WOW update. Things are going better, albeit I'm shattered. Dug and Dumpy have gone back home and I'm currently moving the soil and sand around the hole manually in order to get a decent base to level. We are a lot behind schedule and it is looking more likely we won't be finished until the new year. Please bear with us, I promise I'll get it completed as quickly as humanly possible 🐾
WOW Update. Today was a good day. A big thanks to Smiths Hire for the service they provided with Dug and the extra days free, it means Wagatha's hole will definitely be dug by the end of the weekend. Then along came Robbie Cook with his grabber and removed my mound. Just after Jue says on the video it would have made life easier if we'd had this around the back I pop into shot and sign the same thing....great minds and all that. More has been dug but I didn't get a chance to take a photo before it went dark. Oh and to compact it I've decided to hold a stomping party instead of hiring a compactor, all you need is some sturdy boots and you can join in the fun.
Apologies for the lack of posts recently, my mind has been elsewhere planning. I was going to wait until the grand reopening to share this improvement, but someone is bound to see the house disappear behind a sand dune and the cat will be out the bag. Or should that be dog out of pool? Yes as Paul Weller would say, Wagatha is going underground, not completely but enough to make it easier for dogs and humans to enter 😁
Update, sorry forgot to mention a track came off the digger around 4 last night so now stranded. It means it wont but dug out by Sunday eve so the project is slightly delayed ☹️
Dougal Erection
The moment we've all been waiting for. Dougal has been up and checked. Alas we did find a seam hadn't been stitched to the end leaving a hole, so it's negation time with the company to find an agreeable solution. Currently it means the only way for Dougal to stay erect is by Wilson constantly blowing. However once he is sorted we think Dougal will be perfect. Do you all agree?
WagWater RnR
This was my sister and I resting and distressing after a busy summer. My wonderful wife purchased the experience as a Christmas present and I just haven't had time to use it. I decided on taking my sister as we both deserved some RnR and bonding time, we are very similar and on the go all the time. That's where the similarities end we look nothing alike do we Amanda Hammond ?
A Sunday swim for Otto and Rocky. It didn't take them long to learn how to use the ramp and Rocky could easily be a dock diving contender with a few more lessons 🐾
This truly was Labrador day. Our next party all board with a very special stepmum Kirsty's Pawfect Pet Care who brings them for a swim. They are Luna, Molly, Lola, Blossom and Buddy and shared a double session taking it in turns to frolick (Molly just couldn't get out). I've had to speed it up to fit so much in and I've left the sound ( for some reason Facebook can't handle the sync with more than one clip) so it may be disjointed. However, we found out it was also Buddy's birthday so we sing to him in the very last clip.
Next up came 2 year old water adversed Labrador Rory. He really wanted to swim and get his treasure but panicked and tried climbing out to his family. After showing him the float and semi splash swim a number of times it was clear he couldn't concentrate enough to retrieve his favourite thing a golden nugget of treasure. Instead, we used the remainder of the session playing ball to relax him but each time it got further away and he had to go deeper in the water to get it. Fun and learning to trust the water at the same time. He was exactly the same as Buddy, the now olympic swimming Labrador friend of the girls, I'm sure after a few more sessions we won't be able to get him out. 🐾
Tommy was back on Sunday and wasn't really feeling it. He did jump in a few times and have a good swim but something was putting him off. It's possible it was the loose grass on the ramp or just because his family are in-between moving house. However he did really well and has progressed into retrieving treasure in the form of a snake. 👏🐾
Update to Maggie's video. I did indeed have a clip of her learning to lean forward to lift the bum and stop the splash ❤️🐾
Bath and bed.
This is probably the most boring video I have ever posted but thought you might be interested in seeing Wagatha's bath time routine, well most of it, all of it would have taken forever even on top speed. We took turns washing, drying and powdering but it was Jue who got to powder her bum, I tucked her up in bed.
Now that talc is actually made from corn starch I'm concerned I'll accidentally make lots of playdough when she is refilled 🤣
Next up was our 2nd Birthday girl, 2 year old Maggie. Boxers aren't known to be the best swimmers due to their shape, the large chest makes the bum drop causing front feet splash which they dislike, I assume due to their short snout. However Maggie did exceptionally well and soon learnt to trust her folks in the pool. Towards the end of the session she had learnt to lean into water to chase the duck so less splashing, she did amazingly for her 1st time 🐾
