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Chris Waugh

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:14:52 +1300

Shelter.

My daughter took this photo of the husky.

Dog in snow.

Chris Waugh

Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:52:46 +1200

Scrapheap dogs.

Chris Waugh

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 22:27:51 +1300

Bored dog.

Chris Waugh

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 20:35:27 +1300

Also, this dog is treated very much the same is any other guard dog I've seen in the village – that is, chained up or locked away when the family is home, and presumably allowed to run free within the courtyard when everybody is out and the courtyard gate locked.…

Chris Waugh

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 17:17:17 +1300

Breaks my heart.

It occurred to me that perhaps me coming towards him with the camera might have had him a little freaked out. I don't think he's seen a camera before, and the only people I've seen approach him have been bringing food. But in the top photo, between…

Jackie Clark

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 14:41:52 +1300

Breaks my heart.
Meanwhile, this is what Ruby does to people she really loves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fV7KwY9jZw

Chris Waugh

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 14:06:57 +1300

It's been about a year since the last dog photo?! This one makes a lot of noise every time we arrive, but....

...I don't think I've seen a dog as timid or wary as this, and the worst I've seen it suffer is be chained up on this side of…

Hebe

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:03:00 +1300

This week we’re building a vege garden picket fence: Nina is, unfortunately, a digger. The backyard is having to be reworked to accommodate a puppy rather than a lazy, snoring labrador: Fort Knox gates soon.

Lilith __

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:47:54 +1300

We’re surfacing from a winter of illness, surprise puppies and redundancy into a spring of possibility and a wonderful new life that seems sent to raise all our spirits!

So pleased to hear this! :-)

Jackie Clark

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 07:29:03 +1300

Oh Hebe. So glad! Much love to you all.

Hebe

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 21:31:38 +1300

Pupdate: 17 weeks old. Little Daisy stole a couple of hearts of our good friends and has been at her new home for 10 days. She has enslaved a dinky couple and has apparently settled into her new life of luxury. We will have holiday-sit swaps and visits.

Nina with…

Hebe

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:19:17 +1200

Pupdate: 11 weeks old. This week we took Nina (white-tipped paws) and Daisy, to the forest by the estuary and to the park, where they did very fast running with another dog, so they are convinced they now know everything there is to know. They come when called, they sit,…

Jackie Clark

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:41:43 +1200

Could you email me all yr contact details, and pertinent info? And will do, ASAP.

Hebe

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:45:18 +1200

Duh! Yes that would be lovely Jackie. I am using my networks (of all sorts) to find her a very good home because Nina is a one-out-of-the-box dog.

Jackie Clark

Sun, 04 Aug 2013 06:49:34 +1200

Social Media, Hebe! (Twitter and Facebook). Bless.

Hebe

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:57:25 +1200

Umm SM?

Jackie Clark

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 07:12:24 +1200

Would you like me to share the photo of Nina on my SM networks? Or are you happy to find her a home in more traditional ways?

Hebe

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:35:45 +1200

Having never raised a puppy from birth before this litter, I marvel at the growth rate. Sometimes I wake in the morning to find the pups have grown overnight. Both are developing sharp little wuffs and have been experimenting with singing (our neighbour's dog sings a lot: when he's alooone,…

Jackie Clark

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:20:35 +1200

Oh bless their little hearts. My, they grow fast, don't they?

Hebe

Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:34:33 +1200

Pupdate: Nina and Daisy are eight weeks old today. Happy, smart and full of delight. They are at that wonderful stage of life when they are sure they pretty much know everything about everything in their world.

Photographing them is a matter of keeping the lens away from puppy kisses:…

Jackie Clark

Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:46:31 +1200

Oh Hebe, too too sweet. We are, at some point, going to get a 2nd dog – Ruby is so so good with other dogs in the house – but not until she's grown up a bit more. At 2 1/2 she's still very puppyish, and my concern is not…

Sacha

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:02:09 +1200

pigging out

protecting the supply :)

Hebe

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:49:46 +1200

Pigging. Winnie in pic 2 may also be protecting her treasure from Nina. Puppy experts told us to smear a little food in their mouths or mix it with puppy milk and they would slowly get used to the idea of solids. We did that and both then tried to…

Nora Leggs

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:52:32 +1200

Is that pigging out or falling asleep on plate of food?

Hebe

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:14:07 +1200

Pupdate: Nina and Winnie (she's become a girl) have consented to pose for photos. They are three weeks old today, have been eating solids for three days, and Winnie is self-toilet-training. She is also teething.

They are a fine diversion from 3 weeks of flu for all round here: the…

Hebe

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:59:45 +1200

Sunday pupdate: Two fat-bellied small rat-sized squeakers are being fed two to three-hourly by the boys. The twins fuss at every peep from the box, have a constant eye on their babies' ambient temperature, and are feeding them with six 3ml droppers every feed. Cara comes in to look at…

Danielle

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:43:20 +1200

Oh no, I just caught up too. Poor pups. And everyone. :(

Jackie Clark

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:11:10 +1200

Oh Hebe – just caught up. Loved that Mama dog was pleased to see 2 babies made it. So sad though xxx

Hebe

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:09:32 +1200

a sad but cruel oddessey A fine wording for this...

Islander

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:02:37 +1200

Oh this a sad but cruel oddessey for Mum-dog – and all of you...I think you'll keep the 2 remaining pups (long may they & their mother thrive!) but if not – let us know.
My uncle Bill had a couple of blue-heeler crosses, and others in the family have had…

Hebe

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:41:51 +1200

Looking much better: my twins have decided that to adopt one pup each and giving two-hour feeds of about 3ml a time and watching their temperature. The boys were themselves very premature so the situation has resonated with them; and although they understand there is a long way to go,…

Gareth

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:04:49 +1200

Very sorry to hear that, Hebe. Hope the rest pull through...

Hebe

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:53:12 +1200

Two are responding to newborn puppy milk dripped in syringes! Two more gone. Better than I expected. I will email you Nora... after we have cleaned up the pupatorium again. Picture soon

Nora Leggs

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:22:15 +1200

That is a sad pupdate.... if you email me I have a suggestion for mum's rejecting pups... : )

Hebe

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:06:23 +1200

Pupdate: Sadly the litter are premature and very small. Four died overnight and the mother has rejected the remaining four. A visit to our lovely vet this morning confirmed this. Our 15-year-old has decided to attempt to save a couple of the remaining four by hand-feeding. It will be surprising…

Nora Leggs

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:54:26 +1200

Any colour you like, as long it’s black and white.

Oooh they're magnificent!! You're going to be busy posting on this dog thread!!

Hebe

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:36:37 +1200

Any colour you like, as long it's black and white. Some have white-dipped tails and paws. The squeaking is tremendous when they want feeding. The oldest ones have doubled their birth size already.

Pic no 2: an origami of puppies.

Nora Leggs

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:25:32 +1200

Pictures!

I know, we are waiting! Hebe grab your camera!!! : )

Gareth

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:52:26 +1200

Pictures!

Nora Leggs

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:48:49 +1200

Good god … now we have eight puplets with looking like more to come. Cara an excellent mum which is good: I have no experience of this at all.

How long can this go on? Surely Eight is Enough!!!

Jackie Clark

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:30:09 +1200

Oh Hebe, exciting! But a bit of a pain....

Hebe

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:25:46 +1200

Good god ... now we have eight puplets with looking like more to come. Cara an excellent mum which is good: I have no experience of this at all.

Hebe

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:05:55 +1200

Now, if you have a half lab-blue heeler-border collie-shaped hole in your household, let me know....

Danielle

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:35:36 +1200

Oh how exciting!!

Hebe

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:06:46 +1200

One for you Jackie: our 8 year old labrador has been getting very fat. She was a pedigree breeder's dog and we were given her four years ago. She was the breeder's favourite and last of a line of champions, so the breeder wanted to keep her gene pool in…

Jackie Clark

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:21:56 +1200

Oh for pete's sake. Here's the video. I wrote a big long explanation of why, but it got lost so there you go. It was meant to be!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uaX-kRjB_8

Jackie Clark

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:00:13 +1200

Just to keep the dogs happy, I happen to have dog photos. And a video. Imagine that! The first one is my Mum’s dog Ollie who is, though small, a very bravehearted young man. (As small dogs often are). My mother now has him doing equine things. Yes.
And the…

Nora Leggs

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:57:47 +1200

Is that the lovely russet coloured dog or the beagle? Russet dog belongs to a friend and lives happily on a rural property.
Beagle is one of my dog-in-laws. Lovely dogs if you can keep the food right in the middle of the table.
Funniest beagle moment was with a…

Jackie Clark

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:43:27 +1200

Who does that gorgeous creature call it's family? What a sweetheart!

Nora Leggs

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:10:26 +1200

Beagles eh!

Nora Leggs

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:47:22 +1300

A dog. For Jackie. Earlier in the summer when there was still green grass.

Tim Michie

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:31:01 +1300

Stairs are often learning issues for dogs Jackie. Of course you know Ruby best (my loss) but there is something about the different levels and dog walk styles not mixing automatically. Love the affection reward when successful.

Jackie Clark

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:42:20 +1300

This morning something happened which I initially thought was very amusing, and then a friend pointed out how indicative it was of the ill treatment that our Ruby had known very early in her life. And she's right. We are still working on The Behavioural Issues which are the legacy…

Nora Leggs

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:33:41 +1300

Apparently dog rules...

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:17:31 +1300

Aye :) love to you and yours xx

Jackie Clark

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:04:22 +1300

Looks like great progress on the house – wow! xxx to you and our man and la belle Stella

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:31:29 +1300

She’s looking very pretty Jackie and well done you for all your hard work. I haven’t had much chance for new shots but there is this relatively recent one of Stella at work. She’s a hard lil’ worker. ;)
And this wee precious that t’other freed from a fence entanglement…

Jackie Clark

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:44:32 +1300

I feel the dogs are being neglected what with all the human political shenanigans, and whatnot. Ruby continues to be a lovely, and rewarding, companion. Unfortunately, she’s in muzzle training at the moment. Not because she’s a vicious attack dog, but more because our dog park seems have become a…

Jackie Clark

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:50:13 +1200

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love that dog.

Danielle

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:37:05 +1200

This thread needs more Ellie in a baby stroller.

Jackie Clark

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:59:11 +1200

I can't contribute flowers at the moment, so I thought this photo would give everyone a bit of a laugh. Many here know that Ruby sleeps with us. At the moment, she sleeps right under the covers, curled in a little ball. But in the morning, she sometimes gets a…

Lilith __

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:33:03 +1200

Ian, so many thanks for that! It truly perked up what was a sour, dour, louring day-

Islander

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:30:30 +1200

Ian, so many thanks for that! It truly perked up what was a sour, dour, louring day-

Nora Leggs

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:23:48 +1200

Keeping NZ safe from snakes!

That looks about as frustrating for the dog as the laser pointer is for the cats!

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:30:12 +1200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN2Slp63TEQ
A little Ripper video?
Keeping NZ safe from snakes!
Be careful out there...

Jackie Clark

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:51:49 +1200

Ruby's motto is – You'll Never Tweet Alone

Nora Leggs

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:29:59 +1200

For the dachshund admirer’s.
The dachshund at my Nevada City digs keeping cool in the blazing afternoon heat.
Another dachshund out for a walk Nob Hill, San Francisco.

A low down sort of a dog : )

Kyle Matthews

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:52:12 +1200

Mother was a blue heeler/collie. Father of the top one was probably a kelpie. You can see one of his cousins working sheep aggressively here.

Bottom one dad looked basically like him, but even shaggier!

Islander

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:33:35 +1200

Rosie’s afternoon haul: 250 grammes of bianchetto truffle. Some is not saleable, but the vast majority will go at $3/g.

Cheers, Rosie!

How excellent to know Southern truffieres are coming into their own!
Well done! That man, that dog!

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:24:33 +1200

Amazing ! What a brilliant scheme you has there Gareth. Working dog. lovin' it

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:26:08 +1200

good girl!

Gareth

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:12:27 +1200

Rosie's afternoon haul: 250 grammes of bianchetto truffle. Some is not saleable, but the vast majority will go at $3/g.

Cheers, Rosie!

Jackie Clark

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:50:00 +1200

They are gorgeous, Kyle? From the same litter? Man.

JacksonP

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:31:52 +1200

hez Schwass tonight. Ten courses, three kinds of truffles...

Dude! Degustation doggedness. Nice one.

Also, thanks for the thread revival Kyle. ;-)

Gareth

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:24:32 +1200

It's the owner with dribbles, at the prospect of dinner chez Schwass tonight. Ten courses, three kinds of truffles...

Rosie will be out again shortly, doing her thing and earning some raw meaty bones for the weekend.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:16:57 +1200

The truffle with dribbles...
Tuber or not tuber?
Gareth's Rosie's nose knows!
Well done that dog...

Kyle Matthews

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:53:23 +1200

Here’s two thirds of our pack, these two come from the same litter. Eli first, the second is Gromit.

Jackie Clark

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:11:45 +1200

They sure do.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:11:55 +1200

Your dogs have it good .

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:11:05 +1200

What a massive amount of loveliness.

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:37:27 +1200

Impossible to think they are naughty when they look so cute at rest, but we know better eh ;)

Jackie Clark

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:02:22 +1200

Here is Ruby. Ruby is very naughty. Ruby smashed a window today by jumping at it. Ruby is fine, but the window is not. Now Ruby is tired. Because being naughty is very tiring.

Gudrun Gisela

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:44:13 +1200

Bless the furry ones.

Sofie Bribiesca

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:14:47 +1200

Friday has been a helluva chewy lately and has discovered escaping so a rope has now been employed to tether him. He has grown a lot which Stella has found a bit daunting but still they get along and Stella is showing him good behaviour which she is enjoying so…

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:41:34 +1200

Love the ear just flicked back casually...

Sofie Bribiesca

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:18:53 +1200

Friday.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:09:49 +1200

Stella’s back in town.
Catching up with Friday.

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:37:53 +1200

Watching the dog.

Dog watching the Dog watcher ;). Great shot.

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:45:33 +1200

Watching the dog.

Jackie Clark

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:13:58 +1200

Bugger. Never mind.

Jackie Clark

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:07:33 +1200

Because it's hilarious.

Nora Leggs

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:50:06 +1200

Dog and shadow

Jackie Clark

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:21:28 +1200

She’s such a dear wee thing, our Stella. And here's Ruby with a demonstration of what happens if she is outside. And I am inside.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5iXhCBX_lQ&feature=plcp

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:58:52 +1200

Stella at rest. Settled in for the night.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:49:05 +1200

My man and our dog on Taipa Beach.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:46:41 +1200

A fisherman and his dog on Taipa Beach

Jackie Clark

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:51:13 +1200

Cuddles.

Nora Leggs

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:49:39 +1200

Dog door furniture. Madrid.

Gudrun Gisela

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:44:02 +1200

I think Stella spotted you before you spotted her. Love her bling.

Jackie Clark

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:20:30 +1200

cutie pie xx

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:25:28 +1200

Soo, I was looking for Stella.....

Nora Leggs

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:11:50 +1200

For Ruby. A blurred dog is a happy dog….

Jackie Clark

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:34:33 +1200

Ruby says "It's morning already?"

Nora Leggs

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:03:40 +1200

Two black doglets snapped in Parnell. Pretending to photograph the shops on other side of road....

Gudrun Gisela

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:17:22 +1200

Bless her.

Sofie Bribiesca

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:36:37 +1200

Special woof woof from Hui.

Back at ya from Stell bell. :)

Hi Jackie xxx
Hope you and family are well.

Jackie Clark

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:14:17 +1200

Ruby likes the camera. But she isn't so fond of the laptop, and thus tries to find ways to interrupt my concentration whilst on it.

Gudrun Gisela

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:15:03 +1200

Read the article and must agree they do a lot more than eat and sleep. Worth every minute we spend with them. Special woof woof from Hui.

Sofie Bribiesca

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:50:10 +1200

Stella has an announcement after reading an article in The Herald this morn
"Dogs are the best" Study shows us the human side.

Nice pics Gudren, as always.:)

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:35:59 +1200

That was Hui at six weeks. Loved the camera from the get go.

Gudrun Gisela

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:12:32 +1200

Where is Hui? Today, along the Waimak he spotted something. Could have been a rabbit or a crumb of a big Mac.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:15:33 +1200

Dog sign only suitable for chihuahuas?

....to pee against.:)

Nora Leggs

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:29:50 +1200

Shifting sands on west coast beach. Dog sign only suitable for chihuahuas?

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:48:12 +1200

have never given me reason to wonder about my daughter’s safety in their presence.

Good to hear. Keep up the good work. Education and interaction is the key .

Chris Waugh

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:40:51 +1200

The dogs up here roam so freely through the village it's impossible to know who they're related to! Still, there was a period when I still had my Zaizai when it seemed like half the puppies born up here had suspiciously big, floppy ears, just like Zaizai.

Yes, I do…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:26:42 +1200

That dog could be related to Stella! Maybe this size would suit your daughter better. I seem to be on the subject of my Father today but this is his Chihuahua Poko. Stella stepped in to show the size difference.The thing is a midget :)

Chris Waugh

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:05:30 +1200

...but still a little nervous...

Chris Waugh

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:04:30 +1200

She's curious about the dogs...

Hebe

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:34:35 +1200

Made for the snow; a beauty.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:26:14 +1200

Found this one sitting waiting for his owner.

That's a lovely shot Gudren, and the Beagle is beautiful Gareth.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:09:09 +1200

Found this one sitting waiting for his owner.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:45:53 +1200

Might just need a bit of Photoshop and it would be perfect i am sure Hebe.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:44:26 +1200

What a sweet looking animal. I would have him in a heartbeat.

Hebe

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:48:08 +1200

Like those snow dogs. My black dog + white snow = exposure fail every time.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:01:05 +1200

Great shots. I think i might become partial to them Beagles.

Nora Leggs

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:47:02 +1200

Speedy beagle…

Surely that is a flying Beagle? And measuring snow depth or practicing truffle hunting? Either way the light is flattering her immensely : )

Jackie Clark

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:41:01 +1200

Ha! I love photos of dogs running for one very simple reason – the joyfulness of their movement.

Gareth

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:26:22 +1200

Here's one more: how to measure snow depth...

Gareth

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:16:40 +1200

She needs to be a winner as a truffle hound first, then she can have a life... ;-)

Jackie Clark

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:02:57 +1200

That dog is clearly a winner at life. So beautiful.

Gareth

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:40:26 +1200

Speedy beagle...

Gareth

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:37:46 +1200

Given the weather down here, thought you might enjoy Rosie's morning run...

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:57:13 +1200

Stella made it up North this week and spent Sunday at the Taipa Raceway.Her interest was of other things but she enjoyed the day none the less.

Nora Leggs

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:47:02 +1200

This pack of dogs with a dog-walker sprung suddenly out of the undergrowth in a peaceful Amsterdam park many years ago.
(Quality disclaimer. Hand-held scanner.)

Nora Leggs

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:09:14 +1200

This one, just cute and shaggy... blur accentuates that hairiness : )

Nora Leggs

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:08:19 +1200

Beach-boxer was sitting so still making a pretty picture for a cat photographer, got his command to move the same moment I hit the button...

Nora Leggs

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:06:57 +1200

Not easy photographing dogs, but I do love a poodle-gait.

Jackie Clark

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:22:16 +1200

It's alright, JoJo. We've had a lot of our old dog pack die lately – Ruby and I are off to a memorial morning tea for our dear Byron tomorrow in fact – so I've been dogweepy all week anyway.

chris

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:51:20 +1200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw&feature=player_embedded
sorry if it's been posted before...

JoJo

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:46:59 +1200

Sorry for making you cry, Jackie – although the nine pages of dog photos already had me leaking a little bit, so typing that about Puppy and Tellus finished me off.

If by chance you are on Facebook, do check out https://www.facebook.com/spike.nicholls

Spike is a mischievous deaf boxer, whose behaviour…

Jackie Clark

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:58:07 +1200

Oh JoJo. That made me cry. Puppy reminds me so much of a member of our dogpack, Feeney, who was also a white boxer and also deaf. She also died when she was 5 of heart failure. Her brother, Falco, lives on and is doing well. Sweet sweet dogs.

JoJo

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:47:27 +1200

Not the best photo, but this Puppy and Tellus. Puppy, the darling white boxer, was deaf and partially blind and epileptic. She lived for five incredible years, was gentle and loving, and taught me to love dogs. She was the kind of dog that you used to teach kids how…

Kate Hannah

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:43:57 +1200

They really are delightful Jacqui – she's got a fab personality, good with all sizes of kids, is super toasty warm as they have very fast metabolisms, and you're allowed to feed them treats as they need fattening up! good walker and a real point of conversation – noone can…

Bart Janssen

Thu, 31 May 2012 21:11:59 +1200

Lucky you had a vineyard to tide you over then :).

The main interest is we think we might be able to shorten the time it takes to establish an interaction. But even so not a quick experiment and you kinda need a bit of land to play on :).…

Gareth

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:56:23 +1200

...and only minutes to eat the results. ;-)

But seriously: when we planted our first truffle (T melanosporum) trees we were told it would take anywhere between 5 and 15 years to get production, so when we got our first truffle after 9 years we thought we'd done well. Nowadays,…

Bart Janssen

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:47:51 +1200

More? I wrote the book!

I'm reading your book!! This is where we point out again how small NZ is. Had some ideas about truffles and our research and so grabbed some books, yours being one of them. Only problem is it takes years to do the experiments :(.

Jackie Clark

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:35:29 +1200

I think greyhounds are possibly the most lovely dogs I have ever met. I really want one in my life, before I die.

Kate Hannah

Thu, 31 May 2012 14:35:27 +1200

and as you can see I'm swayed enough to let her bony old greyhound body get up on the couch next to me.

Kate Hannah

Thu, 31 May 2012 14:34:27 +1200

This is the gorgeous Georgia (Georgie) who is dangerously close to converting this cat-lover. She belongs to my sister and her partner – they have a wee maltese cross called Pipi too who is delightful – but Georgie's beautiful. She's in bed with Zoe, a practise which now takes place…

Joe Wylie

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:09:56 +1200

You can tell a lot about someone's character by the way they treat animals.
It seems to be a presidential thang.

Steve Barnes

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:02:18 +1200

And then we have Amercian (sic) Presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney treating his Dog like luggage
You can tell a lot about someone's character by the way they treat animals.

Jackie Clark

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:05:20 +1200

My snugglebunny.

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:39:17 +1200

As it is, I let her have a good old licking and then, enough!

Stella comes up behind and does a gentle lick of the back of the knee and if seated she will go for your elbow. I give her raw hide munchies as her teeth cleaner and her…

Jackie Clark

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:37:47 +1200

I'm one of those really horrendo people that thinks dogs have very clean mouths. Which is helpful when you have a girl who would bathe my face with her tongue, if I let her. As it is, I let her have a good old licking and then, enough!

Hebe

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:17:21 +1200

I found the lab a huge aid when dealing with young twins — more for the floor than the plates and faces before you call CYPFs.

Hebe

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:15:18 +1200

So they are labradors with a high IQ? Meh. I had thought we could have a beagle next time instead of the serial black labs to get away from food-focused dogs. Perhaps beloved is right: he mourns his huntaway and wants another.

Jackie Clark

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:56:37 +1200

We have no dishwasher. We have the dog, followed by hot water and detergent. She is the best cleaner upper of roast/baking dishes ever.

Gareth

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:12:23 +1200

More? I wrote the book!.See also the farm blog. ;-)

Separating beagles from food involves high benches, door closing, physical restraint and patience. All plates get a pre-wash before the dishwasher...

Nora Leggs

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:29:01 +1200

She'll be so useful when she has worked that out! Do you need extra tall kitchen benches with your Beagles, or a firmly closing kitchen door?

Jackie Clark

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:45:00 +1200

Truffle hounds, you say? Tell us more!

Gareth

Wed, 30 May 2012 10:22:11 +1200

We're on number three. Last one (the amazingly charming Peg) was NZ's first champion truffle dog. Rosie is a trainee truffle hound. She can find truffles, but hasn't worked out that it's her job...

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:34:09 +1200

Beagle puppies are impossible to resist, we find…

It's gotta be those doe eyes :) Nice photos Gareth

Gareth

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:15:42 +1200

Beagle puppies are impossible to resist, we find...

Jackie Clark

Wed, 30 May 2012 06:55:44 +1200

She is gorgeous – just so beautiful. There's something mischevious about beagles that I absolutely love.

Gareth

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:29:18 +1200

You Lookin' At Me? – Victoria St, ChCh, 2009

Gareth

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:21:55 +1200

When We Were One

Gareth

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:16:19 +1200

Late to the party. Did someone mention beagles? Rosie, recently

Sofie Bribiesca

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:40:08 +1200

It's nice to see that dogs are welcome in pubs in the UK. This one was in a wee pub in Bexley Heath. Sat wherever she liked, which was next to us for some time.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:22:19 +1200

Stella having a shapeshifter moment.

Jackie Clark

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:21:25 +1200

She is so beautiful! Take more photos of her – she deserves it.

Tim G.

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:39:00 +1200

Can’t help but share my family’s beautiful girl Stephie… her claim to fame is as the niece of the “Bugger Dog” (you know the one). She is so incredibly trainable (due to an endless and sometimes quite disturbing need for affection/physical contact) that we never contemplated letting her near a…

Lilith __

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:10:33 +1200

You can see a lot of stuff on the internet that you’d never see on the street.

Blistering barnacles. Showjumping bunnies!

Joe Wylie

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:01:34 +1200

You don't see rabbits being walked down the street
You can see a lot of stuff on the internet that you'd never see on the street.

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:54:41 +1200

having a ball...
And perhaps one more……
The Doggy remake of The Prisoner?

And did these paws in ancient times...
“You don’t see rabbits being walked down the street
and you don’t see many cats on leads...”
Bill English missed an easy billion –
with an even pettier pet tax...…

Jonathan Ganley

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:30:14 +1200

As Mr Smith himself has said, "You don't see rabbits being walked down the street / and you don't see many cats on leads" ...

Jackie Clark

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:14:57 +1200

Oh alright, if you insist.

Jackie Clark

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:11:20 +1200

And perhaps one more......

Jackie Clark

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:08:58 +1200

I'm with Lillith. Poppets! As an aside, I'm here in Hamilton just for the night, to see a friend. I take my laptop and external HD round so she can see Ruby. Never met her, but loved Cleo. She couldn't believe how many photos I had of her. And I…

Lilith __

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:03:22 +1200

two relatively ineffectual guard dogs in the New Zealand city of Auckland

Cuties!!

mark e cha-cha

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:56:34 +1200

two relatively ineffectual guard dogs in the New Zealand city of Auckland

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:18:00 +1200

I was at a Camera shop this afternoon. Inside the front door was a beautiful, gentle dog with a little jacket on, which was an I see dog . I thought I’ll nip outside and grab the camera. . Quick walk up the aisle as what happens once you’re in…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:40:26 +1200

Here is Friday on Saturday, because I forgot Friday on Friday.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:31:16 +1200

Here is a friends neighbour's dog. She recently managed to remove a burglar from the house which was only discovered when the neighbours got home one evening to find the break in but their possessions had been left ,after what appears to be the dogs efforts to restrain said burglar.…

Jackie Clark

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:40:54 +1200

Beautiful!

Tom Ackroyd

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:35:38 +1200

Florence.
Or is it Gandalf?
May 17, 2009, Lower Hutt.

Alex Efimoff

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:47 +1200

It seems to me she drinks a little bit too much alcohol :)

Alex Efimoff

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:33:16 +1200

:) old one

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:55:23 +1200

The original Party Girl by the look of it…

That was the theme of the photo back in the day.
Seeing as it's Friday , Stella and I must away so "dreamin' of the beach yeah"

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:46:51 +1200

Point Chev siblings Jack and Irie
Excellent, textbook river crossing technique.
.

This is Murphy, an Irish Whitten terrier
Something Wookie this way comes....
.

This is again Chelsea
The original Party Girl by the look of it...

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:57:56 +1200

Just looking at Keith Ng's graph. Very good. Go students. Kids paper runs? For Fucks sake! Retrospective? It is now cruelty. No confidence.

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:47:59 +1200

Jack’s best performance to date was stealing a cooked chicken from a picnic rug at Pt Chev beach.

Oh excellent. like to hear stuff like that. Putting those in their place eh? :)

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:39:16 +1200

This is again Chelsea. You do know they named an Hotel after this girl ?

Jackie Clark

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:45:45 +1200

I don't even know what to say! Gorgeous.

Wendy Stewart

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:11:21 +1200

This is Murphy, an Irish Whitten terrier. The biggest softest sook out. He is Irie and Jacks cousin and came to stay for 6 weeks, soon got put in his place. He loves dress ups as the only dog of an only child, he will let her do anything to…

Jackie Clark

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:49 +1200

Too too cute – and Sof, your namesake is gorgeous.

Richard Stewart

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:29:47 +1200

Jack's best performance to date was stealing a cooked chicken from a picnic rug at Pt Chev beach. He ran through at full throttle and disappeared into the trees before anybody had time to react.

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:11 +1200

Excellent. What else can they do? :)

Hebe

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:13:21 +1200

My pretty Kara has no fear factor at all; passers-by smile at her good-natured huffing on our walks.

Richard Stewart

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:06 +1200

Point Chev siblings Jack and Irie, beagle/foxy hybrids and local celebrities...

Jackie Clark

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:53:29 +1200

No, no, no. People are just very silly around dogs, sometimes. I remember when that whole Carolina Anderson thing went down. People were VILE. Crossing the road, and screaming, and carrying on, quite frankly, like idiots. Hideous behaviour.