Monty

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I’m Monty and I’m a 10 year old English Springer Spaniel living in the Scottish Borders.

How many humans/siblings do you have and long have you had them?
Mum and dad adopted me from Springer Rescue Scotland just over 3 years ago.
I’m an only dog.
I did have a 15 year old Springer Spaniel brother called Fergus.
Sadly he crossed the Rainbow Bridge last October.

Do you work? If so where/what do you do?
I’m a doggy of leisure but I do like to help with chores around the house e.g. ‘hoovering’ the kitchen floor.
I used to ‘sort’ the mail but we now have a big cage on our letterbox .... can’t think why, BOL!

If you could choose your name what would it be?
I’m happy with Monty, I think it’s a pawsome name.

What is your favourite food?
Anything I can get my paws on is a favourite like bananas, carrots, sardines, horse poo.
I especially like my own vomit as then you get to eat the same meal twice. BOL!

Where is your favourite place to be?
Snoozing on the settee or if on our hodilays then playing with a ball on a beach.

What is your favourite way to entertain yourself (annoy your humans)?
Rolling on mum and dad’s bed especially after a wet and muddy walk.
Barking at the postman.

I ‘sing’ as well to mum’s piano playing but if the postie appears at the same time, I can’t decide whether to sing or bark so I’ll try and do a bit of both. BOL!

What is your greatest accomplishment?
I was the March pin-up in the 2016 Springer Rescue Scotland calendar.

And, when I was first rescued I was very overweight, weighing 36kg.
I’m now at my ideal weight of 22kg.

What is your next goal in life?
To work out how to open the cupboard door where my food is kept and also the fridge door.

If you could be/do anything for a day, what would it be?
I’d make it law that the clocks move forward an hour every week, indefinitely, so that I and every other dog get our meals an hour earlier.

Mum says that it wouldn’t work and I’d eventually be having my breakfast when I should be having my dinner and vice versa.
Well, I don’t see any problem with that. BOL!

Finally and most importantly...What was your human’s most embarrassing moment?
I hump cushions occasionally and that embarrasses mum if we’ve got visitors. BOL!


(May 2018 Newspaper)