Nola's ARC

02/08/2024

Challenge today for Bon was walk for 1km and she did it. We got to Pint of Milk for lunch, lovely outdoor area and they provided water bowls so we are feeling pretty chuffed and then with our order, they came out with a puppachina and a dog biscuit. How cool is that!!! All good, lunch was great but then the waiter comes out and asks if we ordered the Puppachina, NOPE! Oh dear he says, but Archie offers to pay anyway. So we did. Oh and we went for an early walk, snuck Harrison out with us. He is such a good boy.

01/08/2024

Many many walks today, Archie with Freddie, me with Bon & Ayla, Archie and me with Bon Ayla and Freddie and finally Bon, Ayla and Freddie with Archie came to meet me after my run, just to make sure I did not get lost. Of course Ayla has to check out every single tree, not for a quick sniff, but for a long slow drawn out hour.

31/07/2024

Another quiet day with just Bon and Freddie until that little ball of excitable fluff arrived. Yep, I am talking about Ayla, she just arrived for an overnighter Its all good, Bon loves a bit of company and Ayla always rides shotgun when they go out to barkle at the fence. Safety in numbers I guess.

31/07/2024

30/07/2024

I have been a bit slack lately cos we only got Freddie here for a while. Freddie is just part of the furniture now, he has been here so often, just fits right in without disturbing the quiet nuance of our home. We have walked several times with Freddie but due to unusual circumstances not so many pics. He has already figured out the new doggie door although not so happy with it. Bon just breezes through.

25/07/2024

We have farewelled Maxie and CC - so now its just Bon. But we will take some time out, breath out, relax and maybe go out for lunch. To a cafe, or a restaurant or somewhere we can sit outside with the dog, because Australia is years behind France and Italy where dogs are welcome in cafe's and restaurants. So here are some old pics of the pooches and some plants.

24/07/2024

Our little niece/cousin/baby fluffgirl is here for an overnighter. CC the Pooch is of course, adorable! But so is Maxy who just smooches along happy to be walked and loved and likes his treats, although not as much as Bon, who chose to bring hers home from the park and eat is slowly.

23/07/2024

Woke early because Bon and Maxy wanted to play in the hallway (video will be shared later) but could not quite work out the size differential so, not much luck. But we did go to Bunnings and EVERYBODY wanted to say hi to Maxy, (its his shmooshy face they can't resist).

21/07/2024

Shmooshy had two walks today cos he wanted to make sure he got it right the first time. This was obviously exhausting and he has spent the rest of the day sleeping or staring at food. He is a good boy.

20/07/2024

We done it again, we did a doggie walk to the park and we did some overnight bars, I mean barks, we did some night time barks in the dark and that was our dog Bon, not that Smooshy face one Maxy Dog. Possums came and possums went but Smooshy face stayed in his bed.

19/07/2024

Quiet night tonight just me and archie and bon and shmooshy face. And several possums and bats, but lets talk about the birds - we have Little Ravens, Grey Butcherbirds, blackbirds, Indian Mynas, Noisy Miners, Rock Doves, Magpies, Magpies Lark and today for the first time in ages, I spotted a blackbird. I love blackbirds. They have a lovely call and become very friendly and very trusting but will never be caged. And the bloody possums are eating the oranges. Oh did I mention seagulls? Gawd those things are outrageous.

18/07/2024

Today Maxy went to see Glen the Motorman cos we want our car serviced. He went via his house just so he can reassure himself that his folks were not there. All good, and now he's happy to play in the park meet new dogs and play around. Bon meets a black dog and does not get scared!!!

17/07/2024

Archie got home from his bike ride, Smooshyface got so excited he did zoomies around the loungeroom but then Archie decided to take him for a walk and me and Bon could stay home. But Bon didn't like that so we all went for a walk. Maxy is so funny, he goes to his house, has a sniff, hmmm, no one here, okay lets go for a walk now. Bon spotted Maxy and raced up to him like he is her dearest friend. She initiates play every morning.

16/07/2024

We had a couple of walks today, Maxie, heretofore referred to as "SmooshyFace" wanted to make sure his folks were not home yet and once that was done, he was happy. Then I went for run and Bon wanted to make sure I remembered where I lived, so she got SmooshyFace to help her find me. They did. They are so cute.

15/07/2024

With just Bon and Maxie here for a bit, its a perfect time to enjoy all that rain .... by staying indoors. We did manage a walk to the park and a little side visit to reassure Maxie his folks were not yet home so it was okay to stay with us.

14/07/2024

Its another cold & wet day but we needed to get out and let Maxie feel the grass of his own park under his pads. We needed to get some of that energy out of Frankie before her people got back and Bon needed to p*e or p**p or just ponder her options. So we went between showers and it rained instead. How lucky are we! But we persisted and got a proper walk, run, chase ball in.

13/07/2024

Well, what can I say, Zac and Maxie came to stay and they like it. Zac will be back, Maxie decided to stay and not go away.

11/07/2024

Zappa is a ball of energy, strong willed, friendly and always wants to make friends. He is adorable

11/07/2024

Just a little ditty.
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09/07/2024

Well its been an incredibly raining day here, I no complain, rain is good rain is fine, but rain all day means the dogs don't play in the park or in the sunshine. We had Nushie & Scout, we had Zap and we have Frankie (sorry, its Skipper) but her folks call her Frankie. She is at my feet, I am rubbing her belly with my bare feet, cos all her mates have gone home. First Zap Dog after almost a month and then Nush & Scout after a day and now its just Bon & Skip (aka Frankie). So no walk and now Skip feels bereft and alone, but not for long. There might be repeat pics but it was a cold and wet day so this is your blooming lot.

08/07/2024

Today we did a solo walk with five dogs, no stress, they were all good doggies and we met Fred, Fred is a very very good doggie. So they chased balls and went for runs and now sleeping soundly. Did I mention, Nushka and Scout are here for a sleepover?

07/07/2024

Ahh, Bob & Fred are just adorable! Skip loved them too, well she loved Fred, didn'tcha Frankie. We got visual proof. Bob was good, Bon was good, and even that unruly lad Zapple Berry was good.

06/07/2024

Got those gorgeous boys Bob & Fred here now, just for 24 hours but they are so well behaved, its a joy to take care of them. Zap dog is still teasing Frankie with the ball and Bon just cruises through it all.

05/07/2024

No walk yesterday, yes I was slack. It was so ferkin cold, it was wet without raining. I wimped out okay! But not today, today I did a 4km run after taking the doggies out for a walk and a ball chasing session. It was kind of funny, Skipper (aka Skip, aka Frankie) loves the ball chase, Zap - not so much but he had fun teasing Frankie by grabbing the ball and running with it. Oh the frustration.

03/07/2024

We had a lovely wee lad with us today, just for a 'getting to know you' visit. His name is Maxy (and yes I did think he was gonna be short legs & long body - little Maxie was a breeze to look after) but no, Maxy is a fluff ball. Skipper (aka Frankie) thought he was a bit cute too. Can't say Zap was enamoured with another boy in the house, but apart from having a nightmare whilst sleeping it was all good. BTW, Zap sleeps through anything, and snores like a steam train (do steam trains snore???). It was a bit chilly out there today.

01/07/2024

Frankie and Zap are here sleeping, running, rolling around. Bon is cool with it all. Today was danged cold, but doggies don't mind one little bit