Today's activities

started off with a homely lunch with A and pals, P and J, and their 3 goldie girls. The weather was kind with a breezy light rain as we dine under the outdoor shelter, the rain stopping just in time as we finished the mains to walk the girls around for a bit.

After a good interaction with fellow dog lovers, we set off to meet Mr G for whom we've recently sterilised his young female dog and 2 female cats. A very kindly and welcoming family, albeit still stubborn in the belief that sterilisation is 'cruel' to the animal. Thus the current situation of more than a handful of cats at his farm which we are steadily convincing him towards the benefits and finality of sterilisation. To ease his mind once and for all from any worries of yet another impregnation. The next batch of cats for sterilisation should be set for next week.

Then off to visit Ben and bros, Junior, Ginne, Mama Rock and Bruno. Gave all of them a treat of steamed chicken, cleaned out their enclosure, cleaned their ears, fixed the roof abit and took Mama Rock out to explore the outer areas on leash to give us better control against any unexpected reactions from the other residents.

Mama Rock displayed all the calmness of a mature dog. No sense of threat from her to the older residents, the only moments she stopped was to sniff and be sniffed, before moving onto other interesting scents on the grass. To the common eye, she seems a good candidate to be let free very soon. We have yet to see how Bruno will react to the outside crowd. We hold onto the hope that both of them integrate well with the outer packs so that they can roam more freely and also for Tommy to re-emerge from the inner kennel and back into his enclosure. We plan to try the integration again next weekend. Have hope!