GoD And DoG by WJ Francisco

A simple yet profound message.

Qualified

That's right. Qualified. Jasper got his first leg in Open A at the Oriole Dog Show on Saturday. Two more legs and he will have his CDX title, Companion Dog Excellent.

Each time he qualifies, I always manage to well up with tears. It takes every ounce of control to hold back those tears and not look like a blubbering fool. Over the years of training, I've cultivated such a deep bond with my special boy.

I am so very proud of my guy.

Tina Humphrey Crufts 2009 Freestyle - without the first few seconds :(

Another amazing performance of Tina Humphrey and her Aussie.

Tina Humphrey

This video brought me to tears. To witness this special bond/ realationship, I was filled with joy. This is what living with animal companions is all about. That special bond/ relationship and the joy it brings to our lives. God is good.

Check Us Out

While visiting Norman, I convinced him to get out his camera and take some shots of the boyz. We were snuggling and hanging out on the sofa watching the movie "Taken".

Sidney thinks he's a kitty. He loves to lay on the back of sofas.

I just love how pugs will cock their little heads to the side when you make silly noises.

Fortunately no one set off any fireworks in our neighborhood this year. The fireworks that the City of Dover set off could hardly be heard from our house. So the pugs were not frightened by any sudden loud noises.

Wilmington Kennel Club Indoor Show

obviously after Saturday and Sunday's performance, Jasper and I need more work. His heeling was good and so was my footwork. He knows all of the exercises in Open A. But he succomed to stress and shut down on the retrieve on the flat, retrieve over the high, and broad Jump. I need to do more proofing and find men to be distractors.

At show-n-go's, class, and training places, he performs all of the exercises and does well. Once he is in the show ring, his tail goes down and you can see he is stressed. I was quite surprised to see how stressed he was. Of course it didn't help that the night before I was in the emergency room with my mom. She had taken an extra dose of medication for her Parkinson's at the same time taking cough syrup with codeine. Once the meds wore off, she was ok. I got to bed at 12:30 and got up at 4:00.

Our next show is in August.

Baby Robins

For a while, I witnessed two Robins diligently building a nest. It's on top of the outside light which is right next to the bay window. Recently, the eggs hatched and the babies where sprung. What a faithful mother. She works hard for a living. Feeding those babies nonstop with fat, juicy worms. What exhilaration I get from watching them. Soon, I will set up an exercise pen . When the babies leap from the nest, the pugs won't try to play with them.