Hot temperatures – for weeks – characterise this summer as well on the Continent as in England.
That means for the dogs: collars off...
...and enjoy a cool bath in the pond...
...or a lovely walk at the beach!
Therefore we had the idea to set off to "cool" Scotland...
...to meet some old and new Swedish friends.
It was really a good and "hot" idea - in the truest sense of the word!
Fortunately the training ground at Glenisla at Graham Slater - Oakshot Gundogs- offers everything...
...everything a (retriever) heart desires - including water!
Graham never tires to give us a lot of tips for the Novice dogs...
...and to set challenging tests for our Open dogs!
Summary: dream weather, dream setting, dream ground... - any time again!
In return, Inga-Lena and Leif are visiting us at Whitethorn together with Carina, Kenneth, Karina and Leif...
...and of course we train our dogs (pictured: Leif with Falcon in the lovely landscape of Farndale).
It is vey dry - even in North Yorkshire...
...but the heather is blooming...
...and it is a must to do some photographs!
Finally a photo from Falcon, Fake and their mother Zoe.
And now it is time to say goodbye and to wait...
...to wait for the next visitors: Maja, Jessica and brother Flynn.
And as another surprise: a training session with Fake's yellow brother Fenton...
A real family affair with strong winds - how hot is that?!?
Not as hot as expected was the lunar eclipse end of July - we had storm and rain (finally)...
...but the next evening was beautiful - and we even saw the full moon!