Winter Woes Walking the dog with a brisk northerly breeze blowing horizontal sleet in to your face does bring you to question the worth of having a dog, an active dog and a border collie in particular. I know plenty of dog owners who would have stayed at home today, maybe give the dog a little bit… December 5, 2011 8:06 pm
Glorious Eskdale Before winter encased us all in its icy (or so it seems) grip myself and Mist headed off for a couple of days in the South West lakes and in particular Wasdale & Eskdale. My favourite (cheap and near the pub) campsite at Wasdale Head provided the base with Mist delighting in being allowed to… October 19, 2011 5:15 pm
Mist’s Summer Frolics Just like the weather Mist has had a very mixed Summer. OK some of the walks have been quite good, particularly those walks with the family but this has been mixed with the indignity of a taster weekend in kennels and being spayed. I think she found the kennels fine but who really knows whether… September 14, 2011 10:36 am
Enjoying Wasdale Preparing for some multi day trips later in the summer Mist and I took off for a 2 day visit to Wasdale. Wastwater is always an adventure to me but an overnight stop in a tent with an untried 1 year old border collie promised to be less so. My experience of sharing a tent… May 24, 2011 3:32 pm
Mist & the Outdoors in Spring Tricky times to have a young border collie. Lambs are being born and birds are nesting which makes walking a young dog a more difficult venture. Dogs, particularly collies need exercise yet landowners are perfectly within their rights to protect their livelihood. The phrase ‘under control’ which is seen all over the countryside is misplaced… April 13, 2011 1:05 pm
Dog Training for Mist Dog training for Border Collies revolves round one key element, CONTROL. This is particularly so for farm animals (which Mist is) with their natural instinct to chase, round up and herd. Fortunately they are probably the most intelligent of dogs and eager to learn. I have in the last couple of months been able to… March 9, 2011 4:01 pm
Pleasures & Problems Mist is really fun to walk with. Tearing around, leaping, jumping and panting happily. She never seems to get tired when walking like poor old Bracken, who cannot even walk a mile without collapsing! We always bring a ball when we go for Mist’s evening walk and you can tell that she wants to play… January 13, 2011 8:38 pm
The Early Days of Mist The snowy conditions of the last week has been the most exciting time of Mist’s short life. Heading out for a walk was always a moment of great thrills but now it is even better – she simply belts around in circles , snuffling in to any wind-blown snow drifts, rolling and leaping. December 1, 2010 4:46 pm
