Gilbert the Good – my week last week

 

Gilbert the Good – my week last week

 Lottie, Arthur and Gilbert confer

            Arthur and Lottie came to stay with us while Susannah and James and Frankie were away on holiday. Susannah calls them ‘The Spanfest’. My humans call them ‘The Dancing Dogs’ or DD or D squared and sometimes other things.

    Lottie was getting beaten up used to our cats. She and Arthur have four cats in their house that all get on with them but don’t demand top billing. Our cats taught her to show them the grovelling respect they demand deserve. Arthur learnt that a long time ago. 

The other day, Herschel batted her and then Jellicoe followed up with another blow. It made a change from them cuffing each other. There were no claws involved and she wasn’t hurt, just very surprised. She can jump back out of reach really quickly now.

                                                 Arthur

 The Spanfest were quite happy in our house, but every time the doorbell rang they rushed to the door, ears alert and tails wagging, expecting their people to appear. I went along as well, because I’m nosy because I wanted to see their people, too.

One of my favourite places to sleep downstairs is around Janice’s feet. She puts up with it likes it because I keep her feet warm. Arthur decided he wanted to sleep near her, and then Lottie wanted to be included. It meant that Janice was forced into many contortions and she doesn’t bend at all easily. She developed a funny walk and complained commented that we were making her knees and hips ache.

Every day when my humans went round to Arthur and Lottie’s house to feed the cats, we went with them and played in the garden. D squared thought it was strange to go home and not stay there but leave again to come back to our house.

Roxy likes to keep her distance. She decides when she wants to play and won't be persuaded by young whippersnappers!

Janice and Barry said it was lovely to have four dogs again, but two Labradors and two Spaniels are not the same as four Labradors. The Dancing Dogs are very busy, rushing here and there and back again, noses to the ground and very easy to trip over if humans aren’t careful. Luckily, my humans are used to the slow, get-under-your-feet sauntering of the cats which can turn into a sudden mad dash without notice so the Spanfest wasn’t a problem.

It was nice to have them here but I’m sure they’re happy to be in their own home again.

The exciting news is that it’s my birthday tomorrow. I shall be one year old and I'm quite a big chap now. I’m going to spend the day with the vets. Jellicoe stayed with the vets one day last week so I suppose it’s my turn now. I’ll miss my humans but I really like the vets so I’ll be alright, and it’s only for one day.

TTFN

Gilbert