Circles Around Home

Hoping This Will Be Going On This Week

Today is day 13
15 + days - A blastocyst if formed, the ovum having reshaped into a hollow sphere still  floating free in the uterus.
17 to 18 days - Placentas begin to develop from the yolk sack in the ovum

Sodding Sunday

Every man, his dog and his frigging wife were up on my mountain today. I tend to do the same circuit every Sunday as it gives me space but even that was busy today. I think I may go back to going to the woods on Sundays! Don't you just love my dog walking attire! 

Luther 6 Months Old Today

Peeping Perry

Says he's sorry for causing heartache this morning. He's never been late for a meal before and is usually in in the morning waiting to eat. With such horrendous rain last night I was really expecting him here, but we were up an hour earlier and I thought he would be here easily by 8am. I left at 7.45am and text Steve at 8.15am, nope he wasn't there. I started to feel uncomfortable about it all .. Where was he?
It was just after 9am when I couldn't help myself and text again, no he still wasn't home. Shit, now I was starting to panic. Now don't get me wrong I'm not a neurotic cat owner, Isla, Junior and Choo can be missing for half a day, longer even without my concern. But if Jamie and Perry are not about then it's different. Jamie is a homebody and Perry has a spot on food clock! Luther of course is always around, we are yet to learn his routine.
As soon as I finished showing the dogs I checked the phone .. Perry was home. Steve had seen him running down hell for leather from the direction of next door. He was not being chased at all, there was no one about. Where had you been my friend? Were you lost? Were you locked in somewhere or just sheltering and fell asleep? Did the food alarm sleep in? Whatever DONT do it again! Ridiculously I was so emotional to find out he was home, I swear I almost cried!

LLandudno Show

 Handling young Kasey 

 Ross and I discussing tactics 

 Loki with Ian

To think I use to handle one of these at almost all the open shows. Her name was Grace, this is Charley and we won!

It wasn't our day for a BOB but all were placed. Congrats to my lovely friends who were BOB .. we had a great day, great company and supportive friends. 

Who Is The Idiot Then?

Last night was quite an important night for some of the dog club members, the celebration of their first champion and the second within the club this year. I'd bought cake and bubbles ready to go but was still feeling so washed out that I could hardly face it. Steve of course didn't want me to go but I love my friends so much that I just had to be there with them. Besides I hoped the distraction may helps! As the day went on more and more people made excuses for not coming .. maybe excuses in most cases is harsh, people have lives outside of club and so many people seem to be struggling. This is not a criticism of people who genuinely cant be there, just a little dig at those who continually let the side down and leave the work to the rest of us. Though I loved sharing the night with my lovely friends I did feel taken advantage of, I'd got the cake and bubbles myself, got it all organised, cleared up after the "Party" and expected that myself and Ian would be cleaning again! Thankfully not, three members did offer to clean the floors and lock up at least, for that I'm so grateful. But I will be honest after last nights I am considering my options again, I refuse to be the dogs body again, been there and done it for far too many years. To be honest, now I'm worried that going last night may well have hindered my chance of recovering before the show tomorrow, I simply can't go if I'm like this.
I've been feeling so ill for most of the week that it's really getting to me. Nothing helps, I've tried everything for paracetamol, to codeine to cannabis oil. I've tried resting and going out into the fresh air, all with no improvements. As I start getting paranoid the only comfort I get is from chatting to Paula who was at Walton with me having suffered the same condition. She seems worse than me and tells me that even after an evening meal out with friends it takes her 2 days to recover. She has found nothing to improve her head and the fatigue just hits her and lingers. I feel so sorry for her as she has since lost her sight in her left eye and now only has partial sight in the right eye. Feck, stop moaning Rhian!
In Welsh we have a saying "pawb ai fys lle mai ddolur"  I can't translate it but it's so apt right now. Maybe each to their own ailments/worries, I don't know it doesn't translate with any effect! So right now Rhian is feeling sorry for Rhian, LOL. I'm struggling like hell and wonder when there will be an end to it. I googled Fatigue and I have all but three of the classic symptoms .. of course I could never get the decreased appetite .. quite the opposite ... "Give me Chocolate!" Again rightly or wrongly it helps to read it and realise,  that is what it is .. I was told I'd have to live with it so deal with it. Listed are these ailments - chronic tiredness or sleepiness, headache, dizziness, sore or aching muscles, muscle weakness, slowed reflexes and responses, impaired decision-making and judgement, moodiness, such as irritability, impaired hand-to-eye coordination, appetite loss, reduced immune system function, blurry vision, short-term memory problems, poor concentration, hallucinations, reduced ability to pay attention to the situation at hand, low motivation. (Spot the ones I haven't got ..lol) "Normal fatigue is time- limited and alleviated by rest, whereas 'pathological' fatigue, such as that experienced following brain injury, may be present most of the time. It may not improve with rest and is likely to significantly impact on people being able to do the activities they want to do." Well feck that I'm going to the shows .. I'll just moan about it later.
Hopefully it will pass over the next few days. I knew after the Suffolk journey that it would happen, I'm prepared for it before hand but still can't seem to cope when it lingers for over a week like this. I just hope that Steve is wrong that because I went last night because others didn't that I haven't jeopardized my chance of getting to the show tomorrow.
I know there are friends out there who will listen but I do worry they walk away thinking OMG she's moaning again. I do worry that people think I'm playing on it, honestly I never would. I hate feeling like this. I worry some think badly of me as I constantly hear "You look so well." Mostly I do, but nearest and dearest see the eyes, the ridiculously pale skin and notice the other failings, moods and emotions. It was just so hard to be happy smiling Rhian last night .. but I think I got away with it and I'll just moan about it here. Thanks for reading .. as ever it helps me to write, a little weight is now lifted off .... Sorry for the self indulgence!

Enya May

Just came across this on Facebook .. taken today

Our Precious Enya May. 

Such a happy photo of the little kleptomaniac. 

Older

Recently Asha seems to be ageing in front on my eyes. She seems to have lost the muscle on her forehead and she's getting more and more grey. When she looks at me now she just looks so so old; like Nikki before her she looks older than her years really.
Looking at things positively though her mobility has not deteriorated at all, she's sprightly and has plenty of energy on the walks. She's full of fun and keeps up with her walking partners, and of course her appetite is still normal, well greedy.
The grey doesn't bother me at all, hell it's only hair, but I do wonder why she is loosing muscle mass, I just hope it nothing but the symptoms of old age. I do remember Tali went the same, but I think she was older when I noticed. I can't think I've noticed it with others, other than Kiri but of course that was because of her condition and not her age.
Take everyday as it comes and let her enjoy her adventures is all we can do. Hopefully next week I'll be recovered and will feel well enough to take them all on some travels .. she'd like that .. and so would I!

Got My Book Out

Now we are a 192 hours after mating and if a Kaiah is pregnant then things are developing. The ovaum divided into two cells at +96 hours after fertilisation, four at +120 hours and eight at +144hours. Today at +192 hours there is a mass of cells known as morula. Over the next day or so the morula is passing down the uterine tube and then into the uterus.
Of course I haven't memorised any of this .. but my bible "The book of the bitch" is now out of the cupboard and will be referred to regularly for updates. It really is the best book for anyone living with bitches.
Do you believe in dowsing? I'm always sceptical but have a beautiful pendulum brought for me by a friend a few years ago. I must admit I've had a go. I went over each bitch as they relaxed in the evening .. I asked "Is Sammi pregnant?" Nothing ... "Is Ziva pregnant?" Nothing ... "Is Kaiah pregnant?" I swear it started to spin .. I often wonder if the spinning comes from the anticipation of the owner, but as far as I know I did nothing different. I haven't told Steve .. he'll laugh at me. Anyway of course even if she is currently pregnant there is a long way to go .. and often puppies are lost on the way and owners never knew they were there at all.