Salty sea dog

Here's Harvey exploring the beach and discovering the wet stuff.

How the mighty fall

It was not so very long ago that this young pup could look forward to pigs ears from Harrods, things are slightly different at Rock HQ. He has fitted in well with his siblings and here he is chewing away on part of a horses hoof after we had the boy's and Misty's feet trimmed by the blacksmith. For some reason the dogs love the clippings.

Rocky

Another picture of Rocky our oldest Berner, now three years old, as a puppy. Unlike his offspring he was/is very well behaved around poultry.

Stay close

Bliss staying almost to heel as we walk to Mad Keith's lair

Harvey Rocks!

Here are two fab photo's of Harvey, who was RockyII, not to be confused with the real Rocky2 who used to be Spot, come on keep up, anyway here is the handsome chap on his hols with his owner Abbey. He really is a stunning dog, the boys are obviously bigger than the two girls we have. He has also won a major competition as most cutest puppy in a Horse and Pony magazine! Top dogs the Dolyhir clan!

Sheep skull lane

Dotty investigating the marker to sheep skull lane with extreme caution

Who's who?

Liz has asked for news on all eight pups so here goes! Mooney, she became Brooke and is doing really well, there are a few pictures of her on the blog sent by her family.

Spot, he was the largest of the boys and it was really hard to let him go. He went to a lovely family over Surrey way and they named him Rocky (after his Dad) They totally adored him and he was a very pampered pooch. Life changes unexpectedly and for them they had to move to Dubai. Thankfully they got back in touch with us and gifted him back as they couldn't take a Berner to that climate. It was such a hard decision for them and it caused them great upset. He is now back with us, called Rocky2 or Spot, depending on how urgent it is to get him to listen! He is a great big softie, and so clean!

This little rascal we decided to keep as she looked different to the others and then lost the hair from her tail. She is different, the dirtiest Berner ever, her hobbies include digging in mud, sitting in stagnant ditches and standing in ponds.

Bliss is with us and is the opposite to her sister, she stays clean, most of the time. I do have plans to show her, we shall see how that works out!

Who's who?

This is RockyII aged 4 weeks, he became Harvey to his new family.

This is Tiny, we have yet to hear from her new family, we hope they are ok.

This handsome lad became Bear and lives a very happy life in Ireland, by now he has probably been on TV!

Liz, who gave Fish a lovely home asked for pictures of all the pups and their new names for a photo album. Fish became Fizz and recently came 3rd in a photographic competition, the portrait of her is on this blog posted a while ago. Its been really nice hearing from the owners who have let us know how the pups are getting on. When we track Tiny down we will let you all know how she is.

Grotty Dotty

Dotty proving she is the dirtiest Berner of the Dolyhir Clan!

Let sleeping dogs lie

Cute close up :)

Happy chap

Rocky doing what he does best, taking it easy

You want to sit where?

Finding space on the sofa at Rock HQ is a constant battle!

Rough and tumble

Poppy the Golden Retriever playing rough. Rocky loves it!

Townie

Rocky2 is learning the country code after spending so long in suburbia. Here he is beaten by a stock fence while his dad Big Rocky manages to get under it without any bother.