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Posted on March 30, 2008 - by admin

The Kids had a Fantastic Day

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The kids had a fantastic day and Mitch was so excited about it all tho in awe of the whole experience!!! the parents were all like wow awesome and thought it was great esp as the kids were kept interested the whole time!!!! Thank you so much for all your help with getting this organized – even though that’s your job – I havent had a party since his 1st so wasn’t sure how well it was going to go off!!!

THANK YOU!!!

Trish

Posted on February 25, 2008 - by admin

The kids loved him!

Just wanted to let you know how impressed I was with the party yesterday!  Your guy (can’t remember his name!) – is so sweet and the kids loved him!

I believe you will be getting quite a few party bookings from yesterday as quite a lot of parents stayed to watch!

Thanks again!

Katia Davis

Posted on January 5, 2008 - by admin

Meet Lola, our Baby Sugar Glider

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Today we welcomed our newest sugar glider, Lola, into the world. Her mum, Pixie, is a doting parent and it won’t be long before Lola can come out to schools with Pixie and us to start meeting a whole bunch of new faces.

Posted on December 19, 2007 - by admin

We were Absolutely Delighted

Some quick feedback on the Crocodile Crèche that Cool Companions provided for my son Max’s third birthday party on Saturday.  We were absolutely delighted.  The young bloke who came out (unfortunately I missed his name) was outstanding.  He was really good with the kids, patient, interested and really managed them well.  He was a fantastic ambassador for your company – please pass on my thanks to him.

The party was fairly big – about 20 kids, and ranging in age from 6 weeks to 8 years old – so it could easily have been a daunting audience for him.  But he did a fantastic job of keeping the kids spellbound which meant that the adults (when we weren’t also mesmerised) could actually chat and catch up.

We were very pleased with the whole event.  Thank you very much!

Kind regards,
Andrew

Posted on December 6, 2007 - by admin

A Slithering Visitor – Eastern Brown Snake

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You know, even though we have an amazing variety of cute and cuddly Australian wildlife here at Dreamtime Wildlife Sanctuary, it’s still such a thrill to see creatures in the wild. Today when we went to check on our own snakes, we found a wild eastern brown snake hanging around. We moved him down the back so we wouldn’t scare him as we went in and out of our snake house.

Posted on December 5, 2007 - by admin

Snappy Tom turns 3!

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Today it’s Snappy Tom’s birthday! He’s now three years old. We’ve had him since he hatched out of an egg, and he’s certainly one of our most popular and best-loved animals.

Posted on October 20, 2007 - by admin

Traumatised by Reptiles as a Child

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I just wanted to say thank you to you for bringing me “Charlie” and his friends to the convention centre recently.

I am 43 years old and was traumatised by reptiles as a child and unable to go anywhere  where I may be in the vicinity of them. My phobia was so bad that I nearly jumped out of a train carriage window to escape when a man with a python around his neck boarded. I have been unable to go to zoos with my children,and have to stay at home when bushwalks are planned. We are a camping family and up until recently I have spent the majority of my time, “safe” in the camper trailer.

I attended a workshop which had nothing to do with reptiles or phobias,but simply about living a successful life, in whatever way that meant for you. During the seminar I got a strong feeling that I had to let go of my phobia or I would not be able to enjoy my life without this terrible fear and anxiety getting progressively worse, if that was at all possible. I used to become hysterical and completely irrational, endangering my own safety if the mere suggestion of a snake or lizard was mentioned. I leapt up and ran to find a phone book and there you were, COOL COMPANIONS!

The lady who took my call was so understanding and helpful and within an hour and a half, James the handler arrived complete with the reptiles!

Well, Sunday the 9th of September is one amazing day I shall remember for the rest of my reptile loving life!!!  James, a gentle soul who was the absolute perfect person to help me was unbelievably calm, caring and beyond understanding! He made my attempts to overcome my phobia  possible. What a true gift his loving and soft manner is! He took me very slowly through all the lizards first, talking about their unique characteristics. He actually had me appreciating their beauty. I was allowed to take my own time, he did not rush me and slowly but surely, he got to Charlie. My goodness, I never thought that I would say this but I truly felt a bond. He was so healing. I held for what seemed like 20minutes or more he curled around me and his head went over my heart. I apologised to him for having had so much fear and hostility toward him and his friends for the past 40 years. It may sound funny but I think he understood. A few other people wanted to hold him. He kept crawling onto me I felt so privileged.

Words cannot express my gratitude to the wonderful people of Cool Companions. I would recommend their services to anyone and everyone looking for a company who genuinely loves their animals.

Yours gratefully
Leonie Douglas.