Monday 18 March 2024

Lovely Morning Walks



Lovely walks, only my pride damaged when I landed on my butt in the mud. 
A bit of a panic with Mr Bull Terrier, but actually we talked as he was seeking help on getting his XL to wear a muzzle. So far he's failed, and been reported for walking him locally "un-muzzled." Kind of felt sorry for him, he loves his dogs. Another person who insisted on throwing the kong for Ross! It can get frustrating as Ross doesn't know where to stop. Anyway I hope he gets the help he needs and that he doesn't chose again to walk into a pack of 4 GSD's who've just come out of the van!

Sunday 17 March 2024

Last Week

We've all recovered from Crufts and Beti is living up to her whirlwind reputation. This week I've had to replace a washing basket and a phone charger, and she made confetti with a bag of newspaper that I'd bought in to light the fire. Steve has had to fix a gate ... twice .. and replace part of the water pipe which leads from the bathroom to the sewage pipe. She's got herself trapped between the small pen and the shed, several times and through the gate that she broke made her way behind the big pen .. which could have given her access off the property. (Thankfully, Orin and Siska snitched!) With the gate fixed on Tuesday, today she managed to open it and was off to the same place. In the thick mist I really thought she'd gone .. but her recall is fab and she came flying back as soon as I called her. Then of course there's the bedding .... let's not go there. Teenage puppies are a bloody handful, she's lucky she's so lovely or she'd be back on her way to Monmouth taking Ross with her! lol 

Saturday 16 March 2024

RIP Bella

 Such sad and shocking news that Ian's Bella had to be PTS yesterday. After being off colour for 24 hrs she was taken to the vets where they discovered she had a tumour on her liver. The circumstance are almost identical to Krizzie who we lost with the same diagnosis in 2007. Krizzie was just 7.5 years old and like Bella showed no signs of ill health until the last couple of days. 
Bella was Loki's sister, such a lovely girl who bought Ian into the show world, there is no doubt she changed his life and gave us our cofi mate. 
RIP now dear Bella, back with your Mummy Tasha and Daddy Nico. 

I Put My Phone At Risk

Yes more rain but I managed to get some photos.
The happy foursome
I thought it was bad at home, but my it was wild in Cwm Dulyn.

Friday 15 March 2024

It Wasn't Raining



I've been a bit precious about my phone recently. Put it this way, I was so wet yesterday that my oilskins leaked. Is that suppose to happen? 

Edit

Sharon has been removed,  I've checked with Joyal, he's happy for the photo to be used like this. 
It looks ok .. I think! 

Joyal's Beti pics


 
                                          
I just can't pick between the top pics of Beti in stance, though maybe Beti looks marginally better in the top one, whilst the ladies look better in the second one. In the second one I have removed Sarah's knee which was making her look like she had a bump in her overline. Beti has not been edited! I was thinking I could remove the judge from the top photo and just use that one of Beti in stance, using the other one as the "presentation pic," that makes sense yeah?

The Only One

The only photo of Siska in the ring - never mind at least we got one and we had loads last year. 

Monday 11 March 2024

Beti Videos

Hoping I've got these in order. 
A clip of all the class winners in order. MPB in front to the working class female at the back.

The judging of Best Puppy Bitch

The three female winners - The CC and BOB winner, The RCC winner and baby Beti the Best Puppy Bitch Winners.
Be prepared for more photos of Beti and Siska as soon as the breed photographer puts his pics on ... I can't wait!

Kaiah - Kyra - Kaila

A Facebook memory really knocked me this morning, hell I cried. Beautiful Kaiah, I miss her so much. I don't often share her memories as it's still so raw, but this time with teeth gritted I did. She was just so pretty. 
Later in the morning a friend was messaging about her Orin daughter, Lyra .. with fat fingers (her words not mine) she hit K instead of L ... Kyra. Bloody hell I like that, would it be a fitting tribute for a name for Kaiah's granddaughter? Or would it be a little too close for comfort? One thing is for sure ... it's going high on the list. 
Kyra, a girl's name of Greek origin, means "lord." This name has a familiar sound, like the names Keira and Ciara, but has a different root. This name might come from the Greek word kurá, which means "lady," or from the name Cyra, the feminine version of the name Cyrus.
On listening to the correct pronunciation of Kyra I've come across Kaila, which I also like. 
Kaila is a unique girl's name of mixed origins. In Hawaiian, it translates to "stylish" or "fashionable," and can encourage your little one to express themself in the way that they want.