a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

12 years old today (06/06/2017) I won again!

  Morning glory with Spot and Harriet

Out snigging today, and, below, the view of the Tamar valley from Greenscombe, with a snowy Dartmoor in the distance

and instructions for drawing a dog

Turning grey and grizzled, waiting for something to happen, Spot is a senior citizen now. and spot the cow

It is a sorry season for hay fever sufferers. The white smoke just visible in the grass is pollen released as Harriet swept through carryi...

well, this is probably the best and most important day of my life, I came FIRST in the over 8 years old class, and Harriet came nowhere (s...

 red, green, yellow and blue, everything is appearing  a tortoiseshell on ragged robin   a small skipper on campion  a f...

It's in the genes, Spot following in his mother's footsteps (see link ).

Spot, some pheasant's eyes and some dog violets

Can we come for a walk too?

Today's guest dog Ron (Warnham R, see link ), retired racer, doing spirit of running with his friends.

"Take me to your Biscuit, now!"

Alfie, today's guest dog. I have no idea what he was doing in the top picture, possibly looking for water-fowl or otters, but we ha...

we have spent a very pleasant week in Kalkan, Turkey, hence the lack of pictures of heavy rain. All the dogs run wild but seem well cared...

Spot following in his mother's footsteps ( link )

Photographic proof that some collies can swim! Meg will do anything to get hold of a stick before Harriet and Spot. Most collies we know ...

Hard though it is to believe it has been hot and sunny for almost two weeks now. This is the first spell of decent summer weather we have...

Both the rabbit and Spot remained stock still for 5 minutes, each waiting for the other to make the first move thus creating the first st...

Carletta took us for a walk on Thursday at Old Solomons Farm where the ramsons are out. Ramsons appear to be flourishing everywhere loc...