With Pebbles, the Queen of Le Châble, perched on my lap we braved the fresh autumn snow fall and headed from Le Châble in Switzerland, to Annecy in France for lunch. ‘Man the windows!’ Accidentally Cultured constantly wailed.  Pebbles digestive system was extra bad today and I was beginning to agree she needed to stay on the gluten free diet.  A particularly bad moment is captured in this photo! ‘Look! Look! Look!  You’re not looking!’ Odd as it may seem, AC was convinced I was not looking at this magnificent pink Church nestled in Trient Valley, encased within the snow-clad Alps. ‘What the hell is going on here?’ This was […]

  Pebbles is an Entlebucher Sennenhund Swiss dog who lives in Le Châble, Switzerland.  Like most Swiss dogs she is keenly aware of her own self-importance.  Having lived most of her life as the ‘Lodge Dog’ in Richard Branson’s Lodge in Verbier, this trait is not surprising.  It earned her the proud title of ‘Queen of Le Chable’! Despite her regal demeanour Pebbles does have some rather ‘doggy’ habits.  Her owners blame this on her penchant for eating cow pooh!  Jo has even gone so far as to put her on a gluten free diet, like herself, to reduce the problem.  But Pebbles and I have an agreement!  She puts […]