Bramham Horse Trials 2014

                              

Last weekend was the Bramham Horse Trials near where we live and on Saturday we schnauzer girls went along to check out the dressage and wander round all the stalls.

                             

A lot of the stalls were selling things for the horsey peeps but we found this one for us canines :-)

                              

Here we are checking out the stock before it began to get VERY hot. We have not had much sun for ages so we soon began to feel the heat and out came our cool coats to keep us going.

                               

Well maybe they are not as cool as I might have liked in the fashion sense but they were just right for keeping us from getting overheated. The peeps had got them soaked in cold water before we left home just in case :-)

                               

This is Zara Phillips on her horse High Kingdom - she is the daughter of Princess Anne who also used to compete in horse events for Great Britain. She did well at the dressage but at the end of the whole competition it was Aoife Clark for Ireland who took the top prize :-) You can guess which little affen was proud as punch about that!

Anyway we did also meet up with the Tailwagger Club peeps - that was where we used to go for training classes and they let me and Trilby have a go on the little agility course.

                             

                                           Here I am going over one of the jumps.

                             

                                           And Trilby needing a bit of persuasion.

                             

                                            And then it was time for ice creams :-)

                               

                        Just making sure that Judith doesn't move that hand too quickly :-)

                               

                                            Pip looking cute in her over sized cool coat

                                                 

,             All in all a pretty good day out - especially as the day after it poured with rain all day!

Fun at the Beach

                         

Last Saturday I went for a trip to a dog friendly beach with Pip and Saoirse. As we live nearly 50 miles from the coast it is not often we get to a beach but our peeps wanted the pups to experience the sand and the sea as part of their 'socialisation' and I went along to keep them right on how to behave off lead :-)

                        

Well it was a grey day but we all had fun and I was kept busy keeping an eye on the little ones.

                         

                       We did plenty of recalls for treats and that was the best part :-)

                         

Saoirse was not sure about getting her paws wet which I can understand but in the end she managed a bit of shallow paddling.

                           

                                  Here are some more pics of us enjoying the sands.

                            

                            

                                       

                            

                   Maybe one day we will be able to go back when it's a bit more sunny!

                             

Gracie and Wilson Stay for the Weekend

                                 

Last weekend was a Bank Holiday here in the UK and my daughter Gracie and her new little brother ( my grandson ) Wilson came to spend a few days with us while their peeps were abroad working. Sadly the weather has been very wet here so days out became very muddy!

                             

This is poor Gracie up to her knees in mud at the Yorkshire Game Fair at Newby Hall. Pip and Wilson went too and rode some of the way in their carriage but when they got out for a walk they got very dirty :-(

                               

                             

           Poor Pip was not happy about the mud spoiling her nice designer harness 

                              

She just wanted to be back in the carriage and go home. Leigh had to wrap her in her jacket and keep her snug and hidden until she could get home for a bath.

There were lots of interesting things to see at the Game Fair though like this kestrel waiting to show off his flying skills:

                                            

                                                    This Scottish bagpipe player:

                                                        

                                               And lots of other dogs to meet and greet:

                              

      And here are some more pictures of Gracie and Wilson back home again and clean :-)

                                        

                            

                             

It was fun to have relatives to stay and Trilby loved having her sister back for games in the garden. See you again soon Gracie and Wilson :-)

Mabel Comes to Play

                             

Do you remember Mabel - one of my daughters - who went to live with her new family in York. Well she came to visit us on Sunday and had a great time playing in the garden with Trilby and the affens:

                               

I was out on a schnauzer walk with Pip in the morning but found them all playing when we got home lunchtime.

                                 

                                   

Trilby was really happy to have her little ( or not so little now) sister back for a play date. And after lunch they went for a walk through the woods near our house:

                                                      

                                    

                             There were some lovely bluebells although not so many as last week:

                                     

                                     And then back home for some more games in the garden :-)

                                      

                                       

                                       

                                        It was lovely to see you Mabel - hope to meet up again soon :-)

Pip goes to Puppy School

                          

Pip is really growing up now and is able to go out and about and meet other dogs too. Yesterday evening she started puppy school at Well Connected Canines in York. And who did she meet there but her brother Wilson who lives with his new peeps now in York :-)

                            

Wilson is very cute and he loves his food just like me and Pip. So both pups were very pleased when they were able to play hunt the treat at school while the peeps were talking...and even more when they discovered their welcome bag had lots of yummy things too.

                              

As well as the treats there was a clicker for the peeps to use when they train the pups and a book with lots of useful information. Pip has to go out and about as much as possible to meet as many different kinds of people and have as many experiences as she can while she is still learning about the world. Judith & Leigh have plans to take her ( and maybe me too :-) ) to lots of events this summer.

                                

            Trilby loves Pip's new tug toy and she couldn't wait to have games with it. 

                                  

          Pip's other favourite toy is the furry mouse - she thinks it could be a real one!

Anyway Pip and Wilson really enjoyed their first visit to puppy school. Here is Wilson posing for the camera - he always did like having his photo taken :-)

                                    

                                                       What a cute grandpup he is :-)

Puppy Days Out

                                               

Now the weather has improved my grand pup Pip and Aoife's daughter Saoirse are getting a chance to go out and about and see the world. Pip cannot go walking around yet as she has not had her vaccinations but she is happy to ride in her pink carriage while Saoirse enjoys a stroll.

                                 

This was when they went into Selby to see the Abbey and to sit outside the Hope Yard Cafe while the peeps had coffee :-)

                                  

Then on Sunday a friend of our peeps came down to York with her young dog Ruby and they all met up for an explore of the city and lunch.

                                                

                                                       This is Ruby - she is very cute :-)

Lots of people were stopping to see the pups and then Saoirse had a big adventure when she met the Purple man!

                                 

                                          Here she is riding in the basket on his bicycle :-)

                                                    

I think she was a bit jelly that Pip got to ride in the special pink carriage and wanted a ride of her own :-)

                                

                            Here she is keeping an eye out for any more fun things to do!

                             She spotted a haunted house but that was a bit too scary!

                               

                              So after lunch it was back home for a snooze for them both:

                               

                               

                                                                 Sweet babies :-)