Always best to get the nice photos in, before he gets dirty. Which, to be honest, means in the first 5 minutes of the walk.

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Finally some rain has arrived.

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It is so dry here that the only green spaces left are by the rivers and lakes. Arti and Cocoa are still taking the right approach to keeping cool.

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Sometimes you have to take time out to reflect on all your accomplishments. Here, for example, Arti is reflecting on managing to get into the treat tub and recreate his own version of "Hungry Hippos"

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Morning walks through the wheat fields.

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Cocoa has found the best places to keep cool

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5am walks at the moment, to avoid the heat.

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Collision incoming!

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Shecan still outrun Arti over short distances

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Sometimes the best paths are the ones you create yourself. Well, that is what spaniels think anyway!

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Another throwback to when Cocoa was much younger. Even at 10 years old she still loves to put her head out every now and then

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To be fair, I just post pictures of my dogs. I am a boring ol' soul. Whilst i have a few followers, i rarely get any sort of engagement unless my post is shared by a bigger account. Can't say I am too bothered, I just like to have a site I can puttle along on, without all the hate.

She may be 10 years old now, but she still can run when she wants to.

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Arti is always a gentleman, and waits for his lady to catch up.

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Spaniels doing what spaniels do.

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Chasing critters across the contryside is hot work. Serious tongue out action going on here.

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All that posing for biscuits can tire even the most hard working dogs

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Obviously it is not all long hikes in the countryside, plenty of time is spent sunbathing in the garden too.

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Some days excercise is just walking to the donut shop!

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Cocoa may be getting older, and slowing down, but she still loves a swim to cool off in this hot weather.

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This shot was from the same walk. We played in here as children too, climbing onto the roof. No front door back then, just some barbed wire to try and keep us out.

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Arti joined me on a trip down memory lane. As children we used to play in a derelict house in the middle of the woods. Going back there 35 years later and the house has been restored and someone is living in it!

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Arti is a happy ol' soul when he is out, especially when there a few people and other doggos on the walks. He is very much an introvert, like me. The best walks are the ones in which no-one is seen.

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I seem to be neglecting Cocoa on my feed at the moment, so here she is drying off.....whilst standing in a pond...

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Most of the time Arti just wants me to stop taking photos and follow him.

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Cocoa has her moments too, although as she gets older she is less easily bribed by treats

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He really can be a handsome boy sometimes.

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Arti can find a place to swim in the desert if needed. Thankfully this secluded spot was much more easily accessed.

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Thanks, whilst I take them for my own pleasure, it does make me feel good when somebody else likes them.

Finding a nice seat for a picnic, overlooking the Scottish border

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