by Arthur Witten | Mar 12, 2001 | Liquorice
While Nanny, our previous Newfoundland, was alive the Noisy Minor birds displayed no fear of us. We could walk within two to three feet of them without their flying away. After Nanny passed away last May, even though they have been sharing the table scraps we gave...
by Arthur Witten | Mar 2, 2001 | Liquorice
I used to bathe the four-legged ones who owned us just inside of the big door of the farm shed, on the smooth concrete floor that sloped, so that if the rain blew in it just drained outside. Ultra basic, no fancy grooming rooms or wash-baths for our “poor...
by Arthur Witten | Feb 28, 2001 | Liquorice
My parents are not able to actively enjoy Liquorice, our Newfoundland pup, as much as I. They are unable to take her for walks or get down to her level for a game. Still they have their moments. One evening last week I was to go into Sydney. Ma and Pa came outside to...
by Arthur Witten | Feb 20, 2001 | Liquorice
Liquorice enjoyed herself this morning while I picked some zucchini, a couple of cucumbers, a few small tomatoes from vines nearing the end of their crop and a handful of raspberries. Liquorice ate the raspberries, one of her favorite treats. She had been romping...
by Arthur Witten | Feb 18, 2001 | Liquorice
Early yesterday morning young Liquorice and I were at the end of the breezeway. We had just started enjoying the crisp early morning air and sunshine and I was thinking it so different to the heatwave recent weeks had brought us followed then by six inches of rain....
