Hello all, its Jessie here.  Have I got my excited tail on today?  You betcha!  But not only that, as I ‘SIT’ by my man human dictating this post while he types away on his computer keyboard, I’m wearing my retro-1980s Olivia Newton-John style ‘Let’s Get Physical’ gym workout headband on my head (where else?  Of course).  Cor!  That’s a very, very long sentence for me to have to say.  Especially as humanspeak isn’t even my first language.  You might be surprised to hear that as I speak it so fluently.  Clever little doggie, I think you’ll agree.  After all, in my native tongue, all I would I have to say is ‘Woof!  Woof!’ a few times, take a couple of sniffs here and there and all my doggie chums would instantly get the picture.  Much easier.  But I wouldn’t want to deprive my human readers of my news and views.  Most of them live for my latest blog post and who am I to question their excellent taste.  Look, I’m getting quite parched here with all this dictation.  Excuse me for a mo’ while I visit the ol’ water bowl for a refreshing bit of the clear, cool, wet stuff to lubricate the throat.  Slurp, slurp, slurp, slurp, slurp and a further sllluuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrp for good measure.  Mmmmmmmmmm……… a January 2013, I think, straight from the cold tap and served at room temperature.  A very fine vintage indeed!  My compliments to the chef, or whoever makes the water at this excellent establishment.  Anyway.  Good!  I’m back with my man human and his computer.   Now, pray let me continue…

Where was I?  Oh yes, of course, I’m wearing this retro-1980s… – oh, I’m not repeating that all over again.  I’m wearing the sports gear because I’ve come back from my morning exercise, where once again I gave my all to maintain the doggie body beautiful.  I ran about hither and I ran about thither and all those places in-between.  No ball chucked for me by the humans was left unfetched or unfound.  Yes, service guaranteed.  However, giving-up the ball to the humans sometimes requires – how shall I put – further negotiation.  Yep, I do like chasing after balls.  Strangely – perhaps? – I’m not quite as fond of giving the ball up though.  Go figure?  And, as Jessie-watchers will probably expect, all treats offered to me for being a good girl were also gratefully – and very quickly – accepted.  I mean, I don’t want the humans changing their minds, do I now?  Yeah, all-in-all, it’s been another very, very, very good day at the office.  Thanks to my daily routine I’m as fit as a fiddle (a human expression, haven’t got a clue what a fiddle is).  I mean, I wouldn’t want you thinking it was ALL about me having fun, would I now?  Without all the exercise I might be carrying a bit of extra timber.  And we wouldn’t want that now, would we?  So, I’m keeping the headband on not only because of perspiration but for inspiration.  You see, I promised you all a blog post about my fitness regime about a month or so ago, to follow on from my hugely successful and – dare I say it – influential beauty regime blog post.  Yes, everywhere you look doggies are copying ‘the Jessie look’.  Hard to define, yet unmistakable.  Look, as anyone who knows me will tell you I’m painfully shy and modest.  I’m only quoting others, just take a look at the latest issue of ‘Dogue’ magazine.  And it’s not just them.  I mean, Vivienne Westie-woof! and Zandra Rhodesian-Ridgeback, to name just two top doggie fashion designers totally adore me.  They’re always begging me to model for her doggie high fashion collections.

When I first moved in with my two humans they were a bit worried that I might not return to them, so I wasn’t able to run around as freely.  So exercise meant a lot of road work on the lead.  It’s was alright, but now things are reeeeaaaaalllllly exciting!  Of course, like every sophisticated doggie about town I have my own personal trainer, Jill (she’s one of my favourite humans, so more about her in future posts).  But, I should say that she and I pretend that it’s me she’s training, but it’s really the humans who we’re getting into shape.  And, things are coming on nicely because the humans are giving me a lot more freedom.  Besides letting me off the lead a lot more, so that I can run around fetching the ball in the local park, my humans are also taking me to explore local commons and woods many times a week.  Brilliant!!!  Why they even take me to places of natural beauty like The Devil’s Punchbowl in Hindhead.  And, guess what?  They also take me to the beach.  At this time of year I can run around the beach.  Wow-ee!!!  Yes, yesterday me and the humans were at West Wittering, having looooaaaaddds of fun, fun, fun!!!  Now, I’m also a Beach Doggie!  These places are so much more interesting and hilly and full of green or full of rocks, sand and wet stuff.  Yes, these places really keep me fit and I recommend them to my fellow doggies.  Being off the lead a lot more also means meeting and greeting a lot more doggies; so not only do I keep healthy, the social diary is pretty healthy too!  Ha, ha, ha!

Of course, all this exercise also means that I need my beauty sleeps and also beauty naps.  Yes (yawn) I think it may be time for a little nap or two, or possibly even a little sleep (yawn, and longer yaaawwwnnn).  Lots of love and let’s meet again in a few sleeps time.  Bye, bye for now…

Jessie x.

P.S.  I found my humans through Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.  You can see other doggie divas that are looking for a nice, loving home at www.battersea.org.uk .