Tam, Jade and Franky's European Adventure

[Peter and Julie]

Lovely looking woofer! Don't think it matters too much about Jade's adult size. Lots of seats in Frankie.

 

[Northernraider]

looks like big paws to me

Shhhhhh you'll hurt her feelings

 

[Southdowners]

You both look very happy together!

 

[Jasz]

Tam it looks like you and Jade have been very lucky finding each other. She seems to be a lovely young dog and you are giving her the sort of a life that I would have wanted to be able to give a dog, if I had ever had one.

 

[Grianan]

Second Southdowners comment ... not sure who’s the luckier one ... you’re both winning from this partnership. Keep posting the photos, loving following the thread whilst I can’t get away!

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[Northernraider]

The benefit of having a puppy wake you up early is you can catch a sunrise.
Strong winds and heavy rain last night but a clear sky this morning

 

[Hymie]

Morning Tam, whereabouts are you, if you don't mind me asking!

I noticed you were in Garucha recently.

We can't away until early may and are heading for the area between the Cabo and Nerja, some great spots down there.

Hymie

 

[Northernraider]

Morning Tam, whereabouts are you, if you don't mind me asking!

I noticed you were in Garucha recently.

We can't away until early may and are heading for the area between the Cabo and Nerja, some great spots down there.

Hymie

Morning hymie ...at this precise moment im in playa playazo ..nìjar in the cabo de gata nature reserve.
Going along to las negras after breakfast and might take a walk along to the hippie beach

 

[Lenny HB]

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Hope you are paying Jade modelling fees. Love the one on the wall.

 

[Northernraider]

Hope you are paying Jade modelling fees. Love the one on the wall.

She's always posing lol.
And she loves looking out the window ....these are all within the space of an hour this morning lol.
I think maybe I take too many photos of her but she does make me laugh.

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[Shrimp]

Jade’s look has changed quite a lot I noticed it in the carrot photo she look brighter, settled, more interested.
Compare the newest photo with an earlier one-

I know when you live with a dog you don’t see the changes.

 

[scousebird]

Lovely pics of Jade, Tam

 

[Lenny HB]

Looks bigger than when we met her last week.

 

[Northernraider]

Jade’s look has changed quite a lot I noticed it in the carrot photo she look brighter, settled, more interested.
Compare the newest photo with an earlier one-
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I know when you live with a dog you don’t see the changes.

On the contrary I have noticed some changes from when I got her she had quite a dry coat and now she's silky smooth and has a shine to her coat.

Looks bigger than when we met her last week.

I mustn't be able to see that as she still looks tiny to me ..but maybe not noticing if it's subtle.
It's weird because she's eating less ....i try to get her to eat her 3 small meals a day but she tends to just graze when she feels like it and never eats it all.

Loves mooching round for stuff she's not meant to eat though although doesn't eat most of it just chews things.

 

[Northernraider]

Had her off the leash on the beach again this morning she had a ball ...worn herself out she's now crashed out again.

I've moved along to las negras so I think I'll go explore a bit while she sleeps as I have to get her more used to being left alone.

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[nicholsong]

Are you serious?
My awning is about 7 metres long there's no danger I'm winding that out by myself.
I've never used it.

You serious?

Then it is going to be a hot and/or burnt summer in Iberia for you - wuzz.

And what about Jade? Will get hot inside for her.

Get winding not whinging Oh Please!. You could try greasing it when it is out.

 

[hilldweller]

My awning is about 7 metres long there's no danger I'm winding that out by myself.

You probably can. Out a bit, drop the legs and walk it out.

But that's a hell of a sail. You need to really nail it down with straps or a mild wind will have it over the top. I witnessed this in Marjal, a FUNster was erecting a similar sized one with full safari room. Wind got up before it was finished and at least 6 FUNsters were hanging on to it. He took it down and never tried again.

 

[Northernraider]

You serious?

Then it is going to be a hot and/or burnt summer in Iberia for you - wuzz.

And what about Jade? Will get hot inside for her.

Get winding not whinging Oh Please!. You could try greasing it when it is out.

I bought her an umbrella

 

[Northernraider]

You probably can. Out a bit, drop the legs and walk it out.

But that's a hell of a sail. You need to really nail it down with straps or a mild wind will have it over the top. I witnessed this in Marjal, a FUNster was erecting a similar sized one with full safari room. Wind got up before it was finished and at least 6 FUNsters were hanging on to it. He took it down and never tried again.

Yes I've had smaller awnings end up over the roof so I'll not bother with this one.
Especially the winds I've had in this trip that often come out of nowhere

 

[Northernraider]

A few pics from las negras

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[poki]

that pup has done more sight seeing and been on more trips in a week than i have done in a year not fair


Silvia

 

[jtp890]

Did you park by the playground, just off the road to the campsite. Stayed last year no problems .
Down by the pebble beach at the centre of the village is fantastic late on Friday and Saturday, there is a bar beahside and the music and wacky backy smell is unbelievable.There is a pizza place upstairs in a shopping mall at entrance to village which is well worth a try.

 

[Northernraider]

that pup has done more sight seeing and been on more trips in a week than i have done in a year not fair


Silvia

Yes she will be a very well travelled pup

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Im starting to wonder if she is only 3 months old ....she seems way to clever for that.

on a "sniff" walk it feels like I've had her years I'm sure she's dislocated my arm.


How something weighing 4.9kg can bring someone weighing 95kg to an abrupt halt amazes me. And she finds something to sniff every 2 feet.

 

[Northernraider]

Did you park by the playground, just off the road to the campsite. Stayed last year no problems .
Down by the pebble beach at the centre of the village is fantastic late on Friday and Saturday, there is a bar beahside and the music and wacky backy smell is unbelievable.There is a pizza place upstairs in a shopping mall at entrance to village which is well worth a try.

Yes quite a few vans here but I feel overdressed as they are all homebuilds or mid 80's wagons. ..has a very hippie feel to this town it's quite cool ....lots of old dudes with dreads and as you say the stench of Mary joanna is rife.

Spotted the beachbar and the pizza place ...its a nice wee town and busy for its size

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[Val 3 dogs]

I would be telling Jade that when she is on the lead stopping at every interesting sniff is not acceptable - there are "on duty " times to stay close to Dad and keep moving and "off duty,relax" times when it is ok to dawdle and sniff.

 

[Northernraider]

I would be telling Jade that when she is on the lead stopping at every interesting sniff is not acceptable - there are "on duty " times to stay close to Dad and keep moving and "off duty,relax" times when it is ok to dawdle and sniff.

Yeah I'm trying to do that but seriously I'm either constantly pulling at her or she's wrapped round the legs

We will get there hopefully

 

[Reallyretired]

Weve been back in the UK two days now. Looking forward to going back to Spain mid May, unless its tooo hot in which case we may stay in France. Your pictures are keeping me going in the meantime.

 

[Northernraider]

Weve been back in the UK two days now. Looking forward to going back to Spain mid May, unless its tooo hot in which case we may stay in France. Your pictures are keeping me going in the meantime.

I'll just be glad when it evens out it goes from being very hot back to full and cold then there's the wind which is sometimes really strong...i expected it to be warmer but I suppose it's better than back home.

I'd have liked it to be steady so I could climatise

 

[Val 3 dogs]

One thing i will be glad of us when her nose calms down a bit and when she asks out for a pee she does the pee instead of mooching round to see what she can eat.
7am this morning she woke me up ...i too needed a pee but not wanting a mess on the floor I got dressed and took her out
She then spent 10 minutes mooching to see what she coukd eat while I'm walking round practically cross legged.

And then when we come back in she falls back asleep and I'm wide awake .....little stinker.

I was reading a piece by a top Canadian dog trainer on how she house trains young pups, if she is woken by them wanting to go out at night they are put on a lead and walked briskly to a predetermined spot, ( possibly where they had their late night pee before going to bed),the chosen command ie "pee time " or whateveris given , then the trainer stands with them in that one spot til they "perform".
They are then praised and made much of before being taken straight back in doors. General mooching, playing etc is not permitted on these nocturnal trips.
I did not bring my current young collie up with these rules and she thinks the middle of the night is an ideal time for a game of football lol.

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