Crufts win!

Here are some pics of Reuben's mum and Sister doing well at Crufts, a bit shaky but that's probably because Wanda, Morgan's owner was just too excited :) So here we have Reuben's sister in the ring and she did really well getting a third.

This is Diva on the floor with Roxy, Reuben's mum waiting to go and have a go in the ring.

Roxy got a highly commended in the Limited Bitch class.

This is how Reuben could look if he kept out of the pond!

Fair shares

Bliss helping herself to extra rations

Cliffhanger

WooZah on the edge!

On a mission!

Reba heading straight for the summit, just behind the pile of rocks is their drinking pool. She is a hot dog on a mission!

Play hard!

Berner rough and tumble!

Mines bigger than yours

Rocky showing Spotty that size matters

Hanging out

Rocky in the who has the largest tongue competition

Tunnel rat

Rocky pushing through the tunnels in the gorse bushes

On the prowl

Rocky, Rockstar, the Rockmeister, Handsome Lad, Big Guy but more often just Rock. The patriarch of the Dolyhir Clan on his morning recce of the perimeter.

Close up

Reuben, Roo, Boo Boo or Bumble, he answers to them all and he is utterly adorable.

Look both ways

Spotty ever vigilant on the North Face Gully

Tasty Treats!

I promise you our dogs are well fed, they have a working crunch mix, 100g of salmon mouse a day and around 5 bonios each, plus milk and any other scraps they beg. So in reality there is no need for scavenging from the pig pen. But here is WooZah demonstrating how tasty the rotting beet must be!

Weight lifting challenge

Spotty is renowned for his ability to carry the biggest and longest branches around the smallholding, sometimes running from the cottage with your left boot, the right is probably out on the hill already, the broom, mops, feed buckets, if it can be carried he will move it. He has now changed from large to heaviest. Here he is selecting a piece of sycamore wood and using the straight lift technique sets off across The Cauldron to hide it with his other treasures.

BBMC refreshment break

The Berners are enjoying the extended walks up the steepest slopes of the Bonsai Mountain as part of my training for the BBMC. They grab a quick drink before we begin the descent.