Pebbles

Well, where to start with writing about Pebbles, our smallest and youngest sheltie! We got Pebbles just over a year after we got Barney since we thought it would be nice to have two dogs and for them to have each other. We thought long and hard about whether this would be too much for us to cope with but decided to go for it. And lets just say that we have never regretted our decision and we love the fact the two dogs have each other for company and to play with.

Pebbles came from Wales and arrived with us in September 2004. We thought Barney had been small when we first got him but Pebbles was absolutely tiny. But that did not stop her. From day one she was confident and fiesty with a huge charatcter.

I love these pictures below because it shows you how small Pebbles was when she first arrived - so cute!!

And this picture is one of my favourites showing the difference in size between Barney and Pebbles as they are both flat out on the sofa sleeping.

And so we then looked forward to the next few months of puppyhood where Pebbles would grow long legs as Barney had but alas that never happened and we now have got one very, very small, fluffy, cute sheltie that at 3 years old still looks like a puppy! In fact we still often get people asking how old our puppy is!!!

Pebbles favourite things in the world are grub, running, playing ball, chasing anything that moves and agility. She would run and chase her ball all day every day if given the chance and her favourite place is the beach where she gets to do both of these things for hours.

She is definitely a character and being small has never stopped her from being larger than life. Everything has to run to her timetable or you get stared at and barked at until you do what she is expecting. It is unbelievable how accurate her internal clock is in terms of telling us what time she should be getting walked, fed and her final supper at night. She constantly makes us laugh because she is so cheeky.

And as for agility what can I say but she is amazing. She started off a bit unsure of things but as soon as she got going there was no stopping her. In just over a year of competing she went from Grade 3 to the top Grade 7. She qualified for the Olympia semi-finals the first time she entered the qualifying event and finished 13th just outside the top 10 who went through to the final. She is one of the best, most consistent small dogs in Scotland. I love working with her because she is so enthusiastic and loves to train and compete. Here are some of my favourite action shots:

In summary Pebbles is an amazing dog and we could not have asked for anything better. She is fun, mad, so very cute and one in a million.

So that is my brief summary of Barney and Pebbles so far. I will try and post as many of their antics as I can in future!! And I will try harder to get more videos of them in action I promise!