VAWZ Scruffs Day

Dear Zak,

It was the VAWZ Scruffs Day last Sunday so we decided to take Molly along, she being a genuine rescue and a “scruff” to boot. Hey, she won a second prize in the Best Rescue Dog category!

Mum and Molly, 2nd in the Best Rescue Dog category. Molly is the one with the big smile!

There were lots of other categories of course and some agility displays too. We didn’t stay right until the end though. That’s when they have “The Dog the Judges Would Most Like to Take Home” category that Jenni won all those years ago. Jenni was not impressed with all the attention and just wanted to get to me and go home. If they’d had a Best Looking Dog award you’d most certainly have won it my boy.

I love you Mum!

I don’t recall a “Dog Most Like its Owner” class but there were a number who were remarkably alike.

Friends in action

There was plenty of time between categories for just plain fun.

Sam Fernandes and a friend

Lots of people and their dogs well known in the doggy world were there. Sam is a well-known trainer.

An agility dog on the course

An agility course was set up and several dogs and trainers showed how it was done. Some dogs were amazing others, shall we say, had a lot of fun! It was a great atmosphere and I think it went off well.

Molly continues to fit in very well. She and Themba play a lot which is why we got her and that’s also acceptable to Tia who sometimes joins in and otherwise is content to just watch.

Last night when I arrived back from flying models, Molly for the first time jumped up at my truck door and gave me kisses. Yes, I think it’s going to work out well with her although she is a bit of a barker which can be annoying. She has a thing about crows – they need to be barked at and she most certainly doesn’t know what to make about my drone, which is annoying.

Love you as always…

Running free

Come on, there's running to be done!

Come on, there’s running to be done!

Do you know how lucky you are to get out and about and be able to run?

What do you mean, lucky?

There are other dogs out there who never get to see outside their garden.

No! You can’t be serious!

Afraid so. Last week I was driving around the area by the race course and I saw the silhouette of a dog under a tree. A Ridgeback.

You went to investigate?

Of course I did. She was young, about 6 months old and very sweet.

What! You didn’t bring me a girlfriend?

I did try. She came over to me and licked my face but wouldn’t get in the pickup. She didn’t even have a collar on so I’m pretty sure she’d never been out of her garden. She didn’t like it when I tried to put a lead on her either.

But you took a photo?

No, she wouldn’t keep still. I think she was just so excited to see there’s a whole world outside her garden. Eventually someone came along who knew where she came from and phoned the house and the gardener came to collect her. She didn’t like him very much but went running back down the road when the cook called.

So what else did you do?

I called VAWZ who said they’d pay the house a visit and I did offer to foster her if they decided she was too much energy to handle.

Oh yes, I’d like to run with someone who has more energy than Kharma.

Thanks Zak, I do pretty well for someone of my age!

That’s so sad. We ridgebacks need to run!

And explore and be socialized.

Did you find out her name?

Yes, it’s Rosie.