Curious-George & Me

09/02/2025

13 years ago I took this photo 🥰 we didn’t know the adventures we would have together back then and he had me wrapped around his little paw from day one ❤️

04/02/2025

Auckland friends, Dog Friends - Auckland Region & Rodney has put a lot of work into this, please show your support and use your voice. Once these spaces are gone or restricted, it’s very hard to ever get them back! 🐶 Please share to others that may be affected and unaware.

Dog Friends Auckland Overview of Auckland Council’s Proposed Changes to Dog Access Northern Areas (Rodney, Hibiscus & Bays, Upper Harbour & Kaipatiki Local Board Areas) Waiheke & Great Barrier Islands Central Areas & Eastern (Orakei, Puketapapa, Howick Local Board Areas) Southern Areas (Mangere-O....

25/01/2025

••• From 🌭 to 😎 dog. I’m rotating cool mats in and out of the fridge all through summer. Now if only I could stop the flies from bugging him 😖 •••

13/01/2025

••• Gave him a haircut yesterday and now he can see again 👀 •••

12/01/2025

Whoops...it's only taken me two months but I have finally written out Georgie's birthday trip to Ohakune! You can find it here on the Google drive along with all our other past adventures:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dyvegw1dsseuT_xm-XSxu3gaJ2-ZGbpJ/view?usp=sharing

11/01/2025

☀️ Doggy Summer Swim Spots in New Plymouth ☀️
Ways to avoid the hot beaches but still enjoy a swim spot!
> Ahu Ahu - grassy walk alongside beach and fresh water swim spot not far off the track
> Burgess Park - shaded walk and easy access to the river
> Lake Rotomanu - grassy walk and lots of spots to take a dip
> Tapuae Estate - grassy walk with river access
> Barrett Domain - bushy walk with a few river access spots

14/12/2024

••• Less walking, more swimming 🥵 •••

14/12/2024

Phew, its taken a while to transfer all the info off the website onto the Google drive but I am done! You'll find the Google drive link in our pinned posts so you won't have to search for it each time. I'll also be sure to link it when I post new walk info. Speaking of which, its been a busy few weeks that I still haven't written up about our recent round trip to Ruapehu for Georgies birthday. That will make it to the Google drive shortly, so keep an eye out for that update.

14/12/2024

As our website is no longer - You'll now found all our walk information here on the Google Drive. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AGXIygOM32BU8rJPVDUzRogllBJalGeP?usp=sharing

22/11/2024

If you’re walking on the beach around Lake Rotomanu, be aware of these fluffy sand dwellers 🐣🐥

14/11/2024

••• Happy 13th birthday to my little adventurer ❤️ we spent his birthday yesterday on a roadtrip exploring new places and now we’re enjoying a lazy day at home today in our PJs. So lucky to get to enjoy another year with my little man 🥰 •••

04/11/2024

••• Hi Friends, I have some news…George is fine before you worry! But we’re making some changes here at CuriousGeorge. I am having to shut down the website 😢 For years this has been a hobby for me with no financial gain and unfortunately with a price hike of an extra $100USD coming next month by my website provider, I have had to make some hard decisions. Spending nearly $1000 a year on a website for a hobby just isn’t sustainable for me anymore and looking around at what else I could do wasn’t much cheaper. I’m in the process of transferring everything to a Google drive where I can provide you access to all our walk info. The FB page and Instagram will continue so I’ll be able to let you know when new walks are uploaded and of course still share cute photos of Georgie Pie. I’ll keep you updated when things move, but for now this is a heads up that it’s happening in the coming weeks •••

10/10/2024

••• I’m looking at doing a day trip for Georgie’s birthday next month. Due to numerous roadworks, I’m likely going south. I’ve already got a few walks marked in this area, but if anyone knows of any hidden gems around Ohakune or nearby, can you let me know! 🐶 •••

08/10/2024

••• When you’re trying to look like the tough kid at the playground 💪 ••• 📸 .hounds.hangout

13/09/2024

••• Spring = Itchies! Many years ago, I had George allergy tested. It came up with everything you could imagine (me, the cat, grass, trees!) so for many years he was on immunotherapy injections. When we moved to NP, I slowly weaned him off them as we no longer had the specialist vet access I had in Auckland. Since then, I’ve been able to manage his itches in the peak seasons, with the following;
👉 Weekly baths with an oatmeal shampoo
👉 Apoquel tablets (for short term relief)
👉 Cytopoint injection (every 3 months or so)

The vet recommended Cytopoint last year, and I no longer need the Apoquel. I used to use Apoquel in smaller dozes than the vet recommended, but also only gave it for 2-5 days, it just used to help break the habit of the itch and reset his brain. Sometimes I think the obsession was worse than the actual itch. With the Cytopoint he now gets instant relief and I get it each time I notice his itching starts to increase, which is typically every few months and only through Spring/Summer. It’s $$$ but worth it if you’re struggling to relieve the itches.

Ditchtheitch.co.nz is a great resource for reading about options for an itchy dog •••

11/09/2024

••• When you just put on the heater cause your dog likes to be a 🌭 I’m just here to respond to his every whim 🫠•••

08/09/2024

••• Our latest Foxton adventure is now live on the blog and the adventure map is updated with some new spots! 🐶 •••

03/09/2024

••• Our little mini vacay involved revisiting an old favourite - Foxton Beach ❤️ It has some of our favourite forest walks and we got to explore some new spots along the way. Here’s a few snapshots of the trip, posts to come about the walks and where we stayed coming soon •••