And into 2012!

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and new year :)
I have decided against new year resolutions this year, as i never stick to them!!!

I, with the help of Lydia as i have a very sore back!! Have tidied and sorted through most of the house, everything has been cleaned and is really to roll for a fresh new year, fingers crossed i will be heartbreak free this year :( This was the first xmas in 14 years i didnt have Jak & Holly, it was hard to not buy them a present this year as i its now part of the ritual, they both would always have a fluffy toy, holly would walk around with her happy grumble wagging her tail and knocking stuff flying, and jak would take off any eyes and ears, he prefers his teds deaf and mute :) i miss them so much, its so hard to not have them here any more, i know its been a while now, but nothing changes how you feel about them being gone :(

I dont have a lot to report really, we have had a good month off away from any agility, and have been back to train a little here and there, working on mainly waits, looking ahead and some grid work, contacts are being done seperatley and meg is now 2o2o 80% of the time, so still more to do!

We have had some nice adventures over the holidays, walks have taken us to several places we wouldnt usually go, Saunton Sands, woolacome bay,as well as Dorset to the in-laws, and our local areas too, woodbury common and the estuary aswell as the occasional trip to the beach!

I have been very ( regrettably) sensible, and decided against adding to my 'pack' as james is still doing courier work via the agency, it makes it not the ideal time, my scans are still not booked as now they want to find out if its a hormone releasing mass, as it could make it harder to remove, so i have a month of blood taking to have done first :) good job im not squeamish of needles! SO even though i had found a lovely puppy, i dont think it would be fair on pup or my lot, or my family even to have another right now :( im very disappointed yes, but if i want any of our future plans to cme together i must wait for now...

All the dogs have endured an MOT with Sandra, my most excellent vet :) i think she is brilliant, she is VERY hot on joint issues, and knows all of my dogs, here's what feedback i took away;


Harv is underweight at 20.2kg - he is usually around 24-25kg, but she thinks he could have the start of liver issues being 11 and not processing his food properly, so i have to keep a check on how he goes, and split him to 3 meals a day to hopefully help with this. Other wise, he is still a bit stiff in a few joints, but nothing too bad. He was a little pale, but after devouring a box of quality street, we are lucky he is as well as he is!


Zig is doing amazingly well, good teeth, good joints, ever so slightly over weigh, but 15.5kg is pretty good still for her! at almost 10, sandra is amazed every time we see her that zig is still doing so well :)

Meg has lost all her coat, hope she finds it soon! she looks so scrawney, but is ideal weight at the mo 14.8kg, her teeth are crap where she has chewed things, metal bars of cages are the usual! leads,toys anything possible will be chomped!! She has some stiffness in her toes on the front feet, probably due to how she throws herself 100 mph at everything! we will see how and what happens this year to see what classes both she and zig will be running in.


Terra, is terra.... no issues, still cant brain transplant, so same old really! weight is good, so much different to the other girls! 18.2kg! but ideal weight wise, she hasnt an ounce of fat on her! She has some slight stiffness in her hips, so wont be competing in anything but anysize classes from now on, she is only 6 but does have a bad hipscore which may be the issue. On her check, sandra says she has a very good range of movement and nothing seems painful, so to keep her fit will help things. We notice mainly after big walks or after a training session, so training is only going to be a few mins at a time for her now.


Daizy, ideal weight, 14.1 kg, perfect teeth, ears, eyes etc. Joints were all manipulated and were good, she was shaking the whole time so was being a real fairy about the whole process!


Chase, he loved sandra, and managed to sneak several licks to her face when she wasnt expecting it!! he didnt like extending his back end in the surgery, i have managed this at home when massaging him etc, but he wasnt happy for her to have a go, so will be roping friends in to do that at shows this year lol! His mish mash jaw is good on one side as the lower canine has pointed out, but the left side hasnt and has made a slight hole for itself in his upper gum line where it sits. his weight she said is perfect at 17.3kg, i think id like him to be almost 18kg as he feels too skinny to me.
Loki, the diddy one of the lot! she weighed in now over a year old so fully grown.... 3.6kg! coat,teeth,ears etc all good, no real issues, she was switched onto vibrate for the whole visit unfortunatley, couldnt get her to be calm! She has been for lots of vsits when its not her to be seen, so not sure why she is so scared!