17th June 2007
I have been feeling very sad this last week. At the beginning of the week my human told me that I was going to a show and I just love shows, so I began to feel really excited. My mane and tail was trimmed and I had simply loads of grooming which always sends me into a trance - it was all very exciting and enjoyable and THEN suddenly my human switched all her attention to another donkey and it seemed that I had been forgotten.
The other donkey had a bath and I had to watch, and who do you think got the attention after that.......you have guessed, it was the precious Annabelle, simply loads of grooming, they were trying to get her baby fur out from her tummy (not that they succeeded I hasten to add!)
But worse was to follow, the next day Annabelle and Lawson, the other donkey had headcollars put on and were led up the ramp into the lorry without me. I tried so hard to persuade them to take me, I even picked a headcollar up and offered it to my human - but she told me I had to stay behind.
I think that there were real tears in my eyes as I watched them go off to the show without me, and all because the lady from Wales who bred me was judging the donkeys classes in place of the lady who was originally going to do them
10th June 2007
My dear friend Ted is getting better, but his arm is broken in two places and his shoulder which had dislocated in the fall had to be put back into place by the doctors at the hospital, and is now fixed against his chest with a bandage, whilst it heals. However he is at home now and we are all taking great care of him;- my special human has even got him looking at the internet for a new set of 'wheels' to help him move around indoors - I thought I might see if I can have some too, then I could be wheeled to the paddock instead of walking.
Not surprisingly THAT Annabelle was down on the timetable as in need of some loading lessons, so last Monday she was taken out to the lorry with everyone ready to help and she just walked up the ramp as if it had happened all her life - if that isn't typical of Capella and her brood I don't know what is, and to think that I have missed three shows due to her stupidity.
Anyway hopefully it will all be OK in the future, and now I am going to see how Ted is getting on with the Internet.................................................
2nd June 2007
Oh dear, oh dear oh dear, I have blotted my otherwise perfect reputation !!!
You have heard all about our recent attemps to load Annabelle so that she and I can go to a show - three entries and three times we have failed to even leave home, never mind the fact that we are all looking forward to going, people are beginning to think all sorts of strange things about us!!
Well this time was no different to the last - I load perfectly, Annabelle throws a tantrum, so I am unloaded and loaded again - three times so that Annabelle can supposedly get the hang of it, never mind the fact that I am getting weary of climbing up and down the ramp, and she stands there looking as immovable as ever - in fact a statue would look more moveable..
So plan B is put into action- I am unloaded so that Annabelle can have the whole space to aim at - anyone would think I am fat and take up lots of room, and I can assure you I am not - in fact I am a perfect shape.
Anyway it is at this point that everything went very wrong - I was given to my lovely friend Ted who gives me ginger biscuits before I go to bed. He was leaning against the car for support and I was standing by him, when suddenly it looked as if I was in the way of the loading of Annabelle and I moved - and disaster - Ted tried to hold on and fell over. Everyone panicked, because he had hurt his arm badly -well everyone except Annabelle who just stood there, and me because I was so upset at what I had done, and my human who had to rush to the phone to call an ambulance.
I am just going to check on his progress and will let you know...........................................................................................................................
