The Labraventures of Carbón, Spanish (ex-) foster dog extraordinaire
- Thread starter Emily_Babbelhund
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- Malvern Worcestershire
And we are in thick and freezing fog in the West Midlands!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
It is not freezing today - que bien! - but we have thick fog too. The sun went back to Spain after its one-day visit to Cornwall, quizas? I do not mind so much because we are having a siesta on the comfy sofa, Vale, ok, I am having a siesta, ML is catching up on some work on the computer.
Muchas gracias, Cath. It is not too bad but she is using her cane again, which means I must be an extra special assistance dog to navigate around the cane. A decir la verdad, to tell the truth, I like the challenge as it makes my walks more interesting!Hope your ML foot is soon better Carbon
Last time her foot was like this, it lasted almost two years. Dios mio! So I am making sure that she takes care of it now so that we can again go on long walks very soon.
Yesterday we had a nice time with our amigos, but we were both sad to be in a new area of Cornwall and not explore around all day, especially with the sun. We cannot be in Pasty Land and NOT go on long walks, so we must work hard for the demon foot to feel better. Ojala!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
It is officially a super cozy day in Padstow!
Boogie
Moderator
- Location
- Manchester UK
You have a fabulous gentlemanly nose Carbón!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
You speak the truth very eloquently, amiga Mags. My nose is indeed divine!You have a fabulous gentlemanly nose Carbón!
My puppy amigos Syd and Fred came over today along with their ML, who owns our house here in Cornwall and lives next door. Lots of discussing happened and we are officially staying here in The Big House until the end of April. This is no surprise but it is nice to have it all discussed, no? Then we have the option of moving next door for the month of May, ojala! Syd and Fred's humans are taking them to Ireland in May, so that means ML and I could move in to their house. Then ML says, "Well, mmmm, I was thinking of going to Ireland in May too, so I'll think about it."
Que loca, what a crazy ML! She knows that neither one of us can resist Cornwall in May, even if we would love to see our friends in Ireland too. She is going to say "Sí", I know it! This is like that time that she called me a foster dog when everyone knew I was no such thing. Pfft! Sometimes I know better than she does what is already true!
No...that is not right. ALL THE TIME (not "sometimes") I know better than she does. It is only the truth, amigos.
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Another blast from the past: your favorite Señor looking pensive in Lucca. Como soy guapo !
And no, claro que sí, it does not look like every other photo of me in Italy. Not at all!
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And no, claro que sí, it does not look like every other photo of me in Italy. Not at all!
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Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Hola amigos! Yesterday we went on a walk where there was no sheep poo for me to eat and the most interesting thing I saw was two geese. ML said they were tougher than me so I stayed far away.
Close up they do look un poco homicidal.
I do not know what is wrong with Cornish animals this fin de semana, but after homicidal geese yesterday, we saw suicidal sheep today. Cuidado! Be careful my woolly amigas!
Look how high they are! And what a nice shadow dog I am!
Finally , a terrible thing happened: Monkey had a bath and blow dry. I do not like this. First I sit and worry as I supervise every step, then he smells funny. Pfft!
Now I am holding him very close and doing my best homicidal goose face so that ML stays far away from me and my best Monkey amigo!
Close up they do look un poco homicidal.
I do not know what is wrong with Cornish animals this fin de semana, but after homicidal geese yesterday, we saw suicidal sheep today. Cuidado! Be careful my woolly amigas!
Look how high they are! And what a nice shadow dog I am!
Finally , a terrible thing happened: Monkey had a bath and blow dry. I do not like this. First I sit and worry as I supervise every step, then he smells funny. Pfft!
Now I am holding him very close and doing my best homicidal goose face so that ML stays far away from me and my best Monkey amigo!
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Señor Carbón, tis Not Rite At All wen our hoomans wosh our fings wen we hav got them smellin Just Perfict. Mother wosht awl mine befor Crissmus.
Yor frend
GGJ xxxxxxx
Yor frend
GGJ xxxxxxx
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
ALL at once?! A la vez?! The inhumanity! I am so sorry for your sad experience, amiga GGJ. I cannot imagine all my stuffy amigos being washed at once. I do believe my little corazon would just give out and stop beating. You are very strong!
I am lucky that ML is so very lazy and only does one of my stuffy amigos at a time. Still, it is very hard. I had just got Monkey to that perfect state where he was all crusty with spit and dirt from five countries. The culture that she washed away, can you imagine? Oh well, now I simply must work twice as hard to make him right again. We must be courageous!
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Carbon Fren I hear you. Dad sed my Billy Bear is gunna get a barf this week. He smells perfect now so I don't unnerstand
Carbon my fren I also hear you, Iyam a Kipper of sun properly cus I have SIX WHOLE mooses in my moose herd but Curly did take ALL of them and made them all soft and funny smelling, because she said they was getting crispy. She did let me tek a foto of them dryin by the fireinabox.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Kipper, Kipper! I hav got a Moose toooo! His name is Cris Moose becos I got him at Crissmus. Here he is by our Fireinametalbox wiv Slofe.
Yor frend
GGJ xxxxxxx
Pee Ess, I am Veryvery impressed wiv yor herd of Mooses.
Yor frend
GGJ xxxxxxx
Pee Ess, I am Veryvery impressed wiv yor herd of Mooses.
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
@Emily_Babbelhund , I heard on the radio that one dog had to be opened up and had 5kg of sheep poo inside it - I thought of Carbon 
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Aye carumba, can you not take Billy and hide him somewhere where your ML cannot find him? I would do that with Monkey, but it is so long between washes that I let down my vigilance and - POW! - that is the day that my ML decides to wash him. She lives life on a whim, I tell you. Unlike myself who is very orderly and logical. Ojala, I will keep trying to train her. It is a long process.
That is INCREIBLE! I am in awe of your moose herd. Que maravilla! However I am relieved that you explained the photo, because I thought your ML was roasting them for dinner and that would be very disturbing. We do not eat our stuffy amigos. Vale, I did have that psychotic break last year and ate Elly's arm, but I regretted it immediately and now Elly has a bionic arm for which I am very grateful and shall never even nibble on. Well, ojala, hopefully.
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Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Pfft! I DIGEST my sheep poo! That is the only way to enjoy it a second time, if you understand my meaning. But I do feel sorry for that poor dog who had to have an operation. You really have to build up to the Olympic level of poo eating that I am at now. You know this weekend on our group walk, the walking leader saw me having a bit of salad for lunch (aka "grass") during our break and told ML how it was because I had a dodgy tummy and that would make me throw up bile. ML just laughed at him and said, "He's just having a salad, he won't throw up!" . You could tell the man thought ML was silly and did not understand the way of us dogs. But ML understands VERY well the Way of Carbón. I eat my salad and I do not throw up, but of course, claro que si! Never underestimate a highly-trained Labrador digestive system.@Emily_Babbelhund , I heard on the radio that one dog had to be opened up and had 5kg of sheep poo inside it - I thought of Carbon
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I tried Carbon Fren but it was no yuse. I figger hiding him in my toy box wasn't such a good idea
Here's some pics I put on kennel club. I even tried to rescue him from the lorndry sink
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Ahhhh, it was a good day with my best amigo Reuben! Muchas gracias for the visit, auntie @kateincornwall !
Can we just check,. You're not supposed to tear stuffies into little bits and spread the fluff everywhere?
R&I