TRICK OR TREAT!

Update 4 November the girls won Dog of the Month compeition with Pooch & Mutt YEAH!

view it here:
http://poochandmutt.blogspot.com/2009/11/photo-of-month-october-time-to-vote.html


Just some fun! Although don't think the girls thought so! :)


Little Miss Pumpkin





Wee Witch!


They don't look amused! LOL!





A wee video!

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This 'n' That!

Not been up to that much! The weather is now horrible and now its dark at 5pm! We have been training weekly indoors now. Khandi doesn't really like indoors, I always feel her training goes backwards! Week 3 and she actually didn't limbo under the jumps! The first 2 weeks she was doing it occasionally, hopefully we have turned a corner. Ellie well she doesn't bother, she's off like a rocket! Her training is coming along nicely! She has great speed, I just need to handler her correctly, she is still learning!

Khandi and I are competing Sunday 1 November, this will be her first G3 show. It's an indoor competition, we'll see how we go!

Here are some pics of the girls:

Ellie posing the "sheltie posh!"



Ellie resting on Khandi! Khandi's turn! :) Then playtime!

Small Animal Hospital, Glasgow

I was invited to a Donors Event at the newly built Small Animal Hospital. Skye recieved most of her treatment at the Small Animal Hospital. I donate to the charity and also participate in their Annual Doggy Dawdle event. Skye's plaque was just as you entered the reception area, here is the link to virtual wall (type in Skye): http://universityofglasgowbenefactorwall.com/

We were welcomed with beverage and cannapes, a short speech and then a 40min tour of the Hospital. It was quite surreal that the last place we were shown was where the chemotherapy is administered. I was so impressed with the state of the art both inside and outside of the Hospital. To read more about it and pictures go to this link: http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/smallanimalhospital/pital/

Picture of part of the Donor Wall, with Skye's plaque (3rd line down)

I still miss Skye she was a brave and courageous girl, who will forever been in my heart. :(

Skye - June 2005 (before diagnosis)

September 2005

Skye - 20 Feb 2006 - her last picture

Khandi does it again!

We were at the Scottish Kennel Club Agility Competition on Saturday 29 August 2009.

Khandi won Agility Grades 1-3 combined to win out into Grade 3 ,by 10secs, this was her 2nd competition in G2 woohoo Khandi! It was a lovely fast clear round! At one point she was that fast I couldn't keep up with her so had to command ahead until I caught up phew!



She is just loving her agility now, always ready to GO! She just missed out on a 3rd place in Jumping Grades 1-3 combined, another lovely fast clear round 4th place! In jumping Grades 1-4 combined, didn't help her handler got a bit lost (had to walk course during luch, when I do that I forget!) but Khandi still managed to do everything right until 2nd last obstacle - missed weave entry! She had a good time with 5 faults, so came in 5th which wasn't too bad considering there were a lot of good G4 handlers!



Our agility season is now over, we can lie that little bit longer at the weekends now, no more 6am rises! I am so happy with Khandi for her first season. Over the past couple of months she has just been brilliant, stepped it up and won some lovely rosettes and prizes.



Khandi with her SKC Rosette and glass coaster (bottom left)

KC International Festival & The Knights!

Khandi, Ellie, Seagul, Titan, Saturn, Sizzle & Sing

Well we had a hectic few days down South. It was Khandi's first competition in G2, what a way to start! She just had the one run on Friday, a lovely clear round in agility. On the Saturday she had 3 runs which ended up hectic. First one was grade 2 agility, I am so glad I walked it when it was medium as in another ring the jumping class G1-3 combined was being lowered. I left the agility ring to go walk the other one, to find out it would be on after lunch phew! Khandi didn't have a good run in the agility one, time faults and 5 faults, she was really slow, think I had her out too long! Walked the jumping class during lunch then went up to the run the jumping class after lunch, whilst standing in queue noticed the other grade 2 jumping ring being lowered, OK need to listen for it being walked! Khandi had a lovely run and well within the time, not fast enough for a place but very pleased with her run. I left that ring to find out the other jumping ring had started - I hadn't even walked it! So I had a quick walk round the outside, then went into the queue to get a look from there. Not a difficult course but it's better to have walked them first! Anyway, Khandi jumped the start jump quick, as she entered the weave a small electric buggy (they were using these to get around) went passed and spooked her she missed another pole! Then she kicked in nicely, through the tunnel, then over 3 jumps, got to the 4th and the wind rose and blew the guizebo sides, I took my eye of her for a minute and away she into where the scribe was and had a sniff at the rubbish bag, then went for a walk out the ring! I took her out at this point! Dogs will be dogs at time! Not a good finish to our competing day! All-n-all I was very pleased with Khandi's three other runs and of course myself as I was extremley nervous.

Khandi (thanks for the pic Lian)

Khandi & me!

Video footage courtesy of the Knights (thank you!)

Khandi was a bit slow on the agility course but went clear! The next clips are in the practise ring!

Yvonne & Khandi @ KC Festival

Khandi & Sing showing off their tricks!

Sizzle & Ellie

The best part of the weekend was meeting The Knight family Shelties & Human! Sizzle and Ellie are so alike in so many ways - their looks - their wee antics! Lian and Colin are lovely, they were very hospitable to mum and me we greatly appreciated being looked after. Sing well he took a fancy to Khandi, quite funny watching him strutt his stuff for her! Seagul who is shy & gorgeous. Titan is lovely and has a lovely tempremant! Saturn, is so loyal and eager to please - I have a soft spot for him. Sizzle well he is handsome and very clever boy. Watching him running in the training ring, wow! I hope Ellie was paying attention as she has a lot to live up to! I did suggest to Lian she could train Ellie then send her up once she is ready to compete but I have the feeling she wouldn't be returned! LOL! My mum really took a shone to Seagul! We had a great time! Go the The Knights Shelties for more stories and pictures.

Khandi excelled herself @ Granite City

Well we had a great time this weekend! My first competition staying on the gorunds of the show, brilliant! I stayed with my fellow CRA member and friend who had a horse box. It is fantastic and she drove it brilliantly!

Khandi & Ellie getting comfortable!

On the Saturday the sun shone and blue skies on Sunday well the heavens opened and the rain was torrential, although there were dry spells and it was warm, so it was bareable! We still had a great time!

Khandi approaching the finishing line!



Me having to step up a gear!

She was so good on the see-saw!

Betty (my friend Clare's dog) she is such a good dog and gorgeous!

Khandi excelled herself this weekend, what a different dog, so happy and raring to GO at the shows now! She got placed 7 out of 8 classes which was brill! 3 x 1st ( 2 x Ag Grd 1-3 & 1 x Ag Comb 1-4), 2 x 2nds Jump Grd 1-3, 3rd Ag Comb 1-4 and 6th Jump Comb 1-4! Lovely Rosettes and prizes from Granite City! A well ran show.

Khandi with her prizes!

Ellie had a ball with Daisey (Clare's Border Collie puppy) she is hilarious!

Cheeky Daisey! with big sis Betty!

I have just about recovered!

Khandi @ East Lothian DTC Agility Competiton

Another GREAT weekend for Khandi (& her handler!)



Saturday 11th July

2nd Jumping (G1-4) & 3rd Agility (G1-4) lovely clear rounds!



Sunday 12th July

3rd Jumping (G1-4), 2nd Jumping (G1-4) - clear and 1st Agility (G1-4) - clear which now takes Khandi into G2 woohoo!!!!!!



Khandi was a really good girl this weekend. Dogwalk and seesaw she is improving so much. I changed my commands so Khandi can differentiate the two! As when she went up the dogwalk it looked as if she was waiting on it tipping! Now she knows it's the dogwalk!



Wee Ellie had a fab time barking at all the dogs in the rings, as if let me in it's my turn!!!!!



We are all shattered now as we have been up both mornings at 6am to get there for 7.45am to walk the ring at 8am, judging starting at 08.15am. We were finished by 12pm on Saturday and Sunday by 2pm BUT the prize givings were the last ones so late home Saturday 7pm and Sunday 6pm!



Khandi with her prizes