Obedience may not be the strongest characteristic of a basset hound but I still kid myself that as the pack leader in our household that I hold sway over my bassets hounds. Those moments of authority and control seem only to occur when I have food on my plate or a... 
For all the discombobulation of Christmas in the southern hemisphere, having a spot of good weather does seem to boost festivities. After much procrastination on the part of weather forecasters, they did in the end promise a sunny day for the Wellington region which... If you’ve ever had a monster under the bed or wallpaper that came to life (The Diddy Men in a jam butty mine, if you’re interested) Halloween is not something you ponder on for long let alone celebrate.  All those witches, ghoulish pumpkins and zombies at... Little did I know when I read this article last Friday evening that I would soon face the question of what I would do to save my dog. Within 24 hours it was no contest, I would have done whatever it took to make things better for Fortnum who was poorly like I had... 
