News Hound Ady & Flo

Hit and run on the Santa hat: While everyone at No. 1 The Strand was in a festive mood of giving, Flo was in for the take. Spotting Ady wearing the Santa hat, minus the fluffy ball on the end, Flo eyes up; moves in for the grab…and scarpers.

Dear Mum,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year mum. Hope things are well in Mangatawhiri.

I am having a good time here in Tauranga. I miss the gang and hope they are doing okay, wherever they ended up.

I hear about Bailey regularly and Vegas writes occasionally, although she's a bit of a party girl and a bit loose on the writing.

My best buddy is Ady who I hang out with during the day at work. She's okay, a bit stuck up and has some strict behavioural ideas. Must be her German heritage.

But she's a good sort deep down and is teaching me lots of things, which were taught to her by some legendary old dude called Diesel; a choc boy like my dad.

I've got lots of buddies in Te Puna, including schnauzers, labs, retrievers and some small things that science hasn't yet attributed a name to.
Gem is a lot of fun and I run with her when the boss lets me out.

Buddy is the big guy with the under bite and Weasel is the small guy with the little bite.

The big boys – Bobby and Sam – come by every morning and they are really friendly, but I worry a bit about those lads.

Duck is my favourite friend at night time. Unfortunately, duck lost his stuffing last week due to me biting off his head and pulling it out. He doesn't quack either, now that I chewed up his quacker.

I've learnt a whole lot of words, apart from duck and no. Such as; ball, lunch, fetch, sit, down, off, breakfast, ah ah and even stringing a few words together like; Get off the effing bed, get off the effing couch and give my effing shoe back.

There are some words that I understand when it suits; come, sit, stay, go back to bed.

Otherwise things are rosy in Tauranga. Hope you are all well and Santa brings you something chewy.

All my love, Flo