To all those far far away, a Very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year to you from Happy, Oz, Betsy and the TomCat (who didn't go to the dog event this was taken at)!.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
12/8/10 - 12/9/10
Wednesday again back to work, "Rocky" getting bigger and "Chloe" still not really wanting to eat. Her temp is fine and after hot packing and milking her the first part of the week her teats are no longer engorged. I actually hand fed her kibble by kibble. Will I have to do this until he is weaned?? Barley and Livvi arrived for a weeks stay.
Thursday morning - another hand feeding. Karen came to clean - YEA and THANK YOU! I had forgotten that "Widget" was coming to get groomed. The dogs were all out back and going totally crazy looking to the front of the house. I ran to the front of the house thinking I had left Chloe out - no didn't do that. Looked outside and there was someone lying on the parking strip. OMG it was Janet and "Widget." Long story short. Off to the hospital in an ambulance, "Widget" groomed, Karen followed me to the house to take Janet's car back home. Janet is in a sling with a fractured humerous.
Things are looking up!! My house is clean - found out that I can spoon feed "Chloe" instead of 'hand' feeding - and "Rocky" has a new 'littermate'
Keep healing thoughts out to Jan and her shoulder.
Thursday morning - another hand feeding. Karen came to clean - YEA and THANK YOU! I had forgotten that "Widget" was coming to get groomed. The dogs were all out back and going totally crazy looking to the front of the house. I ran to the front of the house thinking I had left Chloe out - no didn't do that. Looked outside and there was someone lying on the parking strip. OMG it was Janet and "Widget." Long story short. Off to the hospital in an ambulance, "Widget" groomed, Karen followed me to the house to take Janet's car back home. Janet is in a sling with a fractured humerous.
Things are looking up!! My house is clean - found out that I can spoon feed "Chloe" instead of 'hand' feeding - and "Rocky" has a new 'littermate'
Keep healing thoughts out to Jan and her shoulder.
Tribute to Awbs aka Ch KinLoch's Awbrey Glen of Joywood ROM 7/11/94 - 12/7/10
The last couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot of Awbs. It has been 5 years since I have been up to visit with her and Anne and Gordon Stiff. I so love it up there. Awbrey was placed when she was around 6 years old and went to live with Anne and Gordon who overlook a golf course. How perfect could that be. Awbrey became the unofficial goose chaser on the course as the hired hand (Border Collie) was fired as some thought it was cruel to the geese. She would also run up and down the cairn cliffs chasing birds as Anne would swim in the sea. She got Gordon to start walking again as prescribed by the doctor. She had the most best life a little wee dog could have and so very loved by all.
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Tuesday I made it through a day of work with very little sleep. I came home to a phone message with Gordon asking me to call. I knew the time had come. She had gone peacefully in Anne's arms. My heart hurts so much for them. I'm sure she is taking care of the two little girls that passed just before her.
A little about Awbrey for those of you that didn't know her. She was from my very first litter. She was named after a golf course - Awbrey Glen-http://www.awbreyglen.com
which started the golf course theme for my kennel. She didn't like to show so I had Dee Hanna finish her as Awbrey so loved her!! She produced three Champions - Ch KinLoch's Augusta ROM and her brother BIS MBISS AmCan Ch KinLoch's Royal Troon RN ME CGC ROME and Ch KinLoch's Laurel Hill ROM. She had numerous grand and great grandchildren including newborn "Rocky."
She will always be in my heart and a little of her in all the dogs at KinLoch. You will be so missed by all of the lives you have touched.
12/2/10 to 12/6/10 Chloe and babies
It's been a very long week. "Chloe" gave birth to two puppies last Thursday and settled in by eating, going potty and then cuddling her new charges - 1 boy and 1 girl. 
I had Jill over to help with the whelping and she took off for coffee and breakfast. She got back and we were talking about the last 12 hours and "Chloe" screams. We had heard that noise before and low and behold another baby girl. Things were going well and all nursing.
"Chloe's" mom came over and while she was watching over everyone I groomed for 7 hours. Yes, blisters did arise. But still had more to do the next day - another 5 hours.
Babies seemed to do well but the girls were small so I started supplementing them on day 2. Cindi was over so I could get the next group of dogs groomed. The girls started to decline and every two hour feedings started. Big boy "Rocky" would nurse and then do a couple of laps in the whelping box checking on his sisters. Sounds weird I know but he no longer does it. Puppy Pilates will commence next week.
Sunday the second born little girl passed away and the first girl seemed to be do good and then not. Necropsy showed no abnormal findings. I guess good news and bad news.
Monday seemed to go better for the little girl and I thought she was going to make it until 1630 when she started seizing. She was rushed to the vet where she died. More tests to be done as nothing showed on the preliminary report.
Good news - "Rocky" is thriving and I went back to work.
See the next posts for the rest of the week.
I had Jill over to help with the whelping and she took off for coffee and breakfast. She got back and we were talking about the last 12 hours and "Chloe" screams. We had heard that noise before and low and behold another baby girl. Things were going well and all nursing.
"Chloe's" mom came over and while she was watching over everyone I groomed for 7 hours. Yes, blisters did arise. But still had more to do the next day - another 5 hours.
Babies seemed to do well but the girls were small so I started supplementing them on day 2. Cindi was over so I could get the next group of dogs groomed. The girls started to decline and every two hour feedings started. Big boy "Rocky" would nurse and then do a couple of laps in the whelping box checking on his sisters. Sounds weird I know but he no longer does it. Puppy Pilates will commence next week.
Sunday the second born little girl passed away and the first girl seemed to be do good and then not. Necropsy showed no abnormal findings. I guess good news and bad news.
Monday seemed to go better for the little girl and I thought she was going to make it until 1630 when she started seizing. She was rushed to the vet where she died. More tests to be done as nothing showed on the preliminary report.
Good news - "Rocky" is thriving and I went back to work.
See the next posts for the rest of the week.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Candlelighters Candy Cane Lane 2010
Here's the shopping area. Most of it is complete, just need a few signs and we're ready for tomorrow!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Therapy Dogs International - WE DID IT!!
When Happy was so terribly ill last April/May I wrote a post "You can't leave me yet buddy, we're not done". Thank the good Lord and many wonderful people he survived and is now back to the "little Black Booger" we all know and love.
One of my goals, if he survived the mystery malady, was to share him with people struggling with health/age related issues as a therapy dog. Yesterday, in Vancouver, WA at a great little dog training/day care business Happy passed the Therapy Dog International (TDI) evaluation with flying colors, he even got some points for cute. Something he's tried for a long time to get in the Obedience and Rally rings. The business is very new and in a very small section of a strip mall. Perfect location and size to build a business the right way. We were in the main room (pretty much the only room) which was very small. there were 14 dogs of all sizes, shapes, ages and temperaments and their handlers. The first hour was quite chaotic as we were pretty much packed together. The dogs that were able to tolerate the closeness, stood next to one another at close range. Proudly I say Hap was one of those. Others that were too nervous or active were separated slightly from the crowd by a few extra feet and a desk. At first I thought it was a horrible place to do the evaluation but after a bit I saw it was perfect to see reactions of both dogs and handlers in a very stressful and close environment.
The evaluator did the CGC test first. A volunteer would hold a dog while the handler walked around a wall for the 3 minute test. While that was going on the evaluator would do the walking on loose lead, sit, down brush, etc. During our wait I put Happy through his tricks to keep him occupied. I had taken some string cheese and would discretely slip him one every once in a while just to keep his attention. By the time it was his turn to do the walk, down, sit etc he was pretty ramped up on getting fed so it was easy. First task "sit", no problem,.. now "down" :
Betsy: "happy, Down"
Happy: "oh, did you say DEAD dog?" (flop on side as if dead)
Crowd: hahahaha
Betsy: "Happy, down"
Happy: "oh, did you say Bang?" (flop as if being shot again, remain on side)
Crowd: HAHAHAHA
Betsy: "Hap, stand. Good dog, SPLAT!! "
Crowd: ROFLMAO HAHAHA, SPLAT!! HAHAHA
Happy: "OMG, they LOVE ME!!" (drop into a down as fast as possible, glance at Mom long enough to know she sees the splat then do a "flip-roll-over)
Crowd: Applause
Betsy thinking (oh well, at least we'll pass now)
Evaluator: (laughing out loud) "he's got a great personality for a Therapy dog" Sit your dog for petting"
Betsy: "Happy,sit, pet pet " (pet pet is a command so he's prepared to be approached)
Happy: "Oh, he loves me" (sit pretty while wiggling every inch of body, lift paw to say "hi" when evaluator raises his hand to pet me)
You get the picture. He performed the rest of the night regardless whether he was "on stage" or not. He passed with flying colors, along with everyone else. But no one else did it with such "Booger Flair" :).
Once more I am humbled by His grace in allowing me to keep such a wonderful animal.
Always I thank Him for bringing friends like you into my life. Those that urge me onto success, have my back and Kick my ass when needed.
I love you all.
One of my goals, if he survived the mystery malady, was to share him with people struggling with health/age related issues as a therapy dog. Yesterday, in Vancouver, WA at a great little dog training/day care business Happy passed the Therapy Dog International (TDI) evaluation with flying colors, he even got some points for cute. Something he's tried for a long time to get in the Obedience and Rally rings. The business is very new and in a very small section of a strip mall. Perfect location and size to build a business the right way. We were in the main room (pretty much the only room) which was very small. there were 14 dogs of all sizes, shapes, ages and temperaments and their handlers. The first hour was quite chaotic as we were pretty much packed together. The dogs that were able to tolerate the closeness, stood next to one another at close range. Proudly I say Hap was one of those. Others that were too nervous or active were separated slightly from the crowd by a few extra feet and a desk. At first I thought it was a horrible place to do the evaluation but after a bit I saw it was perfect to see reactions of both dogs and handlers in a very stressful and close environment.
The evaluator did the CGC test first. A volunteer would hold a dog while the handler walked around a wall for the 3 minute test. While that was going on the evaluator would do the walking on loose lead, sit, down brush, etc. During our wait I put Happy through his tricks to keep him occupied. I had taken some string cheese and would discretely slip him one every once in a while just to keep his attention. By the time it was his turn to do the walk, down, sit etc he was pretty ramped up on getting fed so it was easy. First task "sit", no problem,.. now "down" :
Betsy: "happy, Down"
Happy: "oh, did you say DEAD dog?" (flop on side as if dead)
Crowd: hahahaha
Betsy: "Happy, down"
Happy: "oh, did you say Bang?" (flop as if being shot again, remain on side)
Crowd: HAHAHAHA
Betsy: "Hap, stand. Good dog, SPLAT!! "
Crowd: ROFLMAO HAHAHA, SPLAT!! HAHAHA
Happy: "OMG, they LOVE ME!!" (drop into a down as fast as possible, glance at Mom long enough to know she sees the splat then do a "flip-roll-over)
Crowd: Applause
Betsy thinking (oh well, at least we'll pass now)
Evaluator: (laughing out loud) "he's got a great personality for a Therapy dog" Sit your dog for petting"
Betsy: "Happy,sit, pet pet " (pet pet is a command so he's prepared to be approached)
Happy: "Oh, he loves me" (sit pretty while wiggling every inch of body, lift paw to say "hi" when evaluator raises his hand to pet me)
You get the picture. He performed the rest of the night regardless whether he was "on stage" or not. He passed with flying colors, along with everyone else. But no one else did it with such "Booger Flair" :).
Once more I am humbled by His grace in allowing me to keep such a wonderful animal.
Always I thank Him for bringing friends like you into my life. Those that urge me onto success, have my back and Kick my ass when needed.
I love you all.
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