Dogs at Play

Here we are having a run at the dog area of the Bermagui caravan park. Tiffany can't speak because she has a mouth full of tennis ball. There are lots of dogs here, getting ready for the shows and trials tonight. I am in my third show and Tiffany is in the novice obedience trial. Tonight should be an exciting night.
We had a big storm when we first got here, the humans were out in it tying everything down and getting wet through. Tiffany and I stayed in the dry and gave the occasional woof of encouragement. Well, you could not send a dog out on a night like that.

Its Too Hot

We are having a rest from traveling. We have had an early run while it was still cool, but now it is getting hot. Hannah is lying on the cool bed, and I found this spot on the bed where the fan blows cool air from the air conditioner. We keep getting dragged outside in case we need the loo, but we don't stay out long. There is a strong north wind blowing even hotter air on us, so we are back inside as quick as we can.

Hannah won Best of Breed on Sunday so now she has 12 points towards her title.

Hannah's First Points

Hannah has scored her first points in the show ring. All those weeks of me showing her how it was done, calling on all my experience, the rigorous training, and it all paid off. She did forget the bit about keeping calm and aloof in the ring when she wagged her tail off at the judge, but my woofs of encouragement settled her for the triangle, and she performed like an expert. The pic shows her just coming up to the first turn, head up, tail out and stepping high, looking proud as a Toller. It looks like we will have two of us champions, as long as she listens to me!

Tailem Bend

We are off on the road again. We spent all day doing things like packing the van and loading the Nissan, then just when we thought we were going to get our dinner, they loaded us up and took off to Tailem Bend. The pic shows us overlooking the Murray River in flood. The big expanse of water is the flood plain, the river is behind the trees in the distance.
The late start on Thursday meant we were a bit closer to Warrnambool so that the Friday drive was a bit easier. We had stops on the way and got to Warrnambool about 4:30 pm, set up the camp and so we are ready for Hannah's first real show tomorrow.

January at Home

We have been staying home for a while. The humans are doing things round the house and caravan getting ready for the next trip. The pic show us on our walk in the dog park. Hannah is almost as big as me and she is not 6 months old yet!
Our new toys did not last long, the squeak came out of the rabbit, the nose is off the weasel and there is a big hole in the soccer ball. We got hold of Kathy's reading glasses, but they were not much fun, once the plastic ear piece came off there was nothing to chew. Did you know dog teeth can gouge a lump out of a prescription lens?
Anyway, KnK keep using the "B" word so I had better hide before they get the shampoo out.

Merry Christmas

Its Christmas for Dogs Too!

We have Kevin staying with us for a few days, so the three of us went to visit Molly on Christmas Day. We had lots of runs and plays at Molly's place and had a feed of Scooby Snacks for lunch. All Molly's toys were spread everywhere and by 3:00 pm we were exhausted and had to sleep. It was about then that we had to come home leaving Molly to clear up her toys. It was a great Christmas, and we still have the evening to go.

Merry Christmas to all our readers all over the world.

Summer Storm

Here we are, resting after a hard night of thunder storms. Rain, Wind, Thunder and Lightning all night, neither of us got a wink of sleep. The rain started yesterday afternoon, too late to save the Aussie cricket team, but it kept on for the rest of the day and was still raining a bit this morning. Now it is OK for the humans, they have indoor plumbing, but we have to go outside. Poor Hannah aged 4.5 months, had a reef knot in her back legs waiting for a break in the storm. Ah well, things have calmed down now, so we will try to catch up on our beauty sleep.