NOT MUCH HAPPENING

Been a while since I posted, nothing much happening. I decided to give the girls a complete rest from agility over the winter. as both have been injured indoor training, I have decided no more training or competing indoors! Ellie's accident was a freak as she wasn't even doing agility, she had finished the sequence and was getting her reward she moved away that fast she twisted her hip, this will be a year come February 18th! Hopefully once we get back to training she will be okay to compete this year (pawscrossed). I have missed the training, however not the long drive there and back, the cold barn and the horrible weather! Khandi has been her usual Princess self she thinks it's bliss! Ellie on the other hand is so active, she really has missed it.

We have been out our usually daily walks, plenty training indoors to keep them stimulated and of course we have been to the beach as often as the weather will permit us! Khandi is such a different dog there she loves it runs around like a loonie then as she does goes off sniffing! Ellie just loves her ball and would run and run and run and run and run LOL!

Here are some pics for now.

SOME PICTURES

Can't believe it is the 6 November! The weather is so good for this time of year!

Blue skies & sunshine and not cold, a wee nip in the air, although not really too bad.

Well you have to take the nice days when there here, so off we went to Ayr. The dogs get a good walk there and Ellie gets to run about on the beach and grass like a loonie, she loves it!

Here are some pics from today.

Ellie ......... I'm coming!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!

E -Now where did that ball go! / K - I'll pose!

Yeah, this is the life!!!!!!!!

Khandi doing her usual.......sniffing & exploring!

Ellie watching the World Sheepdog Trials

Ellie cracks me up with her little antics! She is just so darn cute! This little Sheltie has so much charisma she lights up a room and makes you feel so much better. Love this wee dog so much!

She sat like this for the length of time I was watching the World Sheepdog Trials, about 30mins! She even knew when they had finished the round, you'll see her at the end turning right round and looking at me.

Enjoy!

Ellie Defender & Herder

Ellie having fun with nephew Owen 9 August 2011)

East Lothian Agiltiy Competition 9 & 10 July 2011

Well we were off to East Lothian for the weekend. I was really looking forward to it. We were meeting up with Lian, Sonic & Sizzle (Ellie's brother) who were staying at the same hotel. Rhoda & Matthew who have Bracken, Brodie & Brooke were also up. I was so looking forward to meeting up with them all again and of course all the Shelties! Mum, my friend Clare her mum and myself arrived on the Friday evening and met up with Lian. Poor Lian was shattered after her long drive, so early bed for Lian. We sat up a wee bit later and had a chat in our room before heading to bed. Well......what a night I couldn't sleep, still wide awake a 3am! between the rain thundering down, my mum snoring aaarrggghhh and a drip coming from somewhere I was lucky if I had 2 hours. My alarm went off at 6.30am got up changed, dogs fed and then just as mum was getting up my alarm had went off at 5.30am! aarrggghhhhhh! back to bed! I was shattered when I got up! I was so tired and grumpy on Saturday, I didn't really enjoy the day. The weather was lovely, sunshine and blue skies, great to have a t-shirt on! Then at 3pm just as we were sitting to watch the Champ class final, the heavens opened the thunder rolled! By the time I got back to the car the dogs and I were soaked and I had to change myself as I was soaked through! Not a good day! Khandi had a clear in G6 agility, which she got 2nd place (video below) and an elimination in G6 agility, decided not to run the last class as the weather was awful! This was a nice flowing course, a slalem & pull throughs though! I was pleased with Khandi's run, she got 2nd place in this one.


We headed back to the hotel, got all the wet clothes out for drying and chilled for a wee while. We met Lian, Rhoda & Matthew for dinner in the hotel, which was lovely. It was nice to sit and chat as at agility you are darting about and at times don't really get a chance to just relax and have a nice conversation. Thank you Lian, Rhoda & Matthew for a lovely, relaxed and pleasant evening. I was planning to take the dogs to the beach afterwards, however the rain followed us, so a quiet evening. On Sunday I had a nice sleep, except my alarm went off at 5.30am again! I had no alarm set for that time! Back to sleep and up at 6.40am. We moved rooms due to the drip, I'm glad as it rained most of the night. We headed to the show, first run was G6 agility, a very different and unsual course, however it is nice to get a challenge and something different. Khandi did get eliminated at the weaves again! She is being a madam at the weaves just now! Then we had G6 jumping, eliminated again at the weaves! Last run was at about 2.30pm, well this was a "dizzy" course (video below). I had a great day today, really enjoyed it! This was a "dizzy" course! Khandi did well in this. I decided between jump 10 & 11 I would block the jump rather than layer (stay on the other side from Khandi & push her past) the wee diva nipped in behind me, so we were eliminated.


Looking forward to seeing the pictures Lian took of Ellie & Sizzle & Ellie, Sizzle & Brodie (visit The Knights Shelties to see them, I'm sure Lian will put some up) We got home for about 4pm, which is great!

Ellie Update - after xrays

As you all know Ellie has been having problems going lame. The past couple of weeks she has been her mad self running about like a looney and going her walks. I decided to get her booked in for an x-ray to see what was exactly going on.

Right here goes....... Ellie did twist her hip. What has happened is she has twisted where the ball goes into the socket joining the hip, this is causing the hip to pop. The Vet took 3 x-rays - one with her lying flat on her back stretched out, one of the right side and one of the right leg as he wanted to check the stifle and around that area too. He checked her this morning (Thursday 30 June) and she was ready to nip him when he pulled the right hip.

The Vet showed me the x-rays and talked me through them. There is quite a cap between the ball and the socket, compared to the left side (there shouldn't be as big a gap) He feels that with rest and what I am doing this should repair itself hopefully in a couple months and then if all goes well paws-crossed Ellie can go back to agility next year. Ellie has been on a supplement called "Yumove" since mid-April. I have had good feedback from friends whose dogs have been lame and now are not. She has nice white teeth now as the Vet Nurse cleaned them all. Now I need to maintain them, this will be fun!

Here are some fun pics of Ellie & Khandi

Relaxing in the conservatory

Find the treat

Khandi having a go!

Dental chew to keep teeth white & healthy!

Khandi like's her comfort to eat her's LOL!

PRESTWICK SHOW 11 & 12 JUNE 2011

Khandi had some lovely runs over the weekend. The weather was lovely on the Saturday until 3pm the heavens opened and that was us soaked! On the Sunday it was even nicer, I actually got to run in my t-shirt (in the video) it has a Sheltie head pic and Yvonne & Khandi on it. Again it got cold around 12pm so layered up for the afternoon - crazy weather.

No places for Khandi on the Saturday but I was pleased with her runs. On Sunday she got 2nd place in grade 6 agility (video below) How come you feel as if you're moving fast and then you look at the video and go eh! It's good when it's graded classes as Khandi usually will pick up a place if she goes clear, this way you can see how she is getting on against other dogs at her level. With the smalls there is a lot of combined classes so for Khandi usually it is combined graded 5-7, I think Grade 7 should compete against themselves as the dogs and handlers are mostly very experienced and agility champions (just my opinion).

I am always a bit more nervous when I know the judge - well in this agility class it was the Scottish Heelwork to Music Champion, I used to take Khandi to her classes - so no pressure then!

My mum is getting better at taking videos now, well...... except she is now banned from the zoom button - it went from far away to theirs my legs LOL! She did manage to get a couple of good videos this weekend, luckily the 2nd place one was one of them!

Khandi's confidence and speed in increasing - she is getting back to what she was like before she went into Grade 5 - I remember last year i had to send her ahead a lot as I couldn't keep up!

I just need to try and increase Khandi's weaving speed as we are loosing valuables seconds there. Her Dog Walk speed is increasing, so just need to push that also. I have been checking her times and this week in both agility and jumping her time was 10seconds faster which is great!

Khandi Grade 6 Agility 2nd Place

Khandi had a nice jumping round - I got wrong footed and as I cannot reverse behind Khandi it looks messy so quite a few seconds lost there!

Khandi Grade 6 Jumping
( Ellie barking & mum's hand shaking due to Ellie LOL)