Off Piste

Spotty, Bliss and I went off piste today blazing our own trail through Worzel Woods.

It was a tough and long expedition but we made an interesting discovery amongst the trees.

More of that another time meanwhile we are drying out wet fur and soaked clothing as we got caught by the drought!

Where the wind blows

From the west in North Face Gully

Hey good looking

Reuben, a very handsome Berner!

Aye Aye again Captain

What sort of dog suits a barge, well a Berner obviously, they fit in the smallest of spaces:)

Head to wind

Rocky on the summit with his nose to the wind.

North Face

Bliss, WooZah and Reba at the top

Bliss and Rocky strike a pose

WooZah on the slope of Bonsai Mountain

Reuben almost at the top

and Rocky waiting for us

Aye Aye Captain!

This is Morgan, Reuben's brother, hanging out (literally!) on his owners barge. Very difficult to maneuver, and that's not the barge!

Free food

Reba stands guard over tonights supper, thats my supper not hers!

Bernese Mountain Pig

Thor has arrived at Rock HQ, a woolly pig with some very striking markings, almost a Bernese, he was welcomed to the funny farm by Rocky and shown to his des res just along the lane.

Northern Rock

Lisa sent these lovely pics of the great warrior Trojan with his family

the "little" pup is getting massive, now weighing in at a mighty 35 pound and every inch the

image of his father Rocky.

There can be only one!

Somehow mission impossible was achieved and after 6 hours grooming and an hour in the bath the two contenders for the top dog crown at Rock HQ, Rocky, sitting and Reuben, not sitting, were wrestled into the 4x4 (see www.talesfromtherock.com to see how that went) and delivered to the show ring clean and tidy.

The boys were entered in the same class, shame, so Reuben had high hopes of knocking Rocky from top dog slot. As Reuben was the new boy I showed him, and he did really well, he managed the whole show without incident and by shows end was trying to say hello to everyone rather than hide behind me. However, there can be only one top dog.

Which was Rocky, he won his class, then best of breed and a credible third in the working group class. Reuben got a second, and the feedback from the Judge was that when he calms down enough to be judged properly he has excellent potential. So Rocky maintains his place as number one in the Dolyhir clan, top dog and top stud, so anyone wanting a really good dog for their lady Berner, we have a choice of three, but Rocky is number one.

He was very tired after the show, very pleased with himself too.

He didn't show off too much!

Lazy sitting

Sloppy lad!

Showing off!

Look at me!

In the rain forest

The drought continues so Rocky and Spotty shelter under the forest ferns