Happy New Year

Happy New year to all our readers.

We have joined in the celebrations with lots of food and fun. KnK started with prawn, scallop and salmon shashliks at about 4:30, and we got a taste too. Then they had Oysters Kilpatrick, we got some of the bacon, then about 8:00 they had calamari, and some for us. On top of that we had our dinner and Hannah's Home Made Biscuits.

We are now full as a boot and can't move. The bottle was just a prop for the photo, we don't drink alcohol, but KnK did! They had the white wine and a Whales Tail, that's a drink made from Bundaberg Liqueur Rum, Bundaberg ginger beer and cream.

The fireworks will be on soon, so I have to go, KnK will be asleep by the time the fireworks finish.

Hannah and I wish you all a Happy New Year, and hope to see you soon.

Christmas for Dogs

We had a Christmas Day party at home. Molly came to stay for a few days, and Kevin came just for the day. Poor Audrey could not come because she had an allergy and was on medication. We got home-made dog biscuits, bits of turkey and pork, and all the treats we could scrounge. Molly had to have a lie down, and Tiffany went off on her own a couple of times, but Kevin and I kept it up nearly all day. We were running and playing and drinking and eating non-stop. I was glad when everyone went home so I could have a rest.

The humans had to sit around, just talking, eating and drinking while we played, it must have been boring for them.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everybody.
A few tips to help you to enjoy Christmas.
1) Decorate the house when you can. Shred coloured paper or material and spread it around.
2) Be grateful when your human erects an indoor toilet, and use it as much as possible.
3) If any presents are left by the indoor toilet, open them when you get a chance.
4) If it is edible chew it. To test for edibility, chew it. If in doubt, chew it again.
5) When visitors come, take a big drink then shove your cold wet nose in their groin.
6) Hang out with children, they do not protect their food.
7) At meal time, keep quiet, hide under the table and wait for food to fall.
8) Beware of drinking spilled liquid while under the table. It can make your legs wobbly.
9) Big sad eyes, a waggy tail and a pathetic whimper will always get treats.

Titled Tollers

Last night we went to the SAODC Christmas party, and we were given all these sashes for the titles we got during the year.

I got a Community Companion Dog Sash, and Tiffany got 4 sashes for her CD, AD, JD and JDX titles.

We met Terry the pup last night, he had been stung by a bee and had to get emergency treatment from the vet to stop the anaphylactic shock. Tiffany had a bad reaction to a bee sting when she was a pup, see the post Insect bite ; in 2009

We heard from Summa and Demon in Mt Gambier, and the Cat Gang raided them too, they got away with a Cherry Ripe. (See the comment on the previous post). Just as well the cats got the chocolate, because chocolate is poison to dogs.

Steak Thieves

Well, it was like this officer, the steak was on the kitchen top, almost defrosted, when these three great big cats broke into the house, jumped on the kitchen top, nicked the steak and ran out with it. We were so surprised by the speed of it we did not have time to bark. The cats are part of an international gang of Steak Burglars so it would have been minced and sold interstate within the hour. All we could do was grab the plastic bag the steak was in and bring that back as evidence. While we were checking it out for cat paw prints and cat smells, Keith saw us and then assumed it was us that did it. It could not have been us because we had just had our dinner and we were full. Luckily Keith had some sausages in the fridge so KnK still got their dinner.

Does anyone know if Quick-Eze are OK for dogs?

Hannah's first CD pass

Hannah passed her first Novice trial today, with a second place too. Kathy was a bit nervous, especially when Hannah ran off briefly between exercises, but it was still a good pass. The stays were interesting, Keith was judging in the next ring and Hannah had a good look at him, but she did not move. It was a relief when it was all over, only two more passes and Hannah will be a CD dog too!

I was in the Agility and Jumping, I almost got round the Masters Jumping course, until there was a tight turn on to a broad jump, and I went through the side. Maybe next time things will go better.

The pic shows us on the beach near the caravan park, and Hannah is wearing her Sash.

Wet Dogs

The humans have got us on the road again, this time we are going to Portland in Victoria for the Dog Trials. We stayed at Keith last night where it started raining at 2:00 am and did not stop until about 11:00am. The pic shows us in our "20 years of Tollers" raincoats when we went for our morning walk.

We got to Portland, very windy, but we still went for a walk on the cliff tops, said hello to Buffy, Summa, Demon and Gypsy, did some training and now we are ready for bed.