Comments on: The Puppiness Project – Enjoy Your Own Backyard

By: Greyhounds CAN Sit

Greyhounds CAN Sit — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:05:37 +0000

I need help! I live in one of those places where you can’t think of anywhere close to show visitors from overseas. New Zealand is too young to be really historical and I don’t know of anything historical that happened in our area. We only have one outstanding natural landmark. No wonderful garden parks, waterfronts, lakes, markets. Makes me wonder why I live here, lol. Or perhaps I just need someone from outside to visit and show me my little town through new eyes? It is a lovely place to live:) And I’m not tired of living here either. So I guess that says a lot?

By: georgia little pea

georgia little pea — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:45:30 +0000

didn’t know you lived in a famous town :0 i love old movie posters and should really spend a bit more time actually looking at the movies. we have TCM, so why am i always watching masterchef and survivor? stooopid!

your sailing adventure looks on course. how’s Honey’s boating skills coming along?

i like taking pics of silly things on our neighbourhood dogwalks. sometimes, i think those little things tell a better story of the people who live here than any tourist brochure with slick pics could.

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:36:11 +0000

Another fantastic lesson… sometimes it’s so easy to overlook what’s right there!

By: Just Ramblin'

Just Ramblin' — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:50:59 +0000

Great post! A good reminder to look out our own backdoors and really see what is there…and appreciate it. Life is too short to wish for something different when you most likely have greatness right in front of you. : )

By: MelF

MelF — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:21:27 +0000

Agree with you about Tails and Tales. I love her blog.

I can also appreciate your desire for the new and different. I often want my dogs to have that opportunity too. I took Daisy and Jasper to a new dog park this weekend to meet up with some clients and Daisy had a ball! She was initiating play (something she rarely does) and running through the woods and smiling. Jasper was busy chasing tennis balls (his favorite activity!).

I think appreciating the backyard and the neighborhood is good, but I think dogs don’t care if it’s new to us or new to them. They just like new. New smells. New sights. New sounds. Hope you enjoyed the wine!

By: didiwright

didiwright — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:55:42 +0000

Concise, beautiful and true. Thanks for the reminder, Pamela, I sometimes forget that, too. Sending for a wine bottle right now 😉

By: Sage

Sage — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:29:54 +0000

Since Sage came to live with us, I have learned more about where I live than ever before. I’ve lived in many parts of the country and some places are better than others. Some I could care less if I ever went back! But in each place, I dove in, so to speak, and found things to make me happy. So, yes, it’s true–enjoy what’s around you and make the best of what you see and do.

By: houndstooth

houndstooth — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:54:39 +0000

Thanks for the mention! You know, when I started the blog, it seemed like so many people had such cool and interesting stuff where they lived, I was envious. I credit the dogs with me getting out there and appreciating the beauty of the area where we live in a new and exciting way. I love history (and I was that annoying nerd girl who always ruined the grading curve in history class) and so learning about local history and new things always fascinates me. I would be all over that film festival if it were happening here near me! I’ve learned that sometimes if I just look, there really is interesting and exciting stuff near us. I think blogging has opened me up to some of that, too. I hope that when people read our blog that they either want a Greyhound of their own, want to get out and do something with their own dogs, or look for the interesting things about their own area that they can share.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:51:37 +0000

What a great lesson! Every weekend that passes with poor weather I have been lamenting the fact that I haven’t left the city, unless you count agility workshops, since last fall. It seems so unfair that so many people are going on these great trips and the furthest I’ve been is the other side of the harbour. But perhaps instead of whining, I should start appreciating what I have. I do love this city and there is so much to offer.