Lots of catching up....

Seems like ages since we posted about where we've been but it's not that long really! Anyway, here's what we've been up to for the last few days....

On Saturday we went for a late afternoon walk at the Muiry but not in the wood, we went to the field so they could sniff all the little furries. It was very muddy and getting dark so not too many pictures!

We met some Labrador friends we haven't seen for ages, we only meet them now and again so it was nice to see them....I can't remember all the dogs' names, oops, but one of the yellows is called Dava.

On Sunday morning we went somewhere we've never been before....it's Findhorn Bay but further inshore than where we usually go, when the tide is out there's loads of space for the dogs to run on the mudflats.
Towards Forres and Cluny Hill

Towards the river mouth and Findhorn

Spot the dog....

When we came home Mum put this in the front room....?? Then she said LEAVE IT!!!! Poo!

....then our humans left us and went to Burghead to get fed, our Granda works offshore and he's going away for a month on Sunday so they had a bit of an early Christmas Dinner....lucky them! They promised to take us home a doggy bag....and then left it at Nanny's house, boohoo!

Last night our club had a Christmas match, just Rosie and Gabbi went along, Gabbi got knocked out in the first round but this time Rosie got quite far and was knocked out in the next to last round by this lovely Viszla who won Best in Match.

You can see more pictures of the match and some of our friends here.

Today we met our Wyvisview friends, Oscar-boy and "Crazy" Maisie Fraser and their human Jackie. We thought maybe Oscar and Alfie might "have words", being two entire males surrounded by bitches but they all got on great, they had a whale of a time, paddling, chasing each other, catching treats etc.

Our Mums know each other through showing but also Mum travelled down with Jackie when she went to choose Maisie and then Liam went with them too when they went to pick her up, (she is pictured above with Liam, aged 8 weeks going home to Wyvisview) this was the first time we'd seen her since then and she's so big now! Rosie was very taken with her and kept coming back to ask her to play, cute!

Snoop and Alfie "swim the channel" (i'd thrown biccies over to the sandbank)
I did have treats with me....but clearly Jackie's were better, she'd been to the pet shop to buy dried offal so she spent the walk tripping over Alfie and Gabbi....check out her new BFFs!!

Please Missus, pleeeaase!
Oscar returns from his adventures on the other side (of the dune!)
Maisie has a great recall.
Maisie and Gabbi have a game of tag.
Refreshments are served on our return home!

Rosie does it again........

We had a match night at our club last night and Rosie came away with the Best of the Rest rosette again........thanks June. (and Anne for knocking her out- she'd never have won it otherwise!)

Here's the little booger, determined not to pose with her rosette (I am still wildly impressed by these things!) while I dance around the sitting room like a maniac trying to get her to look happy......or at least interested!

Cheeeeeeeese!

Strange how these things work......Gabbi beat Rosie by going into the next round and what did she get for her efforts? A big fat ribbon like her housemate?........no, the coveted and sweaty lump of cheese that had been lurking in my pocket.........a grand prize for any self-respecting hound!
Photos of the other winners can be seen here. I must go now, as Alfie is expertly stealing custard creams from the kitchen worktop!

Updates....

Just filling you all in on what's been going on in the last couple of weeks since i've been offline.......

Seems like a long time ago now but on 18th October Spey Valley DTC (where we go for our Good Citizen training) invited Banff, Moray & Nairn CC (where we go to learn ringcraft) to a show match. Dogs entered are drawn to play each other in pairs, the best from each pair going through to the next round until there are only a couple of dogs left. Best of the Rest is chosen by the judge from all dogs knocked out in the first round........and Rosie won it! (so by my twisted way of thinking she was only beaten by one dog, ha!)

Rosie....Best of the Rest

Last Saturday Banff, Moray and Nairn held their open show, the girls each got a 3rd place in their respective classes and Alfie won his class and then Best of Breed. I spent the day stewarding so didn't manage much in the way of photography but some Beagle friends did, so thanks to Blanche and Allan for sending me them!

Alfie gets a going over by the judge.

Thanks to judge Geoff Clark for thinking so highly of Alfie and awarding him BOB. Thanks also to Les Chambers and his wife Ann.....I was stewarding for Les in the Utility ring on Saturday, it was only my second time stewarding and I was assisted by Marie who had never done it before. Les and Ann were very patient and so helpful to us both and made the job an enjoyable one.

I don't think i've had a minute's peace since the kids went back to school......on Monday Rosie and Gabbi rolled in poo and both had to be scrubbed, we were walking with a lovely Italian Spinone called Barney, he's so cute and I wish I had a photo of him to post, but on Monday he was eating the poo!....

.....Yesterday was deerhunting Tuesday, we did start off the walk with my friend April and her English Pointer Chester, I don't have a photo of him either but he's like a giant Gabbi, he's red & white and their markings are very similar, we think they're in love!.....

.....And today we walked with more friends, Chris, her Collie X Zac and her Leonberger Koda who is MASSIVE and so cute!

Zac waits for a stick

Koda moseys over for more liver cake....get baking Mum!

This afternoon i've been busy updating the club blog as there was alot of catching up to do..........I wonder what tomorrow has in store for us.............there's never a dull moment but no more shenanigans please dogs!