Hello all,

Here I am again with the latest update on Sally.

She has got so big now that Neil struggles to lift her onto the scales so yesterday I took her round to the vets to put her on their scales. With a little encouragement she got onto them and sat down when asked to, (isn't she a good girl!) She weighed 37.7 kgs which is about 6 stone, so there is no sign yet of her weight stablilising as we thought last month. The last time we were at the vets she weighed only 29 kgs so they were happy with her progress for 32 weeks old - 8 months in weeks but in months it will be on the 25th July, if you know what I mean.

Sallys' diet is now more varied - she loves baked potatoes and carrots and will happily lie down and chew a raw carrot (and make a nice mess in the process, but at least its good for her). She also has bread and rice and other vegetables depending on what we are having at the time.

Whilst on the subject of food, Sally has started to pick up her dish and bring it into the lounge when she has finished her food, just to let us know and she will lick the empty bowl as if asking for more food. It's really quite amusing.

Above are photos of Sally taking her 'medicine' - as you can see she does not like it at all and it has to be mixed and given by syringe. I have that job whilst Neil holds her and strokes her throat until she swallows it all.

We didn't go to the caravan last weekend as Neil was chopping back a tree and we are not going this weekend as it is going to rain all night and there is nothing worse than being in a caravan when it is raining hard - it is very noisy and not much sleep is got so we thought it was not worth it. Hopefully the weather will be better next week and we can go then.

A couple of weeks ago we all went over to Ripon to see the new store before it was opened. Sally slept most of the way there (2 hours) and then we went for a nice walk in a nearby park while Neil got his work done. When we got back Sally reaquainted herself with some of the lads she knew and made friends with others - she definately loves men! The store looks great and we shall have to go again after opening.

Not really much else to say this week, as we haven't been anywhere. Sally is getting better as each week goes by and learning more and settling down at work better, but she still gets over excited and bites at times. We have tried all sorts to stop this but the only thing that works is to put her into her pen which acts as a 'sin bin' for a short while and she is usually calmer when she comes out. Apart from this she is great. Hopefully she will grow out of it eventually.

Bye for now,

Sally, Neil & Johanna.