Meet Maddie. Years and years ago, we were around when lovely friends L and D rescued her. They've had her for all those years and have just upped and moved to Canada. Somewhat rashly the Practical Reinventor suggested, that if the worst came to the worst, and L and D couldn't find a new home for her in Melbourne, she'd be welcome at Marmalade Cottage.
And so it was the poor dog had the worst day of her life at the end of March. Taken away from her home without even a blanket, loaded into a cage onto a plane and flown across the country to Perth.
And here's what you do when you're a bit settled in and you've had your first bath, it's a beautiful day, and there's a new park to explore.
She's a Maremma, an Italian sheepdog, and we suspect of quite a distinguished bloodline.
Jodie the neurotic kelpie is very, very slowly getting used to the idea of not being the only dog. They're not friends yet, but after a fair bit of resentment and a bit of blood, they've reached some sort of detente.
And yes, with one wife, two girlie dogs, one girlie cat and six hens, the Creative Reinventor is the only boy in a multi-species household of girls.
