The trip to Logar Valley

The magnificant panorama of the Logar Valley

    Early saturday morning, breakfast and the car safety belt. That can only mean one thing! Roadtrip yippppyyyy. We packed towels (yes I tend to get wet and dirty hihi), blanket for the car seat, sandwiches and waters, phone rang, it was Klemen, I barked...crazy happy excited I started running around the house showing how much I wanna go already, what is taking so long. And so we went, driving about an hour thru Slovenia, among the fields between the mountain cliffs, we finally arrived at the mouth of the most beautiful valley in this country. It just opens up, with white mountain tops gently covered by trees at their feet. What magnificant nature. The Logar valley is the flattest valley I have ever walked, leading all the way up to the waterfall of the river we have in our town, but this water is crystal clear and cold. It's a national park, with romatic little pathways thru the area, which lead to the water fall if you don't take the direct road. We walked about 2 hours to get to the waterfall, meeting people and dogs, played and then I found the best thing...oh yes, the best smelling thing a dog can find in nature...horse poop! Oh my owners weren't happy, I just dived into it, started rubbing my ears in it hihi... the speed of me being pulled away from it was like the lightening, followed by laugher from the people around. Oh come on, can't a dog have a good nature scent. Haha. After a bit, we walked and actually met the creatures who provide such a good smell, hihi, I have met horses and a donkey! Never seen a horse upclose or a donkey in my life. I was scared and sceptic about them, which is good, I didn't invade their privacy, I just looked at them and respected them from afar. After the intial fear, I saw they weren't there to harm anyone, so I just enjoyed their presence and didn't get bothered at all, but I never barked at them, I was polite and so were they.

Already dipped into water and ready to walk

Being calm with other animals

Rehydrating is important hihi

Dry riverbed I was exploring

The waters in the summer subside under the land, making the riverbeds look like a rocky road, I had to explore everything ofcourse hihi. We walked over the road onwards the forest patch and met a big touristic cottage, where a lot of people were and even tho all dogs are supposed to be on a leash, I was kept free most of the time since I behave so well and tourists seemed to enjoy it, comments about how good and trained I am could be heard from people walking by.

Small reststop for people

Here we ate and played, pretty nature

First dip into water a few meters from waterfall Rinka

The water was too cold even for me

And a few pictures Klemen took, so one can see the magnificent nature.

Pascal team

Okay one of me, since I am just supercute

Right before the waterfall, see how behaved I am hihi

Magnus being showered with icy fresh waterfall

What a beautiful day so far. After walking uphill for 20 minutes, we finally got to the waterfall, where the wind was quite strong and the spraying of the cold water got us all soaked hehe. And since I had to explore the surrounding areas, I let go of my ball which the water took down and Magnus had to climb down to get it hehe, but we got it back. A movie right before I let go of the ball.

The waterfall Rinka from afar

 The area was filled with tourists, and the rocky paths were wet and overcrowded, but we got our turn to see it and we safely checked it out. We started walking back, down the steep path from the waterfall when all of sudden, it started raining, and I mean raining, pouring down like mad. Which was quite crazy since we were about 10 kilometers from our parked car hehe. We had to walk really fast by the road to try and get there as soon as possible. We were soaked and tired, since we just walked around 5 hours haha. Fun but cold and wet hihi. We wanted to make a few more stops on the road to see other things we planned, but since we got all wet we had to skip them and plan to do it another day, which is even better since we now have to come back to this area and enjoy the scenery again.

So to sum it up, today I did the following:
- Saw my first waterfall
- Saw a horse and a donkey upclose for the first time
- Enjoyed a good horse poop dive for the first time hihi
- Walked thru one of the national parks for the first time

What an exciting day. Now I am sleeping like a bug, all warm and happy on my pillow on the bed, next to Mag's foot, being hugged by Liza and dreaming of the things I saw today. I also forgot to mention we have baby fish which I can't even see since they r such tiny babies still, but lots of animal love in this house hihi. Cannot wait till the new advanture.

Slovenian Seaside

Today we took a long roadtrip to the slovenian seaside, where I have for the first time met the salty sea.
We started early, and I was still very sleepy from yesterdays walk with Emma, we walked around 15 kilometers all around the cities hills, it was wonderful. We wanted to bring Tara also, but we were afraid her knees weren't up for the challange, sadly. So today we sat in the car, drove to the the pet store to buy cookies and a safety belt for the car for me, then headed off to the coastal area, about 2 - 3 hours away. You can see my safety gear on the picture, very safe for driving and I look very stylish in it hihi.

After a few pee stops, we finally arrived to Piran, a small charming town surrounded by sea. First thing we did, and this hasn't yet happened is I got my own icecream scoop! Dogs are not allowed icecream since it's not the healthiest for us, but my owners said today was a special day. I got a yogurt scoop and loved it! I loved it so much, that the tourists started taking pictures of me, since I was so cute eating it hihi.

That icecream was the best thing anyone can ask for in the scorching heat...well, a close first place with the sea swimming hihi.

After the icecream, we walked around a bit and I just had to pose a little for the german tourists, it's not everyday someone gets to see how cute I am. Hihi.

And then we went to the local Church to see the view and found this cute rock beach under it, where dogs were allowed to swim in...the fun began!

It took me a few minutes to get used to the waves but then we began to form a good relationship, I went up when a wave came and down after it passed and it also brought me sticks and my ball back, nice of them. Hihi.

Magnus and Klemen also join me in the swimming, Maja stayed outside taking pictures instead, I don't blame her, it was a moment to be captured on film hihi.

So much fun, if you take away the yucky taste of the water, but I kept spitting it out si it was fine hihi.

After a very good work out swim, we headed back thru those tiny streets and found a cute pizzeria, where I was put to another test, how will I behave in a resturant. And yes you were correct, I was the most polite, non begging pooch, laying down, drinking my water and nibbling on the pizza crust which my owners and Klemen gave me. I looked at other dogs who passes us by, but didn't care much and continued to behave like a champ. Ofcourse I wouldn't be me, if I didn't shake my rear at some tourists after getting all wet, but they just giggled at it so no harm was done. And I wouln't be me if someone didn't ask if I was a cocker and then commented how huge I am for the breed hehe, what can I say, I was raised with a lot of love, therefor I am huge hihi.
Slowely we drove back home, I spent almost the entire trip sleeping, as you can see:

Stopping for donuts on the way back made my tummy even happier, today was a yummy yummy day, and now I am safely at home, sleeping like an overcooked macaroni, I have earned my rest. What a beautiful advaturous day!

Magnus, me and Klemen

Maja, me and Magnus

Trimming and swimming

Taking a dip

Remember how I said I am on a new mission, which is getting as dirty as I can after a nice bath...well it has happened, I have been washed. Yuck, the smell is so clean and so undoggy, so I had to find a way to completely get rid of it hihi. Everytime we walk to the vineyards, we pass a little river, which is tiny but has sand shores, which ofcourse get into my fur and I am nice and dirty for a long time hihi. That is untill we get home and into a bath. The weather has been really warm, around 20 degrees celsium during the day, very sunny and great for swimming, so I try and take a dip everytime.

Dirty, wet and looking intellegent, oh yes that would be me hihi

My owners decided it's been enough of semi afghan hound look - my fur was so silky and long and completely cottony, great and soft, but it's time for me to get more into a cocker fur now, so we started to trim my back. Trimming is funny, since I am  a boy I ofcourse hate washing, combing, clean in general hihi, but trimming puts me in such amazing sleep, it's so relaxing and massaging, I just doze of a little. The trimmer is such a cute, funky, weird item in my daily routine. Slowely it removes milimeters of my old puppy fur making my fur look fresh and new. As a cocker I am supposed to have 1/3 back fur shortened to give me a proper look, but since shaving isn't the best option proper breeders say, we went with the best option of trimming.

the trimming comb, somewhat like mine

Past few days we have been really busy, we helped with planting fruit trees, I helped with digging and making a mess, while the tiny baby trees were being put into the ground with fertilizer, cow poop, which is by the way very yummy but ofcourse forbidden for me, no fun! Hihi. I did however manage to steal some for my fresh breath and extra fun. Tara and Emma were so tired when we left they didn't even get up to say bye bye, they just slept poor girls, I am an energy machine, draining the poor girls with running and playing. When we take the road there we always meet my friends, Pika and Vas, a red cocker girl, really pretty and Vas looks like Emma, golden retriver boy and we sniff and cry to play, but today I just didn't have the time to stop much for them, I just pulled my owners to get to my two girls as soon as possible, and ofcourse the chewy bones and cookies I just know we are getting as we reach the weekend house hihi. Funny day today, tiring, but after a short nap I am ready to go and play football with my owners again, they don't seem to excited tho, but Magnus did teach me how to play with my feet and not teeth, fun! Back to sleep, hopefully soon we can post a dry picture of me, but I will make damn hard for that not to be possible hihihi.