Tag: Country Canines

Following on from the last post, here are the three story endings (which adventure did YOU choose?): OPTION 1: Pupster chases a snake Okay I admit it - it wasn't my brainiest idea. I have to say, I haven't met a snake before, I've only met the sleepy scaly snakes with their short stumpy legs… Continue reading What happens next?

Herrchen and Frauchen have been busy over their summer break! I wasn't bothered by the spades; it was the machine they brought in after they realised the ground was too hard and their backs were too soft that frightened me. Its heart growled and its gigantic circular legs moved slowly. The scariest part was its… Continue reading The ideal run

Part 5 of the Country Canine Companions Collection I consider it a privilege to be in the position to make unusual comparisons. It means I have lived a fortunate life. I am grateful that, and I give thanks. Bamboo comes to visit us sometimes. We like it when she does. Bambs and Lunes spend hours… Continue reading Bamboo

Part 4 of the Country Canine Companions Collection CAPYBARAS ABOVE - WOMBATS BELOW Living in the country as I do almost everyone has a dog. It’s a great feature about where we live! Many dog-owners take advantage of the golf course to run their dogs. It features expansive spaces and killer views of the ranges.… Continue reading Smitty

Part 3 of the Country Canine Companions Collection A fine dog our dog is glad to call her neighbour! Blue lives with Bess. As his name suggests he is a blue heeler. Over the year I have watched him grow from a roly-poly puppy as small as a newborn baby into a stocky adult dog.… Continue reading Blue

Part 2 of the Country Canine Companions Collection Bess lives a few houses along our street. Four oversized paws on a growing body, she is one delightful wiggle. Even her sibilant name is one long slinky of sound, stretching out into eternity, becoming a sigh in the wind that never quite dies out. One big… Continue reading Bess

Part 1 of the Country Canine Companions Collection Sporting her City Hat* Luna explored the streets of Melbourne Town.   Familiar noises at unfamiliar intensity that assaults my ears. Hard ground everywhere. No, not everywhere, but it took so long to get to where it was soft underfoot and smelt like the Earth.   Even… Continue reading City Visit

I take my dog to the outdoor library when we go walking. That’s what it seems.   It occurs to me when I am waiting for the umpteenth time for my cute canine companion to finish sniffing  a tree or a bush or a building that she is reading tales, the stories which other animals… Continue reading The Outdoor Library