Ridgebacks don’t retrieve…

We’ve had many people tell us that Ridgebacks don’t make good retrievers. I’m sure this is true in general but in Louis’ case he will always retrieve his favourite toy that we take on his morning walk. He’ll retrieve other toys and objects but soon loses interest; however this particular toy always works up till … Read more

Catching up on sleep…

I got back home Saturday morning after an overnight flight from Orlando. Nasty bit of clear air turbulence; thankfully brief but enough to unsettle me. I don’t like flying; two aborted landings at Fuzhou in China around 1990 were the cause of this. However, despite this fear, I have retained my innate ability to provide … Read more

No sign of Mickey…

I’m sat in Orlando airport after a week at a trade convention. I’ve had enough steak and overly polite service and I can’t wait to get home and pester everyone. As you can see from the last entry it doesn’t look like Sue’s done any blogging whilst I’ve been away! Makes all that work setting … Read more

It’s in the breed…

I’m off with man-flu and the weather is glorious so I’ve been watching Louis hounding Sue in the garden. Today was pond filter cleaning day (we’ve a 10,000 litre Koi pond in the back garden). As soon as the drain valve was opened Louis could smell it and raced to see what was happening as … Read more