Monday, 14 June 2010

Fizz does it again!


Top news from Liz, the owner of Fizz. Fizz has done well in the show ring again, this time getting a second so a lovely blue rosette. Flipperty Gibbet was there, Fizz's great grandmother so the family line was well represented. Well done Liz, and congratulations to Fizz, a very smart Berner.
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Sunday, 13 June 2010

Spot the lumberjack!

The Big Lads infatuation with all things timber grows, here hs is wrestling another tree, Auntie Montana thinks she is helping!

Saturday, 12 June 2010

The right place to be


This was Nessa's favourite spot and it must be the right place to be for a hot puppy as Reuben seems to spend a lot of his time sat in the same place.
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Friday, 11 June 2010

Dog in sheeps clothing

Anyone spot the Berner scoffing corn put out for the sheep?
This is he.
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Thursday, 10 June 2010

The Cossacks are coming!

This is Reuben, the newest and youngest member of the Dolyhir Clan. His posh title is Materabern Russian Rumba and he came from way up North from a clan bred by a wonderful lady called Kathy. She has a few years experience of Bernese Mountain Dogs, some 25 years, including showing them, Reuben's mum Roxy qualified for Crufts, so we know he is going to be a star.
The logistics of getting him were massive, a 400 mile round trip, 2 bars of chocolate, a bottle of water, 2 rubbish takeaway burgers (wont say who made them but they were not the way I like them, the stale bun really didn't help the flavour, neither did the gallon of mayonnaise type sauce) a litre of pop, 2 cups of tea and a packet of soft mints later we were back at Rock HQ with our little Cossack. Tracey was so pleased she forgot the CD Police arrived halfway home and confiscated her boy band, chick flick soundtracks dirge and replaced it with Pink Floyd and AC/DC.
This little chap, say little and imagine a pup 8 weeks old weighing 23 pound, was so well behaved on the way home it was unreal. He sat quietly, slept, turned around, yawned and slept some more. Unlike the time I collected Reba who sang the whole journey. Neither did he do whats now known as a "Nessa" which is wait until safely in the car and once moving do a huge pooh and make a sculpture with it until your owner stops the car and tidies up.
No, he has been fantastic and is in the process of meeting the Clan. Here he is meeting the Clan Patriarch, Rocky, there was lots of tail wagging. Reba is a bit confused, she knows all the pups have gone yet ones here, so she keeps coming to tell us theres a puppy in the lounge. He has yet to meet the rest of the Clan, he would have but he had a pressing engagement with his dog blanket.
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Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Hard days night

Bella (Ribbon) is enjoying life in her new home with Hayley. She has given up singing at 4am and is very well behaved. Not sure if these two pictures are linked but at least she's able to sleep it off after hitting the bottle!
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Heidi and Biffer

Heidi and Biffer met up again, there was a tricky moment when Biffer bit Heidi's ear but they soonsettled down. Both are doing well with their new families the good news is they have given up singing at 4am.
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Monday, 7 June 2010

Clan news


News of the pups is coming in thick and fast, once it has been edited we will post updates, but its great to hear that Heidi (Pebbles) Biffer and Nessa are all doing so well. Our Berners are in the lull before the storm here at Rock HQ, they have two more days and then a new arrival, another Berner is joining the clan. Today they played king of the hill, Rocky is sat at the top ready to take on all comers while Bliss, WooZah and Spotty spar in the foreground.
The new Dolyhir Bernese Mountain Dog site will be up and running in a week or so!
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Saturday, 5 June 2010

New friends at the Rock

Steve and Jo came to collect their puppy today. It was very hard to say goodbye to this little monster but she has left her mark on Rock HQ, on our hearts and quite a few pairs of shoes, assorted hardback books, a telephone cable, the stairs and a couple of magazines that she thought were better read in pieces.
Nessa will be the only Berner on the Isle of Man, unless you know different, and we are really pleased she is going to such a nice couple. Her new life will include a Cocker Spaniel and all the beaches of the island to play on.
Steve and Jo are planning a holiday on the mainland in a few months so we are hoping to catch up with them and see how Nessa is doing. They are planning an IoM Berner website so Berner fans will have another site to look at. The Dolyhir site is just about to go through a major revamp with new pages, gallery, blog and Berner contact pages, so exciting times ahead. There is also going to be an addition to the Berner clan very soon, so watch this space.
It was upsetting to say goodbye tonight to little Nessa. We might have lost our last pup but we have made two new friends.
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Friday, 4 June 2010

Last night blues


This is Nessa in her favourite spot, the stone fireplace in the lounge. Tonight's her last night at Rock HQ, shes quite a character and having the extra week with her here as the only puppy she is going to be difficult to let go. But Steve and Jo are no doubt very excited about tomorrow and we know they will give Nessa a lovely new home on the Isle of Man.
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Thursday, 3 June 2010

Spot the dog


WooZah is in the picture, but can you spot Spot?
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Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Come and get me!

This is Nessa playing in the garden with WooZah, her older sister and Auntie Montana in the garden.
Nessa is a brave pup, making her mark in the Dolyhir clan, keeping up with the other Berners. So much so that she has forgotten to eat a couple of times and has had to be shut away from WooZah so she concentrates on her food bowl rather than ragging her sisters ears.
Jo and Steve are collecting Nessa this Saturday, this is one pup that the whole clan are going to miss!
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Tuesday, 1 June 2010

More moves


Another of Spotty's unique moves, a running style all of his own, mind you WooZah just entering the frame is doing well
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Nifty footwork


Spotty breakdancing
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