A Walk With Pasha

 

Yesterday, Edna, Elsie and I went to Bridport for a lovely walk at Stonebarrow Hill with Pasha and his owner Helen.

This is the first time I have seen Pasha (formerly known as Richard Parker) since he left here at 10 weeks old.

I'd have recognised that little face anywhere! He is the spitting image of his Uncle Ozzie; Peggy's brother.

Pasha has grown into the most wonderfully kind and gentle boy. He is a registered therapy dog and has a very similar temprament to his sisters - laid back, yet intelligent. Pasha is a real credit to his owner who has clearly put a lot of effort into his education. 

We all had a great day walking around Stonebarrow and even had time for a quick blast on the beach before dinner at a harbourside restaurant. 

We will definately be meeting up again soon and exploring more of Dorset together. I'm hoping to be able to bring Peggy and Nancy next time too - they were stuck at home this time because of seasons.

Here are some pictures of our day.

Start as you mean to go on!

Edna has gained her BTC:48 title with Do More With Your Dog. 

This title involves a dog doing any 12 tricks in either 24, 48 or 60 seconds.

Try as I might, I couldn't get Edna's 12 tricks done any quicker than 32 seconds, but honestly I think that is impressive in itself.

For this title we did the following in quick succession: hoop jump, bar jump, pedestal stand, wall stand, jump, spin and twist, sit, paw, send to bed, down, come and orbit.

We have now begun working on Elsie's A+ title.

Goodwoof 2023

 

A couple of days ago I was invited the Goodwood Estate near Chichester, to participate in a photoshoot with two of the girls to help promote the Goodwoof event which will be held in May this year.

Goodwoof is a fantastic two day festival for dog lovers of any breed or mix. It is held outdoors in the sunshine and there are lots of activities for dogs and their families to do such as fantastic talks from health professionals, doggie yoga, canine massage, dock diving, agility and so much more!

Edna is a modelling pro so I decided to take her along with young Elsie, in the hopes that she would show Elsie what to do and how to behave in front of the camera.

The girls were joined by 8 other standard poodles and posed alongside Lord March, the Duke of Richmond. They behaved impeccably and did everything asked of them. In fact mine were some of the only dogs who did do what was asked of them! Some of the other dogs were a little...spirited to say the least 😂

It was an absolute joy to spend a day surrounded by so many poodles and we are looking forward to the event.

Here is an article all about it, as written by The Telegraph