The winter weather is hitting us hard on City Island.

We have rain for the next 3 days!

I have my good old British Barbar, Coogee has his dog coat for when it gets colder.

We just came back from our afternoon walk, he was so thrilled to splash in every puddle and sniff the wet grass.

He cracked me up when he was under the trees, there were lots of large water drops hitting him and he kept looking up and wondering what/who was dropping things on him! LOL

His coat frizzed… Continue

Thursday - 8 th 2009



It is wierd to think that we have had Coogee for 5 days already. He is already so at ease here and we can not belive how easy he has been (apart from the very first night!).

He sleeps all through the night, has sniffed the cat but not bother her, eats his food, no more accidental wees in the house, starting to poop regularly outside, really improved on his leash - no too much pulling in all directions AND STILL and gentle as ever!

You can tell that the… Continue

I just had a call from my Vet and they came back with some news of the stool sample. I will have to treat it with some other meds which I shall pick up tommorrow first thing.





Coogee has Whipworms and I found some info as follows.



(Trichuris vulpis, Trichuris campanula) are common in dogs and found throughout the United States. Trichuris serrata may rarely be found in cats. Whipworms get their name from the whip-like shape of the adult worms. The front portion of the… Continue

Sunday 04th 2009

We headed off to Sandyhook to meet our new pup!

Our son Ollie had been prepared and was already talking about how he is going to have a new friend.



We already have a name picked out, Coogee, is a beach in Sydney Australia. It was the first beach my husband took me to walk on in Australia. I recall laughing at the name and said my next dog would be called Coogee as it sounded perfect for a dog.



Arriving at Sandyhook, it was foggy on one side and… Continue