A glorious bank holiday weekend

The weather has been fantastic, the Spots have loved being out in the sunshine. We spent the bank holiday in the Lake District, so the Spots had a great time playing in the paddocks, paddling in the stream and sunbathing. As well as lots of playing and fun, they did also do some thoughtful posingContinue reading “A glorious bank holiday weekend”

The Scottish Kennel Club Champ Show

This show is becoming and Mum and Ellie ritual, don’t know what I’ll do when she goes to university!! We took Mac and Seren with us this time. We stay in the same hotel each time, I treat her to a lovely meal in the restaurant. This year she even got a cocktail as she’sContinue reading “The Scottish Kennel Club Champ Show”

Pollard Open Show

Another warm day, and another outdoor show. First time there, tiny, uneven ring, so probably our one and only time there. We put the beach tent up away from the rings, so Seren could have a bit of peace. First time for her in a crate in a tent, she doesn’t do new experiences overlyContinue reading “Pollard Open Show”

The beach

We love a beach trip, as long as it’s out early and leaving before everyone else arrives!! We went to Formby this morning, and it was a little different for the dogs as there was a sea mist, so low visibility and weird sounds. The dogs loved playing in the sand, paddling in the seaContinue reading “The beach”

National Dog Show

Just Seren for National this year … it was a warm day, after all the rain, a bit slippy underfoot. Seren showed her socks off, and got Very Highly Commended in a strong Graduate class of 13. Nothing in the Good Citizen stakes class, we missed the Post Grad stakes as it clashed with herContinue reading “National Dog Show”

Play field morning

I love being able to book a secure field for an hour every now and then. It’s a godsend when Mac is particularly sniffy, as it means I can relax, he can roam freely and walks don’t get cut short! I love this particular field, it’s got interesting agility style bits, woody parts and openContinue reading “Play field morning”

Carlisle and District Canine Society Premier Open Show

A lovely, if cold and very wet morning out at the Carlisle and District Canine Society open show.Seren got first in graduate, judge Mr K Baldwin.She loved the sandy floor, so much so, she acted like she was on a beach and bounced round the ring!! After the show we called in at my parentsContinue reading “Carlisle and District Canine Society Premier Open Show”

Cornwall

We’ve had a week away in Cornwall, first time for both the dogs and the girls. We found the most amazing holiday let for the week, walking straight out over fields, with amazing views. It was a week of firsts for both the girls and the Spots. First Cornish pasty, proper Cornish pasty!, first tripContinue reading “Cornwall”

Another critique

Seren’ s critique from Lichfield Premier Open show, back in January, judge Stephen Randle-Goodwin. PGD/B (5,2) 1 Wallington Ailsadot Astral Lyra Quality black and white girl with an excellent outline, 21 months old, white and black spots, beautiful head, and feminine expression, lovely example of the breed, good tailset, good angulation and sound movement, scoredContinue reading “Another critique”

Ringcraft workshop

We took Seren to a ringcraft workshop at Pearlwynd Ringcraft, just to help iron out a couple of bad habits and see if we could improve anything. It was a fantastic session, lots to think about, a few tweaks to be made, but it reassured us we were going in the right direction. I wasn’tContinue reading “Ringcraft workshop”