Tonks. By Bessie

Weekend before last we went for a pack walk to Cosmeston Lakes.   It rained but it wasn't cold and we still had a good time.   I think there was 15 bassets, I can't remember now.   We were going to stop by the lake and have our picnic like we did the last time but when we got near the lake Mummy showed everyone the gap in the hedge and she started walking towards the lake when this godawful smell started drifting towards her.  Well all us houndies were running towards the lake to see what the smell was and she was running really fast but trying not to be too fast in case she couldn't stop when she got to the edge and there it was on the bank.  A massive, very dead fish.   Half of it was missing but the half that was there was about two feet long.  And it smelled very very strong.   Sam ran over and kicked the fish back into the lake and one of the houndies jumped in and pulled it out again.  Then we all decided we would roll in the guts and scales.  Mummy had to stand in them in her wellies but quite a few of the houndies got a good roll in before she stopped them.   Shirley and Ronnie got the worst of it though.  Shirley had scales stuck to her and they looked like petals but stank like a thousand deaths.

So we didn't stop there and have our picnic, we walked back to the cars but by the time we got back the rain had set in for the day so we lay on the grass and then Sam, Louise, Aimee and the houndies came back to our house for a bit.  We had to sit in the conservatory, we weren't allowed in the house on account of the bad smell.

Our new kitchen was finished on Friday and Grandma and Grandad came to stay on Saturday.   The humans went out for dinner and to the garden centre, where Katie found a cat to cuddle and sat in a garden chair cuddling with it while the grown ups looked at boring plants.  Mummy bought a lavender.

We had a foster dog come to stay with us today.  Her name is Tonks and she is really sweet.  She is quite shy and doesn't know how to play with other dogs, she thinks Lotty wants to hurt her when she barks and play bows but she only wants to play.  Tonks is sat on Bryn's lap right now.

Daddy said to Mummy the other day, "We sleep in a giant dog bed don't we?"
Mummy said, "Yeah I know.  It's great isn't it."
Daddy said, "No.  I think you missed my point."