On the Beach!!!!

from left to the right  Leone Linda en Yolanda

6 weeks ago I again went to the beach. I went there with Peter, Linda, Leone and our neighbours Gerard and Yolanda.  Egmond aan Zee is the place to be because there’s a lot of parking space for our car. I the months October through April it’s allowed for me to go there. In the summertime it’s only allowed from 19:00uur till 10:00 in the morning. On day time it will be a problem when my droppings curls between the toes of bare foot people. But Peter always picks up my droppings even in winter time.  I think it's a great beach, when I was little I went with the breeder on the beach of Renesse and since then I will go nuts when I'm on the beach again.

Yolanda always makes very nice pictures. I have again played with many other dogs, but Golden retrievers I find them totally awesome because they match with me by height and weight. So lets start to roll in the sand like a big ball. You can run on the beach untill you drop. We always have a ball with us where we can play with. Sometimes I have to lay down when I got tired.

When I am on the beach Peter and Linda are always a little afraid that my clumsiness will throw children in the water, because I have already had pushed a little boy till  his knees into the water a few weeks earlier. I only just want to play

Drinking from a bottle.

When we left the beach I was thirsty from all that running. Luckily Peter had a bottle of water with holes in the cap so he can spray it into my mouth.

 A nice warm heated terrace makes our visit to the beach complete. It was a very cold day that day. I had some delicious cookies and water. After this we went home where I felt a sleep. Until next time.

On the terrace.

Party!!!!!!!!!!!!


Today it's party time, it's my birthday and I am 1 years old now.
This morning at 05:30 Peter gave me a big hug and went to his work.
Linda and Leone hugged me too. Also Jessy our cat hugged me. I'm wondering if she knows it's my birthday today, it looks like yes. Peter came home from work today and put his bag on the table nothing special about that. After a while a present for me was there. 



I can't wait for it. I like it a lot.
Nice!!!!!!!, lets start to nibble for a few hours. 
This one is very big!! and smoked. This one makes me very happy.
Oh my god, I almost forget, there's news about my mom Ewa, she's getting puppies again so I get some new brothers and sisters soon, I'll hope so. 
If you want to keep track you can look on www.bernerweide.nl exciting times will come up. Till next time!!!!!!!!!!!!

We started a blog to keep track of me, Bernese Mountain dog Evy.

After my owners carefully thought about it they made a choice to have a dog. They both worked so they had no time to have one. They always have had cats because it is easier while you are at work. When you choose a dog like me you will choose for several years. After they made this decision they started looking for a breed. On the Internet there are plenty of resources to help you in choosing a breed that suits you. They know quickly that the dog had to be large. My owner is almost 2 meters and he doesn't see himself walking a little dog. They choose for a Bernese Mountain dog. Through the VBSH (Dutch Association of the Bernese Mountain Dog), they where in January 2011 on track of a future litter. My mother Ewa was fertilised by Max van 't Rijkenspark so chance I was growing in my mother belly was very big but not sure yet. After Peter and Linda had contact with Carla and Casper (the breeders) they visited my mother Ewa and my aunt Funny in Ruurlo (Holland) and they fell for the Bernese Mountain Dog for sure. I would be born early March. Eventually the breeders saw me and my siblings on an Echo. From that moment my future owners felt a little bit pregnant after this good news. For the Bernerweide (breeder) this would be the 5th litter so this was called the E-litter, this means that all pedigree names must start with an E. I finally was borned on March 5, 2011. with eight of us only one was borne dead and one of us had a cleft palate so this one would not make it so we were left with three boys and three girls.

Me on the first day.

Me after a week. 

My future owners visited us in the nest, because they could not wait to see us. Thus, they first visited us at 27 March 2011. If you still not sure about having a dog you will be sure after seeing us, we look so Sweet!! but you will have to wait for 8 weeks.

Sweet.

nice and warm.

Aunt Funny!!

Me with Peter!!!

And then they had to choose which of the six of us it will be, they wanted a girl so they had choice out of three. On April 10, 2011 the choice have to be made. We all three girls did our best to be chosen. I sat with Peter on his lap and I have done very quietly and put my dearest face up, you know roll with your eyes and your tongue a little dangle from your mouth, look at the picture. It helped and they chose me and since then my name is Evy. So my full name is "Evy van de Bernerweide" and this name is registered in my family tree. At that day I had to stay with my mother because we were less than 8 weeks.

Move

In the run up to 9 May 2011, my owners made everything Bernese proof at home. On Monday 9 May 2011 they came to Renesse (Zeeland) to pick me up. Carla and Casper (breeders) took a short vacation in there lovely second home at the North Sea and I was there with my mother Ewa and aunt Funny. I was the last to leave the nest and that for Carla (the breeder) and for me was a difficult time. It would take a long time we all see each other again. But Peter and Linda were not alone they had somebody with them whom I had never seen before, Leone's her name. The trip to Zaandam I had to stay at the bottom of the car. I had a nice cosy place but I wanted to return to mama but whatever I tried, I had to stay on the ground because it seems to be dangerous to run around in a moving car. After 45 minutes I was so tired of struggling so I spend the rest of the 2 hour drive in dreamland and woke up in Zaandam. There it was my new home. I enjoyed looking around and took all new impressions. I acquainted with a very strange creature. She looks like a skinny dog ​​but she can not bark. She's pretty but a little mean to me with her long toe nails she wants to scratch my nose. I understand that that was my new roommate called Jessy our Cat.

First day at my  new home 9 may 2011

I'm Tired.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

I quickly became customised at my new home. I was house trained within 2 weeks. To let my owners know that I had to do something I only have to sit by the door. I went many times outside to pee or poop, that’s the only way to learn that I must do my peeing etc. outside instead of in the living room. When I did a poop my owners pick this off street and put it in a plastic bag and dump it in a Dog shit bin along the street.

Me and Leone on may14,2011

Sleep at night is pretty scary, I had to sleep in a cage so I'm all alone down in the dark. Well that's pretty scary and yes what do you do, cry like a wolf because that’s what I do when I’m scared. All night I’ve been busy with it. At night I had to pee outside with my family in pyjamas. It took a few days before I felt myself comfortable at night. This cage is called a bench and I find it aw full. I’m not a wild beast you know. At day time I can go outside in our backyard and that’s cool. My owners are having a new garden in June so it’s not a problem when I wreck it completely. A nice dig in the mud and run straight through the hedge is nice to do, especially when my bosses get a little angry. We have a Spotted Laurel with red berries in our garden. These berries make my belly rumbling and I'm having diarrhoea. I think Peter and Linda encountered some difficulties because they can't pick it up to put in a bag. Oh no, now I have to visit a doctor because the diarrhoea is still there, but the doctor can’t find anything on me. Peter noticed some pieces of red berries in my droppings so the next day Peter removed the spotted laurel with red berries because that was the cause of me having diarrhoea.

A nice walk with Peter

At school with Leone.

I'm also going to dog school WIK in Zaandam. Along with other dogs we learn tricks. Well learn? for a snack we will do everything. My droppings are still not quite right, it's better but still not consistently good. Peter asked the teacher at the dog school what he can do. Since then I now eat meat from the freezer of butcher Lotgering from Zaandam and my droppings are normally again so they can pick it up in a bag. The meat is very tasty and much better than dry kibble, occasionally I still get a nice bone to nibble because I'm actually a relative of the wolf. My weight at this moment 44Lbs now and it's already the end of June 2011. Peter, Linda and Leone are very happy with me and me with them.

A lot of sleeping!!!

July 2011
My bosses now have a new garden and it’s spacious so I can play. Peter is building a dog house for me and it looks pretty good, I must say that he is not  a bungler. I'll see whether If I lie down in it, at least it will be dry inside. He actually has not done it for nothing because Jessy sleeps in it at night when it ‘s raining.

Lets try.

That´s beautiful!!!!

On Vacation.

It’s early in the morning now. Peter and Linda woke me up for a walk and breakfast. I am still very tired because this is not the normal time for me to get up. I do not know what's going to happen but everything is done in bags, clothes, stuff of me and a lot of other things. Also my cage is packed in the car. My food trays and a box of water are placed in the car. I get in the car too, the trunk is my place. We never left by car this early. Well here we go, I find driving fun. From the back look through the window and see people in other cars laughing at me. If I start to be tired, I sleep on my blanket. The car stops and I get out, we are now at a place where all cars are and many people who all walk to eat and drink. We go for a walk, I do not know why because I do not have to urinate or defecate.

stretch my legs.

It gives me something to eat and drink outside the car.
There are also lots of people on the parking place but it’s difficult for me to understand them, they talk funny words. "Ahhhhhh du bist so hübsch!" and "Ach du bist so schön" I hear every time. My owners are responding and say "Sie ist 6monaten alt", that’s strange now they are talking funny too. We go further with our trip by car, when I look outside it looks different from all. I can not look far in front of me, there are all large stone bumps around us which we pass and drive over. What a day, nice car ride and a lot longer than normal. So we stopped several times to eat and drink. In the evening after a 13 hours drive the car stops and I jumped out. That’s strange  there is Kyra!!!!! Kyra is a female dog that I know. She visited us at home a few times. Hey, Hugo, Melanie, Cees and Bernadette are there to, I also have met them at home in Zaandam. I'm totally over the moon and I understand that we are in Kampl located in Austria. For me, every day is a vacation but this is what people do when they got a few days off work, they go on vacation and this year they visit Austria. Now I understand why I became injected a few weeks ago, that one was against Rabies it’s compulsory in Austria. So the next few days I sleep in a strange house but in my cage (which I still do not like). We walked a lot in forests and over mountains it’s beautiful over there.

Nice climb and descend.

I saw waterfalls and  wild flowing streams. We have often eaten in an Italian restaurant where I had to lie down underneath the table. Staying underneath the table is a hard thing to do when delicious smells of Italian food passes your nose. We Stayed in Austria for 11 days, and it was great fun. I've had a lot of attention there. But vacation comes to an end and we went home by car. Again a long drive by car and we arrived home safely.

Day at the " Bernerweide". 

Today a nice day, We are visiting  my mother and brothers. In the car and on to Ruurlo. Upon arrival, I notice that I am not alone. Wow!!, there are a bunch of Bernese Mountain dogs out there.Today is a gathering of all dogs that are born at the "Bernerweide" breeder.
My mother Ewa and Aunt  Funny came to me to greet. Also two of my brothers are there. We find each other again soon and the romp begins. My mother recognizes me and is happy again and is walking next to me during the walk. There are also a number of males from previous litters, which are very big, at least 110Lbs, Gosh!.

Playing togehter.

Me and my brother Luca.

Me my brothers, mother and aunt Funny.

The males, there are very Big!!!

What a fun day we had, I was totally demolished in the evening and I just fell a sleep.

Inspection Zutphen

On November 12, 2011 we went to the KK match in a town called Zutphen. This inspection is organized by the VBSH. There were quite a lot Bernese Mountain dogs together. My mother and Aunt Funny were there too and even my brother Luca. What a horrible day it was. We were there at ten o'clock and I had my inspection after 14:30. I find everything interesting so I have entertained myself there with all the other dogs who wanted to play with me.  A bit tedious here and there and just wait, wait and wait.. All these people in a circle with their dogs and then be approved by a judge. What a fuss all. To pose, some owners put our legs into the right position to look beautiful. I don' t like it at all that stuff.

All ready for inspection.

The strange man with no curls at the right :)

I've also seen my father and who has won in its class. I was my turn at 14:30 and then I had to stand up to be inspected. Well I was so tired I just want to lie down but that  is not allowed at inspection, I had to walk in a circle with Peter. After that, a strange man came up to me and touches me and looked at me. He thought I had skinny legs and I had too many curls, how dare he say he was obviously just jealous because he, himself was quite bald.

Play with other doggies .

Look at my curls they are pretty!!!

  He did not slated me in any case, I was "promising", he said. Luca looks just like me with less curls and had not even had a "promising". Luca was inspected by a woman who made him a little scary so I guess its not as Luca liked. My mother and aunt were "very good" while they always had "excellent" but it was not our day with the "Bernerweide Dogs". Our owners like us anyway we are champions for them. As a consolation my owner bought two smoked dinosaur bones for me so I can relax on gnawing.

Bench Gone!!!!!!!

My new cushion.

Finally, Peter en Linda removed the Bench out of the living room. I now have a nice big cushion where I can lie down. I have to get used just to it because I like to lie on the cool floor. I think it is a beautiful basket though. But actually I want to lie on Peter's lap the whole day  but that's not possible, Peter has his Job at KLM Schiphol . Well that's it for now. I'll write more, until then!!

Peter's Lap is nice.