Yesterday I made sure Tilly had lots of exercise and attention, because she was going to be left alone in the van most of the evening. After one of her walks, I left her lying outside in the laundry bag, but she hopped out and flattened the bag after dragging it onto the sand
When she came inside for a rest, she jumped into Anita’s wardrobe and made herself comfortable on top of her clothes.
By late afternoon she was snoozing in her doughnut, keeping out of the cold wind.
We gave Bluey a warm bath as he was smelling doggy. He tolerated this quite well as I didn’t use the hair dryer on him. He fits into a large black recycling box, which doubles as storage when not being used as a dog bath.
We took Bluey in the car with us when we drove to town for The Greatest Show on Earth, also known as Carole Sturtzel’s 80th birthday party. We know Carole as she is Beccy’s mother. Carole had a career singing country music in a band and is still a great performer.
Carole’s grandson Ricky Albeck also provided entertainment, supported by one of Carole’s former band members and Golden Guitar winner, Trev Warner.
Carole joined two of her friends in singing an acapella number. Those women certainly know how to sing!
Beccy ran the show and sang a couple of numbers solo, and joined with her mum and her son Ricky on stage.
Bluey gets less stressed if we are able to leave him locked in his car on his bed. I took him over to catch up with a couple of Roadie friends as they were finishing their dinner outside the pub. He recognised them, and a new memory was confirmed by a couple of chips!
Today I took Bluey the the Brighton jetty to catch up with Adelaide friends. They only see him about once a year, but again, he remembers them.
I didn’t eat one of my sandwiches at lunch, so packed it into a takeaway cardboard box. I left this in Bluey’s crate together with my handbag, a strategy to make sure I remember to unload the dog, handbag, and the food. I was surprised to find an empty box and remnants of my sandwich. Bluey had eaten most of it, only leaving the pickles and some of the greens. If I am going to leave leftovers in the crate with him again, I will need a more secure container!
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