Gotham

Hello to all at the SPCA in Newtown

Gotham here (a.k.a Gottie or Little Man), you used to call me Matai.

I saw the letter Stanley B. Furchild wrote and thought I should check in too…

My mummy says a big thank you to the girls at Wellington SPCA; she looked at so many doggies on her visit…she loved them all but they were not the right fit…then at the last minute one of the nice ladies had an idea. She walked back inside and came out with me. The minute my mummy saw me she was in love…and so was Luna and Aunty Morgen.

It was a big shock coming home the first day…when my new mummy and daddy picked me up I found lots of presents for me in the car including a big bag of yummy treats, which I happened to open on the way home in the car (hehe).

Seeing how close I can get to Minga

When I got home I meet Luna again and she is always really nice to me…even when I really want to play and I pull on her ears and she just wants to go back to sleep on the couch. I also meet out cat Minga (or Ming Ming as Aunty Morgen calls him). He acts a bit funny around me and always goes and hides in Aunty Morgen’s room where I can’t get to him…all I want to do is play but he is no fun. A dog called Mace comes to visit sometimes and I have gone to his house a few times for play dates- One day I meet a puppy named Echo and we had lots of fun bouncing around while the big dogs sat there and watched.

Me & Luna playing outside

I like to play outside and dig up the lawn…Mummy doesn’t know it but there is lots of treasure buried under the lawn that I will go back for another day- I also have this trick where if I come inside and mummy tells me to leave my bones outside I can hide some of it in my mouth and she doesn’t know it…or one time I had it in my mouth behind a little teddy and mummy didn’t know until I was already in bed. I like to play with all my toys in the lounge (I have Elly the Elephant and yesterday Aunty Morgen brought home Moopy the toy puppy for me). I also like to watch ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ and ‘Deal or No Deal’ with my mummy after dinner. I even have my own little bed to sit in while we watch TV but most of the time I like to sit on the couch with mummy or follow daddy around if he has food.

Napping with our special blankets

I had my first visit to the doggie day care a few weeks ago and it was really fun- I am going back again next week to make lots more friends. I also now have my own little house outside (Luna has one too) but I prefer the big inside bed…except when mummy, daddy and Luna all want to sleep in there cause I like having all the blankets to myself…Mummy got me a cool transformers blanket with Optimus Prime on it just for me…oh and Luna got a pink one with a puppy on it. I also have a new camouflage collar which my mummy said makes me look really cool.

A lot of things still seem new to me and a little scary sometimes (like when I am given a new toys and after a hour or so of chewing it the toy suddenly squeaks- that’s a little scary from time to time) but I am adjusting well. I am also getting a lot bigger compared to when you last saw me- My family used to carry me around all the time but now I am too big to lift, except for Uncle Marschal.

Uncle Marschal & Luna visit us a lot

Thank you to Wellington SPCA for finding me this awesome family- they love me so much and I love them back.  Thanks to you I will get my happily ever after!

Love Gotham