A fairly quiet week - apart from the weather, the torch relay, a calloout and a 10km run

Hiya Dot fans - how's it going?

Its been a pretty busy week in Cumbria - but not necessarily on the mountain resuce searchdog front.

On Saturday last week me and Kaz and the Dram dog went over to Ennerdale for a day's training with the searchdogs.  Kaz acted as the body in the pouring rain - here she is and here's her hidey hole she found.  Funny it doesnt look that bad to me!

Everyone seemed to have a good time and Andy and Corrie passed an assessment which was great news.

Then on the Sunday, me and the Dram dog and Kaz went to watch Daryl run in the Karrimor Trail race at Keswick which was a 10km run round the back of Latrigg.  Daryl did really well and even did a fairly good time!

 





On Wednesday and Friday Kaz helped out at the Police HQ in case there were any incidents whilst the Olympic Torch was in Cumbria and Daryl went down to escort the procession with the Penrith team - here is Chris Bonington with the torch by our team vehicle.

Then this week Kaz was just coming home from work when her phone rang and she was asked by the Callout Co-ordinator Chris to help with a search in Scotland in a place called Kircudbright.  So she came home and picked me up and we started driving back up the motorway.  Kaz got a call from Mick to say him and Ginny and Elly and Meg were also coming too.  We hadnt gone too far (just passing Carlisle) when we got stood down as the missing man had been found, which was good news.

On Thursday I was taken to be groomed cos Kaz thinks i was looking scruffy - huh - now I smell of perfume and my tail is all neat and tidy - this is not a good look for a roughty toughty searchdog!  I have threatened the Dram dog that he's next in line!

Then yesterday Kaz and Daryl were supposed to be swimming in the Great North Swim at Windermere- but cos the weather was really bad, it was cancelled which was a bit of a disappointment.  So instead kaz did some baking then we went to say hi to Grandma and Grandpa as it was their 51st Wedding Anniversary so me and the Dram dog made a big fuss of them.

Today we're all having a bit of a rest and I'm about to watch the footie - COME ON ENGLAND!!
(Although frankly you've got no chance!)

A couple of days holiday then a days training

So Kaz ad Daryl went off to London to see the Queen last week - well actually the Diamond Jubilee Concert - and me and the Dram dog got to stay at home with Grandma and Grandpa which was great fun.

Kaz and Darykl met up with some of the others from Mountain Rescue and they all had really good views of various singers....although for some reason Daryls finger got stuck on the camera button when someone called Kylie Minogue came on!

So this week Kaz has been a little tired after all the excitement - but today me and Kaz and Daryl and the Dram dog went out with the Penrith Team for their Sunday training exercise over at Haweswater - we had to search for a missing man and me and Kaz (with Daryl and the Dram dog as navigators) set off to search all the way up to Rough Crag but had to do the big bowl near Bleawater. When I started searching round the bowl - I heard a sheep making a lot of noise (more than they normally do) - I wasnt too sure what to do coz I knew Kaz wouold be angry if I went over to any sheep but I was a bit worried about it - so I thought I'd check it out and it was a lamb that had got into some very deep water and couldnt get out and it was really tired.  I didnt want to scare it so I laid down next to the water and just looked at it until Kaz came and rescued it.  Then we carried on searching in all the crags... it was great fun - here are a couple of pics (including a very nice one of the Dram dog and some of Kaz's team):

So after the search we then startted to do some crag training where Kaz was going to be the casualty but no sooner than she had gone up the hill to pretend to be stuck, than the pagers went off for a real team callout to help a man who'd fallen down an embankment on the river Eden near Carlisle.  Me and the Dram dog stayed in the car whilst Kaz and Daryl and the Penrith team as well as the Ambulance and Fire Service went off and sorted him out.  Me and the Dram dog are now watching the Canadian Grand Prix while Kaz and Daryl do something called 'unwinding'.

Laters bloggers!

Kaz and Daryl have a Royal Appointment

So, after our luvly holiday on Arran, Kaz and Daryl went off to Glencoe a very important weekend - handler John Leadbetter's stag do! Kaz told me she has great fun quad biking and canyoning in the heat.

Today me and the Dram dog are back at grandpa and grandmas coz Kaz and Daryl have been invited by Mountain Rescue to Buckingham Palace for the Jubilee Concert - they are looking forward to it!