Last day of snow...

This morning we woke up to an extra layer of thin snow. Places that had completely melted were slightly white again, and the pavements were less slippery as there was snow covering them. So, of course as it is probably the last day of it being nice snow/ice before it turns to slush (which it has started to already) we decided to make the most of it. We, of course, went for a long walk and just had great fun.

This really has been an absolutely FANTASTIC winter and I am so glad I have my crazy, gobby little Ernie, my nutty Indi, my one in a million Max and my dozy Lola to enjoy all the snow with:).

...and more snow!

Nope, no fresh snow but all the snow from yesterday froze over and so we could still have plenty of fun! The sun came out as well, so everything looked absolutely beautiful, it was a real winter wonderland. The pavements were absolutely frozen solid, I'm surprised I didn't fall over today! I did nearly a couple of times though, and the dogs slipped quite a bit. But hey, it was all fun and we all had tonnes of fun. I took Ernie for a long walk, that ended up lasting 2 and a half hours due to not being able to walk fast because of all the ice! There was no way I was going to walk Indi on the pavements, I would have probably ended up on my bum!
So I took the other 3 down the field! Yes, Max and Lola too! Well I decided Lola might as well go out while the snows about and theres no point in Max being alive if he cant go for walks so I took him as well. He loooved being out and had great fun digging and playing in the snow.
Well I doubt its going to last much longer, well its melted in most other places but we are definantly making the most of it!
Even though the snow is all ice now, the dogs still loved leaping for the snowballs and we all still had so much fun, only a week till christmas!

What a fantastic xmas this is turning out to be:)

Now that's a snowfall!

Well, I thought yesterdays snow was exciting. That was nothing compared to what we woke up to this morning! We woke up to absolutely everything covered in a thick blanket of snow a few centimetres deep. We never get snow around here, and if we do its slushy or very thin (like yesterday) so this was extremely rare.

I got up straight away, and took the dogs for a loong walk. It was Ernie's first time in proper snow thats more than just a thin sheet. He loooved it! It was Indi's first time in snow, ever and he absolutely loved it! He chased the snowballs, and just had an absolute whale of a time! We had a few dog issues, but he was ok 99%.

So here are some pics and a new video (consisiting mainly of all that amazing snowfall) on my youtube page:).

Snow!!!

Today we got our first real snow!! It was fantastic! I was down the field with Ernie and could see dark clouds coming over, went all the way round and then got to the end and it started snowing! So we extended our walk and the snow really did fall and it layed really quickly. I kept stopping for a photo, and Ernie absolutely LOVED the snow! He kept going mad and running at full speed to the end of the lead. So I went back to a different field and let him off, we both had SO much fun! My camera ran out of battery, but I got a few cool pics on my phone and also videod a bit with Indi and Ernie on the trampoline which shows just how much they loved the snow!

Indi and Ernie LOVE chasing the snowballs, and Ernie gets all excited running around at full blast! It was Indi's first snow and he was very confused as to what it all was, but absolutely LOVED it!! It only lasted a short amount of time, but I'm happy because the dogs got to play in it, we got to walk in it and there was enough snow for snowballs! =)

All in all an absolutely fantastic day. It's so rare to get snow, so when we do it sure is exciting! It usually always misses our little corner out, but at least we got a small bit today!

So here are some pics, and I will be uploading a video VERY soon so I can show the snow footage=D!

Here comes the ice, hail and snow!

Yep, we finally have proper ice and proper winter weather! Ok, so no proper snow thats layed but no suprises there as it always seems to miss us out down here :(. We've had plenty of hail though, and plenty of ice! As I speak its sleeting outside.

Well the dogs have mixed emotions about this weather. Max isnt really bothered, Ernie doesn't like it as it keeps making him shiver on walks and theres no snow:(, Indi loves chasing the hailstones *sigh* and Lola is just well Lola! Ernie absolutely loves snow and rain, but anything else he hates. He is not a big fan of hailstones and where its so cold if he stops for long he starts shivering. He's fine, as long as he keeps moving! However, the cold does mean we can go for loong walks and we have definantly been doing that! I absolutely ADORE walking in the frost and ice and seeing everything glitter with the frost. Also, where I've been on study leave I was able to go quite early in the morning and the woods were full of squirrels:). I really am loving this winter, however if it snowed I would be just that little bit happier;).

So for now some pics from our walks and as you can see its VERY cold:). I am also slowly getting more and more footage for a new video!

Winter sun!

Well the weather has turned very cold and the first signs of frost are starting to show! Oh how we all love this time of the year! So today, as I had exams in the morning and had a free afternoon decided to take Indi and Ernie down the field for the first time in a while. We had so much fun!
There were no other dogs anywhere, the sun was shining and the dogs were happy. It was just fantastic. Both dogs had great fun, and it was the perfect situation for a good photoshoot. Now they are both very worn out=).
Not much news really, christmas is on its way and the weather is my favourite. I am spending as much time outside with the dogs as I possibly can. Poor Max still can't go for walks, so I am spending a lot of time with him making sure he still has a good life. After christmas we are going to take him down the vets, his life is just becoming not worth living. I am treasuring every second I have with him and spending as much time playing and having fun with him as I possibly can.

So for now, on a brighter not, here are the pics from our walk today. We really did have so much fun, I really do love my dogs =).

The sun returns!

Well the sun finally returned, so I took the dogs down the beach! I took Ernie first, I went round the field first, then onto the first park, onto the beach, round to the second park and then home. We found a HUGE puddle at the field, so we stopped there for a bit and had a small photoshoot, whilst getting VERY muddy:). We had great fun and it really did open my eyes with how far he's come. He used to hate every other dog that came up to him, now he will go up to another dog and is completely friendly and today he even started playing with a Bichon Frise! He is such an amazing dog, yes he's still very shy around other people but that's ok because once he knows someone he adores them:). He really is such a cool little dog!

With Indi, I first went to the field so he could have a quick run around, then onto the beach, along to the park, quick stop at Grandmas and then home. This took 3 hours, and he was such a good boy! At the beginning of the walk we had one issue where he nearly pulled me over trying to eat a JRT but after that he was fine. We actually saw a lot of dogs on our walk and he only barked at one. I was pretty happy with that. When we were down the beach, there is a path that runs alongside and we were on the pebbles. A dog walked along the path and started barking at Indi. I put Indi in a down and then just got him focused on me with a stone. He looked towards the dog but other than that completely ignored it! Well done my little Indi! We also walked pretty close to some other dogs on the way back, and other than a bit of pulling he was great! It sure is taking a long time, but slowly he is getting better. He is turning into a real water dog, and absolutely adores the beach! I really do love my crazy Indi, as naughty as he is, he just wouldn't be my Indi if he wasn't :).

So, for how some pics from our walk. The rain is due to return to tomorrow, in fact it was even spitting when me and Indi were walking home but hey ho. I sure do love my dogs, they really are the best:).

December arrives!

Well December has made a very wet appearance! At the moment all were getting is rain, rain and a bit more rain! Were all getting sick of the mud, the wet and the dullness. However, on the upside the christmas decorations are up and christmas is on its way! It would just be nice for the rain to ease off!
I have been very busy with schoolwork so the poor dogs aren't getting as much attention as I would like and not as many walks as I would like. However, the christmas holz aren't far off, and then we can walk and walk for miles everyday so I'm just looking forward to that! Every weekend I'm trying to take the dogs for at least two hours down the beach, so they're still getting to go down the beach at the weekend, and shorter walks in the week but just not as much as I would like. Poor Max still can't go for walks at all, and its awful. He's so playful and energetic, he really does miss his walks.
Well not much to update, so here are some pics from the past few days. No new pics from our walks, its been too wet for that! Ernie loved getting involved with putting the decs up, he was extremely loving the Santa hat which he kept chewing and playing tug of war with! He loved all the tinsel and kept rolling around when I put it on him and playing with it. He really is such a sweetie! The last pic has to be my favourite, they really do love eachother! =)