After many years of sharing our Barbet news and writing about the growth and development of our Barbet puppies we retired the blog at the end of 2020. All of the past entries remain posted so feel free to take a look around and scroll through previous posts to get a feel for the breed, our dogs and how we raise our litters. More information about the Barbet (French Water Dog) can be found on our website: www.northrockbarbets.com
With the warm summer weather come several trips up north to the family cottage on Georgian Bay. The dogs enjoy getting out of the city just as much as the humans. Here are some photos from our trips to the bay this summer. Enjoy!
We headed north to spend Thanksgiving weekend at the cottage. This year I am thankful for so many things and the weather that we got to enjoy with our family was one of them. It was absolutely spectacular. So now that I am home again I thought I would upload a few photos and videos of our weekend in the great outdoors.
What a nut...you think she could have found herself a smaller stick!
This video will forever remind me of the bliss of being at the cottage with a dog. It was morning time and I was still wearing my fuzzy slippers, p.j.'s and robe. The air was cool and crisp and it was sunny and gorgeous outside so I grabbed my camera and headed down to the water. Sophie of course tagged along. I took lots of photos of the trees and water and Sophie was begging me to throw something, anything for her so I grabbed a stick and tossed it in for her. I love it... water retrieves in pajamas!
The "girls" went for a canoe ride together...while we were out paddling we thought we would try to find the beaver dam we knew was around somewhere... and ta da...we found it!
The evenings and nights were just as nice as the days... beautiful sunsets, still water and starry skies.
Thanksgiving Delights
On Thanksgiving Day we’re thankful for
Our blessings all year through,
For family we dearly love,
For good friends, old and new.
For sun to light and warm our days,
For stars that glow at night,
For trees of green and skies of blue,
And puffy clouds of white.
We’re grateful for our eyes that see
The beauty all around,
For arms to hug, and legs to walk,
And ears to hear each sound.
The list of all we’re grateful for
Would fill a great big book;
Our thankful hearts find new delights
Everywhere we look!
We were up north again for our last hurrah before school starts next week. The weather cooperated and we managed to do lots of swimming and boating and canoeing. Here are a couple of photos.
Sophie really loves it. Most of the time she can be found wherever we are but occasionally she'll take off to explore on her own. Occassionally she will come back smelling like something stinky. Decomposing fish carcases and goose poop are among her personal favorites. Often you can find her down at the dock, just hanging out.
As the day draws to a close she goes to her lookout spot on the deck and just chills...
While we were up north at the cottage we decided to take a video of Sophie diving off the dock. Is a dock diving title in our future?.....Who knows...for now we will just keep on having fun in the water!
