Waterfall Country

Hi, everyone!

This is Cadwaladr.

I could not write my diary yesterday because I was too tired after my hiking. I went to Waterfall Country in Ystradfellte, in part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

I will write about my mucky Corgi adventure later!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

'Where is my tooth fairy?'

Hi, everyone!

This is Cadwaladr.

My Daddy told me some of my teeth are gone. Look at me!

Am I losing my teeth? I can't eat my puppy food, then! Oh, no!

Oh, I will get new teeth? GOOD!

 

'Let me in!'

Cadwaladr always knocks on the window when he wants to come in. So we always have his paw marks on our window. Will you clean the window by yourself, Mr. Chewy Cadwaladr?

'Knock knock!'

Cadwaladr, 10 weeks

First day out for Cadwaladr after his second injection.

 

'What is this? Smells fresh!!!'

 

 

 

'I like staying in my bed! It's so cosy!'

Cadwaladr, 8 weeks

'Why do I look grumpy in this picture?'

 

 

 

 'Where is Mummy? Where are my sisters?'

 

'Oh, I am so tired! Long journey to my new home! Zzzzzzzzzzzzz..'

 



Postponed

Typical UK weather. We planned to go hiking today, but it's raining outside now. I hope it will be good weather tomorrow, then we will go to Sugar Loaf as we planned.

Early this morning it was not raining, so Cadwaladr and I went for a long walk. It is refreshing walking in the morning. The birds were singing beautifully. We met a nice Labrador Retriever and a Bulldog. It is very good for Cadwaladr to meet many people and many dogs. And this season there are cute lambs on the farm. I try to introduce him to sheep and lambs then he will get used to them when he goes hiking. We don't want him to chase sheep and we don't want him to disturb their peace in the mountains. When we go for a walk, we always meet nice people on our way. I think the UK is the best dog loving country in the world.

After we came home, I had my breakfast. I usually have Fruit & Fibre for my breakfast. It is quite good for my health. I always check online news as I eat my breakfast. And after that, I check what is in the fridge and think about what to cook for dinner. Today, I found a cabbage, some carrots, a leak, some spinach and a lettuce. I don't know what to cook. I am not a good cook, so I don't have many choices. Sometimes it is a little annoying to think what to cook. I must study cooking more.

Well...I think I will cook leek gratin and honey roast nut salad today. We still have some soup left from yesterday. When I cook leek gratin, I use, a leek, an onion, and a tin of chopped tomatoes for the sauce. Ah, have we got some cheese? No. Oh well, I must start again!

In the afternoon, Cadwaladr and his daddy went out to visit his family. Cadwaladr loves visiting them because his best friend lives there. He loves his daddy's father (his grandfather!) A LOT. Dogs know the people who love dogs, don't they? His best friend, he has had many dogs, so he is very good at playing with Cadwaladr. I think he is the best person to play with Cadwaladr. Everytime he comes home after playing with his best friend, he is so tired and looks fluffy like in these pictures.

Step 1 'I can't stand any more! Too much fun for me!'



Step 2 'Daddy, take me to my bed, please!'

 

 

Step 3 'Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!'(He snores.)

 

 

 

Cadwaladr's Eyes

Our Cadwaladr has such character.

When he was little he used to have beautiful grey eyes just like the ones David Bowie has. They were so beautiful and they made him look very intelligent, too. Because his eyes were quite unique for a puppy at that time, we were often asked by the people if he was a fox. He certainly looked like a little fox with little short legs. But as he's gotten older, they changed to a darker colour.

'I looked very intelligent with my grey eyes!'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And he is very wimpy. He easily gives a yelp at mere trifles. At first, every time he yelped, we thought we were handling him roughly, but we weren't. We tried to take care of him very nicely as he left his parents so young. He was just 2 months old when he came to us. He was so little and soft, and he smelled like biscuits. We liked smelling him a lot when he was little. Now he is becoming a young dog, so he's lost his nice biscuit smell mostly. Anyways, Cadwaladr, he is a wimp. We found his wimpy character when we first went to his puppy class. His teacher tried to touch his collar gently. It was the only thing he tried to do, but our puppy gave a yelp. And during the puppy class he easily shows his belly to other puppies, saying 'I surrender!'. We know we've got a wimpy puppy, but he is very gentle. Cadwaladr, thank you so much for coming to us! You are our angel.

‘I am not a wimp! My name is Cadwaladr which means the leader of the battle!’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, Cadwaladr, we think you are the leader of the wimps. But we love you just as you are!

A Night in the Kitchen

One night, Cadwaladr’s owner came home very late and he went to the kitchen where Cadwaladr was sleeping in his cosy bed. He tried to be as quiet as possible not to wake up his cute puppy, but Cadwaladr woke up and they cuddled each other for a while. Cadwaladr LOVES to climb up and sit on our laps a lot.

 

After a while, he was satisfied sitting on his owner’s lap and he went to drink some water, after his drink he started walking elegantly to his bed. Seriously, he walks so elegantly. :)

 

Next moment, the accident happened.

 

’Paaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

 

Yes. He passed a very loud gas.

And he did not know it was him! He was very surprised at the noise he made and he looked back and sniffed as if he was saying...

 

‘What was that strange noise!?!?!?! And it smells SO interesting!!!!!!’

 

 

Oh dear, Cadwaladr, it was you who made the strange noise and the interesting smell. You passed a gas! And for your information, your gas is quite smelly! But I bet you didn’t know about this!

Peanut Butter Experiment

Our Cadwaladr loves to chew everything and it is the biggest problem for us. When we go for a walk, he keeps looking down at the floor and he eats everything on the street. Stones, leaves, pine cones, etc... We know we must stop him because he could be in a big trouble. I often hear about dogs who need surgery to open their bellies to take the things they ate out. We are trying to watch him very carefully not to let him eat things, but it is not working so far. We are going to ask his puppy class teacher how we can solve this problem.

He got his new toy 'Kong' recently and he likes it quite a lot. We heard that we can spread peanut butter inside, and we were so sure that he would go crazy smelling and licking his new toy. And as I said, he loves EVERYTHING. We were ready to watch him to go crazy, but we found we were wrong.

HE DID NOT LIKE IT !

He smelled and licked it a few times, and his face turned very sad and he went to his bed.

' No peanut butter, please! '

We usually don't have peanut butter, so we went to the supermarket only for your peanut butter today! Give us back our time and money, Cadwaladr! However, I think it would work to stop him eating everything he sees on the ground if we could spread peanut butter everywhere.

Sugar Loaf

This Saturday, if the weather is fine, we will go hiking to Sugar Loaf mountain in Monmouthshire which is 1,955 feet high. What a yummy name for a mountain!!!!It has been one of our dreams to go hiking with dogs, so since Cadwaladr has come to us, one of our dreams has come true. I really think dogs are wonderful. They are the best companions for human beings.

Luckily, Cadwaladr is a born hiker! When he was very little, he used to climb up the sofa a lot. He looked like he was training himself to climb Mount Everest.

Dogs are wonderful because they already have natural hiking equipment; their paws and their warm fur coats are great for hiking. Compared to dogs, we, human beings need quite a lot! Hiking boots, walking poles, rain wear, etc.

Today, he has got a new toy,Kong Classic Toy, Medium. When he gets a new toy, he always jumps around before he starts playing with it, without exception, so he jumped around before he played with his Kong. We put his treat in it, so he played with it crazily!!!! Corgis are a quite intelligent breed, so it seemed very easy for him to get his treat.

'Don't disturb me!!!!!!!!'

The Planet Chewy

Our Cadwaladr chews everything. Everything! His bed, our Crocs, the carpet, the telephone line and the coffee table. Seriously, he chews everything he sees. I would have no wonder if someone told me he was from the Planet Chewy. For prevention, we try to hide everything we can and we try to clear everything in his room; however, the Chewy genius still chews. He noticed there was nothing to chew, but he found the pipe of the radiator. We give him chewy toys, but he loves chewing the things that we don't want him to chew. So we searched what we could do for him. It said that bitter apple spray works for this problem, so we ordered it. We did not have so much trust before we tried it, but it really worked! And we sprayed everywhere he likes to chew. Spray here, spray there! And it's all gone! We must order this again for Mr. Chewy Cadwaladr.

Easter shopping

We went Easter shopping today, but without Cadwaladr because he is not allowed in the shops. I wish that dogs will be allowed in the shops in the future! Of course, for that, they must be trained very well.

Anyways, it was fun shopping and I got a very gorgeous shortbread tin can at Marks & Spencer. It was just 5 pounds and it was on offer. As you see in the picture, a crowned Corgi is on the tin! So cute, isn’t it?

I just love shopping there because they have good quality. The things I love the best about Marks & Spencer are their biscuits! They are so delicious! They have many flavours and among them, my favorite is ‘Marks & Spencer Cranberry & Orange Cookies’! I always smell them before I eat. They smell absolutely heavenly--SO good! Sad thing is…of course, its price, so I always buy them only when they are on offer, like 3 for 2.