I am sure we are visited by the 'growth fairy' each night, as she seems to grow overnight. Flora has reached that gangly stage, where she looks like she is never fed, I am increasing her food, it seems, every other day, although I have to be careful not to 'up' her food too much as it will upset her tummy,
She is now going out on the lead, and at the moment I am losing in the battle to keep her attention, as she is interested in everything, and doesn't seem to be worried by the big bus trundl...
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Flora our new guide dog pup is a Golden Retriever, and a most beautiful shade of blondie red. We knew we had her the moment she was left by our PWS (puppr walking supervisor).
Zola took the brunt of her playfullness during the day, but at night she was a little monkey, we understood that she had left her litter and things were all different, but my word, I have never heard such noise coming from such a little thing. Even though Zola and Rosie (cocker spaniel) were in the kitchen alongside her...
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Just before Christmas 2012, our lovely Black Lab Zola, at 14 months left us to go on to her further training. She was then chosen to go on an exchange to the Netherlands. The news so far, is that she has settled in and is doing really well.
        
                                                                                                                                                                                     
We all miss her desperately, but 10 days before she left we took ...
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