I’m no night owl. I’ve always been more of a morning person. Able to leap out of bed to start the day. But not this morning. Uncharacteristically this morning when the alarm went off I stuck out my hand to turn off the radio thinking “Aagh, I... Physical activity is a must when a southerly wind blows through Wellington. To stand still is to risk freezing your extremities. Today we’ve been experiencing such weather so the bassets got moving in their favourite way. To wrestle. You could put them in... Since equality is our middle name here at Domestic Executive it’s only fair and right that Big Basset should have his 15 minutes of internet fame today. Accepting of course that he’s a seasoned pro when it comes to blogging, photography, exploring and... In the last few days the bassets have had their routine knocked all out of sync. First I abandoned them for two days to go to work and then it rained. It rained a lot. This is not a basset’s favourite thing. There was a small break in the weather over the... Bassets have a a high intellect with a low boredom threshold. This means that they lose interest in some of the most exciting things quickly. Walks become mundane. You can just hear the thoughts – ‘done that sniffing what else is there we can ... 