Ross & Cromarty Open Show

What a weekend! On Sunday we travelled north, this time to Invergordon. Again we took Best Import! Typical no show news for weeks and then it all happens in one weekend. (and nearly 600miles travelling!)Needless to say we were all a wee bit tired but pleased with everyones results. Especially to Katrina and Leo for getting Best In Show!!

Also to Ann Macgregor with Swallow who got Res Best in Show and Best Vintage with Spencer!

I also handled some friends dogs for them and won Best of Breed with Junes Barney the newfoundland, and Best of Breed with Jennys Sadie in Gsds.

Congratulations to Ria who got a 2nd in the Child Handling.

Scottish Utility Breed Show

This weekend we took ourselves off down to Bo'ness where Scottish Utility Breed club show was held. This was our first ever utility show and i must say it was a lot noisier than the working and pastoral shows that we're used to. However the sun shone and it was worth the 3hour journey down as we took Best Import. We had a lap of honour just before the BIS judge made her final pic. Us Imports aren't included for best in show but they gave us a round of applause anyway.

Scottish Utility Breed Show

Family group with Gigha,Corrie,Logie and Tinkerbell

Logies breeder also had her Akita pup there which won Best Bitch, Best puppy in breed and then went on to take Puppy Group 4. So well done Amy

Gigha 8 weeks old

My bed!

Chucky dog!! Ohh those teeth, this Gigha giving Logie verbal!

Gigha 8 Weeks old

The only time i can get any decent photos of her is when she is resting. This week she had her first lot of injections so wont be long before she get out and about.

Awh she looks so innocent!

Dog Walk up Ben Aigen, well almost!

We made for Aberlour for the usual coffee and cake afterwards, then Jenny insisted on going down to the swinging bridge. As im not one for bridges i stayed with my feet firmly on the riverbank. This bridge crosses the river spey. Too scary for me!!!!!

We met up with Sue, Jenny and Ria and 7dogs this time. We decided on Ben Aigen.

Its a lovely hill set in the Spey Valley with some spectacular views, however today it was overcast and raining. There is a good walk up through the forest and plenty of scope for the dogs to run about. It is shared with mountain bikers on their Monster Trails though some of them looked quite steep and quite rough terain. We would have made it to the top of Ben Aigen but we hit a diversion and it meant the alternative route would take us a lot longer than we would have hoped. But we got up to the mast which sits just along side.

Dog Walk up Ben Aigen, well almost!

Arran looks on as the girls try to work out where our diversion was going to take us! This is the mast where some of us get our T.V signal from. Looks like there are a few different companies sharing this mast as there was a lot of dishes on it.

A view from the top by the mast of Rothes. Pity the weather was cloudy and overcast or we could have seen for miles.

They look so innocent! As you can see they have settled quite well having just arrived from Ireland

Gigha

Hello!!!!!

Yikes ok you are the boss!!!!

Mussendun Kennel

Congratulations to our Irish friends who have won Top Breeders for another year in Eurasiers. Here are the latest 2pups to joins us here in Scotland from the Mussendun Kennel. Gigha the darker of the 2 has taken up residence with us. She is full of fun and has fairly put the boys in their place. Girlpower!!!

Visiting the relations day!

Father and Son

We met up with Logies breeder and introduced Logie to his dad,Giovanni. Gio is still a big softy n just loves his cuddles. Two handsome boys!

Logie and Giovanni meet for the first time.Nae bother!

Logies dad Giovanni. Aint he handsome?

Baby akita pup came to visit too!

On my way to see Pearl (Logies breeder) we popped past Lesleys at Forgue and took dogs for a romp across the fields. We had 3generations with Oban Grandad,Brodie Mother and Rhana baby(ish). Below is Jodie who is dead ringer for her father.

Waterbabies!

Everyone is off rabbit hunting whilst Arran just wants his stick, too scared to leave his mammy.

Oban with his daughters Brodie & Jodie,Logie, Rhana and Lesley.

As you can see it was gi muddy. But it was interesting seeing this old derelect house. Bit spooky though.Shame it couldnt be restored to former glory.You could just imagine the horses n carriages going by.

Ria has those Shepherds under control!

Is it a ghost? Nah just Ria!

This is Jana doing Tigger impressions!

Is it love?

We met up with Sue,Jenny and Ria for a dog walk at Lesleys by Forgue. Everyone else is at Crufts or by their computer watching results and we roughed it in the pouring rain enjoying why we have dogs in the first place!

Old Man!

Oban loves his bed!

Trophies

Arran shows off his trophies!

Retirement

Arran still likes to 'sook a blanket'. He goes off to dreamland sucking his vetbed.

Meet Jasper pug!

Logie and Jasper are best buddies and have grown up together,well Logie grew up, Jasper just filled out.Jasper was just the cutest puppy though.

Jasper isn't a morning person, its a hard life being cute!

Meet Ria with Jasper pug, Brint and Keira.

Good Luck Benson!

Here is June with Mr Benson, another of Logie bears chums. He is going down to Crufts this week as he has been extra good and won all his classes this last year. He also won a RCC which is a terrific achievment especially as he was still a puppy when he won it. A BIG puppy at that! So good luck Benson and do us proud!!XXX

Hendrix

Just the other week we met up with Logies half brother Hendrix who lives down in Banff. The boys had such fun together it was lovely to see them play. I might just say it wasnt easy getting pictures as they wouldn't sit still until they they exhausted themselves!

Bales

My 2 Gsds used to love playing on the bales of straw,I thought they might spring into action once they were set loose on them. However oldage has been mean and they watched as Logie took to it without a problem.