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Date Posted: 18:31:35 03/09/02 Sat
Author: Diane
Author Host/IP: 203.97.107.88
Subject: I thought I'd catch up on this week

We appear to be all over our bugs so I thought I'd take the time to catch up. It's been a good week over all, Piper did really well in her class, Joan said that she could see real progress and that I'd been working with her. Soon we'll have to have an enforced three week break as all my girls are coming into season (Shilo is in, Piper is close and Megan will undoubtedly follow them), I will continue to work from home though. Piper met a really rude dog at training - same dog Sam took exception to the week before (a Dachshound [sp?]) - anyway the thing is rude because Pip never takes exception to any other dog there but this thing "said" something rude to her as we skirted the paddock and I could see it all over in her body language it was just like "Mum, did you HEAR what he said to me??!!!!". I say well done to the dogs owner for taking it to basic obedience but rather him than me, LOL. I think it is very hard for some people to grasp the concept that little dogs can be really rude (as rude as any other breed that is) and they should deal with it, good for him for trying to get a handle on it.

Moving on, we went for a picnic/BBQ dinner last night (afternoon) with friends at the place in the pic I posted below of the beach. Andrew and Daniel went kayaking and our friends had a go too, it was a lovely day, the food was wonderful (it always is cooked over driftwood and eaten outdoors!) and we all came home very relaxed. :) While we were there I met a lovely lady visiting form the UK who told me that you couldn't swim in the ocean over there, it was too brown and not safe, but she has been enjoying swimming here while on holiday. Her neice was in the water with one of her two dogs (apparently a pit bull cross) and on the beach with the lady I was talking to was Hazel, Am. Staffie bull terrier. A lovely girl who had been ill used by her former owner who attempted to fight her and was less than kind so Hazel was not an effusive dog but her manners were beyond reproach (even to the very cocky Cocker Spaniel who came running up to get in her face). She is not quite the water baby her foster brother was though BUT when he went in with a stick she followed to prove her point (and apparently she always wins the stick off him, LOL).

What else... oh Daniel has started a project on 'Dangerous Creatures' (because I know he'll enjoy it and I hope to expand his writing skills while he's working on it). As part of this we went to the Auckland Zoo on Friday and watched the lions being fed, it was awesome! They put out elephant dung for them to roll in and taste (it's all part of an overall behaviour thing to keep the lions in good mental shape) and they fed them veal ribs which they had not had before but made short work of.

It's been a lovely week and today is a lovely laid back Sunday... I hope you have all enjoyed the same kind of week!

All the best to all of you for now,

Diane.

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Thought I'd come find you Diane : ) -- Doodle's Mom, 18:43:45 03/09/02 Sat
- It does sound like a lovely week... -- Marlene, 19:49:09 03/09/02 Sat
  - Jacke and Marlene... -- Diane, 18:37:53 03/10/02 Sun
Re: I thought I'd catch up on this week -- Tina Swinimer, 02:00:18 03/10/02 Sun
- Re: Sounds like you are having a wonderful weekend, Diane! -- Zoey's Mom, 12:48:14 03/10/02 Sun
  - Oh OUCH Faye :((((( -- Diane, 18:39:03 03/10/02 Sun
- Tina.... -- Diane, 18:55:19 03/10/02 Sun
Re: I thought I'd catch up on this week -- Kat, 15:33:20 03/10/02 Sun
- I think so too Kat, I've spent all morning looking at unitech course -- Diane, 18:42:54 03/10/02 Sun
  - Puberty and maturing in boys -- Marlene, 08:59:06 03/11/02 Mon
    - Oh gee - thanks Marlene!!!! -- Diane, 23:23:07 03/11/02 Mon