The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion

During the Christmas holidays we went to the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, being built near Bendigo Australia, is 50 metres square at its base and nearly 50 metres high. This makes it the largest stupa in the Western World.

A stupa (also known as a pagoda) is the most sacred building in Buddhism. A stupa symbolises the enlightened mind and the path to enlightenment. A stupa is also a reliquary to house holy relics of the Buddha and other highly realised beings. See- https://stupa.org.au/

Lake Mulwala Kayak Fishing

Helen Obedience Class

Helen is 8 months old and about 28 Kilos. American Staffodshires generally are adult at around 20 months old so she has some maturing and growing to do yet.

She (we) have now completed the Older Puppy Obedience Class.

After struggling for the first few weeks we have come through in the end and she can sit, stay, recall on and off lead etc. The stages we will work through over the next year or so are obedience for:

Puppy,

Advance Puppy,

Beginners,

Class 1 and

General training for classes 2 to 5 

Skills we hope to aquare are advanced obedience, agility and hopefully tracking.

 

Zac Snapper Fishing

Helen the Amstaff In Her Pool

Helen the 6 month old American Staffordshire Terrier in her pool

Wrens Flat Jamieson River Camping and Fishing

Jamieson River

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 Camp

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 Camp

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 Trout kit

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 River

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 Deer carcass in the river

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 River

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 See the trout?

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Camnp sunrise

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 An old man in his camp lingerie

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Trevor the truck

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