Life seemed a bit boring after we came home from Echuca – all I could think about was when I would next get the opportunity to work some sheep. We went away again the next weekend to the Blue Mountains to see a nice man called Steve who helped me to not be scared of other dogs. I am still working on it but I think I am getting better.
Sadly there were no sheep – I really wondered if Ailsa was trying hard enough to find some local ones for me to play with. She said we could go again in August but that was a lot of dinners away.
In the meantime, she went off to New Zealand without me!!!! I thought by now I had shown her what a good travelling companion I am and she must know that I want to go to New Zealand to see my Grandma – Ailsa’s mother who lives in New Zealand – so I can give her a big kiss. I was not impressed that she left me. Mr friend Peter came to live at my house to keep me company while she was away and we had a few good walks but I was getting crosser and crosser as days passed and Ailsa did not come back. She went on Wednesday and she did not come back until the following Tuesday night! How could she leave me that long? When she did come back I was so glad to see her I covered her face with kisses until I remembered that I was cross with her so then I stalked off and gave her the cold shoulder for a few days, although she had bought me some nice presents back. I could not keep it up though, particularly because she was sick when she came back and she needed a good cuddle, and nobody does cuddles like a Koolie. Also she had bought these nice food treats back from Sydney and I wanted my share.
The other thing is that my friends Robin and AJ (parents of my godchild Toby) have had another human puppy – a little girl called Lucy and I wanted to make sure I got to go and smell Lucy – I like babies they smell interesting and they wriggle and make funny noises.
Ailsa kept saying she ought to find another job but I don’t think she really wanted to – I think she likes being at home with me to play with – I do my best to keep her entertained every day – I take her on walks and introduce her to people she would never meet otherwise and she gets to come with me to the dog club every day where she can throw the ball to her heart’s content and I will go and get it back for her – I never nag to go home early – I just let her keep on throwing and she gets to chat to the other dogs’ chauffeurs. If we are at home I encourage her to play ball in the garden and I give her lots of cuddles. We go out to coffee and lunch with some of my human friends and some of them come to visit me. I also encourage her to cook things like dog biscuits to sell on the market stalls to make money for the dog rescue group. I think this is a pretty good life for a human and she should be happy with it. However, she says it all costs money, especially sheepherding and therefore she has to go and earn some unless I want to go and get a job – well, I already have one – looking after her – it is not easy thinking up games to keep her amused all day.
The other big thing that happened is that it snowed – bit flat white things came out of the sky – I watched them from the kitchen and then when Ailsa saw she made us go out in them – I stuck out my tongue to see what they tasted like – I thought they might taste lice ice cream but they tasted of nothing very much. A bit later on the street was all white so we went out to have a look and some of the boys were throwing white balls – I like balls so I leapt and caught one in my mouth but it melted. Then Ailsa made a ball and threw it at me – I was not impressed because it was cold so we came back inside.
Next time I will tell you more about our further adventures at sheepdog school.
Sadly there were no sheep – I really wondered if Ailsa was trying hard enough to find some local ones for me to play with. She said we could go again in August but that was a lot of dinners away.
In the meantime, she went off to New Zealand without me!!!! I thought by now I had shown her what a good travelling companion I am and she must know that I want to go to New Zealand to see my Grandma – Ailsa’s mother who lives in New Zealand – so I can give her a big kiss. I was not impressed that she left me. Mr friend Peter came to live at my house to keep me company while she was away and we had a few good walks but I was getting crosser and crosser as days passed and Ailsa did not come back. She went on Wednesday and she did not come back until the following Tuesday night! How could she leave me that long? When she did come back I was so glad to see her I covered her face with kisses until I remembered that I was cross with her so then I stalked off and gave her the cold shoulder for a few days, although she had bought me some nice presents back. I could not keep it up though, particularly because she was sick when she came back and she needed a good cuddle, and nobody does cuddles like a Koolie. Also she had bought these nice food treats back from Sydney and I wanted my share.
The other thing is that my friends Robin and AJ (parents of my godchild Toby) have had another human puppy – a little girl called Lucy and I wanted to make sure I got to go and smell Lucy – I like babies they smell interesting and they wriggle and make funny noises.
Ailsa kept saying she ought to find another job but I don’t think she really wanted to – I think she likes being at home with me to play with – I do my best to keep her entertained every day – I take her on walks and introduce her to people she would never meet otherwise and she gets to come with me to the dog club every day where she can throw the ball to her heart’s content and I will go and get it back for her – I never nag to go home early – I just let her keep on throwing and she gets to chat to the other dogs’ chauffeurs. If we are at home I encourage her to play ball in the garden and I give her lots of cuddles. We go out to coffee and lunch with some of my human friends and some of them come to visit me. I also encourage her to cook things like dog biscuits to sell on the market stalls to make money for the dog rescue group. I think this is a pretty good life for a human and she should be happy with it. However, she says it all costs money, especially sheepherding and therefore she has to go and earn some unless I want to go and get a job – well, I already have one – looking after her – it is not easy thinking up games to keep her amused all day.
The other big thing that happened is that it snowed – bit flat white things came out of the sky – I watched them from the kitchen and then when Ailsa saw she made us go out in them – I stuck out my tongue to see what they tasted like – I thought they might taste lice ice cream but they tasted of nothing very much. A bit later on the street was all white so we went out to have a look and some of the boys were throwing white balls – I like balls so I leapt and caught one in my mouth but it melted. Then Ailsa made a ball and threw it at me – I was not impressed because it was cold so we came back inside.
Next time I will tell you more about our further adventures at sheepdog school.
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