Posted by Sally on April 12th, 2009 in Pets, Working Dogs
Exelby Labradors have a current litter of labrador retrievers that will make excellent working or show dogs. I haven’t yet seen any pictures but judging by the parents I can’t wait to get a look at the puppies. Beanie (Exelby Beanie Baer) produced a litter to Timantti Solid Davidson (that is his photo on the [...]
Posted by Sally on April 1st, 2009 in Pets, Working Dogs
I wanted to share some pictures of my freinds dog, for whom I wrote the Ode to the Utility Room, mainly in the hope that you will all go awwww and join me in my kidnap plan to save him from the utility room bogeyman. Rouble was bred by Helen and Frank of Claychalk Labradors [...]
Ode to the Utility Room
Posted by Sally on March 18th, 2009 in Pets
I thought I would share with you just how horrid I am to my friends. A good friend has a beautiful black labrador that I have been trying to kidnap for ages. Because he has managed to creep further and further up the stairs, to the point that he was sleeping on her bed while [...]
Ollie’s Exploits in the Showring
Posted by Sally on February 4th, 2009 in Working Dogs
After Ollie’s excellent start to the show year, taking 2 x 1sts at Carlisle, Wish, Ollie and I head off to Ingliston to the the Caledonian Open in excellent spirits (me) and high spirits (Ollie), thinking our Italian Judge would like him.. Franco Barberi (Loch Mor) is a judge I hold in very high regard. [...]
Working Dogs Category
Posted by Sally on February 2nd, 2009 in Working Dogs
This new category of the Rural Diaries will be devoted to working dogs, from breeding to training and their working lives to their daft exploits. Over time I shall introduce you to some of the very special dogs I have the pleasure of knowing .. no not my over fed lumps but real working dogs [...]