Fortnightly Stories

Educating Dewdrop
Educating Dewdrop She was the smallest of three kittens, but Dewdrop made the biggest impression. Just a bit of grey fluff, a dust bunny with satellite dish eyes, but she was already a problem child. At three weeks of age, Dewdrop and her two...
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The Adventures of Roue
   Over the years, I have had the pleasure and privilege of sharing my life with a number of cats, but none can compare with Roue my much loved, recycled moggie. Roue of course did not let his humble beginnings stand in the way of his...
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The New Kitten on the Block
A few months ago, we decided to get another cat. So, off we went to Lord Smith Animal Hospital to see what we could find. There he was, a little older than the other kittens and on 'death row'. Well, I could not resist the gorgeous boy. So home he...
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King's Trick
King's Trick   When I was in my teens, I had a pony named 'King' whom I thought was very smart. One day, the owner of the paddock I rented cut down a big tree leaving only a large stump, so I thought I would teach King to put his front legs on...
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Mack and Woodie sensed it
Mack and Woodie sensed it   I have a 7 year old German Shepherd named Woodie and my fiance has a 2 year old Blue Heeler named Mack. Whenever anyone comes around, Mack would make an enormous noise. He would make many defensive 'Go Away!'...
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Great teamwork
  Great teamwork   My son Brad was doing some carpentry as part of a home renovation job for a couple. They told him that squirrels seem to be getting into their bird feeder, inspite of them doing everything possible to prevent them from...
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Feathery Breakfast
    Here is this fortnight's top story as voted on our website - 29 September 2011   Feathery Breakfast   I have a cute little cockatiel called Rosy and she is always hungry! Sometimes at breakfast time I let her out of her cage...
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The foal and the ball
  The foal and the ball About three years ago, my then yearling foal found an entertaining way of amusing himself. He had an old ball that he had been playing with and I think he must have got bored with the same game with it. So he came up...
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Our beautiful boy Troy
Our beautiful boy Troy   Our beautiful boy Troy came to us eight weeks old and because he was our third Rottweiler, I knew this little boy would be strong willed and testing at times. As a puppy he was full of mischief and bold. At eighteen months...
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Lamb vs Duck
  Lamb versus Duck   When I was eight, we had a baby lamb named Regey. Regey was a ram, and he liked to follow me around. One afternoon, we put Regey in the chook pen and Regey did not like it. So, he kept running around in circles. The...
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