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We had issues the other day about next doors cats.
There are two black and white ones and they know
how to make a dogs life a misery. I’d like to chase
them but those cats just sit the other side of the fence
and I can do nothing at all. It’s as if they tease me.
Recently one of them broke through our old cat flap
and came into our kitchen and helped itself to some
cheese. My owner told me I was a rubbish guard dog.
She has blocked off the old cat flap now and put a
sign up saying no cats. (I didn’t know cats could read)
I think it keeps the draught out but I can’t stick my nose
out to see who is outside or rattle it when I want to
come in.

I have been taken to walk round Dorchester with my
owners Cousin who is recovering from a major stroke
and cancer operation. The three of us tramp round
the grey streets and end up on a park bench outside
the Bean on the Green café at Fordington. (They have a dog biscuit jar on the
counter). In pre Covid times who would have thought that humans could have fun
on a Park bench in early December with an excellent coffee and flapjack. My
owner thinks the architecture and history of Dorchester is very interesting. For me
it’s all a bit boring. I am on a lead but there are lots of different smells.

Another day we went back to Badbury Rings. It was so busy the car park there
was full of older people and mums with children in pushchairs. It just goes to show
that people will find things to do even when the weather is grey and everything
else is closed. They all decide to do the same thing
like go to Bournemouth or Durdle Door. Now the
shops are open they go shopping. I suppose they will
all travel for Christmas to get into enlarged family
bubbles. Both our village pubs are closed at the
moment so when they reopen maybe everyone will
go to Pub.

Today we went for a walk round Lodmore Nature
reserve and we hoped to see Sammy the seal I
expected he would smell a bit different. I was
disappointed he was not there I have not smelt a seal
before. He is famous hitches rides on paddle boards
and has his own face book page (now there’s an
idea). Dingle in Ireland had a dolphin called Fungi.
There is a famous dog called Kano who has been
awarded a Dickens medal for bravery Cher a famous
pop star paid for a lonely elephant to be re-homed in
Cambodia. Humans do extraordinary things for
animals. Perhaps someone will write a blog for the

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