Roo, Rudi! Come here boy!!!

The Dog's Tale

It's 35 degrees out there, the garden is crisping and the dogs are flaked out on the floor.
I had to take little Roo to the vet today- we got a health guarantee from the animal Welfare, and we were just within our 14 days cut off time.
He had been vomiting frequently, and we were a bit concerned.
Thankfully it was only that his dog food was too rich for his system, so he has to go onto the adult mix for a wee while, then we'll gradually mix in the puppy stuff till he's used to it.
Phew!
Thank God for that- I really love this little critter now- and would hate for anything to happen to him.
He's not that good at coming back yet- hopefully we'll get that into him, and soon.
Last night we had both dogs at the beach and it was fantastic to see them run together through the waves- no-one's been able to give Daisy that much of a challenge before, and she loved every minute of it.
It was so worth getting her a playmate.

University Life
I have got all my study material now- and the units are up on the Website- so it's all systems go- 3 Units- I wonder how I'll go???
I certainly feel more confident than I did last year, starting four- and I only completed two in the 1st semester.
I can see that my 3 subjects all dovetail nicely, World Religions for Philosophy, Europe in the Age of Ideologies and Australia & the Pacific- Colonisation. I do have less assignments- but also an exam for one subject, I think it's spread out well though.
So with this in mind- I hope to take this enthusiasm and forge ahead- I can only try.




Injuries sustained by the car's tow-bar gouging a nice chunk- evil thing!




And the dog bone leaping onto my big toe.

Stuff

I thought I'd better bring you all up to date with happenings lately-
I have put a deposit on a little dog at the pound- and the family are all mad at me- but I fell in love with "Cooch" the minute I found him.
I knew I wanted a red dog and it had to be medium sized and short haired and friendly and male.
And there he was, loving me through the wire cage, pressing his little face up hard so he could kiss my fingers- eying me with his greenish gold eyes, full of potential adoration....
I've bought him for Daisy- because she is a misery guts when she's not working and rounding up and playing with us- and we're all about to get really busy with our school and Uni and work and such.
It's not right to keep a dog when it's just sad all the time.
If no-one can be bothered exercising her she misses out. I hate thinking she's not getting all the stimulation a dog like her needs.
So hence the Cooch- I thought of that name because it complements Daisy's name- and then Sam brought to mind that Cooch is the lanky guy out of "Footrat Flats"- you know, the nature lover.
....Maybe I've bought him for me.