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Proficient Hunting Retriever

Sunday, 15th of January 2012

Over the course of the last year Silke and Vader have attended training courses organised by The Gundog Club. During these courses Silke taught Vader a lot of useful skills like retrieving, coming back when called by a whistle or staying put on command. The latter is particularly useful when you want him to pose [...]

Vader’s second Birthday

Wednesday, 7th of December 2011

It feels like it was only a few weeks ago when I blogged about Vader’s first birthday. And now he is already two years old and a fully grown dog. But fortunately he is still as playful as a puppy. Here is the traditional photo in the corner of our kitchen to commemorate his second birthday:

Holiday in North Cornwall

Sunday, 27th of November 2011

Silke and I have already been to the southern part of Cornwall last year. Because we liked the beautiful landscape we decided to go back and visit the northern part as well. Silke booked us a nice holiday home on a former Dairy Farm near Widemouth Bay  for the beginning of November. As it was only about 1.5 [...]