Busy weekend now blue skies

I was away for a good few days last week.  On thursday we manned the discover dogs stand with Herby at Crufts.  I went straight from there to the British Alpaca Futurity.

Unfortunately I haven't any photos from there.  It is very difficult to take them from in the ring!  However, the Amiryck alpacas there did well.  Amiryck Danica, who now lives at Inca Alpaca won Champion Black Female Huacaya, Amiryck Elmer 2nd place Junior Black Male Huacaya and Amiryck Eucalyptus 5th place Junior Fawn Male Huacaya (some achievement for an alpaca sired by a black male!).

Today we enjoyed some blue skies...

Amiryck Cinnamon

Amiryck Edelweiss

Amiryck Elderflower

Amiryck Elderflower, again (well she is pretty!)

Amiryck Evening Primrose

Another lovely photo

I was sent this photo yesterday of Ruby from Cally's last litter.  Just proving that she knows how to point!

Also, below, from the same litter, a picture of Holly retrieving.

Gorgeous boys

Milo and Cosmo

I had a lovely photo sent to me today of Milo and Cosmo.  No Cosmo hasn't shrunk, it was an old photo they just had printed off.  I had to post it on here because I am very proud of these two handsome young men.

Why all children should grow up with dogs...

Enough said! :)

Woody

We have just had a jam packed but lovely weekend.  Friday and Saturday took Richard and I to Dublin for an entertaining night in good company.  We arrived back Saturday evening in time for me to leave first thing Sunday morning to go to a Field Training Day run by the pointer club.  There is certainly a steep learning curve for me but it was very interesting and a great day out.  I arrived home to see one of Cally's puppies from last year Woody.  Who is an energetic, sociable little chap.  Now for a relatively calm week before the bedlam of next...

Woody proving he can retrieve

Woody

The wires seeing off Woody!

Pointer training!

Settled?

When we first got our new cat Bella we weren't sure how she would get along with all our dogs since she had only ever met one on one occasion in her 8 months.  As you can see below she gets on with them just fine and has a special thing for Cally, who is very long suffering with her.

Apple training

We made the most of some welcome sunshine this afternoon.  Apple was proving she is capable of working.

Mark...

Retrieve...

Present

Herby proving he can concentrate

Richard with April, Herby and Apple

Isla's new duck Daphne