'Appy New Year and welcome to 2008. It's well good this time of year - if your in a decent gaff that is; great food, the 'umans are around for days on end to look after yer like they should, and lotsa balls o' chalk wiv all yer mates. An' today it was Ratby Burrows.

An wot do ya know - we ain't seen em for mumfs and then it's free times in short orda - Tom, Cheese, Linus and Lettice (fancy French name that innit?) are there and we was only out wiv 'em a few days ago. Not that's a bad thing mind, don't get me wrong. Course, that meant Colin and Lynne and Jackie was there, and it took Jackie almost moments before she asked Kai if he'd walk 'er.


Gathering

So off we goes. Wing Commander Mortimer was there an' he was 'avin' a ball chargin' up and down.


Mortimer

Like I said, Tom, Cheese, Linus and Lettice was there today an' all. Bin a while since they was out on one of these doos, but there was a reason. We 'elped out at the Meet and Greet at Syston just before Christmas. That was sorted by Jackie. You might remember she 'ad a girl called Vicky stayin' wiv 'er. Well, Vicky has turned into to Molly and now lives with Suggs.


Carrying the push chair

This is Mavis. Mavis is one them girls wot is always on the go and a right stunna into the bargin; if I was a younger 'ound ...


Mavis

Mavis looks after a couple of 'umans and their puppy. I don't know if you've clocked this, but 'uman puppies can't walk and 'ave to be carted round in single seater sofas wiv wheels - push chairs thet call 'em. That's all fine and dandy until get to a ditch wiv a bridge wot aint as wide. Then it 'as to turn into a carry chair, and yes, the 'uman puppy was still in it.


Carrying the push chair

We also 'ad some people join us wot 'ad just been picked by a grey'ound. Jack took their puppy for a walk; 'ee likes doing that.


Jack with a human puppy

All us Beastly Beasts was busy lookin' after mum and dad, but Suggs and Molly reckon they can leave their 'umans. And Mortimer reckoned 'ee could leave 'is mum to Ruby. So when we met another couple of dogs wot was up for a chase they all went for it. Molly bashed 'erself on a tree, and Mortimer 'ad a good ol' run wiv one of them.

Excitement over it was back to the car park and loads of treats before heading 'ome for our tea.