Metal detectors?That's one thing no body tells you when you get a puppy - the amount of time and effort that you have to commit to in order for them to learn how to be a good dog. We'd only interacted with adult dogs before we got our pup so it was a real shock to the system to have to deal with all those puppy and adolescent behaviours. I think I'm maybe too strict on our dog but I've learned to relax over the years. A quick "Oi" or harsh "Ah" tells her to quit what she's doing and because I'm so strict she does as she's told. Sometimes hubby will tell her to do something and she'll look at me to make sure I'm ok with that too!
Have you guys heard about what's going on in Australia at the moment with the strawberries? Someone is putting needles in them and they are still trying to work out what the heck is going on because you don't know how much of it is just copy cats and attention seekers. The very first incidence was a disgruntled worker but it seems to have snowballed. When they get to the bottom of it the people responsible should have the book thrown at them because that is economic terrorism. We import a lot of their strawberries and there's been an incident of it happening here now, so we might just be waiting for NZ strawberries to come into season (which should be very soon). But the tonnes of strawberries that have had to just be disposed of in Aussie, and the impacts on the poor growers is just terrible.
So my now usual 4am wakeup will soon be 5am. 
