Millie's Take On The World: March 2025

Monday, 31 March 2025

March 2025 - Five Months Update

Poppy has been with us now for nearly five months. How our lives have changed! For one thing, the Man now takes more pictures of her than me. But, on the plus side, the Man now takes more pictures of her than me.

Poppy continues to grow. Physically, but not in maturity. She still has a voracious appetite for poo, the fresher the better. Sometimes, I'm still crouching when I feel her nose prodding my nether regions. She overdid it at the Brown Farm Field and munched on everything from deer poo to dog poo and whatever else should could swallow. It didn't stay down long. The Woman needed to bring out the carpet cleaner to remove the copious stains.

She still wees on the carpet, but not every day. She goes through phases. I think she likes the smell of the pet-friendly disinfectant spray they use afterwards.

Poppy has some unusual quirks. She doesn't like to drink the water from the top of the bowl. She prefers to scoop that out onto the kitchen floor with her paw to get to the delicious 'under water' below.

She is still on the Burns Puppy food, which is smaller than the type I get. Whenever she hears me munching my adult food, she dashes around the kitchen centre unit and barges me out of the way. She's like a ravenous monster, her jaw snapping, trying to cram as much food in her mouth as she can before The Man lifts her away, kibble pellets spraying everywhere.

She still gets bitey—not just with me but with the Woman, too. And the rattan furniture, the living room furniture, my beds, and anything plastic. Her new teeth are stronger, so she can inflict some proper damage when she gets started. She can't be trusted off lead, though we do get a run around outside from time to time.

She also likes to know what is in everyone's pocket. Whenever the Woman wears her hoodie, Poppy's nose takes a deep dive, removing tissues, phones and whatever else she has stored there. The same goes for the Man's jacket. Poppy will nimbly withdraw his glove and then run about the room with her prize. It makes a change from his slippers, which she has yet to learn to bring back.

She's twigged what's coming next.

She had her first bath this month. She likes to roll onto her back whenever she meets another dog, regardless of the ground conditions. The walk that day was particularly muddy, so much so her coat no longer looked like she'd rolled in paint, the silver swirls now replaced by a dirty brown. I taught her to dry herself by running around the living room like her tail was on fire.

We both enjoyed the trip to Queens Park. The humans went for ice cream and coffee at La Gelatessa on Nithsdale Road and took it back to the park to eat. Unfortunately, it was a warm day, so most of the ice cream melted on the way back. I got to lick the cups. Poppy didn't.

Here is a selection of this month's photos (hopefully, the quality will improve with the better weather and longer days).