If you have ever read my Introduction post, you would know that a love Koi! They are amazing creatures and all the different varieties always keeps things interesting. In South Africa we have SAKKS which

A while ago I told you about Guide Dog Puppy Daisy that we took under our wing as her current Puppy Raisers could not keep her anymore. Well, we received some bad news recently. After doing scans and x-rays

I have been scarce. Actually no. I have been completely absent. Life has just been a bit hectic lately. I need to slow down. I need to calm down. I need to avoid stupid people........... Stupid people

Life with two Guide Dog Puppies at the same time is rather hectic. But Riggs will soon be starting so then we will only have him home over the weekends which will make things a bit easier. In the mean

Yesterday started out being quite overcast and I was convinced it was going to rain. But since it was nice and cool I decided to get some gardening done. I moved the lawn, trimmed some trees and pulled

We today welcomed a new Guide Dog Puppy to our family. Now normally we don't take on a new puppy while our current dog hasn't even started formal training yet, but Daisy is an exception. Daisy is almost

.....it must be Bigfoot! Yes, fellow Steemians, today I'm talking about our friendly neighbourhood Primate, Bigfoot! Actually, I'll be talking about all the supposedly thriving communities of upright-walking

During the summer time after some good rain our garden is full of mushrooms. And it doesn't even have to be a lot of rain. We pick them up every time as we don't know whether they are poisonous or not

You might have noticed from all the pictures of working dogs we have raised, that they are all Labradors. The two main breeds that are used as Guide Dogs in South Africa are Labrador Retriever or Golden

...and I'm not going to say it is wrong. But it's wrong. I come across these crackpot theories all the time. So why not create a special section where I can pick a conspiracy theory or just some crazy

I'm married to a wonderful woman and I love her with all my heart. She is however my second wife, so I would say I was a little bit more street-wise the second time around. One of those times when my

This is a post I wrote on my personal blog a while ago. Thought it might be fun to re-post it here Howick is a little town in the Natal Midlands, South Africa. The Howick Falls is approximately 311 feet

Our boy Riggs sometimes sleeps in the oddest positions. It doesn't look very comfortable, but doesn't seem to bother him. We call this specific sleeping position The Pretzel because of the way he twists

Penny is beautiful brown dog that we adopted from Labrador Rescue as a Chocolate Labrador Cross (In other words she was not completely Lab). When they got her she had been tied up to a trailer in the back

I'm in the privileged position to live in a free-standing home with a big well-established garden. We have a lot of lovely big trees there which attracts all kinds of bird-life. This is great for our family

In a previous post I already introduced you to our current Guide Dog To Be Puppy named Riggs. So I thought it would be a good idea to put up a range of posts about this wonderful organisation (The South

Everybody should have a bucket list. Here's mine!

I'm a regular card-holding (yes, you get a card) blood donor for the South African National Blood Service. And proudly so. I think everyone that is able should do their bit and donate blood on a regular

[Picture courtesy of So, I wasn't planning on saying anything about the horrible excuse for a President we had who resigned last night on Valentines day. And typical for South Africans, the jokes were

It seems savvy advertisers on the popular social network Facebook have found ways to circumvent their recent ban on all cryptocurrency ads. Facebook Inc. banned ads tied to cryptocurrencies, initial coin