Portia came into my life on the 13th of January 2000. I was in love with her at first sight! She was about 7 weeks old and weighed 10 kgs. We picked her up from the airport on Thursday afternoon (she was flown up from Sydney). When we let her out of her cage she was very excited. When we got her home she was introduced to Mitzy. Portia loved it but Mitzy was a bit intimidated. She made herself at home in the spare room on some blankets and there she slept her first night.

When I first got her I didn't know what I would call her, but after a few days and looking on the internet at an ok web page, I finally decided to call her Portia (said Porsha). Her registered name is Powerbulmas Desire. I now think that I should have called Boofhead or Dopy or something like that. Any way thats done.

Portia is very friendly. When I am taking her for a walk she will heel until I tell her that she is good then she tries to drag me along. She absolutely loves other people and dogs. Whenever she sees someone else she trys to go and say hello. That is not always convenient for me though and most people are not totally happy to see a big doggy trying to go towards them. But at home in the back yard she is perfectly obedient.

Her favourite things are ripping up her bed, chasing Mitzy around the house, eating moths,coming inside and destroying tennis balls. She hates having a bath, ummm, being scratched by Mitzy on the nose and well she doesn't really hate that much stuff.

Portia was born on the 21st of November 1999 which makes her almost 2 and a half years old.