Rhonda (Boston Terrier 5 years old) and Charlie (Italian Greyhound 5 months old) were the cutest things ever to look after. It was a real eye opener looking after someone else’s pets. It made me realise how easy going I and our pets are! Rhonda took to me immediately although I wasn’t too keen on her jumping up and trying to kiss me while taking my eye out. Charlie took ages to come to me but apparently Greyhounds are known for being shy. What a life these dogs have – fed twice a day on vanilla bean yogurt, beef mice (raw), dog mince (raw) and some dried dog food. They also had a probiotic pill with their dinner – no idea what that was for? Rhonda loved walks but Charlie was too young to take out and also she wouldn’t leave Rhonda so that was fairly easy. They could be left alone for most of the day as the back door was left open for them to go outside – no problems with security then…
I did love looking after them but started to feel trapped as I was so far out in the suburbs (Greensborough) and there was nothing really close that I could just walk to other than the shopping mall which did have good coffee at least and Rhonda was up for walking there.
I travelled into Melbourne CBD (Central Business District) on the train quite a few times to go the galleries, the fabulous Queen Victoria Market and wander around the laneways. I took the tram out to St. Kilda and had coffee on the pier. I do think that if I had been a bit more central I would have got a lot more out of Melbourne but then on the other hand I had a free place to stay which was comfortable if a little strange and lots of doggie cuddles. Would I do it again? Only if it was just a weekend or just cats.
Anna's Travels 