Toby on the beach

I'm under no illusions - I know you are much more interested in pictures of the children and the dog than you are of me! Anyway, here are some pictures of Toby enjoying himself in Korora Bay this morning (one of three local beaches where dogs are allowed off the leash - and there are a couple of beaches where he can be walked on a leash, and several more beach where dogs are simply not allowed at all). As you can see, he made a doggy friend!













Now that Ella has started at the Montessori Pre-school (today is her first day), we are planning to take Toby for a walk up to the Pre-school and then down to the beach and back home, and Patrick will hopefully be able to give him a run later in the day as well.














Toby just loves the sea - he's taken to chasing the surf out and then running away from it as it rushes back in, and as you can see from this picture, the swell is quite high! There have been a couple of occasions on which we've been yelling at him to turn around and race back before he gets swept away by a large wave... but he has such fun. I've had to buy combs as well as a brush for his fur because he's got sand and sea water in it all the time at the moment. I've found somewhere to get him clipped locally and must arrange that - the shorter his coat is, the easier it will be to wash him off AND check for ticks!