Grumpy in Madeira

Smokey strikes again!!!!!!

The little fucker has been quite good recently, he hasn’t really destroyed anything.

A nibble of some plants here and there and he chewed a little bit of the kennel.

He is always ripping and chewing the kennel blankets. They are old blankets so that’s not really a problem.

They both like to pull them outside to lie on, as it’s usually warm at night. They enjoy being outside only with some degree of comfort.

He must have been restless last night. This morning, there were a couple of things wrong. He has chewed old pieces of plaster board that are waiting to be disposed of.

I asked them both “WHO DID THIS”. Bandit wandered off. Smokey lay down and looked at me as if to say “IT WASN’T ME.” He should have looked in a mirror first.

Plasterboard marks on his nose.

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He has also been at Maria’s plants again……she’ll throw him in the levada one day.

I don’t know what to do with him, he’s a bloody nuisance.

I wish I was one of those dog whisperer’s. I’d take him to one side and whisper down his ear “I’M GOING TO CUT YOUR BOLLOCKS OFF”.

Maybe that would work!!!!!

It would make me think twice!!!!!

He was a cute pup, he had this look like butter wouldn’t melt. HA!!!!

Little did we know!!!!!

The vet told us when he was a puppy that he would grow out of it. When he was around six months old, as he was teething like a baby would.

I should of asked back then, for them to take his teeth out.

Another “”Professional”” who talks bollocks. He’s over one year old now and chewing everything.

He is a lovely dog though, very intelligent and so strong. He is solid, when he jumps up at you he nearly knocks you over.

It’s not as if they don’t get anything they always have treats and chew toys.

We also get bones from the butchers for them. It sometimes looks like an Abattoir.

I always par boil the bones before giving to them. Tip from the butcher. Gets rid of any bacteria that may be on them.

Do not boil too much. Otherwise, you will take out the goodness. The marrowbone will boil away. That’s what they like best.

They get lots of exercise too. They both play fight and chase each other around the garden.

They have each other for company 24 hours a day, it’s like being married……HMMMM maybe that’s the problem!!!!!

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Bandit was a cute pup too. I know they all are!! He’s been a very good dog, only barks when strangers are about and never been destructive.

We got him at only a few weeks old.

We were selling our house at the time. Our old dog Brownie had just passed away. She was a good age, but the big C got her.

Our estate agent had 5 pups to re-home. She and her husband had been away on holiday. They had put their dog in kennels. When they came home, their dog was pregnant.

There was no way of knowing if it was humped by a Chihuahua or a Great Dane.

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The worst part of it was that she died giving birth.

So we picked Bandit and it turned out to be a good choice.

Even if he looks like a cross between a Terrier, Dalmatian and sheep dog.

I think he’s a Bitta breed.

A bitta this and a bitta that.

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To avoid the mess of cleaning up, we could do with more plant’s without soil. Yes that’s a thing. Maria has a few. Their known as air plant’s or Tillandsia. Really weird but beautiful.

These are Beard Lichen and Ionantha The Ionantha are about to flower, they are really nice.

The Lichen is that nice that myself and Ferdinando (Ferdi) Maria’s brother had one. On our chins.

It’s very hot and sunny today,

I’m trying to keep busy but stay out of the sun as much as possible.

I’m not one for lying there doing nothing except bake myself. I need something to do, even if it’s just drinking cerveja.

Maria can lie there all day. She will always sit in the sun while we’re out and loves to sunbathe when off work.

She has DEFINITELY over done the sunbathing today.

That’s going to take a lot of moisturiser.

I’ve been talking about our dogs today. Their behaviors are up and down. I should also mention our cat Cookie (the He/She).

Cookie came from the same rescue place as Smokey. Only weeks old.

He’s/She’s a lot bigger now, I’ve never known a cat eat so much, it’s always hungry.

Whilst I was preparing dinner tonight he/she was meowing and prowling around my legs. I was chopping onions and then I was going to feed them.

I normally feed them around 6ish. It was admittedly 25 past but come on he/she couldn’t be that hungry right!!!

He/she was wrapping itself around my legs and the volume of the meowing was increasing.

At one stage it actually sat on my foot. I gently pushed it aside to reach the pepper mill and the little fucker bit my ankle.

Well it all happened at once. I yelled WTF!!!! and jumped two feet in the air. I swung my foot away. The cat and the pepper mill went up in the air.

The cat came off better than the pepper mill.

I hope it turns out to be a she. Then it won’t hurt so much when I kick it in the bollocks.

At least they keep me on my toes albeit bitten ones.