BLANIK DOMINO

"Little Ben"

8/7/00 - 23/12/10

Apollo Von Dakota x Blanik Astra

You Have Been Loved

Thanks to Ash and Joan for saving him and looking after him for me!

Dylan

This beautiful boy is Tali's brother from the "F" litter. Rangemore Arko x Blanik Deeanna. I'm proud to have bred him, he's stunning and a credit to his devoted owners!

Amazing

Thank you so much to my lovely friends at the Nantlle Vale Dog Training Club for organising for me to get this wonderful pencil drawing of Louis as a leaving present from the club. Believe me this photo taken with my phone does the actual picture no justice. Also a huge thank you to Louise for her hard work. She is so talented and the drawing without question truly captures My Mr Amazing.

I'm sorry I was not able to come to the club to collect my gift but considering what is going on in my life at the moment, I'm not in the right frame of mind for any get together. I am honestly sorry if I upset anyone, or ruined any plans.

I guess this is the end of an era. I've been an instructor at this club since I joined in 1988. I've seen so many members, as well as instructors come and go...and I've seen many stay and most importantly made some fantastic friends. But my circumstances have now changed and I can no longer give the commitment to the club that I have given for over 20 years. Believe me this has not been an easy decision, the club has been a huge part of my life and along with my other passions in life it has helped me through the hard times. But sadly, for me anyway, it is time to say goodbye.
As a child in 1979 I went with my Grandmother and her little Sheltie, Sandy to the Porthmadog and District Dog Training Club, and I loved it! I stayed a member of the club until it closed in around 1982/3. Some of the instructors at that club then went on to form another club in Pen-Y-Groes, this was later to become The Nantlle Vale Dog Training Club. As soon as I got my driving license I started to make the weekly trips from Porthmadog to Pen-Y-Groes to the club.
In 1991 the club sent me on a course with The British Institute Of Professional Dog Trainers and I qualified as an instructor. One condition of the course was that I stay with the club for the next 3 years....I guess I may have overstayed my welcome then!!!
I guess they won't be getting rid of my completely, I will carry on visiting the club regularly with my dogs to support the Ring Craft, and hopefully many future generations of "Blanik" GSD's will learn their ring etiquette at the Nantlle Vale Dog Training Club.
I wish the club and all it's members all the best for the future!

Roller Coaster

Louis-looking great-Feb 10

This roller coaster ride is shit! It's ripping me apart and breaking my heart.

I need to find out what's going on, for my sanity I need some answers, sooner rather than later. My dogs are my life, and this is my very special friend, seeing him like this is more than I can bare. Life is so god damn cruel sometimes!

*****

I Don't want to start any blasphemous rumors

But I think that God's got a sick sense of humor

And when I die

I expect to find him laughing

........................Depeche Mode

Greek God!

Eli Asks: "Are you God?"
George replied: "Well, some men have said so!"

Happy Birthday

Blanik "F" litter

Rangemore Arko x Blanik Deeanna

On a rainy day in January 6 years ago they arrived, boy after boy after boy....

Spot the bitch. Tali with her 8 brothers

Tali - She truly was the puppy from hell!

Mature and intelligent, a loving and devoted mother,

But so damn headstrong!!!

Blanik "B" litter

Born 6/1/97

Febalhaft Arazi x Lledfegin Camri

Blanik Billie-Lee, Lia who sadly left us in December.

Blanik Barni, Titch. My special little friend who was sadly given sleep at just 8 weeks old.

Blanik Belinda, Heidi

6 boys and 6 girls born to our beautiful Nikki.
Bless the ones born too special for this world and thank God for the ones who lived, were loved and gave great love.
Blanik "B" litter -You Have Been Loved

Where Is My Yog?

Back in Sydney...apparently!

Well according to the Australian Press anyway. Let's just hope he behaves himself this time. To me it didn't seem his previous visit to Australia left him in a "good place" and it seemed to be the beginning of last years downward spiral. Just my opinion of course!
Wherever he is I would love to see some photos, but this is my crisis of conscience; I love to see the photos but hate the way his privacy is invaded to achieve them. But here I simply don't have an answer!
Anyway I'm looking forward to what is rumored to be on offer this year, and will be optimistically putting some pennies aside! Come on George I'm "Waiting!"

Cautiously Optimistic

Today Louis weighed 28.9Kg and the vet could feel nodules on the pancreas which led her to believe that there is an inflammation of/on the pancreas. I guess considering the thoughts I've had recently, if this diagnosis is correct then this is the lesser of the two evils!

Happy New Year

To You and Yours

From Me and Mine