Last night Biggles peed over a substantial part of my DVD collection.

We were sat watching telly, and our boy started hunting around by the living room door. I knew what that probably meant, but the commercial break was coming up and I figured he could hold on for a couple of minutes. I was wrong. He calmly trotted over to one of the DVD racks either side of the TV, cocked his leg and let rip. I was so stunned I didn’t react for a couple of seconds. Susan wasn’t able to do anything about it either; she was pinned down by Beanie who was giving her leg some serious luurve.

Eventually I came to my senses, got Biggles out into to the garden and then went to inspect the damage. The Thirteenth Warrior was soaked. Stanley Kubrik’s Full Metal Jacket was now in danger of rusting. But by a miracle, Armageddon survived. It seems Bruce Willis not only saved the earth from asteriods, he also saved his DVD from The Great Biggles Flood.

When people see us walking our dogs on lead they usually comment on how well behaved they are, because they sit so quietly and neatly while we’re conversing. If only they knew..

At yesterday’s park session Zak had a new squeaky toy – a large hotdog. Now I’m normally not partial to squeaky fast food, but that hotdog was the most realistic I’ve ever seen. It had it all – a huge “dog”, crisp lettuce that glistened with the morning dew (after a roll the grass), and a thick stripe of mustard. As I watched Zak parading it around, the supposedly healthy bowl of bran cereal I’d had for breakfast seemed woefully inadequate.

Sadly Zak’s toys seldom last long, and the hotdog was no exception. It’s not his fault – for a such a big boy he’s remarkably gentle with them, but there are certain other dogs in the park who aren’t so careful. His partner Amber is one of them; Beanie is also a known serial de-squeaker, but after careful inspection of the photos I took, I think there may be a new squeakiopath at large.

Early in the session Beanie uses the hotdog to start a chase.. but it’s still squeaking at this point

Biggles tries to grab it..

..and fails, but the hotdog is still intact

Toby’s in the clear – he only had eyes for his hoop!

Maya and her buddy were far too busy play-fighting..

.. to even notice the hotdog

Kirby and Amber spent much of the session playing together, much to Biggles’ frustration

Biggles has a stick – that leaves only Beanie on the suspect list!

But wait! What’s this?

And this!!?

Hmm.. yes, it’s starting to look like the butler Biggles did it!

I just spotted on the Scottish Beagle Club website that there’s a Beagle missing in the Glasgow area. Full details here.