Puptastic

Over the last five weeks Taras and I have had the pleasure (mostly) of looking after his aunt Ksana's dogs while she was on holiday in Moscow and St Petersburg. Getting up early to take them for walks each day was an adventure and the dogs had us trained pretty well during the time we were looking after them.
The dogs all had their own unique personalities;
Benson - the escape artist. He escaped three times in our five week pup sitting. On one occasion he had the back up of Bobbi and Toby as they managed to dislodge a fence post into the neighbouring property. I thought it was pretty quiet so I went to investigate and found the three of them missing. Not knowing where at this point they were hiding Taras, his dad Bob, and I each took off in separate directions to try and find them. I'd just got to the beach when I received a phonecall to say Taras had found them and they were now safely incarcerated in their own back yard. Little perishers!!!
Toby - the gourmand. There is no limit to how much this little barrel can stuff away and, when he knows we're not looking, tries to eat the other dogs food. Walking on the beach he sniffs everything and occasionally, when I'm off guard, he's wolfed down all manner of things I'd rather not mention.
Bobbi - the gentle soul. This poor little pup was badly abused before being re-homed with Ksana and had a fear of humans, particularly men. I've known him over three years and he has only recently made friends with me. He now eagerly jumps up to greet me and happily lets me stroke him.
Skater - what can I say? This poor little guy fell on his head as a pup and suffered slight brain damage as a result. He's a chihuahua cross and thinks nothing of picking a fight with the biggest dog on the beach. He's a little sweetheart even if he does forget who I am from time to time and yaps at me.
Coco - the only girl in the pack. She's the boss and everyone knows it!! She's a Shih-Tzu and a prim and proper little madam she is too, walking around with her nose in the air.
The photo above is me on the beach. Left to right is Toby, coco, Benson, Skater (in front) and Bobbi (behind)