Lake Eyre

Here I am at Lake Eyre. I am probably the first Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever to see Lake Eyre.

It has been a busy time with the traveling, and I get to play in lots of new areas and meet lots of people.

I have my own play area at the caravan, and we go for lots of walks. Keith says we have to or I would destroy the caravan. Don't know what he means by that.

Rock Art

We went down the dirt tracks today, over hills and valleys, across creeks and through all sorts of places. I was not allowed out of the car at some places, but the pic shows me at the information site near Arkaroola. Not much information, just these Aboriginals carved out of rock pointing towards the Flinders ranges. We were late starting out because Keith had to buy another tyre for the Navara, that’s two in two days, and he keeps muttering about 'bloody Portuguese tyres', so I just kept out of the way.

Leigh Creek

Here I am at the Leigh Creek Caravan park. There is a big open space across the road where I go for a run with lots of kangaroos out there but they all run away when I turn up. We are going to see some more of the sights today, when Kathy finishes her work.

Had a play with Zoey the Corgi this morning, she was in the van near to us but she is moving on today.

Got to go, we are getting ready to move.

Touring Up North

I have been in the caravan or a couple of days now, it is great meeting new people and seeing new things. The picture shows me at the ruins of a town called Farina on the road to Maree.

Traveling is good, I just lie down in my travel bed, nod off, and suddenly we are there. I have had lots of walks in all sorts of places, met lots of people and had a great time. The only down side is, if I bark I get in trouble. What do they expect from a 5 month old dog?

Audrey

I went to visit Audrey the Scottish Deer Hound on the weekend. She is BIG, but gentle. We played for hours. Audrey had to lie down so I could reach her and when we did play chasey she could run a lot faster than me, but I could duck under things where she could not go.

There were lots of people there too, but they were looking at a human puppy that was asleep most of the time. People kept taking turns in holding him, so they left me to play with Audrey. Later on another Deer Hound came, so there were three of us running around. Slept like a log that night.

Dog Shows

I won the best Toller in the show! Not another dog came near me, in fact, no other dog turned up, but that still makes me the Best Toller in the show!
Kathy took me round the ring and all I had to do was look good and wag my tail at the judge. Easy.
We had another show in the afternoon, and I won Best Toller in that one too. Not surprising really, look at the photo of me trotting round the ring.
Keith did a video of me in the Baby Puppy class and has put it in Video links. It may take a while to load, so if you have a slow connection, go and make a coffee while it loads.

Social Whirl

I have been very busy lately visiting and having visitors. Not all dogs want to play all the time, and they get a bit grumpy so I have to slow down a bit.

I was at the Trial on the weekend, I got lots of walks with Karen, Sally and Barbara while K&K were busy, then got poked and prodded by Jessie as a practice for a Show that is coming up soon.

By the time we got home, I was worn out and barely had enough energy left to eat my dinner.

I like the Navara. If I sit up I can see out of the window, I can stretch out in my travel bed and it fits well on the back seat, so when I get in I don't want to get out. Keith had to drag me out last time.