I am grateful to Carole Gledhill for sharing  this lovely picture and news of Brambledale Ben Brown - known to his friends as Brodie.

Carole writes:

"We are well settled back here in Scotland and really enjoying our three grandchildren who have all arrived in the last two years. Brodie loves them all and I think he cannot wait until they learn to throw a ball for him!

We thought you might like to see this very recent photo of him on the summit of Ben Lomond. Chris is a very keen hill walker and aiming to climb all of Scotland's Munros - and Brodie loves to accompany him on the hills(and share his sandwiches!)"

Brodie will be six years old tomorrow.......if any of his litter-mates would like to join him on this page they would be very welcome.

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And the pictures below are of two of Brodie's sisters, Nell and Honey who also live in Scotland with Eileen and Malcolm Coupe, who have recently moved out of Dumfries and into a country bungalow, much to the delight of the Beardies.

Eileen has sent these lovely photos of them enjoying a recent day at the beach......

 

 

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And here is Vicky Hassell's Finn (on left) enjoying a romp with his younger brother, Rafe....

.....before cooling off on a very wet beach!