Tuesday 4 March 2008

WARNING! This posting contains images of dogs in shops which some viewers may find disturbing (you know who you are)

Andrea was looking after Charlie for the weekend. First we meet them both on the market for coffee and mingling with the local community and lots of attention for the doggies.Then we walk to Islington along the canal. The boys have a quick dip along the way. This was Hamish's first time swimming this year, Radio would have been proud of his star pupil since it really was quite cold.
Then we go shopping for some new chairs and they let us bring Hamish and Charlie inside with us.Then we went shopping for clothes and again they let us in even though this shop was quite posh. They soon got bored though.On Sunday we went to Victoria park and met some great new mates for Hamish. This is Feedback, she's a real tomboy and likes to play very rough. She's half boxer and half lurcher.
This is Coco a Neopolitan Mastiff whom Hamish adored. They only played gently though because he's got hip dysplasia even though he's only 2 years old.Next we took Hamish to Steven's studio where we did a bit more for the 'Urban Vizsla' photoshoot. We're still gathering evidence to support our case that Vizsla's can be happy townie dogs. This will continue for the rest of Hamish's life of course.
I think ginger and concrete go very well together in the afternoon sunlight.
Hamish get's very frustrated inside the studio...he just can't understand why he can't just run around chewing on everything he can reach. It smells so very interesting.Then he met his old mate Danny on the way home in London Fields. Danny is very independent but they do run around a bit together sometimes if Danny's in the mood. Finally in the favourite corner of 'his' sofa, an exhausted Hamish pup almost falls asleep sitting up.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Some great pictures there Hamish. You look like you have loads of friends.

All the best

Charlie said...

boo people who didn't like you in their shops. I like going into shops too - i'd like to go into the butcher's shop the most but for some reason i have to stay outside that one. The Kennel club wants to make more places let dogs in - take some stickers to your favourite shops! http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/1664

The Oceanside Animals said...

That's so cool! Here in California, pretty much the only stores that will let a dog in are home & garden centers (especially the outdoor ones) and pet stores. It's a shame, because our vizslas love going out and meeting people, and hate being left at home.

Hamish said...

Great to hear from you Dennis. Thanks for linking us on your web page. I've returned the favour. I'm so very glad to hear yours get in the bed too. It's is frowned on a lot in Vizsla circles over here, so I'm glad you gave me the confidence to come 'out' about it. Now I want to shout it from the treetops - "Hamish McKahn sleeps in the bed".

Oh, yes and he also falls out of bed a lot too.