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I've never considered myself to have big ears, although when I was a pup, I did get teased a little, but that was just beacuse my head hadn't finished catching up with my ears.

Anyway, my perfectly formed ears came into their own tonight when I commando crawled underneath a table that Julie & James were sat at with a man I hadn't seen before. They were busy discussing dates and I have a strange feeling that the nice man might be coming back on a regular basis.....

Door Stop Wanted

I desperately need a new door stop for the front door. James has had the door off for the past few days to paint it. It used to be stopped open with a chunk of wood a bit like a cheese, which meant that I could wander in and out as the need arose. Once the door was removed it meant that the stop was left there, alone and far too much of a temptation for Maggie, and the cleaners have today had to clean up the last of the splinters of wood strewn over the floor. The door is just about to go back on and I know that without the stop it will remain closed, and I will be confined to the ramblings of Austin & his friends this afternoon.

Better late than never....

It's been a very busy week. We had a Barn Dance last weekend, which it looked as though everyone was enjoying and there was lots of cheese for me and Maggie. Just before it started, Roly delivered a trailer load of straw which was used to make the room look and smell a little more like a barn. I did manage to get caught having a sneaky pee on one of the bales outside, for which I got a massive telling off. At the end of the night Debs had this daft idea that it would be easier to slide the bales down the stairs rather than carry them, but as well as making loads of mess, she miss fired on one, which flipped over and somersaulted down the stairs nearly knocking poor Rhiannon flying. The newly installed python also broke down and so Julie and the girls had to run up and down the stairs all night fetching and carrying beer so I had my hands full keeping an eye on everything and everyone.

James has had the boys fixing the ceiling in the shop, which had to be pulled down to fit the new python for the function room (which a nice man came in and fixed the morning after the barn dance!). Plans for the shop are now on hold as it's full steam ahead on the new letting rooms and extension at the back of the pub (which will mean even more for me to keep an eye on). In the meantime a company is going to use the shop and if what I have heard is correct they should be in there within a fortnight.

My friend Mary had a nasty fall on Monday and is in hospital with a bad hip. I think that Julie is going to pop in to see her today and give her a card off me and Maggie as we hope she comes back in to see us soon.

Finally, I have been asked to dispel a few rumours. There are a few humans in the village who have too much time on their hands and they just seem to sit around all day and make up bad stories. I know for a fact that one of the same group was also responsible for painting my ears bright red with a ghastly lipstick during the rugby, but I just can't get the words out to tell anyone (perhaps James & Julie will read this and undertsand!). The latest rumour is that ladies aren't allowed to have pints of beer in The Golden Lion, which is utter nonsense and the silly "Bitch" (I am allowed to call her that) that started the rumour has a bucket waiting for her when she comes in.

Poor Me!

Maggie and I were very fortunate to get 2 really good walks yesterday. They're a bit like buses really... but I wouldn't dare complain. Anyway somewhere along the way I managed to get a sore toe, which I couldn't stop myself licking all last night, but it just didn't want to get better. James finally got the message this morning and took a look before sending Julie off to get her tweezers. They pinned me down thinking that I was going to put up a fight, but little did they know the sheer pain I was in (I think that they thought it was a tick, but if that was all it had been I'd have sorted that out with my teeth). Julie eventually took an almighty tug and pulled out a thorn as big as a stake!

Later today we had to endure a shopping trip to boring shops that Maggie and I aren't allowed in. There was a highlight to it though, when they came out of 1 shop with a coat for Maggie. she hadn't wanted to go out for a wee earlier as she didn't like the rain so Julie had this notion that a coat would do the trick. She couldn't even walk in it, let alone have a wee so that will end up hanging alongside all the coats they tried to get me to wear.

On our way home we called in to see Gary at The Rose in Redwick. Maggie had fun chasing his cat (the one that Gary supposedly doesn't like, but he wasn't too fond of Maggie chasing it, so I think he must secretely like it). They confirmed the arrangements for the Tug of War challenge between the 2 pubs, which is taking place on Sunday 30th August and will be great fun to watch. one of my best friends owners is our anchor man and I can't see many people being able to pull him very far!

Angus & Ross

Angus & Ross, my 2 new Westie friends came in to visit again last night. It was lovely to see them and they have already grown so much. They'll soo ne able to join me prowling around the pub, and help me keep Maggie out of trouble. She was banished to the office after disgracing herself with the cardigan on thursday, but it back fired on James as he foolishly left a new pair of shoes under his desk. Need I say any more.......

Sgt Bob sat and played the piano which seemed to make everyone happy and he's promised to bring Norman in soon so that I can check him out.....

There's to be 2 BBQ's this weekend. Today the Undy Lions are having their End of Season Party here and then on Sunday there is going to be a great big picnic in The Square, which all of Magor has been invited to.

Naughty Maggie, AGAIN!"

Maggie successfully devoured a bobble off someone's cardigan tonight. It was a good job the lady noticed when she did as Maggie would probably have just carried on eating. It was also a very good job that the lady was Annette, and that she managed to see the funny side of it. James & Julie have asked me to say thank you to her on my blog for being so understanding...

I can't be watching her all of the time!

Officially THE most important Pub Dog!

"I" am to have a beer named after me! Yes, Hamish The Pub Dog Beer ! Can you believe it?

Julie & James recently had a real ale on the bar called "Bob" and it got us all thinking that it would be really good if there was a beer named after me.

Julie had scoured the country and eventually broke the sad news that there wasn't a Hamish beer to be had anywhere in the country. However, being a true West Highland White Terrier, I wasn't deterred and earlier today I met a very nice lady called Helen from the Wickwar Brewery who has said that she will personally arrange for a very fine Real Ale to be named after me. It will obviously be a strong and hearty ale, and very tasty. http://www.wickwarbrewing.co.uk/index.php

Supported by Julie & James and other regulars at the Golden Lion and of course Helen's help at the Wickwar Brewery, "Hamish the Pub Dog" real ale has a very good chance of going on sale at The Golden Lion later this year. It also means that I will have my very own bar tap clip, complete with a picture of me and even beer mats and all the usual paraphernalia!

So there you have it, I'm going into Beer sales.... watch this space.

We went for a walk today... a long walk to St Brides and into the woods on the top of a hill. Julie didn't walk - She went on the horse, leaving Maggie, James and me to walk beside her. We had to jog and trot to keep up with her some of the time and eventually James got fed up dodging the cars, so he took us off road across the fields and through the woods to meet Julie (and the horse) on the other side of the hill. The woods were dense and the grass in the fields was very long, so we nearly got lost a few times. However, it was a great walk and I really wish we could do it more often.

back home at the pub this afternoon, Maggie is exausted. You see, she just isn't used to this amount of exercise and she's not as strong as me... which is why she won't get a beer called Maggie named after her.

See Ya

Lucky Chino!!!

Chino, luckily survived the wrath of Aunty Karen when he presented her with their 2 new puppies and it wasn't long before she was cooing over them like everyone else.

James is seriously contemplating docking all the staff's wages for yesterday (inc Julie) as they spent far too much time just staring at the puppies whilst they slept on the bar stool.

Sgt Major Bob has called his Norman! Chino and Aunty Karen are calling theirs Angus & Ross, but nobody knows yet, which is which.

The secret is OUT

We have not 1, Not 2 but THREE new Westies in the village.....

Chino has adopted a pair of boys to join their family and Sgt Major Bob decided to adopt the other brother.... It's all so exciting.

Here we all are in the Garden at the Golden Lion. Maggie of course, couldn't sit still long enought to have her picture taken....

At this point, my Aunty Karen didn't know they had been adopted and we were all obliged to keep the secret until Chino gave her the surprize of her life....

I'm off to see them again now. More later

It's all so exciting !! New Pals

I've got a secret !

I'm itching to tell you about my secret.... but I can't !

Maybe later

Maggie's New Friend

We have a brand new friend in the village - Tara... She is a great big horsey thing and Maggie loves her and gets right in about her feet when we go walking and then has a girlie sulk when we put her back in her field.

Judging by this picture, its probably safe to say that the only reason that Maggie likes her is because Tara's bum makes hers look small. Did you know that some of the customers that come into the pub have a secret name for Maggie -
"J Lo"!

When we haven't been out with Tara, we have been very busy supervising the painting of the Function Room. Julie and James had lots of help from Ray, Dawn and Lynn and managed to get most of it finished in time. Fiona, who usually makes the scrummy cakes, made some pretty bunting which goes all the way around the room. Julie wants her to make some more but according to Mhairi, she is all "buntinged out" so we'll have to see what happens.


I managed to sneak into the first function and hide under one of the tables which luckily had some children on who shared their sausages rolls with me.... Maggie went in to help clean up the following day, but after the vacuuming had been done so she missed out big time. She did however find the balloons and a left over roll of ribbon, which she used to recreate the andrex puppy ad with through the bar downstairs until Debs spotted her leaving a trail right out of the front door.