The Dogs Walk

 Every Sunday Graham and Bruce, our Border Collie set out for a walk down at the creek, its a bit of time out they get to have together, Bruce has a swim and Graham gets some exercise hitting the tennis ball. Now and then Polly and I join them, and last Sunday was one of those times.

 Both Graham and Bruce are bigger than Polly and I so sometimes we struggle to keep up!

 Although the creek is only about half a kilometre from our place its a world away from the hustle and bustle of suburbia. There is tall grass and birds of all sorts, we have seen Blue tongue lizards in summer time, and  there are snakes down there in the summer time. So long pants and proper shoes are a must. This time of year its just wet and green but the dogs love it and Bruce still goes in for a dip. Although last Sunday he wasnt so keen as it was pretty chilly.

 During the drought the creek was all but dried up but now is flowing beautifully.

Polly sniffing and old shoe

 Over the years the land around here had been overgrown by weeds and blackberries, but recently the Friends of Edgars creek have come down and planted native grasses and some shrubs and the native flora and indeed fauna is returning. There are still many weeds and blackberries to go but slowly slowly it is coming together.

 The walk we take is about an hour and a half long and the dogs and us are usually ready for a cuppa when we're finished! A bit of R& R on the weekends, I'm looking forward to this Sunday already!

Million Paws Walk

Today we went to Albert Park Lake for the Million Paws Walk. This is a walk which is organised to raise money for the R.S.P.C.A and is held in many locations all over the country. We took our Cairn terrier Polly along and walked 5 kms around Albert Park Lake in Melbourne.  I didn't realise what a popular breed Cairn terriers were but there quite a few there.  We also took Mosato who is  visiting with us from Japan and she had a great time.
I think Polly  is exhausted and has never seen soooooo many dogs in one place. I know I haven't.

It was a gorgeous autumn day and we walked right around the lake with a whole bunch of other dog owners and their best friends. There were big dogs and small dogs, fluffy dogs and smooth dogs and lots of stuff for pooches and their owners.  We got some cup cakes for afternoon tea with paw prints on the top ! Yummmm!!!

After thought!

And by the way the guys from Hound TV were there talking to people and I got to be interviewed! So make sure you watch Hound TV on Channel 31 (in Melbourne) on Wednesday at 7.00pm!! Or check out http://www.houndtv.com/