My Friend Archie

I'll tell you more about Archie in a minute, but I wanted to share something with you first. I don't know about you, but I made even more bloggy buddies at the DWB pawty at the weekend. Now mum & I just love keeping up with all of your news, but looking through the blogs was taking longer & longer. I was getting worried that I was going to start losing out on some serious walking, eating or napping time, but then I discovered the best thing ever - Bloglines! Maybe I am a little slow on the uptake and you guys are all already using this site or others like it, but for those that aren't very computer savvy (like me - I never understand Boo's "Geeky Guides"!), I thought I'd let you know. It basically allows you to subscribe to blogs & web pages that you like to visit, & alerts you when they are updated. So no more having to check thorough all my friend's blogs to see if they've been updated, you can just visit the ones with new posts when you check your Bloglines alerts. There's a little programme you download which gives you a little icon on your computer toolbar to let you know how many new blog entries there are. Fantastic! If you haven't tried it yet I would highly recommend it. This means none of you have any excuse for not knowing any of your bloggy buddies latest news anymore, hehehe! I have added a button on my left hand toolbar which will allow you to subscribe to my blog. So...what are you waiting for?!

Anyhow, let me tell you about my new Airefriend Archie. You may remember that back in February I went to my Airedale Club's show. While I was there I met lots of new friends, some of whom I saw at the grooming class the other weekend (yeah, all those boys who wanted to hump me...). Anyhow, at the show I met a cute little pupster called Archie. We got on really well & mum enjoyed chatting with Archie's mum & dad so they have been emailing each other since then.

This is about the best shot either mum or Archie's parents could get of him at the show as all he wanted to do was play fight. He was the best fun!

Here's a slightly better shot of him. He was asking me how to score more treats from his mum & dad, so I told him to sit or lie nicely & do the "I'm a starving Airedale" look. Works like a charm for me anyway!

Looks like I taught my new friend well judging by the latest photos mum received! Work that pathetic look Archie! Isn't he just a cutie pie ball of fuzz? Unlike most UK Airedales, he has an undocked tail. Docking became illegal for certain breeds in England on 6th April this year. Maybe we'll see more 'Dales with tails, like my beautiful Faya.

Archie went to the grooming class the previous month to me. He wasn't very pleased that they stripped his ear fur back really short, but I think he still looks a handsome chap, & the good thing about hair is that it soon grows back! As you can see, he still has a puppy coat, which is why his black coat extends down his legs. It will turn more tan as he gets older as mine has done.

I sent Archie a red polka dot bandanna like mine recently so he can be a Bandanna Man too! We are meeting up on May 20th for our club walk, so we will look very dapper together in our bandannas. I can't wait to see him again. We couldn't really play properly at the show as we had to stay on our leads both inside & outside the hall. This time I hope we can have a proper romp & some decent "bitey face game" fun. Hopefully a lot of my other Airedale friends are also going along. It should be a great day out!

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Oscar x