80: Vicarious dog owners

28 October 2024

We’ve been on the road for nearly 7 months now and are missing a lot of things. At the top of that list is our wonderful daughter, Katelyn, who is really thriving while we’re away.

We also miss our beautiful dog, Daisy. Say hi, Daisy!

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To help ease missing Daisy, we’ve become “vicarious dog owners”. By that, I mean that we basically mug anyone we see with a dog, asking if we can say hello and have a play (with the dog, that is). While it’s a good way to meet people for a chat, it’s also our only way to get a “dog fix” while we’re away.

This dog happened to just join us for a walk on Cape Leveque at the Banana Well Getaway …

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This famous dog from the Pilbara was a bit standoffish …

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This dog in Kalbarri was gorgeous and seemed to be on the payroll as well …

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We met his beautiful puppy, Millie, in Cervantes (WA) who may have caused me to walk that way past her owners fairly often …

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Obi gave us a very warm greeting at Brown Hill Estate (Margaret River) …

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This giant dog is a bit random — Dog Rock in Albany …

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Genius the Greyhound joined us for breakfast with his owners, Bruce and Michael, at City Beach (Perth) and was eyeing my breakfast off pretty closely …

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And this 4-month-old fellow, Casey, who we met at Port Lincoln Tourist Park would have to be the cutest dog we’ve seen so far (and I got two lots of play time with him).

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Daisy, forgive us for seeing other dogs behind your back. We miss you and we’ll be home soon.


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