We took Khumbu and Bruno up to the snow yesterday, probably their last chance as temperatures are in the 30s most days now and its melting fast. We decided to take the skis and see if we could ski in the Sierra Nevada mid June. Turns out you can! We had a great day, Khumbu [...]
Jun 122009
Now here are a few photos of Khumbu when he was allowed to run free. It wasn’t until we put the photos on the computer that we could see the crazy facial expressions from Khumbu. They will make you laugh. This is not a daft one but a nice one of Khumbu and Bruno together [...]
May 302009
Here are a few nice photos of Khumbu (Siberian Husky) and his best friend Bruno (Leonberger) on the day they played in the acequia. Bruno showing off his big tongue. Khumbu running free off the lead A happy bouncing Khumbu
May 302009
An acequia is a community operated waterway and most were established more than 200 years ago. The Arabs brought the technology to Spain during their occupation. The acequia is how we irrigate our land and is a source of great entertainment for our dogs. Our water comes from the snows in the Sierra Nevada and [...]
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the bite of a sandfly. When the sandfly bites the parasite is passed on to the dog. It attacks the immune system which leaves the dog unable to fight infections and disease’s as well as a healthy one. The maximum risk of infection in our part of Spain is [...]
May 242009
Unfortunately I am writting about some very sad news. Our lovely black labrador Rocky lost his fight against canine leishmaniosis. This is an awful cruel disease which I hope they find a cure for very soon. Although I had only been in Rockys life for 3 years he knew me as his mum, we had [...]
Apr 252009
Had a great day out with a couple of clients and the dogs in the Sierra Nevada. Khumbu and Bruno had a ball playing in the snow. Khumbu did his bit in helping pull Richard up hill on his skis (skijoring) whilst Bruno got the real fun part of chasing Richard on his skis down [...]
Apr 202009
Have just spent the past hour and half brushing Bruno! I think he must weigh a stone lighter now. As you can tell from the photos theres a lot of hair that comes out of a Leonberger but dosnt he look a pretty boy now.
Apr 132009
Well its that time of year again when the old bath in the garden gets filled up for the dogs to cool off in, this happens every year before the swimming pool is up and running. So I cleaned the bath out, helped by Khumbu (not) and then filled it up. Only seems to be [...]
Mar 172009
We have a cat that has chosen to live with us and 4 dogs. She has been with us for nearly 2 years now and as far as she is concerned she is a dog!!! Today I caught her asleep on top of the kennel in my plant pot!
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