When we left Porepunkah in early 2006 we sadly said good-bye to Snowy the pup.
He was the first dog we had owned since Juliet and I had children. The big kids liked him and the twins grew up with him.
We wanted to take Snowy with us to Western Australia, but the travel arrangements were prohibitive and the heat over there was worrying for a fluffy animal.
That’s why we were so glad my former work colleague Sally and her mum Joan agreed to take Snowy and give him a new life.
Snowy loved Porepunkah. He was fairly lazy.
Whenever we took him for a walk with the twins he used to lay down when he got tired and insist on a ride back in the pram.
On hot days we used to throw him into the river. He’d complain initially, and then swim like it was the best thing he’d ever done.
Snowy was house trained. If he wanted to go outside, he just nudged the back screen door and went out.
He loved sleeping on a deflating air mattress on the back verandah.
Once, he escaped and we thought we’d lost him, but he was recovered.
According to Sally, who looks after him now: “He loves the country life – rolls in the occasional meadow cakes – comes in smelling none too sweet! And he enjoys being with Joan and I when we get out into the garden.”
The top photo shows Snowy as a pup, when we took him to Chinaman’s Hole for a swim. The bottom photo shows him recently.
Snowy, I love you to bits already.
I am so loving this doggy story Michael, and I think animals are much safer to love, much more than humans, they love you unconditionally and expect nothing that you are unable to give.
I always had a silky terrior, they too are high maintenace and hot weather is not kind, the last two silkies I owned, ate snail bait from a neighbours garden, and because the breed is prone to poor eyesight….I did not have the heart left in me to lose another pet so cruelly.