Diesel Dog

Tie me kangaroos dog,sport

2009-05-29T00:59:00.011+01:00

It was hot again on Thursday.

The horses were sporting the latest fashions.

Somewhere in this picture is a Dylan.

The dogs practiced their jumping on the small jumps.

Then Rosie and Dylan tried a jump that was taller than them.

Diesel cleared it easily.

Dylan is the most independent of the dogs.

Time for a rest and a drink.

Then more kangaroo hopping.

Hey,bird dogs get away from my quail

2009-05-28T00:13:00.013+01:00

Sunday was the second day of Diesel's holiday with Rosie and Dylan but the first day his boss remembered to empty the memory card in his camera.

Diesel is a supersized vizsla.

The dogs cool down on one of the hottest days of the year so far.

This is a problem being solved.

The camera is near the exit to this field.

The way in is down hill on the left.

Usually there is a tape running up the middle of the field with horses on the far side.

But not today.

Anthony first saw a big fox in the field and when he got half way up the hill he found a lot of horses infront of him.

So he told the dogs to walk on the other side of the tape.

But today there was not one tape but two,running in parallel a short distance apart.

On the far side of the tapes there were even more horses.

The tapes made a corridor up to the top of the field but the exit was in the area where the horses were.

The horses had seen the dogs and come over to express their displeasure.

The dogs were told to sit and wait while their boss tried to lure the horses to another part of the field.

The horses had other ideas and stayed with the now surrounded dogs who waited patiently for a command.

With horses between them and the exit the dogs had to stay where they were.

Eventually the horses stopped following the dogs so closely and a gap appeared which was big enough to get the dogs to the exit.

This picture was taken just before the dogs were called over to the style.

The horses were more relaxed when the dogs were on the other side of the fence.

Thankfully,there were no horses in this field.

Rosie,Dylan and Diesel have just received a serious telling off.

In the foreground is a recently plucked and very worried pheasant.

Dylan had pointed the pheasant and when Rosie saw him she charged in and flushed it.

Then they started to chase it and Diesel (who knows better) joined in,all ignoring their boss when he shouted "Leave it!".

The bird only got a few feet off the ground before it was pulled down.

There then followed a comical sight as three excited dogs tried to get hold of the pheasant while an angry man tried to catch the dogs and fell over in the process.

This ended in the scene pictured above.

Three dogs being lectured on their etiquette while a worried pheasant waits until noboody is looking before running away minus many of it's feathers.

Dylan and Diesel would like to make it clear that this is not what it looks like.

They just happened to fall over at the same time and landed on the bed next to eachother.

They have reputations to maintain after all.

That is more like it,Diesel in bed with a pretty bitch.

Ride on

2009-05-27T23:00:00.012+01:00

On Wednesday Anthony and the dogs saw the future of suburban transport.

Horses,ridden by pretty blondes in jodhpurs who know what vizslak are and think Rosie,Dylan and Diesel are really well trained.

Anthony rather likes the future of suburban transport.

Rosie,Dylan and Diesel rather like jumping over horsey things.

The dogs made their boss very proud today.

This picture was taken a few seconds after they flushed the same pheasant they plucked on Sunday.

If it isn't the same pheasant them someone else has plucked another pheasant in the same place.

This time though the dogs stayed and sat when they were told to.

It is amazing the difference a really big telling off makes.

After all that running and flushing the dogs needed a drink.

This is a very special house,bats live there.

There are three vizslak in this picture but they can only be seen when they pop up like kangaroos.

The black thing in the bushes is a crow the dogs found on the way home,it looked like it was injured and ran into the bushes when the dogs came near.

This is Tiggy who lives with Rosie and Dylan.

The bartender's working on a late night shift

2009-05-27T21:45:00.011+01:00

Tuesday's walk started with the usual swim in the river.

After two years,Diesel has recently decided he does fetch balls,as long as they are squidgee.

The dogs each take turns to get the ball.

Anthony decided it was easier to go around the field full of horses today.

The horses are friendlier when the dogs are outside their field.

Dylan is more interested in finding ducks than fetching balls.

The dogs insisted on staying in the pub for a few hours after their walk.

There are not many pubs where the staff insist on buying you drinks.

Anthony was glad the dogs were there because later he needed them to carry him home.

I'm horny,horny,horny,horny.

2009-05-26T01:36:00.016+01:00

On Monday Anthony,Diesel,Rosie and Dylan had a big problem.

This long horned bull is not alone,he has two dozen friends lying down behind the crest of the hill.

They are right next to the footpath and bulls often don't like dogs.

The fence might make them look like they are in a different field but they are not,the field is L shaped.

Anthony's Standard Operational Procedure is to make the dogs sit and wait at the entrance to the field while he walks to the exit.

Then he calls the dogs who run past the cattle before they even notice them.

This is prime Cheshire countryside.

This is three vizslak taking full advantage of it.

Which is a perfect time for Anthony to test the "Lie down!" command.

This is the dogs demonstrating the "Run through long grass while jumping like kangaroos!" command.

This is the "Look so tired that Anthony has an excuse to go to the pub!" command.

This is three vizslak saying "I can't get a round in,I've forgotten my wallet!".

Strangely,the dogs say the same thing everytime they go to the pub.

The boys drank Rosie under the table.

Helter skelter

2009-04-29T18:01:00.011+01:00

On Wednesday,yes,this Wednesday,Diesel met Lilly,Sally and Taffy in the woods.

The dogs all waited patiently for permission to cross the road.

Then got down to business on the other side.

Diesel practiced his swimming.

While Taffy practiced not swimming.

Lilly has the only ball the dogs are interested in.

This handsome young man is Marley.

This was the first time anyone had met Marley.

He is officially only the second vizsla dog to ever be seen in the history of the park.

Which is quite impressive as the park is over five hundred years old.

Cassie was the second vizsla in the park,after Diesel,which makes Marley third overall.

Diesel did not like Marley of course.

Having two vizsla dogs in the park is just not on.

When everyone else had gone home,Diesel discovered this fine example of post modernist expressionism.

Or maybe it was a helter skelter.

All right now,baby it's all right now!

2009-04-28T18:42:00.015+01:00

Due to overwhelming demand from the public,we present:

"Tuesday In The Park"

This is not just any Tuesday,but actually today Tuesday.

Just three hours ago in fact.

Taffy greeted Diesel in the appropriate manner.

He is quite the young gentleman.

The boys then demonstrated the appropriate way to pose for PlayDog magazine.

This one will really impress the bitches.

When trying to impress bitches,it is best not to look desperate.

When trying to photograph dogs it is best not to have a full memory card.

At this point Lilly and Sally arrived.

Followed shortly afterwards by Pongo and Grace.

Grace only has two legs but is better at fetching than the dogs are.

Which is quite impressive as she is shorter than the dogs are.

She also looks rather fetching in wellingtons and waterproofs.

You would already know that if Anthony's memory card was not full.

See our friends,see the sights,feel alright

2009-04-25T22:00:00.002+01:00

Saturday was hot and sunny.

Diesel met one of his newest girlfriends.

Megan is a lovely little Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

She is the same age as Diesel.

Then it was out to the fields to chase hares.

Out in the fields,pointing has just begun

2009-04-24T00:01:00.004+01:00

On Friday Diesel walked in the fields.

There are lots of things to point at in the long grass.

Diesel wonders just how long he has to stand still for photographs.

He can stand on a point for twenty minutes.

He also knows he should lie down after flushing Partridges.

Rolling,turning,diving,going in again!

2009-04-18T00:04:00.024+01:00

Taffy was in the park on Thursday.

But he had to go home.

Which left Diesel,Dylan and Jake.

Guess who remembers his Green Cross Code?

This is quite possibly a dog.

But which dog it possibly is we do not know.

We do know which dog this is though.

It is Ella.

This one looks a little familiar too.

Dylan and Jake had new leads.

The boys tested them for safety.

You can't be too careful.

This is the tangle test.

Next the tug test.

Then the strain testing begins.

Finally,Dylan and Diesel conduct handling tests.

The lead passed it's tests but Diesel realised a system is only as strong as it's weakest link.

It was obviously very important to make sure Jake's neck was strong enough.

Neck testing had to be very thorough.

If Jake's neck was not up to the job,his head might fall off when the lead was pulled.

Diesel had to ensure rigorous test standards were adhered to.

He tested the side of Jak's neck.

Then he tested the throat.

A quick inspection was needed.

To make sure Jake's head was still working.

Dogs on film

2009-04-17T00:42:00.038+01:00

On Tuesday,even Anthony's best photographs were not very good.

On Wednesday Anthony redeemed himself.

Every single photograph was good enough to put in the blog.

Some didn't even need to be trimmed.

Here they are.

Diesel met Fudge in the rain sodden park.

Fudge doesn't swim.

Though he does like to go in the water.

He doesn't like to go too far out.

This is as far as he gets.

Diesel tries to give Fudge swimming lessons.

But Fudge won't go any further.

The lake gets a lot deeper just beyond where Fudge is standing.

Some human help was needed.

The amphibious Special Biscuit Service were deployed.

Despite their best efforts Fudge still did not swim.

The boys had trouble spotting all the amphibious biscuits.

They have offered a reward to anyone who helps them locate more amphibious biscuits.

If you can point out any more biscuits in these pictures,the boys will give you half.

Diesel and Fudge couldn't find anymore amphibious biscuits in the lake.

They decided to search on dry land.

It is best to look where you are going when searching for amphibious biscuits.

It is even better to look in their likely hiding places.

It is important to remember your Green Cross Code when hunting for amphibious biscuits.

Unless you spot an amphibious biscuit making a run for it.

In which case it is a good idea to catch them in a pincer movement.

Then the amphibious biscuits will be surrounded.

The boys move in to finish off the amphibious biscuit.

But biscuits can be dangerous when cornered.

Fudge was heavily counterattacked by the bitter ender.

Diesel tried a rearguard action.

Fudge was in full retreat.

With Diesel rushing to his aid.

Finally the boys defeated the amphibious biscuits.

Victory!

But what is that in the sky above them?

Is it a passing Kestrel.......or an incoming wave of crack airborne biscuits.

Crackers!

It's all out of focus

2009-04-16T23:16:00.015+01:00

On Tuesday Anthony forgot how to use his camera.

This is Bonney.

Diesel likes Bonney a lot.

Bonney is not alowed to play with other dogs because she bites.

Which says something about Diesel's taste in women.

This would have been a really nice picture of Fudge if it was in focus and in frame.

This picture of Diesel and Jake was in frame but out of focus.

Apparently,you can't have everything.

This picture was in focus but out of frame.

One out of two ain't bad.

Yet another wasted opportunity.

That is more like it.

Fudge has a problem.

Whenever he stops running,his head falls down.

See.

Run to the hills,run for your ball

2009-04-16T22:36:00.004+01:00

The boys were in the park on Monday

Fudge showed Taffy how much easier life is with long legs.

Diesel showed Fudge how much easier life is with a head.

Fudge thinks his head is a little bit heavy for his neck.

Diesel soon took his mind off that.

Vizsla on The storm

2009-04-16T00:36:00.008+01:00

Sunday was Stormy.

At least it was if Anthony's hazy memory isn't failing him again.

Storm is a lovely young Weimaraner boy.

Diesel rather liked him.

He rather liked Diesel too.

Diesel also likes pointing.

...and pointing.

....and pointing

.....and pointing.

......and,now he's just showing off.

This was a little strange.

This rather vulgar vehicle stopped briefly in the park.

The doors opened and cameras flashed.

Then the doors closed and it drove off.

Not again!

You'll sometimes walk alone

2009-04-15T23:09:00.006+01:00

Saturday,we think this was Saturday,was hot and sunny.

There can't have been anyone in the park if all Diesel did was pose for pictures.

Diesel looked hot and bored.

Diesel couldn't see any of his friends.

At least he got some pointing done.

Friday I'm in love

2009-04-15T22:35:00.012+01:00

It's probably Friday but it's not five forty five and it is definitely not Crackerjack.

It is however,Taffy and Sally....

..... and Lilly and Fudge.

With a special guest appearance by The Lake.

Diesel and Anthony can't remember who this handsome chap is,they only ever met him once.

They think he had a distinguished name like Homer,but they have drunk lots of beer since meeting him so that might not be true.

Anthony rather liked this pretty little bitch.

Diesel preferred the puppy.

He'll be gone after November

2009-04-15T20:32:00.014+01:00

If that was Wednesday,this must be Thursday.

Diesel practiced his pointing on the squirrels.

Is it front or back for fur?

Diesel would like a bit of fur on the side.

"Is the camera still rolling?"

This is not Dylan.

In fact Anthony is not quite sure who this is.

Not because he doesn't know.

It has just been a long time since this picture was taken....erm,on Thursday.

Possibly.

Anyway,he thinks this is Storm or Sky or Shadow or possibly Breeze.

Which is quite embarrassing because they used to walk with this particular pack quite a lot.

But that was a long time ago,possibly.

That makes Anthony think this is Dusty,who was usually part of the same pack.

If this is who Anthony thinks this is then this is a sad picture.

Dusty started to have epileptic fits.

Anthony thinks Dusty started the long sleep at the start of November.

Diesel and Anthony will miss Dusty and so will many others.

Wake me up when September ends

2009-04-14T22:21:00.041+01:00

Wednesday comes after Tuesday.

Usually anyway.

Which means these pictures must have been taken on Wednesday.

Not this Wednesday,nor last Wednesday.

These pictures were taken on another Wednesday entirely.

At least we think they were.

They don't have cars like this in the park on Tuesdays.

We have never seen a car like this in the park on a Thursday either.

We have never seen the Lake Ness Monster on a Friday.

Taffy has never been known to swim on a Saturday.

Come to think of it,Taffy has never been known to swim.

Diesel and Jake never play rugby on The Lord's day.

It is entirely unheard of for Diesel to take a penalty kick on a Sunday.

He obviously missed that one.

He always misses on Wednesdays.

A naked welsh streaker interrupted play.

That rules out Monday.

A Pomeranian girl stripped off in the stands.

It must be Wednesday.

A couple of girls joined the boys in the bath after the game.

But they were both dogs.

Taffy demonstrated the art of not swimming.

He still got wet though.

The boys had a few drinks in a rock club after the game.

Diesel and Jake were headbanging to AC:DC.

Then the moshing started.

The boys jumped around to House of Pain.

Before long Jake was legless.

He needed somebody to lean on.

The youngsters can't hold their ale like Dylan.

They've not got his balls.

Diesel looked the worse for wear.

Dylan was still trying his best to impress the ladies.

The doormen soon told them to go home.

Diesel couldn't remember where home was.

He spent ages waiting for a taxi.

Then decided to walk.

Diesel tried to chat up some pussy he met in the street.

But the cat got his tongue.

Don't fear the reaper

2007-12-15T18:17:00.001Z

"Love of two is one,

Here but now they're gone,

Came the last night of sadness,

And it was clear he couldn't go on,

Then the door was open and the wind appeared,

The candles blew and then disappeared,

The curtains flew and then he appeared,

Saying don't be afraid.

Come on Ollie... And he had no fear,

And he ran to him... Then they started to fly,

They looked backward and said goodbye,

He had become like they are,

He had taken his hand,

He had become like they are.

Come on Ollie...don't fear the reaper."

Diesel and Oliver have been best friends since the moment they met.

They have both had issues with other dogs but never with eachother.

All they ever did together was run and play.

Diesel has a lot of friends but Ollie was his best friend.

They both lived next to the park and would have been best friends for the rest of their lives.

Yesterday they played in the park for the last time.

Oliver died last night.

He had a heart attack.

He was two years old.

These are the unedited pictures from their last walk.

On a cold Friday Diesel met Sally in the park.

Sally was with Lilly as usual.

Then they were joined by Diesel's best friend Oliver.

Diesel and Oliver played like they always had.

Oliver was much easier to see in the dark than Diesel.

Mysterious lights appeared in the park.

It was Fudge with his illuminated collar.

The boys got down to business.

Sally joined in too.

When the boys play,Sally likes to referee.

Lilly disappeared for a while.

Fudge doesn't often stand still.

He is like a grey torpedo coming out of the darkness.

Except when Anthony takes a picture of course.

Oliver doesn't look too good in this picture.

Ollie went back to doing what he and Diesel liked best.

They might not look very energetic but it was only possible to take pictures of the boys when they stopped for a few seconds.

Diesel and Oliver have a break for treats.

Fudge,stands still again,briefly.

Oliver always looked like a very fit and healthy boy.

He always gave Diesel a run for his money.

Oliver didn't like other dogs when he was on the lead.

But he was very good with Diesel.

This is the last we will ever see of Ollie.

Diesel and Anthony will miss him a lot.

Hello Alex and Ben!

2007-10-25T00:51:00.000+01:00

Diesel,Rosie and Dylan would like to say hello to Alex and Ben who they met near Halebarns today,they hope they remembered your names correctly too!

There will be a full blog entry on this page when time permits.

My doggy from Tokyo

2007-09-12T11:07:00.001+01:00

Tuesday was warm and sunny.

Lilly,Sally,Taffy,Jake and Dylan were already in the park when Diesel arrived.

A very large Japanese akita was also there without it's owner.

This is the same dog Diesel had met previously.

The one Diesel had told off when it had come too close to him.

Today it wisely stayed away from Diesel.

It also stayed away from the other dogs who were big enough or old enough to tell it where to go.

However it did take an unwelcome interest in young Taffy.

He did his best to tell it to leave him alone,whilst also doing his best to run away.

Being stalked was too much even for gentle Taffy who had never been seen to bark in anger before.

A fight with an ownerless akita was an unsavoury prospect.

As everyone had their hands full with their own dogs,Anthony decided to take Diesel away and find help.

Soon the park rangers were there and the dog warden was on his way.

Taffy's owner Ron bravely seized the akita which turned out to be rather less fearsome than it looked.

In fact it was very friendly.

The akita's owner reportedly had left it in the park earlier and had already been called to get it once.

When it refused to go with him he left it a second time.

When the rangers took control of it,they borrowed Dylan's lead.

It did not want to go anywhere with them either.

It took them quite some time to take it away to the dog warden.

Who knows what happened to the akita after that.

With the drama over,the dogs cooled off in the lake.

Sally and Lilly like to paddle but don't swim much.

Jake and Diesel have their own way to dry off after a swim.

Dylan and Jake left Diesel a ball to play with.

Diesel doesn't usually like balls.

But he does like balls which squeak.

He spent a long time playing with this one.

He just kept squeaking it.

When he wasn't fetching it.

Diesel uses his paws almost like hands.

On the way home Diesel practiced his squirrel chasing.

Fortunately he never catches them.

Unfortunately he lost the sqeaky ball whilst chasing this one.

Love bites

2007-09-10T21:27:00.001+01:00

He is back the dog behind the blog.

After an absence of over a month the adventures of Diesel can now resume.

Once in a park many weeks ago....

Ella used to bark at the big dogs and chase them away.

They let her chase them too.

But she stopped doing that when her friend Toby died.

She also stopped eating.

Diesel and his friends get treats to encourage Ella to eat.

On Monday,when they were getting treats Ella bit Diesel instead of barking at him.

Diesel was not expecting that and gave Ella a telling off.

Ella was not expecting that because Diesel always runs away when she barks at him.

Diesel is still recovering from his first bite but Ella did not injure him.

He still likes Ella but she does not like him at the moment.

Dylan,Jake,Lilly,Sally and Taffy soon arrived.

Lilly was accused of being on drugs (on prescription of course!).

She pleaded "Peace man!".

Jake and Diesel played tug of war for a change.

Sally was the referee.

This went on for quite a while.

Then they got back to their usual pursuits.

They had a break for lunch,it was Jake's turn to catch it.

Lilly "Chillin' man!".

Diesel doesn't often compete with Dylan for a stick.

Nor does anyone else for that matter.

Diesel demonstrating that discretion is the better part of valour.

Diesel and Jake always have a last play before they go their separate ways.

This fast food was not fast enough for someone,but it wasn't Diesel.

This is young Roxy.

She is a bull mastiff bitch.

Diesel has only met her a few times.

He likes her a lot when he gets used to her.

Jumpin' Jack Russel

2007-09-07T02:59:00.000+01:00

It was hot once more on Thursday

Diesel met a new Dalmatian which he liked a lot.

But it was not around long enough to find out it's name.

This is Megan,she is a six year old springer spaniel.

Diesel had never met her before but she is very pretty.

Dylan and Jake turned up to meet her too.

Anthony has fogotten the name of this Cairn terrier bitch.

This was also the first time they had met her.

Jessie and Chester arrived and Diesel gave Chester a telling off.

Only the second time Diesel had done that in six weeks.

It was Chester the first time too.

Tiffany soon turned up and swam at her first ever attempt.

While Anthony was pointing the camera the other way.

This is a Jack Russel called Boris.

Diesel knows Boris well.

But not as well as Jake knows him,ahem.

Tiffany met Jack and Polly.

Tiffany likes her sticks Diesel size.

Cloud spotting.

Diesel makes yet another attempt to kill Jake.

A rare picture of Dylan without a ball.

Diesel's tail seems to be better now.

Jake has clearly decided that he is now well and truly dead.

Zac was found in the lake with no owner in sight.

He had been there for half an hour.

When his owner tried to get him he swam to the other side of the lake.

Which is where he met the boys for the first time.

Zac has a lot in common with Dylan.

They both dig under water and they both hate black Labradors.

Zac was still in the water when everybody moved on.

This golden retreiver joined everyone briefly.

Nobody knows who he is.

Fudge arrived and introduced himself to Max.

Oliver is staying with Max temporarily and brought him to the park.

Max had never met the boys before.

Diesel really doesn't like this sort of thing.

Which is probably why he gave Max a telling off.

His third in about six weeks.

Dylan liked Max in the same way he likes black Labradors.

Which is not a lot.

Maybe Max reminded Dylan of Socks.

Maybe he was a little stressed by his run in with Zac.

This was not a good combination so Oliver and Max went the other way.

Rabbit Fighter

2007-09-06T01:16:00.000+01:00

Wednesday was another fine day.

Perhaps it really is summer time.

Storm is a new boy in the park.

He is a four month old Weimaraner.

This was the second time Diesel had met him.

Diesel liked him a lot.

But not as much as he liked killing Jake.

Dylan and Taffy chase balls.

Jake and Diesel fight to the death,again.

The boys cool off.

Taffy still does not want to swim.

The boys help Ella with her food.

She won't eat without some male competition.

Not since her friend Toby died recently.

Distraction training for Diesel.

He would rather go to play with the boys than do this.

This is Tiffany.

You would have read about her in a previous post.

If Anthony had written it yet.

She is a four month old Jack Russel.

Jake must die,once more.

A nine dog party.

Some of these have not met before.

What are those people doing in the park?

Tiffany and Molly.

Oliver arrives.

A gratuitous Dylan shot for "them".

Lilly and Sally join in too.

Oliver is faster than Diesel.

But only just.

Roby and Molly are Jack Russel pups like Tiffany.

They are Jessie's children.

Jessie likes Tiffany too.

You would know that if Anthony had not missed a few posts.

Despite her size Tiffany tried to protect everyone from some very dangerous looking cyclists.

Oliver and Diesel.

Like Jake and Diesel only faster.

Oliver has decided to go home with Diesel.

Change of plan.

Now Diesel is going home with Oliver.

Can you spot the Rabbits?

Diesel can,and point at them too.

Diesel's favourite bitch Diva.

Her recently adopted little brother Layland.

Layland thinks he is a big he dog.

One day he probably will be.

Dive!Dive!Dive!

2007-09-04T22:55:00.000+01:00

Tuesday was a beautiful day.

Diesel took Anthony to the park.

He decided Anthony could not be trusted next to a road.

Diesel walked him all the way to the park on the lead.

Indy is a thirteen year old Weimaraner bitch.

This is the first time Diesel had met her.

She used to live with a nine year old Weimaraner bitch which died recently.

Dylan does not support Liverpool.

He insisted on removing their crest from his ball.

This is Dusty and Sally.

Dusty lives with Socks.

They have just returned from France.

Sally has decided Dusty is her new boyfriend.

Lilly,Sally,Socks and Dusty.

Socks is on the lead because he does not like Dylan.

Dusty would rather play ball than play with girls.

Sally decided to play with Diesel.

She does not usually play when other dogs are there.

Dylan hunts for salvage.

Then he dives for it.

Finally he recovers it.

Lilly likes to show the youngsters that she still has it.

Diesel kills Jake.

Madge plays hard to get.

She is incredibly pretty but Anthony has not got any good pictures of her yet.

Diesel makes sure Jake is really dead this time.

Dylan's looks dark and mysterious for his fans.

Diesel hurt his tail recently.

He doesn't like the idea of going back to the vet.