Who Killed Colonel Mustard?

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.

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

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Biggles tries to grab it..

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..and fails, but the hotdog is still intact

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

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

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.. to even notice the hotdog

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

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

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But wait! What’s this?

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And this!!?

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

3rd May Beagle Race – Important Info

Jill has asked us to announce that the Beagle Race at the Open on the 3rd May will now start BEFORE the whippet races (Good news – less hanging about!).

Beagle Race start time is 11 am. The check in time is 10.30 am.

Contact number for more info: Maggie Hendrie on 0123 683 0273.

Information will also be available on the Caledonian Thistle Pedigree Whippet Racing Website: www.callythistlewhippetracing.co.uk and the Scottish Beagle Club website: www.scottishbeagleclub.org.uk/html/beagle_racing.html

This Sunday (26th April) we’ll be doing time trials. This will determine handicaps for next week’s race. The faster dogs will be starting further back to give everyone a chance.