Thursday, August 20, 2009

Hungry?



This is my drivers license. I know it is a bad picture, but I think the teeth marks are obvious.

ABBY ATE MY DRIVERS LICENSE.

The sad thing is that I wasn't even mad... part of it had to do with the fact that she ate it on Sunday and I already had an appointment the next day at the DMV to renew my license. Part of it was that it just doesn't surprise/upset me anymore at all. And in the scheme of things, this was one of the cheapest things that she has eaten.

Lets review what Abby has eaten:
books
receipts (that I need for work for reimbursement!)
pillows
part of my mattress
pens
seam ripper
electrical cords
empty plastic containers
plastic bags (countless. . .)
plastic container that still held sewing needles (I found all the needles)
bait bag (this one I completely understand)

And this is a short list of what I can remember off the top of my head. And this is all stuff she had found in a "dog proof" room.

So you can see why eating something as easily replaceable as a CDL isn't that high on my frustrations with Abby scale. . .

Sometimes the only thing you can do is shake your head and sigh. . .

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Favorite Pictures

I have been thinking about doing a post of my favorite pictures for a while, but I can usually only get it narrowed down to 10 pictures per dog! But tonight I sucked it up and picked out one of my favorites for each kid.

Pocket: I love this picture because the blown-out background makes her look like an angel. And while those of us who know her best know that she is anything but. . .in reality,though, she really is my easiest dog.


Mole: he was the hardest because I love EVERY picture of this old man! This one tops my list (for today) because it shows a side of him that not everyone gets to see - his smiling face! Mole usually takes the serious route. . .it's hard being in charge of everyone! Since we started agility, I see this face more and more. And it makes me happy to see him so happy. Even the trainer noticed it today when he was doing the dog walk. She said "wow, that really is his favorite obstacle!" I love when other people get to see the side that I see.


Abby: Her face is a little blurry in this picture because I was actually trying to get a picture of her *new* collar, but I think that this picture shows her doggy side. She has come so far in the past year, and she is becoming more and more like a regular dog. In some ways, she already is, but since I require more from my dogs then the average person, she has to come just that much farther. And she is continuing to surpass my expectation every time I set them.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Iggy Love

There is a wonderful couple who run Italian Greyhounds in agility. They are wonderful not because they run IGs, but because they run RESCUE IGs. Having a bit of a basket case myself, I can fully appreciate just how much work they have put into their girls to get them competition ready. Their main star is miss bella blue - I don't have her history, but I imagine that she has one. . .most rescues do. . .I believe that she runs level 4 CPE - quite a feat for any dog, let alone one from poor beginnings. Here is a clip of her running - again, I apologise for my video tape ineptitude.

Monday, August 03, 2009

CPE 8-2-09

Trials days are full of fun . . .and mayhem. I am very lucky that I have friends who have been doing this for a while so they can teach me the ins and outs, and the rules, of the games. Mole's first official trial will be on Sunday, September 6th. I am not entirely sure how we are going to do, but I want video for posterity reasons. And since I am not that great with video equipment, I needed to find someone else to practice on first!

Miss Stompy Pants : level 3 wild card run




Stomper had a great run. She NQ'd because she took an extra jump - rules, rules, rules. . .But that was handler error, not dog error. So in my book, she not only Q'd, but she also got ANOTHER blue ribbon for the day. Yes, stomper won first place in the her standard run. I fumbled with the video camera and didn't get it on tape (obviously I need more practice!) But you can trust me, and the judges, it was perfect!