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.

New Vehicle

Here I am in the back of the Nissan Navara STX. We had to get a new car so that all my stuff could fit when we go away in the caravan. I need my trolley, beds, blankets, towels and all the things a girl just can not travel without. K and K also need some stuff, so when their stuff and my stuff were stuffed in the Xtrail, well, we were stuffed for room. If you want to buy the Xtrail, see Edwin at Unley Nissan and tell him Tiffany sent you, but be quick.
The Navara has long range tanks so we could get to Sydney without refueling, and we have a canopy ordered for the back.
I will be traveling in the cab in my travel bed, where the air conditioning works. There was no suggestion that I would ride in the back with the equipment, I was just posing for the photo!

Growing

I have started to get my Big Dog coat. Long hairs on my ears, tail and legs and there are lots of new long hair on my body. Kathy keeps combing out the puppy fur, but there is still lots of it left.
I got a new ball a few days ago. It rolls about, but it also has handles all over it so I can get my teeth into it. K&K keep throwing it away then tell me to fetch it. I do a few times, but if they really want it, why do they keep throwing it away?
We have been to lots of new places where I can explore and meet new people and dogs. The trouble is, after about twenty minutes I have to have a lie down for a while.

Baths - or The 'B' word

I go to so much trouble getting my perfume right, mixing partially composted leaves, old flowers, essence of birdlime and that elusive eau de possum, until it is perfect. I get my fur with just enough knots and sticky bits to be fashionable, and then they come along and bath me! The soap has a terrible smell and I lose all my street cred. How can I face other dogs if I look like a fuzz ball and smell like a French tart’s boudoir?
They even did a video showing the cruel and in-canine treatment. See the video link.

I had two days meeting dogs. At the dog trials there were lots of people and dogs queuing to see me. I had to turn them away in the end so I could get some sleep. Then after the trials we went to see Clara and Lottie, but Clara is getting on a bit and did not want to play.
A couple of days later I went to the dog club to meet more people and dogs. I went in a class so that Bev could tell Keith how to look after me, and I got to play with Millie the Labrador. Afterwards I went over to the trial dogs to watch Kathy putting them through the competition routines.

Over the back fence is the dog park. Now that the vaccinations are at full strength I can go out there for a walk. We don’t go far, just up to the creek then across to the oval and back home. There are a few owners that are not doing the right thing as there are quite a few ‘barkers’ eggs’ on the ground. It is not much fun for other users of the grounds to step in them and when the kids playing sport fall over and get a face full of yesterday’s Pedigree Chicken and Veg it upsets parents. If it happens too often then the council simply ban dogs from the area. Fortunately, most owners do the right thing, but there are always a few irresponsible dog owners.

The Hole

Why is it that every time a hole appears in the lawn, I get the blame?
I was just minding my own business, outside, when I suddenly find I am being blamed for a hole that just spontaneously occurred near where the water from the washing machine is piped to the lawn. Why would they think it was me? The blackbirds are always digging under the leaves, the possums are running around all night, it could have been anyone, but I get the blame. My muddy feet and nose in the picture are just circumstantial evidence, not proof.
I have been declared out of quarantine, so I can go out to meet other dogs and people. I have been practicing wearing my collar and having short walks on a lead, so I will be out and about meeting all the people and dogs that have wished me well.