Father and Child Reunion…

…is only a motion away, says the song (yes, I know it’s mother and not father, stop nagging). Well, in this case it wasn’t even that, it was reality!
Let me explain. This last weekend, I went with my owners in another of those long trips, where in the end we meet a lot a dogs and people all assuming those weird positions and doing little runs around tiny yards. It seems to be all a bit stupid… With all the free space outside why do they insist in using such small areas to play?! I’ve given up trying to understand humans…
Anyway, to cut a long story short (actually, it isn’t that long, but I happen to like this expression), amongst all those hundreds of dogs, there was one very special to me (even though I must confess I had no recollection of him). My father!
It was funny to meet the old guy! Well, he isn’t that old, but he certainly is older than me. He is a very friendly chap and we had a nice little time and we even took some photos together! Hope you enjoy them.


Toby and Dad (Ch. ElAmigo aus dem Elbe-Urstromtal)

See you next time!

Another year!

Life goes on and I completed 2 years old on the 15th October. And my good friend Claudia turned 8 years old on the 17th.




Of course Ralph was also thereabout.

Sad news...

After such a joyful occasion, we received the sad news that a friend of ours had passed away.

Her name was SeaLords Back to the Future, but we all knew her as Nana.
Nana was a sweet and beautiful old lady that I met several times whenever I visited her place with my owners.

She was already over 13 years old, which I understand is a lovely age for our breed, although, for our owners, we always leave too soon... Unfortunately, seems that’s just how we were created by nature and there’s no way around it. But I know she lived a happy life, always surrounded by the love of her owners, right until the end.

These photos were taken one month after she turned 13

[photos: Isabel Alves - SeaLords OES]
Wasn't she beautiful?...

I will surely keep Nana’s remembrance with great fondness.
Rest in peace, sweet lady…

CHAMPION OF PORTUGAL!

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've been here last, but I just wanted to share with you that, this last weekend, I obtained my Champion of Portugal title!
Seems like it was a big thrill for my owners. For me, it was just like any other day... Actually, I don't understand very well all that champion stuff, nor what have I got to gain from it! So far, the food is the same... Anyway, everyone around me seemed very happy and you know I'm a sucker for happy people. There was even this couple, speaking this strange language, that somehow looked slightly familiar, although I have no idea who they are. I think I overheard from my owners something like them being my breeders. Well, whoever they were, they looked happy too!

Here is a photo of me in one of those strange positions I told you about before... This can be very tiresome, mind! It's not easy to be a show dog...

But, this time, I didn't even mind much because there was this nice girl, called Greta Garbo of Bushy Bear, by my side! Ain't she the cutest thing?...

OK, gotta go now! Take care and see you soon!

A little fun in the garden...

Hi all! Just to show you a couple of small movies made by my owner, where I appear playing with my ball and with Claudia, in our garden. Ralph didn't want to come out so it was just the two of us... and our young owner too, of course, who always likes to defy me for a little race... Hope you enjoy!

This thing called Christmas…

It’s funny, the house got full of people, all looking happy, smiles all over, bringing coloured boxes… I don’t really understand what this is all about, but I can’t complain! I’ve been having plenty of extra patting and kids to play with.






Kids are funny too! They are smaller than normal people and they are much more active.


They can be a bit tiresome though, always trying to grab me and Claudia and Ralph, but strangely, when I run towards them, they start yelling with little screams and trying to hide from me… Go figure! Still, in the end, it’s all great fun!


My owners got a tree inside the house too! First, I thought it was for me to use when in urgent “need”, but then they started to put a lot a coloured things on it and I understood the purpose was not the one I was thinking of.


I also got a new ball! Don’t really know why, but a new ball is always welcome!

Well, whatever it means, I quite like this Christmas thing…