Perfect Asha?

I have to say Asha is and has been one of the easiest bitches I've ever had the pleasure of living with. She's sweet natured, obedient, trustworthy and a fair pack member. When we walk I don't generally watch her, to be honest I totally rely on her to keep up or not go too far. I'm watching Tali and keeping an extra eye out on what Ziva and Sammi are up too, though to be fair they are pretty good too, so just watching Tali it is then! But of course, no dog is perfect and Asha has her vice .. her greedy!
Asha has been known to steal from people bags and pockets at shows, she'll even take treats down off their grooming tables. But the most embarrassing incident ever was when she got someones sandwiches out of their bag at Manchester Champ show. She was in the ring waiting for her turn, I was watching the judging and I thought she standing quietly .. she wasn't! Poor Sally lost her lunch that day, and Asha really enjoyed the show! Funnily enough she was 4th in quite a large class, the judge telling the handler that she missed out on top honors as she was carrying a little extra weight! I wonder why???
Anyway at 9pm daily Tali gets her supper. Last night I wasn't waiting in the middle when they came in, I'd realised it was raining and had gone to get towels, but Steve was there! All I heard was "Asha .. Asha .. Oh Asha you cow .. that was your mothers fish!" Yep you've guess it Asha took advantage of the fact I wasn't there and stole Tali's supper from her crate, leaving Tali having to have a quickly made and cooled scrambled egg instead. Happy Xmas Asha!

Blustery Xmas Day Walks

 Nico and Jezi

And

The girls - I took three, Tali looked away in all three!

 Someone young ran off ... anyway got him in the van!

Last Christmas

The day the music died .. Xmas will never ever be the same again.

Just One Photo

Of the three youngsters in the field before we went walking today. Slightly short walks for everyone really, but considering the weather and the fact I was cooking lunch I think we did OK. This was taken with my phone, but being currently a little precious about it I decided not to take any more photos and to put it safely in my pocket out of the drizzly rain. 

Sadly Ross is still lame so I guess it's back to the vets after the Xmas break ...

R Junior

Over the recent weeks I think I've posted a photo of all the cats .. apart from R Junior. So here's Mr handsome , the big chicken lover himself! Not the best photo but he was quite a distance away.

Funny

Rosie has just sent me this .. Me screaming trying to get Tali's attention to come for the photo, Tali of course taking jack shit notice! The other girls standing there so well behaved and waiting for her. You have to laugh at her don't you, I can just hear her in Father Jack mode  "Feck off!"
Don't I look wonderful in my wet weather walking attire? No rain, but lots of puddles and ditches so I do get home dryer and cleaner!

Another Stunning Morning In Fron

Apparently it's thick mist and drizzly down below, lol. 

I'm telling you only good people get to live up here. 

 See, beautiful Sunshine

 Ok, I confess by lunch time the mist was creeping over here too.

Happy Birthday My Sammi B.

On the 23rd of Dec 2013 a true Angel was born (well actually, and truthfully it was the 24th! -  When puppies are born over night I register them on the date when the majority were born, Barney and Sammi were born just after midnight!) So Happy Official Birthday Sammi Belle Stanley, we can celebrate for 2 days. And a Huge Happy Birthday to all your lovely siblings, indeed a special litter ... Luna, Stella, Bonnie, Caleb and Barney.

I love all my dogs and would give them the world, but some of them get to you more, some of them get right under your skin. Sammi is one of those. I fell in love with her when she was just three weeks old, I prayed she would be the one with the most potential to fly the Blanik flag, and she was, had she not been I doubt I could ever have let her go! She was not the easiest of puppies and so christened "The Naughty Angel" now she is simply "The Angel," and mostly she is deserving of the title!

Happy Birthday my very special and beautiful friend!

Yodeling Cross

I had a text from Yodel whilst at my parent's house yesterday afternoon to say our Zooplus parcel had been delivered. Thinking it was one of the regular drivers I thought it would have been left somewhere safe .. but no parcel. I contacted my neighbours, no parcel. After being on hold with Yodel for 45mins I was told that my parcel had indeed been delivered and signed for by someone with the surname of "Stanley." I said "NO" we were not home. She said she would look into it and contact me within 4 hours - I've heard nothing.
Last night the parcel arrived, it had been left outside a house on the outskirts of the village and he kindly bought it up for us. The gentleman had come home and found it on his doorstep, so no he hadn't signed for it! I'm bloody seething with them, I'd have preferred for it to not have been delivered than just left on someone's doorstep. The parcel was £70+ of Tali's special diet, thank god for his honestly or Tali would not have been eating over Xmas!

I Took These With The Phone

Just experimenting but I'm so impressed with these photos of the mist receding over the mountain ... Stunning stunning day and amazing views
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