Too Big to Be a Lapdog?

My people say I'm too big to still be a lapdog ... I don't think so.

Paris

Margriet went to Paris last weekend to visit a friend from school (Daphne). Another friend from the Netherlands (Tessa) also joined them. They seemed to have had a great time although I think there was too much talking and drinking coffee for my liking. Good thing I was having a great 'boys weekend' with Gunnar in Oxford. I liked the pictures though, especially the ones of the strange coloured animals in a fountain ... apparently they moved as well ... I would quite like to see them from close by.

Hinton Open Trial and Tusmore Park

Today we went to see the Hinton Open Trial. This is a working trial organised by my school. At first, I didn't realise we were there just to watch and thought I had to do all kind of complicated things. I was all excited, but eventually quite glad when I could just watch the older dogs. After all, I have only been going to this new school since January.

After watching the trial we went for a great walk in Tusmore Park. Lots of space to run around and interesting things to see as well, like people on horses who opened gates without getting off their horse - very clever! We also saw Tusmore House ... a very posh house that was originally built in 1770, but had to be rebuilt twice because of fires. This was just what I needed after the excitement of this morning.

Oxford Canal

It's time for more pictures and information about Oxford. Going for a walk alongside Oxford Canal is very nice. You'll find loads of birds on the water and banks, romantic paths and people who actually live on curious boats. This is a great place to explore and relax.

University Church of St Mary the Virgin

From University Church of St Mary the Virgin's tower you've got an amazing view of 'Oxford's college world'.

High Street

On High Street you can find nice shops, modern companies and traditional colleges side by side. A very nice and exciting mixture of the old and new.

Another Expedition With Smudge

Run For Fun

Stiles Are No Problem For Us

Having a Picnic in Broughton Park

Listening Live to the German Bundesliga

Smudge Visiting

We had a visitor yesterday! Britt had to go into London and asked us to look after Smudge. That was a great idea. We picked him up at noon and went for a nice walk at Shotover. Chasing, exploring, playing - you name it. It was fun! Afterwards I showed Smudge round at our place and we had a nice afternoon nap. The boys were behaving exemplary. Time flied and finally we enjoyed ourselves in South Park before Smudge had to go home. I admit that it was not easy for me to share my people's attention with another dog for several hours, but I'm very much looking forward to Smudge's next visit anyway.

Magdalen Bridge

I think it's time to show you around Oxford a bit. In the first picture you can see Magdalen Bridge which is on our way into the city centre. The tower in the background belongs to Magdalen College. Standing on the bridge you can see funny flat boats called punts. My people promised to take me punting in the summer. I'm not completely convinced that's a good idea though.

Christ Church Meadow

Christ Church Meadow is one of my favourite spots in Oxford. It's very nice to go there for a walk and chase some birds. I don't dare take on the swans though. At the moment flowers sprout everywhere so I'm looking forward to our first picnic of the year. By the way: You can enlarge the pictures on my blog by clicking on them.

Another Fancy Sock

This morning I had my paw checked again. It's healing well, nevertheless I got another fancy sock. Never mind! On Saturday I will be alive and kicking again. Which sock do you like best? The old blue-yellow or the new green-yellow one?

Walk to the Perch

On Saturday we went for a nice walk to the Perch at Port Meadow. Carola and Jill joined us and it was very nice to see them again. My people put me on the lead all the time because of my injured paw though. In my opinion they're overprotective.

Cool Sock

Don't worry. I'm fine, but when we came home from our afternoon walk today, one of my paws was bleeding rather heavily. It didn't hurt at all, but we didn't know what exactly happened and played it safe. Jenny, our vet in Oxford, comes from the Netherlands and she is very nice. Nevertheless, I don't particularly like treatments. There was a big cut in my paw though so I had to clench my teeth. In the end I did pretty well and now I'm wearing a cool sock!

First Flowers

It's very nice and warm in Oxford at the moment and we're rejoicing in the first flowers of the year.

AC/DC

On Sunday Gunnar went to the AC/DC concert in Dortmund accompanied by his friends Mark and Till. The lads had a great time together and enjoyed very much being rockers again. Besides, Saturday was a very special day as well because Sandra and Till's third child, Stella Nike, was born. We congratulate the Gottstein family on their new member :-) !!!

Woodstock and Blenheim Palace

Yippieh! We went on another journey of exploration. This time our destination was Blenheim Palace in Woodstock. In the beginning the sun was shining, but later on it became quite windy and rainy. Never mind! The landscape was fantastic and we had a great time.