Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Canal party OMG
- Thread starter Rosie
- Start date
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Hey! Maybe GGJ and I could hop on a train and join you! We're practising trains!
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Erm......
Have your friends met Pongo?
Like actually in the flesh?
It may be off course that you are totally exaggerating Pongo's antics to us. Your friends all know him as sedate and well-trained. And it's us that are wrong.
Have your friends met Pongo?
Like actually in the flesh?
It may be off course that you are totally exaggerating Pongo's antics to us. Your friends all know him as sedate and well-trained. And it's us that are wrong.
Boogie
Moderator
- Location
- Manchester UK
This is Teddy, Guide Dog - he lives on a narrowboat, as does my Mollie!
- Location
- South Wales
Well, we had a lovely day with gorgeous weather, and Pongo is now officially a sea-dog.
He was Most Unimpressed at first with the concept, and simply refused to get on the boat; it was making loud diesel engine noises and vibrating and generally being an Untrustworthy and Suspicious Thing. Only some particularly enticing bits of Food persuaded him that it was safe to step on. After that he thought the whole thing was immensely interesting...not least because there were substantial snacks and treats around, and two of his most favourite hoomans who enjoy feeding him (these two facts are not unconnected). We went for a nice walk-and-sniff down the towpath at one point (which I think was actually his favourite bit of the day) and the only want to get him back onto the Untrustworthy Thing was to pick him up and carry him (!). But he did like sniffsniffsniffing the air and all the smells going past, and wagging at dogs on the towpath; and yes, he thought that Pub Lunch is an excellent concept, especially with his favourite hoomans-who-like-feeding-him. Very happy to get back onto the boat when the engine was off (I think the vibration spooked him more than the noise) and ended up collapsed in the cabin by the end of the trip.
All-in-all a really nice day out and Pongo is henceforth given the title of Captain P. Pugwash.
Not many photos, but here are a couple!
He was Most Unimpressed at first with the concept, and simply refused to get on the boat; it was making loud diesel engine noises and vibrating and generally being an Untrustworthy and Suspicious Thing. Only some particularly enticing bits of Food persuaded him that it was safe to step on. After that he thought the whole thing was immensely interesting...not least because there were substantial snacks and treats around, and two of his most favourite hoomans who enjoy feeding him (these two facts are not unconnected). We went for a nice walk-and-sniff down the towpath at one point (which I think was actually his favourite bit of the day) and the only want to get him back onto the Untrustworthy Thing was to pick him up and carry him (!). But he did like sniffsniffsniffing the air and all the smells going past, and wagging at dogs on the towpath; and yes, he thought that Pub Lunch is an excellent concept, especially with his favourite hoomans-who-like-feeding-him. Very happy to get back onto the boat when the engine was off (I think the vibration spooked him more than the noise) and ended up collapsed in the cabin by the end of the trip.
All-in-all a really nice day out and Pongo is henceforth given the title of Captain P. Pugwash.
Not many photos, but here are a couple!
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
I gathered it had gone well when GGJ And I read Cap'n Pongo Pugwash's post! Glad you all had a good time.
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Sounds like a great day. Pongo's long-lost lookalike cousin Maxx is envious 
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Well done Pongo.
I think you were pretty brave trying this. Sounds like a success!
I think you were pretty brave trying this. Sounds like a success!
Boogie
Moderator
- Location
- Manchester UK
Tatze would have been just the same getting on and off the boat.
- Location
- Essex, U.K.
Sounds like great fun, glad you had a nice day, good weather for you too.
I think Maisy would love going on a narrow boat, as long as she can see what's going on everywhere.
I think Maisy would love going on a narrow boat, as long as she can see what's going on everywhere.