Just a sneak peak.

I did it! They are mine! AND don't be taking them away!

You can come look but don't TAKE!

My other mom will post more pics - she promises.

It's done.

I had some babies. I worked really hard, back and forth to the vet all those times, shuffled from one home to another, back to the vet for an ultrasound, dealing with the disappointment of both mothers that I had only two (we're not ALL like Rona!), back for an xray, then got to the Whelping Mother's house just in time to have two adorable babies the next morning.

They're cute, they both have fat little heads, tiny ears, STRAIGHT tails, and nice round tummies. People keep shoving me aside to take pictures. And yet, and yet.... no pictures have been posted here for my fan club to admire. As soon as I figure out that usb-card-thingy on the camera, I'm taking my own pictures and they'll be up here for all to see. Until then, just take my word for it- these babies are CUTE.

Ready for the show season....

...or is it snow season!

The dogs are excited. Kona is entered in rally Advanced A this weekend.

They know the motor home is here and they love to go to shows and hang out together. They are following me around like tails on a dog.

Kona is working really well, so I have high hopes for Q's.

How do you know when you are crazy?

"They" say that if you think you are crazy you aren't, since people with mental illness never think there is anything wrong with them. That is oddly reassuring to me this morning as I contemplate my latest goof.
I will be at the Rose City Classic in Portland next weekend...January 17-21. Grooming space reserved, dog bait/treats all made, weighed and frozen. The missing item would be my entries! Somehow as I labored over what to enter online...BOB and Rally? Just Rally...Adv A or the next level....fillling out the grooming space request, talking to Dena and Vicki about the parking arrangements (you get the picture...we have all done it a dozen times). At any rate, I failed to note that I hadn't gotten a confirmation from Onofrio regarding my entries!
Now, I am not perfect, I know that...I accept it, I honor it, it is who I am. Rose City and I have had entry challenges before...well, not Rose City, but the Terrier Specialty and puppy sweeps. Thank goodness I have no puppy this year. Thank goodness I wasn't thinking I would rock TV land on Saturday....CUZ KONA WON'T BE THERE!
I firmly believe things happen for a reason...either cause or effect. I will get back to you when I figure out which this is!

My van shelf!

I did it! When we were in Pennsylvania last fall, I saw a shelf in a Honda mini van. I was so excited. I am sorry to say that I don't remember who owned the van, so that I could give credit. Greg doesn't understand why on earth I wanted a shelf. It is for organization!

In the picture on the top, you see the three crates in a view from the side door opening. The dogs enter the passenger sliding door. (The fur over the top is to cover the insulated tarp that I have wrapped around the back and side of the crates.) The picture on the bottom is from the top. I used 1x2 pieces of fir, measuring and cutting each seperately so that the curve of the window ledge is accounted for. They are very snug, they don't rattle or shift at all. I set the piece on each end at an angle so that things I set on the shelf have a bit of a lip to help keep things where I have put them.

A Little Birdy

A little birdy recently whispered to me that one of our members is taking the plunge. A little black stage star is going into the agility ring. Way to go Happy and Betsy. Have fun in Portland on the 19th of January at the Rose City Classic! Remember, just have fun....speak to me privately if you need the special Vicki Havlik remedy for nerves.

Cairn Rassling

It is the oldest of performance events in the dog world. My dogs LOVE to "rassle" in the living room. There is something about the carpet in that room that causes them all to get goofy. Kona races around all of the pieces of furniture with Kula growling at Hattie and him as they all chase around the room. It is one of my favorite things my dogs do.