Life in Wellington, New Zealand, photos, and dogs

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Pets

The wrong track

Darn it! For ages now I’ve been under the clear impression that the flat park area at the top of Marjoribanks Street on Mt Victoria in Wellington was an official dog park. Today though, when I studied the City Council’s map of exercise areas I realised that I was wrong. Area #30: Charles Plimmer Park [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 20 October 2008 0 comments

Cat lover’s dream house

If you have cats in your life then you really should pop over to Cute Overload and take a look at one cat lover’s house in Japan: A House Optimized for Kittehs We’ve just been alerted to an epic Kitteh House in Japan. Not only is this place modern and beautiful, it’s optimized for kitteh [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 20 October 2008 0 comments

The muscle guys are all action

You wouldn’t want to meet these guys at night on a dark street. Heck, I’m not sure I’d be comfortable meeting them in broad daylight on a busy street. But I’d be wrong. These bikers and tattooed, muscle-guys are Rescue Ink, on the tough streets of New York: Rescue Ink™ was formed to aid in [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 25 August 2008 0 comments

Dog exercise lighting petition in Wellington

These winter days are tricky: being dark from around 5.30 pm to about 7 am it’s hard to fit dog walking into daylight hours. Luckily I’m able to walk the dogs in the late afternoon, but many people have to choose darkness or no walk. Although there are many official exercise areas around town, and [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 17 June 2008 0 comments

Does Wellington hate dogs? And walkers?

Well said, Linley! Dogs have a hard time of things in Wellington — I’ve a bone to pick with you: Let me start this column with an Alcoholics Anonymous-style confession. My name is Linley Boniface, and I am a dog owner. This is an increasingly brave admission to make in Wellington, which can now safely [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 12 June 2008 0 comments

Family dynamics and the training collar

We have 3 cats and 2 dogs. Sometimes it seems like a lot of ‘people’ to manage, as of course each has her or his own character and quirks. Recently we’ve had to resort to some pretty stern measures to achieve harmony. Olive has lived with us the longest. She used to live with our [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 8 June 2008 0 comments

Dogs who dance

Saturday is dog training day. We’re learning to do some fun agility: jumping through hoops, running through a tunnel, and weaving through poles. We also learn some trick such as shaking hands, and rolling over, and recently we’ve been attempting the first stages of dog dancing. We don’t aim to compete, but it’s all good [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 26 April 2008 0 comments

Ares in trouble, again

My fine cat Ares is meowing in the lounge as I write. He’s distressed because he’s shut in there. He doesn’t know it, but he’s on his way to the vet soon to have a wound attended to. A few days ago I heard a massive cat fight going on somewhere in the neighbourhood. Now [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 18 April 2008 0 comments

Oshi mugs his sneer

Sunday was sunny, still and hot. I took the dogs, Sasha and Oshi for a stroll through the trees in the Town Belt. We walked down Alexandra Road as far as the spot we like to call “Lord of the Rings” where we crossed. Then we turned back, walked beside the road for a few [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Outdoors 26 March 2008 1 comment

Sasha and Oshi grow up

· · It’s a whole year since we brought home a couple of 9-week old puppies. They’ve grown into proper little dogs, wonderful companions and a delight. [The thumbnail photos above are linked to larger versions.] Oshi — aged about 9 weeks in the photo at top left, and 12 months in the photo on [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Pets 18 February 2008 0 comments

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