Rain And Upgrades

Not the best of Good Fridays, with drizzle, a cool breeze and thick mist. I opted to give everyone a run in the fields, and they had a great time. 

My new phone has been ordered; it's been 4 years since I upgraded, and to be honest, give or take a slow shutter speed, there's not a lot wrong with it. Anyway, I've stayed with the "A" Samsung phones and simply updated to A56 - Steve is going to have the A53 as his A3 or whatever it is is now well past it's sell by date! LOL To be fair that still does the basics, but I'm sure he'll find the A53 an improvement on his current phone. My new phone is being partly paid for by my family for my upcoming birthday.  

Giggles today on a Facebook post. Sheila's e.mail has been hacked, and lots of us have received the oddest of e.mails, common sense dictates they are not from her but people had also posted warnings on Facebook. What made me giggle was one of the new know-it-alls in the breed who said "who is this Sheila Rankin anyway?" Wow Really? You give the impression that you know everything about the breed and you don't know the name of a lady who has witten books about the breed, basically given her life to the breed and the breed council? Sheila maybe in her 90 ies now but she still attends Crufts and The Sieger. I should be shocked, but I'm not, so many buy or bluff their way to the top and just don't do the research and the work! 

If you are interested, then search for "Sheracyn German Shepherds," you will find Sheila's specific footprint in the UK breed history. 

Chatting On My Walk

Whilst walking today I came across a lady from Groeslon with a GSD and a crossbreed. Over the years I've regularly seen her in the distance, but we've never ended up close enough to chat before. We knew a lot of the same people in the breed, and not necessarily just in this area. She seemed to know more about me than I did about her, some mutual acquaintances as well as friends! She liked Siska, she said she was beautiful, but she was very impressed with Orin, saying his unexaggerated shape and size were exactly what she considered correct in the breed. She asked if I was still breeding? I chose to just tell her about the Orin X Mattie mating and as she had recently lost her older female she was interested. She said she had a habit of dithering over decisions and missing out, so the fact that this mating had only just happened gave her a long time to think about it. As I told her, it's far too early to know if Mattie is pregnant, but, well, here's hoping!

I have to say I was very impressed with all 4 dogs who stood there quietly whilst we chatted, and I observed she was also using Flexi leads. We both agreed times have changed too much to take risks!

My nutjobs entertained me as usual on their walk. I have to say, though they are naughty, they are fun! 

Everyone Walked

I had great satisfaction from getting everyone out on a walk today. The girls had the longest walk, but everyone else had plenty of time out. For the first time in over a year, Steve was able to do part of a walk with me. He then sat looking at the view and studying the old rusty steam train, some new sights is good for mind and body! I wonder where else is suitable for him to have a short walk?