I know I’ve said this already but I do think we’re in for a really hard winter. The snow is already on the Tararuas, the holly berries are getting redder and more plentiful. Today I found myself seeing snow on the mountains and holly in the fields,... The last time we took the bassets to Paekakariki Beach they were mere puppies still. My how they have changed. They did us proud. So well behaved with other people on the beach, although not well behaved enough yet to let them off the leads all the time. Maybe... A new basset has arrived in our midsts. Affectionately known as AB (as in antibasset). To be truthful this basset has always been here but recently has become the devil incarnate. Up to no good and terrorising poor Fortnum who has even allowed his normal even... What would you do if you got a look like this from your beloved big basset? This is a serious, I mean business, don’t mess with me look from Fortnum. Anyone would think there is something wrong with him to give me a look like this. Perhaps he’s tired... Fortnum and Mason are now about 18 months old and our vet reckoned this was the time that they could start to change them onto adult food. I thought of this only because I need to get them a new bag of biscuits soon. Put this thinking together in the same brain with... 