We rescued a stray dog.

We went to the park around lunch time so it was fairly quiet. We ran and chased birds, and also we played with the ball. Silky is very good at bringing back the ball now, daddy.

連休も終わって、今日はいつも通りマミーと公園へお散歩。

Gradually more doggies appeared, and we saw a Bull terrier puppy dashing towards us so mummy put the lead on me. He was a Bull Terrier and puppy so even though I tried to avoid him he tried to get me. Why are they like that? I don’t want them near me!!!

走って遊んで楽しんでたらスタフィーのパピーが乱入。
嫌いなのになんでCOCOのところに来るかなぁ・・・

Mummy said “I’m sorry but MY DOG isn’t very friendly”. Then a man looked at mummy saying “He ain’t unfriendly.” The other woman also said “Yeah, he is friendly. He is a puppy.” HELLO???

COCOにリードを付けつつ「ごめんなさい。この子はフレンドリーじゃないんです」
って言ったのに、スタフィーの飼い主は「え？うちのはフレンドリーだよ」と。
同伴の女性も「そうよ、この子はフレンドリー、パピーよ」って。
もう一度「うちのがフレンドリーじゃないんです！」って言ったら納得して去って行きました。

Mummy got irritated because while they were saying this nonsense the puppy kept coming to me with noisy snort. Mummy said “MINE isn’t friendly!” loudly and then they said “Ah”, took the puppy and went. This kind of thing had happened a few times. This means that those doggie’s owner themselves think that Bull type doggies are unfriendly without being told so, don’t they? Even though mummy doesn’t like Bull type doggies very much she wouldn’t say “Your dog is unfriendly” would she? Listen properly, will you?

こういうことが今までに数回。それって、スタフィーの飼い主自身が
スタフィーはフレンドリーじゃないって思い込んでるんじゃないの？
いくらマミーがスタフィー苦手とはいえ「お宅の犬はフレンドリーじゃない」なんて
言うわけないやん！

After we left the park a Jack Russell type doggie came out of someone’s front garden and followed us. Mummy took him and knocked the door but nobody answered. Hmmm...what shall we do about him? He wandered off again so mummy called him to stop. Maybe this isn’t his house but what can we do? RSPCA?

Then my favourite Mrs P came out of her house with Jessie, so mummy called out and asked if she knew about this doggie.

However she didn’t know. The doggie didn’t have a name tag or anything. Poor doggie.

公園を出て家に向かって歩いていると、このワンちゃんがヒトリでウロウロ・・・
「お家はどこ？」「あっちだと思う・・・」

We asked the doggie where his house was but he didn’t know. Then luckily we saw two police officers walking so we stopped them. Mrs P said that she could drive him to the police station but they said the police station in the high street is closed today. Is it a shop or something? Police station, closed? Strange isn’t it?

さまよっていた前の家のドアベルを鳴らしたけど留守。
ネームタグもつけてないし、どうしよう・・・と、たまたま家から出てきた
フィリスさんと話していたらお巡りさんが！

Anyway, one of the officers knocked a few doors down and one lady knew who’s doggie he was. We took the doggie to the owner and it seemed that the gate for the garden was open.

事情を説明したらそこらの家に聞いてくれて、飼い主さんが見つかりました。
庭のドアが開いていたんだって。無事に帰れて良かったね。
この迷子犬のことがあったりで、今日のお散歩２時間以上。
COCOもシルキーもなが～いお昼寝をしました。

Because of this doggie rescue our walk was more than 2 hours today, so I am very tired. Now I have a late nap nap, daddy.

Along the river.

It is the last day of the bank holidays today. We walked a lot past two days so mummy and daddy decided to go somewhere nearby for our walkies. Where are we going, daddy?

３連休の最終日は近場でお散歩。
車で５分でテムズ川沿いに到着。大きな家～を眺めつつ、さあ歩きましょう。

まずは橋を渡って小さな島へ

ペントンフックアイランド　
こーんな島がこんなとこにあったのね。

We got in the car and soon arrived by the river Thames. There are a lot of attractive houses along the river aren’t there, daddy? We walked passed this big house and crossed the small bridge, and came to a small island called “Penton Hook Island”. It was very enjoyable walking around this small island wasn’t it, daddy? We even played with the water a little bit.

島の中はとても自然なお散歩道　２０分程で一周できました。

島を出て橋を渡って川の反対側にもどりましょ。

と思ったら、船を止めるロックの操作中。
ボートの後ろ側と前側に大きなロックがあって水の高低を調整します。ロックが橋になっているので終わるまで見学して待ちましょう。



COCOも真剣な面持ちで見学



We came back to the entrance of the island to go back to the other side of the river, however the lock was open so we sat down and waited for a while, watching all those boats came in and out the lock.

ロックの橋を渡って、さあテムズ川沿いに歩きましょう。
家や景色を眺めつつ、ダディのために「ハイ、チーズ！」

Then, we carried on walking towards Staines for a while looking around the at views and the houses, and then Silky and I posed for daddy in front of the river.

しばらく歩いてＵターンして、ロックまで戻ってきました。
これはロックの管理人さんの家かな？
この横にあった公衆トイレ、ドアにレースのカーテンが付いて
公衆トイレのわりに可愛かったです。

We walked a bit further, turned around and came back to the place where we started. Mummy and daddy had ice cream there while Silky and I were lying down and watching the boats waiting for the lock to open again.

ちょっと肌寒いけどアイスクリームバンがあったので食べましょう。
と、またロックの操作中なのでベンチで見学。
このボートの前方には茶色のラブラドールが乗ってますよ。

There were a few boats with doggies and they looked to be enjoying the boat trip. One day we should do it shouldn’t we, daddy? Hmmm...but I wonder...Today, every time Silky saw swans she wanted to jump in. Then, Silky might jump in the river from the boat mightn’t she? Silky, they are much bigger than you and not really friendly, so you shouldn’t do it.

ＣＯＣＯとシルキーも寝そべってロック操作を見学
この時は３艘のボートにワンちゃんがそれぞれ乗ってました。
私たちもいつかボートトリップしたいねー。でもシルキーが飛び込んじゃうかもね。

Anyway it was only 5 minutes drive from our house. How come we hadn’t been there before. Strange isn’t it?

家からたーった車で５分で来られるのに、
今まで一度も来たことがなかったのは何でだろう？おかしいね。
また来ようね、ダディ。

Our day out

Daddy took us to Margery wood and Gatton park which are in the Surrey Hills near Reigate by car. I had been there many times and it is one of my favourite places.

今日は車でMargery Hillへ。COCOが好きな場所のひとつ。

Daddy, you are going to take our pretty photos with your big man’s camera aren’t you?

だって丘の上からの景色がすっごく気持ちよいもんね。
まずはお弁当を食べて、さあ出発！

We got out the car, walked through the small wood and crossed the bridge over M25. Now you can see the very refreshing view from the hill. There are many pretty houses down the hill and mummy liked this house with the big conservatory.

ダディ、今日もCOCOとシルキーの可愛い写真をたくさん撮って頂戴。

丘の上からはステキな家々がたくさん見えます。
フト見つけたこの大きな家がマミーの今日のお気に入り。

We started walking and came to Reigate fort. Silky and I liked this part and we wandered around on our own while daddy was taking photos. Something was interesting about there wasn’t it, Silky?

1980年頃にロンドンを防御する為に建てられた要塞跡にちょっと立ち寄って

ウロウロ楽しむCOCO

We carried on and passed this pretty house. Silky said she liked this house and peeped through the gate. She did the same on our way back so I think she really liked the house.

要塞跡を過ぎて歩き続けると今度は可愛い家が。この家はシルキーのお気に入り。

Then we came to a cafe, and mummy and daddy had coffee and snack snack there. Daddy, you and mummy had a picnic just before we started walking didn’t you? Are you hungry again?

カフェがあったのでちょっと休憩（さっきお昼食べたとこなのに・・・）
マミーとダディがお茶した後に丘の上から記念撮影

パークの入り口のサイン前でも記念撮影

時々見かけるサインポスト

After mummy and daddy’s snack snack we walked and walked, and saw a pond in the distance, the other side of a field. We decided to go to the pond and went down the hill, climbed over a fence but then daddy said he didn’t know if we were allowed in that field, and then we saw a lot of cows in the field. Hmmm...too many aren’t there? Let’s go back.

あのフィールドの向こうに見える池に行ってみよう！

踏越し段で記念撮影。
人だけ通して家畜は通さないように牧場などの垣や塀などに設けた踏み台です。

このフィールドって入っても良いのかと半信半疑で塀を乗り越えて歩いていたら
牛の大群が・・・ちょっと多いよね。戻ろ。

We posed for daddy here and there as usual. Silky is now very good at posing isn’t she, daddy?

ジャングルの様な森をしばらく散策して、カフェの場所まで戻り
またまた記念撮影

On our way back mummy and daddy sat down where we had a picnic and had coffee from their flask while Silky and I were drinking water together. Mummy and daddy was saying that they should have brought some snack snack to eat. How much do they want to eat?

出発前にピクニックをした地点まで戻ってきました・・・と、後方に牛さんが。

We had been walking for a few hours so now it was the time to go home. Then we saw big cows!! Woof!! They are pretty aren’t they? We went closer to have a look but not too close because they were having din-dins so we shouldn’t disturb them should we?

かわいいねぇ～。近付きたいけどお食事中だから邪魔しちゃ悪いやんね。



美味しそうに草を食べてます。



On our way home Silky was too tired to feel car sickness, and we fell asleep together.

はー、よく歩いた！帰りの車中、シルキーは疲れすぎて車酔いすることなく爆睡でした。

We went to Chertsey.

３連休の一日目。
今日はチャートシーという町へ電車で
チャートシーはCOCOの思い出の場所。なぜならば・・・

We went to Chertsey by train today. Chertsey is one of my memorable places because I won the prettiest bitch competition at Chertsey Show in 2009. I got the 5th place for the pedigree as well. Come to think of it, that was the beginning of my modelling career wasn’t it daddy?

2年前にチャートシーのサマーフェスティバルで経験したドッグショー

　特別賞でした。

「一番可愛い子ちゃん部門」では40匹程いた中で堂々の優勝！

We got off the train and walked along the high street, and then we got to a small park. We ran a lot there and also chased pigeons too. Pigeons are everywhere aren’t they, daddy?

さて、電車を下りてとある公園へ。
クリケットの試合をしていました。クリケットってティータイムもあるのね。

チャートシーはなんとなく可愛い町

In the middle of the park people were playing cricket. Is it similar to baseball? They have tea in the middle of the game don’t they? Then do they have cake too? Woof!!

可愛い町では可愛くポーズ

可愛いコテッジも立ち並び

ダディが好きな藤棚がある家。薄紫の花が咲くとキレイ。

しばし歩いてテムズ川に到着

白鳥さんにコンニチハ

We left the park and walked along pretty houses and then we got to the river Themes. We saw boats and birds, and we walked and walked, and then we got lost.

川沿いに歩きつつ橋を渡って、ハタと気が付いたら「ここは何処？」
たよりになるのはダディのブラックベリーのGPSのみ。

It was  a really huge meadow and there was no signs or buildings. The only thing we could rely on was daddy’s BlackBerry GPS. Where are we, daddy?

標識も何もない。りあんママさんに倣い「COCOさんを探せ」

Luckily, we came to the big road and daddy found out it was near Addleston station, so we got on the train from Addleston and came home.

どれだけ歩いたでしょう？
幸い大通りに出て、隣の駅にたどり着き電車で家路に着きました。
迷ったけど、電車で小さな町々をみるのって楽しいね、ダディ。

It was quite long walk wasn’t it daddy? Silky and I were very tired and dozed off on the train. You know, the wobble on the train makes you feel very relaxed and sleepy doesn’t it?

Anyway, we recently use train often because Silky gets car sickness. Silky and I love getting on trains and looking around towns is quite interesting. 

Well daddy, it is the first day of the bank holiday today. Where are we going tomorrow?

We ran, ran, ran & ran

Yesterday we walked about an hour in the evening but it was only a lead walk so we were extremely happy being off the lead in the park today.

昨日は雨が降ったり止んだりで1時間のリードウォークだけ。
今日は公園で走るでー！

We ran, ran, ran and ran, and chased pigeons and squirrels together. Also Silky played with the green ball and I joined a little bit today. I felt like running a lot today.

一緒にリスやハトも追っかけて・・・（茶色の矢印はハトです）
COCO「私は右に行くから、シルキーは左やで」
シルキー「了解」

After a while mummy told us to go home. “What? We haven’t run enough, mummy!!”

マミーがそろそろ帰るよと。なんでやの？まだ十分走ってへん。
「マミー、私らここにいとくわ。帰り道分かってるもんね、シルキー。」

Silky and I wanted to stay so we offered mummy to go ahead. We know the direction towards our house don’t we, Silky? However mummy bribed us using the magic word “lunch lunch” so we followed her.

先に帰っていいよってマミーに言ったけど、「ランチ」と言う言葉に負けました。

Sometimes people ask us if we don’t have raincoats, don’t they daddy? So Silky and I put them on to show our raincoats: My dragon coat and Silky’s orange DoggyMan coat.

フェイスブックの方で「レインコートを買ってもらったら」
というコメントを時たま頂くので、披露いたします。
シルキーのドギーマンレインコート

そしてCOCOのガチャピンレインコート
このガチャピンレインコートは人目をひきます。

Anyway daddy, we ran a lot today and enjoyed our walk very much. Running is good!! Exercise is good!! This weekend is bank holiday isn’t it? Where are you going to take us, daddy?

今日はたーっくさん走って疲れたわ。
今週末は３連休。どこに連れて行ってくれるんやろ？Zzz...