Ernie The Brown Cattle Dog

  • Home
  • Ernie The Brown Cattle Dog

Ernie The Brown Cattle Dog Ernie is a brown ACD. He was born in 2010 to a blue stumpy tail and another blue cattle dog, possibly from the butterbone line. This is a page about him.

There’s always been a “four paws on the floor” rule here. And that’s fine, but mum’s sitting on the couch by herself. An...
28/06/2024

There’s always been a “four paws on the floor” rule here.

And that’s fine, but mum’s sitting on the couch by herself. And I’m creaky and it’s hard to get comfortable on the floor and it’s cold and I need a snuggle on the couch.

I think I’m a lap dog now.

On Sunday night I got THREE dinners. Dad gave me chicken from the fridge. Then I got some bits of cartilage from the hum...
25/06/2024

On Sunday night I got THREE dinners.

Dad gave me chicken from the fridge.

Then I got some bits of cartilage from the humans’ dinner.

Then, finally, after Squish and Squeak had gone to bed so we knew they weren’t going to eat any more, I got their leftovers.

THREE dinners.

This evening, so far, I have had ONE dinner. One. Only one.

It is plain beyond question that three dinners is better than one dinner.

So.

So?

So where are my two further dinners, human? I shall watch you through the legs of this stool until dinner two, then three. I shall make little moaning noises, so you hear the pain of me not yet having had dinner two or dinner three. I’ve got my eyes on you.

I AM NOW ACCUSTOMED TO THREE DINNERS. This was your doing. Fix it.

Mum just reminded me of this time when, 5 years ago, I was going hard for the ball and launched myself in a new directio...
21/06/2024

Mum just reminded me of this time when, 5 years ago, I was going hard for the ball and launched myself in a new direction using Squeak’s forehead.

Well… she tells me it happened. I don’t know if I believe her. I don’t recall. Nor does Squeak.

This could have been photoshopped, yeah?

Photo 1 is Squeak and I reading in the sun this morning. Well… I was mostly snoozing. He was reading to me. No idea what...
09/06/2024

Photo 1 is Squeak and I reading in the sun this morning. Well… I was mostly snoozing. He was reading to me. No idea what he was talking about. Something about dragons.

Photo 2 is his goodnight head snuggle.

I called him Squeak because that was what he first was to me. A squeak in a bassinet in the lounge room. I jumped to investigate. What was that noise? I stood on my hind legs and peered over the edge of the bassinet. There was a little squishy thing in there at the top of a wrapped up bundle. That was what squeaked. Weird. Then I accidentally bumped the bassinet and leapt half way across the room away from it.

It took me a while to work out what the squeak was from. It was this creature. Squeak. My Squeak.

A child gave me a small green blanket. Quite like it.
08/06/2024

A child gave me a small green blanket.

Quite like it.

Chicken? I can smell chicken there. I’m just here, so if you need to get rid of some, I can help. What’s that you say? I...
07/04/2024

Chicken? I can smell chicken there. I’m just here, so if you need to get rid of some, I can help.

What’s that you say? I just had the rest of the meat off the chicken carcass that was in the fridge? So? What’s the relevance of that statement? I can smell fresh chicken. That’s what I’m offering to help you with.

Don’t hesitate to ask. I really can help!

Mum didn’t want me to sit in Squeak’s room while he fell asleep. Apparently all my dog noises and fragrant dog breath we...
03/04/2024

Mum didn’t want me to sit in Squeak’s room while he fell asleep. Apparently all my dog noises and fragrant dog breath were disturbing Squeak’s drift into sleep.

So here I am. Banished.

Banished.

But as close as I can get in my banished state.

I’m here Mum! Just here! Hi! Right here! Not far away! Hello! Call if you need me! I can help!

Zzzzzzzzzz
23/03/2024

Zzzzzzzzzz

Here I lie on the lounge room floor, amongst debris, on this No Pressure Sunday. Squish and Squeak are watching a Hotwhe...
17/03/2024

Here I lie on the lounge room floor, amongst debris, on this No Pressure Sunday.

Squish and Squeak are watching a Hotwheels cartoon, and Squish is still in his PJs. Dad can’t find most of his socket set, and he’s not even trying. Mum looks like she might fall asleep. I think I will have a nap.

A brown creature sat very still in a dark room, near Squish’s bed. It wasn’t me. That’s Squish’s bouncy horse. Not a dog...
13/03/2024

A brown creature sat very still in a dark room, near Squish’s bed.

It wasn’t me. That’s Squish’s bouncy horse. Not a dog.

Yes, it’s dark out here in the hallway. But I’m making sure you’re safe there in the bathroom. You okay? Coming out now?...
02/03/2024

Yes, it’s dark out here in the hallway. But I’m making sure you’re safe there in the bathroom.

You okay? Coming out now?

I kept you very safe the whole time.

Gawd. Could someone tell Squish to stop taking pictures of me? It’s making me nervous. Who gave the small child the phot...
27/02/2024

Gawd. Could someone tell Squish to stop taking pictures of me? It’s making me nervous.

Who gave the small child the photo thing anyway?

There’s a big storm going on. Huge noises. But it’ll be okay. Mable and I are keeping mum safe from the storm by sitting...
19/02/2024

There’s a big storm going on. Huge noises.

But it’ll be okay. Mable and I are keeping mum safe from the storm by sitting REALLY close to her.

The only reason I’m shaking is the whole house is shaking, from the thunder. It’s not me. It’s the storm.

They emptied out the lounge room to clean carpets - but look! Oh! Somebody has brought my favourite cushion in and put i...
06/02/2024

They emptied out the lounge room to clean carpets - but look! Oh! Somebody has brought my favourite cushion in and put it on the floor. Must have been for me.

Oh dear. Squeak and Squish left their special fluffy blankets on the floor. I’ll hold them down so they can’t blow away ...
29/01/2024

Oh dear. Squeak and Squish left their special fluffy blankets on the floor.

I’ll hold them down so they can’t blow away in the air conditioning.

It’s okay. I’ve got this. All good. You go to bed.

Someone tell mum that “poo waddle” is not an apt description of my evening stroll. It’s a SNIFF waddle. I do much more s...
13/01/2024

Someone tell mum that “poo waddle” is not an apt description of my evening stroll.

It’s a SNIFF waddle. I do much more sniffing than pooing.

Do I HAVE to get up?
07/12/2023

Do I HAVE to get up?

With my fam in the car. Ahh.
24/11/2023

With my fam in the car. Ahh.

22/11/2023

Reduced to singing for my dinner AGAIN.

21/11/2023

A few more years practice and I'll be able to talk.

There’s daylight out there! Waiting for the humans to get up.
17/11/2023

There’s daylight out there! Waiting for the humans to get up.

I always walk first when we go down the back. Keeping my fam safe.
12/11/2023

I always walk first when we go down the back. Keeping my fam safe.

Squeak made the room all dark then made one bed for him and another for me. But trying to chill with Squeak is hard with...
12/11/2023

Squeak made the room all dark then made one bed for him and another for me. But trying to chill with Squeak is hard with Squish scuttling about. I’m still on duty whilst there be scuttling. Stop scuttling, child.

Morning snuggles with Squeak.
04/11/2023

Morning snuggles with Squeak.

In case you’re wondering HOW I got it - this is how. Ernesto Funseeker. As fast as Ernesto Fonseca used to be. It’s just...
28/10/2023

In case you’re wondering HOW I got it - this is how.

Ernesto Funseeker.

As fast as Ernesto Fonseca used to be.

It’s just that I’ve kept it up.

I’m gonna get it… I’m gonna… hold it there… hold it there Dad…. Yep… GOT IT!
28/10/2023

I’m gonna get it… I’m gonna… hold it there… hold it there Dad…. Yep… GOT IT!

Hurry up and get in the car Dad. Stop taking my bloody photo.
19/10/2023

Hurry up and get in the car Dad. Stop taking my bloody photo.

Squeak and the morning face smooch. He loves me.
17/10/2023

Squeak and the morning face smooch. He loves me.

Hiding on the far side of the bed in the adults’ room? Me? Yeah. Squish and Squeak spent some time in hyperdrive today. ...
15/10/2023

Hiding on the far side of the bed in the adults’ room? Me?

Yeah. Squish and Squeak spent some time in hyperdrive today. Too much. It’s peaceful here.

Oh how I love this cushion. I’m pretty creaky nowadays. Dad has to carry me upstairs at work because the stairs are scar...
14/10/2023

Oh how I love this cushion.

I’m pretty creaky nowadays. Dad has to carry me upstairs at work because the stairs are scary and difficult. Then I bite his feet a bit under the desk because I can’t see much and things attack me so I bite them. Wouldn’t you?

Home is easier for me now. And home is best of all with the red velvet cushion. Ahhhh.

Address


Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Ernie The Brown Cattle Dog posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Videos

Reduced to singing for my dinner AGAIN.

A few more years practice and I'll be able to talk.

Hiding under the blanket tent made by my human’s legs and singing them a little song.

Siiinging siiinging singing for my dinner!

I was just walking through the kitchen and WAIT WAIT WAIT MUM THERE’S A SNAKE THERE’S A SNAKE THERE’S A SNAKE I CAN SMELL IT LOOK AT IT LOOK THERE IT’S A SNAKE THERE’S A SNAKE MUM LOOK LOOK LOOK LOOK (No I won’t stop barking until it’s gone. Tell me it’s just a skin Squeak found this afternoon and brought inside as much as you like I don’t care what you say IT SMELLS LIKE A SNAKE AND I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS I DON’T CARE IF I WAKE UP THE KIDS THEY NEED TO KNOW ANYWAY AND GET OUT OF HERE!)

Dad gave me a couple of little bits of steak. I was very gentle. The steak made me very happy. Me being very gentle made Dad very happy. We are both very happy.

A few years ago, when I was a much more spritely dog, I gobbled down a lamb bone and it got stuck in my throat. Mum and dad started driving me to the hospital. Mum drove and dad sat with me in the back “come on mate, it’ll be okay, we’re going to the vet” while I coughed, gasped and heaved [and didn’t want to go to the vet]. They looked really scared. It was raining and dark. They were rushing hoping they would get me to the animal hospital in time. I coughed the bone out onto the floor in the back of the car. Then I ate it again quicker than dad could get to me. But I was okay. Indeed: it was delicious. They turned around and took me home. Since then, they have NEVER just let me eat a bone. They hold it. I nibble the meat off it. They let me eat a bit of the bone but I have to chew it properly. Boring. Here we are doing “elderly dog eats lamb.” Tops.

I REALLY LIKE THIS BALL A LOT. Just saying it’s nice. I mean, lookit it. It’s nice, isn’t it? It would be so much nice flying through the air. Imagine.

Singing singing singing for dinner!

Throw the duck. I get the duck. The duck squeaks. I shake it dead. Throw the duck. I get the duck. The duck still squeaks. I kill it again. Repeat.

Shortcuts

  • Address
  • Alerts
  • Videos
  • Claim ownership or report listing

  • Want your business to be the top-listed Pet Store/pet Service?

Share