THE MUDDY DOG CHALLENGE 2023 at BREAMORE, HAMPSHIRE

[@dannyvan5792]

verry nice grts danny from belgium

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Danny. :)

[@SiobhanEyers-x2l]

Well done dave and fiver xx

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Siobhan. We had a lot of fun that day!

[@SiobhanEyers-x2l]

As I lost my dog in January

[@DaveFord]

@@SiobhanEyers-x2l So sorry for your loss. They become so much of your life.

[@SiobhanEyers-x2l]

We had her from 6 weeks she was 14 her name was Tina a German shepherd cross labrador

[@peterfrost5475]

Well Dave, I am glad you got a medal you certainly deserved one. I am impressed with your steamier. It looked well organized event. Thanks for showing.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Peter. Yes, it was a very friendly & well organised event and of course held in such beautiful surroundings.

[@keithjoseph5671]

Wonderful challenge with fiver in the beautiful countryside

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Keith. Fiver was a good lad.

[@melissaphillips3088]

Fiver you are eager to get going with Dave. Good job the both of you. 👏🏻He is beautiful Dave. Wonderful vlog ☀️

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Melissa. :)

[@deniseshephard3347]

It takes guts to achieve what you both have achieved Fiver is absolutely gorgeous

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Denise. We had a lot of fun that day for sure!

[@kjc0820]

Great video Dave well done to you and Fiver! I’m doing it today with my little Chester and we’re so excited! 😁

[@DaveFord]

I hope that you both have a great time. It is such a well run event.

[@SkylarkFields]

Yikes, I take my hat off to you for doing all that!! Great fun to watch and you both did so well. Great entertainment too. What a sweet little dog Fiver is! Well done both of you!

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yep, Fiver is a good lad!

[@nature_photography_yukon]

Well done Dave and Fiver, looked hard work for sure!

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Ellie. It was great fun. We went around the course at a leisurely pace (!) so that we could take in the scenery as it really was quite stunning there.

[@nature_photography_yukon]

@@DaveFord awe, glad you both enjoyed it. The scenery is lovely, not been that way for some time. The bluebells looked beautiful! Great filming :)

[@LisaStuart-u5h]

Wow WELL DONE!!!! Love how Fiver chose all the dry routes! 😂❤

[@DaveFord]

Yes, Fiver was certainly the clever one!

[@lesleyford6973]

My favourat so far.. looked so much fun. I want to borrow my friends dog to do this. Loved it..

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Lesley. They do allow you to go around without a dog - if you fancy getting muddy & joining in the fun!

[@laviniagray5637]

What Fun for BOTH of you. Glad you stopped to show us the Bluebells. you need a week off after all of that.

[@DaveFord]

I think my knees have only just recovered now!

[@LynnB_Ky]

Oh Dave, you both did SO well, way better than I could’ve done. Congratulations, such a worthy cause. I wanted to give you five thumbs up but I hope the one will do. Fab video, thanks for sharing 🥰

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Lynn. We really enjoyed making that video!

[@boristhebulldog1]

The video came out really well. Well done Dave!

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. :)

[@geoffw8565]

Well done Dave. Look after those knees !

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Geoff. The trick is to always keep moving!

[@rachelt-s]

Gosh I'm exhausted just watching you! Well done Dave & Fiver. 😊

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Rachel. We both certainly needed a long shower afterwards!

[@cathpeterson1944]

Fiver steps around the mud 😂 thats a good workout going through the course

[@DaveFord]

Fiver took the sensible route each time!

[@Jonhilsea]

Brilliant video Dave and Fiver. Laughed all the way through it. See you there next year with my springer.

[@DaveFord]

Oh yes - you must do it. You will both have such fun for sure!

[@AnyoneForToast]

Epic work Mr Fiver. You made dragging yer mate Dave around that look easy! Reminded me of all those times I carried a reluctant greyhound across those "interesting" New Forest obstacles, only to discover that he was happy to walk back into them, and then lay down in them when he wanted to. Looking at me as though I was the stupid one. Which I probably was! Keep yer paws dry mate, thank you both.

[@DaveFord]

Haha - the joys of owning a Sighthound!

[@AnyoneForToast]

@@DaveFord I can only imagine what a long haired saluki would be like in the forest. A ten mile walk remaining immaculately clean, dry and bouffant, and then, ten yards from the car; jump in a bog, lay down, look at you and ask "what?". 😁

[@koskaloca]

Well done =). We are doing it tomorrow at Cristal Palace .....

[@DaveFord]

I hope you have a great time!

[@annehall9427]

Well, I throughly enjoyed that. Fiver, you're not daft 😂 staying out of the mud. Looked like great fun.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Anne. We were lucky with the weather. At one stage I was worried about rain - then that really would have made it even more "muddier"!

[@houseofharmony7307]

I could see that was hard work, Dave, but good fun at the same time. Well done you and Fiver for being such good sports and for raising money for Battersea.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. It was lovely seeing so many people & their dogs enjoying themselves.

[@eldred1809]

Great fun Dave. I think out of the two of you, one behaved with great dignity, the other ....... All in a good cause though, well done. Next time wear a CamelBak prefilled with Best Bitter!

[@DaveFord]

Yes - good idea!

[@ralphfeay8857]

Hello Dave your a braver man than us nice to see fiver I bet that mud was cold

[@DaveFord]

We were glad that the rain held off - that would have added to the challenge!

[@andrewnorris2]

This was a beautifully constructed video, well edited and with great scenes. 800 participants is an amazing number. Fiver obviously had as great a time as you did, except the bit with water! Sorry you did not get a cup of Earl Grey but maybe you treated yourself when you got home. All in all a great event, a great cause and a great video. Fiver is a wonderful companion.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Andrew. We had a lot of fun making that video!

[@jeanblemings5352]

That looked like tremendous 'fun' for Fiver at least! Although I felt Fiver did not fully buy into the 'mud' part of the deal. Well done Dave for your full participation!! Very entertaining!!!

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Jean. I think that Fiver had the right idea - he certainly was a lot cleaner than I was!

[@andrewnorris2]

I think you were right, Jean. Clever Fiver knew how to take the less muddy route while poor Dave, on his hands and knees, made the most of the mud around. Great cause and a very entertaining video.

[@martincannon1078]

Funnily enough we have just been invited to do a similar race in the Beaujolais here near us in France. Without dogs...less fun and 8 kms!

[@DaveFord]

I hope that you have a great time when you do it!

[@jeanblemings5352]

But a glass of beaujolais at the end ?

[@martincannon1078]

@@jeanblemings5352 Absolutely! My favourite is Chiroubles

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Well done Dave and Fiver. Crawling through some of those obstacles must have hard on the knees. I seem to recall you doing some very similar last year, although you may have had Logan with you on that occasion.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Lionel. Yes, my knees have just about recovered now!

[@mattphillips9107]

It was meant to be 'muddy dog' Dave! 😂 looks like great fun though.

[@DaveFord]

Yes, I think that Fiver had the right idea sticky to the "dry" routes!