FaceBook

I think I told you all mummy has facebook. Well she's been so busy with her friends there that I haven't been able to get on the computer for days. Well she's admin on a group there and they decided to have a Bernese Remembrance Day to honour all the berners that had passed away. So it was down to mummy to make a video and picture. It took her ages, she asked for all the pictures to be in by Tuesday eve, then found people had put more in on the following morning, so he had to add them in, this took so long. Everyone said it was lovely though, so I thought I'd share it here too.

First she made a collage of all the dogs to go at the top of the page (called a group photo).

Then she put all the pictures into a slide show, along with music.



I also heard some really bad news from one of the blogs I follow. http://romp-roll-rockies.blogspot.co.uk/ K had been battling cancer for some now and she finally passed over the Rainbow Bridge last Sunday. It seems too many good dogs are living very short lives. She will be greatly missed.

I had to borrow this picture from another blog page as when I tried to save a picture of K it wouldn't let me due to the copywrite. I hope you don't mind me borrowing it Storm.

Blog awards

As I haven't been able to get on my blog recently (mummy's been hogging the computer) I thought I had better sort out these awards I have been given and the I can get on with telling you what has been happening here.

So first off I was awarded the "One Lovely Blog Award" by Raelyn at  http://raelynsendlesspossibilities.blogspot.co.uk/ Thank you very much.

Rules for this award are to link back to the person who gave you the award...done. And the I need to send it on to 15 other bloggers, wow that's gonna be hard so I will try not to send it on to those who already have it, so here goes...

1. http://kyncora.blogspot.co.uk/ This is Jesse's mummy's site all about bears and birds and food (yummy)
2. http://romp-roll-rockies.blogspot.co.uk/ This blog is all about K & R who live in the Rockies, USA. K has cancer but still manages to live life to the full.
3. http://dolyhir-bernesemountaindogs.blogspot.co.uk/ Of course I have to send it to my mummy and daddy back home on the farm
4. http://bigpawberner.blogspot.co.uk/ Hopefully it might make Aspen post more often.
5. http://charleneandstorm.blogspot.co.uk/ Stormie Pie is a complete nutter, he manages to get away with it because he's so cute
6. http://delsinthedog.blogspot.co.uk/ Delsin is another one who doesn't blog enough, so come on Delsin we all what to read about your life on the farm and your amazing travels.
7. http://kit-dogdaze.blogspot.co.uk/ This is for their Bully campaign. (that's Pitt Bulls)
8. http://tedzadventures.blogspot.co.uk/ because he likes getting awards and doesn't get enough
9. http://threebearsandme.blogspot.co.uk/ all about dogs and a baby
10. http://owl-eng.blogspot.co.uk/ Now this lady does the most beautiful drawing you will ever see
11. http://ludwigvanpup.blogspot.co.uk/ I enjoy following the tales of this little Sheltie
12. http://littledogmarley.blogspot.co.uk/ Marley's mummy when on holiday recently, but didn't take him with her, so I hope this cheers him up
13. http://ruledbypaws.blogspot.co.uk/ the dogs on this site are very special, they help their mummy who cannot see very well
14. http://bighoneydog.com/ Honey is a Great Dane and is even bigger than me
15. http://newsfromnunneryfarm.blogspot.co.uk/ These dogs live on a farm just like my mummy and daddy

Phew! that was hard. I'm sorry if I left anyone out, I will try and give you the next award.

Now Jesse sent me the Sunshine Blog Award so I will have to put my thinking cap on so I can answer the questions before I can post it on. My brain is already aching from all this writing.

On to everything I've been up to, it's not a lot, well it was coz it kept me very busy, another reason why I've not blogged.

It all started with me "coming into season", this is a time I don't particularly like, I'm sure all you girls out there know what I mean. Any way mummy took me to the vets, the new one Graham, and he stuck me with needles and took all my blood (vampire man). So it turns out I had to go and visit Night Night last Thursday. He tried being nice and did whisper in my ear and lick my face but I had to tell him that I was in love with another (Jesse), but he didn't care, so I closed my eyes and thought of Jesse. We had to go back on Saturday but luckily he wasn't interested in jumping on me this time, so we had a little play around the garden instead whilst mummy helped his mummy out in mending their telly. I love watching telly so I hope Night Night is happy that he can watch his now. Mummy took me back the the vets again today for a jab, I was very good and didn't yelp. She says we now have to go back in a few weeks to see if I'm going to have puppies.

Oh and I got a lovely treat when I got home from Night Night's, a bit of ox-tail, was it yummy or what???? It's one of the best things I've ever tasted. I hope all you doggies get your mummy's to buy you some, just remember it has to be eaten raw otherwise the bone will splinter and make you very ill.

Yummy Ox-tail treat.

Mummy has been very busy over on FaceBook, she admins for the Bernese Mountain Dog Lovers group page. They have decided to have a memorial day on 21 July to commemorate all their dogs that have passed over the Rainbow Bridge and mummy has been trying to make a video with all their pictures in. It is going well so far, but there are so many dogs in it. This makes her (and me) very sad. Mummy said she will post it on here too. So if you are the mummy or daddy of a Berner and want to join her on FB just type the group name in the search bar on FB  (you will need a FB account) but I would rather you stayed here with me.

I will blog again soon and hopefully have some good news for you this time.

Goodbye!

Goodbye my Auntie Montana, I will see you again one day. I will try not be sad to loose you because I know there are many other Berners that have passed over the Rainbow Bridge and you are needed there to look after them all. You were a wonderful auntie to me and my family. Your spirit lives on in us all. Look over my family every now and again and know we will always be thinking of you. Good night and goodbye my wonderful Auntie Montana, till we meet again.  X

Too hot!

Whew! The weather has turned hot these past couple of days. I'm one hot doggie. In more ways than one. Firstly the temp here has been in the high 20's (C) and I've been panting away trying to cool down, but it's all too much so mummy went over to her dad's and borrowed an air cooling thingy. It says Artic 2000 on it and boy does it blow cold. I think it must be as old as mummy and it was very dirty coz grandpa can't see very well to clean. It's very big too and makes a lot of noise. I think Jesse would like it as I heard it's very hot out in California, much hotter than here. Mummy also told me there are forest fires in Colorado so I'm glad he's back home, safe.




Artic 2000


Secondly I've come into my season so mummy has been taking me to the vets, I like my new vet even though he keeps putting needles into me and taking my blood. Don't know what he wants with it, maybe he's a vampire, he looks a little pale. Mummy's hoping to take me to visit Night Night when the "time's right". Mmmm if that's anything like last time I don't think I'm going to enjoy it. It makes me feel really bad, it's not my Jesse :( . Last year I had x-rays to check my hips and elbow to make sure they were all ok, they were very good (4,3 hips:0 elbows) so mummy wants me to have puppies. I think I will be a very good mummy.

I have also received 2 more awards. I need to sort them out and decide who to pass them on to. Thank you  to Raelyn and Rose for the "One lovely blog award" and thanks Jesse (my love) for the "Sunshine award".

Silly me

I forgot, today is Father's Day. Hope you have a great day daddy. I found this card on-line, the picture isn't of me, but I couldn't help thinking you would love it. It can go to your human daddy (Tony) too.

No silly words

Just to let you all know that you no longer have to type those silly words if you want to leave a comment on my blog. I have done this because one of my readers has bad eye sight and finds it very difficult to read the silly words. I find it difficult too but that's coz I can't read. lol  So I hope this makes it easier for you all.

Where's Fizzy? Gone for a wander.

I went with mummy down to the allotment, just to give her some encouragement you know, not to help. Whilst her back was turned I decided to do some exploring and found some bees living in these funny looking boxes.

But when mummy turned round this is all she could see, no Fizz. So she called, and called, but I totally ignored her. She was very cross when I finally decided to come back (don't tell her but I only came back coz the bees were scary).

Mummy is doing her best with the plot but as she has hurt her knees she is finding it very difficult. She needs to finish digging over the end (under the carpet) and get a shed so I will have somewhere to hide when it rains.

Jesse has gone to his ranch in Colorado and taken bunnie with him. Take a look at his blog and see if you can find bunnie along the way. Jesse's blog. Meanwhile I am stuck here in the rain :( in dreary old England. How I would love to be with my American Beau on his road trip.



Gone all day.

Mummy went to work yesterday and was gone all day. Daddy went out too and didn't come home till very late. Nana came down to see me and let me out to go to toilet but she wouldn't give me my pigs ear as she gets frightened that I will choke on it. I never do so she shouldn't be frightened. I had to wait until mummy got home before I could have it, I knew exactly where it was so I showed mummy and made her give it to me. It was very yummy.

Another award

My best friend Jesse sent me another award. The Liebster Blog Award. Thanks Jesse. You're an awesome blogger yourself and I love reading about your antics chasing all those bunnies. Jesse can be found at http://bernertails.blogspot.co.uk/

There are rules for this award which are:

Rules:

The award is given to bloggers who have less than 200 followers and deserve recognition. The rules are as follows:

1. Thank your Liebster Blog award presenter(s) on your blog
2. Link back to the blogger (s) who awarded you
3. Give your top 5 picks for the award in a post with a copy of the rules
4. Inform your top 5 by leaving a comment on their blog
5. Post the award on your blog

I choose to pass this award on to:

1. http://delsinthedog.blogspot.co.uk/ Delsin is also a show dog, he got lost recently and it took a while to find him, but he's home now and very happy.
2. http://charleneandstorm.blogspot.co.uk/ Storm is only 1yrs old but has certainly done lots in that time, he's even been in the newspaper.
3. http://threebearsandme.blogspot.co.uk/ This blog is all about Monty, Ted and their human family.
4. http://mountaindogbooks.blogspot.co.uk/ Hannah is a Bernese Mountain Dog just like me and her mummy has written a book all about her adventures in the snow. Some of the profits go to clubs for boys and girls and Hannah even has her own cuddly version to go with her book.
5. http://tedzadventures.blogspot.co.uk/ This is all about the adventures of a little dog named Ted.

It was very difficult to choose who to send the award to, sorry to anyone I couldn't include. I still need to send on the Pawsome Blogger Award so you may get one of those.

Miserable weather

Not happy, it's been raining again. We had thunder and lightning too, that was quite scary. The sun did come out on Monday afternoon so I got to go for a nice walk. Mummy was slow but we did pop into the pet store on the way home and I got a lovely Big Bikit. Yum yum yum!!!!

The Bernese Mountain Dog Song :)

This is a video that a friend shared with me over on facebook.

Lakes

It's been raining on and off all week. I only like getting wet when I'm playing in the river, I don't like the rain. But today there was a break in the clouds, and the sun came out, so we "hot footted it" down to the lakes. I was so excited but I stayed "walking to heal" like I am supposed to, we had to cross a big road which had lots of traffic lights. There I have to sit and wait until the green man flashes, I never saw one but mummy told me when to cross. Mummy lets me off the lead as soon as we get through the gate, then I'm off. There is so much to sniff and lots of birds to chase ( I get told off for that one) but there is a lovely little river to go in and cool off. It's supposed to be a picnic area but it's been left to overgrow and a lot of trees have fallen down this winter.

Mummy took her proper camera, tried to do some of the things Honey The Great Dane's mummy suggested with it, but it didn't really help. She still can't do the "action" shots. However mummy succeeded with Jesse's mummy's suggestion of using the multiple shot on the camera. The memory card filled up really quickly so she deleted the bad shots and carried on. It worked quite well, then she used the computer to crop them. So here is today's most lovely walk.

She even managed to get a short burst of action shots, me jumping into the river.

Whilst we were out there was this flash in the sky, then a sudden bang. Well that was scary and it meant the end of our walk. The black clouds started to roll in and we ran. Still, didn't get home before the rain came. It is pouring down outside now, so I'm going to crawl under the table and go to sleep.

Guestbook

Well I spent all day trying to figure out how to load this Guestbook so you all had better come along and leave me a post, otherwise I will be sad, and Berners are never good when they are sad. You don't have to leave your e-mail or web address if you don't want to but you can make it private so that no-one other than I can see it. You can also leave smilies on it, but if you want to find more than is shown you have to "allow pop-ups" so you had better do that before typing as it wipes it out and you have to type all over again (silly).

So make me a happy pup please and you will get more smiles like this one.

Friends

I'm sorry I have been a bad blogger of late. I have been so busy reading all the posts from the blogs I follow I haven't had time to write on my own.
I love to see where everyone has come from to read my blog. There have been people from Russia and one today from India (I had to look up where Erode was). I think I will make a page where people can sign in and say where they come from, that would be fun. I know where Jesse lives, it's in California so I look out for him, but I don't know all the rest. So I will put my thinking cap on and try to design a visitors book.
It is very interesting to see people from all over the world visiting, it wasn't long ago that the world was so large that we would have had to travel for weeks to see someone who lived on the other side of it, but with the web we can send messages instantly and even skype someone and see them whilst we are talking. It's amazing.

Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

COZ TODAY WE ARE THREE!

Birthday wishes to my all my brothers and sisters, three years ago today we were born. I'm dream sending a piece of this birthday cake to you all. I hope you all got some lovely pressies, I got a duck and rope toy and then I had a lovely dinner of fresh salmon and then mummy gave me a carrot cake with cream chese and walnuts on top.
Mummy couldn't take me out for a long walk as her knee is still hurting, she has torn the ligaments so needs to rest it, she said hopefully she will be able to take me out sometime next week.



Earth Hour

Jesse's mummy has her own blog at http://kyncora.blogspot.co.uk/ and she is asking every one to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday 31 March at 8.30 pm. All you have to do is turn off your lights for one hour in order to help save the planet. You can do more of course and mummy has pledged to turn off the lights and TV for the hour and Dale is going to turn off his x-box. If we all do a little bit it will, all together, be a big bit. So help save the planet and do something just for one hour to reduce your drain on the Earth's resources.

The link to make your pledge and for any information on the event is http://www.worldwildlife.org/sites/earthhour/faq.html  this will take you directly to the FAQ page and the link for pledges is on the right. I tried to download their banners but it wouldn't work so I had to pinch the one off of Jesse's mummy's blog (I don't think she will mind).

I'm a Pawsome Blogger

Wow, Jesse sent me this Pawsome Blogger award. I'm so happy. If I had known about such things I would have sent one to him first, so I will dream send a bone instead. I know Jesse likes them.

I haven't been up to much this week. The weather has been quite nice so mummy has been planting in the greenhouse. She made a load of origami plant pots, usually she uses toilet roll tubes but she didn't have enough saved up, but a friend on Facebook sent a link to make these pots and she had such fun making them and filling them and she said it was much easier than filling tubes.

This is what they are supposed to look like but mummy found they came out much bigger so she cut the paper in half and they came out smaller. They look really good and means they can be planted out without having to remove pots.
http://www.forgreenies.com/origami-newspaper-seedling-pots#more-646

This is the link for anyone wanting to make them.

I nearly forgot, whilst mummy was in the greenhouse this cat jumped the fence and came into my garden, well I wasn't having any of that and went balistic at it. The only trouble was I smashed up some of mummys pots with plants in and I nearly smashed into the greenhouse and I tore up the plants mummy already had growing in the garden. She wasn't very happy and I got told off.

Did someone say WALKIES!!!!

Yes, I got my long walk in the woods today. I didn't think I was going as mummy reminded me that I had broken the dog guard for the car, then she went out down to the allotment with bags of horse poop. She managed to get a few bags on the way home last night and she left them in the car overnight. She said it really stank in the car by the morning coz it was fresh. He he! I could still smell it by the time I got in. Any ways mummy put me in the back seat and made me lay down in the foot well so we could drive to the woods. When we got there I couldn't wait, I ran off up the path but mummy stopped to talk to some people so I had to stop and tell her to "hurry up". I waited until we were sufficiently far enough from the entrance before "doing my business" so mummy had to carry it with us all the way around. We met lots of other people and their dogs and took lots of photos. We even saw the woodpecker and giant cow again.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi

I'm sorry I haven't been blogging lately but mummy keeps using the computer and not letting me on it. She has found a site on Facebook for talking to Berner owners and they have been chatting and joking all day long. She has been so busy she hasn't bothered with me at all (mummy's moaning "that's not true") and she hasn't taken me out for a proper walk for ages, so I'm going to be very good in the hope she takes me back to the woods at the weekend. Mummy has got her new allotment and has been down there most of her days off and it's been raining too and I don't like going out in the rain, it's too much like having a bath. She has got herself a blog for her allotment and writes on that each day she's been down there but as far as I can see she still hasn't got much done, I want her to hurry up so I can go down with her, she won't take me whilst it's still got brambles on it as I get them stuck in my paws and it hurts.

Mummy did teach me a new trick, she puts a treat on my nose and I have to wait, if I don't drop it I can have it. Sorry about the quality but it was taken on mummy's phone.

Hello there Aspen

Aspen has started following my blog. He likes camping, hiking, sightseeing, geocaching and, of course, SNOW!!

This is a photo of Aspen sightseeing in a place called Tettegouche State Park. I don't know where it is but it looks lovely, I bet it's even better in the snow.

So this is a big HELLO from me to Aspen.