Fun at the dog field

 The dogs enjoyed a great time at the dog field a few days ago with Daphne joining in the fun. They all had their warm jumpers and made a colourful sight on a chilly October day. 

Daphne leading the pack on a run down the field.  

Even Aoife joined in and she usually can’t run so fast any more. 

Pip is more sedate these days too.

Moth and Astrid ❤️❤️

A group scent-a-thon 🤣

Are there treats?

Daphne ❤️

Frida ❤️

Leonardo joins the girls for a race 🐾🐾

Danny ❤️

Astrid and Fíadh 🐾🐾

Back home the jumpers all needed a wash and dry ☀️

Once upon a Nightmare

 On Wednesday we took Aoife, Fíadh, Astrid and Daphne to Lotherton Hall gardens for a walk through the woodland. We visit often as it is a great place for the dogs to explore but this time it was more than a little scary! 

The entrance to the woodland

Ready to explore the gardens

Daphne telling Astrid not to be scared 

Meeting more dogs on the way 

The dogs were friendly ❤️

But the ghosts were scary!

Astrid and Fíadh kept a lookout 👀 

Even Aoife wasn’t too sure 

Snow White and a headless bird skeleton 💀 

Another scary skeleton 🙈

Daphne and Fíadh

The phantom Pied Piper 💀 

Time to go home 🐾🐾 

Daphne has come to stay for a holiday

The weather has been very changeable here this past week. We have had torrential rain, gale force winds and sunshine and sometimes all in one day! The older dogs just find a warm bed to snooze away the hours when it is too cold and wet but the young ones will usually risk a runabout in the garden between showers. 

Moth with Astrid and Fíadh 

Phoebe looking for a spot in the sun 

                                            

Phoebe with leaf accessory 

Theodora snoozing on the bench

Daphne saying hello to her Mum, Phoebe

Daphne is litter sister to Theodora and Leonardo 

Daphne doesn’t mind the rain

After the rain, the sunshine again. 

Aoife is staying snug and warm in bed…just in case the rain returns! 

Autumn jumpers and a treat hunt

Suddenly the weather has become much colder here and the dogs are feeling the chill, especially the seniors. No-one wanted to go out for a walk so we set up a treat hunt in the garden and (most of) the dogs wore their warm jumpers and really enjoyed themselves. Vita decided she would prefer to go without her jumper and Archie threw off his scarf to stop it getting in the way but the others were happy to stay warm! 

Aoife as the oldest had a head start on the others although they still overtook her in their excitement. She doesn’t see as well as she used to and is a little frail now so she prefers to be given treats rather than hunt for them. 

The challenge toys are good for the younger dogs but we put treats in empty egg boxes and on the old tree stumps too for those who are not so keen on the puzzles.

Memories of Magic (2010-2024)

Sad to announce that dear Magic crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 30 September 2024.

She was gentle and loving and is greatly missed by all of us here. 

Magic had 8 pups over two litters including our Trilby who is 12 years old and 11 grand-pups including our Pip who is 10 and Archie who is 9 years old.

Looking back at the posts here over the past years and remembering the wonderful times we had with Magic and the friends made around the world through this blog, I thought I would revive it in Magic’s memory with new posts of our Darksprite dogs and their life with us here in Yorkshire. 

Magic will never be forgotten and lives in our hearts always.

Magic (Silversocks Sharade at Darksprite) 

20/04/2010 - 30/09/2024

                                             

Magic when she joined our family at 8 weeks old.