Custer's First Stand: When Custer met Grandma

When the OH's Mum and Stepfather announced they would be visiting this weekend, I was in a total panic. So far Custer has not been too good about letting people in the house, and he is not fond of everyone he meets. Not to mention we dont exactly have 100% control of him as yet.

As you can see above, I need not have worried. Custer totally adores his Grandma Nora, she is to date his favourite person in the world. He was indifferent to my father-in-law, but that was okay.

Is this the face of a stressed dog? his behavoir was better than it had been since he arrived with us. Was just as well really, as from 5am he had been a nightmare, we had arrived at the conclusion despite what we had been told this dog 'NEEDED' more exercise. This is him just 'next' to his beloved Grandma..

So, last night off we went armed with several feet of rope to the beach to begin a tough course in 'recall training', this was not to be though - the tide had just gone out and we had never seen so many jelly fish, which all look very appertising to a Labrador. (Do you know how much it costs at the vet when your Labrador eats a jellyfish? we do, Alfie has done it).
Not to be defeated, we walked back to the car and set off to the tennis courts to try there, alas no.. too many people there playing tennis, and it was raining! We had to make do with a long walk around the park, which was fine for the boys as it was somewhere different.

My next blog post will be our 'successful' walk today - it needs a post of its very own, but as a sneak preview here is Custer from this mornings walkies......