Bank oliday

Ello for you. You wot kno me kno that sumtimes we got to Derbyshire to see Granma (and Daisy the cat) but we dussnt ave been for quite a long time wot wiv one fing or another. Anyhoo, we was telled on Friday that we was goin up there for the weekend and we had better pack a sootcase quick sharp....Lola dussnt fink she ave much to pack.....

Will it be sunny? I pack dogkini?

....and not much do be diffrunt when we do wake up on Saturday mornin at Granma's ouse.....

Cumfy on Cloud 9

....but soon we did ear sum very interestin noos. Parrently, we haz a cuzzin an her name do be Lily and she do be comin round to see us. Quick, quick! Comb the fur......and her she is.....

Would you like to come in?

....and see she soon do be makin herself right at ome......

Er.....ang on....that's my bed...

....and we is gettin to know each other and makin sure we has sum fun times together....

....but of course no trip out would be complete wivout tryin out latest recommendayshuns of our pal Millie the border terrier who do run www.doggiepubs.org.uk and we did go out to Monsal Head and did visit the Monsal Head Otel.....

....where the views outside is quite pawsome.....

Monsal Dale

....and the views inside is quite nice too.....

I can haz steak?

....and like all good pubs it is well stocked wiv all fings wot a travellin dog do require.....

That will be ME they is talkin about....

After lunch, we did go for a walk down into that valley wot do be outside...and Lily was doin quite a good job of disappearin into the jungle.....

Lily of the Forest

....and down at the bottom we did find the river and the cows wot do live near it.....but it's Ok we dussnt ave to cross that river and get near the cows so we is pretty safe I fink.....

Cows, safely across the river...

Huh? Wot you say? We haz to cross and walk fru that field? Is you jokin?.....

Urry up mum!!

....but if you fink that was the last of the trubble then you is sorely mistaked.....

Halp! Halp!!

.....luckily the big dog turn out to be nice and we was soon hazzin a play.....

.....but it was not long before trubble do appear in another guise.....the muddy banks of a river.....
come on in Lily the water do be luvvly...

*oops*

.....and eventually we did ave to climb up out of the meadow to get back up to the pub and we did go across the viaduct you can see it the foto of the veiw from the pub.....

runrunrun.....must get to viaduck

View from on top

Strollin along....

Approachin the old rail tunnel

aaaaagh....runnin bak out of the skeery echoey tunnel

.....it was a long way back to the tops and we did ave a little sit down when we got there....

.....and Lily did make some use of Granma's (tempry) walkin stick.....

Nom nom....

.....and cos we were so keen not to go ome Uncle Richard had to tempt us into the car wiv snaks....

tempted into car by odd man wiv bag of sweets

....and when we did get ome there was only one fing for it.....

Serious nappin

I ope you like the story of ower trip to Derbyshire. We ad a nice time and it was very good to meet our cuzzin Lily and to see Granma. I fink I could smell a cat at her ouse but I dussnt see one so I expect I was mistaken....

Marley, King of the Peak District.....

NOT the Super Injunkshun

Ello for you. I fink if you haz been livin in the UK this week or followin our news then you will kno that Twitter do be subject of much discusshun. Sum peeple haz been sayin that it do not be a good fing sumtimes and is dangruss and peeple is usin it to brake the lore. [libellous section removed]

I fink sum of you wot do know me do kno that I do ave lots of border terrier pals on twitter and we do use it as a way of meetin ovver doggies and makin pals and keepin border terriers in touch wiv each other (*pendin the Rapture after which we will be takin over your fridges and other fings...)

So yesterday, I did decide to see how good Twitter is by sayin my border terrier pals that I be doin a blog about the BT posse and would they mind sendin me a foto of themselves doin sumfing wot I can use ere. So, now we is writin this blog less than one day later and I fink you gonna see ow manee of our chums haz come to our aid....in under 24 hours.....

Marlee, wot is you doin?

My pal, Reilly (who is @reillycripps) was one of the first who did respond and I fink you can see he might ave a few kwestions about wot I is up to....

Kwite bizzee akshully

Molly Brooke (@lou_brooke) was a bit bizee wiv lookin after the babies but she did find a few seconds to send me a snap.....and her sister Pixie was quite keen to get involved too..

Pixie, reportin for dooty

....and was very well behaved for a liddle pup....we did also get some of the newest members of the posse to partissypate....ere is Pup Platoon....

Holly @borderterrorhol

Sam @samwisegamgee2

Bella @ruffmutts

....all doin fine werks. Of corse, sum peeple did fink we needed more than just a foto for their Posse ID Badge and has sended us some shots of the posse in akshun....

Alfie "doin ball" (@tobyandalfie)

Jasper (@jasper_pup) hazzin noms

Louis (@thehairyhoacher) gettin clean

Zoe (@zoetheborder) stealin from a bear

.....of corse others was takin a slightly more relaxed approach to fings.....

Midge (@midgeeymoo) "is" Tommy Cooper

Murphy (@no1border) is a bit shy

Ted (@tedloveschicken) turnin relax up to 11...!

Barney, probbly finkin bout cookin of @lickedspoon

@borderpup: Indie, a filosopher

Dora (@dorabt) plannin future escapades

 ....but others was just appy showin up for dooty.....

Molly (@molly_terrier) not life-sized

Monty (@montythedog) best-dressed hound

Mr Pip (@piprufus1) cross after strippin

Smudge (@smudgebt) wiv sun in his eyes

Stewie (@jonesgirl_3) sooper attentive to posse matters

Basil (@taratommyjas) reportin to HQ

Bracken relaxin (@poptart65)

Bride (@bridietheborder) possibly wiv mind on baconnaise

Dolly (@babzb01) showin her best side

Ernie (@ernietheborder) keen to elp

Frankie (@jonesgirl_3) after disposin of Santa

Grissom (@grissom_walker) definitttly want to be inclooded

Kelso (@kelsoterrier) reportin in from da garden

Mojo (@mojoborder) has seen the after-blog noms

.....of corse, sum doggies did bring their pals and we haz em comin in two by two......

Frankie & Stewie sneakin in a second time

It's Ginger n Mac (@borders2) beamin in from Oz

Ollie and Da Griff (@thegobros) showed up from Canadia

Ted an Isaac (@realjoannek) interrupt their oliday to be wiv us

......and yet more haz been queuing up for ours just to get a seat at the table.....

Lottie (@perilous44) wants to sit rite up front

Twiglet (@thetwiglet) made it despite a poorly leg

Wylie is here. He's Zoe's brofur an I luv him (pssst, he's not a BT)

Bertie (@diamondbertie) and...er.....friend

Luvvly Darcy Brookes (@darcyborder)

Ruffy, hairy and here (@ruffy_the_bt)

....and we do reserve a speshul place next to me for my old pal Diesel (@tattooed_mummy) cos he did recently lose his sister Jeep over the bridge and we haz been worryin about him.....

So glad you could make it my pal

 ....and last but not least I am bungin in Broono (@brunotheborder) cos he did so want to be ere wiv his pals but I fink mum was avin trubble findin his foto....

.....so I stoled one from his internets.....and here's another....

....ha ha, that's a diffrunt Bruno.....he's not a border terrier but he rilly is ansome so i am puttin him in here cos I be makin the rools (Broono 2 do liv wiv @samdavey23 who is a great twitter pal of mine)...

Sooooo.....I fink you be seein that Twitter do be a good fing and I do recommend wiv 5 Marlee Stars....

Marley

p.s. If you did send me a foto and I did forget you then pleez do get in touch and i can amend. I had lots of fotos and I is worried I might haz forgot you...

p.p.s If you did not ave time to send me a foto cos you dint see the original tweet then you send I one now and I bung you in at the end (you kno who you is @dogstoyevsky....and others) (*ooops, now see below)


UPDATE:

Rohan (@rohanthedog) has already asked for a late pass and has presented a propply documented apologee for not bein ere earlier...

Oooops, I had forgotted that Lexie dun already sent me a pikshur by DM so now I am puttin it ere.....I'm gonna be in big trubble....

@dogstoyevsky bringin ome the bacon

.....sorry Lex!!

And now the famblee wont to get involved.....here is my dad, Rocky....

...but he do not tweet except fru my sister @issiebissy....

Islay.....tuffest terrier

Phew! There was some dawgs who was quite disappointed to be missing from the post so I am bringin them to your attenshun this mornin......

Yogi (@yogi_bt) wonderin wot the fuss is

Millie (@selinabrid13) coverin the patio sector

Reggie (anniegolightly)

....we did only meet little Reggie yesterday cos his mum did see the post when it first went up. Welcome to the posse Reggie!!....but he is not alone

Chip (@chip2007) has brort ice for drinks...

Charlie (@isabelashdown) from Mountain Platoon

Daisy (and firends) come wiv @inklingprints

Impi (@impibrdrterrier) interruptin time at the park

....and we also do ave speshul menshun for our pall Millie wot do liv wiv @wallprice cos she was unable to come cos she has speshul dooty lookin after her new brofur Isaac....IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENSHUL YOU CLICK ON DAT LINKY!!

....and as for me, well....I am still in trubble wiv Lexie....

Vote of no-confidence from @dogstoyevsky

*sigh*.....

....and now Lora who do be @licklepickle did remind me to post this pick of her Hendrix, me, Lola an Ernie from borderfest....

...fink dats it....

NO IT ISN'T.....we forgot Buckley who do live wiv impawtant media person @sarahchampion....

Buckley: on manoovers