Spring and landscaping

We have been taking advantage of the beautiful summerish weather that has been lately, temperatures so high that we are warm and want to swim, well I do swim hihi. My owners have decided to do some rearraging of the land where they planted the new fruit bushes, we are leveling the edges and highering the ground by a few meters, to create this beautiful leveled ground balcony above the forest. I am ofcourse the biggest helper, no joke!, I am in charge of all the annoying roots that are entangled under the land where we dig for soil. And how good I am at that, my owners are so proud, I help out a lot. I even help in the greenhouse at home, preventing the cats from destroying anything. Although my tail does more damage if I get happy haha.

Spring flowers in bloom and others awaking

A few days ago, I wasn't completely myself, on walks I often sat down for no reason. Maja started exploring what it could be and ended up with a conclussion that it might be my anal glands. I know! So weird, to think I have this little pockets which might be annoying if overly filled or infected. But my owners being themselfs, lovingly decided that we should definetly try and clean them. Yuck you might think, it was, but worth it. I was such a good boy, usualy, I wouldnt allow my tail to be lifted, but as soon as they tried it, I calmed down and let them do whatever they want to, since they are kind enough to touch my pooper, I might as well be thankful hehe. We cleaned those glands out and I was as if I was reborn! I felt amazing! I started being all happy and cheerful, as if I was in pain and felt instant relief. Gratefully I kissed them and haven't sat down without a reason since.

Happy dog I am lately hihi, and so often, almost everytime we walk up to the vineyards, we meet deer. My nose has learned to pick up their scent and I try to track them, but if I am called back I need to end my search and return, but my instincts are developing hihi. We actually took a few pictures from the walk to the vineyards. You can see how happy I am knowing where we are going.

Faster then the speed of light hihi

 And when we arrive, I get kicked, bitten, squeesed by my two big girls, all in a loving way ofcourse, they are just huge and very excited to see me. Emma and Tara love me beyond belief, and we always have fun. Emma is the little trouble maker, who always makes sure Tara seems like the one who did the bad thing hehe, and Tara, she is a peackeeper. She will always step between me and a stray dog, or come between me and Emma if we are playing to rough. She is huge and scary to those who don't know her, but me...I kiss her mouth when she growls at me, and put my tiny head insde her mouth. Hehe it may seem scary to those around, but she wouldn't hurt me, she adores me. My two lazy girls in the sun: one cannot even imagine how you are not supposed to love them and their big noses, no wonder I kiss them all the time hihi, my pretty, a little overweight girls hehe. Emma's stomach is still not back to normal and the fact she has that retriver look while begging for snacks doesn't help her either hehe. But Tara's leg is a lot better now, so we can chase the local dog which always comes for a visit. He is very friendly, 16 years old shepard mix, who can jump fences and pees everywhere haha, but he is harmless and loving and always nice to greet. But back to my pretty little gals:

Lazy, cooling of in the shade, my girl Emma

Tara enjoying the sun rays, my big loving girl

Beautiful days ahead, we even met Sophie on the way home, which was cool. Spring is a fun time, so many new smells and many new adventures. We will post more pictures of our landscaping projects as soon as they are a bit more developed so you can see how much work went into it and how amazing it looks after...and don't forget..I am the root master! I dug out all the roots, all by myself hihi.

Muddy dirty helper

Noone can say dirty isn't adorable

  
Today was another sunny day, we walked up for lunch, to meet a lot of people and doggy friends. Lyra was there, we played like crazy, and so were my two ladies, who always greet me with a loving bite and a sniff hihi. We were running a little late, since Maja's arm is still in a lot of pain.Two nights ago, Maja,Liza and I fell alseep together, she was holding me all night and elevating my head, while Liza slept on top of my tummy and she ended up with an inflamed muscle and nerve in the arm. She said it's worth it, since us two sleep like the cutest animals ever hihi. Love hurts I guess, woof. But when I fall alseep next or on top of one of my owners, I sleep like in a coma hehe, nothing bothers me and it's very relaxing for all of us, but I am quite a big doggy and not as light as one would hope in this case hihi.
    But more about today, another fun working day at the vineyards, playing with wooden sticks and making a mess of my fur. I end up so dirty, it's almost impossible to know my original fur color, but it's soooo much fun! Maja finally got to use her soldering gun to engrave wood plates with names of her newly planted bushes and trees, and it all came out so cute. Her sister used it to type since she cannot use her hand properly, and her sisters penmanship is very nice. After the naming, we went down to the trees and hammered the plates in, plates I wasnt allowed to use as a toy, but, it ended up looking cute and I got thrown a few other sticks, but Lyra stole most of them from me hihi. Fun for everyone. Magnus and the boys worked down by the forest also, chopping wood and cutting apart the huge logs, I am not allowed to be close to them at the time of chainsawing, but I do keep running between my owners like a maniac, which leads me to sleep all night after hehe. A few cute pictures taken today, one can see how much love and teamwork it takes for things to be pretty and enjoyable for the three of us and ofcourse everyone around us hihi.

Lyra and I running around with sticks

Stealing a kiss from the hardworking people

Begging for my sticks from the hardworking people

Always staying close to the hardworking people hihi

Our peach tree, which will grow into an 8 shape

Super fun, but exhausting day, I ran, swam, played, ate....I enjoy myself everyday, but I really like days, where I end up falling asleep as soon as we shower me hehe. Oh and I forgot, on the waalk up, we again met three beautiful deers, which ran 10 meters infront of us, I was in shock and stood still observing how beautiful they are when they run, but after when I was allowed, I went and sniffed their tracks from uphill to the brook below hihi. Nature is so magnificant isn't it, so much life and love, no matter how many animals I meet, I just cannot stop moving and smelling the air filled with life. Beautiful warm doggy day hihi, Nighty night.

Spoils from Norway

Today's day was quite emotional for my owners as they watched a documentary about dog breeders and kennel clubs, who breed dogs for cosmetic purpuses, which leads to a lot of diseases and suffering. Many of the pedigree dogs are deformed and in a lot of pain, which also leads to shorter lifespans and bad quiality of life, just so that people would pay a lot of money and enjoy their pretty on the outside show dogs and cats.

And since we got so spoiled by the loving and kind Mrs. Berit, Magnus' mom, whom I cannot wait to meet one day and give a big sloppy kiss hihi, we decided to do something good for the enviroment and living beings in the wild, which are too far away to be helped by us personally. We did a small thing, but with a large heart.

We bought me an eco friendly toy, which Animal Planet's ROAR programme sells to fund and help out the animals in shelters, rehabilitations and wild life preservation.

The toy is so awesome! It is made out of recycled materials and with a recycled squeeker inside! The board it came on is really cute also, all recycled and with vegetable ink used for printing hehe.


I am an eco dog! Hihi.

 

     Since I really like all animals, and my owners don't want me to ever try and harm a single being, we decided to go for a fluffy Squirrel, which has a very hairy tail and they were correct in their choice, I am absolutely in love with it. And knowing that by me playing with it helps save or better someone's life is the best way I as a dog can help the pretty world I live in. Then I will play with it even more passionately. We also spoiled the cats, fish and our turtles with snacks and new foods hihi.

Thank you Mrs. Berit for the coolest fluffy toy hihi!

We found this beautiful quote on a animal shelter page...me as an animal have to agree hihihi ):

"He is your friend, your partner, your dog. 
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true,
to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Author Unknown

Spring has arrived!

February has been very weird, the temperatures went from minus 20 into plus 25 within a week or two, extreme changes and we haven't yet adjusted to it. Today we walked up to the vineyards, to take advantage of such a beautiful day, it was very warm, 20 plus degrees and sunny. We met a deer in the forest, which I scented and ran after, but when I was called, I turned and came back to my owners, Yes! I am that much of a good boy hihi. We are so exhausted today, Maja and I planted the last Tayberry she had, next to her blueberry and her yellow raspberry, down by the forest where two very old pillars are barely still standing, but she likes it since it seems charming. I helped dig the soil and I managed to make the job a lot easy. We are off to bed, but before a few pictures of the spring and me.

First spring flowers greet us on the way up

From left: Tayberry, me, Blueberry and Raspberry, yum yum:)