Stephanie

Probably goes like http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10124701

A quick google search says they're illegal here. :roll:

Never heard of them but they look cool! :thup:

They're still probably not as bad as the hand lotion/nail treatment people in the middle of shopping centers. Every time I go to Botany or Sylvia Park I want to quickly run away. I may have been talked in to buying expensive nail treatment, cuticle oil and a nail file that made my nails super shiny. It wasn't until I left that I remembered at the time I was a chronic nail biter, so I had nothing much to use said products on haha. They employ amazing sales people, the best i've ever come across. Since then I have learnt to say no (although it did turn out to be pretty awesome stuff when I did grow my nails). Not exactly a scam, but they could talk anyone out of their money because so many people find it so hard to say no! They should ban those setups, along with any dodgy looking fundraisers, and those tax refund people that pop up at the beginning of every year that take a huge cut from people!

Ah the joys of internet without a home phone number. However I did sometimes enjoy keeping people on the phone for as long as I can, using my dumb female with no knowledge of technology phone voice. :thup:

After looking at the beautiful baby beardies at Animates Botany the other day, one of the girls came up to me and started talking about lizards. She told me she loved lizards and planned to get an iguana when she applied for a license through the council.

Small dogs can be terrible, but I found that about a year they finally develop ears and they're a whole lot more fun, and you can teach them tricks! My dog picked up shake hands and high 5 awfully quickly but he refuses to learn 'Stay!' :roll: I guess that's because it's easier to score treats from my family with cutesy tricks and learning to stay isn't fun for dogs with a teeny tiny attention span! Once they're vaccinated, microchipped, and they've learnt the basics they're so much fun though. I love getting home from work and even if i'm too tired to do much else I always take him down the road where I can let him off the lead and he can run until he's ready to go home, it's always a nice way to end the day and prevents my poor cat getting chased around the house because he has too much energy! I am excited to hear how it all goes in the future! Dogs are awesome!

If you do end up getting a dog and going with the crate training method please let me know how it went! I was way too soft on my dog in the beginning, letting him decide where he was going to sleep and whatnot, and although he's turned out to be a great wee dog I ended up paying for it! This horrible adolescent pack leader emerged and walked all over me for months until I finally put my foot down! I probably still let him get away with far too much but he knows his place now he's technically an adult, that's what you get when you treat your dog like a child! I am looking at getting another dog in the next year or two, and even though I think it would be easier having a now mature Rod to look up to, crate training might be the way forward!

I have a small/medium sized dog, a south Auckland special, with a bit of Jack Russel and Chihuahua in him and who knows what else and he occasionally has leg issues. He hurt himself jumping from a decent height one day and since then he's had a couple more episodes with it. Hasn't happened in a while thankfully, but he's due for a checkup soon and i'll probably get him x-rays and make sure it's nothing that will affect him in the future, if it is we shall deal with it, but i've been told it was probably just weak from hurting it the first time. Now someone has mentioned genetics it concerns me even more. Better to be safe than sorry. I think issues could arise in any dog, I briefly looked at pugs a few years ago, but they apparently have breathing problems due to their short snout. I don't think anyone could give you a proper answer, some people say purebred dogs, others say mongrels have less problems. I don't believe that being a cross it has a higher chance of being a healthier dog. I guess at least if you changed your mind and went with a purebred dog you could talk to the breeder about any problems they might have. With my dog I have no idea of his breeding history and i'm just happy that the vet has said he's in good health! I think regardless it's a bit of a gamble no matter which breed you choose and you just have to be prepared in case anything terrible does happen. In regard to desexing I paid $140 for my boy to be done which included pain relief but it may be cheaper in Auckland, I wouldn't know. I do know that it's more expensive for a female to be fixed, I think about $200, but that was in Taupo.

I think my eyes just went all crazy.

I have failed - at keeping numbers down. In the space of two months I have 75 babies from two fish, because I can't bring myself to let them get eaten. :facepalm:

Just chilling watching my platy give birth to some random coloured babies and a bird crashed in to the window. So i've just spent heaps of time outside searching for it just in case it was really hurt, out in the pouring rain but it appears to have flown away, so yay for the big blackbird. Back to watching the birth of more babies to add to the 50ish i'm already growing up and don't want to part with because they're super cute. And here I was only really keeping platies so I could cut down on tanks. :thup: :facepalm:

Oh why would you do that Josh? :slfg:

I assume you were right! I actually laughed when I saw the original post. Poor homeless snails.

:facepalm: :sml1:

Working sucks more!

What a brilliant day in town. Amazing to see our boys and the cup! A million kinds of amazing. And to finish the day with Dave Dobbyn singalongs - brilliant! What an emotional day!

I had to think for a brief moment when someone mentioned the Silver Ferns today, like woah we actually have other sports teams. And then I remembered I didn't care. I'm digging this for a new reason right now;

Lucky there shall be no drunken rage! Just drunken happiness! Thank you long weekends! I wish I could be bothered with crowds and going in to town to find myself a nice husband called Jean Pierre or something.

For the first time since the cup started I don't think it's worth bothering with the TAB haha. "However the home side is back into $1.09 after six bets over $10,000 this morning, including one of $30,000" I hope one day I can justify placing a $30,000 bet! I do enjoy a lazy flutter. :roll: So excited!!!

Yay! Garage cleaning is like therapy!

Cleaning up all my fish stuff in the garage now that i'm a failed fishkeeper with only 2 tanks! It's amazing the amount of stuff you end up with! Now i've just got to clean out my tanks and take the dog for a big walk! Got to love a lazy Saturday. :thup:

Why did I not read this thread earlier. :facepalm: Next time!

He deserves all he gets by saying that he enjoys being the enemy, kneeing Richie in the face, being a traitor to his country and generally being arrogant haha. Sonny Bill should have charged him harder last weekend! Favourite moment of last nights game - Cooper getting hurt and everyone singing Sweet Caroline. Gold! It's obvious that NZ doesn't ever want him back, but i'm pretty sure Australia doesn't want him either. :thup:

Even that one. Yes. It was so terrible it was just amazing!! Best looking old man ever?