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About Us
Sue ran a successful
guest house in Hexham, Northumberland for a number of years
before we moved to our favorite holiday
town of Keswick to run Larry's Lodge.
Sue also puppy walked seven puppies for Guide Dogs For
The Blind.
Dave is very keen on
fishing, running the web site, photography, and walking
around the hills and fells of Keswick as well as helping
Sue to run the guest house. Dave is also trying his hand
at landscape painting, you may see a few samples around
our house.
Larry was our first
puppy from Guide Dogs For The Blind. He retired early because of
ill health and enjoyed moving to Keswick. He loved to meet our
guests and usually greeted them with his favorite toy. Larry loved
all the many walks that can be found just a few minutes from our
house. He was a great fund raiser for Guide Dogs For The Blind
and enjoyed all the coffee mornings where he worked hard meeting
people. We are very grateful for the few happy years that we had
with him in his retirement.
Larry had major surgery for a ruptured spleen in August. Our vet carried out an emergency operation and managed to give Larry an extra 3 months of very happy life.
Larry died very suddenly late November 2006, he will be sadly missed by all who met him.
Kyle
is our latest recruit in helping to run our guest house. A reject from Guide
Dogs For The Blind training
programme as he felt he didn't want to be a Guide Dog. Kyle joined us in February
2007, at the tender age of 11 months. He's a very friendly puppy and he's part
Retriever and part Irish Water Spaniel with a unique curly coat. Some more photographs
of Kyle
Our Guide Dog Puppies
Please click on the photos to see a larger image.
Over a number of years we have walked 7 puppies for Guide Dogs For The Blind,
here are some photos.
Larry
was our first puppy we walked for Guide
Dogs For The Blind. A real easy going, ideal first dog and we were
really pleased to be able to take him back on his retirement. There are lots
of photos of Larry, do have a look at Jan and May photo
pages for a start.
Sweet little Folly
was our second puppy and Larry's half sister. She retired early through stress, we were glad to be able to offer her a quiet home. For the few precious years we had her, she would enjoy coming to the Lake District for walks and holidays.
 Pammy was puppy number 3. Written on her notes is the comment " Pammy was born to be a Guide Dog". A very quick learner indeed. Pammy is now enjoying a busy retirement.
 Tumble
stayed with us for
a short time but she went on to graduate and is still a hard working Guide Dog.
 Arthur, is a working Guide Dog somewhere in the North East of England. Arthur has already been back to stay with us for his holidays and is looking forward to coming to Keswick to stay with us for a break.
 Babs was
puppy number 6. A very happy but head strong little Lab she graduated with
flying colour's and is happily working somewhere in Hull. She has already sent
us several e-mail's and postcards telling us about her exciting life. These
dogs are really well trained!  Lassie was our last Guide Dog puppy. Larry proved to be a kind hearted, patient teacher. He enjoyed showing her how to play with her toys. Lassie left us in Sept 2004 and we are very pleased to report that she has graduated. Lassie started work at the beginning of October 2005. If anyone is interested in puppy walking or knows somebody who is keen to try it out you can find your local Centre by logging onto Guide Dogs for the Blind(UK). Call them up and have a chat, they are really nice people to talk to.
There are a few pubs that serve good food in Keswick where you can take your dog during the day and in the evening while you go for a meal and a drink, please check our guide for telephone numbers PUB FOOD GUIDE .
Most coffee shops in Keswick town centre have tables outside so that you may people watch with your dog while enjoying a fresh brew and if you like homemade scones and like to look at the lake then why not try out Nichol End Marina near Portinscale. http://www.nicholendmarine.co.uk |
