Hello from Misty!!

Hello everyone, I'm Misty.  This week Sarah got a call from Ray, the Wellingborough Dog Warden.  I'd been picked up as a stray and he was worried about me.  I did have a chip thing, but the person I was chipped to said she'd got rid of me a while ago, but couldn't remember who had me!!  We think the people who said they'd found me straying was the people and THEY didn't want me either!   That's not very nice is it?!

Anyhow, I had to go and 'serve my time' in prison, I mean the pound.  While I was there, I didn't like it one jot.  It was very noisy and I was in solitary confinement.  I didn't have anything to do, so being a very smart collie girl, I decided to keep myself busy.  I did regular workouts, I didn't have much room so I did my own made up aerobics in my kennel.  I discovered I had a real talent for it, and could bounce really high and fast.  I was also excellent at running round in circles and spinning like a breakdancer.  I practiced my singing voice too, and was very good at doing Marine corp type shouting while I was exercising.  I also kept calling out to people walking by.   When I wasn't exercising, I realised that the other dogs near me were very noisy.  They would shout at each other for no reason at all.   Being a very smart collie, I knew this wasn't right.  So I shouted at them to be quiet and keep still.  Really, don't they realise that is all a collie wants from life?   Everything in its place and in control??   I had to shout lots at them to try and make them behave.  I couldn't get to them to herd them, so I had to shout.  It was very frustrating because the other dogs were obviously all very stupid and didn't speak the same language as me!!    They gave me a headache.   In the end I gave up, and found myself another job.  I decided to practice my interior and bed making skills.   I was particularly good at using my bed as a flag, waving it around and then shreadding it.  Unfortunately my aerobic, singing, herding from a kennel and interior design skills were not appreciated by the humans at the kennels and they thought I was very stressed.    Ray came up to see me, and he called Mummy Sarah and said he was very worried about me and would she come and see me.  He said I would have to go to another place called Put To Sleep next week.  I didn't like the sound of that, it didn't sound much fun.

So Mummy Sarah came to visit me, and she gave me some jobs to do.   WOW!!!   YAY!!!!   She said I could have a space with them and she came back for me a couple of days later.   I came out of my kennel and she put me on a lead.  I was a bit worried at first, but she gave me some more jobs to do and then just asked me to watch her.   I stopped thinking about being worried and concentrated on being busy.    Cooooooooooollllll.   Then she picked me up and put me in a special crate in her car.  She asked me to lay down and I did.    The lady who'd looked after me at the kennels couldn't believe it.  She said it was the calmest she'd ever seen me.   I think that was a good thing to say.

I set off with Mummy Sarah & we went straight to a place called The Vets.  Uncle Chris gave me the once over and I made an appointment to go back next week to have something called 'a spay'.    Then we came home to Wiccaweys.

WOW!!!!  I couldn't believe it!   It was full of doggies just like me, and they all spoke my language!!!  They made me feel very welcome.   Mummy Sarah settled me down in my bed, and I was rooming next to Susie and Lassie.  They were very kind and made me feel at home.   There was only the occasional woof from the other residents, when they heard something.  It is much quieter than my old place.  

In the morning, I met some more collies like me and went out for a walk.  WOW!!   Here there are lots of fields and smells to explore!  There are other animals like cats, horses and some very strange animals that go MMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOO!   So much to see!!

Later in the day, is my favourite part.  Its PARTYTIME!!!!   Mummy Sarah & Daddy Paul have everyone out to play in the big barn!!   We run and chase and play tuggy!!   Some of them are a bit weird because they do something called the conga around the barn.  It usually involves Mummy or Daddy at the front with Prince Charming and FiFi behind them on their back legs and they go round the barn to the music!!  The others join in too and its very funny!   I haven't tried it yet.  Today I was playing in particular with Scooby, Kane, Chip, Butch, Tipper, Glen & Cabbie.  We did some fab racing around  LOL!   Prince Charming and Merlin were acting as chaparones and keeping us in line.  Susie, Josie & Lassie all sat together and were watching. Lily & Daisy joined in and stole all the tennis balls!!   FiFi decided that she was taking it easy today as she'd had her 'spay' yesterday.  She said it was excellent and when I had mine next week I would be able to see balloons, rainbows and lollipops all day long!!  She said she hoped she could go again next month!   I think she is a bit strange.  Tess Tickles told me she thinks FiFi has an anaesethtic problem.....!!

Tomorrow is the weekend, and apparently I will get to meet some more new people.  Toby said they are called Sausage Pockets!!    Prince Charming said he was fibbing and they are called Dog Walkers, but have sausage pockets.   I'm not sure what having sausage pockets means, but it sounds exciting!  I'm looking forward to that because it means we will be going up the fields again!!!  YAY!!!!!!!!

Mummy also said I would be getting my photo taken.

Byyyye for now

Misty

xxxxx