WORN OUT NOW!!

That's ME not the pups!

They've had four really good walks today - five if you count the early one with Charles - and a good race around the garden this evening, and they're still full of energy!

Mind you, there's a big difference between the two of them in terms of energy levels: although Lily will keep up with Rose in all activities, she would be quite happy to snooze the day away without bothering too much about anything else. Rose on the other hand is so hyperactive and rarely settles for very long. She's always the first to wake and gets ino everything. When my sister came at the weekend we were commenting that for the first time Lily feels heavier than Rose (until recently they've weighed exactly the same) and we've come to the conclusion that it's largely because of their personalities. They eat exactly the same amount and are always exercised together, so it must be down to metabolism. Rose will burn it off just by being Rose! But we'll need to keep an eye on Lily as we don't want her to get too chunky. Having said that, now that they are shorn , we can see that Lily has a much more powerful physique than Rose. Lily has very broad shoulders and a thick neck, whereas Rose is really delicate and narrow-shouldered.

Feeding is much easier now, following the introduction of dried food by Dannymatt. They still have a little bit of chicken mixed with their 'Bakers complete' but they eat far less than the recommended amount often leaving some in the bowl, so they know when they've had enough.

Right - they're coming through for telly time now, so I'll finish up and go and sit with them for a while! (It's very therapeutic!)