Yvie at 1 year old (Seahaven's Olympic Uthopia)

Oddly enough, Uthopia was my favourite of the Olympic horses....!
Yvie made the long journey to the West Coast of Scotland last October and has been such a joyful addition to our lives......

She lives with our 11 year old Munster Tiffin and our 8 year old Jill Russell, Polly, and the three of them have a great time together.

 I hope she will be a working (pet) gundog eventually and so far all is going well - she is going to her first official training day on Sunday with the GSP Club of Scotland. She has to have something in her mouth to greet you with, often several items, and will parade round the kitchen with these for ages - her favourite is a piece of  Polly's Vetbed. She is a great swimmer and has to jump into any bog she can find. She is also very cuddly and loves to sit on your knee. She has her moments - has eaten my mobile phone and my good running shoes and some Nintendo DS games of note so far, and has also picked up the cat and one of my mother's hens  - though not at the same time! Thankfully she has learned that this is not allowed!!!

She has qualified for Crufts so hopefully we'll meet some of her siblings in Birmingham next March? Thank you Donna, Sean and family for letting us have her - I can't imagine life without her - she keeps us all entertained!

Here's to lots of new adventures in her second year of life........ Happy Birthday Yvie et al x