Show Day 3 Of 4

This Was Yesterday

In Welsh we have a saying  "Ti wedi cachu yn y parlwr," direct translation is "You have shit in the parlour."  I'm sure that from that translation, you can work out that it means something like, "You've pissed on his chips!" Well as far as Meerah is concerned I've "Wedi cachu yn y parlwr," and she's not speaking to me. Beti and I are finding it quite funny. 😁Meerah has, for a long time, been waking up at 7am, and that's fine, I can do 7am. I get up, everyone goes out, has breakfast, then they relax to digest their food. During that time this week I've been putting my nurse's uniform on, make tea and toast for us both and giving Steve his medication. I've then cooked my knee with a hot water bottle for about 40 mins or so before getting dressed. In what ever order works on the day, it's then dogs out and help Steve up, washed and dressed before another cup of tea ... to be honest it's then almost lunchtime anyway! 

So Meerah, well with the light mornings Miss Meerah has been waking up earlier and earlier and after a bad night with Steve I was not ready for the 5.30am alarm call. I called "Shut up Meerah," she was not having it. At 6am I really had had enough, I was furious and knackered so I got up and kicked her crate 3 or 4 times and using rather unpleasant language I requested that she be quite and sleep a little longer, bless her she obliged. Now I know it may not be in any dog training manual and would probably be frowned upon, but I didn't lay a finger on her and this morning I was first up at 7.15am. 

After our "Bad start" yesterday, we had a lovely day, fun in the fields and with warm sunshine I persuaded Steve to venture outside. He was nervous, we both were, but his bathroom seat was ideal to sit on in the yard and leaving him there I gave the bedroom a quick clear out and made us a cup of tea. When I got back out he was just sitting on his chair again. I asked "where have you been?" He replied, "Down to the gate and back, Darryl has done a great job!" 😮 Ahhhhh ... why didn't he wait for me to be there? "Because I knew you wouldn't let me go!" I give up. Today it's pissing it down and blowing a hoolie out there so we've decided to try a walk to the kitchen for a cuppa at 3pm. 

Anyway back to Meerah, well her nails needed cutting and like her mother she hates having them done. With no one here to told her still I had no option but to tie her to the gate to be done. I tried just holding her first, but it was not going to happen and I got it on me and decided it had to happen, so yeah I tied her to the gate and it did happen. Because she had a tantrum at the wrong time, one nail did bleed as I cut through the quick, but hell it didn't kill her did it! She really was not a happy bunny and didn't come near me again for the rest of the evening ... but you know sometimes needs must ... stop laughing Beti! (Yes I did hers too - she's such a good girl) 

Some Fun

Naughty Kong stealing Beti

Beti and Meerah

Zeus and that ball

Meerah, Ross, Sammi

Some Photos

Name The Tree

This tree is growing in the bottom field, we didn't plant it, it's going stronger each year but I've no idea what it is. I tried to get a photo to do a google search, and there was Beti, "photo .. treat!" You have to laugh at her don't you. 

Anyway I'm not sure what it is as google search came up with a few similar ones and I don't have a clue. (Though Common Osier Willow looks likely!)

Crufts Critique

Morning Exercise

Another Dog Show Day

Today should have been another dog show day for the girls. I'm sitting here pondering how we would have got on and missing my friends, but I'm not despondent because I have my lovely husband back home. Ok, I can't help but look at the classes and wonder where we'd be placed, but I'm grateful beyond compare that the most important person in my life is back by my side. I can't deny I hoped his mobility would be better, but he can just about make it from the bedroom to the bathroom, just the 2 inch step to come out of the bedroom is causing us problems. (he's calling it Everest) Thankfully, the chair is ideal for him and the electric reclining bed has come into it own as it raises him partly out of the bed. The financial cost of this fall really doesn't bear thinking about .. that on top of Luther's £719 vet bill throws us well and truly into the shit financially for a few months. Thank god our vets are willing to take monthly payments!

Last week there was so much talk about today's show, well not just last week actually. Apparently the tickets were a done deal with the "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" rumours rife, corruption and cheating was predicted again ... how funny to see the predicted winner wasn't even entered let alone exhibited. Often I feel the unfounded rumours are more damaging to the breed than the so-called corruption. I'm not denying it doesn't go on, it does, but in my opinion to a much lesser degree than the rumour mill would have us believe! 

I suppose today that I can take some comfort from the fact that Beti has thrown her coat, and Meerah? Well at the moment she doesn't look like she has the potential to make the grade, time will tell if she'll look the part with maturity, but with luck and good fortune I may be able to mate Siska again next year. 

Still Waiting

 We expected Steve home yesterday, but we are still waiting and hoping he gets home today. I'm ready, well as ready as I can be, I am a little nervous but I'm sure we'll get into some kind of routine that works for everyone. 

Sunshine And News

I'm hoping that everything goes to plan and that Steve will be coming home tomorrow. I've spent most of the morning and early afternoon moving furniture in the bedroom. Hard work, but you surprise yourself with what you can do when you have to eh, I just hope I'll be able to move tomorrow. 😕

Though the hospital visits on top of life at Blanik have been time-consuming, I guess the real hard work for me starts now. Thank god for the caring friends that I have in my life, I'll need them now more than ever because let's it face I've got no family that I can call on and I'm no nurse!