Happy 11th Birthday Mishka Boots!

She was 11 at the end of May but I still find it hard to believe she's an "oldie", she certainly doesn't think she is! Being a rescue I don't have any puppy pics unfortunately, I'd love to know if she was born with those eyebrows :-D  The "then" photo is from when she first came to us almost 4 years ago, a scruffy, grubby scrap of a girl. The "now" is her having a great time at her first Champ show-something we never dreamed of. 

By Leo Wheatley

Eurasier and Friends Walk - Acres Down - New Forest

It was great to see old and new friends who managed to find the remote location in the middle of the forest. We had to give warnings about the wildlife we were likely to see, including the ponies, donkeys, cattle and deer. As it was there was only one hooligan in the whole bunch and that was our own dear Isha, who has a memory of an elephant when it comes to remembering where she had seen deer before and became selectively deaf as she went off to find her ‘friends’. The route we decided on was a mix between plantation, ancient woodland and heath. It gave everyone a good idea of how diverse the forest is and included a coffee stop at one of the old ponds in the woods. The first stop was at the oxbow in the stream called the swimming pool.

All our furry friends had a paddle and a drink but no one ventured any deeper than their elbows. It is a long steady incline up through the woods till you get to one of the higher points in the forest. The mud round the pond proved irresistible.

Kopi 'going deep'

Ann doing the de-mudding of Murphy

Caroline and Vico

Caroline had a picture-perfect moment when her boy had both front paws on the log, looking up adoringly .... until the camera came out and then he simply refused to do it again.
From the pond, the walk takes you along the side of the heath down to a wooded glade with yet another stream to play in. Kopi actually being the most adventurous and going deep.

After telling everyone about the wildlife, finally three ponies were spotted in the distance.

We finished back at the car park and all went for a cream tea. Lots of lovely comments from the other customers about how wonderful our dogs looked and of course we all basked in the praise.

by Ian Cottrell 

Gioia's First Show

Well done Gioia (Alphacanis Gioiata) and her handler Alexandra for winning a second place at their very first show at the Austrian's club's (ECA) 35 year celebrations!

Happy 12th Birthday Bubbles!

Birthday Girl – Bubbles 12 on the 15^th May                    by Ann Winter

Bubbles 'before'

In her glory days she was 'married' to the handsome Snoopy, but her circumstances changed. Luckily, she landed on her paws and was re-united with one of her numerous ‘furry children’ Murphy in 2015.

Bubbles 'after'

She is an absolute sweetheart and soon blossomed as you will see from the second photo. The first picture was taken whilst on holiday just a few weeks after she ‘came home’ – having decided to explore a swamp!