Posts by Jackie Clark
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I have some sad news. My beloved friend Steve came to NZ from the States (he's originally English) some years ago, and promptly fell in love with an 18 month old ridgeback/lab cross who he called Byron. Byron was Cleo's first doggie friend, and they loved each other dearly. When Byron and Steve went back to the States, everyone missed them terribly, but none more so than Cleo. Happily, Steve and Bryon came back to NZ, and Cleo and he were reunited. She loved him as much as she always had but they were older, and their affection was less physical. Last year, when she died, Steve was one of the people who supported me, and I will always appreciate it. Unfortunately, Byron has been unwell for a while, and was diagnosed with cancer just recently. His other Daddy Ira flew back to NZ to spend time with him, and yesterday Byron, who was 11, died in both his Daddys' arms. As a dog pack, we have spent many happy times over the last 9 years, and we have had to say goodbye to three of our dogs so far. As they age more and more - the average age is 11 - each loss is felt more keenly. So we are all a bit sad at the moment. An era is ended, but Byron and Cleo will be happily playing wherever dogs go when they leave their old, tired and ill bodies. Fare thee well, Byron, you were a beautiful boy, a good friend, a loyal companion, and you will be sorely missed.
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And here she is with her beloved sister, Toru.
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@Jean - I only discovered Kakamatua a few years ago - it's a very special place.
@Hebe, oh that's so sad! But what a lovely way for her to go, all her favourite things.
When Cleo died, we were destroyed. Her daddy loved her more than anything. -
Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Julie Cross,
Oh Julie - very scary.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Chris Waugh,
And that was what I was getting at, really. That because there's this extraordinary separation where dogs only get to go to certain places and are often not in amongst hordes of people when they DO go out, it strikes me as fairly limiting. I'm still thinking my way through this one.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
aw
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Hebe,
Ha! She sounds delightful, but yes, some doggies can be fixated on food. One of our dog pack, a dalmation, used to run up to babies in strollers and take the food out of their hands. That was fixed, but his poor Mama was resorting to carrying $20 notes around to recompense people.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Nora Leggs,
I was secretly hoping the same.....
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Martin Lindberg,
There is that, of course, and I wonder if some of our historical attitude is due to our farming past?
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Simon Grigg,
I really wish NZ were a more dog friendly place - where dogs were catered for alongside their humans. But we seem to have this "Dogs must be separated from humans at all times for everyone's safety" which has led, I feel, to a nation of not completely well socialised dogs. Ruby is a perfectly behaved cafe dog, it has to be said.
