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Curious-George & Me Enjoy some of the dog walk adventures George and I have discovered across the North Island

••• We’re now all done with the Vitamin K treatment and his blood clotting test has come back normal 🥳 Just in time for ...
16/10/2026

••• We’re now all done with the Vitamin K treatment and his blood clotting test has come back normal 🥳 Just in time for us to be heading away for his birthday vacation in a few weeks. What a relief! •••

••• My beautiful boy and his shaved puku 🥰 checkup was all good today so now we just wait and see. He needs to complete ...
30/09/2026

••• My beautiful boy and his shaved puku 🥰 checkup was all good today so now we just wait and see. He needs to complete his Vitamin K treatment and then we will retest his clotting ability. Depending on that result we then may retest in another month to see if his liver issues are potentially causing the clotting result or if it was just a random test result/situation. For now, he’s home where he belongs, happy and snoring ❤️ •••

••• Quite the emotional rollercoaster yesterday 🥺 Had a great afternoon at the beach on Sunday, only to discover he had ...
28/09/2026

••• Quite the emotional rollercoaster yesterday 🥺 Had a great afternoon at the beach on Sunday, only to discover he had torn a nail at some stage. Put my basic first aid knowledge to the test, wrapped it up and booked a vet appointment. Arrive at the vets, they take him out the back to sort it and apparently he has a significant nose bleed 🥺 he’s never had a nose bleed in his life…so now the vet is telling me he might have a nasal tumour 😳 and they want to keep him in for the afternoon. Throughout the afternoon he had various tests, including a scan to check his liver. Had he gotten into rat poison? No very unlikely I said, but his blood wasn’t clotting and the clotting result was very high. Off he goes for a night at the emergency vets…for what started as a broken toenail! 🫤 Fears of him bleeding internally, being anaemic, being poisoned…all a possibility. Then I get a call from the vets about 8pm to say his blood clotting test was now normal and he could come home 🥳 He’s on a raft of meds and we still don’t know what caused the nose bleed. But as usual, he’s out the front this morning barking at the neighbours like he didn’t put me through absolute hell yesterday 😩 Another checkup at the vets tomorrow and more tests in a few weeks post the Vitamin K treatment 🤞 •••

••• Took his favourite toy out to join him on surveying the neighbourhood this morning. This poor toy gets left out in t...
16/09/2026

••• Took his favourite toy out to join him on surveying the neighbourhood this morning. This poor toy gets left out in the rain in random places more often than I can count 😂 •••

31/08/2026

••• He’s done it again folks! This perfect little specimen has one again proved to the vets he can turn it around without needing a boring low fat kibble diet! I dunno why vets are so funny about accepting the benefits of raw feeding, but tonight we got the results back from his latest bloods and they are 100% normal. After being high last month, he’s been on an addition of a daily fish oil tablet and we’ve turned it around again. 🥳🥳🥳 knowing he’s happy and healthy is all I could ever want •••

••• Loves yelling at people and dogs within a 2km radius to not come anywhere near his house 🤨 but just let a random mai...
30/07/2026

••• Loves yelling at people and dogs within a 2km radius to not come anywhere near his house 🤨 but just let a random mailman through the gate without a bark 🤦‍♀️ •••

••• Georgie and I did a fleeting visit to Rotorua over the Easter break. It doesn’t warrant a full blog post but I’ve in...
09/04/2026

••• Georgie and I did a fleeting visit to Rotorua over the Easter break. It doesn’t warrant a full blog post but I’ve included some snaps of where we visited. I may have forgotten to photograph some spots 🫢

Pic 1. Pouakani Tree. We didn’t make it all the way on the track to see the tree, it looked like you needed to hike up and down some steep steps but it was a good stop on the way to stretch the legs in the shade of the bush. Unsure about dog rules here as there’s no signs but he remained on lead. Whoopsie forgot to photograph anything but the entry!

Pics 2-9. Scion Tree Research Park. What a fabulous spot! We came here both days cause I enjoyed it so much. The trails vary and you can zig zag through main pathways and hidden bush tracks. It’s opposite the Redwoods and was the highlight of our trip. Would definitely put this as a must visit.

Pic 10. Redwood Forest, the mighty Redwood tree. Was a little underwhelmed by the Redwoods, having wanted to visit for years. It felt a bit gimmicky. I’m also spoilt for choice of walking beautiful forests over the years with Georgie so this didn’t have the wow factor I expected. I’d rather spend my time across the road exploring with Georgie off lead.

Pics 11-14. Hannah’s Bay. A lovely little loop track alongside the Lake. Dogs need to be on lead here but most locals didn’t bother. There’s views of the airport and a large grass area at one point for the dogs to run around on. There’s also a couple of sets of public toilets so good stop for a roadtrip.

I didn’t end up taking pics, but we made our way to the other side of the lake to Hamurana Reserve. Similar to Hannah’s Bay, the walkway runs along the edge of the river. Rotorua really stinks at the best of times, but weirdly this area had a strong vinegar smell 🤢

Pics 15-20. Elliot Park. We ran out of time to explore this one properly, but it’s definitely worth the visit. It looks unassuming on entry with just some grass and a kids playground, but if you cross the bridge at the far end there are pathways in both directions. We headed right and went along a bush path where Georgie found the swimming hole and we could both enjoy the shade of the bush in the heat. Definitely more to this park than first impressions! Add this to your visit list.

We were in Rotorua for about a day and a half and I think we’d struggle to visit for much longer and keep things fresh and exciting. We stayed at Arawa Park Hotel, which is dog friendly and next to the racecourse where you can also walk dogs so the location was handy. The room was pretty average. The hotel needs a spruce up but for one night it did the job. Highly recommend a stop at Guidoughs bakery for a delicious cinnamon scroll in the morning, but coffee is better at the BP! •••

••• Georgie and I are off for a fleeting visit to Rotorua over Easter. Other than the redwoods, does anyone have any rec...
03/03/2026

••• Georgie and I are off for a fleeting visit to Rotorua over Easter. Other than the redwoods, does anyone have any recommendations for must do walks? 🐶 •••

••• Even at 14 this little guy is still climbing mountains with me. We’re both a few years older since we last did this ...
30/01/2026

••• Even at 14 this little guy is still climbing mountains with me. We’re both a few years older since we last did this track but I’m the one slowing him down 🫠 •••

••• 👀 Home security system •••
22/01/2026

••• 👀 Home security system •••

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