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Pool Party

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Right on schedule, I’m finally getting things updated about a week later. On Monday last week, I thought that I was going to be taking the foster boys up to Salt Lake to Barbara and Jim at Sheltie Rescue of Utah. Well, Sunday, Barbara told me that she’d been in contact with So. Nevada Sheltie Rescue and because they had lots fewer shelties in their care right now than we do here, they’d agreed to take the boys into their program. So…we needed to get the boys to Nevada now.

As things worked out, they had a volunteer willing to meet me half way in St. George to pick up the boys. The best part about that was that our friends Patti, Brutus and Tytus live in St. George and they’ve been offering to let us come try out their pool. So, we got in touch with Patti, and she was awesome about letting all of us drop in on she and Deboys last minute.

The foster boys didn’t need any special lapel pins to introduce themselves. They were immediately right at home in Patti’s gorgeous backyard, and after lunch we got a chance to watch Brutus and Tytus show off their swimming and diving skills. They are awesome!

 

 

The smaller foster boy though, decided that Tytus was his hero…

 

Maybe he should take a closer look…

 

 

and then he just couldn’t stand it any longer…

 

 

 

The larger boy never joined in the water, but he had a great time anyway…

 

I don’t think any of us could have asked for a nicer way to send these lovely boys off to the next chapter of their lives.  Thanks to Patti and Deboys for being the perfect hosts!!!

I Should Have Looked

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This morning, I got up earlier than usual to go let out the boarders because I have a 14 year old that is slightly incontinent. She does pretty well overnight, if you can get out there early. Anyway…I slipped on my shoes and headed out.

I felt something as I walked out there, but really didn’t think much of it. I thought it might be a leaf or some mud or something. Anyway, I came back to the house and when I opened the door I thought, “the house is smelling funny.” I figured it might be because we’re running the swamp cooler a LOT right now. Well, I kicked off my shoes, went to sit down, and the smell got worse.

Then it dawned on me, I knew this smell. It was a stinkbug. Could it really be that one had crawled into my shoe and that I’d just squished it to death in my bare feet? I went and checked and sure enough…that’s exactly what I’d done. Ugh!

I guess that will teach me to not look at what I’m doing. Maybe if I had a pair of Clic EyeWear that would help too. Though I have a feeling that the next time I have to get up early, I won’t be any more likely to be aware of what I’m doing than I was today. LOL

Wedding, Training and Boarders

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This week is gone and I’m still wondering what day it is. I honestly can’t even remember what I did at the first of the week. Wednesday I went to Farmington with a friend of mine and her dogs to train at the fairgrounds arena where they hold a lot of our trials. It was a fun day. I took Twist and Dare, since I’ve got them both entered in Obedience at the end of the month. Twist was a total dork as usual, but hopefully he pulls it together for that last CDX leg. Dare did really well. I still have some things I’d like to see sharpened up a bit, but overall she’s doing just fine.

Tomorrow we have to drive a couple hours in the other direction for a friend’s wedding. I just hate weddings. I never know what to buy, even though everyone seems to have registries and stuff now. I never find something I like and the stores are always so far away that I’d have to have the thing shipped and I worry that it won’t get here on time. Bleh, just not something I enjoy. Maybe they need some modern furniture for their new place. I bet they are just going to end up with either cash or a gift card from us though, cause I’ve procrastinated so long.

As for the boarding kennel. It’s been a juggling act this week, and today is no exception. On Wednesday I had a plethora of phone calls for boarding this weekend. I ended up having to turn a few people away. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, except for when you have 4 dogs scheduled to be dropped off by two separate clients and today…they’ve both canceled. That is really annoying. Oh well. It’s going to make it a whole lot more simple for the person having to come in tomorrow to take care of the kennel while I’m at the wedding.

A Sign For Twist

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We went out for a hike today in Clear Creek Canyon. It was a muddy walk, but the dogs had a blast. No information technology jobs could be as much fun as getting to spend a day outside with the dogs.

I have to wonder if they heard that Twist was coming though, because as we walked along, we saw the kind of sign that might be helpful if I could manage to teach Twist to read. LOL

This was at the top of the gully. Looks a bit like an oversize agility jump doesn’t it?

Even though Twist can’t read, he didn’t seem determined to try to invent some form of extreme agility today. He was perfectly content to just shove his way through sage brush in search of adventure instead. :-) Course when you do that, you come out looking like this…

Another Sunny Day

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The sun was out again today, and we’re loving it while it lasts. All the dogs were in a good mood today. The weather brought out a bunch of people today on our walk today too. Maybe they were out looking for a great memory foam mattress sale or something. It’s probably more likely they were just out enjoying the weather like we were though.

I almost forgot that I was going to take the camera to share some of the spring babies with everyone. The only problem was that the cows weren’t cooperating this afternoon. They were much further out in their field than on some of the other days, so the pictures weren’t very close up. Sorry. I still think it’s a pretty picture though. I’ll try to take some closer pictures another day.

Uneventful…Yay!

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After yesterdays walk, I am thrilled to report that today was uneventful.  I am happy to say that no dogs attempted to launch off the edge of a cliff, or anything.

I got to thinking how bizarre my walks must sound to everyone, but in reality, they are usually pretty ordinary.  Today we just enjoyed a nice sunny walk, though the wind still carried a really cold bite to it.  There are signs of spring starting to pop up.  The fields have more calves and lambs and foals each day. I’ll have to take the camera with me in the next day or so.

We did meet another person walking today, but it wasn’t anyone shooting their gun off the bridge either.  This was just an elderly man out getting some exercise.  He was really sweet.  He wanted to stop and visit when we met him both coming and going down the road.  He said that he’s been exercising on a machine he has at the house while the weather has been bad, but nothing is like getting out in the fresh air.  I couldn’t agree more!  Maybe if more of us were as dedicated to exercising as he is, we wouldn’t need fat burner products.

Everybody’s Walking

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Rarely do I take all the dogs for a walk at once. I usually only attempt it when my husband is with me. So, it’s a treat when he decides to come with us. Here’s some pictures from our walk the other day.

The typical way it starts is with a little chaos!

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Then everyone settled into their walk, except that Penny’s nose took her into a sagebrush. Deep into the sagebrush. LOL I don’t have a clue what she was looking for.

Penny in the Sagebrush

Then Dare had to stop to pose for me at the top of the hill. I guess she was actually just watching all the other dogs waste their energy, but it was a nice pose for me with the mountains behind her.

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Hmmmm….this group just looks like trouble. Watch out world!

trouble

Twist and Dare taking in the view. Aren’t the rocks in the background cool?

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Happy Raven face!

happy raven

I think everybody’s having a good time. :-)

happy group

Lucy loving the water

Lucy in water

Zoe NOT loving the water. Might have had something to do with the fact that she’d just found a disgusting dead deer to roll in and so I thought she could use an impromptu bath before the ride home.

totally worth it

Dare is such a poser.

dare sky

And the walk ends much the way it began, with Layla barking at the dogs to keep going! She might be telling Raven to “put down the prevera wrinkle cream grandma, and run, run, run!” Or maybe not. LOL

come on!

Packing Up For Another Fun Weekend

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So, this morning we’re packing up the rest of what we’ll need for a three day ASCA agility trial in Farmington. Zoe is the only one I have entered this time. I had originally planned on entering both Zoe and Layla, but on re-reading the rules for eligibility for ASCA, Layla isn’t old enough to compete yet. In hindsight it was a blessing all the way around really. I thought her first AKC trial went fine, but it definintely showed me some spots that need training and more experience before we enter another trial, and when I entered Zoe in this trial my husband was still working…so money wasn’t quite as tight as it is now. So, all in all, for once it seems that things turned out just as they should have. :-)

Anyway, I am just taking Zoe and Dare with me this time. Dare is going to be trying to get her CGC this weekend, and I also still needed to get her microchipped. So we’re making a stop at our friends with Sheltie Rescue of Utah and chipping her this afternoon, and then we’ll head on up to the trial. I’ll try to get video of whatever I can throughout the weekend, but no promises that I’ll get it posted before I get home Monday night. No promises for Tues either, since after I get home from the trial I have to turn around and drive to Cedar City for an appointment with our accoutant to get the taxes done.

Anyway…I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! :-)

Some Changes

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So, I just want to let everyone know that you will probably start seeing occasional links in my posts that don’t really have anything to do with anything. Hopefully it won’t be too annoying and you can just keep reading without it bothering you!

The reason for the change is that a friend of mine has talked me into using the blog to generate some extra income. In light of my husband’s layoff from work, I’m game to try just about anything, (at least for a while), that will allow me to stay home with the dogs and the kennel. Anyway, I just wanted to let the few of you that do stop by on a fairly regular basis what in the world I’m doing. LOL

Thanks to “That Mutt”

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Just wanted to take a minute and say thank you to Lindsay and Ace over at That Mutt. They have a great blog for any of you that haven’t had a chance to check it out. They are always talking about something thought provoking, whether it’s related to dog training or companion pet rescue.

Back to my reason for this post. I went to the mail and had a nice package waiting for me…(sure beats finding bills)! LOL A company called Zobo Pets had given Lindsay and Ace a collar and leash for a fun giveaway.

So, I just wanted to say thank you to both That Mutt, and to Zobo Pets for a little bright spot in my day! :-)