The Seventeenth Blog of Augustus Lazarus Cooke (Gus)
Hello everyone!
I know it’s only been a little while since I last blogged but I
wanted to tell you how life has changed.
Do you remember me telling you that Mr H kept saying, ‘You don’t
know what’s coming your way,’ and how Mrs H laughed and said, ‘They’ll be all
right,’ and I thought it wouldn’t be anything nasty? Well, it isn’t anything
nasty as far as us dogs can see but we’re not allowed to get close enough to
really find out.
Just after the Boss’s birthday he and Mrs H rearranged the
furniture in the sitting room and got the big puppy pen out of the garage and
put it next to the patio doors. All us dogs thought there must be a puppy
coming and we were thrilled. After that Mr and Mrs H took us for a walk and
then they went out again on their own
but this time they took Winston’s basket with them. Bertie got really excited
and sniffed it all over and we all thought it was a big mistake about Winston
dying and maybe he was coming home after all. It wasn’t and he didn’t but what they
did bring home were three tiny cats – kittens they’re called - and they’re
distant relations of Winston and Monty.
We wanted to make them welcome and play with them but we weren’t
allowed and anyway they weren’t very friendly. They hissed at us and growled
and we backed off. I think they were afraid, actually – we must look ever so
big to them.
Mrs H took them into the conservatory and they rushed off and
hid under the bureau and the low coffee table. They didn’t want to be stroked
and they didn’t eat anything. Naturally, we were curious so we stood in the
kitchen looking through the glass door and they ran as far away as they could.
Then Bethan and Robert came. Robert loves cats though they make
him breathless and Mrs H calls him the Cat Whisperer ‘cos he picked them up and
they didn’t struggle.
This weekend everyone else came so the kittens were played with
all day and they were really tired. They’re not scared any more but we’re still
not allowed to meet them nose to nose apart from when they’re in the puppy pen
at night. I’m looking forward to the day we can all be together ‘cos I liked
Monty and Winston and I miss them curling up with me.
I expect they’ll tell you about themselves but here are some
photos of their first day with us. I don’t think their eyes could be any
bigger!
Herschel
Isambard
Jellicoe
Got to go – supper time. There’ll be more room in the kitchen
now that Tia, Foxy and Buster have gone home.
Be good.
Hwyl fawr am nawr! (That’s Welsh for ‘Goodbye for
now!’)
Oh they are gorgeous.. you've really got your hands full now!
ReplyDeleteYou have quite a menagerie at your house, Gus. You have to be careful with the kittens, they might have your eye out!
ReplyDeleteBut Im sure it’ll all turn out right in the end, they’re little enough to learn that you are top dog.
Oh they are sweet little kittens! Welcomed into a loving home, what could be better?
ReplyDeleteOh Grandma, what big ears you've got! I wish I could come and visit at your house -- two gorgeous dogs and three sweet kittens. I'd never get any work done.
ReplyDeleteNice to see how your family has expanded. I admire anyone who can get cats and dogs to live together peacefully. I can't imagine it would ever happen with mine! I will look forward to more tales (and tails).
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful to have cats and dogs together. We have three cats and one dog. I like the names you chose.
ReplyDeleteWow ! and I missed this post ! you have THREE kittens now to play with ! They really look so cute with their big eyes, but what complicated names, lol ! Must be hard for you dogs to bark these names. Although it's better not to bark. A good sniff is enough when they come out !
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