Mobile Dog Grooming Caravan. 07/01/2010
 Indigo had her shampoo and clip once more. We have an external shower built into the sidewall of our Eco Tourer caravan, which makes it so convenient for shampooing the dog. It sure attracts many comments from fellow caravan travellers. I have a great set of clippers and I know if I wanted to, I could set up a cash mmf drawer lol J and rake the money in as a mobile caravan park, dog, groomer. I turn work away, I have too many other interests to groom other people's dogs. There is certainly a great opportunity in that field, for someone with dog grooming skill, looking for work while they travel the country.  Adventures at Millaa Millaa. 06/28/2010
  Reg Indigo and I had a lovely day out yesterday. We toured into the mountains to the north west, of Innisfail, once more, an area with spectacular scenery. We focused on exploring the area to the east of Millaa Millaa. The photo of Reg and Indigo with the 80 sign, is of them waiting for coffee and lunch to be served, at the outside tables, when we visited the local dairy, yogurt and cheese factory.  At one of the waterfalls, we visited, there was no sign saying, you could not take a dog, so we used the dog shoulder bag and turned indigo into a fluffy handbag. This is what we do when we are not entirely sure if Indigo is allowed in the area or not, we can show we have her ‘bagged’ and fully under our control, if anyone queries, our taking a dog, into the bush. The ‘fluffy handbag’, proved to be very popular with the children who visited the falls. J. Indigo did not mind being the centre of attention.      Re Indigo’s encounter with a red bellied black snake last night. She is still acting absolutely normal and I know this is no guarantee she was not bitten as I am reading that it can take several days for the toxin to show any ill effect and the first indication if she has been bitten, will be some blood in her pee. I just have to wait and see at this stage. I am encouraged by the fact that black snakes, are more likely to try to get out of the way of a threat than attack. I have some document management software, our usual creative and active life, to keep my mind occupied while we wait out the next couple of days until we can be very sure she, was not bitten. I think she may be one lucky, dog and escaped this close encounter with a black snake, without harm.   My heart is in my mouth, walking back from the beach, by torch light, Indigo walked ahead of us a couple of feet and walked over a stick laying across the track only the stick turned into a big wriggling twisting snake under her and then wriggled off the path.It was a 2-meter long red bellied black snake. :-( Palpitations and I feel sick and do not want my dinner. Indigo is OK and the vet says she would have yelped if bitten. I just want to watch her all night; I can't believe she would not have been bitten. I am wide-awake, like I am on thebest testosterone boosters and wondering how to put concern about my dog out of my mind and go to sleep. Only thing good about it is that if I had not gone to the beach with Indigo, it might have been Reg walking bare legged over the snake and being, bitten. I would rather have my dog save my man from being bitten by a poisonous snake than have my man at almost 70 be ill with snakebite, he could not take any more bad setbacks. Please let Indigo be OK. I feel so neglectful, that I never noticed, that still dark shape on the track until my dog was on top of it and horrified, to think my man often comes home on that track at night, without the torch and wearing only shorts, because he refuses, to wear jeans, even though I have been warning him, about the risk, of snake bite. Reg will not be going fishing without me again, not that I was vigilant enough tonight L., and I need to take a lot better care of Indigo, if we are walking her back from the beach in semi dark. Indigo still appears absolutely, fine. It has been 2 hours now and she has no symptoms. I cannot find any fang marks but when I Google, both those events can happen and even the vet said I will not see the bite mark, but she said 'Poodles are intelligent and Indigo would let me know if she had been bitten'. Please let her be right Please let this just is a warning for me to take better care of my man/boy and dog.  Why Do Some People Hoard Dogs? 06/24/2010
This story is from the US, however this sort of thing is happening here in Australia and in other parts of the world too. Why do people 'hoard', animals? This story, by Daphne Reid View Biography  85 Dogs Rescued From Tennessee Property A collaboration of animal welfare agencies has rescued 85 dogs from an overcrowded property in Tennessee. Last Thursday, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA), acting under the authority of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, and in conjunction with the Nashville Humane Association and Atlanta Humane Society, rescued 85 dogs from a property ear Wayne County. The rescued dogs were discovered living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions on a property owned by an elderly man. Most of the dogs were described as medium to large breeds - including German shepherds and Labradors. Twelve of the dogs have been transferred to the ASPCA's Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City, where they are undergoing medical treatment before being made available for adoption, using the ASPCA's new custom-built animal transport trailer. The remaining dogs were transferred to the Nashville Humane Association and the Atlanta Humane Society. A spokesperson for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office praised the ASPCA's involvement in the operation: "People dump dogs and we have no resources or infrastructure to handle the problem. We are very appreciative of the dedication and professionalism of the ASPCA and their partners to help our community in this time of need." "The dogs appear healthy, but some have medical conditions that will need to be treated, such as heartworm and mange," said Kyle Held, the ASPCA's Midwest Regional Director of Field Investigations and Response. "With the generous assistance of local law enforcement and our partner agencies, we were able to organize the rescue operation and do what's best for the animals by removing them from the property and providing medical and behavioral evaluations." Photograph courtesy ASPCA View the latest World Pet News every week at PetPeoplesPlace.com. Original Source: http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources/news/dogs/85-dogs-rescued-from-tennessee-property.htm Studio Dog. 06/19/2010
 Indigo had a great day, sunning herself in the outdoor studio as I varnished my latest small painting I completed on location at Innisfail. Then we both went down to the beach to join Reg who had caught 5 more whiting, showing off and catching three of them using the same piece of bait. J Reg is doing so well, we should have started a fishing blog along with affiliate marketing programs for fishing gear. If your dog has a tale and some photos, you would love to share here, please feel welcome to add them to the Doggies Blog forum.  Innisfail, Queensland, 5' x 10' original acrylic by Kathy Shell Indigo the Beach Bum, Scruff. 06/18/2010
  Indigo has been enjoying visits and being, visited. I sure need to clip her before we have any more socializing; she is starting to look, rather long haired around the face and scruffy. She is overdue, for ‘the works’. In fact both her dad and her are both getting a little overgrown, not exactly refined enough for bow ties, either one of them lol J but they sure are having fun here at this lovely quiet coastal fishing retreat town of Flying Fish Point. Reg caught a bream today and he was so proud of himself he rushed back with it calling out for a photo so Indigo missed her walk down to the shore to fetch daddy home.    2010s Most Unusual Dog Names 06/16/2010
 2010's Most Unusual Dog Names The nation's oldest and largest provider of pet insurance has revealed the most unusual dog names given to pets of policy holders. For the third year in a row, employees of VPI (Veterinary Pet Insurance), were asked to select 50 unusual dog names from the company's database of more than 485,000 insured pets and voted for 10 of their favorites. "One of our favorite parts of putting these lists together is talking to the pets' owners and finding out how they came up with such imaginative names," said Curtis Steinhoff, director of corporate communications for VPI. "Strangely enough, a lot of them tell us they ruled out names they'd be too embarrassed to shout in public when calling their pets back to them. When you think about the names these owners finally decided on - like 'Lord Chubby Pruneface' and 'Optimus Pants', - it really makes you wonder what didn't make their cut." VPI's final list of the most unusual dog names are as follows:
"Pickle Von Corndog", a 1-year-old mixed breed, was named because he looked like a pickle, according to his owners Jason and Siobhan Engdahl. "We like to pickle and brew things in our home," Jason says. The addition of "Von Corndog" came a few days later when the Engdahl's decided that name was a good one as well but that they didn't want to wait to add another dog to their home before using it. Picture courtesy Veterinary Pet Insurance View the latest World Pet News every week at PetPeoplesPlace.com. Original Source: http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources/news/dogs/2010-s-most-unusual-dog-names.htm by Daphne Reid View Biography  Indigo is a Routine Freak. 06/15/2010
 I 'broke', Indigo's evening routine, so she punished me with a 3.30 am walk in the rain to pick ip her poop. Oh the joys of caravaning! My Mini marathon week of changing routines and the first real hitch comes from 'the dog'. Not used to early bedtimes had to wake mum up to take her walkies, in the rain no less at 3.30 am. Groan....Indigo... You are going to dislike tomorrows routine even more, I am going out all day without you, a ladies day of gym, hairdresser then appointment, that's why I went to bed early, to 'fit it all in'...don't try wagging your tail at me, kiddo, you’re in the dog house.  HE’S big, friendly and eats more than three kilograms of food every day. He is so big, I think his name should have been extenze. Harlequin Great Dane Hildydane Sir Jester attracted plenty of attention on People’s Day at the Rockhampton Show yesterday. Standing at 36 inches (90cm) to the withers (the ridge between the shoulder blades), Jester is the first Great Dane of The Caves dog show exhibitor Linda Boulton. Read the news report about Jester, by Liam Butterworth, for the Frazer Coast, Chronicle. Indigo the Fishermans Dog. 06/10/2010
 I had to laugh at this photo of Indigo. This was the evening when I did not take here down to the beach to supervise, her dad, with his fishing. She looks like she needs her daily multivitamin and happy pills, lol J.       Here she is, happy again, doing what she loves, being involved in the evening fishing excursion and bringing home the whiting catch.   She does not mind a little of the left over fresh caught and cooked, dinner either. | Kathy Shell on Facebook If you enjoy Indigo's blog, would you please vote for her blog in the link below. :-), Thank you
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