Choo was missing last night at dinner time, it happens sometimes but my stomach churned over when there was no sign of him at breakfast time. It's not like him to miss a meal, let alone two. I just hope no one was around this morning when I was stood out there calling "Choo ...Choo ... Choo Choo." They would have thought I was cracking up. Anyway within minutes he was home, he has skipped breakfast and is lying asleep with me on the sofa. It's funny isn't it, (peculiar not haha) I think he's adorable, but no one wanted him as a kitten and even recently when I put photos of the cats up on Facebook no one put a comment on his photo .. I have to admit I did feel it, he may not be the most glamorous of the cats, but he's dead cute and he's a huge part of this family and is affectionate and sweet.I was asked during the week if I'll have another kitten .. well yeah of course, but not now. We still have 6 cats which I don't want to exceed again and they are generally more expensive to keep which has to be a consideration. Tia and Oliver are both getting on in years .. awful thought, but maybe in the future when there are less cats we'll think about it. One thing though, I do have something in mind. I've always wanted a silver tabby (spotted or striped) .. not an easy find so if one did come along before then I may weaken. It has to be male, having owned cats since I was a teenager I do generally prefer male cats. It's not always a pedigree cat colour, the British Silver Tabbys are stunning, but there is a chance one may crop up in a moggy litter somewhere. Having been involved with cat rescue for so long it would be a crisis of conscious to buy a pedigree kitten. I do sometimes think we should be able to have what we want but know how desperate the situation is in North Wales I'm really not sure I could justify buying a pedigree one in.
Ross continues to do my head in over food. He's eaten less this last week than he has in ages. It sofrustrates me, I really know what the right thing is to do but I'm being honest, I currently am not doing it! I guess the problem is that I don't want a skinny show dog, so I'm adding odds and sods to his food to try and get him to eat. Big mistake .. I know! With what little coat he has still coming out in huge chunks he's really starting to look like shit to be honest. It's such a bad age, anyway I'll bath and blast him tonight and see if he can at least look semi decent for Blackpool tomorrow. I really have mixed feeling about what his breeder said yesterday, she said had he his grandfathers coat he would really be a top dog. It's nice that she sees the potential in him, but sad that she like me realises that his lack of coat will go against him with some judges where top honors are concerned. I can only hope that after this predictably awful junior moult that his next coat will be better.
Anyway it's Blackpool Champ tomorrow. The foreign judge has done me proud with Dexi, Krizzie and Nico .. but he did put Sammi last .. Kaiah and Ross look rough, Loki and Sammi look great ... lets see what tomorrow brings
