We live in Zeebrugge (Belgium), a coastal town near the Northsea. The beach is the only place where we can let our dogs run free. And they like it! There is a sand-beach and there are dunes.

I can see two pulik over there!  Hey Toby, isn't that a Puli over there!

 

The day after we came home with our two puppies, way back in 1996, we went to the beach. They were four months old and they knew their own names, so they came back if we called them. We thought it would be fun for them to let them free. So we did and Toby and Terry ran away from us. When they were far away, they realised they were alone. Then something funny happened: they tried to find us and ran to other people. When they found out these were not their people, they went to another couple. And finaly after some more attempts they found us. Later this happened again, but after a while they learned to recognise us amongst the crowd.

 

Okay, we'll stay here for a while.

 

Toby’s real sheepdog nature shows when we are on the beach. Whenever Terry is too far away from us he runs to her and brings her back. Terry knows it and when she sees Toby approaching, she runs towards us as fast as she can.

 

Wow, there's Toby. Hurry hurry.   I think I'm fast enough.

  

That’s the reason why Terry loves the dunes. She can go far away from us and Toby doesn’t see her. And Toby hates it when a lot of vegetable stuff is trapped in his coat, something that is guaranteed in the dunes. So he is not that fond of chasing Terry, he just walks behind us.

 

Hahaha, Toby can't find me   Can he see me?

 

Toby likes to swim when it’s hot. We have to keep an eye on him, his coat is so heavy when it’s wet that he might drown. When he just got into the water and his coat still floats, he’s like a little carpet.

 

I'll swim across the deepest oceans!

 

Whenever it’s not raining and it’s dry (a rare situation in Belgium), we go to the beach. Toby and Terry know that, so when they see the sun is shining, they bark whenever we go to the door. Going to the beach is what they want!

 

Terry runs   Can we see other dogs?

 

Toby taking a break   Terry looks around

 

Pfff...   If you come closer, I'll eat your camera.

 

Some of our best pictures were made after the sun set. When it is totally dark and we are on the beach the people who live near the coast can see flashes all the time. That’s us and the pulis!

 

Toby in the eveninglight

 

We also go to the beach in wintertime. It’s a little cold then but they don’t care. And it is also ideal for beautifull photos.

 

 

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