blmweb http://blog.blmweb.com Yet another WordPress weblog – nothing to see here – move along… Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:13:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Munro Film http://blog.blmweb.com/2012/01/04/munro-film/ http://blog.blmweb.com/2012/01/04/munro-film/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:12:26 +0000 bruce http://www.bcgwebdesign.co.uk/blmweb/?p=1220 A video taster of what is to come from my brother-in-law’s project to walk around all the Munros.

You can read more at his website www.munrofilm.com

Watch the film in fullscreen HD to really appreciate the quality of the filming and the beautiful scenery.

Munro Film Production Footage from James Urquhart on Vimeo.

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Here are a couple of videos and some more pictures of her our and about – and loving water like all Labs!

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Not sure why I’m spelling out V-E-T here as she can’t read let alone find this post. Although, she did manage to switch on a PC with her nose on the weekend. Proper geek pet!

 

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Leaving Home

Jess the dog has arrived at her new home safe and sound.

She sat on my knee in a box lined with a towel smelling of her mum. Whimpered most of the way here from beyond Berwick, but she is well settled now!

Trying to do things right we wanted her to walk through the house to the back garden but it had been a wee bit too much for her so she peed in the hall.

Very timid to start with but was soon running about like a mad thing. Very keen to get her properly trained though so we’re making sure she does her obedience stuff from day 1.

She is now sound asleep in her puppy crate. Watching her via webcam to make sure we catch her getting up.

Siouxsie has spotted her from afar too.

Loads of pics coming soon!

 

Day 2 – Early Start!

Blimey.

Up at 5.30 this morning to let Jess out the back to do her ‘business’. She had already done it on a pad in the room, but she is learning quickly.

Hopefully later tomorrow as I am knackered!

Other than that she has been a wee star. Trying commands with her to keep her in check. Sit, come, no, and stay. Trying to keep it simple though with lots of play in between.

The ‘no’ gets used quite a bit when she starts eating everything in the garden…

Might introduce the moggies tomorrow. They have all seen each other but mostly from the other end of the garden or from behind the puppy/baby gate.

She also had her first visitors other than our neighbours today. Mum came round and was pretty much smitten I think. Our neighbour from across the way also came over before heading off to foreign lands next week. She lost her old black lab Storm this year so hope it helped seeing a new pup.

We have a gallery of pics on this page

Day 3 – Visitors

Jess had a couple of lots of visitors today, firstly out neighbours popped by but she was a bit pooped so just slobbed about!

Then in the afternoon Lorna, Steven and 3 year old Ryan came round and she was very nervous – I think an excitable wee boy is something new to her – heck, everything is something new to her!

She is just about managing to still do her business when we need her too which is great – and she goes into her crate at the ‘bed’ command… mostly…

Bit whiney when we leave her be, I’ve been in the same room as her on the PC most of the time so far so she’s used to the company, even if they are otherwise detained.

 

 

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]]> http://blog.blmweb.com/2011/04/26/tilt-shift/feed/ 0 38 weeks to go… http://blog.blmweb.com/2011/04/05/38-weeks/ http://blog.blmweb.com/2011/04/05/38-weeks/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:02:28 +0000 bruce http://www.bcgwebdesign.co.uk/blmweb/?p=1159 Okay, a week ago today it was announced that our office is closing down. Funny thing is that nothing is official yet so we haven’t actually had our letter of termination yet – only a note telling us what we are destined to get at the end of the year. (which is quite generous btw…)

So until we get the letter at the start of the 90 day consultation period, it’s all a bit weird – would feel a bit crap if things changed now as I’ve set my mind on leaving now! Morale is a bit low at the moment – not much incentive to really push ourselves, but will hopefully pick up as not sure we could all cope with 38 more weeks of this!

Obviously we have a few newer starts who will probably be leaving before the end – sooner rather than later for some – don’t blame them as there is not much to be gained by them to stay to the end.

Will see how things go.

38 weeks is from this Friday assuming we have to stay until the 31st of December.

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