The day each year when Mr Dog and I take the old Algund-Vellau chairlift and then the bucket lift up to the Meraner high alpine path, slog along in the usually hot beating sun, passing almost always … (View Post)

Now and again someone comes up and recognises it straight away, and it’s always interesting to find out why, as they usually have some connection to a Pumi. Mostly, people either come up and ask, out… (View Post)

He’s nearly nine now, going on old age. The upside is that when I want a photo he knows the routine, sit still where he’s put for just a minute and then we will be on our way. The downside is that th… (View Post)

We came across this big rock (mountain) in the Dolomites, and Mr Dog kindly agreed to sit there so you could assess its size (View Post)

My London council, it was always up to that year’s mayor, and over the years we had chaplains of all flavours, Muslim imams, Jewish rabbis, Sikh religious leaders; one year we even had Zoroastrian wa… (View Post)