Well this was a different experience. A weekend in Ponsonby – one of Auckland’s most popular neighbourhoods looking after Arthur (English bulldog aged 8) and Claudie (French bulldog also aged 8). Once again quite spoilt dogs in my view at least. They were fed raw meat mixed with tripe daily and Arthur had a probiotic added to his feed due to the high protein content which was causing him to be very constipated. Well what about not feeding him such a protein rich diet then??? Only saying.
They were also used to sleeping in the bed with their owners. This was something I was not prepared to do mainly as Arthur was very big (32kg) and had festering sores on his paws (apparently normal for an English Bulldog his age) which wept all over the place – yuk. As you can see from the photo he survived without sleeping in the bed with me and did perk up once I took them out for a very sedentary walk. Both Arthur and Claudie were great dogs to look after. Unfortunately I managed to loose all the other photos of them. The house was a very cool former butchers shop. It was a mixture of being done up and falling apart including a leaking ceiling. The owners were very welcoming and let me stay 2 extra nights to make my journey around North Island easy. I really appreciated that as well as the wonderful Central Otago Pinot Noir they served me when they cooked me dinner on the first night. Living the dream!
Anna's Travels 