Tootsies Mum you made me chuckle. The only babies l have are fur babies! lol. Dear hubby is 65 and l have just turned 50! I have become a grandmother though as little George was born 7 and a half weeks premature weighing in at 2lbs 13oz! He never had to have oxygen and is now 2months old and weighs over 6lb. He seems to gain weight as easy as l do. My other grandchild is due the end of June so a good year for me! We seem to have been waiting forever and then 2 on the way.

As l am on now l'll update again. Second walk was also brilliant. I did as l said l would and all 3 walked well. Scamper still does'nt want to go out which is worrying but l am working on that one but this time after an initial drag out of the door and front garden(granted it started to rain) he was fine and walked by my side. He did try to pull me a little bit but after years of holding back GSDs it's nothing. I will work on that too. The only thing was Scamper and Schmoo kept swapping which side they wanted to be on. I think they took turns trying to be beside me.

Dear hubby or DH for short has made some alterations to the baby gate so that it cuts a little of the hall off and then the stairs are on the right. It looks much better. and gives the cats a chance to sit and work out the best way out. It also means that Scamper can't reach by bears that l have on a little homemade settle. It's no joke to see him dragging my boyd bears about!

All 3 have made a mad dash to get through the gate when it is opened but not succeeded. I can now make my upstairs a dog fur free zone!

I have also bought some pet corrector spray. I onlyu live in a liitle semi but it backs onto fields and the farmer has just put sheep in there today. Scamper decided to have a bark and l gave him a blast of noise and it pulled him up. He did it 3 times and then got bored so round 1 to me l think.

It's so nice that you have dog sitters for Tootsie. I think they are a much better option that kennels. I have never put a dog in a kennel ever - but there again l have never had a proper holiday since l have kept animals!