This was another sit where “expect the unexpected” applied. We had in our care Max the Labrador and halfway into the sit Max lost his “chief walker” in Bruno after he had a fall and fractured his fibula. It could only be described as one of those sliding door moments when making the decision to do the long walk home resulted in Bruno slipping on wet grass on a slope. The next six weeks were then spent in a moon boot & crutches and resting for that time. We were very careful to follow the doctor’s orders as we had a flight booked to Europe within seven weeks. This meant we had one week to spare after the moon boot was discarded. Gail then became the sole walker of Max.

Max is just a delightful dog and once again very typical of the breed loving his food and walks. St Lucia is a leafy inner-city suburb of Brisbane and we were very lucky to be one street from the Brisbane River and the golf course. There were great walks along the river and around/through the golf course which we went on twice daily. At one stage we also had to take Max to his vet as he had developed a limp. Thankfully this was nothing serious and cleared within a few days of rest.