I haven't had a dog since I was a child.I'd been contemplating getting one and got stuck on the breed
- a slinky afghan, a gorgeous retriever or the ubiquitous
golden lab ?
On Christmas Eve Gina turned up at our home.
A Huntaway crossed with Alsatian.
Gina was brought by a friend who'd found her abandoned by
a car wreck (of course).
Gina, like myself and many other inhabitants of the Hokianga
comes from a previous and quite different working life.
The transition from farm dog to fashion hound has been a
lifestyle inspiration as Gina intends to use her innate skills
to sniff out great and glorious tit bits for Saturday mornings
at the garage sale shop out the back of the Outpost.
Her farming background means that she is keen to stock useful
things like nails and bits of wire and the odd plank of wood as well
as fanciful crockery and flowery frocks.
Here Gina is wearing a purple nylon and neoprene collar and
lead. She tells me this will be for sale in early 2010.
'Gina's Garage' opening soon from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
every Saturday.
