Sunday, August 14, 2011

dog days


I couldn't resist this photo of Gurlie's puppies.  Gurlie is a six year old kelpie and this is her first litter.  I think she must have felt that her biological clock was running out as she dissapeared one night and didn't come back til 10 in the morning.  A few weeks later and bingo a family of six puppies.  All but the big boy in the middle of this photo look like mum.  Guess dad will remain a mystery.

I had my beautiful boy at doggie school today.  It was a glorious day weather wise and Modo was in a very relaxed mood.  I had his attention at least 50% of the time today so it was a really productive day.  Because he had been so well behaved at school I stopped off on my way home at the off lead area and threw the ball for him for a while.  And because it was such a lovely day there were dogs everywhere.   Modo was one very happy boy.  An hour and a half later I arrived home.  Unloading the car I realized Modo's school bag was missing.  Contents of bag 1 long lead, one head halter with lead, traffic lead, 2 tug toys, mat,  weeks lessons and my favourite jacket.  Oh no then it hit me.  I had put his bag down in the gutter by the back wheel while I unlocked the car and there it had stayed.  It had been a good two hours since I had left the oval and I doubted  very much that it would still be there but I decided to make a quick dash back to check...just in case.   And there it was.  A lonely green bag sitting in a now wet gutter.  Hooray.

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