A CAUTIOUS RE-ENTRY...

My apologies for absence from these pages for a few weeks.  The culprit is pictured above - Dudley is now 18 weeks old and, as is expected with golden retriever puppies, has been the focus of our attention and continues to be so.   I guess we had forgotten just how demanding puppies can be -it`s over 10 years now since we went through the puppy stage with our dearly departed Barney - and in a way it`s a bit like having kids all over again.

Anyway, Duds has started training classes and has settled into something of a routine which of itself seems to dictate the routine by which we live our own lives.  He`s already growing up bit by bit and it has been quite uncanny to see how he has picked up some of Barney`s old habits - it`s as if Duds has inherited them from his predecessor.  Things like licking out yogurt pots, standing on the top of horse mounting steps, springing into life when he hears the biscuit barrel being opened, waiting at the gate for me to close it when we come home from a walkies - and if he inherits Barney`s character and personality we`ll be well happy.

So, this is a cautious re-entry into the world of blogging and I agree it might lack a little interest but, dear reader, I will try to get back to something a little more interesting in the coming days and weeks.   At least I`ve remembered how to do it.