Dr. Barkley

A RO RO RO!!!

Here I am again with the latest Barkleydog News Headlines.




I have now been turned into yet another very special dog. I am now to be known as Mr. Barkley De Setterville, the great surgeon and Consultant of General Medicine. Last year, I was a lowly photographic model, but even by those standards I demanded very high fees for my professional services, especially after one of my pictures appeared in The Lady magazine in the December 2008 issue, but now I have gone UP in the world, I am able to charge £400 per hour as a doggy consultant physician. Oh yes.

You see, mum thinks I could be turned into one of those dogs who sniffs out cancers, because I have a wonderful ability to sniff out medical conditions in my friends, and my pack mates!

I let Anna know when her dog had a problem. I sniffed and sniffed and sniffed I did, until the humans started wondering what was going on. Megan had a hormonal problem and has now been spayed, so hopefully all the sniffing of Megan will stop because she is mended. Then I sniffed and sniffed and sniffed at Tally's side, and that was when mum discovered that horrible lump which fortunately has now completely gone. Then one evening last week, Aunt Allie Catt came to visit and whilst she was talking to mum, I leapt up and started sniffing and sniffing and sniffing just under Tally's back leg. Aunt Allie Catt became concerned and went over to take a look. She was horrified to find a big red patch on Tally's skin. Poor Tals was very sore indeed and had to have some special cream put on which helped her to get better. On Monday I did sniff and sniff and sniff at mum, and sure enough, she too had a problem. She had cut herself with the bread knife, so I thought I ought to alert her so that she was able to stick a plaster on it and quickly. Even her sorely finger has started mending very nicely now, so I am very pleased with her progress.



I am Barkley, I never miss a thing and that must be very good because mum says I am too bloody nosey for my own good at times. I haven't presented her with the bill just yet. I have only just dictated the letter to my secretary and she will be sending mum my fees for a consultation in due course.

Ah hum. Yes, well, dog doctors don't go out on the green to play golf. My social group like to have a run around the agility course, and attend functions which are known as agility shows, and I am no exception. My progress is very good, and now I have even managed two good clear rounds at the Barking Mad winter series at Keysoe.

I still like to play a bit when the courses are a bit difficult for me, but mum understands and doesn't tell me off, because the parts I do know how to negotiate I enjoy very much and give mum a good clear run. Mum and Auntie Jayne (Bray) will help me with the tougher things in the months to come. I am still very young so there is no hurry just yet. Mum expects I will really have my act together this time next year, which is about the same length of time as it took Tallulah to mature in the ring. I am determined to be as good as her, if not better. She is so good at agility. She leaves people's jaws swinging because she is able to do things way way ahead of mum. That is why mum is keeping me to the easier things at the moment, because I am also having to learn manoeuvres way ahead of mum on the course, and the more complex things will be built in as we go along.

So at Keysoe last Saturday, I struck up another clear round, but didn't get placed, because I am up against those very fast little grade 5 collies. That's not fair because I am a 2 year old Setter with very little experience.

Then Sunday it was very cold. We all went for a run at lunchtime, and the humans really shivered. What wimps they all are, dressed up so that you only see their noses sticking out, and all they do is complain "brrrrr it is sooooo c-c-c-c-old", what are they like?

Then during the evening mum looked out of the window and said "Barkley, come and have a look, it is snowing". I saw some snow just before Christmas, but this was different:



Awwwwww, what is all this, there is so much of it. Perhaps God has thrown out his old duvet. There is far too much coming down for him to have thrown out a pillow ~ Wow.

And then on Monday morning the whole world had changed. It was all covered in this white freezie snowing stuff.



Wow, this is just awesome. What do I do with it? For once I am barkless!!!!


Then Tallulah looked at it and said "hmmm, you know what Barkley? "

"nah" I replied "tell me all about it please".

"well" she said "you do this:


and then you do this .................................................and then this:



And finally you do THIS WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"


Oh wow. So that's what snow is for.

Update: And again on Fursday and Fryday!!!! WOW EEEEE SQUEEEEK LOOOOOK Dr. Barkley takes a day off in the snow


Along with our buddy Zoosk the Doberman who also had the day off:



See you next time,


Barkley De Setterville