Puppy Parties & Re-unions

In a bid to try and keep up the all important socialisation we decided to go to a puppy party organised by the people who run the training we go to. So on Sunday morning we headed to the village hall hoping that Inko would relish the chance to play with other puppies.

The guys that ran the party were really good and didn't just let the pups run around like hooligans, we did alot of introductions on leads and they talked to us about the responsibilities we have as dog owners, not only to look after our little bundles of joy, but also to ensure they are properly socialised.

There were six pups in total; A 22-month St Bernard (Benny), who towered above all the others, but still had an awful lot more growing to do! A beautiful 14 week old West Highland Terrier (Flora), a complete nutter of a 16 week old Cocker Spaniel (Chester), an incredibly tiny, but amazingly confident Pug cross (Wellington), the trainer's Czechoslovakian Wolf Dog (Maya) and our little Inko.

Inko wasn't scared of any of them, which is good, but she also wasn't really interested in playing. She was more than happy exploring the hall on her own, sqeezing through tiny gaps between chairs as she likes to do! By the end of the session she had decided that now was the time to play and proceeded to introduce everyone there to the Lapphund's unique bark!! She spent the last 5 minutes barking at the others asking to be chased...maybe next time she might decide to play a little earlier.

At lunchtime we had Paula's sister Michelle over and she bought her boyfriend's 9 year old daughter Rhianna with her, Inko loved having her here and she was definately a big hit with Rhianna.

Later in the afternoon we went over to visit Liz, her family and her TabanyaRuu lappies and Zinty of course...not only did Inko get to meet Liz's Tuuka, Sisko, Smuu & Zinty, but Jennifer and Jay came over as they were visiting family and bought Inko's sister Maija with them. It was really great to see Jennifer and Jay, they live down in Devon, so we don't get to see them as much as we'd like.

It really was a houseful as Liz had a couple over who are beginning their search for their own Lappy, all I can say is good luck Rachel and partner (sorry, I forgot your name) they are definitely worth the wait!

Inko & Maija had the best time playing in Liz's garden, we really don't know how they kept going so long...

All in all it was a lovely afternoon spent in the sunshine, relaxing and chatting, it was also great to meet Liz's daughter Rell, if you haven't heard her sing, you really should!

Adam