10/7/11

Today I must admit that I’m rather surprised to find that my Diaries are so popular that everyone and their dog in the whole world are Pat is eagerly awaiting my next instalment!

So as you join me out on my walk on this lovely summers Sunday I suggest that we take our ease and I’ll tell you what’s on my mind.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Then I’ll begin..

Since I’m now on the internet more these days I’m still amazed at what can be found on it. Obviously all dogs, especially young pups need to be careful when waterskiing surfing the internet that they don’t accidentally click on anything that might lead them to a page containing a picture ( or even worse still a video) of a cat. This can lead to an Instantly Bitten Computer and a Stern Telling Off Later.

But despite these dangers there are some Very Interesting Things to be found whilst nosing around online. Since today I don’t intend to do a fat lot more than sit here in the forest and later perhaps have a snooze I don’t expect that will make very entertaining reading for my fans, so instead I’ll share with you some of the Interesting Things I’ve found this week on t’interweb.

Obviously, the thing on my mind most apart from ” When is Helen going to give me my dinner” and “Can I start a fight with that person  and/or their dog without getting told off?” is Bonios. I’m a Bonio connoisseur, a collector, an expert obsessive and yet even I find new things to obsessively hassle, moan, grumble, talk and bark about until Helen finally gives in politely mention to Helen that I would rather like if it would not be to much trouble and my pocket money can stretch to them this week.

My favourite web page at the moment is this one:

http://tinleybarn.co.uk/bonio.htm

because of this:

I ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE would be rather partial to one of these

I have been staring at this for the past three days could watch this for hours!

Then I discovered the following on ebay – a bonio shaped tin!!

and then another one!

and instantly my Boniosense noticed that the two were different!

This got me so excited that even to think about it now makes me start drooling again! (Excuse me a moment whilst I wipe my mush) How many more could there be? Are they full of bonios? Why haven’t I got both of these already? Is it my birthday soon?*

Unfortunately both auctions had ended ( Sorry for being in a bit of a bad mood about this yesterday everyone ) but I’m appealing to all of you to keep a look out at car boot sales and the sort of shops where Helen seems to spend aaaaaaaaaaaaaages rummaging when I’m are waiting impatiently outside for my dinner.

Then I found this photo of an abandoned farmhouse in the Brecon Beacons!

source and copyright : http://www.flickr.com/photos/58917176@N00/5685024808/in/photostream/

How incredible is that?! That beautiful old Bonio box just left to rot and decay like that! It is such a shame! I want Helen to take me there right away and rescue it!

I could spend all day sharing these marvels with you and I know you’re all as fascinated by them as I am but I’m getting a bit peckish so I’ll just offer up one more:

An answer to that oft-asked question ” Are Bonios today smaller than I remember them being when I was a pup?”

http://www.aminiaturemarvel.com/details.asp?productid=1463

Right! All this talk of Bonios has got me hungry so I’m off to scold Helen, but please let me know if you are aware of any other Interesting Bonio Things or can share with me your own online bonio hunting adventures!!

* Don’t worry I’ll let you all know when my birthday is coming so that you’ll have plenty of time to buy me nice bonio things!

UPDATE 24/7/11
Foot Paw note:
I’d like to thank everyone who has provided me with New And Interesting Bonio-related Items to search for,
particularly Kasey who sent me details of this wonderful Bonio-shaped food bowl with a special section for Safe Snack Storage to prevent ones Bonio falling into the water bowl and becoming soggy before one is ready for it!

26/5/11

Hello again all!

This time of year all dogs with any sense, and quite a lot with none, who live near the sea love to go to the beach.

There is something so satisfying about stretching out on the hot sand, having a snooze, getting too hot, having a paddle or a swim, getting too cold, and then having a snooze in the sun to warm up again.

Helen does this a lot whilst I prefer to dig sand all over people covered in sun-cream!

Dogs also like doing these things and especially as I’ve become a more mature dog I’ve really started to appreciate the finer points of living near the beach;

Lolling in my deckchair, sipping cool lemonade through a straw with my sunglasses on, or maybe even enjoying having an ice-cream if Helen will go oblige and fetch one,  breathing in the salty sea air and distant smells of  someone’s-food-not-too-far-away-to be-investigated-when-Helen-is not-looking.

At times like these even my blasted muzzle can be imagined to be a designer fashion accessory worn by a discerning fellow to prevent a Dog About Town getting his nose sunburnt.

Of course there are drawbacks; the angry shouting about Which Dog Stole The Small Child’s Ball, the inevitable holiday snaps featuring one in a compromising position with someone else’s sandwiches, the lack of privacy when one is caught short unless one goes in the sea, the sand going up your muzzle when you try and pick up things you’ve been told to leave well alone and amongst these I count my companion Spike and his incessant barking, here captured on cctv footage whilst I was just trying to chill out and be sociable to The World At Large as usual.

I can’t work out why he is always so noisy whenever we go to the beach. You’ll see that I have a devil of a time trying to shut him up…

Starring:

Mutley

as

The Hero ( lead role although he’s not got his lead on)

Co-starring:

Spike

as

The Villain

none speaking parts:

Smeagol Jackson

as

Jackson Smeagol The Seaweed Hoarder

and introducing:

Bramble

as

The Well-Behaved One

A boniosaremyobsession Production

not featuring :

Mark

as

The One Who Is Going To Get Grief From Helen For Writing Out The Above Credits You Can Be Sure Of That Oh Yes Especially For What He’s Put About Spike and Smeagol Jackson!