Our household has been struck down with a good dose of not
feeling very well lately, which has meant that we have been hibernating a wee
bit and have a distinct lack of interesting stories.
Firstly, as an update on Tommy, he is currently back at the
GAP kennels with the lovely ladies there – in what I like to call ‘rehab’ – spending
some time with dogs of all shapes and sizes (including some Greyhound friends)
and hopefully helping him to get over some of the issues with on-lead
aggression that he developed in his time with us. He has been back there for a
couple of weeks now and I’m hoping to hear how he is getting on soon – and particularly,
whether or not he is able to come back to live with us in Wellington or is
better placed in a different environment.
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| Tommy, the couch sneaker, hoping we won't notice if he joins us for a coffee in the lounge |
I am told that the little dog that Tommy hurt is recovering
well from its injuries. Stitches are being removed next week and it is
gradually returning to its usual, chirpy self. The owner of the other dog has
been very good with keeping us up to date with the recovery process which has
been really nice.
Mila has spent her time getting used to being “lone wolf” once
again. She got to come along in the car on the journey to Sanson with Tommy where
she got to catch up with Sonja and Irene, got her nails done, and was told that
she was looking beautiful and glossy, but a little on the slim side. You can
imagine what kind of ego boost that all gave her…and being told that you have
to eat more, when you are a Greyhound who loves food, is never a bad thing! She
was a little bit mopey to start off with when she got home without her buddy – but
a new squeaky toy quickly put paid to that! She is currently enjoying having
access to ALL the beds and being allowed to sneak into our bedroom and snuggle
up on the floor on the nights that it is particularly cold. She also gets to
wear TWO sets of pyjamas on those nights – and wanders around the house like
the Michelin Man, rugged up nice and warm and able to sit herself down wherever
she pleases with an instant bed wrapped around her.
Last week, she celebrated her one-year retirement anniversary
in style with some roaching on her favourite couch, a special long walk to the
park and a mid-day treat of a Kong filled with peanut butter and possum meat.
What a way to spend an anniversary, huh?!
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| Mila enjoying life on her "retirement anniversary" |
I also discovered that Mila is also a very good nurse after
she spent the best part of two days rugged up beside me on the floor to keep me
company as I lay in bed recovering from the worst of a cold. She would get up
every couple of hours and poke her snout onto my pillow to check I was doing
okay, before wandering back to her post and going back to sleep herself. I’m
sure that the opportunity to sit right next to the heater to keep super warm
had absolutely nothing to do with her decision to hang out with me!
Unfortunately, poor Milly has been a bit sick herself these
last few days, with an onset of vomiting, diarrhoea and crying making for an
interesting time. She is eating and drinking normally at the moment (I suspect
it would take something more than a silly tummy bug for our girl to lose her
appetite!!) but is certainly not her usual self, so we will need to keep an eye
on things over the next few days. We are looking forward to an adventure over
the hill to Castlepoint in the Wairarapa on Sunday for a beach run and a spot
of lunch with some of the other GAP hounds in the area and their human
housemates, so we don’t want a boring old tummy bug getting in the way of us
being able to do that!
Well, that's all to report for now. Looking forward to having a few photos of the hounds at their beach run to post next week!
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