Man’s best friends
- Dec 10, 2011
Alvin likes attention and doesn’t mind carrying on with a bit of ‘look at me, look at me’ so you notice him.
Basically he’s a noisy bugger.
But that gets him just what he wants. A tummy rub, an ear twirl or – joy of joys – a tidbit. And some of what he doesn’t: "Shaddup ya mongrel”. “Put a sock in it”.
Alvin’s a tan and dappled white bitser, a bit ridgeback looking and still growing into his feet. He’s tied to a fence post with some rope while owner Matthew Butler catches up with mates in the Rosies food queue.
“A mate was going to take him to the pound,” said Matthew, who enjoys a bit of a yap himself. “I said ‘Bugger that, mate you can’t do that; give him to me’.”
Alvin has Matthew well trained.
“He likes his tucker. I know this bloke who runs a shop down end of Scarborough Street. He saw me with Alvin and gave me some fillet steak – yeah, fair dinkum - and a piece of chicken. But Alvin won’t eat raw meat. I had to go down to one of the barbeques at the Parklands and cook it for him, eh!”
Matthew said it’s good to have some company.
“He’s usually not so noisy; it’s them little dogs over there that have got him stirred up (points to Melissa Pedersen’s dogs; one hers one being minded). He just wants a game – or maybe a feed,” he chuckles.
He gives Alvin some of the cooked chook, then wanders over to the Street Library table and checks out a fair of fins we have to give away.
They’re kid’s size, I say.
“Yeah, but I got small feet,” he says with a grin. “Wouldn’t mind a pair to go with these (his fishes into his bag and come up with a pair of goggles). Found ’em half buried the sand when I went swimming the other day.”
Hold the fins against his feet. “Nah”
Matthew spots a book on strategic thinking. “Hey, I could do with this,” he says, tucking it under his arm, “Need a bit of strategy.” Winks.
Well, you’ve responded to our strategy Matthew – making a wide range of books and topics freely available to those who may not be able to access them elsewhere.
Man’s best friends: pets, mates and books.
In February, we hope to expand the Street Library to the southern end of the coast. Coolangatta for a start. But we need some volunteers who can guarantee a weekly commitment to ensure we can keep the service operating.
For more information, contact info@goldcoaststreetlibrary.org
- Dec 10, 2011
Alvin likes attention and doesn’t mind carrying on with a bit of ‘look at me, look at me’ so you notice him.
Basically he’s a noisy bugger.
But that gets him just what he wants. A tummy rub, an ear twirl or – joy of joys – a tidbit. And some of what he doesn’t: "Shaddup ya mongrel”. “Put a sock in it”.
Alvin’s a tan and dappled white bitser, a bit ridgeback looking and still growing into his feet. He’s tied to a fence post with some rope while owner Matthew Butler catches up with mates in the Rosies food queue.
“A mate was going to take him to the pound,” said Matthew, who enjoys a bit of a yap himself. “I said ‘Bugger that, mate you can’t do that; give him to me’.”
Alvin has Matthew well trained.
“He likes his tucker. I know this bloke who runs a shop down end of Scarborough Street. He saw me with Alvin and gave me some fillet steak – yeah, fair dinkum - and a piece of chicken. But Alvin won’t eat raw meat. I had to go down to one of the barbeques at the Parklands and cook it for him, eh!”
Matthew said it’s good to have some company.
“He’s usually not so noisy; it’s them little dogs over there that have got him stirred up (points to Melissa Pedersen’s dogs; one hers one being minded). He just wants a game – or maybe a feed,” he chuckles.
He gives Alvin some of the cooked chook, then wanders over to the Street Library table and checks out a fair of fins we have to give away.
They’re kid’s size, I say.
“Yeah, but I got small feet,” he says with a grin. “Wouldn’t mind a pair to go with these (his fishes into his bag and come up with a pair of goggles). Found ’em half buried the sand when I went swimming the other day.”
Hold the fins against his feet. “Nah”
Matthew spots a book on strategic thinking. “Hey, I could do with this,” he says, tucking it under his arm, “Need a bit of strategy.” Winks.
Well, you’ve responded to our strategy Matthew – making a wide range of books and topics freely available to those who may not be able to access them elsewhere.
Man’s best friends: pets, mates and books.
In February, we hope to expand the Street Library to the southern end of the coast. Coolangatta for a start. But we need some volunteers who can guarantee a weekly commitment to ensure we can keep the service operating.
For more information, contact info@goldcoaststreetlibrary.org
