them .... so people .... please watch, learn and be educated !!!!

I have turned to drugs

2010-06-01T18:27:00.006+01:00

I have turned to drugs - No I am not smoking Wackey Backey, although living with Chris is enough to turn you to it !! - I have got a small spot come up on the old neck - It's about the size of your finger nail and they took me to see the vet about it ....... he cut the hair off and then stuck sellotape on it and ripped it off quick - It was like I was having my legs waxed!! He came back after he'd looked at the sellotape under the microscope with a verdict, apparently, I have got bacteria, so, I am now on anti-biotics for a week .... Chris said if it gets any bigger, me head will probably drop off - Lets hope he doesn't get one on his backside then .... mind you, being such a dwarf, his is so close to the ground, I dont expect he would even notice if it dropped off - He is so close to the ground, he would make a good burglar because he would rub his footprints out with his jacksey !!!

I have had a really traumatic day going there today, and when Maureen took me for a walk to Peppercombe, I thought enough is enough and went on strike .... I laid myself down and wouldn't budge ........ I just wanted to be at home because I am just toooooo ill to be messing around, I need to recoup my strenght by doing what I do best - NO not being a pain in the butt, SLEEPING .....

Day in Day out

2010-05-25T22:25:00.013+01:00

The Cody here - been a while eh?

I have kind of settled in living here in Horns Cross and I think I am really going to enjoy my life here ......

I have sort of got into a bit of a routine lately as we get up and have breakfast, and then I go back to sleep again for a couple of hours .... they wake me up to have dinner and then we go out for a walk ....... I come in and have a kip and then wake up - act like something possessed running round the garden or if that isn't available, the house, I run like a nutter knocking everything out the way and then catch 50 winks, have me supper and go to bed ...... a busy day I am sure you will agree. I recon the best part of the day is when we go out for a walk and yesterday, was great.

We went to somewhere called Brownsham by Harltand and had a right good time in the woods which was just full of Bluebells. Must admit, they looked tastier than turf but didn't try 'em. It was lovely in there and I got to have a real run ...

WHOOPS - was that noise me or was it a woodpecker or something !!!!

We then went to some tea rooms and I had a right old romp with a whippet ... nearly had fat boy off his chair !!! - Today, we took Chris's Ma & Pa to the park for a stroll, we had a drink in the cafe in the park and the nice Froggy bloke (from France!!) who owns it bought me out a bowl of water - I thought it was very decent of the old chap ..... That was about it really apart from I was having one of my treats on the kitchen floor and them two were trying to get anti-flea stuff on my back ... Chris got more of it on him than me - should stop him scratching anyway .... it is a bit embarresing when we are out and he is at it all the time !!!!!

To be or not to be - that is the question (to be a show dog that is!)

2010-05-15T20:19:00.010+01:00

Well Dudes ...... I was going to write loads about me, me , me - BUT - I have just got an email from my mate Louie ........ I am supposed to be the Show Dog and have won a bit fat naff all (I haven't entered any though as I am too young!!) .... so I think this entry should be dedicated to my mate Louie - The rosette winner - Well done mate

This is his email:-

Hey Cody, check out my rosette! I came third in my class in the dog show, I only entered for fun and I got lots of praise and treats for being good. My big bro came first in the veteran class, Respect Man! Hope to see you tomorrow, Louie

What is Bideford famous for?

2010-05-13T07:40:00.010+01:00

As you know, I live near Bideford now, so a bit of a competition for you today ...

Q: What is BIDEFORD famous for?

Is it the 13th century Long Bridge, which has 24 arches all of different sizes said to have been paid for by local merchants and depending on how much they paid, how big an arch they got. The first bridge being built is 1286. - NO!

Is it that Charles Kingsley, North Devon home to the author Charles Kingsley, and is where he based his novel Westward Ho! - NO, wrong again!

Is it that the author Henry Williamson wrote Tarka the Otter based around the area - NO!

Is it that in the 16th century, Bideford was Britain's 3rd largest port and that it is rumoured Sir Walter Raleigh landed his first shipment of tobacco here - NOPE!

Is it - The Bideford witch trial in 1682 involved three women,Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, accused of witchcraft and resulted in the last ever hangings for witchcraft in England - NO! NO! NO!

COME ON YOU LOT - Your not exactly Brains of Britain are you - OF COURSE - IT IS HOCKINGS ICE CREAM - Hockings, is probably the best ice cream in the World.

Well until yesterday, I didn't actually know that!! ...... We went for a walk in the park and Chris (who used to really get on my wick) but is now my Bestest mate in the whole World because he bought me a Hockings Ice Cream ...... I didn't have a '99' because as you know kids, chocolate is poisonous to us dogs! - I think it was the best thing I have ever tasted - I finished mine in flash, and then tried to bum a bit of Maureen's, but she was having none of it and I couldn't have a lick of Chris's because he was was holding the lead and taking my picture, so he had to go without - ah well Chris, better luck next time ....

In the evening, I went to Ringcraft and was a complete pest. Those two got stressed out - I only wanted to play and bite all the other show dogs tails, play and stuff like that - It was a match, so quite a few serious faces - ah well - tough - I had fun ...... probably a bit hyperactive - too many 'E' numbers in the Hockings maybe !!!!

All I want for Chrismass is my two fronth teethhh

2010-05-09T19:39:00.010+01:00

Well, I can hardly believe it - for the past 3 months, I have been growing teeth to bite Chris all the time, and today, the front two fell out !!!!! Oh well, I guess I will grow bigger and better ones so I can bite him even harder !! - Mind you, I have got to go easy on the poor old bugger - He has been putting up the decking. as they have nearly finished all the building stuff. Because I was being such a little toad, I had to go in .... anyway, he picked me up to put me in the conservatory as there aren't any steps, and put his back out big time .... he has been in agony so I have gone easy on him and been nice to him for the past couple of days.

I was going to finish it off for him but he will do it - When he can move again !!

Also, today was my obedience training day and we went to Alwington Hall for my lesson - quite why they call it obedience training, I have no idea - I don't want to be obedient, I just want to play with Louis, well, and everyone else. Chris thought I might behave better if they used another type of tit bits instead of the sausages, as I am sick to death of them - He was out in the kitchen making a huge burger to cut up and use, move over Jamie Oliver !!!

Mind you, it is lovely and I follow him everywhere when he's got some in his pocket - well except at Alwinton Hall anyway !!!!

I've been in the Nick

2010-05-04T22:07:00.007+01:00

Well - Why have I not been writing lately? - I have been in jail - yes behind bars!!

I must admit, I have been a bit of a handful lately, although I look like butter would not melt in my mouth, I have been showing them who's boss - like I was out in the garden, minding my own business eating lumps of foam the builders had left, digging holes in the grass, showing just how determined I was at digging up the flower bed and Maureen & Chris could nothing about it because every time they came within striking distance, I ran around and around the table so they couldn't get anywhere near ....... when I was ready and not before, I let them take me inside. I had heard a van come and the door bell ring and what is in the kitchen - A JAIL !!!

I am just waiting for my cell to have Sky TV fitted and a snooker table like all the other prisoners get. When your 'inside', doing your 'Bird' - if your an hardened crim like me, your only supposed to get Bread and Water ..... I didn't even get the Bread!!

I cant believe it - have I mugged some old lady, have I robbed a bank, have I fouled the pavement without getting one of them two to clean it up - NO none of them - just help cleaning up the garden. Anyway, I howled for a little bit, and they gave in. I got early parole for resonably good behaviour, so I was let out after my sentence of about a minute and a half. Having said that, it is quite comfy and I am getting to like it and now go in on my own.

I thought I had better behave a bit better, so let them fuss me without biting and all that ..... In the end, I knew they'd give in and when I took my lead to 'em, we went for a walk down the coastal path - we only have to walk down the road, past the Coach & Horses Pub here in Horns Cross, and we are there. Maureen says Chris has got Alcoholic Constipation ....... He can't pass a pub !!!!!

Ringcraft

2010-04-30T07:42:00.004+01:00

Well we went to my ringcraft class and Chris came as well, but even though Maureen had said how well I had done last week, I thought I would muck about a bit this week, just to keep 'em on their toes. I have learnt to stand still but the problem I have got, is running up and down to show how I move. I am supposed to move with grace, elegance and lots of drive from my back legs ....... that is much easier said than done when there are so many other dogs to sniff and you have got feet as big as this ..... its like trying to run with size 12 feet and a pair of diving boots on !!! - Everyone we meet says "He's got great big feet, he's going to be a big boy" - How personel can you get - It's not my feet a BIG - it's the rest of me that's small at the minute !! I will put a video on if you want to see it ............

You've got to have a bath !!!!

2010-04-27T19:17:00.004+01:00

Hello my lovelies - How are you all then? Well "The Cody" has not been up to too much for a few days apart from the usual stuff, eat, sleep, gets lots of fuss and do my clicker training, which is okay - I really enjoy it ..... the oldies took me down to the park today and took the clicker ..... WRONG ...... even though I do it great at home, when I got there, just too much going on for me to take any notice of "Chris the Click" - You have got to give him credit where credit is due ... he did his best, bless him ...... BUT .... I think I got the upper hand, I only listened to him when it was convenient - to me !!!

I was out in the garden for the afternoon, I had a blast, but did manage to get myself in a bit of a mess rolling in the mud - When it was time to go in doors, they mentioned I was going to have a bath because I was in a state, and tomorrow, I am going to Ringcraft again - They picked me up and carried me up in the air, it is called upstairs, I didn't even know it existed as I 'aint allowed up there. I got stuck in the bath and came out smelling like a puff's handbag but it was great - I'll put a video on for you which Chris took. He probably only did to show off the gold taps - Somebody like The Queen and Phil the Greek must have lived here before we did !!!

Enjoy Cody

Busy Busy

2010-04-23T08:00:00.008+01:00

Well another busy day today one way or another - We went into Bideford town for the first time for me to meet some different people .... they were really nice and and did the usual and made a fuss and stroked me .... we also had to go the the Local Tax Office - not for me, because I haven't got a National Insurance Number - and NO - I am not an illegal immigrant either !! - It was Chris who had to go. He went on and on moaning about the system and what kind of plonkers have they got working there, how they must all be foreign and cant read his notes ... nice one Victor .... he has been paid the same for the past 7 years and then got a letter to say they had changed his tax code and had to pay more tax ... instead of £16 per month on his pension, it had gone up to £130 .... sounds like they might be incompetent numpties - what ever they are??

We had a walk down the main street and went to the pet shop to try and buy some bad tasting stuff to put on the thing behind me. It follows me everywhere - It is just so annoying that I have to keep chasing it - They keep saying "STOP CHASING YOUR TAIL". I will have to stop because it might become a bad habit and apparently, I could even disappear up my own backside. They never got any stuff and are convinced they can stop me doing it by telling me NO all the time. We went back to the car - It's not too bad in there now - I didn't like it at first, but it's better now .... except when they have the radio on, and Chris Evans is on - can't stand him, he is far to enthusiastic for his own good that early in the morning.

When we got home, Chris got on putting up some railings between our house and next door - apparently, we getting a toad ..... because that is what they are for - to keep the little toad in the garden ........ He was at it all afternoon while Maureen planted some spuds and watered the garden ... it's much better now as the turf tastes much nicer when it's wet, and of course, much more comfortable to roll in.

In the evening, I was really tired after all that and so was 'the old man' we watched a bit of telly and me and my Dad had a kip on the settee ....... I go on about him, but he's not such a bad old stick really .....

Every Picture tells a story

2010-04-22T07:18:00.010+01:00

Well fans - I think I need to be like the Government and to do what they are always doing - a Health Campaign .... Remember yesterday, I was talking about Marretta who trained me using Morrison's Burgers ....... Well .....

First picture - a good, well balanced, nutritional dried food with all necessary vitamins and minerals with no added colourants or ‘E’ numbers to maintain and healthy and active lifestyle with the exact dietary needs for a growing puppy .....

MORRISSON'S BURGERS !!!

Don't do it kids - eat healthily !!!

PLEASE NOTE, THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT ADVOCATE THAT DOGS SHOULD BE FED ON MC DONALDS, KFC, MORRISON'S BURGERS OR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN PROPER NUTRITIONAL DOG FOOD OR AS RECOMMENDED BY A PROFESSIOANL TRAINER - NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PAGE.... PLEASE READ THE COMMENT BELOW FROM MARRETTA

Also, have a look at her website :- http://www.devon-dogs.co.uk/

The Clicker Lady is called Marretta ....

2010-04-20T18:20:00.008+01:00

Well, it happened today - I have been trained and am now completely obedient, and do EXACTLY what I am told - well for Marretta anyway .... the other two can go and jump, 'cause I just 'aint doing it for them - No Way Jose !!

Marretta arrived at the house with a bag which was stuffed full of meat - meat, that is what dogs are supposed to eat, not those bowls of dried food they keep giving me. It was a great day and I think I did okay because everytime she told me to do something, if I did it, she clicked and I got a lump of Morrisons burger - result - of course I did as I was told !! This training lark is pretty good I can tell you ... Marretta showed me how to get on the mat, stay when the door was opened, sit, stand, lay down - all that sort of stuff and I did it all (well most of it anyway)

We then went outside in the garden and she put a harness thing on and a lead - fair old size that was mind - you could have used it to lead an horse ... I had to walk to heel, come when I was called and all that - I really enjoyed it and did alright I think .... anyway, Marretta went home and of course, Chris & Maureen had a go .... click all you like, like I said, No Way Jose !! - I had done all the listening I was going to, so I thought it would be a lot more fun ripping up the turf old Victor had put down .... I tried to eat the lumps but just too full of burgers - I have really gone off dirt and leaves .... Mc Donald's here we come, better still, get the old man to buy me a Family size bargin bucket at KFC - promise I'll spit the bones out !

Louis - if your reading this mate - look out, she is coming to you're house tomorrow ..... I expect I'll see you Sunday ...... and hey - keep your head out your water bowl .....

Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside

2010-04-19T21:04:00.013+01:00

Hi All - How you doing then? - We are all okay and had quite an exciting day really. To start with, practice at being a show dog, then there were quite a few phone calls being made about getting me trained ... what a flamin' cheek ... "Lady Click" is coming tomorrow at 2 o'clock so cant wait - not !! - Then, the phone has just gone again - woke me up it did - and they are taking me to Ringcraft ....... Ringcraft what the Hells that then????

We got in the car and went to Westward Ho! - The village name comes from the title of Charles Kingsley's novel Westward Ho! (1855). The exclamation mark is therefore an intentional part of the village's name. It is the only such place name in the British Isles, although Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec, shares the distinction of having an exclamation mark in its name........ RINGCRAFT joining the Open University would be more appropriate don't you think?

What a place - miles and miles of nothing ..... just sand - tastes rubbish and not a leaf in sight to eat .....

You 'aint gonna believe this, but there is just sooooo much water - never seen anything like it ....... much more than the sink them two kept dumping me in .... I didn't go too much on it really until Chris (old Victor Meldrew) paddled out with me and it was alright really .... Maureen took a picture of him in there with me .... check out the bald spot ...... he thinks he's got a good head of hair - Victor's a slap head - Ha! Ha!

I will put a couple of pictures next - before and after the beach!!

We then went up to Chris's Ma & Pa's house for a sniff around and to see if she had cleaned behind her ears properly - much better I am glad to report ....

Right not much else to report but I have got to show you this - talk about laugh, I got an email from Louis's Mom, and apparently, after we had run riot in the garden the other day, digging and eating old Victor's plum tree, he was so knackered, he fell asleep in his water bowl .... Louis your a star ....

This is MY blog and you dont do it !!

2010-04-18T07:49:00.015+01:00

This is my Blog and you don't write it. Do that again and I am just in the right position to show you who's the Boss - Go on Fat Boy, make my day !!!

Hi all, Cody is back and recovered after my first couple of days out for a walk. As you know, we went to the park and on the Quay and I must admit, I was tired out (but still didn't give Fat Boy the right to do the blog) ...... On Friday, we went over the road to where we live on something called the Coastal Path, although we didn't go too far I had a great time, but when we got to the place where we were turning round to come home, I went on strike - laid down and wouldn't move !!

When we got home, I had a bit of trouble with one of my feet - I think I stood on a stinging nettle and because the old pads and not as hard as the should be, my foot itched like mad ....

I have got a quiz for you ............ Is this a normal dog with a really big ball - or a normal ball with a really small dog !!

Anyway - what was I talking about? - Oh yes, going for walks ..... we didn't go out yesterday as Chris was digging a Veggie Plot to grow some veg in - looks more like a grave at the end of the garden to be honest ..... I did my best to help, kept tryin to eat the dirt, but old misery guts kept pushing me away and moaning. - not like him moan about anything - Maureen even calls him Victor Meldrew !! - Later in the day, I realised why we didn't go out as Louis came round for an hours wrestling ...... what a blast - we beat the hell out of each other -- dug holes in the garden -- chewed the branches of Victor's plum tree - "I don't believe it" he kept saying ....... It was good fun. After Louis went home, it was time for work and Maureen had me training to be a show dog, standing properly and all that .... I dont get it - All I do is stand still for a bit, and them two go mad, tell me I am such a good boy and give me a biscuit - right pair of weirdoes!!

We watched the telly - I am quite into that doing that - we put on Britain's Got Talent ...... What a bunch them lot are - talent - your joking .... I may well put my name done for next year - Cody, the amazing leaf eating dog ..... I got fed up with all that was and give myself a good old wash, cleaning all those places it is difficult to get at, and that only cats and dogs can do - I then got to sit on Mom's lap and watch the Telly for a bit but after what I had been doing, she wasn't too impressed when I wanted a snog

Come on Darlin' - Give us a Kiss

We went to bed and this morning - Chris (Victor) was dead chuffed as I went ALL night without going to the loo on the kitchen floor .... we was so chuffed ... Victor with a smile on his face, that's a first !!!

One last thing - Donna dropped us an email and a video clip of my Grandad at Crufts - Good eh?

See Ya - Cody

1st Day Out

2010-04-15T19:27:00.012+01:00

Well what a big day - I am Chris and I am having to write this for Cody as he is absolutely knackered and won't be awake to do this for himself. I have had a read through this blog and can't believe some of the things he has been saying like taking the mickey out of my fence and that I am always drunk on a Saturday !!

Cody is 11 weeks old today and of course, because he has had all his injections he can now go out for a walk, meet other dogs and go to training classes. We were a bit disappointed yesterday because the lady who was going to come to see about training telephoned and said she could not come as her dog is very ill, and she had to be at the Vets to discuss it with him at 15:00. We have not heard anything today so after speaking to her, I should think she may well have had some really sad news about her 8 year old German Shepherd - We hope not - She will ring when she can. We feel very sad for her as to have one of your best friends ill is a terrible thing.

Maureen and I wondered where the best place to take Cody out for his first walk so that he could meet people, other dogs and to get him used to noises and things. We decided to go to Bideford Park and on the Quay. It was absolutely packed down there as the kids are all on school holidays.

Just got out of the car

We walked right around the park and Cody was completely relaxed and unphased about all the goings on with all the kids on bikes, people playing football, pushchairs etc. He was really good. We took him along the Quay a little way and sit on one of the benches and watched the world go by for 20 minutes and he behaved like a dream.

We went into the Cafe which is actually in the park and had a drink and he made friends so easily with a Labrador called Smudge and just wanted to play but obviously, we couldn't let him off the lead. The little girl with the family took a shine to Cody and really wanted to take him home, but we wouldn't do that as we love having him with us so much. We were out for a couple of hours all together and when we got home, Cody didn't even make it to the kitchen and his bed, he walked in the door and collapsed in the hall - I lifted him up, put him on his bed and that is where he's stayed !!

Louis and Me

2010-04-13T19:40:00.012+01:00

Guess who called today? - Louis, my mate from the puppy party - he came round the house for another good old play ...... he bought his Mom and Dad - Sue and Steve with him - guess he would have to really, he's too young to drive and his feet won't reach the peddles ... so, while they sat in the garden, we had a great old time ..... check out the video ....

I am absolutely knackered, even too tired to eat my tea - We have just had an email from Louis and apparently, he was just the same - he only got as far as the kitchen before he crashed out on the floor and didn't make it to his bed ........ bit like Chris on a Saturday night !!

I did watch the TV a bit tonight though - they had Ashes to Ashes on and I like that especially the dark haired bird .....

It is going to be a busy week this week one way or another because tomorrow, the clicking woman is coming and then Thursday, I can go outside at last as it is my Birthday - on Thursday, I will be 11 weeks so Bideford you have been warned ....

Today - Another video clip

2010-04-11T10:20:00.003+01:00

2nd Jab Today

2010-04-08T19:07:00.009+01:00

De Ja Vue ........ We were only at the vets last night and then this morning - bunged in the back of the car again, and then back to the Vets - should have put up Bed and Breakfast - It would have been a lot easier.

I had to get my second jab, so in just seven days time, I can get out into the big wide world ... Bideford had better watch out. The Vet was really nice and I had the old tacle test again and YES I have got two test tacles so thats a relief! She gave me the once over and all is well and I am 100% fit - well fit to drop after last night giving it large with my mate Louis.

Maureen rang up and talked to a woman about training me properly and she is coming round the house to meet me next Wednesday - going to use a clicker or something apparently - clicker - if she thinks that's going to work, she had better think again ...... it's just toooo much fun being a pain in the butt. Some good news though, my mate Louis might be doing it as well ...

Cody, flippin' heck, somebodies knicked yer head!!!

Granny & Grandad's then I am off to a party

2010-04-07T21:14:00.018+01:00

I didn't think today was going to be much cop really, I thought Chris was just going to carry on building The Great Wall of China .... He did okay really as he took me out into the front garden to watch a craftsman at work - NOT .... bet it blows down with the first stiff breeze we have. It was a bit quieter, with not so much swearing, until he ran out of wood with only another three boards to put up and now he's got to buy another pack of ten!

I got chucked in the car even though I was quite happy to have a kip in the kitchen - but no, I've got to go as well - what ever happened to democracy - "Cody come on we are going to B&Q" .... on the way back from there, we went a different way, we went on a road I have never seen before - we are going to Granny & Grandad's house - whoever or whatever they are ....

Turns out, they are alright, they made a real fuss of me and I had a really good snoop around the house .........

I sat on their laps and noticed Gran had missed a bit when she washed behind her ears ... fear not, Cody will get it ....

We went home and I thought it was time to get my head down for a while ... I had just dozed off when they threw me in the car again and they told me I am off to a Party - a Puppy Party .... paper hats, jelly ice cream the lot - WRONG - we pulled up outside the Vets - Not my idea of a party!!

Anyway, there was only two other people there and another dog called Louis - I thought this 'aint going to be much fun as he looks half asleep - must admit though he is a handsome little chap .... after a while, they put us both on the floor - WOW did Louis come alive ....... we had a brilliant time beating each other up and running riot ... great fun, me and Louis got on so well together

We went at it hard for nearly an hour - we got on so well together, I hope I meet Louis again ...... I think I will, as they said something about Dog Training in the future and I think we are both going to go.

Chris took loads of pictures but because we were flying around like a pair of lunatics, most of them were blurred - he is about as good at taking pictures as he is building fences!

Thanks Louis, It was a blast - good one mate ...

It's Sunday and it's Easter Day

2010-04-04T18:24:00.015+01:00

Another busy day today .... Easter Sunday - what a flop that was as far as getting any Easter Eggs ... they told me that chocolate is poisonous to dogs so they didn't have to buy me one - talk about tight - the nearest I got was a boiled one - IS THAT THE SAME - NO IT 'AIN'T!!

The day started off by reading my fan mail from Izabella and Donna and obviously, I am destined to be making it big in the world of writing ... Ringo Starr, you might as well park Thomas The Tank engine in the station, the Cody Express is coming through ... Gald you like my stories Izabella but dont stay up too late and make sure you get lots of sleep like me - you dont have to lay on the kitchen floor though!!

We went out in the back garden for a lot of the afternoon - we couldn't go this morning because Chris was just tooooo busy to take me out there, WHY? because he was spending so much time talking to himself and swearing at the fence ... talk about useless, mind you, I have just left him to it as he reconed he knew what he was doing - When the builders were here last week, I did give the boys a few pointers so they got it right ....

Anyway, back to the garden - what an afternoon, do you remember yesterday I thought I was a Golden Retriever but today I am not so sure - I was eating leaves and minding my own business when plonker, you guessed it, Chris, fired up his petrol strimmer .... I took off up the garden like a GREYHOUND ....... Talk about laugh ...... Maureen gave Chris such a hard time - he was swearing yet again but under his breath in case she heard him!!

They said I flew up the garden so that gave me an idea - lets have a bash at that then - flying it is ........ harder than it looks though, the crows make it look easy. They tied some string on me (they were trying to get me to come when I was called but I am off flying if I can)

I tired different methods like verticle take off

That was usless, so tried going down the runway at full throttle ..... and weeehaaay up we go - not for long though so might need a little bit more work !!

See you later - Cody

Gardening

2010-04-02T22:09:00.015+01:00

Well today then - Mum says I am lovely - when I am asleep - - can't understand that! mind you, she is a bit of a soft touch, I played up and went on hunger strike ..... GOOD MOVE and a good result, got a bit of cheese grated up on my dinner. Think I have sussed it ....... If I ask to go out for a pee or come back when I am called ...... I get nice tit bits as well.

The old man is exhausted after barricading half the garden with a huge fence to stop me escaping when I am older - it's like a cross between Colditz and The Great Wall of China .......

I was trying to help out with the gardening ....... I was doing a bit of potting up and I had a quick look in there to make sure everything was Tickety Boo ....... when I got my head stuck in the flippin' thing ....... no need to ring 999 and get the Fire Brigade out 'cause I managed to get it off the old head myself.

Anyway, back to the gardening, while I was having a go at digging the plants and the old veggie plot .... something happened - the penny dropped and I realised something, I am a Golden Retriever and did my very best to get as dirty as I could because that's The Law although the picture doen't do me justice - I ended up as dirty as Alan Titchmarsh's Wellies - Great fun but guess what happened then? - Back in the flamin' sink because I ended up so filthy - I can assure you, Luxury Health Spa it 'aint!!

Had the wind today

2010-03-30T21:08:00.005+01:00

Had the wind today – well, that’s got you thinking I bet?

We know each other pretty well by now, so I suppose we can speak about things that only really good friends talk about …. toilet talk !! ……. I was out in the garden doing what I normally do … eating leaves etc. etc. and then I got ‘the urge’ ... so I was doing what dogs do really well, and while I was there doing a poo – the biggest, most massive gust of wind you’ve ever seen came across the garden - - - - and blew me over – straight off my feet – I wondered where the hell I was going - I didn’t think it was very funny at all but Chris was in fits – - PLONKER .... Got my own back on him though, later on, did one in the living room, and then had a right laugh at him cleaning it up – He who laughs last, last longest eh?

Not much else to report really but thought I would put a picture on the Blog to show you what a hard day I have had – now control yourselves girls .. see ya ... Cody.

Late night last night.

2010-03-29T20:59:00.008+01:00

Well after I wrote my bit last night, I thought to myself, well if Ma & Pa can have a good time and a late night, so can I …. so ….. I ran around like a thing possessed and managed to keep it up until about 01:00 in the morning – just didn’t feel tired and if I was up, so should everybody - Ha! Ha!

Thought I’d have a lay in this morning though, heavy night last night. Did it so I could be full of it all day and get into everything I can …….. I can’t believe them two – honest, they really do take the biscuit … I am doing my hardest to try and save ‘em a bit of money so instead of dog food, I have been eating all the leaves, well, everything around the garden really, just trying to save a bit– next thing you know, two fingers rammed down your throat and they are trying to pull my tonsils out - how ungrateful is that? - They have told me this thing they are building isn’t really a conservatory, it is going to be a prison, and if I don’t behave, I can have the choice of either of the cells!

It has rained like mad again today so plenty of mud to paddle in. They have got a new routine now …. they have got a sink in the garage, so when I go out, which must be about 10 or 12 times a day, I am having a good old sniff around and eating leaves, they whip me off my feet and in the sink to have ‘the old plates of meat’ washed – the times I have been in there today, I think I’m getting trench foot!!!

This is what I think of them .........

This weekend ........

2010-03-28T18:35:00.009+01:00

Well, not too much happened this weekend really - On Friday, the builders came again and did some digging for the conservatory. You wanna see the garden, mud everywhere and I have to go out and do plenty of sniffing and rolling in it, and of course, go to the loo ...... when I come back in the house, I am about two inches taller with all the mud on my feet - so, them two have took to putting water in the sink and washing my feet everytime!!! - I will put a picture of the mess in the garden I get to play in!

Saturday, we went to Asda becuse Chris & Maureen's neighbours came around in the evening for a drink and to see me. Chris carried me and by the time we did a tour of the car park so could get used to the noise of the trolly, cars starting up and things - he was bright red in the face - not too sure what a great fat lump is, but I am one apparently!! ..... One thing I didn't like was some kid screaming at the top of her voice - boy she had a good pair of lungs on her - Chris said she needed a good kick in the butt, at least she would have had something to yell about.
The neighbours came around and by the time they went home, I thought my ears were going to drop off and they stroked them so much, also, Bob and Chris were talking funny and all sort of slurred - Sunday morning 'the old man' doesn't look too good and kept asking for paracetamol - Mom said "serves yourslef right - got no sympathy" ........

Anyway, I thought I would cheer him and had a good idea .... when I wanted to go to the loo, I stood at the back door and whined - when I went out, I did a poo and the fuss they kicked up, you would have thought Michael Jackson had been resurrected!! - I did that THREE times today and they were sooooo soooo chuffed .... so, the last time, I came back in a peed in the hall .... talk about laugh, that showed em!

Practicing to be a Show Dog

2010-03-26T09:19:00.007Z

This morning, we have been practicing to be a show dog - alright I know - not perfect, but not tooooo bad for a beginner. I have still got lots to learn but I think I will soon get the hang of it - anyway, can't be bad because I got lots of cuddles for being so good.

You got to admit, I look pretty handsome for someone who is only 8 weeks old eh?

It's my first trip to the vets today

2010-03-25T17:14:00.008Z

Well, I have had another busy day today. I got up about 7 o'clock and watched Chris clean up all my poo in the kitchen and mop the floors and make Maureen a cuppa - I will have to try this tea stuff when I am a bit bigger. About half eight the door bell rang and there were four blokes there .... they are here to start the work on the new conservatory, they are going to dig big holes in the garden so I can get even dirtier when I go out there - mind they gave me lots of fuss. While they were all looking at the house, I went up the garden and tried breaking through the fence by head-butting it ..... didn't work, couldn't get through, but Chris had to get over the fence to make sure there was nowhere I could get through and do a runner. I did the usual, played, slept, played, slept and then at 3 o'clock, they put me in that car again and took me to the vets ... not looking forward to this I can tell you. The vet was a young lady and really nice and she gave me lots of fuss as well. She weighed me and gave me the once over and wanted to do some test, a tackle test, said she was looking for a test tackles and kept fumbeling around the old back end!!!

She put some biscuits on the table and while I was scoffing them down, she stuck me with the needle and to be honest, I didn't even feel it - too busy eating. Anyway she said I have got to go back in two weeks and then after another week, I can go out in the street and on the beach - anywhere I want. Before that, I have been invited to a party, a puppy party at the vets so I can meet all the other puppies and cause havoc, go to wait a couple of weeks for that though ....

Oh No!!!

2010-03-24T11:39:00.005Z

I have just heard my Mom and Dad talking ...... they said that when you are a puppy, before you can go out and play with other dogs or go for a proper walk, you have got to have some injections ... and I have got to go tomorrow afternoon!!

I will let you know how I get on tomorrow ...

My new Garden

2010-03-24T09:17:00.009Z

Here is a video of me in my new garden - I love it and want to get out there even though it is pouring with rain most of the time - out I go - come in and get dried - out I go - come in a get dried ....... Told you I would keep them on their toes !!

Told you I would show em!

2010-03-24T08:54:00.003Z

Told you I would show em! - For sure, I am "the main man"

And then the next minute, I am the cutest little thing on the plant ..... I think for sure, my new Mom and Dad think I am very special and they love me very much.

I'm not tiered even if you are!

2010-03-24T08:41:00.001Z

It is my first night in my new home and everything is so strange - all the different noises, smells and all the new things around. I really miss my Brothers and Sisters and have nobody to snuggle up to in the night. I decided to make lots of noise to see if I could get somebody to keep me company ...... I did it most of the night and Chris & Maureen kept coming down to keep me company. My new Mom and Dad said they are amazed how I can Howl, Cry and Bark all at the same - just a talent I was born with I guess. You can see that Chris doesn't like it much at 3am but he didn't mind becaiuse he knew I was frightened by everything ..... the next night, I was much better and only had them up three times, twice the next and now after being here for only four nights, I slept right through until 07:00 this morning

Blimey - Another Mom !!

2010-03-24T08:39:00.003Z

Someone else has turned up at the house and she said she is now my Mom - that is three I have had now and I am only seven and a half weeks old!!! She is called Maureen and there is some bloke with her - apparently, his name is Chris - he looks a soft touch ..... they think I look like butter wouldn't melt in my mouth - I'll show em when I get to my new house which is somewhere called Horns Cross which is near Bideford in North Devon - where ever that is!! We went in a car which was okay but I really didn't like the windscreen wipers, can't see the point of them really ... We stopped at Sourton on the way home - so I thought now is my chance ... and I threw up all over my new Mom - Ha! Ha!
The journey was not too bad but I was glad to get to Horns Cross and into my new home .... I think I am going ot like it here because they have got a nice garden for me to run in - around and around and around and around and around - right, time for a kip!!!

We grew up pretty quickly

2010-03-24T08:10:00.013Z

We all grew up pretty quickly and Donna was on the go all the time looking after us and our real Mom of course ........

What a great time, playing, eating, beating each other up, ripping up all this paper and then - have yet another kip.

Brother & Sisters

2010-03-24T08:06:00.002Z

My Brother & Sisters

Well here go then - My first post !

2010-03-23T10:38:00.027Z

Hi everyone - My name is Cody and this is the first post on my new Blog! Well, here we go, where do I start? - I suppose it ought ot be at the begining, so, I was born on 28th January 2010 in Ivybridge near Plymouth, Devon. My Dad is called Cully and my Mom's name is Ellie and she lives with a lady called Donna and her husband Jonathan. As you can see from the pictures, my Ma & Pa are both very good looking, and Donna and Jonathan were very proud of me and all my Brothers and Sisters.