The Rottie Pup

The breeder

It was Sunday and chaos continued as we prepared to depart for a 6 week trip to the Flinders Ranges via Birdsville. Hilary had arrived to cat sit Ollie, Ari, Claes and Bradley  were still there after the big birthday celebrations of the previous week, and then the Rottie arrived. The breeder delivered her along with her papers, some food and a container for water. We had made a little “kennel”  for the back seat of the car, consisting of some towels in a plastic container and a couple of chewy things. What were we thinking???? But she was so cute. Ari took her for a “wee” walk whilst the last minute check of the van happened, then we gently placed her in her “kennel” and drove off.

The "kennel



To our surprise, she promptly went to sleep, only waking when we stopped near Ipswich to check that all was well with the new tyres on the van. Took the opportunity to give her a “wee” break but nothing happened.    Another “wee” stop about an hour later was also not necessary.  The rottie pup had a little chew on a bone before going back to sleep.

The Pup

We planned to stop in Dalby and had organized with my cousin Ian and his wife Yvonne to park the van at their house for the night. The Rottie pup awoke just as we pulled up. I carefully picked her up out of the “kennel” and delivered her to her new Mum and Dad. Hugs and smiles all round.