Just because it’s winter in Australia right now, doesn’t mean it’s not beach weather. The water is a bit cold for human swimming but it doesn’t bother us doggies, guess we have a bit more natural protection. Today the beach wasn’t really about swimming anyway, it was about running!

We had a nice big pack today, I was there with my mates Archie and Maple, Dad and his friend, and Maple’s mum and dad. I had lots of people and doggies to keep track of, but I think I managed pretty well and got some awesome running and playing in too!

Mum’s gonna be looking after Archie for a while longer while her new man is away working, so he’s become a bit of a permanent fixture around these parts lately. First up he was a bit scared of me, but now he’s super confident around me and likes to chase me and bark at me a lot while I am running.

I don’t mind though, I think it’s fun!

It makes me do silly things and then my legs go in every direction and I can’t decide which way I want to run next.

The humans are pretty handy to have around because they throw sticks for us out into the surf. Mum even got a break from the camera for a while and came into the surf a little way with us. Not too far though as the water is kinda cold right now.

Then I had to go back and check on everyone else of course.

Maple’s dad threw sticks for us heaps, he’s a good guy to have around!

Archie used to be a bit scared of the beach as he never used to go there much, but now he loves it just as much as I do. He races around just like me.

He’s even got this cool running trick where all four legs come off the ground at once, so it looks like he’s flying!

Not sure if I fly, but my tongue and ears sure do.

I like to make sure my tongue gets equal time hanging out both sides of my mouth. Don’t want to make it uneven.

When I’ve had enough running for a while, I like to go and stand up on the rocks. I’m pretty tall as it is, but standing up there makes me even taller and I can see everything that’s happening on the beach.

Ooh, better get down and head over to the water again, looks like Maple’s mum is throwing sticks for us!

I make sure I keep my eye on the prize.

Ok, we’re all ready!

And, GO!

I got it!

Woohoo, time to celebrate with more running!

Maple comes to visit us every now and then, you might remember she visited when we were just puppies (we’re only a month apart in age). Here’s the video flashback!

She’s all grown up now and has lots of hair, so she looks pretty scruffy when she gets wet! But she loves the beach too and especially loves chasing sticks. So much so that if she doesn’t get the stick thrown for her, sometimes she has a little sulk. I can definitely relate to that!

Lucky Mum was on hand to throw sticks for us again.

I think Mum and Maple’s mum decided we were getting tired though.

When I get tired, often I like to dig a hole.

Then I like to lie in it.

Since we were all nice and worn out, Mum decided to try and get a group photo of us. She’s been teaching Archie to ‘stay’ and he’s getting better at it (me and Maple have no problems with that kind of thing, cos we’re awesome!), but I think he thinks that stay can include staying down but crawling forwards on his belly, oops!

We all had a great time at the beach. It was kind of a bit of a celebration for Mum as she’s just gotten 500 ‘fans’ on her Facebook Page for her doggy photography business! Yay for Mum! She was going to take boring posey photos of me in a party collar, but decided to take pics at the beach instead, way more fun.

Till next time, love and licks! xoxo

We have to walk along a path to get to the beach but it opens out at the end, near this big ‘jetty’ thing. This is where I like to go a bit nuts and run around heaps, cos it’s just so exciting! I mostly like running up ahead, then running back at Mum full tilt and swerving at the last moment. I think she’s wise to my ways now, but I’m sure people watching must think I’m gonna run into her!

Sometimes under the jetty, there will be heaps of water coming out of a big pipe. I’m not sure what the point of this is, but it’s pretty fun to play in! I love water.

We like going up into the dunes. There is a good view from there, I can see the whole beach. Plus it provides good opportunities for posing for pics for Mum, which I’m sure is the point for her.

This time Archie decided to get in on the action and try and steal my thunder! That’s ok, you have to make allowances for dogs with only one eye. Lucky he’s got a built in pirate eye patch!

Later on we met an awesome Greyhound that I had a fantastic time chasing. They are super fast!! I really tried, but wow can they run, he got away from me every time (and I have a sneaking suspicion he wasn’t trying too hard either). Mum did get some video but she can’t find it anywhere, how slack. I’ll make sure she gets some more when we meet him next time though.

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When we got there, it was getting light but the moon was still up and the sky was a really deep blue. Mum said that it was perfect, because my full proper name is ‘Hildydane Luna Blue’ – which kind of means blue moon!

There were a few clouds on the horizon but when the sun finally came up above them, it was really pretty.

There was no one else there to start with, so we had the whole beach to ourselves!

Mum says that the light is really nice at this time in the morning. You can play around with it and take photos like the one above, where I am all dark, or you can do something different with the camera and take photos where I look normal, and everything else is really bright! This photo was taken about the same time as the one above, look at the difference! Mum says it’s to do with something called ‘exposure’ – but hey, that’s getting just a little too complicated for a doggy like me!

We moved up into the dunes for some more photos, it was time for me to get to work modelling! That’s how I earn my breakfast, apparently.

I like being high up in the dunes, cos you can look down on the beach and see everything that’s going on.

We saw a couple of surfers arrive.

Mum was really loving the light!

Finally I got to have a lie down and relax and look over my domain.

If you want to see the results of the shoot that Mum did with the lady and her Labrador, check them out on her blog!