Swedish Vallhunds and Lancashire Heelers
Fun and Games
We had a double birthday party,Tag is now 15 and Woody 5 with all their friends, now this is what you
call a party, how many vallhunds can you see ?
call a party, how many vallhunds can you see ?
Last year I used a dog from Finland to get my puppies from Secret, his owner very kindly asked if I would like to visit them at home sometime, so when I said I was thinking of going to The World Show in Sweden she said why don’t I go to Finland from there so I did, I asked my friend Wendy if she would like to join me of course she said yes, well who wouldn’t, so off we went, it was really great because my friend in Finland sorted everything out for us, as she has one of my pups who she had entered at the World Show it was even better, we had a great time in Sweden then went by boat to Finland, we stayed in the forest which is partly owned by them (pictures below), while we were there she arranged for some friends and their Vallhunds to meet us, it was really nice to meet the dogs and their owners, we also visited 5 or 6 breeders in Finland many of whom had puppies for us to see, everyone is so friendly we were welcomed by all.
Where we stayed was like going back many years, the water was from a well, it was so fresh, we had a proper Sauna and that was unforgettable, that then heated all the water for washing up and washing us, it was great, the lakes are huge and lovely to swim in, I think the most weird thing was that it did not get dark, we would be sitting outside at the fire cooking waffles and other things for supper at 11.30 at night and it was still daylight, I was determined to see a Moose so we went walking in the forest at about 12 midnight until about 1.30 am on 2 or 3 occasions and still didn’t see one, all we did see were glow worms and flowers (pictures below) because of the midges we had to wear hats and coats (that’s Wendy below with the cap on back to front ready to out for a midnight walk). We stayed the last 3 days in Helsinki that was back to reality.
We were also fortunate that at the end of the week in Finland it was the Finnish Swedish Vallhund show, we had a great day there as well.
We had a great time and want to thank everyone for welcoming us. I hope to go back again sometime.
Where we stayed was like going back many years, the water was from a well, it was so fresh, we had a proper Sauna and that was unforgettable, that then heated all the water for washing up and washing us, it was great, the lakes are huge and lovely to swim in, I think the most weird thing was that it did not get dark, we would be sitting outside at the fire cooking waffles and other things for supper at 11.30 at night and it was still daylight, I was determined to see a Moose so we went walking in the forest at about 12 midnight until about 1.30 am on 2 or 3 occasions and still didn’t see one, all we did see were glow worms and flowers (pictures below) because of the midges we had to wear hats and coats (that’s Wendy below with the cap on back to front ready to out for a midnight walk). We stayed the last 3 days in Helsinki that was back to reality.
We were also fortunate that at the end of the week in Finland it was the Finnish Swedish Vallhund show, we had a great day there as well.
We had a great time and want to thank everyone for welcoming us. I hope to go back again sometime.
The Vallhunds, owners and some friends that were rounded up in Finland to meet us
having a bit of fun.
having a bit of fun.
On the left is the sauna
This was our bedroom
This is near the lake, these are the old type mangles where they wash all the big mats etc
This is just a small part of one of the lakes where we had a swim
These bulls were in a field near the mangles, they look like Welsh Black/Galloway crosses to me
I saw this beautiful Lilly in the middle of the forest when we were on our midnight walks.
A lovely little glow worm one of many seen in the forest.
We had some fun taking the pictures for the annuals this year
If you buy the Dog World Annual
you will see the picture above,
which has really caused some fun.
If you buy the Our Dogs Annual
you will see the picture on
the right.
If you buy the Dog World Annual
you will see the picture above,
which has really caused some fun.
If you buy the Our Dogs Annual
you will see the picture on
the right.