Well- Franny has done it now!! You'll never guess where she took me today and what she made me do! She took me SWIMMING!!!!!

Have any of you done that stuff? you know - where you - ALL of you - that's right- ALL of you- goes IN [and under] all this water - it goes right over your head if you're not careful - and- hows this - your feet don't touch ANYTHING - I tell you I was not a happy puppy.

I know you all think- well 43 degrees yesterday- Franny was only trying to help you cool down -uh! uh! not true. Franny said that cause I had growing pains [Aunty Lyn and the Vet both said so] I wasn't to run around like a hooli-pup, that I needed to rest, and only have little walks on lead [boring!!].

Franny said I'm a lumpy boy [but my bro Cory is a much bigger pup than me] and all my weight is being carried on my legs [Duh!! even I know that - well I'm walking on them aren't I?] so to help me keep strong, she thought swimming might be FUN [I do NOT think so!].

Franny said she had a feeling that I was going to be a 'Doofus' at swimming [that's a good thing - yeah?] I needed lessons [Franny is always going on about 'lessons' she can be such a bore sometimes].

So we went to this place - - was pretty neat- had big paddocks with lovely green grass - Franny called them 'Runs' and I was allowed to sniff and stuff, then franny said 'do wees' - so I did!

A nice man called Kevin came and took us into this very big house - it had a big 'keeping out' fence around a big thing of water. Kevin and Franny took me through a special gate in the fence and let me walk around and sniff- it smelt funny. Franny patted the water and splashed me a bit, then Kevin put this special 'coat'on me -He said I was a big pup - and had to let all the straps out so it would fit, then he put a special collar on me - not as nice as mine [and it was tighter too]. Franny walked into the water [I tell you - she has no idea!!] and called me to come in with her [Ha!! of course I didn't] so Kevin said it would be much better if Franny took one of the leads and went around the other side of the water - 'pool' , kevin called it. so off Franny went - I just stayed with Kevin - he was nice [BIG mistake] That Kevin picked me up by the special coat and 'helped' me into the water - "no! I don't want to go - feet, hang on to the edge -oops and more OOOOPS - Franny where are youooo?" and I was in the water - Well I won't go into minute details about the next couple of minutes - then franny and Kevin said I could 'get out' well The wall was a bit high but I figured I could climb up it but I had nothing to stand on and kevin was pushing me away then franny grabbed my collar and told me to walk [on WHAT??] and all of a sudden my feet were touching something and I could walk out of the water - Hooray- Franny patted me and Kevin patted me. They told me I was a good pup and to go and sniff - so I did .

You know that keeping out fence - well I reckon it's really a 'keeping in' fence cause after I had a walk I went back in the pool - same story - but Kevin said I did much better cause I lifted my back legs up. Then I went out to the lovely paddock and played with Franny, it was so nice until she said 'one more turn'.

Franny laughed and clapped when I started to use my back legs as well as my front one [I guess thats's what they want me to do all the time, 'cause they both said I was so clever]. When I got out this time Franny took off my special coat - a life jacket she called it- and took me out onto the grass again . We played towel drying - which I luuurve and 'tummy rubs and 'sniffing'.

Then Franny said we had to go - Hooray - no more water - Then I heard her talking about coming back next week - Bugger!

Woooof from Harvey