Darryl Halse

I discovered that I can get AI (in this case Google Gemini) to plan a workout for me. I can go to the gym and just ask my phone to program a 30 minute circuit using the equipment I want to use and focusing on the areas I want to work and then it all just pops up. I know AI is taking our jobs and will eventually be our overlords and doom us to an existence of goo-based batteries from which our robot masters will slowly suckle our life force, but not having to plan a workout was pretty…

The best thing to do when you fall off a bike is to get right back on and try again. So after Nova’s attack and positive session with Harry, we decided the best course of action was not to avoid other dogs but to keep socialising him, more than ever. It was one thing we had been consistently told since bringing Nova home – socialising your dog from a young age is key to having a well-rounded pooch. We decided to avoid the field and instead headed towards the mecca of dog-walking in Townsville: the strand. The strand is one…

As it always does, dawn brought a new day. The initial awe at the fact that we had a dog gave way to making room for the adjustments that having a dog brings. Working from home allowed me to spend lots of time with Nova, something which I really cherished. The hurt I felt at our lack of connection soon gave way to stubborn determination to make this relationship work. I took some time to reflect on our situation.  Taking home a puppy is a largely selfish act. Regardless of how good a life you will provide for your pup,…

This wouldn’t be the first time we would meet Nova. Unbeknownst to us at the time, we had met him a month earlier when Danielle’s parents were visiting. I had asked Lynda if we could come out with them to see Charesse and to see the puppies that Lynda was keeping as well. These were just excuses to play with puppies, of course but Lynda kindly agreed. Upon our arrival we were introduced to Giarni and Gogo, the two girls, and Goliath, the boy.  Yup. Goliath.  Typically the puppies each get assigned a uniquely coloured collar. You then get the…

It had been a long road from White Fang to here. From the initial awakening of my desire for a canine companion to the rekindling of the same feeling so many years later. From wanting to get a dog to the decision to actually do it. Deciding on a breed and then finding our breeder. We were now on the waiting list and that was all we had left to do: wait.  Well, wait and pick a name.  Now, just like when I talk about other breeds, when I talk about names I’m talking about what I prefer, not what…