Helping with the energy crisis

You would think, wouldn't you, that with energy in the UK currently priced at 87 squillion £ per megawatt-hour courtesy of evil Mr Putin, my ongoing efforts to help reduce our heating costs might be appreciated.

Sadly not. Each time I gather up some firewood when out on a walk, and go to the trouble of dragging it along the street and all the way back to our front door, it is firmly removed from my mouth before I am allowed to enter the house.

With Gail disdaining my well-meant efforts to stock our house with fuel for the winter, I just hope that there will be funds left over for my treat supply once our gas and electricity bills have been paid...

By the way, I remain available for warming winter cuddles, at least for as long as it pleases me.

Energy crisis? What energy crisis?

Last week I overheard Gail saying to a friend how she wishes she could bottle all my puppy energy and store it up to heat our chilly granite house this winter.

Apparently it is a thermodynamic miracle that two small bowls of food a day ( plus treats of course) can support a spring-loaded perpetual motion machine in the form of a friendly wire-haired fox terrier.

Since horrid Mr Putin invaded Ukraine and has now started shutting off gas supplies to Europe, our heating costs in the UK are skyrocketing and much hot air has been generated by humans issuing crazy advice to other humans about how to cut their fuel bills this coming winter. I've decided to get in on the act as it's clear some canine common sense is required. Here are my top tips for soon to be shivering Brits. 

My first tip: Don't live in Aberdeen (surely the UK's coldest city).

My second tip: If you must live in Aberdeen, go for a run on the City Beach on a day when the easterly wind is blasting in from Siberia. However cold your house, it will seem warm in comparison.

My final tip: It goes without saying, cuddle up close with your favourite fox terrier!