Took Murphy for a weeks holiday to Suffolk recently. We had lovely weather, with lots of long walks on the beach and visited a few dog friendly pubs. He had his first swim in a ditch surrounding a field - he thought it was lovely, but the sides were very steep. However, despite our worries he managed to get out no problem and promptly shook green/brown water all over me. After that we couldn't keep him out of the sea.
Lots of wild rabbits in the village we stayed in, which kept him busy and he became a popular visitor to the local pub where we met another Munsterlander owner. It was good to find that his dog behaved in the same way as Murphy and that he was perfectly normal! For example, being so excited when we return home as if we'd been gone for a week when it had only been 10 minutes and barking a lot.
We were amazed how many people came up to us recognising the breed and he certainly attracts a lot of attention wherever we go. They are definitely a very striking looking breed.
We are now looking after our friends bearded collie for 2 weeks who is over 11 years old. They seem to be getting on pretty well, although Murphy doesn't understand why he won't play with him.
Murphy is progressing quite well at dog training and has moved up to a class with older dogs, although he seems to forget how to walk to heel when we go out normally (too many smells and birds etc). Hopefully he'll get the hint eventually.
Weather not so good this week. It has been so dry that I had forgotten what a pain it is to have to dry off the dog after being out, especially when he loves leaping through the wet crops in the fields.
