Tuesday 15 December 2009

the amazing treat machine arrives in Australia

Today a parcel arrived on our doorstep while Penny and I were out on an early walk. The description on the customs declaration said, 'cardboard box'. Why would our friend in New York send us a cardboard box?



Hooray! It was the long-awaited Amazing Treat Machine. As usual, I hadn't been able to get it sent to Australia, so I ordered it sent to New York and our lovely friend there posted it on to us.



Penny checked out the instructions.



The first one was, 'Lay flat'. So Penny flattened it out.



But then things started to get a bit tricky for someone with paws, so she asked me for help.



Hmm... we needed a 16.9 oz water bottle. Well, there was no way we were going to buy water in a bottle when it comes out of the taps for free, clean and pure. And what size was that in metric measurements? We checked it out.



Penny waited at home while I dashed up the street to buy a drink in a 500ml plastic container, not such an easy task, given that 600 ml is the usual size here. But what luck! There were exactly the right bottles, containing green tea, which is my latest fad since I read that green tea protects against gum disease. (I read that in the newsletter of my brother's dentist at Dental Healthcare Associates.)



I cut up some treats, followed the instructions about cutting holes in the bottom of the bottle - highly tricky and a bit dangerous, but I got through the task with all my fingers intact - and there we were, ready to try it out.

4 comments:

Slavenka said...

Parlance,this is an excellent toy .

i said...

Ok, just found this post. So I guess we can't DIY on the machine LOL.

parlance said...

Slavenka, it's a great toy!

parlance said...

Happy, as I said to you on the other post, if you're in the US it's well worth buying.