IT is funny how quickly you can spot a fellow dog lover.
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Parade was speaking with a local real estate agent this week at a property and was able to tell almost straight away that he was a dog person.
The two large dogs at the property were quick to come over for affection and the agent didn't hesitate to offer out pats with a big smile on his face.
His love of dogs only became more obvious when he got excited because he'd found the "spot" on one of the dogs.
It's that one spot that when you scratch it, the dog moves its leg almost uncontrollably.
This led to a great conversation about pets, where both the agent and Parade admitted that their dogs were really the ones that ran their households.
As the old saying goes, dogs really are man's best friend.
They love to get what they want
PARADE heard an interesting conversation between mothers on Wednesday.
Apparently terms of affection directed at them from their children are never actually genuine.
In response to a message from her child professing their love for her, one mother said "I'm either going to be broke or I'm going to be running around town doing something".
The second mother chimed in that her children do the exact same thing.
Well, Parade's not a mother yet, but now that conversation has her fearing that the first time her child says they love her it'll just be code for "I want this".
Shear class from a confident Kiwi
AND here's some news from overseas that will do nothing to dispel the New Zealand stereotypes.
Parade reads that Kiwi shearer Matt Smith has smashed a world record, clipping 731 ewes in an English woolshed in the first attempt at such a record in the northern hemisphere.
The nine-hour solo ewe shearing record had stood at 721 since Rodney Sutton set it in New Zealand in 2007.
Shearing at Trefank Farm in Cornwall this week, Smith, 32, beat the mark with seven-and-a-half minutes to spare.
That’s a hard day’s work.