This year, we’ve adopted a lovely reindeer called Bernard from the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre in Scotland. He’ll still be living there of course (there’s no room in the office) but he is now officially part of the family.
We’ve grown so fond of Bernard and his pals that, with your help, we want to adopt more of them. For every 50 people who click our Reindeer Love counter to show their support, we’ll adopt another reindeer, until we have a total of 20 in the BD paddock.
Our donations will go towards their food, healthcare and upkeep for a whole year, so with just one click, you could make a reindeer very happy. And not just for Christmas.
By the end of Christmas, we’d reached over 350 clicks on our Reindeer Love Counter, so as soon as we got back to work at the start of January we rang the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre to adopt 7 reindeer – our first batch of new adoptions since Bernard!
We spoke to Anna, one of the herders we met in Scotland back in December, who told us the reindeer were loving the 2 feet of snow they’d had up in the Cairngorm Mountains.
Due to postal problems, there was a few days delay in receiving our adoption pack but it finally arrived today. As well as our certificates of adoption for each reindeer, it also contained several photos of the herd and a two-page letter from Anna about our reindeer and what’s been going on with herd recently. They also sent us a load of pens, erasers and mug coasters adorned with reindeer!
So, here’s a bit about each of our new adoptions:
Young black Christmas reindeer (one who attends Christmas events).
Birthday: 15 June 2005 | Mother: Gypsy
Borneo is very friendly just like his mother and loves attention. He was born a little later than most reindeer meaning he is smaller than most reindeer his age.
Dark-coloured Christmas reindeer.
Birthday: 6 May 2003 | Mother: Twister
Brae has become increasingly tame and friendly and has a very cheeky personality. His nickname is ‘The Steam Engine’ because at events he always wants to charge on when pulling the sleigh!
Large normal-coloured breeding bull.
Birthday: 21 May 2003 | Mother: Burgundy
Crann is the dominant male in the herd, but is very friendly. His antlers this year were 52 inches from base to tip and weighed 9.2 kilos! (We actually got to hold one on our visit.) He recently appeared in the Daily Mail.
Small dark male yearling.
Birthday: 7 May 2008 | Mother: Dixie
Grunter was handreared last year so is very tame and loves handfeeding. He enjoys jumping up on people’s backs! But is still a favourite with many of the visitors.
Young white male.
Birthday: 3 May 2007 | Mother: Polo
Minto is very sweet and friendly and possibly deaf. He sticks out from the rest of the herd with his pure white fur. The Sámi people (reindeer herders of the Arctic Circle) consider these very special reindeer and believe they bring luck to a herd and its owners.
Dark-coloured young Christmas reindeer.
Birthday: 9 May 2003 | Mother: Nimbus
Sholto is a gentle, laid-back reindeer, but can be a bit cheeky. He grows large but simple antlers with very few points. He has a big appetite and is extremely ticklish! (Next time we go to Cairngorm, we’ll test this ourselves.)
Dark-coloured Christmas reindeer.
Birthday: 15 May 2004 | Mother: Lady (That’s the name of the reindeer, his mother isn’t a woman.)
Vuoma is a handsome reindeer with a stocky build. He’s a real softy and has a friendly character. We wanted to adopt Vuoma after seeing the hilarious photo below, in which he appears to be singing!
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