A boy and a dog called Jazzy

A boy and a dog called Jazzy Best friends can be short or tall bright or quiet booky or sporty anything at all mine just happens to be a goofy, woolly poodly, woodly labradoodley type beastie with a coat of gold soft as marshmallows melting in the camp fire pinkest tongue cool wet nose that […]

It’s a Dog’s Life

Artist Benedicte Delachanal has done a sketch of Sheba dreaming of a catdog existence – thanks Ben The blue ball point pen is making a comeback, if you didn’t know Woof! Meow! zzzzzzzz ___________________________________________________________

What’s with all the Dog Pee?

What’s with all the Dog Pee? Do dogs mark their territory with pee? Are dogs checking their ‘email’ when sniffing the urinated bark of a eucalyptus tree? Are dogs revelling in the release of stress on the smelling of another dog’s wee? Compatriot in the blogosphere Kate Shrewsday from England recently alerted her readers to […]

What is it with dogs rolling in dead things?

What is it with dogs rolling in dead things! My kids washed Jazz and Sheba the other day. Nice, clean labradoodles emerge dripping with water. They both do the doggy shake, water flying in all directions. Kids emerge as wet as the dogs. Happy days Dogs get towel-dried and the front door is opened so […]

If I could talk to the animals

If I could talk to the animals The kids and I have been reading Doctor Dolittle, one of my all time favourite books, and we’ve been wishing we could talk to the animals. Never mind! Some animals can understand a bit of what we are saying, even if they can’t quite get the words out […]

Social networking for dogs

Social networking for dogs Bum sniffing beasties whiffing their way round town straining at leads checking pheromone laced emails rolling over reeking rigor mortised possums, advertising dropping logs instead of blogs dispensing regular pee updates what’s happening twitter feed for furry friends wagging their happiness howling their displeasure nose to bum ear to ear disconnected […]