What a good boy I am

Yesterday I went all day with wee wee outside for the first time :) Foster mum was very pleased. Can't promise it will happen again but a good start after the day before...
We did a new walk regime today - Millie and I went first so I could meet dogs nicely but we met no dogs which was a shame. Then Dave and Muffy went out and I didn't like that much. When they got home I tried to get out the front door which I never usually do.
Now though it is play time and I am running about the house with Millie and Dave. We are doing mad zoomies which is such good fun.  

A busy morning

Well it isn't lunch time yet and I have had 2 walks. How good is that? Well first walk this morning didn't go too well - mostly great but when Dave gets a bit excited then so do I and I played greyhound dancing on a lead game today. So later when foster mum had a cancelled appointment, she decided to take me and Millie to the park. Never been to the park because we always go to the woods. Not long out the door and we have  a dog coming our way but he crossed over and I just ignored him. Then there were 2 little dogs and one was barky but the lady she crossed over too because the pavement is very narrow. I was a very good boy and just had a bit of a look because after all it was interesting. Saw lots of dogs at the park which confused me a bit because some were small and furry like rabbits but they did doggy runs and plays so I didn't know what they were at all. I didn't get over excited at all os basically we can say it is all Dave's fault :) He does get all excited sometimes when he sees dogs and because I don't know what to do I get too excited and it's not nice.

So much to tell

Well lots of good and not so good things have been happening in my life recently.

Yesterday I had such fun playing with Millie - we played together really nicely and had lots of fun. Best bit was when I nibbled her back and she didn't mind at all. We were both doing play bows and play bites and it was all good. Another time Dave was playing too.

I did mostly sleeping through the fireworks on Saturday night - there are so many noises around especially now with the loud tv that I just check it is ok sometimes and go back to sleep. I still don't like people screaming or shouting much on the tv though.

I am getting much more friendly with foster dad because he was around a lot for the weekend time, although I ran away this morning because he was in a hurry and I didn't like that.

I don't much like the new time that has started here - apparently it has been 2 weeks of half term and is now term time. So there were too  many cars and noises outside this morning. Also there were some annoying little dogs which Dave didn't much like (they used to bark at him lots)  so I had to agree with him and I got a bit overexcited. Nothing that foster mum couldn't handle but she said it was lucky that none of the little people were around because they might be scared.       

I have been a bit clumsy indoors too and been pushing my older friend Muffy a bit. I don't mean to but when I need to get to a safe distance from a scarey thing I am not always careful and she is a bit small and fragile. She is still my friend but she has had medicine for her sore leg. I do try my best but sometimes I just have to make sure I am safe if something is scarey and then i can come back and have another look. I am quite brave  really , I just need to approach things safely from a distance sometimes.  

I am turning into quite a nosey boy !

What a handsome boy I am.

Yesterday I decided that I didn't actually want to go in the garden so ran away. this only worked briefly but I tried it again early this morning and I don't think foster dad was happy coming to get me twice upstairs in the bedroom instead of in the garden with the others. He held my collar tight and helped me into the garden. Then I did go out and was happy with my friends.
Yesterday I did all my wees outside until the late afternoon when i just forgot and went in my favourite indoor spot. We keep going in the garden all day long now -maybe that's why I have got fed up with it.   But I do like to eat lots and drink lots and lots of water.

I will be adding a picture soon but I don't really like cameras because they can be be noisy and I definitely wouldn't like one with a flash. I am still scared of many things.

New thing I learned today was that the water left in the bottom of the shower tastes very nice.

Update

Well I have been in a 'house'  for over a week now and I think I like it!

I sleep upstairs with everybody else and apart from sticking my head across the doorway sometimes it is all good. Stairs are not an issue anymore and I am particularly good at up.

I am still nervous at times - well many times during the day but only in little ways. I did get upset and ran out of the room when someone was shouting very loudly on tv - I thought they were talking to me. 

I'm getting good at going through doors without a worry.
Foster Mum says we will probably be thinking about training the house or something like that but not properly until we have had the fireworks. I hate fireworks so I am very glad they haven't had any here yet.

I have done some playing - playbows to Millie and Dave although Dave did play once, he ignores me mostly - I think I was a bit too boisterous for him because he is an oldie.  Millie did good playing but it diodn't last long because she said I was a bit too excited. They are both still my friends though and Dave will run a bit in the garden with me.

I did try barking and playing when foster dad got up this morning but foster mum said no - can't understand why she wanted me to be quiet a bit more.

I have discovered a nice wall to wipe my face.

I did get a bit excited out on  a walk yesterday but I think it was Dave's fault - he said a big brown labrador dog wasn't nice so I decided to agree with him. We both did a bit of a dance and poor foster mum was a bit tired after that.  Then just after we had a small dog keep standing looking at us so we went the other way. It's not nice to stand and stare like that especially when your owner is calling you back.We were all good though and continued on our way. There are so many things to learn - i haven't met many other dogs in my life so I 'm not sure. usually we don't meet any dogs on the walk at all but that will change next week with all the kiddies and dogs at the school so I might have to have my muzzle back on just in case.

Today we mostly did hoovering

I wasn't sure about the hoover but it was ok. There are some things i find scary and other things i don't really mind too much. 
Next door have got a visiting dog and it is even noisier than their usual one but I don't mind at all.
Morning walk was quiet because it is still half term. Foster Mum says I might meet some other dogs and lots of people on morning walk next week. Not sure what that will be like.
I am quite settled here now except when things change then I worry a bit. It is nice that the other dogs try to tell me it is alright by sleeping when there are scary things.  I haven't heard any fireworks yet which is good because i hate fireworks and get very upset. 

investigating carrier bags

Yesterday I was looking for some more bread , sadly there was no more in the carrier bags but I
 did find some fun things called tissues when the people went out.
The bags in the kitchen are really boring - just more bags inside them.
I have been down to the kitchen lots on my own now - lots of nice food.
Today i heard Millie having lots of fun bouncing about in the bedroom so i was so brave and went upstairs all on my own. downstairs was a bit more tricky. I needed a bit of help from foster dad on that one.
All the people have been and out all day today which is nice because we all get excited when they come back. I  did bouncing up and down in excitement. I still run away from people sometimes though.

I do like sliced white bread!

The shopping man arrived today and I observed from an appropriate distance. Foster mum took all the fridge stuff down to the kitchen and left me with a bag to sort through myself which was nice. Easy to unwrap the loaf and very tasty.
I met next door's dog on my walk today and decided that although she is a bit short, she is ok and she thought I was ok  too. She is a small collie so my nose had to go down to meet hers looking up. 
I still don't like doors and won't always go through if there is someone around. I feel much safer when I can run away just in case something is too scary for me. The dogs here tell me it is all ok but I'm not sure I trust their judgement at all. It is all so new to me and I am a bit suspicious of many things. I really don't like drains in the road because they make a scary noise whenever a car goes over.

So much has been happening

I just don't know where to start. Most recently I was a very brave boy and went down the garden and didn't take too much notice at all of the noisy machine called a wood chipper and just checked out the men working it. They weren't too close to me in my garden so I was ok. I am not sure about people indoors though and get a bit nervous if I am going somewhere and someone is standing there.
I haven't learned yet where I should do my business but I didn't go at all in the bedroom last night. That is my other big news - I went upstairs to bed with everybody else last night. I wasn't sure at all so foster dad put my lead on because I go better with my lead on - that is what I am used to. Often I have my lead on to get to the back door but then when i get through  the door I'm fine. Well I don't like those stairs and I don't think I want to go up again.
I was a good boy most of the night but  I think I worried  foster mum when i was wandering around with a gurgling tummy. I wouldn't go downstairs though until foster dad got up an hour later.
Today I have been in the kitchen and that was in the morning so i have filled my tummy with dinner. I was a good boy when foster mum went out today - i just stayed here with my new doggy friends and we did mostly sleeping. I was pleased to see foster mum at the door though. We did a short practice of everyone going away last night so they knew I would be a good boy and not worry too much.
So that's it from me now. If I think of anything exciting to report I'll be back later.  

Last night was nice - I had a nice play with the toys when it was dark and then foster Mum came down to say hello and see if I wanted to go out. Lucky I didn't need to :) Funny though - she took the toys away.
 I've been spending a lot more time in the living room now because the tv isn't too bad although I do not trust it.

That's my new friend Dave lying next to me. He is ok even if he poked me with his foot.

All tired out after all that playing with the fun squeaky toy

Foster Mum was wondering if I liked playing with toys after I found a cuddly toy a bit scary. Then later she showed me a squeaky one and I gt scared so she put it away. Ten when she wasn't looking I grabbed it and played squeaky squeak and tried to pull that toy  apart. It was fun. Here's my "who me?" face:

Think my foster Mum might be putting the toy away properly in a little while :)

This afternoon I was very brave and put my front feet on the stairs so I could have some fuss. I don't like stairs though. Also I was very brave and followed the biscuit trail into the kitchen so I could eat my dinner out of the bowl. It only took me an hour or two.

I also met next door's dog and she was very barky - she had been barking for ages so we all went to see her - it is a long walk all the way down the garden then through the woody bits to the fence where we could put our noses just diagonally through 2 fences. Dave and Muffy sad hello first and then I did which was nice then she barked at me which made me jump so I ran away to my foster Mummy who said it was ok.  Then foster Mum went indoors but i was brave and stayed with my new friends and we came back in a few minutes later.

This picture is me hiding when I heard people outside the front gate but when they had gone I did come out again because there was an important job to do weeing where my new friends had just been.

My name is Bradley and I am an ex racer who has lived in kennels my whole life.
This is day 2 living in a house and it is very strange and very scary.
Yesterday I learned about radios with pictures which I didn't like at all. It made me leave the safe room called the living room. Luckily I found a nice space called the hall and that is a bit like my kennel.

 Here  I am looking ever so handsome but slightly worried.

That is my other safe spot next to the computer and larder. Had a nice nap here earlier today.