THE WATCHDOG

SKIRLIE AND BEEL WERE WALKIN’ ALONG THE PIER IN YARMOOTH AT THE

WEEK  END FIN THEY WIR JINED BY A MANNIE  BOLONGIN’  TAE THAT FAMOUS

FISHIN TOON.  THE CONVERSATION GOT ROON TAE THE SUBJECT O’ DOGS AND

THEMANNIE TELT THEM A’ ABOOT THIS DOG THEY HAD ABOORD THE BOAT FA

WIDNA LET ONYBODY INSIDE.  THE MANNIE KEPT BLAWIN ON ABOOT HIM TILL

BEEL AND SKIRLIE GOT FED UP AND SAID TAE HIM, C’MON THEN YOU HAD

BETTER SHOW US THIS ANIMAL.

PROOD AS PUNCH THE MANNIE TOOK THEM DOON ONTAE THE BOAT

AND FIN THEY GOT TAE THE GELLEY SURE ENOUGH THE DOG STARTED

BARKIN’  AND GAUN MENTAL INSIDE THE GELLEY.  WHAT DID I TELL YOU SAID

THE MANNIE, NOBODY WILL COME NEAR WHEN HE STARTS BARKING.

BEEL TURNED TAE SKIRLIE  AND SAID GIE’S THAT STOPPER (A SHORT PIECE OF

ROPE FOR TYING  FLOATS ONTO NETS) HANDIN’ BEEL THE STOPPER SKIRLIE

TELT THE MANNIE TAE STAND OOTO’ THE WYE.  BEEL OPENED THE GELLEY

DOOR AND SHUT IT AHIN HIM .

MEANWHILE THE  MANNIE WIS GAUN FRANTIC INCASE THE DOG ATTACKED

BEEL AND DID HIM ONY  HERM, BUT HE NEEDNA HAVE BOTHERED EFTER TWA

MEENITS O’ SQUEELIN’ AND  BARKIN THERE WIS COMPLETE SILENCE, NOO THE

MANNIE WIS GAUN FEEL  WINNERIN FIT HIS DOG HAD DEEN TAE BEEL.

DINNA WORRY SAID SKIRLIE  AND  JIST AT THAT THE DOOR OPENED AND OOT

CAM BEEL WI’ A DOGS PELT IN HIS HANDS.  THE MANNIE LOOKIT AND NEAR

FELL AWA.  AFORE HE QUID SAY  ONYTHING BEEL THREW THE PELT TAE THE

MANNIE AND SAID THERE’S YER DOG IT  WIS HIM THAT WIS FEART O’ ME.

AFORE ONYBODY READIN’ THIS GETS ON THEIR HIGH HORSE ABOOT CRUELTY

TAE ANIMALS I’D BETTER EXPLAIN TAE THEM THAT  BACK IN THOSE DAYS THEY USED DOG’S PELTS FOR BOUYS FOR THE DRIFT NETS ,  EFTER THE DOG HAD

BEEN SKINT THEY SHEWED THEM UP SYNE INFLATED THEM,  THIS WIS HOO THE

SEATOON GOT ITS NAME THE DOGWALL, BECAUSE THATS FAR THEY SKINNED

THE DOGS AND BEEL AND SKIRLIE WERE EXPERTS AT THE JOB. IF  YE GO DOON

TAE THE FISHERIES MUSEUM IN LOSSIE YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE

STILL IN GOOD CONDITION!