It’s been a risky strategy but Fortnum and Mason have been allowed to try out Domestic Executive HQ this week. This is all part of their growing independence away from their play pen and crates. Whilst you can’t leave them unsupervised they are getting better as just being around the house.
They’ve been really [...]
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Pooches on parole
Posted in Basset blogging on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Basset Blogging: back home with family
Posted in Basset blogging, Photoblogging on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since we didn’t think that Fortnum and Mason would be able to stand a day at the cricket we packed them off to their basset family for the Easter break. They were very excited when they arrived to be back in familiar territory happily climbing into their kennels when we arrived.
When we went to [...]
Sleeping with your best friend
Posted in Basset blogging on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although our boys love to play and have occasional fights they are devoted to each other. In their early days they were inseparable and when they were apart they were very upset.
As they’ve got older they’ve realised that separation is not usually permenant and are more independent of each other. Their bedroom [...]
Where are they going?
Posted in Basset blogging, Visitors, family blogging on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes Fortnum and Mason can be found sitting looking longingly at someone or waiting patiently for you to emerge from the house. This picture taken by Bob captures the intensity of their longing beautifully.
It also sums up the way we were all feeling today as we said goodbye to Bob and Sheila who [...]
Basset anarchy
Posted in Basset blogging, Photoblogging on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s nice for MT to be able to commune with his puppies and play master at weekends. It is however typical for him to be spoiling and indulging Fortnum and Mason in ways that do much to undermine the disciplined approach that they get with me most of the time.
There are treats, lots of petting [...]
Cabin fever
Posted in Basset blogging, kiwi weather on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In their short lives Fortnum and Mason have only really known hot sunny days. Of course it has rained and it’s been often enough to know that they don’t like it much.
This week the weather has broken and it’s been cold, wet and miserable. The southerly has brought a stiff, cold brrrrreeze to Kaitoke. The [...]
A problem shared
Posted in Basset blogging, Garden blogging on February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The person who came up with the saying that “A problem shared is a problem halved” must have been completely deluded. I’ve been sharing my current problem of weed attack with Bob, my father-in-law, but it doesn’t seem to have halved the problem at all. It did however make the legs and back ache slightly [...]
A treat never hurt anyone!
Posted in Basset blogging on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a tough time for the bassets since their op’s made harder by Fortnum’s longer recovery. However, we try to make it as much fun as possible for them with an occasional treat to cheer them up.
Also, Fortnum’s been increasingly allowed to take his hat off and run free and wild. [...]
Set back in recovery
Posted in Basset blogging on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not been a good time for the bassets this week. There was a set back this weekend in Fortnum’s recovery following his insistence on licking his stitches. As a result he was packed off to the vets to get a buster collar fitted and antibiotics/painkillers.
It was an alarming experience for both [...]
Getting bigger every day
Posted in Basset blogging on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I forgot to update you bloggers of how big the puppies are growing. They were weighed at the vets this week and as you might expect they are getting bigger and bigger.
If you look back to previous posts you’ll see how far they’ve grown:
To the strapping lads we now have with Fortnum weighing in at [...]
