.. ah .. but we have a couple of COTS wire boxes (about the right size for a small Shetland pony) .. either the boys (or the bitch(es) on heat) get(s) tucked away so that the mice can't play if we are not there to mount picket .... and the silver girl is right into "Well, hello there, sailor" week at the moment .. the black girl, who fancies herself as matriarch .. doesn't like the attention going to the silver one little bit at all ..
Love FF (pity I never made the time to slip down to the local coast when I was at AKL and check out the area) ... actually, since getting tangled up with poodles .. I am convinced that they were the model for Gary Larsen's dogs in The Far Side ..
Absolutely rotten rule-the-roost little sods of dogs but extremely affectionate .. one wouldn't want poodles if one did not appreciate lots of kisses and cuddles .. and, as for waking up in the morning to a wet nose 2.463 mm in front of the eyes .. two silver, two black at this end ..
Lovely animals ...