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Lily (Springer cross), Dill & Raven (Large Munsterlanders), Mozi (Greysther) & their humans 👨‍👩‍👦
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Hope everyone has a great new year however you cel Hope everyone has a great new year however you celebrate (or not!).We managed to succeed in our 2025 task of keeping four dogs alive!Let’s see if we manage it for 2026 😅 I’m sure each year they make it more difficult! We are always grateful for the time we get with them as they get older ❤️
We hope everyone has a lovely holiday season! Obv We hope everyone has a lovely holiday season!Obviously haven’t had time to take an updated Christmas shot so reusing an old one with some added AI help! Really need to start taking some more photos with the proper camera.
Monday morning musings - why do people that take p Monday morning musings - why do people that take part in dog sports not want to appropriately look after their dogs?It is something that does genuinely boggle my brain.No one needs to take part in dog sports, the dogs definitely don’t- though some do thrive doing them. Yet so many people rush on young dogs, pushing them to do so much so young and then wonder why the dog’s motivation just disappears. The number of dogs that are so clearly in pain yet aren’t on pain meds or seeing physios/having some sort of therapy to help them. A dog that snaps at you and other dogs whilst exercising or expecting to - probably in a lot of pain! I don’t understand why people think it’s okay to put themselves before their dogs when they are the ones choosing to do sports.Makes me so sad when people don’t advocate for their dog.We have been in and competing in dog sports for well over a decade now (makes us sound well old 🤣) and it’s something that just doesn’t seem to change. People push dogs too much, too young both physically and mentally. Same issues pop up, they get ignored,I just don’t get it.Don’t compete in dog sports if you aren’t going to put the time and effort into properly training your dog - both in the sport and conditioning their body and brain to cope with what they will come across. Dogs are expensive anyway - dog sports will bankrupt you.Give your sporting dogs the care they deserve and one thing we learnt at times the hard way - listen to those that have been in the sport longer than you. Yes you may not agree with them, might not even like them but they have experience and that means a lot. You can always learn from those with experience, even if it is a hard pill to swallow - and we have had a lot of them too!Everyone starts somewhere. Those that thrive are the ones that are open to listening and learning.
I’m sure every day she is a little more grey. She I’m sure every day she is a little more grey. She is still just as beautiful as she always has been ❤️Thankfully after our little scare the other week she has been back to her normal self. Throwing tennis balls around each evening and wanting to play. Just 3 months off being a teenager 🥹Love you Lily monkey ❤️
Last time I posted a photo of the dogs I ended up Last time I posted a photo of the dogs I ended up getting a comment on insta and Facebook about Mozi wearing a muzzle. The difference was on one platform someone asked politely about why he was wearing one and so I explained. On the other platform someone posted something along the lines of “what’s with Hannibal?” and I deleted it. I’m more than happy to explain why Mozi is muzzled but there is no need to make stupid comments about it.So for those that are new/haven’t followed us since his diagnosis - Mozi is a greyster, a purpose bred dog for sprint sleddog sports, he is a clown, a complete idiot and has an autoimmune condition which has been diagnosed as Irritable Bowl Disease. He has to be on steroids, unfortunately looking like for the rest of his life, and we have to be very careful what he eats. He cannot have any animal protein as his body starts to attack its self so he is on Purina HA which is a pea protein diet. He doesn’t do well with the steroids and has a lot of hair loss, it also causes his body to over react so he has lots of lumps which are full of overactive skin cells. Regardless of all that he is a very happy content dog, as long as he gets to run about and eat 😂 he won’t be a competitive dog again because the steroids have stolen all his muscle mass but he is a happy boy. The muzzle keeps him from eating anything he shouldn’t when outside and it keeps him safe. So if anyone ever wonders why a dog is wearing a muzzle, ask nicely, don’t try and be funny and make awful comments.
Four super happy dogs that the woods is finally we Four super happy dogs that the woods is finally wet and a bit boggy again ❤️
It’s Halloween…. And I was far too lazy to make a It’s Halloween….And I was far too lazy to make a Halloween photo so I asked ChatGPT to make one of the photos I took of Dill at @tattershallfarmpark and change the background so it was more Halloween and this is what it came up with!So for those that celebrate - happy Halloween!
Pumpkin patch day! Dill got to go last year becau Pumpkin patch day!Dill got to go last year because he was recovering from bloat, this year he got to go just because… we were going to take Lily too but it was getting cold and windy and thought she might be better staying home.He did some expert posing, though we also got some slouching 🙄Think he enjoyed his trip out though ❤️
Happy bloatversary Dill 🥳 This time last year you Happy bloatversary Dill 🥳This time last year you were at the emergency vets shocking the vets at how well you seemed when your insides were so twisted and having the operation that saved your life! Wasn’t sure whether or not you would pull through especially when you bloated a second time but you are a fighter and I have always said you will live forever because you like torturing us so… I still stick by that! 😂Still we are glad that a year later you are still here causing trouble in your own way. You are a one of a kind pain the bum and we adore you ❤️
Some words of wisdom from Dill: - Always bark whe Some words of wisdom from Dill:- Always bark when you swim, it reminds everyone how much of a fish dog you are- If someone leaves a ball in the water then grab it and swim it across with you- If you have a ball in your mouth don’t let it stop you barking like the crazed animal you are- When the ball falls out your mouth due to barking, grab it as quickly as you can and continue barkingPhoto by @horsesforcoursesphotography.uk #LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram #TriDog #Canicross #Bikejor #SwimWithYourDog #GobbyDog #FishDog #PartFish
I was going to wait till we had the official photo I was going to wait till we had the official photos to post something about @tridoguk but maybe it’s better to do when it’s all still raw.This was probably Dill’s last event. He has completed 11 triathlons and the original duathlon. He has podiumed at all but one (though if a thunderstorm hadn’t stopped play he would have then too!). It is his favourite event by far, he has always let everyone know it too.Last year we thought it would be his last but due to the Sunday being cancelled due to the weather we all felt it wasn’t right to say that was it. Two months later he bloated badly and we nearly lost him. Last year the one day they competed Dill did the tri in 22:01 minutes. This year, at almost 11.5 years old and really unfit, having very little muscle he did it in 22:27 and 21:46 minutes. Yes he is a bit sore, yes he will definitely need some massage time but my word this dog. Paul thinks the quickest they ever did it was 19 minute something so to only be down a couple of minutes in his state says a lot about his mental work drive. Paul didn’t push him at all, it was all done at his pace.So is it his last tridog? Being realistic- probably but I get the feeling that if Dill is up for it next year then he will get to have a go. Not sure Paul will say no to him unless he physically can’t complete it safely.What an event and what a dog ❤️#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram #TriDog #Triathlon #TriathlonWithYourDog #Canicross #Bikejor #Swimming
Happy birthday squiggles ❤️ We never expected you Happy birthday squiggles ❤️We never expected you would reach 7, let alone be doing as well as you are. You are a proper little fighter and still the happiest and most optimistic dog I have ever met.Happy birthday Raven ❤️🥳🥳#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram #BirthdayDog #Gundog #CanicrossDog #BikejorDog #BrokenSpine #AgainstAllOdds
Are munsters vocal? It’s one of those questions y Are munsters vocal?It’s one of those questions you get asked quite a lot. Dill is a serial whiner, Raven barks more.Until you do something they really want to do… you see Dill might look like a munsterlander but actually he is a fish or maybe a hippo could be more accurate because if you get between him and water… you know about it, for he tells the whole world, very very loudly!So here is Dill today, shouting at Paul for being too slow throwing his dummy into the water after having swum the width of the lake and back several times! If anyone tells you these dogs calm as they get older… they lie 😂
Photo taken by @eventfaces at @spanielrescuefounda Photo taken by @eventfaces at @spanielrescuefoundation show of Dill monkey doing the scurry ❤️#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram
Photo taken by @eventfaces at @spanielrescuefounda Photo taken by @eventfaces at @spanielrescuefoundation show yesterday.Pretty sure it was the first time Raven has done any scurry stuff because of her spine but what the hell! Once she realised what to do she loved it ❤️#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram #GunDog #HuntingDogs #GunDogs #RetrievingDog #Retrieving #HuntPointRetrieve
It’s been a while since the dogs have had a good r It’s been a while since the dogs have had a good run on the bike.Dill is like Paul’s old pair of comfy slippers. At 11 years old, he knows his job and the pair of them together - it’s something special. Even if Dill is far from fit, he can’t do what he once did but he can have fun and these moments are special ones.Mozi and Raven both got to have a run. Raven bless her wasn’t very confident with her turns but I’m not sure she has done anything much in harness for close to a year so we will take that. Mozi was Mozi, in his own head, happy to just exist. Lily came but she can’t run in harness anymore because of her back. She was on mooching and toddler sitting duties. We really need to do more of this. Hopefully this is the weather changing now and we can get them out more 🤞#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram #Bikejor #Bikejoring  #Greyster #GermanShortHairedPointerLovers #GermanShortHairedPointersOfInstgram #GermanShortHairedPointerCross #GermanShortHairedPointerMix #DogMushing #AlaskanHuskyMix #GreyHoundCross #GermanShortHairedPointers
Lily had to have an op to remove a lump from her l Lily had to have an op to remove a lump from her leg on Tuesday. Whilst under she was also having X-rays taken of her hips, knee and back to see what was going on as pain relief we had been trying didn’t seem quite enough and in my head her HD had got a million times worse. We wanted to see what we were actually dealing with.This is probably why imaging is so important and why I’m quite quick to ask for it! Lily had previously been on librella as we assumed her HD was getting worse, her back legs seemed really stiff and after she had a lump on her back removed she lost a lot of muscle mass due to how long recovery took. The X-rays show her hips haven’t really gotten any worse since when we last xrayed them. Her spine tells a very different story. We didn’t X-ray her spine last time so this was missed as I’m guessing this has probably been more of an issue for a long time than her hips have ever been. Anyway she has spondylosis. We know Raven will end up with it but I guess it’s not a surprise Lily has. It’s not uncommon in very active dogs and it can be a genetic thing too so maybe she just got super unlucky. Anyway she has a large spur and a few more forming. We had already taken her off librella as it didn’t seem to be doing anything and her new mix of meds will be better for this. We may still have to mess around with them a lot more but at least we know what we are targeting now. She is an old girl and we will continue to help her enjoy life any way we can.On plus side her op site is looking good and as long as she stays on strict rest we are hoping it might be okay 🤞 luckily she is an amazing patient ❤️#RescueMutt #RescueDogsAreTheBest #RescueDogLife #MixedPuppy #CrossBreedsOfInsta #CrossBreedDogs #CrossBreedsRule #CrossBreedDogsOfInstagram #SpringerSpanielCross #EnglishSpringerSpaniels #Raystede #SpanielsRule #EnglishSpringerSpanielMix #SpanielMixPuppy #SpringerSpanielMix  #SeniorDogLife #SeniorDogsAreTheBest #SeniorDoggo #SeniorDogLove #SeniorDogsOfIg #Spondylosis #SpondylosisInDogs
Just a little reel of Raven showing signs of heat- Just a little reel of Raven showing signs of heat-related illness. Even when it is freezing she can pant similar to this but where it has warmed up she is not recovering as quickly. Both these clips were at the end of 15 minute walks - that was it. She is a mad hunting dog with no self preservation so I don’t let her hunt the whole time, she does a lot of heel work to help stop her overheating in these temperatures. Thankfully Dill is too old to be that much of an idiot anymore and Mozi has a higher temperature tolerance than the munsters. She was soaked after the second video both before coming home and once home and she then recovered fine. Might have been different if we had done our normal walk. Yesterday she was a little wobbly whilst panting which had me worried but she recovered.Be sensible people- know your dogs!#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram #HeatRelatedIllness #CanineHeatstroke #Heatwave #IdiotDog
The most special girl ❤️ #RescueMutt #RescueDogsA The most special girl ❤️#RescueMutt #RescueDogsAreTheBest #RescueDogLife #MixedPuppy #CrossBreedsOfInsta #CrossBreedDogs #CrossBreedsRule #CrossBreedDogsOfInstagram #SpringerSpanielCross #EnglishSpringerSpaniels #Raystede #SpanielsRule #EnglishSpringerSpanielMix #SpanielMixPuppy #SpringerSpanielMix  #SeniorDogLife #SeniorDogsAreTheBest #SeniorDoggo #SeniorDogLove #SeniorDogsOfIg
Some would say as you get older, you get wiser and Some would say as you get older, you get wiser and more refined….. and then there is Dill who won’t ever change 😂11 years old, utter idiot, still pretty certain the world revolves around him, doesn’t understand what obedience means apart from humans doing what you want when you want it…. Standard Munster!#LargeMunsterlander #MunsterlandersOfInstagram #mudsterlander #Munsterlander #GermanPointer #PointingDog #Münsterländer #GroßerMünsterländer #GrosserMünsterländer #LargeMunsterlanders #Munsterlanders #LargeMunsterlandersOfInstagram
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