Sometimes the most ordinary of days become extraordinary. So it was last Friday when friends visited the big house and along with them came a - CATTLE DOG. Yep, fun for one and all. That is until Tinkerbell ... yep, that's her name Tinkerbell was left in the car. A city dog with a country [...]
Well this past week we said good-bye to two of the four-legged ankle-biters. I'd like to say that I shed a tear but the two youngest of Jill's brood were whiners. Smokey and Junior (you can be assured the new owners will change those names pronto!) left Thursday and Friday respectively. Can't say that I [...]
To smell, or not to smell: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in a dog's mind to put up with the pongs and prances of outrageous puppies, Or to take arms against what at 6 weeks of age is a sea of troubles, And by opposing end the torments inflicted by my half-sister's children. [...]
Well we know winter's here when the black-outs start. No power, means no hot showers, no internet and grumpy two-leggeds. I was just a whipper-snipper last winter but I seem to recall numerous black-outs and a lot of barbeques with the cooks wearing beanies... not attractive. The thing is, out here the service isn't that [...]
It wasn't planned. I should make that clear at the beginning, mainly because I wouldn't like anyone to think that my escape was premeditated. It was more a spur of the moment desire to take off and see where the road led me. We'd pulled up at the gate after an hours mustering. It was the sort [...]
Farming. Yuk! I mean what is a dog meant to do when suddenly everyone is talking about moisture profiles and moisture probes and late varieties of wheat and barley. All that fussing, playing around with grease and hydraulic oil and seeding rates and it doesn't even taste good. I know I tried some straight out [...]
Sheep. Yes I know, being a kelpie I should be partial to them and I am but not the way you think. They would have to be the most frustrating animals. You run one way, they run in the opposite direction. You want them to walk through a gate then you actually have to get [...]
I love swimming. Ever since I was a little nipper Ive been drawn to the water. I can remember sitting in my water dish after a hot day and feeling the pads of my paws cool. Ever since then Ive been addicted. Of course like most dogs Im a shade seeker as well. Shady trees [...]
Dogs. Were pretty amazing creatures. While Im not one to bark about feats of glory, although I personally cut a fine figure stretched nose to tail while in pursuit of a wily cow; sometimes a pooch has to put his best foot forward. On Anzac Day I found myself in conversation with some neighbours from [...]
It was the rabbits that made me realise it was Easter. Nicole and I were out on one of the cultivations hooking the utility up to the fuel trailer when I saw them. It was last Thursday night and I must admit with the moon still full I was a bit nervy. You see earlier [...]