“For me, a pet-less metropolitan flat-owner partial to the odd stroll with a pooch, the trip sounds promising. My mood lifts further with a drive along Glaslyn Valley, washed with a warm breeze and frescoed with rhododendrons. My target is Gelli Iago climbing hut, where 25 handlers, trainers and “bodies”, and 15 dogs – collies, labradors and alsatians – are assembling, as they do every month.”

A fantastic weekend away it would seem, looks like incredible fun, I recommend you read the article, and if further tempted go on the weekend yourself.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/jul/29/walking-snowdonia-dog-mountain-rescue