Elwood is special because he has always been a close companion and a good
friend.
What can I say about Elwood. He will be eight in September and has spent
most of his life in New Zealand but moved to Australia late last year where
he will spend the next few years. He is a spoilt dog who knows how to get
around you and make you do what he wants and not what you necessarily want
to do. He evens starts the night out sleeping on the bed, in fact he is back
on it by morning. He likes to spend his days chasing the homing pigeons and
making sure the local cats don't get too close to his property. He prefers
human food, in particular chicken and steak. Some days you believe
he is a human and understands everything you say. He has a rugby league
ball that he will play with constantly unless you take it off him, in fact
this is number two and ball number three is in the cupboard awaiting the demise of
number two.
He would spend all day in the car if you let him. He wears a
harness which is strapped into the seatbelt to make sure he is safe. When
you want to go out and leave him at home you have to be very careful. If he
hears the windows close or the TV get turned off or see you put on your
shoes he is at the door before you, even if you thought he was asleep. You
don't touch the keys unless you really are going out. You don't mention the
words car, walk, go out or otherwise he goes crazy.
For his fourth birthday we had a party and he even climbed on the garden table
to get his cake. He went to another dog's party and dunked for sausages just
like we dunk for apples. To sum it up Elwood is really more like a person
than a dog and a true member of our family.
I could go on for ages!
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