Surgery For Sidney

Sidney will be having surgery on his stenotic nares and possible elongate soft palate. Dr. Anke Langenbach will take extra special care of him. It's a 3 to 31/2 hour drive with traffic so we'll head over Monday night and stay in a hotel. I'll drop him off Tuesday morning at 7:30. We have never been separated. Every night he snuggles up to me in bed. When I bring him home, he'll have to stay calm, quiet, and cool for 2 weeks. This will be a challenge.

Qualified Open A

What a weekend! Jasper qualified in Open A with a third place finish at the Salisbury Dog Show. He needs to qualify one more time to earn his CDX (Companion Dog Excellent ) title.

Before our next show at the end of August, we need more practice on the inside turn of the figure 8. He's hugging the inside post's leg and starting to sniff that person.

I'm a proud momma. We have worked hard toward this goal.

I'll post picture soon.

Group Pic of Beginner Camp

We had a blast even though I was recovering from pneumonia.

A Busy June

June started off with a bang. The first weekend out we attended a Tellington T-Touch seminar that had the actual founder, Linda Tellington, presenting the seminar. I was hoping I would learn something new but that wasn't the case.

The weekend of the 12th we attended a 3 day Beginner Workshop in NJ. Betsy and Linda are phenomenal teachers. Sidney had a blast. Jasper was very jealous since Sidney was out on the floor working the most. I plan on attending their Advance Camp next spring.

The end of this month I'll be taking Sidney to the Power Puppy Workshop. It's for puppies up to the age of 2. Little Sidney just squeaked by with a birthday last March. So he's 3 months past 2. Petra Ford and Kristine A. Conway, DVM of Aqua Dog Rehabilitation will present this workshop. I' m so excited about this workshop. http://www.aquadogrehab.com/about.html

At this hands-on seminar we will:

* Review structure to identify potential areas of weakness
* Teach exercises to strengthen and protect these areas
* Provide fun activities that will improve your puppy’s body awareness, balance
and proprioception and safely strengthen core muscles

Jasper Can't Wait

Jasper is so excited about his birthday. It's May 26th. He'll be 9 years old. He wants salmon , sweet potatoes, and green beans for dinner just like last year. Once again he requested a carrot cupcake with whip cream on top and vanilla ice cream on the side. His gifts are hidden in his dresser- a bully stick and two plush toys. Just one more week until we celebrate. What a lucky boy!

Baby Bunnies Beware

Little Sidney sailed through the dog doors into the backyard. When he came back into the house, Jasper started making a fuss. I assumed that Sidney had a leaf. Boy was I wrong. He had a baby rabbit. He placed it on the carpet. I freaked out and ran to the fridge to get chicken. I shouted, " Let's make a trade!" As soon as those words rolled off my tongue, he devoured the rabbit in one gulp.

Pug Antics

Did you know that I live with Groucho Marx? I could barely move the last 3 days. My body would not obey my mind commanding it to MOVE. So WEAK. Very SORE throat. Beefy RED throat. Have you seen that Vid on You Tube where the pug is licking the computer monitor. Well, my face is the computer monitor and Sidney is the one cleaning it. That little rascal all of the sudden leaped up into my lap and just started going to town with his tongue. He was trying to get a rise out of me. He was trying to figure a way to make me get up out of that chair and play with him.