Flashback Friday

November 28, 2014November 18, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 5 Comments

Famous five

Now then …. I’m the only one left (again) from those depicted here. So, from left to right is my older brother William, followed by his litter brother Gus (who lived with us), then there is my litter brother, my beloved Fin-Fin or Finlay as he was christened … then there is me, Bobby, and lastly my niece, Poppy – daughter on my older sister (William and Gus’s litter sister) Kelpie. William and Poppy went to live with Mama’s very very good friend Maggie Crisfield Walters. We kept is constant touch and this is a photo from one of those occasions when we all got together.

Now they are all waiting for me across that Rainbow Bridge. I’m nearly 12 now, and know it won’t be long before I’m reunited with that side of my family …. but for now, I’m enjoying all this blogging.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend – catch up with you all next week.

Thirsty Thursday

November 27, 2014November 18, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ Leave a comment

Well now …. for those of you of years past, you will know that Gus alway had a problem getting across the local stream’s stepping stone. So on this occasion as you can see, rather than him getting thoroughly wet, he was carried over. Not something that Gus (God Rest His Soul) would have overly worried about – it was a means to an end – and if he needed carrying … then so be it. He just shrugged it off and carried on as he he’d skipped across those pesky stones! God Love him ….. we still do!

Fat boy gus

Commonwealth Scotties

August 5, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 10 Comments

Hamish, the Scottish Scottie!

Hamish … in the lead

Scotland – Yay!!!

OK, this for Mama, she lived there.

IOM, again!

This is how interested I was!

My “adopted” home!

Scottie Mascot

Leading the troops

Typical Scottie, pulling the leash

What a stadium

Singapore, for one of our friends

Oops, some had to be carried

Aren’t we cute

Red Arrows

Red Arrows flying over stadium

Tunnocks tea cakes, mama’s favourites

So, OK, the photography’s not brilliant, but you get the meaning. Perhaps next time Mama ought to visit the place, rather than sit in front of the TV. Next “Games” is the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. All in all I think we Scotties stole the show. What d’ya think?

Snoopervising

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 8 Comments

Fabi is acting the kitchen assistant whilst Mama makes a second batch of Meat Lovers Biscuits. Mmmmmm I wonder why ……..
Anyway, as they say “too many cooks spoil the broth” so I’m back here, at the doorway, snoopervising them both!
Must ask Mama why the 2nd batch ……

Gus …..

July 4, 2014July 3, 2014 ~ Sparhawk Scotties ~ 17 Comments

Mama’s turn to write …..

In memory of Gus – my gentle giant. Two years have passed, yet it often seems like this morning that I had to let you go. Your little ‘urn’ sits in my kitchen – where I’d find you every day snoopervising every single movement of mine – and you still watch over me daily.

You were a big softy really, the most laid back Scottie I have owned. For your size you were so very nimble on your feet, you seemed to glide across any surface – unless it was those pesky stepping stones where they often tripped you up!

Always greeting any strange dog with a huge wag of your rudder-like tail, a quick sniff and then on you’d trot. You were truly mentally balanced and remained calm when your brothers and sister were often barking like crazy at something or another. Only once was there a ‘cross bark’. You snarled, showed your teeth, gave out three extremely big barks to an intrusive German Shepherd interested in your bottom, then with a swooooosh of that beautiful scottie tail, you sauntered off.

Your presence is still as large in my life today, made more so by the loss of your little brother Finlay, 10 months later. You are both entwined in bittersweet memories; not having the time to truly grieve one scottie before another became terminally ill.

Today will be a day of remembrance for me. Not only will I be thinking of my gentle Gus, but all my other Sparhawk Scotties that have crossed the Bridge (Rosie, Agi, Izzy, Kelpie, and Finlay). I shall also pay respects to those Sparhawk Scotties that went onto live with other families throughout the years, but special thoughts go to my dear friend Maggie who owned two of my Sparhawks : William (Gus’s litter brother) also passed away in 2012 at the age of 13 yrs and 2 months, and Poppy (one of Kelpie’s babies) their niece who recently crossed the bridge on 20^th May 2014 aged 13yrs 2months on Maggies 60^th birthday!

May all my scotties run free in their special garden across the rainbow. One day we shall all meet again.

Here’s some fabulous photos of this beautiful scottie boy …. some of you will recognise them from a couple of years ago – sorry for repeating myself – they sum up what Gus was all about ….