Hamish at One Year Old (belatedly)

Well, back to Border Terrier-related matters for the moment. Hamish last made an appearance in April - Easter, if I remember rightly - at 6 months old. As the title says, in a slightly dilatory or (some might say) downright tardy fashion, here is a short entry about The Boy. A year and a bit old now, but what a handsome young buck he's turned into.

Post- wash n brush up, Ellie still being dried

Currently, Hamish is undergoing extra training to try and ensure he doesn't run off when out on walks. We've lost him two or three times, now, and have been reliant upon some kind people to take charge of The Lost Boy and see that he was safely returned.

Hamish and Ellie continue to get along really well, and we are all a little spoilt living where we do, in the New Forest area. Being not too far from the coast, we have variety in our walks but usually default to the forest.

On the prowl!

The training is going well with Hamish. He is an attentive soul now, and his recalls are so good so often that copious amounts of treating are the result.......

Big dog!

This last picture, whilst not being of the greatest quality, serves to illustrate that Hamish has finally grown into his paws. He is quite big, and leggy with it. Ellie looks quite petite alongside him. Oh, and Ellie continues to be Ellie, the most balanced, loving and low-maintenance of dogs.

We retain hopes that Hamish will be so, too, one day.

To finish, sadly we received news that Marley - of twitter, blogosphere and general all-round  good eggedness - passed away this week. Our thoughts are with Marley's family at this time, and it is hard to put into words the amount of pleasure that we've derived from one Border Terrier's tweeting and blogging over the last two years or so. Rest in peace,  @marleyterrier, and God bless your hoomans.