No doubt you all remember the beautiful Sage, but here’s an updated photo from her lovely Mum, Karen. Wow. What a stunner!
Note to self: begin saving up for a ticket to America 🙂
H x
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Welcome to Hector Air – we hope you enjoy your flight
So, as you guys know, I enjoy a lot of games. But there’s nothing better than the ‘get a human to kick stones on the beach’ game (hmm…might need to think of a better name for that one)!
Here are the rules of play:
- Crouch down low.
- Stare at the stone you want until your human gets the hint.
- Wait for lift off (it usually takes the human a while to get their foot in the right place)
- Jump like your life depends on it. Maybe follow the stone, or just freestyle…whatever takes your fancy. Me, I like the airplane move. And sometimes the kangaroo.
Here’s a handy visual guide:
Staring…staring…waiting…waiting…
Begin take off
Freestyle…with a mid-air turn
And re-position for a safe landing. Easy!
Here’s a textbook airplane…check out those ear flaps.
Finally, a textbook kangaroo.
And here it all is put together. Simple!
Why not give it a go yourself? I promise you’ll enjoy it.
H x
Top 5 Seconds of Summer
What a Summer it has been! Once again, I’ve been so busy being stopped by admirers in the street (note from Hector’s Mum: more like pleading with anyone and everyone to pay you some attention) that I haven’t had much time to blog…so here’s a recap on the highlights of Summer 2015 for you.
1. My 2nd birthday!
Well, I’m pretty sure that I’m now 2 years old since Mum and Dad made me an awesome card (see below). That said, whenever strangers ask Mum how old I am, she always says ‘oh, he’s still quite young, only about 18 months, which is why he’s a bit silly and over the top.’ Charming.
2. The arrival of Mr Frog.
Now, anyone who knows me knows how much I love a good squeaky toy. This summer, a truly marvellous one arrived. Green – check. Annoyingly loud – check. Small enough to fit quite far in my mouth so no one can take it off me – check. Not yet been thrown over the neighbour’s fence – check. Love him. LOVE HIM!
Yeah…you can try to get the frog. But you will fail. Every time.
3. The car and the fence.
Being a border collie (sort of), I do love a good stalk. I’m not talking plants. I’m talking crouching down and hunting cars. Oh yeah. I stalk cars from a mile away! Mum and Dad have tried EVERYTHING they can to stop me doing it, because it’s apparently a ‘bad habit’ (but then I always hear them talking about how people should have hobbies…hypocrites). Needless to say, I totally disregard anything that comes out of their mouths on the matter.
So when we were at Granny and Grandad’s over the summer and a big Land Rover drove by the field very quickly, I decided I’d jump the five foot fence into the lane and hunt it down. I managed to run a few circles around the car before Mum made it over the fence (rather slowly I might add) and flagged the driver down. Spoil sport.
4. A new friend.
When Mum started her latest job over the summer, she discovered that one of her new colleagues had the (mis)fortune to have just acquired a puppy…a Bordoodle named Roxie. She lives up in Scotland, lucky thing! Does she remind you of anyone?
5. The husband swap.
Finally, one of my favourite moments of the summer was when a lady who was cuddling me in the pet shop asked if she could swap me for her husband. Apparently, I’d be much nicer to sit with on the sofa of an evening – but just as hairy and warm 🙂
Is my head getting a bit big these days? Of course not!!
H x
Vernal equinox means one thing…
It’s Spring…therefore…the ice cream parlours are back open. Thank the Lord!
If only the service were a bit quicker. Apparently they don’t all speak dog and some still require a human slave to do the ordering. Really?
A vanilla cornet please…
Come on…I’ve been waiting months for this!
Anyway, got it in the end. Bliss! Until some bloke on a bike looked like he was gonna steal it. But I saw him off with a huge helping of side eye 😉 No one comes between me and my cornet!
Nom nom nom…
You on the bike…back away from the ice cream…
H x
Bear-ly there
What’s the difference between a Bordoodle and a bear?
Not a whole lot apparently!
H x
Just a dog chasing some squirrels…
Just a bear scratching his claws…
Winter wonderland
What’s a guy to do when big white flakes start falling from the sky? Yep. You got it in one!
So here I am clowning around in the snow, maybe eating a bit of it, maybe skidding up and down the decking. You know, Bordoodle stuff 🙂
H x
Jeesh this is cold on my derriere…
Guess if I wiggle it a bit, that frosty behind might warm up. Beyonce eat your heart out!
Yes, those are skid marks where I’m hurtling down the decking. And?!
All aboard!
We went for our traditional Sunday lunchtime walk along the beach today and saw something quite marvellous. Not a cat. Not a big bag of chips with my name on it. But an enormous climbing frame, also known as a vintage Routemaster bus. Brilliant!
Do you think I might be able to have one for my birthday?
H x
Copy cat…er…dog
Great news! I’ve got another friend 🙂 He’s called Rafa, and as you can see, he likes to model himself on me:
He’s even got a big white sock!
According to Rafa’s Mum, Tracy, he loves a tennis ball and has somewhat of a naughty streak. Sounds like my kind of guy! In case you’re wondering, Rafa is a miniature Bordoodle… so not quite as big in the body as me, but his personality is definitely a match.
And he sits so nicely too! Now all Rafa needs is a bow tie like mine 🙂
My Mum says that there are a few big differences between us though: Rafa doesn’t seem to ‘collect’ ornaments like I do, nor does he ‘paint’ the carpet with mud. Oh well, I’m sure Tracy will manage to see her way past Rafa’s lack of interior design expertise! After all, he is only 6 months old 🙂
H x
Special shout out to our grocery delivery man
You brightened up our evening, so this one is for you and your girlfriend!
Minced beef you say? For me?
P.S. Mum will be placing another order very soon. We hope to see you on the delivery run 🙂
H x
Hector’s New Year Look Book
Sorry for the lack of posts lately folks – my Mum has been a bit under the weather, so I have been busy looking after her. You know, making sure she gets plenty of long walks, that sort of thing 🙂
Anyway, here’s a quick photo tour (aka look book) of what I’ve been up to. Naturally, with the sea air being so good for you, I’ve been taking Mum to the beach a fair bit:
Pensive. It’s my new look.
Poised for action. It’s my day-to-day look.
Erm…doing dressage. It’s not a good look.
And wearing a bow tie to get Mum to smile: (ignore Dad there – he’s trying to take a selfie with me…who can blame him?!)
Bow tie. It’s my festive look.
We’ll quickly skip over my trip to the vets after swallowing a glove. Let’s just say they made it magically reappear and I felt pretty sorry for myself:
Just don’t look!
Finally, I have a new (long distance) friend called Sage, who belongs to the very lucky Karen out in the US of A. Yup, she’s a bordoodle too (Sage, not Karen)!
Take another look. Gorgeous!
Hope you’ve enjoyed my New Year Look Book. Check back in soon!
H x
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