Finally getting a blog started!

After nearly two years in the tripawd family I thought I take the plunge and start a blog. I realise that it may be something of a lasting tribute to Dotty, some way to immortalise her smelly, scruffy, obnoxious little self.

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Dotty and her little sister, Mabel (Australian terrier x) race around on the sand at the beach. We spend weekends at Opoutere on the Coromandel Peninsula, here in New Zealand.
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Dotty rolling around in the sand.
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Soulful Dotty.
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Dotty giving a flying Mabel a piece of her mind. “Stop that! That’s silly!”
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Airborne tripawd!

Dotty had a tough start to her life as a tripawd and battled a nasty infection in her wound site, we used cabbage poultices to draw the infection out as suggested by our lovely vet Megan Alderson at Strand Vets here in Auckland. Megan was open-minded and took a creative approach to the situation, she supplemented traditional antibiotics with the cabbage idea and put hospital grade manuka honey directly onto the wound. Dot came right and has had nearly two great years hopping around and making new friends everywhere. Nothing starts a conversation like a friendly 3 legged dog!

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