Adventures at this years' Pet Expo

Pet Expo time again this weekend! It was way bigger and better than the last two we went to, plus, it took place at Jezzine Barracks, one of our favourite places. There was just one problem... Mum made me wear this T-shirt... 

Mum I want to choose my own clothes.

Unfairly sloganed T-shirts aside, I did have fun. We saw Creative Animal Portraits (my official photographer), Hear No Evil Deaf Dog Rescue, Australian Working Dog Rescue - that's who saved my newest brother Kipper and brought him to live with us - and lots more groups. I got a lot of attention and pats (which covered my t-shirt with fur, take that Mum!)

My new favourite human from Western Suburbs Vets!

I also got a special Pet Expo lunch, a whole sausage just for me! 

 

Mum usually saves the last bite of her sausage for me when we are at special events, but her idea of one bite and my idea of one bite are two very different things.

Mum, there's no meat on that. Put another sausage on it!

 Mum wouldn't let me snorkel in the water bowls though. She told me to quit playing in the water, and stop drinking it all so the other dogs could have some.

What? That sausage made me thirsty.

There weren't just dogs at the expo, either!

All in all it was a pretty fun expo, and already I can't wait for next year!

Happy birthday Mum!

This weekend it was Mum's birthday! She got a whole day off to spend with me, which I think is a pretty great birthday present. We went to the Strand and hung out before paying a visit to Work so I could get lots of attention and cuddles.

The Strand has awlways been one of my favourtie places to have an Adventure. There's lots of things to sniff...

All sorts of interesting faces to meet...
 

Some interesting challenges... 
 

Some great views...

And time for snacks!

Mum still insists that we have to follow the rules on the Strand though. I still don't understand why dogs can't play in the waterpark!

Come on Mum, all the others kids are in the waterpark...

At Work, I got a chance to do some shopping.

Two of each thank you!

And say hi to the fish!

I was pretty tired by the end of the Adventure though.

I'll just nap here.

 

But we did have a great day! 

 

 

 

Golden Moon Rising

Mum and I went on a new Adventure tonight! We did a big drive up to Hervey's Range lookout, which is halfway up one of the mountains near where we live. There was not a lot of room for long walks around the lookout, but we went for a stroll around and we found some excellent boulders!

I don't know why Mum doesn't have some of these at home.

After that we sat down for a while to check out the view. Mum was really happy because the moon was full and we got to watch it rise. I thought it was pretty ordinary since the moon rises practically every night, but Mum was impressed. I suppose the view was pretty great!

View from the top!

 

Strand, Concert, and a Bath...

Finally, Summer is starting to slip away! It's not quite so hot anymore and Mum and I are taking our Adventures in places that aren't always the beach.

This weekend Mum decided I needed a bath, which was okay, except she takes me to Work and insists on blow-drying me afterwards and that's no fun.

At least we went to the Strand afterwards. We caught the tail-end of an outdoor concert, which are clearly the best kind because dogs can attend. (There was a small fluffy dog and a greyhound there too!)  

Mum did not notice this guys pants coming down. I don't miss these things, naturally.

We also went and visited Grandma's. Mum still gets to swim in the human-only pool while I wait outside. I had Goldie for company but after all our Adventures I was a bit too tired to play very much.

Goldie wanted attention, naturally.

All in all it was a fun weekend, and we still found time to have some downtime and enjoy the view!

Three years

 I turned three years old last week! I was kinda disappointed that Mum didn't throw me a massive party. But, she DID buy me lots of cool things! Here's some of my presents!

Birthday cupcake! (Non edible kind)

 Another new toy... good for tug of war!

Because I'm a good sister I shared some of my toys with Zeke. 

Sometimes.

Cupcake with rope toy!

NEW POOL!

I was mostly excited by the new pool. Mum said there were no purple ones but pink is still okay. Now Zeke will know that it's just for me since it's a girl colour! 

Mum also took me to the beach for my birthday. It was low tide and a VERY windy. But that didn't stop us having lots of fun! 

Playing in the waves

Apparently, another one of those cyclone things is hanging around further up the coast. If it comes any closer, I've saved up my scariest bark to chase it off!

There were lots of little pools because it was low tide. This one was perfect for some paddling, so I decided this would be my special swimming pool. Okay, I did let Mum in as well.

After swimming, it's important to shake off all that salt water.

Sometimes during swimming.

Other fun things we did last week were go to the Strand with Austin and his new brother Valamir. We waited until nighttime, too, which is good because it's not as hot. Also the Strand has a lot of really excellent lights to see at night.

Am not sure I can call Valamir a 'little brother' anymore

Of course I still had to have a spa-bath to cool off before we went home though!

I hope that my next birthday is just as much fun next year.

Storm Fronts

 Our Adventures have been a bit stormy of late - it rains almost every day, and there's been some really big thunderstorms. Zeke hates thunder, and so does Kipper, but me and Mum love the rain. Of course, a bit of noisy thunder doesn't scare me. We've still fit in beach visits in between the worst of the storms.

This way Mum! I smell an Adventure!

There's always room for a run on the beach!

We hadn't actually seen the sun set properly with all the clouds for a little while! Beach sunsets are the best.

Plus, there's spa baths to be had...

You know Mum, if you put the camera down we can actually do beach stuff!

 

And of course, before you leave the beach, you have to roll to dry off - at least until it next rains! 

 

Surpises, Christmas and New Years

So, that surprise? Yeah, it turned out like this.

Yep. Mum brought home a new dog. His name is Kipper, he's a border collie, and he's 15 years old. I mean, come on Mum, if you're going to get another dog, does it have to be another old dog who doesn't want to play any decent games with me?

I don't like Kipper very much... he snaps and growls at me and his manners are TERRIBLE. But Mum says I have to be patient with him, because he's blind and his old family didn't want him anymore, so he got left at the pound. Which isn't a very nice thing to do. He used to have a best friend with his old family too, so Mum says it's hard for him to get used to me and Zeke at his age. So, I'm being patient. He's okay really I suppose. He and Zeke get along okay, but they would. They're both old and boring!

Anyway, Summer is really hitting in full force here, and it is HOT. Mum and I still have adventures, but they're a lot slower. Plus, Mum brings me along a spray bottle to cool me down, which is actually pretty fun!

Riverway is a nice place to be in Summer... I think it would be more fun if Mum let me swim in the river though!

We also went to the Strand on Christmas Eve, which was fun, except...

"Ah, Mum? You do realize we're in public, right?"

Yep. I had to wear a Christmas hat. The whole time.

"You realize people can SEE ME, right?"

But I suppose it was all fair... because Mum wore a Christmas hat too. The next day I got a Christmas present, which was my very own Darth Vader toy to destroy! I hope everyone got presents that excellent. 

Tonight is New Year's Eve, where most humans are very silly and drink lots and make lots of noises. Mum and Dad stayed home though and cooked this really delicious pork roast. I got scraps, which seems like a pretty great way to begin a new year to me!