Ady Breeds Dog's Breakfast www.sunlive.co.nz

A social outing…well I had to clean my Gucci handbag, polish my toe nails – the boss even brushed my sultry locks – and we were set to visit Animal Antics' brilliant new store on Owens Place.

What an outing it turned out to be; canines in all shapes and sizes, it was almost too much for me.

The boxer decked out as 'Super Dog” for me was the best dressed there – and that is saying something; especially when I came round the corner of an aisle and came face-to-diapers with a goat – or what I thought was a goat – only to be told that it was some sort of rare South African lamb.

Animal Antics open day saw animals getting around in unusual forms of transport.

Lambs and goats

I thought they were kidding, but when it started bleating I realised that in fact some sort of lamb; you cannot pull the wool over my eyes, and it was in diapers after all!

Apparently it even sleeps with Super Dog – now that to me is a little kinky; a little like the old story about the Auckland cricket umpire going over the Huka falls or Hugh Heffner's smoking jacket.

Anyway, as there were so many people and pets there, I could not get close to the bird section; just as well really, as I seem to have a wild fascination with feathered things.

It was a tremendous afternoon. Congratulations to Ross and Dianne and the team from Animal Antics for opening a wicked new store for all the pet loving two-leggers out there. It was so good to see dogs in all guises, shapes and sizes, out being social with their owners and just having a little fun. It just goes to show – animals treated with love and attention and brought up mixing with other dogs are not man-eaters. It is the other ones that are not registered, caged up all day and have owners with massive ego problems who are the issue. And that is why I have been barking on that responsible owners need to get a rebate on registration costs and they should not be subsidising the idiot owners out there.

It always gets back to; if you cannot afford the relevant costs of bringing up a pet, DO NOT HAVE ONE!

Waste of space

Which brings me around to Steve Crows latest showing; what a waste of space. As the boss said to me coming round the corner of The Strand and almost running into them,

'Ady my girl, I have seen better looking ‘boobies' in the cowshed”.

What a waste of space and council time. Tauranga should have done what Waihi and Paeroa did; which is ignore them.

All the press did – us included – was give him the publicity that he so craves. As far as I am concerned, it did not even register on my chart of stimulating occurrences, but I can imagine that most of the college male students that were in attendance had some sort of stimulation…get one of Hugh's magazines instead lads.

Also, while I am all for the freedom of speech thing and if you want to protest go ahead, but respect other peoples rights too. How many of them would have been protesting if 'pretty boy Dan” had been riding down the road on a Harley with his undies around his ears?

On that thought, it was magnificent to see the ABs give 'Dingo Deans” and his lads a spanking. Mind you, a word of warning, 'it is a college boy that peaks to early, a knarly old veteran lasts the entire distance”. So be wary boys, remember winning this cup thing is all about endurance; it's not all wam-bam, thanks for coming. You have to pace yourself.

Okay, that's about all for another week. I would like to say a big howdy to 'Steffi” my GSP cousin, who sends me cool comments on SunLive; great about your feathered news, we should get together and tag team the swans and the owner with the 'Staffie” that is having duvet problems…well tough – we catch the ducks so we can use the down in our duvets, so get over it and go and buy your own.

Again a big hearty congratulations to Ross, Dianne and the team at Animal Antics; a great store, great staff and we shall see you again soon – that is when I can persuade the boss to polish my nails again.

Cheers all.