Edinburgh pics at long last

Good grief, it's really not like me to be so slack with updating the blog but things have been very busy and this is the first free moment I've had! Anyhow, as promised, here are some photos taken during our weekend in Scotland, starting with the Championship Show.

Like father, like son....

You would be forgiven for thinking this was a picture of Jet, acutally, I had to look twice - it is in fact a photo of his dad! He was at the show too and it was lovely to see him again. Now I can see where Jet gets that guilty/sadsack expression from..! (Although I think his lovely mum, Klara, may have contributed also...especially when a camera is pointed in her direction!)

Here's us doing our stuff in the ring. This was the Junior Dog class. I'm still chuffed to bits that we were placed 4th - it was a strong class of 10 dogs so we did pretty well. (Eve, if you're looking at this picture, don't worry, I readjusted his front feet!!). And lets not forget that we won the Novice Dog class : )

Amazingly, the horrid weather passed over by the time we left the show venue, so it was a nice afternoon for us to go to Holyrood Park and climb Arthur's Seat. Apparently Holyrood Park covers around 650 acres and is slap bang in the middle of the city! Here's a wee history/geography lesson for you: Arthur's seat is actually an extinct volcano and has had its name since the 15th Century. I have to say that I'm glad it is extinct - the experience was hair-raising enough due to the strong gusts of wind that almost knocked me over from the top on more than one occasion..! The view was beautiful though - the Edinburgh skyline, the castle, the Pentlands, the Forth Bridge...

James, Rachel and myself climbed up to the top of Arthur's Seat, whereas Jet must've whizzed up and down at least four times. Where does he get all that energy?!?! (Forget caffeine, perhaps eating dog food is the way forward..). Here's the beastie - being a poser - as usual!

I think the following picture conveys how bl**dy windy it was at the top!

Having descended from the would-be mountain, (and gone to the yard to get the horses in) we went back to Rachel's flat, where Jet and I flaked out and watched Rachel and James cook. Yes, that's right, James was in the kitchen AND assisted with food preparation which was definitely cause for a photo in case I thought I'd dreamt it!

We had a brilliant weekend and hope we can go back and do it again some time (if Rachel will have us.....) x