Agility Night

We went back to the dog club for their Thursday night training session last night at the Cairns dog club. Look at that picture of me going through the Weaving poles, I am going that fast I am just a blur among the poles. There were lots of people and dogs at the club and they all made me feel very welcome. They are having trials next week, but I probably wont be here then, so I have to wish them all the best for next week end.

Congratulations to Ricky on his graduation through the ranks of obedience. Ricky the Cavalier is another dog-blogger who also trains in Agility back home.

Why I have to go back to school.

Here is why I have to go back to school. Keith said "heel", so I went to the heel position. Just because I did a loop round his legs first is no reason to get upset. He could have easily got out of the lead round his legs. I can not see any reason for all the fuss!

Back at school

I had a run on a deserted beach between Cairns and Port Douglas. I had to stay out of the water because of the Stingers, Crocodiles and strong currents but it was good to have a leg stretch on the beach, even if I did have to stay on the long lead.
On Tuesday I went to the Cairns dog club training night and had a run on their agility equipment. I did not get to do sequences, just one piece at a time, but I had forgotten a lot of my training so maybe it was just as well.
There were lots of dogs to talk to, including another Toller, Fernando. I will be going back on Thursday night for more work.

Townsville

We went for a drive to Townsville where we climbed to the top of Castle Hill. It was steep, narrow and tiring, but the Navara Diesel coped well with it. Some poor dogs had to walk the 2.9 km up there so the council has put a dog water fountain alongside the human water fountain. Here I am at the top looking towards the Townsville beaches. I had a run on the dog beach, and found some sea glass.

We moved on yesterday to Innisfail. It started raining 2 hours before we arrived and has not stopped. I had a brief run on the paddock behind the park and since then it is just a quick trip out and then back inside to get out of the rain. Playing fetch under the caravan annex is not much fun.

Tropical Life

It has been a beautiful day here in Tropical Queensland. I have had my morning run on the big open space at the back of the caravan park, then we went for a drive into Ingham. When we got back I went for another run and then had to have a lie down in the shade of the palm trees surrounding the caravan.

What a tough life I have.

Turkey Spotting

There I was minding my own business when a Bush Turkey came wandering past. I was in my run in the annex of the van so I could not get out to see what he was doing, all I could do was watch. The van is in Midge Point Caravan Park in the Whitsunday region.

There is lots of wild life here. On the beach I chased hundreds of tiny crabs, then later on I went for my evening loo walk and there were several Cane Toads jumping around, but Keith would not let me near them. Tomorrow I will be exploring Midge Point again.

Dog Wash.

Here I am in a Public Dog Wash! No privacy, all the world looking on and me wet through in the trough. I have never been so embarrassed in my life. What made it worse was that it had been vandalised and the owner was repairing it. He had to stick his finger in the mechanism to make it work.

After the bath I did feel better, and I had lost my doggie smell, but it wont take long to get it back.

We have been touring again, round Rockhampton. Keith tried to get me in to the Rockhampton dog club for a training session, but we had missed their training night and they did not want visitors anyway. Maybe I can get in next week at Mackay.

Beach Girl

Today was spent as a tourist. We went to Bundaberg then on to the Beaches. Lunch was at Kelly Beach, where I went for a walk amongst the volcanic rocks. KnK set up the photo of me standing on one of the rocks.

The next beach was at Elliot Head where we walked for miles.

We were going to go further on to another beach, but I had had enough and curled up in my travel crate and went to sleep.

I was looking for sea glass on the beach, (Auntie Wendy collects it) but I could not find any. It just goes to show, dog owners do not take bottles to the beach as there is never any glass on a dog beach!

On the move again

We are moving again. Today we left Esk and went to Lake Monduran via Ban Ban Springs. There I am in the pic outside the store.

I liked Esk, there were lots of people to pat me and the people at the Caravan Park were really nice to me. There was a puppy I got to know on the walk down to the creek, and I was beginning to know my way about, then we upped sticks and left!

The new place has a big area for me to run, only a few metres from our site, so I can get lots of exercise, but we will not be here for long so there is no point in making friends with anybody.

There was a dead cane toad near the road but I was not allowed to investigate it. Even dead ones are dangerous, so I was dragged away. It seems there are a lot of nasties in Queensland, what with ticks, toads and taipans a dog is not safe at all. Maybe that's why KnK keep yelling at me every time I go off to sniff something.

New Video Added

I have put up a video of Freddy and me playing at the dog club grounds just before we left for Esk.
We kept this up for ages, but the video is just 25 seconds.
The music is The Sabre Dance played on chainsaws by the Texas Chainsaw Orchestra.
Click on the "Tiffy and Freddy" link under Video Links on the left of the screen.

Running with Freddy

The trials are over, and I was not in them. KnK were judging all day and I was left on my own for most of the day. However, when we were packing up to leave, Freddy the Poodle came to visit and we spent ages just running and playing all over the paddock.

We had to leave eventually, and we are back at Esk with the big walk round the back of the caravan park.

I slept all the way to Esk, and also while the van was setup. I went for a walk near the creek then went back to sleep. I really did have a big run with Freddy!

How I Travel

I have found a really good way to travel. I climb up on top of my soft crate and stretch out. It is springy, comfortable, I can see out of the windows and I can bite Kathy's hair without moving. The only down side is I have to get down to get to my water.

We had a short drive today so it was over in just one nap.

I am having the tick treatment so I will have a greasy spot on the back of my neck for a few days. Still, that's better than one of them horrible ticks sucking at my blood.