Crete Kennels: Let it Snow!

 Whilst there is plenty of snow on the mountains in winter time, down here in Rethymnon itself, snow is extremely rare. Great excitement, then, when we had snow in the suburbs on February 18th (and yes, it is such a rare event that we do mark it as a red letter day). The cold spell in mid-February led to a flurry (sorry!) of emails from our friends Peter and Kimberly in Armeni. ‘The heating’s seized up….We’ve finished the malt whisky….We’ve still got some medicinal raki left’. It was rather like getting messages from Scott of the Antarctic. Unfortunately there weren’t any St Bernards on hand to dig Peter and Kimberley out of the snow and feed them brandy. Never mind, as you can see, the dogs at the kennels enjoyed the unusual weather. The authorities cleared the national highway soon enough with a bulldozer, but many people in Armeni apparently still couldn’t get out and about as the excess snow from the road was shovelled up against their front doors…..(only on Crete?!) Anyway, the snow didn’t last long and gave us a bit of fun.
February was a good month for Crete Kennels, with a number of different canine visitors. Peter and Kimberley also kindly acted as a ‘halfway house’ for the adorable Leon—the white dog pictured left- who was waiting to be re-homed by Friends of Animals Rethymno. Leon has now found new owners who are absolutely besotted with him! Good news of course, but he will be missed at the kennels.
You’ll find contact details for Peter and Kimberley below. Bear in mind that Catholic Easter is coming up at the end of the month—so make sure you book your dog’s holiday well in advance!