A Wet Wiry Walk in the Woods

I shouldn't need to prove to readers of this blog that us wire-haired fox terriers are a hardy, all-weather breed. As, for the most part, are our humans.

But just in case there are lingering doubters, let me show you some pictures from yesterday's walk in the woods with the local WFT group at Crathes Castle .

You might imagine that the weather forecast for the afternoon would deter some,...

...but of course you would be wrong!

A grand total of eleven foxies assembled in the car park for a meet and greet before setting off into the woods in the rain.

Heading onto the boardwalk, an oncoming sheltie caused a bit of a traffic hiatus, but he soon realised he was well outnumbered and gave way.

There were of course multiple pauses for communal sniffing sessions.

For some reason we WFTs were kept away from the immediate vicinity of the castle where most of the tourists congregate, and instead proceeded through the woods and past a small lake. By this stage in the walk, the humans were looking even more bedraggled than the pups.

Despite the continuing downpour, a group photo was attempted - the level of cooperation among the subjects varied but eventually some semblance of order was achieved.

Back at the car park, Jimbob and Vikki were more than ready to head for home. As, truth to tell, were Gail and I!

It's fun to be a Foxy!

So we had a little meet and greet in the Muir of Dinnet car park on Sunday morning, ahead of the monthly wire-haired fox terrier walk. It was a small but select group this time. Quality rather than quantity, if you like. 

Stan, Merin, Pickles and I were joined by Stan's houseguest Toby, who is not a WFT, but we didn't hold that against him.

Introductions complete, we set off down the path through the birch trees to Loch Kinord. For the first time this year, I felt snow under my paws.

The sun shone brightly. The snow had melted and the wind had freshened by the time we completed our circumnavigation of the Loch.

We were all "good dogs" throughout, although perhaps Merin could use some extra training in the matter of posing for the end of walk team photo.

Left to right: Bertie, Pickles, Merin and Stan

Gosh it was fun. I bet Dobermann Toby is wishing he was a Foxy!