Bruno – Just because im a Leonberger and I look stupid, it does not mean I am!

Tapa – We have to apologise for Tapa he uses a swear word, he has some issues you see.

Khumbu – I am a Siberian Husky and I love to sing

Laying down to eat food helps save energy

But what to do when you get back from the walk and after a swim.  Most years I have dug a number of shallow holes around the garden, this year I went for a couple but 1 in particular I liked so much I kept working on it. You see the Hu’parents built the wood a shelter to protect the wood from the worst of the weather during the winter and I have turned this into my best hole. I have to share it with some left over wood but its good for chewing on. Its a great place to hang out, so if im not inside the house im in the wood shelter den.

Finding somewhere cool to lay inside the house

Below are some pictures for you to see how to excavate one for yourself.

Choose your area carefully, make sure you will be comfy and happy

This is one I was not happy with, the cat kept wanting to join me

Let the work begin

Try it out again for size

Excavate some more until you are 100% happy with it

Yep seems ok

Try a different position

Have a chew on a stick

Have a little rest

Nip in for a little icecream

Excavate some more to make sure you reach the really cool earth

Take another nap to ensure all is good this time

You too can reach this kind of happiness

Can you tell whos voice is whos?

Anyway the hu’parents went shopping and whilst they were out shopping I could not resist a bit of redesigning of the sofa. Hope you like it, the hu’parents were oh so not happy. No pleasing some people.

The sofa

The first acequia we pass

The 2nd acequia, we have to take a detour to this one. Can you see us?

Me in the 3rd acequia, the biggest & most fun

Bruno walking up the acequia

And to finish a short little video of us playing in the acequia when the water was running quite fast. Dont you just love the sound of running water.

Bruno looking happy in the muddy swimming pool

The humans now have to work out how to clean the pool, but in the meantime, here is a video of me and Bruno in the pool. You will see that I was very nervous at first about going in as I could not see the bottom of the pool or the last step, but I soon got the hang of it. Oh and Hu’mum apologies about the video, she has no sound on her computer at the moment so cant hear whats happening on the video.

Bruno was a good boy and followed Hu’mum down the steps on the first day. I was not so sure, I stayed at the top step crying, so after 5 days Hu’mum and Hu’dad left my harness on after my walk and dragged me kicking and screaming down the steps and into the pool. I was so pleased with myself, I ran around the pool loving it. Seems that was all I needed, now they have created a pool monster, I wont stay out of it, they even put toys in for me wooooo.

Below are a few pictures showing the us in the pool and the new steps.

My first time in the pool, see I have my harness on

Me in the big pool all by myself

Doing my cool down stretches after my morning walk

Do I look a happy husky?

Playing with the hole in the pool, dig dig dig

Playing with a toy

Me, Khumbu, going up the steps and out of the pool

Me - Tapa

Early afternoon I looked like this after Auntie Emma came to visit and decided to brush me!

Not happy about the new look

Then the humans decided it was time I had a new look, lost the dreadlocks and smartened up. Out came the scissors

Getting a hair cut

Next shockingly came a bath

Getting washed all over

Not sure im happy about this

Now really there is no need to post this picture

Then I got to dry off. We went to investigate someone walking past the house

small, medium and large

Khumbu and Bruno were a real pain, they would not leave me alone. I think they thought there was a new pup in the house. Khumbu kept trying to get me to play, does he not realise the trauma ive just been through. Bruno just ran around after me with a strange squeak coming from him!! Ive had to be very harsh on Bruno because he was a real pest.

So it seems this is my new look, what do you think of it??

Sat on the roof terrace

Me - Tapa

My first time in the sea

Hu’mum and Hu’dad kept saying they were going to take me and yesterday the weather was perfect, not too hot and not too cold. We all jumped into the pickup and away we went.

Oh I had so much fun, me and Bruno ran straight to the sea. Neither of us swam but we went far enough out to get our tummys wet. I chased a few birds, sniffed everything and ran everywhere. They say you can see Africa on a clear day!! I was not allowed off my lead as there was too much space and many distractions for me to run away. There is a video below the photos, we hope you enjoy looking at them. Notice how my big brother Bruno will not allow me into the deeper water!

Having fun

Watching a bird

Turn your back to the sea & you can see the snowy Sierra Nevada. Lanjaron sits below the peak on the left

On top of the kennel roof

After being caught up there I thought I would sit and act cute to not get into trouble, it worked, they found it rather funny in the end, works every time, woooo.

Sitting down, trying to look my cutest

Locating the onions

So off went me and mum into the garden. Bruno and Tapa stayed by the pool as its cooler there, but I had to be with mum to keep an eye on things and make sure weeding was done correctly. She always makes me wear my collar outside, not sure why but she does.

Here I am resting in the long grass

After a while it got too hot so I went and found myself another kennel, its where the rotavator is normally stored.

Nice and cool in the rotavator kennel!

After a little more time I thought id best check out and make sure the weeding was being done ok and that all was safe

Checking all is ok

Then I went to lay in the shade again.

Laying in the shade

And thats when it all happened! I was checking out the other side of the garden to make sure it was safe, ok I was bored really, when those pesky cats made me chase them. I could not help myself, the torment, they want to be chased they enjoy it, I certainly do.

Checking out the other side of the garden amongst the onions

Those pesky cats caught my attention

So off I went, up the garden through the onions, down the embankment and off into the distant olive trees. Blimey it was a bit too hot for running around though.  Mum took Bruno out to help look for me which he enjoyed but he then got hot, none of us were out for long, I never go far, im to scared to be on my own.

Cooling off in the green water of the swimming pool

So then I got tied up, I was told that if I wanted to be outside with mum and couldnt be trusted then thats how it was to be from now on. The cheek!

Tied to the olive tree!

Just to finish off the story, im now banned!  Work out for yourself what I did! woooooo wooooo

Khumbu and Bruno have added another summit of the 3000m peaks here in the Sierra Nevada to their list. Cerro de Caballo stands at 3009m high above Lanjaron, the lowest of the peaks. It was rather warm for us all but a great day enjoyed in the mountains. They now have 3 ticked off, Mulhacen 3482m (the highest), Veleta 3398 (2nd highest), and Caballo 3009m, 28 to go!!

Contemplating the meaning of life

Watching Bruno have a swim

Bruno after his swim

Me on the summit of Cerro de Caballo

Khumbu & Bruno on the summit of Veleta

Yep on Monday we went up Veleta at 3394m high, a  5 hour round trip. Bruno and Khumbu made it aswell so they are knocking off the mountains well and truly. It was very cold on the way up as it was windy.

We all had good fun especially on the way down as there was still plenty of snow for sliding down the mountain which of course the dogs loved.

Again they spent the next day sleeping off their high adventures, they also took a dip in the swimming pool which is up and running now.

Khumbu & mum on the summit of Veleta