Dear Mum,

Well I have been living here with Jill and Gerard for five days and I still have a great big grin on my face! If you scroll down my blog you will see a picture of me grinning away!

After you drove away, I did not know what I was supposed to do, but Jill and Gerard led me to the front door of the house and inside, through to the back verandah.

They did not have to show me where the drinking water was any more as I knew where that was by now!

They have this funny hole in the wall and I was coaxed to go through it with some food. Back and Forth, back and forth a few times. I was more interested in the food than taking any notice as to why they had me doing this. Until they shut the sliding door and called me. Well I went to go through the door didn't I? and bumped my head - the door was shut. Oh no have they locked me outside all alone. No not really, I could still hear them calling me! Then I could smell the food again, hmmm where was it coming from? Over there? But I can't walk through the wall! Oh look there is the bowl again, it is coming from the other side of the wall. Huh? there is a hole in the wall, but I cannot get through there are these things hanging down and they get in my face. Oh that is much better, thank you Gerard, you have tied them back for me, at least I can now see that yummy food. O.k., O.k. you don't have to keep moving the bowl!!! I get it.. you want me to come in through the hole. Like this eh? Not a problem.

Now that I am used to it, I just charge through the hole so easily, it is a bit of a race between Milly and I. But she is so much smaller than me and she can squeeze through my legs.

In the afternoon, Jill thought she was taking me for a walk, BUT... I took her for a walk. Boy am I strong girl for my age? We did not get far as I pulled so much on the lead, Jill's wrists came up in bruises! So we went back home. It was not fair, I did not mean to hurt her, but Millie was not on a lead and she was having so much fun running around, I just wanted to join in with her. I suppose Jill thought I might run away if I was off the lead so soon after arriving.

I was so excited looking around everywhere I did not even notice they have two cats in the area next to where we sleep until much later that day when I sniffed noses through the wire with Ashley. Hey she is o.k. But the other silly one, hissed at me. Can you imagine that??? Hissing at me?? What does she think I am? The enemy?? Oh well never mind, we are sort of friends now. She walks past me and does not take any notice now.

We went and had a bath on Thursday afternoon, Mill and I and it was so exciting, I really behaved myself in the car and while there.

I even got fitted with a lovely new purple collar and when we left the doggie parlor I came home with a purple scarf around my neck! I just looked so beautiful.

The blanket I was lying on in the loungeroom had been washed and smelt lovely and our bedding is fantastic, real soft and warm and Millie and I can curl up on it together. I was a little naughty though as I slept on the couch on the verandah the first couple of nights. I though I would get away with it, but there are obstacles on the bed now!

While Jill is writing here for me, I am lying on the carpet beside her, boy has it been yet another exhausting day for me.

First thing in the morning at about 5a.m. Gerard got up and took us outside the gate for a run. Then at about 8a.m. Jill got up and took us for a run down near the water. Then we were left home alone for a while until Gerard came back and let us out the gate yet again. Boy do I enjoy all this space to run about in! I have lost count, but I think I went out again another couple of times. I don't even have to go on the lead anymore, because I am such a good girl and come back to them when they call me and even when they don't!

I really do think they like me as Jill keeps telling me I am so gorgeous and Gerard keeps patting me. I just keep smiling and wagging my tail at them.

Well it is getting late and I need to pretend I am fast asleep so we can stay inside just a little bit longer before it is time to go to bed.

I will write again soon and hope to see you next week after you have caught up with all of your work.

Bye for now

luv Missy xxx

P.S. I am so glad you liked the photo Jill took of me. I am just so gorgeous!!