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A conversation with a friend left me emotional last night. We were going through shows and planning for Friday. Her female is on two tickets, and I'm hoping she'll soon get her third, she deserves it, but still, "when will it be our turn?" is in my head. I've tried so hard to get it right, with every generation you hope for success, but when I had "the best" I didn't have the money to do the shows! The constant thought in my head these days is, "if I'm going wrong, then please can someone show me where?"
One thing that sadness me is that Steve doesn't share my dream. It must be so wonderful for couples who live the dream together. He said last night, "can you wait till I'm dead to have another litter?" Er, no, I'm kind of hoping he'll be around a few years yet ... and I'd love so much to get at least one to the top during our time together, hell I know he doesn't care, but I do, and I know he feels the disappointment, if only when he sees it in me after an unsuccessful day.
I'm so sad about the way Meerah has turned out, I mean size and not anything else. Like her parents, she's such a sweet girl, a super character, very affectionate and a stunning colour. I think it's paramount that the future stud for her mother must be a strong male with less length of foreleg, and of course a super character. We all know a dog's character can be significantly affected by genetics. While environmental factors like socialisation and training play a crucial role, a dogs genetics heavily influence his temperament. As I've said with a certain someone here, nature or nurture? Well, most likely a bit of both. Some trainers are fantastic and can get the best out of any dogs, with proper socialisation and training, a dog with a genetically unpredictable temperament can still become a well-adjusted happy dog, but that well-trained dog can still be "genetically" an arsehole, can't they? Then surely those genetic traits have a danger of being passed on into progeny? There is no doubt, genetics influence a dog's temperament, including their level of friendliness, fearfulness, aggression, and sociability. With the information given to me about one of the dogs on my list, his genetic temperament has to be considered ... Character/Temperament must always come first!
I've just had the sad news that my Mum's brother, Tegid has died this afternoon. Life is too short, we must live it to the full.
