Jimmy Hans...

DH and I are babysitting DD2's little dog while she is in Thailand for 16 days. He's visited quite often and always overwhelmed us with his energy. But with him staying with us, he's been a beautifully behaved little darling. He's also very intelligent and extremely affectionate.

DD2 brought over some food for him...a big 'sausage' (and he was to have a slice 2cm thick each evening), some bones for his morning snack, and dry food which was to be served with the slice of sausage. Well that's what was supposed to happen...Jimmy Hans had other ideas...he wouldn't eat that food!!

Luckily I had some chopped lamb in the freezer because that is what he has been eating. 

Eduardo, the cat, now has to eat his breakfast and dinner on the small table on the veranda, because the second night Jimmy was with us, he stole  ate about half the serving as Ed had walked away leaving a half-ful dish ready to come back to later :-/

Jimmy goes for long walks each day with DD2 and now he's been exploring the local bike paths with me. One day we went on the path through Teralba Park...I discovered that it's very difficult to use a camera while hanging on to a dog and just about impossible to take a photo of the dog as well...

 This area was market gardens many years ago...

Jimmy and DD2 live in a townhouse, which has a small paved courtyard, but no real lawn area. He's loving having the run of our backyard...

I'm smitten with this little fellow...he's my shadow throughout the day. DH and I used to have a very much loved dog but she died 4 years ago. I'd forgotten how lovely it is to have a dog around. Also when you take the dog for a walk, people always stop to say hello and ask what sort of dog it is. (Jimmy came from a pet shop and he's a cross between a miniature Doberman Pinscher and a Jack Russell terrier). 

Photographic Scavenger Hunt; Pets

Once again I'm joining others in this feature hosted by Deb.

When I first met DH, he had Ozzie the dog and Merlin the cat.

DsD3 and Merlin whom she rescued as a kitten after he and a sibling were dumped in a park...

DD2 and I had a kitten whom she had called Eduardo Phillipe. Then DD2, Eduardo and I moved  to DH's place to housesit and care for Merlin and Ozzie, while he did a tour of duty in PNG for 3 months with AusAid. But then after 3 months, we stayed :-)

Eduardo

Then at the end of 2003 my ex was leaving Queensland but was only taking the dog; he didn't want the cat. I resigned myself to having to possibly have Lina 'put down'. DH wouldn't hear of such a thing...he insisted that she come and live with us. So we brought her home here on Christmas Eve.

Lina, just hanging around...

Neighbours probably described us as 'that crazy couple with all the cats' but we didn't care :-)  Now sadly, 3  of our menagerie have gone, leaving Eduardo, who naturally is thoroughly spoiled.

He can be a naughty boy too!