tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941694877049304602024-03-20T04:29:13.808-04:00Rudy Tootie's BlogRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-43705932642684308542010-08-19T11:34:00.005-04:002010-08-19T11:44:25.943-04:00True Colors ThursdayWhat? Oh I've missed so many Thursdays I've lost count and FINALLY we remembered!<br />We did find some things around here rainbow-like...<br /><br />An old soda-can insulator-thingy Mom got at the beach 4 years ago:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuJDzb-9-pb_R3u6qX1bQEZ3nwzW6rQY_KH7Vh6SH8B7UPKKYmDqn7nW-siNcCBa1DwPOZ0-a2igoBQ_UFGXz8yRCWLUmLVDUDBLXTutJQoEGOzN7KjjaowBvXB6d_5T2xudQ6TZVDkt9/s1600/CIMG1036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuJDzb-9-pb_R3u6qX1bQEZ3nwzW6rQY_KH7Vh6SH8B7UPKKYmDqn7nW-siNcCBa1DwPOZ0-a2igoBQ_UFGXz8yRCWLUmLVDUDBLXTutJQoEGOzN7KjjaowBvXB6d_5T2xudQ6TZVDkt9/s400/CIMG1036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507145563992766834" /></a><br /><br />Some little snake-y stuffed toy:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyOhS2XldOzUeRBVKG3SniC6v_f2y6G0rB4ZxqtrZK8Ksa6ETZVIDe9IpFaMrVUM1VOIA52S7-07-RcWwjdAYIORHzdJzijSoX_FOI7VhjkEUzKbjdfFtoo7lVy_IMmcjgw9-RPSV7PfA/s1600/CIMG1037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyOhS2XldOzUeRBVKG3SniC6v_f2y6G0rB4ZxqtrZK8Ksa6ETZVIDe9IpFaMrVUM1VOIA52S7-07-RcWwjdAYIORHzdJzijSoX_FOI7VhjkEUzKbjdfFtoo7lVy_IMmcjgw9-RPSV7PfA/s400/CIMG1037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507145325882278626" /></a><br /><br />And here I am, Mom made me pose with some multicolored toys we have. I have a new haircut too so I'm cool as can be now!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOU5o7jiqBFatcd-Aao0X72i1p2HDBAKQsX92Q5kT_ZvIKFOYMp5xI5V9HoY2b4BQW5GSg63xO8nfnq-6T0sWwy6GiRItlE65XsimSmKmmfHQrjgYDzb7H4Yb9Paj5ZDEUTOhyphenhyphenC7P1ETl/s1600/CIMG1040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOU5o7jiqBFatcd-Aao0X72i1p2HDBAKQsX92Q5kT_ZvIKFOYMp5xI5V9HoY2b4BQW5GSg63xO8nfnq-6T0sWwy6GiRItlE65XsimSmKmmfHQrjgYDzb7H4Yb9Paj5ZDEUTOhyphenhyphenC7P1ETl/s400/CIMG1040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507146264289415874" /></a><br /><br />Happy Thursday!<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-22978658228315822472010-08-11T09:04:00.003-04:002010-08-11T09:09:10.378-04:00Show Biz?Hmmm... I'm thinking about branching out into show biz.... this dog is auditioning for a talent show. Maybe I should stick to dog agility? He does have some good moments though!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nXqM-HM9xcA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nXqM-HM9xcA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-29445495088221445952010-08-07T22:35:00.004-04:002010-08-07T22:52:38.644-04:00It Pays to be a Judge...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_Sy4RWAfxJ_qShhd_9DWwkzUnL25E3ZPCWYphJgkxCf9G7KYFstxcdQwsLRfYvyj-vHoKHqOLEzAZBX_67qYdWn9FsZR_bONE917-kGPo4DJmXgq3fvEBaYYfvwwkXDwQ4evTvfWVm6c/s1600/CIMG1032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_Sy4RWAfxJ_qShhd_9DWwkzUnL25E3ZPCWYphJgkxCf9G7KYFstxcdQwsLRfYvyj-vHoKHqOLEzAZBX_67qYdWn9FsZR_bONE917-kGPo4DJmXgq3fvEBaYYfvwwkXDwQ4evTvfWVm6c/s400/CIMG1032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502862974034557378" /></a><br /> So Mom came home from judging today with a green bag of goodies. This club really has some good stuff for their judges!<br /><br />There's a bag of chocolates for Mom on the left, a purple toy, a pet store gift card so Mom can buy us more treats, a bag of TREATS FOR US, and a coupon for Mom to get a pic of me painted on an art tile. Of course she'll have a pic of me on it!!<br /><br />If you look close there's a tile near the bottom of the page with a pic of our Deerhound buddy Coll on it. Small world! He takes Obedience class on Mondays when Ollie has his agility class. Cool.<br /><br />I hope Mom goes judging more often!<br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-88229861093299124532010-08-07T00:20:00.002-04:002010-08-07T00:36:51.312-04:00New Arrivals!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSR5v_96KHcTDJRkjAEUOTAVp22yz7sECcgxo7WNymB_fclmMHmM8G9AomyFGYAs7mJbVkco2qQfVBVilgYrtGkpvd5F_c3bfwN88kceGoCwEXy7piFXOFcb7KtCRoh2zD1N79XEzkMJNw/s1600/CIMG1030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSR5v_96KHcTDJRkjAEUOTAVp22yz7sECcgxo7WNymB_fclmMHmM8G9AomyFGYAs7mJbVkco2qQfVBVilgYrtGkpvd5F_c3bfwN88kceGoCwEXy7piFXOFcb7KtCRoh2zD1N79XEzkMJNw/s400/CIMG1030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502518656062924290" /></a><br /><br />Cigars for everydoggie! Ollie's new kids are here --- 3 boys, 1 girl! They were born Friday morning (the 6th), and they are what we call 'blue'. They are born black and will lighten up to near-white or light gray by the time they reach 6 months. Human Mom has already been over to see the little babies. They all have a patch of white on their chests and all they do is drink and poo.... Doggy-Mom Jamie and kids are fine! <br /><br />Ollie is my great-nephew so I must be a great-great-uncle to these pups?<br /><br />Mom is staying up late studying something really hard. She's going to judge a Rally Obedience trials for the local 4-H Fair! Hey I used to do that -- we got all our titles, but I always loved agility better. Mom uses me as a guinea pig to test out Rally courses for the class she teaches. To me it's just another thing I can do to get cheese!!! mmmmmmm..<br /><br />I better get her to stop and go to bed or she'll be one sleepy judge tomorrow -- later! <br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-2365614555635220682010-08-04T22:31:00.003-04:002010-08-04T22:48:02.913-04:00Running with a SubstituteHi Gang!<br /><br /> Looks like it's time for my monthly report. I'm so slow with the blogging, you know Mom hogs the laptop all the time and I can hardly get it away from her. I do a lot of snoozing instead!<br /> A couple of weeks ago at our last agility trials Mom pulled a hamstring (what is that -- sounds yummy!) while running me that Saturday. She couldn't run with me anymore so she got a friend of ours to run with me on Sunday. Hey I know the course, who needs a human?? I can read numbers... I don't mind running with another person unlike some dogs. I love running and I love people.<br /><br /> Anyway we did really well together and we qualified in Jumpers and almost got it in Standard. Mom got a video of us running in Jumpers. She's feeling better but still she gets people to run me AND Ollie in our classes..<br /><br /> Enjoy --<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6-Jxo3QJLw&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T6-Jxo3QJLw&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Mom hopes she's well enough to run me weekend-after-next. She better take care, I run pretty fast!<br /><br />BTW Ollie may become a daddy very soon -- first girlfriend Jamie is very close to having some. Puppy watch!<br /><br />Love<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-1460921682013700062010-07-02T13:27:00.004-04:002010-07-02T13:33:12.335-04:00Just for Fun FridayOK I just made that up... Mom found me a CUTE video of a little brown puppy trying to jump for the first time that she thought we should share. That little pup is having such a good time!<br /><br />Huh, I don't remember my first jump, I was born jumping!<br /><br />Enjoy and HAPPY JULY FOURTH!!!<br /><br />Love, <br />Rudy<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZM8PZ6EUv4U&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZM8PZ6EUv4U&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-74788562519208879552010-06-19T17:16:00.015-04:002010-06-19T18:33:36.340-04:00Earthdog Fun WeekendHi guys! <br /><br /> No I haven't fallen off the edge of the world; I'm still around but boy is it ever hot today. Mom only lets us out a little while before we have to come back into the cool house. I don't know why; we can sit under the trees but she insists... could it be the tick she found on me the other day?<br /><br />We all went up to New Jersey over the weekend of May 29/30th for an Earthdog Training and Fun Weekend. We get to see our old buddies and make new friends. This time there were a total of 15 Bedlingtons in attendance! Wow -- I got to see so many other doggies that looked like me, how about that.<br /><br />I got to meet some great people, they have my year-old little boy Fizz. They all live in Vermont and made the long trip to NJ to see us and have some fun! I'm hugging Fizz's human mommy and his human dad is hugging Fizz's roomie, Willow. I LIKED their Mom, she had the BEST cookies for me!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64zuwpIsr9Pz_GA6aP2awg3JNKzR0LKI5m0locmH_3B2YUVPJPqo5Oq2RibhNVKYph-O-rxGFMks7W37731cjTNFyMDXYp1Oj6_Ex8BVuosaGvd5vsTx2RYjSPSOy_SNwvjvJ2FJXRvbs/s1600/CIMG0894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64zuwpIsr9Pz_GA6aP2awg3JNKzR0LKI5m0locmH_3B2YUVPJPqo5Oq2RibhNVKYph-O-rxGFMks7W37731cjTNFyMDXYp1Oj6_Ex8BVuosaGvd5vsTx2RYjSPSOy_SNwvjvJ2FJXRvbs/s400/CIMG0894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484598901484113794" /></a><br /><br />Fizz is watching me eat cookies... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiX7NBVHapdk_RDjCk9viozMQBvlOSmJk_1tCk39osxuSoMM4063wBN98MhNmCT42G15Nd3ICaulU2pKPUnG1_osSsoKGjgs3JgBaqrBJbVR0YUKLzoRjumyhtsYoljmo5uF0PqY2ZmAP/s1600/CIMG0896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiX7NBVHapdk_RDjCk9viozMQBvlOSmJk_1tCk39osxuSoMM4063wBN98MhNmCT42G15Nd3ICaulU2pKPUnG1_osSsoKGjgs3JgBaqrBJbVR0YUKLzoRjumyhtsYoljmo5uF0PqY2ZmAP/s400/CIMG0896.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484599807420701074" /></a><br /><br />They had an ice cream truck come for a visit and he was pretty popular with the people! Mom kept wondering if the ice cream guy would come... but she's very bad about sharing any of it with me -- hmpf.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxWJ4CTDlmS36QUqXFY97mBK_XMVUGjVD-d8ovnX_Y452BOuv1YcduuacphuFDcP49M3xFdAKlpiqtMoOXKoo1tTk6_buf7YQWjQoHWwJg7wu3sq07_B_UAZKFJTbo4OXMfS7EChKAFUQ/s1600/CIMG0897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxWJ4CTDlmS36QUqXFY97mBK_XMVUGjVD-d8ovnX_Y452BOuv1YcduuacphuFDcP49M3xFdAKlpiqtMoOXKoo1tTk6_buf7YQWjQoHWwJg7wu3sq07_B_UAZKFJTbo4OXMfS7EChKAFUQ/s400/CIMG0897.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484600681190039826" /></a><br /><br />It sure was hot there -- here I am hanging around our tent campsite. Mom was good about keeping me cool. We Bedlies come from the north of England so I'm not a hot-weather type of guy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO-EVHswaCLAV1MEGvZLtOKkFWN1S7AkWRtGc5F9PyHdRQtOyAyHfj8LAAYPLn_XUSEWVxozo1ZP3_c-viDcHw2R15A6zu39V-BcUauMn7W83QqtDyu7AH4xNNHvsym2OBh215-m0qYYL/s1600/CIMG0898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO-EVHswaCLAV1MEGvZLtOKkFWN1S7AkWRtGc5F9PyHdRQtOyAyHfj8LAAYPLn_XUSEWVxozo1ZP3_c-viDcHw2R15A6zu39V-BcUauMn7W83QqtDyu7AH4xNNHvsym2OBh215-m0qYYL/s400/CIMG0898.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484601815080249490" /></a><br /><br />There was a good turnout -- here I am in front of some doggies waiting in line for one of the games on Sunday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTKkolfQr3f5dreZuLWxy1KMV6m6_7OAbtXAWhdUAJTTWo0xY4dpl_QJocnw3pr86bLH7iYAzEP69z6y4zLf-yf4rnmZVm6fq5Ha3e-uy9G3JAAvdFeAMZRj0_pIMoCpq7CR-XfsiJkE3/s1600/CIMG0900.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTKkolfQr3f5dreZuLWxy1KMV6m6_7OAbtXAWhdUAJTTWo0xY4dpl_QJocnw3pr86bLH7iYAzEP69z6y4zLf-yf4rnmZVm6fq5Ha3e-uy9G3JAAvdFeAMZRj0_pIMoCpq7CR-XfsiJkE3/s400/CIMG0900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484602745366920850" /></a><br /><br />Emmy said she wasn't interested in Earthdog anymore so we could go without her, so Mom took her over to our breeder's house and got my 8-month-old son Ringo to try doing Earthdog; he's never even seen a rat before. He gets along with everybody so we had no problem letting him ride in the car with us.<br />Here's Ringo sizing up the situation before his beginner class started:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnizdPEOLV6JNyO7DCFyeOwWTL-hFiceElI0h-8aYWRDhqLwNITxKgwp6KRHSrYv9-OlDjhyphenhyphen3ifSBNaU5kCjHB-TL7FYS9PoeLo-8ih-_dm6HZZUm5nR0gOE9hyphenhyphenkRtAxNERGzVqwoOiBE/s1600/CIMG0889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnizdPEOLV6JNyO7DCFyeOwWTL-hFiceElI0h-8aYWRDhqLwNITxKgwp6KRHSrYv9-OlDjhyphenhyphen3ifSBNaU5kCjHB-TL7FYS9PoeLo-8ih-_dm6HZZUm5nR0gOE9hyphenhyphenkRtAxNERGzVqwoOiBE/s400/CIMG0889.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484605117308625138" /></a><br /><br />Fizz thought if he barked loud enough he'd scare that rat out of its little cage so he could go chase it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfTrPHxrIgiDeqff6Meaaly7IGZadaspVRV_2z5aQ09-EX3vcBj2L92JbhuGwE9XeR8QLFopr-W6_2aLUDwHShnvjIeOcr-SHQXqt4mdIEMTOezxXF9YRMCG7BKp65e4oZ1pYPApSVRHo/s1600/CIMG0890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfTrPHxrIgiDeqff6Meaaly7IGZadaspVRV_2z5aQ09-EX3vcBj2L92JbhuGwE9XeR8QLFopr-W6_2aLUDwHShnvjIeOcr-SHQXqt4mdIEMTOezxXF9YRMCG7BKp65e4oZ1pYPApSVRHo/s400/CIMG0890.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484605883287324482" /></a><br /><br />Fizz knew he couldn't get that rat so he's just looking at it:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioS1iPVefgULP_exl8dTuncPLDnXeKqfFG33FXZbtxzzHpbDflCF_hkmvBYEwqkZKyrnXB7glkMXOt_uNgU3y8wObbUOrnQHdQgwxfmH4zZBiKyuUxc0ktWRaNYzgsqA0mS1nc-b8qnNl2/s1600/CIMG0891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioS1iPVefgULP_exl8dTuncPLDnXeKqfFG33FXZbtxzzHpbDflCF_hkmvBYEwqkZKyrnXB7glkMXOt_uNgU3y8wObbUOrnQHdQgwxfmH4zZBiKyuUxc0ktWRaNYzgsqA0mS1nc-b8qnNl2/s400/CIMG0891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484606782488749090" /></a><br /><br />Ringo, however, watched another Bedly pal of ours (the lady came over from IOWA!) bark at the rat, so he started barking too! Ringo did so well he got to run through a short tunnel a couple of times. That's my boy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFwUq8YdfcH6BqgMoIETjQicswt5Z_llFP1RDu1zpijt5H7rT7Jcgi51CfIpn2MgBtpiQaHKyfHzw6_RL8OBG9WbQkzBWtnZ3w_TvLfCee97yLBSXjDnSelXhxR2V3GnV9qfPB5XRLsYu/s1600/CIMG0892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFwUq8YdfcH6BqgMoIETjQicswt5Z_llFP1RDu1zpijt5H7rT7Jcgi51CfIpn2MgBtpiQaHKyfHzw6_RL8OBG9WbQkzBWtnZ3w_TvLfCee97yLBSXjDnSelXhxR2V3GnV9qfPB5XRLsYu/s400/CIMG0892.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484607762784226370" /></a><br /><br />Ollie got to do some training that day, too. He's got some work to do but he's young yet, he'll get it. He's already doing the short underground tunnel and loves to bark at rats under there.<br /><br />I, on the other paw, got to play the games the day after all the training. I got to play the 'Chuck 'n Pull' game where they have a groundhog skin over a liter bottle and they pull it through a tunnel and we doggies are supposed to grab it and pull it out. It's on a string so the people try pulling it back. I Looooove this game... grrr grrr grrr....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kr0qcjLZxRA9Xo9qz2OOyRJBUK60vfBGahMLFd3IHA9-NiWTOQM_dktX5g3XCe1tvd5QCCHkK7pyZrbpaR9Mojhf1VNooxn2TYtu2OQ4Yuji04o2_mbJDTaI0lq6sbWWzJhAXpAHNtCD/s1600/CIMG0903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kr0qcjLZxRA9Xo9qz2OOyRJBUK60vfBGahMLFd3IHA9-NiWTOQM_dktX5g3XCe1tvd5QCCHkK7pyZrbpaR9Mojhf1VNooxn2TYtu2OQ4Yuji04o2_mbJDTaI0lq6sbWWzJhAXpAHNtCD/s400/CIMG0903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484608971721729954" /></a><br /><br />There were lots of other activities and at the end of the day they had the "Jersey Junkyard Challenge" where they put a rat in a PVC tube, mix it up with other empty tubes, and then place them all in a pile of boxes and junk in a fenced ring. Then we doggies get to go inside and find the right tube. Our mommies stand outside and tell the timer (yes it's timed) to stop time if they think we've found the tube. After every turn they'd mix 'em up again.<br />Mom couldn't get pics of me or Josie playing, but here's one:<br /><br />This guy was from PA and he's not quite sure what to do!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiesUNmV3v4BfAbIAqz4pYWWWuaGPm4EvDbh9OOv_QyJN8vcS9sFep-9lzIez4g-rzJXThXOzBCU1dCVS4LVkaqNOUJ8i4AhuJaneuDR5oKMeqLzkvlBIFlDyRGUGpmsagmELzF0ZlG9Q/s1600/CIMG0907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiesUNmV3v4BfAbIAqz4pYWWWuaGPm4EvDbh9OOv_QyJN8vcS9sFep-9lzIez4g-rzJXThXOzBCU1dCVS4LVkaqNOUJ8i4AhuJaneuDR5oKMeqLzkvlBIFlDyRGUGpmsagmELzF0ZlG9Q/s400/CIMG0907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484610407310487650" /></a><br /><br />When it was my turn, I found a tube in a tire and started chewing on the tire to get the tube out, so Mom stopped time and she was right! Of course I found it -- my time was 7 seconds which got me 2nd place. Josie went in and did it in 12 seconds so she was 4th place. I think 6 Bedlingtons were in the top ten, and we all got prizes.. I got a big stuffed skunk toy! Ollie likes it too...<br /><br />So we all got together and posed for a pic with our club banner. Say cheese!!!<br />(Mom is the one in the red shirt in front) I'm standing by myself on Mom's left -- she had a hard enough time keeping Ringo, Josie, and Ollie in line!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzHrmuKbO8cxtH6o2CJSRfjewUIO8Ff4G_RWcclA3DhMX0nheZxAR10iJ9gkH8fGuzEeCU1-v5zcjpzuM-v5AajrgTDf6A6c2wRVLpXdShMrfZWLdVuvkrS7OcN9jpgoxGfJ2UUKptKmF/s1600/NJBECBedlingtons.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzHrmuKbO8cxtH6o2CJSRfjewUIO8Ff4G_RWcclA3DhMX0nheZxAR10iJ9gkH8fGuzEeCU1-v5zcjpzuM-v5AajrgTDf6A6c2wRVLpXdShMrfZWLdVuvkrS7OcN9jpgoxGfJ2UUKptKmF/s400/NJBECBedlingtons.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484611998661953170" /></a><br /><br />So that was our fun weekend -- more is going on around here but I'll leave that for another post.<br /><br />Stay cool and in the shade!<br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-33750550312125324622010-05-31T17:10:00.015-04:002010-05-31T18:14:17.734-04:00So Long, MomHello again!<br /><br /> Been a long time since I posted --- so much has happened, where to begin? I've been to 2 or 3 weekend's worth of agility trials, met a doggie blog friend at one trials (small world!), ran at one Earthdog test, and just came back from a weekend of Earthdog training and games. This time of year is pretty busy for Mom; she's always taking us somewhere!<br /><br /> But for now I must mention we lost a member our our family... my doggie mom Clancy. She turned 14 on May 1st, and 2 weeks later suffered a stroke and passed away. All of us were pretty sad about it. She was a grand old girl; the first Bedlington girl to get a Master Earthdog title, got a Novice Rally Obedience title at 12 years old, became a conformation champion, and had 5 litters of puppies, all of whom survived. I'm out of her last litter.<br /> Old uncle Nathan was the first Bedlington ever to get that Master Earthdog title, and now he and Clancy are at the Bridge, chasing rats and rabbits ... Emmy is the most senior of us now and she's 11. She and Clancy were roommates and now Em has all that space to herself in the laundry room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinDkEFs7hBMTAAccGjxl0dINOc6Kgpwi8qelIaK28Z8rvgsyqpIa3OTcJXnCnYXIpDspUv6AA5zPkRbVyzr96YLxtC7WDqAM5pPm9j59Z4mmtiGr5kFFjsa7pj7e4JioBpb-ASJEwUXqT/s1600/CIMG0699.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinDkEFs7hBMTAAccGjxl0dINOc6Kgpwi8qelIaK28Z8rvgsyqpIa3OTcJXnCnYXIpDspUv6AA5zPkRbVyzr96YLxtC7WDqAM5pPm9j59Z4mmtiGr5kFFjsa7pj7e4JioBpb-ASJEwUXqT/s200/CIMG0699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477553921573971378" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqPYtklf0oJhh32e_2W9HArNISM6PXAbkQShqzmRr8yz7A2MGVggaORImOnRTSTtW-boqfWfysW4JH9x9yx-hriYonFQ1hMH1rt1PEO-Mmf7tuQSwzCxaFQjgifTfYpGuis2rciV1TxsC/s1600/CIMG0196.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqPYtklf0oJhh32e_2W9HArNISM6PXAbkQShqzmRr8yz7A2MGVggaORImOnRTSTtW-boqfWfysW4JH9x9yx-hriYonFQ1hMH1rt1PEO-Mmf7tuQSwzCxaFQjgifTfYpGuis2rciV1TxsC/s200/CIMG0196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477553335020165314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9bVcgl3W_hEwpZ09qBaPESsWHRrlH5OhA0N0sjvCj1B9R5nDBjQX_BKk8WnKAj9xQz1CgQN_FimuEs7p-l1BNit1OMkFYtJwgzgBe76j8Q2bT8sjEPZnKR87UMsFu6LYS_AryMtJKQVP/s1600/CIMG0236.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9bVcgl3W_hEwpZ09qBaPESsWHRrlH5OhA0N0sjvCj1B9R5nDBjQX_BKk8WnKAj9xQz1CgQN_FimuEs7p-l1BNit1OMkFYtJwgzgBe76j8Q2bT8sjEPZnKR87UMsFu6LYS_AryMtJKQVP/s200/CIMG0236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477556112788063826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_UM3TfWy4pfejq_IZxbvS0hG0gLCbBlNBZ5dPR6MiDGhwnjAPE3TJkzow8ywmpiPUqZ9qCnhaL15qeqhnyV4nH_rnp4aX7Fx5vDcjO44ocKnmTQkaXrc6vVoQOzFVWsyZymmaFBMBs-_/s1600/CIMG0801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_UM3TfWy4pfejq_IZxbvS0hG0gLCbBlNBZ5dPR6MiDGhwnjAPE3TJkzow8ywmpiPUqZ9qCnhaL15qeqhnyV4nH_rnp4aX7Fx5vDcjO44ocKnmTQkaXrc6vVoQOzFVWsyZymmaFBMBs-_/s400/CIMG0801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477549827439319842" /></a><br /> 'Til we meet again, mom.....<br /><br /><br /> RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-37924101976810355522010-04-22T09:52:00.015-04:002010-04-22T10:36:40.168-04:00A Little Down Time...Ya know, we're not always running around doing fun things.. we do have our down times...between fun things!<br /><br />Ollie has discovered social media sites --- <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJL1NJcBn00zNoddHyK5Dtd1FDOLwnMCVX6jQBm6Btw-oMdH6rIdNcNq7OweDyVC2i_KE5Rnu_ZSXFVH4FDZbwdUz0ytDqHElbUVqm9r21ekqAGRpcMPzHVhUzIp4ULpo_NMEhtjO7PeD/s1600/CIMG0794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJL1NJcBn00zNoddHyK5Dtd1FDOLwnMCVX6jQBm6Btw-oMdH6rIdNcNq7OweDyVC2i_KE5Rnu_ZSXFVH4FDZbwdUz0ytDqHElbUVqm9r21ekqAGRpcMPzHVhUzIp4ULpo_NMEhtjO7PeD/s400/CIMG0794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462960182520188786" /></a><br /><br />I like to catch a few rays when I can --<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrSIaASPMRjSOeqVomF-_hZs5AqOExPt_c8mzQO7A0N9ecgm9RJIYI9tVv6P87Ll9qqPh2sjuIi22RDw8TQggvq4Ov-6cFdnG-iJ8-y9Ho1fs3y02aeYLcQUE4qxfm2jiqrkuPEanoS2K/s1600/CIMG0798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrSIaASPMRjSOeqVomF-_hZs5AqOExPt_c8mzQO7A0N9ecgm9RJIYI9tVv6P87Ll9qqPh2sjuIi22RDw8TQggvq4Ov-6cFdnG-iJ8-y9Ho1fs3y02aeYLcQUE4qxfm2jiqrkuPEanoS2K/s400/CIMG0798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462960846558470002" /></a><br /><br />On a nice day Mom and Dennis will do dinner outside -- yum, steak!! Dennis' latest hobby is wine-making, so that wine is his.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcLCNBdpwalmcUwhiqpWuR-4ClnAoEqH_t3nMYjz6fYUhQQCa6TzQYEn5AQHDvyugJlScdY9Za2FQdggpzdBCs0Ob0sTjzl0C_-uvLJ6PzHGbMGQZCFIQxQhOSNFqkgQ6RX8fJR6m94aN/s1600/CIMG0796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcLCNBdpwalmcUwhiqpWuR-4ClnAoEqH_t3nMYjz6fYUhQQCa6TzQYEn5AQHDvyugJlScdY9Za2FQdggpzdBCs0Ob0sTjzl0C_-uvLJ6PzHGbMGQZCFIQxQhOSNFqkgQ6RX8fJR6m94aN/s400/CIMG0796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462962706365864066" /></a><br /><br />Josie and Emmy get some beauty sleep --<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfJ75VdVXYrRY1Al6GB4Py-r0u6WKU7Aqt9vdXNlahOSPRXhu4gBGwx051rkS_vSXiENcjAfWyFaUuFH-StzgINhue0YtM26gtVkcLTyQ0zZim0WYiG9cT2VGolWPJP8uISJTxWFzTkI1/s1600/CIMG0800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfJ75VdVXYrRY1Al6GB4Py-r0u6WKU7Aqt9vdXNlahOSPRXhu4gBGwx051rkS_vSXiENcjAfWyFaUuFH-StzgINhue0YtM26gtVkcLTyQ0zZim0WYiG9cT2VGolWPJP8uISJTxWFzTkI1/s400/CIMG0800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462964576674868594" /></a><br /><br />Uh oh Ollie is bored! (hmm who chewed the fringe off that rug?)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R3xROQtoGXouYfjGJhkVtAZQJu7UAM1b5ho9lHNBDpFF9ZOS12QrwPl481mzdYrrDx4oNy9Y8CSdAdEf-ii_80uwYOKvmlx2I029CfZcKd_MGfedOz-L0tLWMilOauR3alq7-BCVWkYx/s1600/CIMG0797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R3xROQtoGXouYfjGJhkVtAZQJu7UAM1b5ho9lHNBDpFF9ZOS12QrwPl481mzdYrrDx4oNy9Y8CSdAdEf-ii_80uwYOKvmlx2I029CfZcKd_MGfedOz-L0tLWMilOauR3alq7-BCVWkYx/s400/CIMG0797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462965742394416034" /></a><br /><br />"What -- I'm not going to bother the girls, I'm just sitting here"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs094TrJXJaevU6jcHyzYfo0l0dwwfS8zTa82KHUeFGjHWGbzD59OuZzP_G71gSGrdSTYzd5xzv6_ltELBPM9rvbA7cUT9wzr2sjwj5AfGyhAcFz6ePDzaxFEibkmLaez9K8H5hS7yHXP/s1600/CIMG0799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs094TrJXJaevU6jcHyzYfo0l0dwwfS8zTa82KHUeFGjHWGbzD59OuZzP_G71gSGrdSTYzd5xzv6_ltELBPM9rvbA7cUT9wzr2sjwj5AfGyhAcFz6ePDzaxFEibkmLaez9K8H5hS7yHXP/s400/CIMG0799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462966631599828018" /></a><br /><br />So what does he do -- he's making out with Josie!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueKHcV9jGbYTk8wA7yNvwVzRMu5O8WjAWR2DSynFIoPx7O3tHPlVbm30kxyGHIgg9iHkeRCuHSkT7j3ggyQ3sjDMgJfTi91tfK38FOM_LLHxRyC7LPwTVOkBw2puEeYIeqJV8__VkoDtm/s1600/CIMG0804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueKHcV9jGbYTk8wA7yNvwVzRMu5O8WjAWR2DSynFIoPx7O3tHPlVbm30kxyGHIgg9iHkeRCuHSkT7j3ggyQ3sjDMgJfTi91tfK38FOM_LLHxRyC7LPwTVOkBw2puEeYIeqJV8__VkoDtm/s400/CIMG0804.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462967549518369442" /></a><br /><br />Get a room!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyv4a-o2qgylHMyubkNkpQgGGX5ybEX7hDXpCBHZaeMSCkcC1_RCUXPpkWVM95RJXBgsW6g3tdzm9rtBBlztRyBl9BK_J0a_LKsDvawU4ZY7UTKcLcbvqhqN0RedrKk3u1qIGZJ9e3xkZ/s1600/CIMG0805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyv4a-o2qgylHMyubkNkpQgGGX5ybEX7hDXpCBHZaeMSCkcC1_RCUXPpkWVM95RJXBgsW6g3tdzm9rtBBlztRyBl9BK_J0a_LKsDvawU4ZY7UTKcLcbvqhqN0RedrKk3u1qIGZJ9e3xkZ/s400/CIMG0805.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462968041853926130" /></a><br /><br />Don't give me that innocent look... I'm telling!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFsYSsypxoLonBxwx9Dgeke7xtMG7BE5YzFBbmNtJHsLxxSzt8eTFWwpKEsAH58-flg-D1EmbmL03wQ1QuIMiZ8P7nj-kn6wDRFM8LG7ibDJ4FT1jaNZ_SzQvr2yW8KvkvZv841vSJOep/s1600/CIMG0802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFsYSsypxoLonBxwx9Dgeke7xtMG7BE5YzFBbmNtJHsLxxSzt8eTFWwpKEsAH58-flg-D1EmbmL03wQ1QuIMiZ8P7nj-kn6wDRFM8LG7ibDJ4FT1jaNZ_SzQvr2yW8KvkvZv841vSJOep/s400/CIMG0802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462968928511124594" /></a><br /><br />Ollie spends 'wayyy too much time on the Internet!<br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-66413488077227243542010-04-09T09:36:00.004-04:002010-04-09T10:14:31.775-04:00Tribute to an Old Friend...Hi all --<br /><br /> I'm back again! Mom has GOT to get off that FB site and let me blog more often! <br /><br /> But she did find me a sweet video of an old classmate of mine who passed away very suddenly last year. Jazz was in our agility classes and we saw him and his mom at agility trials a lot. He sure was a lot of fun! <br />Today is the one-year anniversary of his passing so I'm taking a moment to remember --<br />(sorry this is cut off -- we can't figure out how to make it FIT)<br /><br /><object width="600" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m3yIMnsGnrQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m3yIMnsGnrQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="600" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />His mom found another little brown boy and named him Jeter (after the Yankees ballplayer) and he's a cutie. He's learning to follow in Jazz's paw-steps and become another awesome agility dog.<br /><br />Fun fact: Jazz came from the same kennel as the President's doggie!<br /><br />Run fast, run clean, old pal...<br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-69053989792402942032010-03-15T22:36:00.009-04:002010-03-15T23:10:53.589-04:00On the Road AgainWELL --<br /><br /> I'm finally back to tell you I'm going away! Not too far and not for long; we're going back to Kentucky to that big dog show and agility trials tomorrow morning. Mom let me blog tonight to tell you so you won't think I got buried in a snowbank. <br /><br />We just had a lot of rain so MOST of our snow is gone, but boy did we ever get a lot. Here is what our back yard looked like while Mom was trying to dig us out some paths back there. She got tired of letting us poop on the deck!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDl06-doTl17MoKYHCw5CNuiJUvxTB6GuzrNjNNrcG5aDbXk1mBMOv4zuSLuINSNbovmAMak86Fu5p7d0-wiRw7yijKSmWPiBf2Z3W693XYICGvsrUIAAUweAb-sUOa5AcR-_ENgH2qnT/s1600-h/CIMG0663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDl06-doTl17MoKYHCw5CNuiJUvxTB6GuzrNjNNrcG5aDbXk1mBMOv4zuSLuINSNbovmAMak86Fu5p7d0-wiRw7yijKSmWPiBf2Z3W693XYICGvsrUIAAUweAb-sUOa5AcR-_ENgH2qnT/s320/CIMG0663.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449056366459959266" /></a><br /><br />This was the deck, believe it or not --- I'm off to explore the great white yonder!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wYanMcefmNWg-pYTXvdaLys9WoPzkqKFpo46_TkDfn17OKcBgVopPC4eHo4w2ylslxEZOTtdSgLOX8yQEFEP_EVySYjfbojNPdENJesuJ2iuDv4Gfzh-vyYE5BKYrqcJYaZq2T6-0dR0/s1600-h/CIMG0655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wYanMcefmNWg-pYTXvdaLys9WoPzkqKFpo46_TkDfn17OKcBgVopPC4eHo4w2ylslxEZOTtdSgLOX8yQEFEP_EVySYjfbojNPdENJesuJ2iuDv4Gfzh-vyYE5BKYrqcJYaZq2T6-0dR0/s320/CIMG0655.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449057085921884674" /></a><br /><br />But the snow didn't stop us from going out and having fun. A few weeks ago we went to a little agility trials, me and Josie and Emmy, at the place where we train. I was very good and the only one messing up was Mom!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DiixvW219dXUptSdYK54HHy62BuRf60Tozxa8fW5Lli1dGEc5H0oKCOOre31jtCNpGQJPWY8-npWqpgxKVZK55T7B7fpbU3-cpiVOrao6addhOggpL8Bky-OMXsKle9aWT2vQJLtbKa7/s1600-h/CIMG0714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DiixvW219dXUptSdYK54HHy62BuRf60Tozxa8fW5Lli1dGEc5H0oKCOOre31jtCNpGQJPWY8-npWqpgxKVZK55T7B7fpbU3-cpiVOrao6addhOggpL8Bky-OMXsKle9aWT2vQJLtbKa7/s400/CIMG0714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449058934558314530" /></a><br /><br />I spent my share of time snoozing in a sweater on the couch. Shut that camera off so I can rest!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cZfyEhyphenhyphenRhrzriHf_mBvPiwBs7olWJ993jDzqWwzbA-o6sgw9mgSYf0zYjgzctgonyvMSjEqkTp1EQ6KxOqnMc-xZjd-qCgI7F1skLs9o0fVOgcAaKUtRdVPbHy52ayHSPEmeoTg8AmbT/s1600-h/CIMG0682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cZfyEhyphenhyphenRhrzriHf_mBvPiwBs7olWJ993jDzqWwzbA-o6sgw9mgSYf0zYjgzctgonyvMSjEqkTp1EQ6KxOqnMc-xZjd-qCgI7F1skLs9o0fVOgcAaKUtRdVPbHy52ayHSPEmeoTg8AmbT/s320/CIMG0682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449059320159816850" /></a><br /><br />And this past Sunday, Dennis cooked a lot of food and he and Mom went out to the basset hunt, and while the bassets went out in the fields and woods, they fixed up all that yummy food and set it out for everybody when they came back. Ummm... smoked salmon... pork BBQ...potato salad...cole slaw...cheeeeezzzzz...crab salad...scallops...brownies.. cobbler...yum yum... We didn't get much of a taste; there wasn't much left.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFcLeeK6fHuUjQRaJbNYVJjUlF6-0U9o6fYQWzlUm_40oGlN125aOQYcxRxSR-DdijdlE05juTKfc1R26xJ62Tn-ZqKrKzJcvztCsKb6quWPsKomf73cNQijHIPUTQ9YIOdvsUtrZChy6/s1600-h/CIMG0715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFcLeeK6fHuUjQRaJbNYVJjUlF6-0U9o6fYQWzlUm_40oGlN125aOQYcxRxSR-DdijdlE05juTKfc1R26xJ62Tn-ZqKrKzJcvztCsKb6quWPsKomf73cNQijHIPUTQ9YIOdvsUtrZChy6/s400/CIMG0715.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449060458860330514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VRTK7hBZO1Z7WfySldREZw9BNRi-62pWztm6du2QUdFtntD6xoEOUZMePlw5faIh9U0qkqolP69cSuQ4UED6aTFnSDyn1rgos3oz4MvB-Y3xyobdo_jFG-Wj6zXnLqqXaYNtPd5dssoU/s1600-h/CIMG0716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VRTK7hBZO1Z7WfySldREZw9BNRi-62pWztm6du2QUdFtntD6xoEOUZMePlw5faIh9U0qkqolP69cSuQ4UED6aTFnSDyn1rgos3oz4MvB-Y3xyobdo_jFG-Wj6zXnLqqXaYNtPd5dssoU/s400/CIMG0716.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449060818307873234" /></a><br /><br />All their friends sure liked it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbR-mLqchoCZ9qQIH3a1xA1ioG_shDE0OnHgN8jvyLCOgWdtZrqW__N0Cj1SXAxXoTNV4aiZMQLrLGQgQzr1m-ngTzuFneDzmqYiVoOMy4S4mS4IiPx2Sor0BEdAWUe5TTuvH0Jr9kwIA4/s1600-h/CIMG0718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbR-mLqchoCZ9qQIH3a1xA1ioG_shDE0OnHgN8jvyLCOgWdtZrqW__N0Cj1SXAxXoTNV4aiZMQLrLGQgQzr1m-ngTzuFneDzmqYiVoOMy4S4mS4IiPx2Sor0BEdAWUe5TTuvH0Jr9kwIA4/s400/CIMG0718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449061175570125746" /></a><br /><br />Well it's bedtime and Mom promises to get us up at the crack of the crack of dawn.. Josie and I are going to do 4 days of agility and Ollie will be in the dog shows on the other side of the show site. We're going in our breeder's van with 6 other dogs and altogether we'll have 6 people and 2 vehicles. Oh yeah and a trailer behind the van with all our stuff! It's a long drive to Kentucky from here -- at least 10 hours.<br /><br />I packed my treats and my copy of PlayDog (shhh don't tell Mom!).<br /><br />Later, sports fans!<br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-73271014812755158102010-02-08T14:16:00.002-05:002010-02-08T14:27:57.360-05:00A Little Humor, Dog Agility Style...Hi all, <br /><br /> It's boring staying in the house all day with only snow to play in outside. It's cold out there! We found a funny video to keep us entertained ..<br /><br />First the Bernese Mountain Dog shows what it's like to run a BIG dog (ouch!) and then the white Bull Terrier tries to convince her mom she Just-Can't-Do-It today! I recognize her from other trials around here. She's a riot!<br /><br /> This was taken where we trial up in MD a lot. I love to run there.<br /><br />Love,<br />Snowed-In Rudy<br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjU2NTY3Nzg3ODQmcHQ9MTI2NTY1Njc4MjMwMCZwPTEyNTIxJmQ9Jmc9MSZvPWU3MDJmMTQ*MTg*ZTQ4Nzc4MTVl/MjBkNWY5YjE*M2QwJm9mPTA=.gif" /><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="425" height="381"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dropshots.com/dropshots.swf?p=0&u=http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/545717/20100109/144945.flv&l=http://www.dropshots.com/idahosilver#date/2010-01-09/14:49:45&d=1" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><embed src="http://www.dropshots.com/dropshots.swf?p=0&u=http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/545717/20100109/144945.flv&l=http://www.dropshots.com/idahosilver#date/2010-01-09/14:49:45&d=1" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="381"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-family:arial; font-size:8pt;"><a href="http://www.dropshots.com/">Photo Sharing</a> - <a href="http://www.dropshots.com/">Video Sharing</a> - <a href="http://www.qualityphotoprints.com/">Photo Printing</a></span></center>Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-4866100471251056832010-02-06T16:25:00.013-05:002010-02-06T17:11:46.037-05:00It's the Big One!You've all heard of the blizzard that's hitting the VA-DC-MD area? We are right in the target zone, and I think it's the biggest snow storm that I can remember!<br /><br />Hoo boy have we ever been "SnowPocalypse"'d up one side and down the other! It all started yesterday morning and just now looks like it might be winding down. Mom won't let us in the back yard at all. She says she can't find it! Huh??<br /><br />You can see it from the upstairs bathroom:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNUkNTJ0c1dfB57_GfxY4jdCFg17HUU_z8nE6XzuD19ZIhcAFnMhWd3bNKOm9yYMCEedVTBjBOX8khoh6oQQdyVj9vZRQKY8Y-Tl0CeFEtPMJLGdtOcfaerLfCCVY8RRU0DDTfxInk6HB/s1600-h/CIMG0653.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNUkNTJ0c1dfB57_GfxY4jdCFg17HUU_z8nE6XzuD19ZIhcAFnMhWd3bNKOm9yYMCEedVTBjBOX8khoh6oQQdyVj9vZRQKY8Y-Tl0CeFEtPMJLGdtOcfaerLfCCVY8RRU0DDTfxInk6HB/s400/CIMG0653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435246614615640578" /></a><br /><br />And here's the other part of it:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5BBlIm5aUcsAHSDi82FCFs4jahhCaXlEmtqTxGyV8hxiBSVxMCWG3NQLNfM9S0uQ0i9gs23dBaangJa3HprFjxVg3XQhG-7O_x9l5ji7zp9-jNM08iz9FrFCt4Dlkpg_XfduGa6l_zny/s1600-h/CIMG0654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5BBlIm5aUcsAHSDi82FCFs4jahhCaXlEmtqTxGyV8hxiBSVxMCWG3NQLNfM9S0uQ0i9gs23dBaangJa3HprFjxVg3XQhG-7O_x9l5ji7zp9-jNM08iz9FrFCt4Dlkpg_XfduGa6l_zny/s400/CIMG0654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435247334196422546" /></a><br /><br />But you can't see it from the back door:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwlmMwBkZEjOG57jyLgf_THrFcmBBlXCDbusfU0Ak8ix3yH5D9k12zJm8m0DIYEn0WBTY4YAd-Oqurs0z75S48JCcjzySCADiXyvL3u6IFcnciajt5cAq5UD6VdSKFL5EHODTEpXHXji2/s1600-h/CIMG0640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwlmMwBkZEjOG57jyLgf_THrFcmBBlXCDbusfU0Ak8ix3yH5D9k12zJm8m0DIYEn0WBTY4YAd-Oqurs0z75S48JCcjzySCADiXyvL3u6IFcnciajt5cAq5UD6VdSKFL5EHODTEpXHXji2/s400/CIMG0640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435247685275949394" /></a><br /><br />Those trees in the yard aren't supposed to be touching the ground -- that's at least 2 feet of snow, maybe more. There are garden stakes 2 and 4 feet tall and the tall ones are almost gone in the second picture. <br /><br />Mom let me go out on the deck and stand in a spot they cleared out to show you what 24 inches is to little ol' me...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLONsIjK-3CguNDz8yblVARijd4dthAsGYF0o3B_NkokmvJ4fk5EqIvWkm9Fz2AOlSbkUitfIk65R5YyHEbFyb8Id7GN9qMQTDI17Wvik6aD2vB6jCBKMtG7xiltjXLeOW5CZs3u5RosXT/s1600-h/CIMG0643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLONsIjK-3CguNDz8yblVARijd4dthAsGYF0o3B_NkokmvJ4fk5EqIvWkm9Fz2AOlSbkUitfIk65R5YyHEbFyb8Id7GN9qMQTDI17Wvik6aD2vB6jCBKMtG7xiltjXLeOW5CZs3u5RosXT/s400/CIMG0643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435248906213794578" /></a><br /><br />The table on the deck in the previous pic measured 23 inches, but Mom just went out with the stick again and now it's officially 26 inches! Who knows what it's like in the yard....<br /><br />Hey someone get me out of here! (the new measurement is 25 inches on the deck)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJE93S7XoJet1ZFewXEFBN1qh7PczW4eEavaW8ZyQgr722e_OnykM_pGyMK1523Bo5rx8WLo7NSRL52QqXN0IQiQrQva_4GCjwyT6Kc0Za0nctY3L1dnMW-Q1vGUPICskAOQPtGDqsgXjf/s1600-h/CIMG0644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJE93S7XoJet1ZFewXEFBN1qh7PczW4eEavaW8ZyQgr722e_OnykM_pGyMK1523Bo5rx8WLo7NSRL52QqXN0IQiQrQva_4GCjwyT6Kc0Za0nctY3L1dnMW-Q1vGUPICskAOQPtGDqsgXjf/s400/CIMG0644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435251020953308562" /></a><br /><br />We are quite snowbound... the Jeep can get out but not everyone can!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-l0He5kv8xd9cJ_XQnVeg8oN9MymuIXSXaEOVj3LbU2sixRVCu8TQU3n71Jfh06Y4A_VhE2C7qLXipQ7TabaZlFc0HPKJIIlWl6G3-FCZiktmXVfXXDvHKaUA0-Ees-Hj4IEcYKRmXM3/s1600-h/CIMG0650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-l0He5kv8xd9cJ_XQnVeg8oN9MymuIXSXaEOVj3LbU2sixRVCu8TQU3n71Jfh06Y4A_VhE2C7qLXipQ7TabaZlFc0HPKJIIlWl6G3-FCZiktmXVfXXDvHKaUA0-Ees-Hj4IEcYKRmXM3/s400/CIMG0650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435252002694251762" /></a><br /><br />Last night I stood on a snowbank and directed the snow shoveling: (9 inches on the ground then)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cH33o2cdTtfYYFU2HTaGaPJLLfRVfZys2oqZwz3dOJETm5T7d4DAlwqbvCgmmwpuBb27SO7UaEuLUOwsH98n9Bo1NExNze2sa1FE2vH_Xy7PzjtZi1aYWpMjWJPsyXz3Cjdx-KIrCz9z/s1600-h/CIMG0636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cH33o2cdTtfYYFU2HTaGaPJLLfRVfZys2oqZwz3dOJETm5T7d4DAlwqbvCgmmwpuBb27SO7UaEuLUOwsH98n9Bo1NExNze2sa1FE2vH_Xy7PzjtZi1aYWpMjWJPsyXz3Cjdx-KIrCz9z/s400/CIMG0636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435252558201529058" /></a><br /><br />And checked around the corner for rabbits, there were none..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWv10OLxx8Vm0VzkI8CcFUMxXPNDBIvjB_PofAOXSIMlkp7rHzkUo_x8vdRFXj3FUJ-gdAzOskO4zSaiQW6y5PeCjvQpIvoqlUXbObvjKo7kdQ2rqK2YVJuw0ZdZkiBys-7TmQaDsjrcE/s1600-h/CIMG0638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWv10OLxx8Vm0VzkI8CcFUMxXPNDBIvjB_PofAOXSIMlkp7rHzkUo_x8vdRFXj3FUJ-gdAzOskO4zSaiQW6y5PeCjvQpIvoqlUXbObvjKo7kdQ2rqK2YVJuw0ZdZkiBys-7TmQaDsjrcE/s400/CIMG0638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435253054654533938" /></a><br /><br /> Mom's truck was covered,and overnight collected about 14-15 more inches around it ..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIHNViIlwZP5PnLpyhaB7szJay7ExjmKrJwXVXwJhWnCOEoC-ceo4sH8W7D_SJZOE94skyzH-3Vtg8mCse6Itq4IqMQ_I18IfNjTz1AKAWall99zzrc-G_WRG3vOc7cBD6dfUbTadQ4eV/s1600-h/CIMG0648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIHNViIlwZP5PnLpyhaB7szJay7ExjmKrJwXVXwJhWnCOEoC-ceo4sH8W7D_SJZOE94skyzH-3Vtg8mCse6Itq4IqMQ_I18IfNjTz1AKAWall99zzrc-G_WRG3vOc7cBD6dfUbTadQ4eV/s400/CIMG0648.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435253722706290306" /></a><br /><br />We had to be taken out front to do our business all day, and at one point Ollie made a break for it! Don't know where he was going but he said something about running to somewhere warmer...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0aaEO7r6ONngK3y9znlJYuSBg5S-8em714tjDtbm6HsPAmlJEVi6NMnfepChUUpTJytDR7UPe0cW3FWQbsUeH1HsK56XPMvBsnRva_Do3XwdftvDrmcCFvLPdd38bvVk5x3Et1sXXTw8/s1600-h/CIMG0647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0aaEO7r6ONngK3y9znlJYuSBg5S-8em714tjDtbm6HsPAmlJEVi6NMnfepChUUpTJytDR7UPe0cW3FWQbsUeH1HsK56XPMvBsnRva_Do3XwdftvDrmcCFvLPdd38bvVk5x3Et1sXXTw8/s400/CIMG0647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435254688316790530" /></a><br /><br />He didn't get far! Maybe tomorrow Mom will let us find us just how DEEP our back yard really is --<br /><br />Stay warm guys!<br />Love,<br />Snowbound RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-85179602048967341692010-02-05T13:13:00.002-05:002010-02-05T13:16:28.488-05:00Snow Day Fun VideoHi all you snowy doggies!<br /><br /> Since we in northern VA are going to get up to 20 to 28 inches of snow this weekend, we found a great video to watch to keep us occupied. After watching this, Mom is getting ideas! Oh noooo...<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lmi_qFsiHBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lmi_qFsiHBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />She WISHES she were as good as this trainer!<br /><br />Love,<br />Rudy in the SnowRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-4921871675938876662010-02-02T14:13:00.003-05:002010-02-02T14:22:07.650-05:00Punxsutawney Phil Take That!Today is Groundhog Day, and that little fuzz-ball just said we're having 6 more weeks of winter! Oh Nooooo.... our area has had more snow so far than the previous 3 winters, and 15 inches over our average! What is that little guy smoking???? This week we're having not one, but two snowstorms and it might keep us from going to agility. OK little buddy, I have an answer for you --<br /><br />Someone in our town put this video up on You Tube and this is what we have to say to "Phil".... (don't watch if you like groundhogs)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6DiDRptnong&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6DiDRptnong&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />We want spring!<br /><br />Rudy<br />(and why did they name the groundhog??)Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-46199170272885999032010-01-28T22:38:00.022-05:002010-01-29T00:11:35.977-05:00Dog Show!Oh yes, Ollie went to another dog show a couple of weekends ago in Fredericksburg VA. His pal Darcy went along too. We wanted to show you all, like Fenway did, what a dog show is like. <br /><br />At our breeder's house, Ollie had to give Mr. Darcy the Deerhound a pep talk over the door so he'd be psyched to go in the ring:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvecQw1RpiE9CV9Rl8K3Dd2-_3T27JAVEixIDbzPyXqAvaTVsD51-7uP4qmpxDiNfi8BeJZLKAANk0-k9Sdj_eO7Kh9q-6x4YrG2IZsIKP32VzEH3JFASRaFFlbvlIHlQH9bR8_1dz76oT/s1600-h/CIMG0522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvecQw1RpiE9CV9Rl8K3Dd2-_3T27JAVEixIDbzPyXqAvaTVsD51-7uP4qmpxDiNfi8BeJZLKAANk0-k9Sdj_eO7Kh9q-6x4YrG2IZsIKP32VzEH3JFASRaFFlbvlIHlQH9bR8_1dz76oT/s400/CIMG0522.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432002373406423202" /></a><br /><br />Ollie doesn't usually like bigger dogs but he and Darcy are special pals. Here Darcy's thinking about what Ollie told him, to behave in the ring for once!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRjX3jxC3t4t_ZT92ceVdPLItUxYq-CeNc9PvLT31oyRNw5gldb0ew2xWHhbLqkZb-zUlShBjbpgQIGH6BaU6BBnHQEZ11Mz4yYx1psiZWJXnB5xz2x_WfULo3l1FQ-DI33nGih0VwJog/s1600-h/CIMG0525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRjX3jxC3t4t_ZT92ceVdPLItUxYq-CeNc9PvLT31oyRNw5gldb0ew2xWHhbLqkZb-zUlShBjbpgQIGH6BaU6BBnHQEZ11Mz4yYx1psiZWJXnB5xz2x_WfULo3l1FQ-DI33nGih0VwJog/s400/CIMG0525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432003090019514370" /></a><br /><br />So at the show Darcy started looking around -- he's either thinking about getting a massage or he's girl-watching... Hey Darce, get your head in the game!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCtw7sJ0JbrsUblhEZolepqP7BdG5EG4i-PlQWgfVR3O2QJgTsMF-yofPH1M1xT7z9LxkSzywlWrTMqunlrjmnI2q75Tp3lRtOVJs7JAiVtIDg_z3nngfCoq-qhTrGQ_FAusiKxZfM5t5/s1600-h/CIMG0527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCtw7sJ0JbrsUblhEZolepqP7BdG5EG4i-PlQWgfVR3O2QJgTsMF-yofPH1M1xT7z9LxkSzywlWrTMqunlrjmnI2q75Tp3lRtOVJs7JAiVtIDg_z3nngfCoq-qhTrGQ_FAusiKxZfM5t5/s400/CIMG0527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432003927018934770" /></a><br /><br />They were judging Deerhounds first, so Darcy here is getting a pre-show rubdown from his mom (our breeder):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9IC9wBrXsjsCvjcW-EVNfLzUa1rRiRGcOVdv0kMWgnUAWU1hOuHSrNzRrKWmP3DT0DV9AjSg-hfOZrTS_UwouFOg3alR3T1DH9sDkAx-u9qSJqtV3bmsRhRL7FgJeOl6qeAzibW_CoS7/s1600-h/CIMG0536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9IC9wBrXsjsCvjcW-EVNfLzUa1rRiRGcOVdv0kMWgnUAWU1hOuHSrNzRrKWmP3DT0DV9AjSg-hfOZrTS_UwouFOg3alR3T1DH9sDkAx-u9qSJqtV3bmsRhRL7FgJeOl6qeAzibW_CoS7/s400/CIMG0536.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432005210430550514" /></a><br /><br />"Now remember what I said -- no shenanigans out there!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUhk-uOsYUA6gLfrPySMkqKWxPoxtND3Jrpvr17UL1ofCYkkHW7qbdp-lNv2vMpwTZlluHNG3IlnlLcPxRyFiaiY4lsapPbQHwMYjSiDH-bxbSZ0xRYUKEEVmwcvd8aKAihUMeEAy9P99/s1600-h/CIMG0535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUhk-uOsYUA6gLfrPySMkqKWxPoxtND3Jrpvr17UL1ofCYkkHW7qbdp-lNv2vMpwTZlluHNG3IlnlLcPxRyFiaiY4lsapPbQHwMYjSiDH-bxbSZ0xRYUKEEVmwcvd8aKAihUMeEAy9P99/s400/CIMG0535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432005787364425682" /></a><br /><br />He's standing up lookin' good...that's his pal Selina handling:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWe4XZfqVgLhViXtYE1fgAQNdBjBVOgflcl1dIO9i0jdOPcMJlD8u0N7_h5uNHJCvMGidhsJM_NaiIYGyZAMb8QBSS-WTueXjlrOTDmYb0cnvMNGMkwb80CRTfpayU2dK8vLo65-GWBiq/s1600-h/CIMG0538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWe4XZfqVgLhViXtYE1fgAQNdBjBVOgflcl1dIO9i0jdOPcMJlD8u0N7_h5uNHJCvMGidhsJM_NaiIYGyZAMb8QBSS-WTueXjlrOTDmYb0cnvMNGMkwb80CRTfpayU2dK8vLo65-GWBiq/s400/CIMG0538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432006534609702242" /></a><br /><br />And he's just a big gray blur!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFo60VqHOJkRMPZlKPgm546HC0TttgT3463qfBdjJV38mqeXQWhA6x-eQ8bi7C-5s-i04ujAEvvtzUpzuQ0BXZ-h0kRBqolC_NERLcIuSHwmPBGnr1Kn-j306epadZtgyhNjA45DdlEz5/s1600-h/CIMG0539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFo60VqHOJkRMPZlKPgm546HC0TttgT3463qfBdjJV38mqeXQWhA6x-eQ8bi7C-5s-i04ujAEvvtzUpzuQ0BXZ-h0kRBqolC_NERLcIuSHwmPBGnr1Kn-j306epadZtgyhNjA45DdlEz5/s400/CIMG0539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432007099598529250" /></a><br /><br />There he goes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzrDSHZ5uU-cx3nYf9_UAt55l1X7l23098SSlwkuab41sM0QZabg4yWvhy-ZUJZ5Z8nmTZkEIDItmwa7kHUTLbddFzC88i5HJ1QE3jVmhlwkPyLVC98XLEA01wX2A4y4J_AKFFJWWqXF8/s1600-h/CIMG0548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzrDSHZ5uU-cx3nYf9_UAt55l1X7l23098SSlwkuab41sM0QZabg4yWvhy-ZUJZ5Z8nmTZkEIDItmwa7kHUTLbddFzC88i5HJ1QE3jVmhlwkPyLVC98XLEA01wX2A4y4J_AKFFJWWqXF8/s400/CIMG0548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432009198662750530" /></a><br /><br /><br />Heyyy he won a ribbon! yeaaaa! Good boy Darcy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6b6cd3Xe6iuncQFmDMNNzveyzORTFdePbYjQfEx0j-iquhusgZ2gGr3i-n60kXc8Hvxeo1G8GEfaxiWEp314L4WD5S0aMkTwZESsi-LJi38Ifump2w2wNEmLdZCwk4TmRl67YV-qjhdG/s1600-h/CIMG0546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6b6cd3Xe6iuncQFmDMNNzveyzORTFdePbYjQfEx0j-iquhusgZ2gGr3i-n60kXc8Hvxeo1G8GEfaxiWEp314L4WD5S0aMkTwZESsi-LJi38Ifump2w2wNEmLdZCwk4TmRl67YV-qjhdG/s400/CIMG0546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432007937726366050" /></a><br /><br />The judge loved him so much she came out of the ring afterwards to say how good she thought he was. He still has to grow up a little (hey isn't he big ENOUGH already??) but he should do well.<br /><br />This dog looks like a bear! He's just a little guy but Mom knows the handler is a good one so he should do well in the future... he's a Leonberger. They get gigantic!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqoBC6_B-W-8RhZUm6BHs8g_QzBTSDEpeE2dD1yGbO4j0neEgAN4V2R8Q3pMtFByFykHTT9b-oA9KlxlJDKubmqgR5n0pvywLJOyeflVX4uK4TtowDwIeKv264i9xrySB4nosTZSB8Dj6/s1600-h/CIMG0571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqoBC6_B-W-8RhZUm6BHs8g_QzBTSDEpeE2dD1yGbO4j0neEgAN4V2R8Q3pMtFByFykHTT9b-oA9KlxlJDKubmqgR5n0pvywLJOyeflVX4uK4TtowDwIeKv264i9xrySB4nosTZSB8Dj6/s400/CIMG0571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432010704525736882" /></a><br /><br />I bet the same Poodles were at this show that were at Fenway's show in Annapolis... <br />They are such patient dogs being groomed so much.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5g3UCm-bE-2x9gVuZqnBngS0r9n2Atj0PnQ4tjYA1QKVboydOUrPrVdVX3yw2udGXcZBSEkAbDA-9gP9ICB3dNx6FFn5wC7h1XdEkrnPyWk9QyZkLH94Lc94EQCUhhHHyV1ltUpFjm35/s1600-h/CIMG0585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5g3UCm-bE-2x9gVuZqnBngS0r9n2Atj0PnQ4tjYA1QKVboydOUrPrVdVX3yw2udGXcZBSEkAbDA-9gP9ICB3dNx6FFn5wC7h1XdEkrnPyWk9QyZkLH94Lc94EQCUhhHHyV1ltUpFjm35/s400/CIMG0585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432011462746279794" /></a><br /><br />This guy looked like he came for some fun -- <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGMVYcn0YYLfhc3TotFVeyF9mI17wyvNXVS-uMTHJ9zd5ikBPFH3J8LWoMe8tFbgvUApDfqVjY1zOJMykYEyQsrMdnpbFe9oc7mVe0RQA6R5te5awcvpJB6pBxbglC0oyrDX0tG63nsX-/s1600-h/CIMG0589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGMVYcn0YYLfhc3TotFVeyF9mI17wyvNXVS-uMTHJ9zd5ikBPFH3J8LWoMe8tFbgvUApDfqVjY1zOJMykYEyQsrMdnpbFe9oc7mVe0RQA6R5te5awcvpJB6pBxbglC0oyrDX0tG63nsX-/s400/CIMG0589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432012294084025650" /></a><br /><br />And this pic came out strange 'cause a clip got in the way over this dog's head, but this is a different-colored Borzoi than we're used to seeing. Our breeder used to show Borzoi but hers were the white type, not like this one. Cool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJo56iMa4ZJEMqgF3rLhX1PbDEdPHAV42UoLkCEY5JzPW8L-8Ash0EgEuQuHBx6GV-0R8k848uzJtA4tgTy0bVowcCeP3P56w5yYEOt4Xkzg3FGmAhFjsPVxbHQHW2Gblbi9UU6UHEmKMh/s1600-h/CIMG0593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJo56iMa4ZJEMqgF3rLhX1PbDEdPHAV42UoLkCEY5JzPW8L-8Ash0EgEuQuHBx6GV-0R8k848uzJtA4tgTy0bVowcCeP3P56w5yYEOt4Xkzg3FGmAhFjsPVxbHQHW2Gblbi9UU6UHEmKMh/s400/CIMG0593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432013146105155202" /></a><br /><br />Ollie had a long time to wait before his class so he spent the time napping in a crate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfDJN9zJ1Ydxu7fzI7I0PzDG2HRdl3mHigT22sRM4dT_CdPIzPjQDWJgl1EmhxOq9kUQKJeesXJgat-oS8WyZww23Ta7_wWo5D8gb4EgeV5Ofbs-aairdbDpD7peMaZDPl87kOgWIUE9-/s1600-h/CIMG0584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfDJN9zJ1Ydxu7fzI7I0PzDG2HRdl3mHigT22sRM4dT_CdPIzPjQDWJgl1EmhxOq9kUQKJeesXJgat-oS8WyZww23Ta7_wWo5D8gb4EgeV5Ofbs-aairdbDpD7peMaZDPl87kOgWIUE9-/s400/CIMG0584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432014189140944978" /></a><br /><br />Only a few minutes 'til showtime so it's time for the brush! Here's Jamie, I think she's Ollie's half-sis, getting a little scissoring... most of our grooming had been done already at home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbFs12dS7xYgagNBB37-H4_sMK3ZBUdhXFvBvWxVdn2HfxSlDqtu4jYwjHbyXm8D2rwePuujx2l0oV4PZYpgh8G5o00NYxwxQWb3NK0xSqgzp95lUdQE17U5dyZ0OoTd81W0rwcqwVty6/s1600-h/CIMG0590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbFs12dS7xYgagNBB37-H4_sMK3ZBUdhXFvBvWxVdn2HfxSlDqtu4jYwjHbyXm8D2rwePuujx2l0oV4PZYpgh8G5o00NYxwxQWb3NK0xSqgzp95lUdQE17U5dyZ0OoTd81W0rwcqwVty6/s400/CIMG0590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432015169378087154" /></a><br /><br />Now it's Ollie's turn --- not the face! not the face!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwu0K-HTP5K3XX3OUeHCJB5ExdS4sFDtOV8lHS2fN9r0xACJh6i5X2UN2TeWxjQ2r_3ndLGCJBZ71PuScmFRhDIToo7Mi9JQHLJZ7B1rvxkEWzVssVxx1OBipxaGQqc98E2G9zMRU0rdJ/s1600-h/CIMG0591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwu0K-HTP5K3XX3OUeHCJB5ExdS4sFDtOV8lHS2fN9r0xACJh6i5X2UN2TeWxjQ2r_3ndLGCJBZ71PuScmFRhDIToo7Mi9JQHLJZ7B1rvxkEWzVssVxx1OBipxaGQqc98E2G9zMRU0rdJ/s400/CIMG0591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432015638692354210" /></a><br /><br />Now for a final back-comb and they're all set --<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHByVzmMrUuqlK7sCLyht8wtod-LcgoZZ-fRcx2bz4Ypj0uOkbEY8DMajLSFojpmg0xZLsERUF0zNyrWE0kat48L_q79IPsIsUMHzcIEwypMkZng5GjZB9XTIW4Udj3P81ho1HNqaRZ7Y/s1600-h/CIMG0592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHByVzmMrUuqlK7sCLyht8wtod-LcgoZZ-fRcx2bz4Ypj0uOkbEY8DMajLSFojpmg0xZLsERUF0zNyrWE0kat48L_q79IPsIsUMHzcIEwypMkZng5GjZB9XTIW4Udj3P81ho1HNqaRZ7Y/s400/CIMG0592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432016215992003458" /></a><br /><br />Mom had a tough time getting pics of Ollie 'cause she couldn't get too close to the ring. Everything is blurry if you embiggen the pics but they look alright like they are here...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FX7C5LDqHkTBzYWyCUR_6gSD_At26cniGqfPrAlLngvGOo_IPad0vr2q1BQ5disLkdxjMEOiziLQUAXcj-FOh4JH1vBIGxHyPkv70AUlVvWCgFBkBxh2WLpt1fCk7fHwdfnqBNoagbeJ/s1600-h/CIMG0594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FX7C5LDqHkTBzYWyCUR_6gSD_At26cniGqfPrAlLngvGOo_IPad0vr2q1BQ5disLkdxjMEOiziLQUAXcj-FOh4JH1vBIGxHyPkv70AUlVvWCgFBkBxh2WLpt1fCk7fHwdfnqBNoagbeJ/s400/CIMG0594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432017496915988242" /></a><br /><br />Long story short, he won Best of Breed! He's such a pretty kid, I must say. They didn't get a pic with the judge, but the weekend before in NYC he won the breed over more dogs, so here's a pic of that win:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARwFAubpG8yEzn1onEHms5cYLfeVfXZBAhVU03k_5sgM8voZY6sJ9TdxFac3QdzcSX-gQygnG3QHDlkAIuatK0b1jyzknS3isf6B7ClJyjpTHaOhsksLH_FbNay2NyecoinaGvo5fykzw/s1600-h/OllieNYC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARwFAubpG8yEzn1onEHms5cYLfeVfXZBAhVU03k_5sgM8voZY6sJ9TdxFac3QdzcSX-gQygnG3QHDlkAIuatK0b1jyzknS3isf6B7ClJyjpTHaOhsksLH_FbNay2NyecoinaGvo5fykzw/s400/OllieNYC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432020744501721266" /></a><br /><br />Now Ollie needs one more point to get his CH title, so next week they're taking him to NJ again. Good luck little man!<br /><br />Love<br />Rudy<br />(I'm so glad I'm through with dog shows - I had a couple of placements in the Terrier Group and that's plenty for me!)Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-23856203036478643552010-01-02T23:49:00.011-05:002010-01-03T01:14:32.939-05:00Christmas around the House and Ollie's present to Mom...Hi Everyone!<br /><br /> Mom got sick starting Christmas Eve so she hasn't felt like helping me blog at all for the past week or so, so that's why you haven't heard from me this time. We had a quiet Christmas since we didn't go anywhere for the holidays. We were going to go to Grandma Mary and Grandpa Roy's until Mom got sick so we spent a lot of time helping her get well. Ollie and I took turns keeping her warm and we all helped keep her entertained. Bored humans, well, you know....<br /><br />Our tree looked pretty good this year -- before she got sick I helped Mom put up stuff on our BIG tree in the living room:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jcFtmWTk_POgXuzCtAtI92bi6k544OX07olDVf58g6oC8kG19anDkMlwllqfG38gEgjTevnuQrVKFrzKeeuQjgKwlAgM0Gb2sZlPwEdlEn9nSwRrsUdBW-k50jvH_LetAib37JWb-nHj/s1600-h/CIMG0496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jcFtmWTk_POgXuzCtAtI92bi6k544OX07olDVf58g6oC8kG19anDkMlwllqfG38gEgjTevnuQrVKFrzKeeuQjgKwlAgM0Gb2sZlPwEdlEn9nSwRrsUdBW-k50jvH_LetAib37JWb-nHj/s400/CIMG0496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422375848112886402" border="0"></a><br /><br />I'll tell you, it sure was hard to put that angel on top of that tree... that big thing drops more needles than a REAL tree! It's so old, every year Mom thinks it's the last.<br /><br />Anyway, I also helped put together a few deco's on the table in the living room. Much less reaching for me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmnblBLueyiwbDLzRu_tBxcflnYk9Z8xRHLeO9Eor-sgHKQF4TRZ_ZxJcMNvglR9fqkehcURNR6IHqYMxQjVGpLmsvEq17hg25Sye5-52h0omIZjYnZJ1EeqAXIfAcUDDeEE2QKPEMvY6/s1600-h/CIMG0470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmnblBLueyiwbDLzRu_tBxcflnYk9Z8xRHLeO9Eor-sgHKQF4TRZ_ZxJcMNvglR9fqkehcURNR6IHqYMxQjVGpLmsvEq17hg25Sye5-52h0omIZjYnZJ1EeqAXIfAcUDDeEE2QKPEMvY6/s400/CIMG0470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422376714003512802" border="0"></a><br /><br />We put some decorations and blue LED lights on last year's agility ribbon tree <br />and put a big red ribbon on top! Notice the Kleenex box -- never very far away from Mom this holiday season...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG8Onc0KblaZ8bnh2_A39CFvNlEnOSmSYqEEbbZilzGZ0aDob8755JaM5nHvEQPnizuzmQpBXbJwrxisaKSiIqA5DKz7x9ND8LPPd00t1IJdVlt2OxDzAvzQtlV5TClq_DvIXKONuqd0Q/s1600-h/CIMG0492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG8Onc0KblaZ8bnh2_A39CFvNlEnOSmSYqEEbbZilzGZ0aDob8755JaM5nHvEQPnizuzmQpBXbJwrxisaKSiIqA5DKz7x9ND8LPPd00t1IJdVlt2OxDzAvzQtlV5TClq_DvIXKONuqd0Q/s400/CIMG0492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422378246832408354" border="0"></a><br /><br />More decorating, and then last but not least, the Nativity scene:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1sq_rp5XK_mcx6-HgAzqE9S2MEy2ip0qd7x6IAjs9ZhCpaZLGl-giuGUXzz7x1uDCGGUqz5c8OcRT-uLQLTk6A5GeQ8-aC8POfz_I1Zb-ib2eUNummXeN5sDRQr03JbGq6u0ATXV-wuD/s1600-h/CIMG0498.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1sq_rp5XK_mcx6-HgAzqE9S2MEy2ip0qd7x6IAjs9ZhCpaZLGl-giuGUXzz7x1uDCGGUqz5c8OcRT-uLQLTk6A5GeQ8-aC8POfz_I1Zb-ib2eUNummXeN5sDRQr03JbGq6u0ATXV-wuD/s400/CIMG0498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422379449570576306" border="0"></a><br /><br />Hoo that was a lot of work! I curled up with a pink pig stuffie and took a nap after all that...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaxUZBmwJY8fDtidCeYxsP1YlmJaDiTGiZNGw3hc4ps0n1-6pyuQxlF6Hz7nvSyyjsNT5ZwJ6sQG3DMgqfvvHhtH8nlZIKDh4pTz_mOn02s88xWDIS2oLQ2dOgOMWsnmY3YQKuydOA-_g/s1600-h/CIMG0491.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaxUZBmwJY8fDtidCeYxsP1YlmJaDiTGiZNGw3hc4ps0n1-6pyuQxlF6Hz7nvSyyjsNT5ZwJ6sQG3DMgqfvvHhtH8nlZIKDh4pTz_mOn02s88xWDIS2oLQ2dOgOMWsnmY3YQKuydOA-_g/s400/CIMG0491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422380105517471602" border="0"></a><br /><br />Our plastic Santa got to come out of the basement and say hi to the world outside. When he's plugged in, he's so bright we don't need any other lights in the yard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaJt_EvcErYSFXp_ajj_WW22VqGbWmAtuSkRiSm6Wkbj3Uk5LN01EBNc_-mNPOmKXhAvo04sz7Ldk_CoQ7k2uaK0kbxj4N37N3JreaI0SHUFe43-ZUZcwlgW0ppZjRwsJyYkbRtLTzizj/s1600-h/CIMG0502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaJt_EvcErYSFXp_ajj_WW22VqGbWmAtuSkRiSm6Wkbj3Uk5LN01EBNc_-mNPOmKXhAvo04sz7Ldk_CoQ7k2uaK0kbxj4N37N3JreaI0SHUFe43-ZUZcwlgW0ppZjRwsJyYkbRtLTzizj/s400/CIMG0502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422381177546265666" border="0"></a><br /><br />OK, so Ollie had this bright idea he should get Mom a pressie especially for her on Christmas Eve. Trouble was, she couldn't use it. Ollie didn't realize she wanted a live rat from the pet store to practice Earthdog with, not a fresh dead one from under the deck! Mom is not sure everybody wants to see it so she's not going to let me post a pic. Awwww Mom.... it was a big brown one! (MOM: yeek!)<br /><br /> It was so big Mom thought Ollie had a squirrel in his mouth -- nope, wrong type tail. He came up to the deck with it and was nice enough to drop it for Mom. Good boy Ollie -- great little hunter. He's the very first one to find a rat outside. Hmm.. Mom's kinda worried now!<br /><br />So instead of a rat pic, here's another vid of Ollie, me, and Josie running around when our big snow first started the weekend before Christmas. Ollie's being big and bad, patrolling the back fence, and then I run up to help, and then Josie (who's much darker) runs the fence. More running around, then last but not least we find Clancy in the purple/red/yellow sweater. She gets in an embarrassing position so in the name of privacy, Mom ends the tape...<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwIa9_xn_VT7apI9IPUJ95tEPCzR5JqADa1iMYuH9N3qbEugFxJlLAjWtjKsoaLvFbJqVy7tw1EYG3hV87cNA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Mom's feeling much better but Dennis is sick now! We were helping him get warm tonight. Lots of work when the humans get sick. It's what we do..<br /><br />Happy New Year everyone,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-22648819779326410122009-12-20T00:19:00.007-05:002009-12-20T01:17:27.578-05:00Woohoo! Record Snow!Hello from Snow City!<br /><br /> It was the best today, all that snow that suddenly appeared and changed our world. Ollie had the most fun, he's the youngest and the cold doesn't affect the young'uns that much. I have a really short haircut right now so I feel the cold more than he does. Boy did we have a blast today!<br />Hanging out in the kitchen before our adventures outside:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIVP-vvt9axDRWa_mXEMkCT8T8bU01g79_sHGg8upSB1vv7ojDT_pxoBJ-ExJPh-CjAhHZJm1YpraNxoxsTy7y8MFB9JNEtG0888yjGPv3-k-kSBbqKcEyLIh6lv6ZYdKkrwiFjTJ8wUH/s1600-h/CIMG0477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIVP-vvt9axDRWa_mXEMkCT8T8bU01g79_sHGg8upSB1vv7ojDT_pxoBJ-ExJPh-CjAhHZJm1YpraNxoxsTy7y8MFB9JNEtG0888yjGPv3-k-kSBbqKcEyLIh6lv6ZYdKkrwiFjTJ8wUH/s400/CIMG0477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417187742447287666" border="0"></a><br />Ollie says he's ready to see the snow, Mom!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUmur5bIwhKEgl-Cxrw1BsOazf67OlsHLCRVG6I8vYfPkYM4H0ekHzYTmC8b5VIf9Ae4qAz_O-M47_TutbpCAxQl1BHlRmHrPVfqA75j_QSuqfYVNq0Vuz7DbekEShg8kd6LTrf1I8Kjf/s1600-h/CIMG0478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUmur5bIwhKEgl-Cxrw1BsOazf67OlsHLCRVG6I8vYfPkYM4H0ekHzYTmC8b5VIf9Ae4qAz_O-M47_TutbpCAxQl1BHlRmHrPVfqA75j_QSuqfYVNq0Vuz7DbekEShg8kd6LTrf1I8Kjf/s400/CIMG0478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417188193567264402" border="0"></a><br />Josie didn't think much of the snow -- she also has a short 'do' and even a sweater wasn't enough for her..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPd3iGTJkulY2PqvdWWvYrI3pa-V_f037dtRUA2bjQNQe6gc0h5coIzZJbdeD3sgO7RtCwI_AkujVs0W5RkWoBOCwpywfWTbXs7jn17exM4cFHfyZK_LriAARIf3QkLlrtm7J19ZEN6ED/s1600-h/CIMG0463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPd3iGTJkulY2PqvdWWvYrI3pa-V_f037dtRUA2bjQNQe6gc0h5coIzZJbdeD3sgO7RtCwI_AkujVs0W5RkWoBOCwpywfWTbXs7jn17exM4cFHfyZK_LriAARIf3QkLlrtm7J19ZEN6ED/s400/CIMG0463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417188817491153346" border="0"></a><br />She says Hey! Let me in! Now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS9jLh9Q_ZYDastIQH5tw4UfSUroD3Nxw4u606aDqVxN-BWD37MZ9xVDYsh2Q6YS2CVNG03pSBA9cQ17m3Mrv32iala5UkhBTBhGpxx890CzTNgjNzoXiFUyrEBR51Ou5OsAMe9HEqLnZ/s1600-h/CIMG0465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS9jLh9Q_ZYDastIQH5tw4UfSUroD3Nxw4u606aDqVxN-BWD37MZ9xVDYsh2Q6YS2CVNG03pSBA9cQ17m3Mrv32iala5UkhBTBhGpxx890CzTNgjNzoXiFUyrEBR51Ou5OsAMe9HEqLnZ/s400/CIMG0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417189199145104770" border="0"></a><br />Dennis was out bright 'n early shoveling snow so we could run around in the driveway today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZEojZcdFh5VoVuhn1J1hDAMgiUxsiY97-TTJASUpySg3u5k9FvCF2RNj5lmL_tLLUfsyTt0W3TWTOccOQumyL7XdD1cNQcW32xFlNiUHaNZ_F5h1gzdsGX4oQq0kzXxdwjC-Xs4XHQa6/s1600-h/CIMG0468.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZEojZcdFh5VoVuhn1J1hDAMgiUxsiY97-TTJASUpySg3u5k9FvCF2RNj5lmL_tLLUfsyTt0W3TWTOccOQumyL7XdD1cNQcW32xFlNiUHaNZ_F5h1gzdsGX4oQq0kzXxdwjC-Xs4XHQa6/s400/CIMG0468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417189814872742274" border="0"></a><br />First we had to run around the back yard:<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwLmTwF97YvsJlY93RklYt1QII9Sk_mmp99EpdbsqDOAbNdhZDTVC_ruIZGPQN4fq2NtMkZ4Eujxxr21UJwBA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />That was fun -- now for the front of the house!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdLlOp2j7XBJHNtjE657QlAASJjZ_YWGfFjR6nDSwQvU4qhU8iLtxXOq3dsyvF6Fh99jrAEURJ-N-1osZdQQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />We had at least 20 inches of snow today --- that's taller than we are! That'll be it for now, it's time for bed. More fun later!<br /><br />Love,<br />Rudy in the snow...Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-31399040084456331402009-12-18T22:08:00.009-05:002009-12-18T22:36:44.645-05:00Yea! Christmas time!Hi all!<br /><br />I can't believe it -- it's SNOWING outside tonight. Mom says it might get so deep we won't be able to see over top of the snow by tomorrow night! I can see lots of fun for us doggies tomorrow in the snow .. At least for me and Ollie, we LOVE it. My doggie mom Clancy and Josie's grandma Emmy don't like it much. Josie can't play with us these days, she's in season so she has to go outside by herself or (she says) we'll drive her crazy. I think she drives US crazy, but that's another story...<br /><br />We've been doing Christmas. Mom decided this year to put up the big ol' artificial tree (no peeing on this one, it doesn't smell right). It's from the days when old Nathan was a youngster so it's looking pretty worn out and crooked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjvv4fhSfQyQ6ug6L4XGMhrKVgEV29Zqo8JpaJk369z3dPx391s_8gAKBMxgN3GJMfz9mFpwGGYeO8oCbNLKUMiX1w2DLcJKuSx91EyW-Aem_PLvQy24FYmt4PJtIU396-T64yFZDpyjT/s1600-h/Xmastree09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjvv4fhSfQyQ6ug6L4XGMhrKVgEV29Zqo8JpaJk369z3dPx391s_8gAKBMxgN3GJMfz9mFpwGGYeO8oCbNLKUMiX1w2DLcJKuSx91EyW-Aem_PLvQy24FYmt4PJtIU396-T64yFZDpyjT/s400/Xmastree09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416781539727551506" /></a><br /><br />Last year if you remember we just had that little tree on the end table with the agility ribbons on it. Glad she decided to do more this year even though we're not allowed in the living room where it is!<br /><br />I even got to pose under the tree with the crooked snowman guy... he's not some kind of crook, he just bends over and can't straighten up. Mom has days like that too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EL1RxDaMJGh6wNXqO8fMbwedFDF7sFrUnZy9rRMmTZsnYEkU57UrwtJpyEcK9qxhblBW9hGY6FlCTz8-RI77dDNRTaQCgFIxDDxtobb6Bk90Qw41yQ_rduP1JflzG5p0jtuzLNuQyY3Y/s1600-h/CIMG0452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EL1RxDaMJGh6wNXqO8fMbwedFDF7sFrUnZy9rRMmTZsnYEkU57UrwtJpyEcK9qxhblBW9hGY6FlCTz8-RI77dDNRTaQCgFIxDDxtobb6Bk90Qw41yQ_rduP1JflzG5p0jtuzLNuQyY3Y/s400/CIMG0452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416782309102834370" /></a><br /><br />Some of the craziest characters show up this time of year. This bunch was flagging down cars at the corner, I have no idea what they wanted but we just drove on!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-bxZH-pHhyzPwX_lEH2qLgsmtfohS1Dp7pinoB3m_kN6wDKzqgRS755KpgWV2PWK0JvWDfLMVKf6e0Yo2FBbf87lQGbSn9gfNdyvz6ecNBpojlyGsVeTv-fOHRTZ97Jp0RtOPA50bPES/s1600-h/CIMG0454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-bxZH-pHhyzPwX_lEH2qLgsmtfohS1Dp7pinoB3m_kN6wDKzqgRS755KpgWV2PWK0JvWDfLMVKf6e0Yo2FBbf87lQGbSn9gfNdyvz6ecNBpojlyGsVeTv-fOHRTZ97Jp0RtOPA50bPES/s400/CIMG0454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416782985780812882" /></a><br /><br />We decided to get Mom an early Christmas present. Ollie and I wanted to get this purse for her -- had Dennis get it special made and everything. Mom ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!!!!!<br />I hope Santa's paying attention and gets us some nice goodies for our stockings!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdej8gG9ON4jn2LJQD92rTgabHexfTZRYASzM9XdWsQWSaSO2YQhHF-Jf8kpSstiwXR5YarF6krhMAz0TKmD0ZoOijs8sq4G1NG8coRmlfPnzMgs8nvZBkpZN0zUULSEbcnXLMnuc6xHBS/s1600-h/CIMG0456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdej8gG9ON4jn2LJQD92rTgabHexfTZRYASzM9XdWsQWSaSO2YQhHF-Jf8kpSstiwXR5YarF6krhMAz0TKmD0ZoOijs8sq4G1NG8coRmlfPnzMgs8nvZBkpZN0zUULSEbcnXLMnuc6xHBS/s400/CIMG0456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416783790289897602" /></a><br /><br />And I've been a very good boy this year...<br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-13018240318324796512009-12-07T11:37:00.005-05:002009-12-08T00:07:34.011-05:00Last Agility Trials of the YearWell I had a great weekend -- went to our last agility trials of the year in Maryland, and on the second day it snowed! Good thing we were indoors. Ollie came along to keep me company and help keep me warm in that big crate Mom likes to bring. Ollie needs to get out anyway and see new places. He did pretty good -- next year sometime he's supposed to try running a course, too. Betcha he can't run as fast as me! haha.<br /><br />Here I am relaxing with a friend while waiting to run -- I have a LOT of friends. Mom tried out the video on her new camera -- say cheese! My friend and his wife have German Pinschers. I was wondering, do they pinsch??? I don't want to get THAT close to find out!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoyK2Xak6YKO0b8WeDzBxHahqsqBsL5ccAXGvrtOeBeTQwPiV-y_PgG4QsiR3CnVXdkE3vzVa40OTa09rW' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" contentid="FAILED" width="320" height="266"></object><br /><br />So here I am running our first course of the weekend. Wait and see at the weave poles -- I start messing up and then really lose it later on while passing the A-frame. I loved it so much the first time I decided to do it again! Then I tried to leave early by jumping the last jump (out of frame but I come back). Hey it could've been worse; a couple of years ago I used to tear around the ring like a maniac! zzzzoooommmm.... (MOM: the first course of the weekend is ALWAYS a problem)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VNTUBsnaR3M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VNTUBsnaR3M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Made up for it later by being a good boy in Jumpers and qualifying. The next day I ran well in Standard but missed that dog walk contact AGAIN(for all you agility fans you'll know what I mean!) so there went that. Then we went home 'cause Mom was getting nervous about the snow, so I didn't get to do one last Jumpers run. Aw, Mom! Now I have to wait a month or two before we go again. Bummer --<br /><br />On Thursday I had a major haircut - I hadn't had a trim since September so I was VERY fuzzy. Before her camera died Mom took this pic of me in the tub at our groomer/breeder's. I don't even look like myself there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKSc5w0-u_ScF3YH2XbAE7EBNQqQ95Tj9hx7Xvjzwd2Vrb_8HaZqo9P9K9DU3UIMwrUfperBEOnOSxht5z70UmfJEBwjlBtENh0qzzs-jfCq4vorcuQ-ZPXWHcVGVyZHQgJwH3ApwHMER/s1600-h/CIMG0435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKSc5w0-u_ScF3YH2XbAE7EBNQqQ95Tj9hx7Xvjzwd2Vrb_8HaZqo9P9K9DU3UIMwrUfperBEOnOSxht5z70UmfJEBwjlBtENh0qzzs-jfCq4vorcuQ-ZPXWHcVGVyZHQgJwH3ApwHMER/s400/CIMG0435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559422087209346" /></a><br /><br />So I was aerodynamic for the agility trials without all that ol' hair. Works every time!<br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-67283543950022907292009-12-02T19:53:00.019-05:002009-12-02T20:51:45.280-05:00Another Birthday Boy!!Hi everydoggie!<br /><br /> Ollie here -- Rudy said I could blog this time since it's MY birthday today -- Mom says I am one year old. She says she can't believe how much I grew since I came to this house. I can! I couldn't get up on the couch and lay on Mommy's lap when I was a little baby, and now I can jump up and lay on her anytime. I'm a big boy now!<br /><br />Mom makes us wait for-ever for our supper.. I wait by my bowl in my special place in the kitchen every night. The rules are we eat where we're supposed to and this is my place. I like it 'cause I can watch Mom's every move...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrG3vcw4nEYcj5Ckww5eATK9isBG1zpGj7Bj7GAmWIEek2KBb1mvZBJWPuykZkQKHlAyJQvty02g-_88OGcRemzx7g-viORvpQZp7YJuxsZx_QyW_vHUnh7gg2TDamxDpfbpzYsz27bOyu/s1600-h/CIMG0393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrG3vcw4nEYcj5Ckww5eATK9isBG1zpGj7Bj7GAmWIEek2KBb1mvZBJWPuykZkQKHlAyJQvty02g-_88OGcRemzx7g-viORvpQZp7YJuxsZx_QyW_vHUnh7gg2TDamxDpfbpzYsz27bOyu/s400/CIMG0393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410808189307705938" /></a><br /><br />She's fixing some of the yummiest food in the whole wide world. It's some recipe she got on the computer by some guy who's a vet and has a recipe for some tasty doggy food that goes on our kibble. It's supposed to be really good for doggies but I don't care, I LOVE it. We're sharing this plate full, but I could eat the whole thing if I could!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WFjhPnD0YwAgqXD97jZ-rbC8aiZrCaFgN80NltQJ-xpebdiqsMRjL35tyTip_FULHtQgMFSd1KcKeeJvY1KEjMk8UUoZmXoblsWMPonohuhPKvy_ZaxLkPVbbC-0ZtzPK6_4qgJ0v5EM/s1600-h/CIMG0394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WFjhPnD0YwAgqXD97jZ-rbC8aiZrCaFgN80NltQJ-xpebdiqsMRjL35tyTip_FULHtQgMFSd1KcKeeJvY1KEjMk8UUoZmXoblsWMPonohuhPKvy_ZaxLkPVbbC-0ZtzPK6_4qgJ0v5EM/s400/CIMG0394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410809168959199698" /></a><br /><br />Oh this is the best time of day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtu-T4-I-lJHtL5xkFlKGQsoUEWbjrQCSKoh64EbwWoCI3cLNYIaiurE_Vl0r9IXzja1_mz12PaX7syniMJWpCx2SpDqbDqnuGZD3LUw62fcQ_k_yHX1uMIN7QbDXyHfuJIhvIaYe00aB/s1600-h/CIMG0398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtu-T4-I-lJHtL5xkFlKGQsoUEWbjrQCSKoh64EbwWoCI3cLNYIaiurE_Vl0r9IXzja1_mz12PaX7syniMJWpCx2SpDqbDqnuGZD3LUw62fcQ_k_yHX1uMIN7QbDXyHfuJIhvIaYe00aB/s400/CIMG0398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410809942894839746" /></a><br /><br />Any leftovers up there?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGZrwIt7lZCXHuc1izBWUbiXgISjbEtJrbiwxgTUJPRL8EMNfy1O4kdAptMZ5JnmjhEP_yfNiZTkjwhwcepfCR3oZVBDDyvjMpuLRfmgTwHsv8vcuejIHReDschO6YXVs22pQ-HDtIeRO/s1600-h/CIMG0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGZrwIt7lZCXHuc1izBWUbiXgISjbEtJrbiwxgTUJPRL8EMNfy1O4kdAptMZ5JnmjhEP_yfNiZTkjwhwcepfCR3oZVBDDyvjMpuLRfmgTwHsv8vcuejIHReDschO6YXVs22pQ-HDtIeRO/s400/CIMG0400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410810448916029282" /></a><br /><br />We have some Christmas lights on the deck already so Mom wanted to show you all how they look. If she would go in the yard and take the picture it would be better but it's raining tonight!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvWI7F-WkNLi2X-bBGMvLnS6yPk06TMIqa2yhauC0_L6XVWKvAE-ZyXDGPFh-_V8xQEMzkE3ST3ITYyJOaOzMuTTdgXYZ7YuAgQscttn5DzAa0o1ZOOp-QOkiRkEJ5fs1DJLJ61-im9oY/s1600-h/CIMG0401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvWI7F-WkNLi2X-bBGMvLnS6yPk06TMIqa2yhauC0_L6XVWKvAE-ZyXDGPFh-_V8xQEMzkE3ST3ITYyJOaOzMuTTdgXYZ7YuAgQscttn5DzAa0o1ZOOp-QOkiRkEJ5fs1DJLJ61-im9oY/s400/CIMG0401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410810991330874882" /></a><br /><br />All the other doggies like an after-dinner nap so it's the perfect time for a little roll on the floor with my favorite toy --<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxE9_dtIKnr-iwihUK_BFeMqAdH0RFWmeL5mbNHr-WU8LyZuaxWIUDOW1P5ytpxtoG4V_supPwdbrp_MUZa_9XKtQ7pzJVYXonEiweIVhUdPsvlDPlp7trQC9Co8q56ZfPYjwsCaVGOIz/s1600-h/CIMG0404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxE9_dtIKnr-iwihUK_BFeMqAdH0RFWmeL5mbNHr-WU8LyZuaxWIUDOW1P5ytpxtoG4V_supPwdbrp_MUZa_9XKtQ7pzJVYXonEiweIVhUdPsvlDPlp7trQC9Co8q56ZfPYjwsCaVGOIz/s400/CIMG0404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410821541757733746" /></a><br /><br />I like to bite it hard and make it squeak so loud the people have to turn the TV volume way up high! Hahahahaha -- try to sleep through this, Rudy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq8seJDspU-RigPepJOINhx6jMQ55PObV_jyYNC3sNjXenywuBXfasRbfbMGeekhsAaCvuFo5PZ2IkaSpgoH400RumBnxHeUjd4i9VYnh-tG1SvFTiEVo49yV-43UvzZQ7tYu_T-qKNeQ/s1600-h/CIMG0406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq8seJDspU-RigPepJOINhx6jMQ55PObV_jyYNC3sNjXenywuBXfasRbfbMGeekhsAaCvuFo5PZ2IkaSpgoH400RumBnxHeUjd4i9VYnh-tG1SvFTiEVo49yV-43UvzZQ7tYu_T-qKNeQ/s400/CIMG0406.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410812416150586050" /></a><br /><br />This is what Mom and Dennis had for their supper -- PIZZA!!! We get to share some of it. Mmmmmm.. if they could make some pizza dog food that would be heaven!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmIHKnsvjNm7V15I47R8lYWAaWKVknHv1we2sZdN1xyhwK0mI5Mt834-hD2Xs8AjwNQ_Thz7CQgsmsT1cwhNfMrUFMGI7Asb2e-p7Z6fSZHZJBPCEn62LFTIvXesCFqztGA-yUcE6yqsH/s1600-h/CIMG0410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmIHKnsvjNm7V15I47R8lYWAaWKVknHv1we2sZdN1xyhwK0mI5Mt834-hD2Xs8AjwNQ_Thz7CQgsmsT1cwhNfMrUFMGI7Asb2e-p7Z6fSZHZJBPCEn62LFTIvXesCFqztGA-yUcE6yqsH/s400/CIMG0410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410813070593386274" /></a><br /><br />So after a while I got a bit tired and got up on the couch and sat by Mom -- got a pet from Dennis as he walked by -- Thanks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNZ-dX8UllO5TB1MqPH4eiFQ1to1WsxPOk1O9G3I801KMpdQPZlgTlp_jMbsDEaNu2sZ7N6y5kWVs70vobF1QovakPUFPEUMldz1TMDyMFU8nUVXC8gwJEJWE7PHEwU0-FdPnvte9bbvO/s1600-h/CIMG0411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNZ-dX8UllO5TB1MqPH4eiFQ1to1WsxPOk1O9G3I801KMpdQPZlgTlp_jMbsDEaNu2sZ7N6y5kWVs70vobF1QovakPUFPEUMldz1TMDyMFU8nUVXC8gwJEJWE7PHEwU0-FdPnvte9bbvO/s400/CIMG0411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410813752625295234" /></a><br /><br />Great-grandma Clancy almost didn't make it onto this bed, ya think?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI1ONTkmyInFqxP2oG1nIxeamKKoyCN3gz1_Bn8ScBVhMz_ZkmHW4W5Vh9JrAn3maFjY9R7jeUBhYM8SjIeAeoJXHAHrTkcGom7vRoqnY2OJ-GKFldkaqYecKRv66Jie6uLvpXkYeo8Y2/s1600-h/CIMG0415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI1ONTkmyInFqxP2oG1nIxeamKKoyCN3gz1_Bn8ScBVhMz_ZkmHW4W5Vh9JrAn3maFjY9R7jeUBhYM8SjIeAeoJXHAHrTkcGom7vRoqnY2OJ-GKFldkaqYecKRv66Jie6uLvpXkYeo8Y2/s400/CIMG0415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410814412121542978" /></a><br /><br />And Auntie Em is hogging this whole doggy hammock. She needs to do some sit-ups to tighten those abs, too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SjLrMwWxk0k3uPufwvVBAWQw_YQmgLliVeGG6rbPh2o4phZMUMyCGn1838YS06xU9eCqPq6zrzr5rCRzxEU_5EqBg-CFggtUe_2Sw2GOh0oPhrTJKWFqdyIYIPp-WVyotn-99LwpRUFy/s1600-h/CIMG0416.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SjLrMwWxk0k3uPufwvVBAWQw_YQmgLliVeGG6rbPh2o4phZMUMyCGn1838YS06xU9eCqPq6zrzr5rCRzxEU_5EqBg-CFggtUe_2Sw2GOh0oPhrTJKWFqdyIYIPp-WVyotn-99LwpRUFy/s400/CIMG0416.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410814726310028306" /></a><br /><br />Even I couldn't resist a little nap-time on Mom, my favorite pillow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEiuuv3jyOpQTovinuFtmBVQu7wDjdOhPN7K1y7exx3FtZvaap1VdMu0tfQ_vOAdO1siPUg9ZWozLe1iKrWLBZIcoI0CDcwy8_EkU0jp23jLTy5TJd3ZhhUzTpiCm_jX4a0zrkfYnvHbA/s1600-h/CIMG0418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEiuuv3jyOpQTovinuFtmBVQu7wDjdOhPN7K1y7exx3FtZvaap1VdMu0tfQ_vOAdO1siPUg9ZWozLe1iKrWLBZIcoI0CDcwy8_EkU0jp23jLTy5TJd3ZhhUzTpiCm_jX4a0zrkfYnvHbA/s400/CIMG0418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410815802835445394" /></a><br /><br />Rudy insisted to Mom that I wear that silly birthday hat even though he wouldn't for his birthday. He said 'The kid has to wear it this time!'. Now I know -- I hate this thing! I had to pay my dues...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-Z4ILBIoPkfeuz_RmfL3MOGh6409HNseb2a-qWdCtf2a-XNPHaGdGofzgKSz4t0soGOP-5WQleIau-fBwB0LB1E6saXf4jmxP23EtnuNIQsxOoARhbNR0dnSaG3IPniSKKG0XWomm1y0/s1600-h/CIMG0419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-Z4ILBIoPkfeuz_RmfL3MOGh6409HNseb2a-qWdCtf2a-XNPHaGdGofzgKSz4t0soGOP-5WQleIau-fBwB0LB1E6saXf4jmxP23EtnuNIQsxOoARhbNR0dnSaG3IPniSKKG0XWomm1y0/s400/CIMG0419.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410816658517979314" /></a><br /><br />This was a bit blurry but heeere's my Frosty Paws ice cream! Happy First Birthday to me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSVuLkTR8Fx4u_FIdgTaVD-0ld1PfHSFMBEEBNU8_p4YaLdNglbwodvGE-fdGnfWbCE00IE5LEM7Vw9JhYK5rByGkJdNDUYvK8cYg_oplHQrqoDMJ2fdksM0w7dTwmujSyHZJvfR3I1zH/s1600-h/CIMG0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSVuLkTR8Fx4u_FIdgTaVD-0ld1PfHSFMBEEBNU8_p4YaLdNglbwodvGE-fdGnfWbCE00IE5LEM7Vw9JhYK5rByGkJdNDUYvK8cYg_oplHQrqoDMJ2fdksM0w7dTwmujSyHZJvfR3I1zH/s400/CIMG0425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410817266357065794" /></a><br /><br />And we dove right in -- Josie doesn't like her stuff frozen, so she's licking out a couple of the containers in her bowl. Such a princess!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8is34TokmAd0RGBUACttYxrg1jqjLb8Q7K2lMptNYUuUC-hDYyqAJmFIoq1M6kjQWGgOYpL4eU_7_4j-5VUXywwGYNL2Byezzj1ZGKaaMmmrZlWJTkOdY46EXZhJsTVZYROhgXXib3rTq/s1600-h/CIMG0426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8is34TokmAd0RGBUACttYxrg1jqjLb8Q7K2lMptNYUuUC-hDYyqAJmFIoq1M6kjQWGgOYpL4eU_7_4j-5VUXywwGYNL2Byezzj1ZGKaaMmmrZlWJTkOdY46EXZhJsTVZYROhgXXib3rTq/s400/CIMG0426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410818004138360914" /></a><br /><br />Whew -- good eatin' tonight. Mom promised she'd take me to PetsMart so I can pick out something for my birthday, but I think it's time for another nap right now ... <br /><br />Good night all!<br />Love,<br />Ollie Ollie Oxenfree<br />(Mom LOVES to call me that!)Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-508183046190263712009-11-20T22:59:00.012-05:002009-11-20T23:57:50.140-05:00Ollie and the DeerhoundHi all --<br /><br /> Not much happening at the time, but I thought you'd like to see Ollie and our Scottish Deerhound pal Mr. Darcy when they were at a dog show up in MD in October. They had a lot of fun!<br /><br /> Ollie was all dude-ed up and pretty. He's all growed up, at least on the outside. He's still a pain in the neck if you ask me! Mom still loves him though. But she loves me BEST! (haha Ollie)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mIzXEwqf98Y8fpXqvkCsJAC98OAD5vI1YlrVJEIYulycLxWDb3VioY4AKFCcRld8CaEca_OwlLhpgk6PzbN6FH6-_i5ybAK6H6S8Xi5gbpWfouzZwzjFbgN8jufO1XY6zvDpvE3LCmry/s1600/CIMG0097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mIzXEwqf98Y8fpXqvkCsJAC98OAD5vI1YlrVJEIYulycLxWDb3VioY4AKFCcRld8CaEca_OwlLhpgk6PzbN6FH6-_i5ybAK6H6S8Xi5gbpWfouzZwzjFbgN8jufO1XY6zvDpvE3LCmry/s400/CIMG0097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406405549094808386" /></a><br /><br />So they were hanging out on the benches across from the vendors after the judging -- Ollie won and got a point in the dog classes -- with nothing to do...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21vnyR_5Sna9XHN8MoLgSJXdE-RDfWxfTBpEw_egHyY-q9e_g-IDAV3jDp2VXLoJg3rgWCCp3yjNippPy2plRKf_sZRBr-tiLoCOu7wN3aj1abiJ-R8ZnyNIY8xHYnN229sl4G_jq6SKA/s1600/CIMG0099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21vnyR_5Sna9XHN8MoLgSJXdE-RDfWxfTBpEw_egHyY-q9e_g-IDAV3jDp2VXLoJg3rgWCCp3yjNippPy2plRKf_sZRBr-tiLoCOu7wN3aj1abiJ-R8ZnyNIY8xHYnN229sl4G_jq6SKA/s400/CIMG0099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406406292134705826" /></a><br /><br />Sooo, they got bored, and then started to play... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8q4ihYl50fpJdpzfADB9a6m5-SASBEZHfSKCIlCcR6MqJjqEpTLl3lxKKrewG5Wc3VbS6meOgblQ4rEBRyqyN_qhMqD63Rb2jyLcwysx0V9iG3-JxqtXYOjCfIBWeM3ZZLJnjY8P8Xad/s1600/CIMG0100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8q4ihYl50fpJdpzfADB9a6m5-SASBEZHfSKCIlCcR6MqJjqEpTLl3lxKKrewG5Wc3VbS6meOgblQ4rEBRyqyN_qhMqD63Rb2jyLcwysx0V9iG3-JxqtXYOjCfIBWeM3ZZLJnjY8P8Xad/s400/CIMG0100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406406779320830258" /></a><br /><br />Bitey face!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HetcFMU9kY7PZKZ7P0-tsCiNqT2gaxMFUB9-gWmKmJB5IW49wxkqqjLkSs7h3Of8-PtIwLcd-ZQal5fcf6eci2wmB8vFeoyhrOZR66CoFqRpqbzDqLe4otCmeA6NOSdB3KgvFngPJ-o0/s1600/CIMG0101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HetcFMU9kY7PZKZ7P0-tsCiNqT2gaxMFUB9-gWmKmJB5IW49wxkqqjLkSs7h3Of8-PtIwLcd-ZQal5fcf6eci2wmB8vFeoyhrOZR66CoFqRpqbzDqLe4otCmeA6NOSdB3KgvFngPJ-o0/s400/CIMG0101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406407239758679426" /></a><br /><br />'Ooh, I can get on top of you!'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r_gMlo_s4HWRAuaZ2k-ezSNTN1eYc8iARJSSwI4lcy_lwfCoP6wli1HD4_h0emJuV5yRLDZHmoB6TR9s2dby5wCIDVG9C2jm95zKMLRAHtdjl0bN_FlEzxQQPur2sYcJyuhggmbHrQS8/s1600/CIMG0102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r_gMlo_s4HWRAuaZ2k-ezSNTN1eYc8iARJSSwI4lcy_lwfCoP6wli1HD4_h0emJuV5yRLDZHmoB6TR9s2dby5wCIDVG9C2jm95zKMLRAHtdjl0bN_FlEzxQQPur2sYcJyuhggmbHrQS8/s400/CIMG0102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406407899863999442" /></a><br /><br />'Oh no maybe not...'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvnx9JNCVrRWDgTUm7zd2X6XbHSyCC29kO6I9MAL1tgAcap7MJIs_xX0TvWOLm6zDp8hxaIOQ4Ceugba_2pCvLY7l2BbXj56xJRpj8wNs4NKa9B6W-Kk_6jvXkKiVf31dwP0fN375RZCR/s1600/CIMG0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvnx9JNCVrRWDgTUm7zd2X6XbHSyCC29kO6I9MAL1tgAcap7MJIs_xX0TvWOLm6zDp8hxaIOQ4Ceugba_2pCvLY7l2BbXj56xJRpj8wNs4NKa9B6W-Kk_6jvXkKiVf31dwP0fN375RZCR/s400/CIMG0103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406408605897802818" /></a><br /><br />'What a big face you have!'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu5FOlYLIfjlYUkrlsA3v8-rudLPCw_PFdnSW3zkIolkzHXCwj-ov5gRcmtkjPG7TPNcRQkStFz2grBG3uBgi-Tdq1JFA6UjW66wt5dr3kYMudHQUIZIPPhNT8kvndIlEVgREEDlWgXRt/s1600/CIMG0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu5FOlYLIfjlYUkrlsA3v8-rudLPCw_PFdnSW3zkIolkzHXCwj-ov5gRcmtkjPG7TPNcRQkStFz2grBG3uBgi-Tdq1JFA6UjW66wt5dr3kYMudHQUIZIPPhNT8kvndIlEVgREEDlWgXRt/s400/CIMG0104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406409212849922514" /></a><br /><br />'Agh he's benched me!'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiWulbchW6uqdECD6xS-46q_nmExC5fMrV89KpdhbQTYQD17YVsQdnu7frrwn51l7KIQdVLTcBtvgPvjAKgxb-hMM5Hdu_2LIJl4VbtATcP9LZYkqZaEz-ClYa3W_34LjIdffiWX5qa1Q/s1600/CIMG0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiWulbchW6uqdECD6xS-46q_nmExC5fMrV89KpdhbQTYQD17YVsQdnu7frrwn51l7KIQdVLTcBtvgPvjAKgxb-hMM5Hdu_2LIJl4VbtATcP9LZYkqZaEz-ClYa3W_34LjIdffiWX5qa1Q/s400/CIMG0105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406409730317058674" /></a><br /><br />'More close-face action...'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHvqdYiiMcedAKLBaav6oYas_1jue1-d4aMnh3Rjwe3tcNeyTycdhuAiCkpuqT5LhubLpOVhyphenhyphenDOl1bX8kW3yXsVgb3jeQhuMjxKQvVzIjRC1TkWX9jJMtJAHv3w3sT1199UKZmUwj5yOO/s1600/CIMG0106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHvqdYiiMcedAKLBaav6oYas_1jue1-d4aMnh3Rjwe3tcNeyTycdhuAiCkpuqT5LhubLpOVhyphenhyphenDOl1bX8kW3yXsVgb3jeQhuMjxKQvVzIjRC1TkWX9jJMtJAHv3w3sT1199UKZmUwj5yOO/s400/CIMG0106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406410226371426562" /></a><br /><br />Ollie came home and said I was easier to play with, at least my head isn't twice as big as his!<br />Josie and I spent the weekend relaxing; we didn't care much anyway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqL8pzDsBkRAWMVC_3HZXAs7mpymQfIVu0d6qiLLQYnwsfKjh5KzdnjxBnjg9rOMxTTH603uNHcd8kzkl9K9HsQfpxKcXGqW0RLqFMQLeRppzOqj8IRpHFj_BoR6BmakwsogTNJfI2r6K/s1600/CIMG0262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqL8pzDsBkRAWMVC_3HZXAs7mpymQfIVu0d6qiLLQYnwsfKjh5KzdnjxBnjg9rOMxTTH603uNHcd8kzkl9K9HsQfpxKcXGqW0RLqFMQLeRppzOqj8IRpHFj_BoR6BmakwsogTNJfI2r6K/s400/CIMG0262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406411576151361330" /></a><br /><br />Enjoy the weekend!<br /><br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-41484565945666057362009-11-16T22:55:00.002-05:002009-11-16T23:24:40.851-05:00Oh it's my Birthday!Well it's time to wake up now, Mom says it's my birthday --- we've all been so busy on weekends, we just sleep a lot inbetween times. Meanwhile Mom's been taking pictures and NOT updating my blog like she promised. WELL!<br /><br />I put my paw down and refused to let Mom put that ridiculous party hat on my head, she does it to us every year! She didn't try this time, but she put my name on my birthday Frosty Paws ice cream. It's hard to find the letters in candles so she used a star instead of the "U" and it worked out OK.. the candles were slightly used from Mom's birthday cake from last week...<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh4X-499F0rFClgnmKDEPXpSd8FQGBWrAz8rW6MUaXgTtdIdsuMAG4SiD5T-8CqF_jBIDavU42jIDYeJFanzqD78X7EJ_Dr5kusRnb99YbcndRZiPtotHwziQCKLes-EVWHguxr4gZi-E/s1600/CIMG0325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh4X-499F0rFClgnmKDEPXpSd8FQGBWrAz8rW6MUaXgTtdIdsuMAG4SiD5T-8CqF_jBIDavU42jIDYeJFanzqD78X7EJ_Dr5kusRnb99YbcndRZiPtotHwziQCKLes-EVWHguxr4gZi-E/s400/CIMG0325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404917385847387426" /></a><br /><br />Oh yeah, I approve!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSXwJFgG9Pr7Z1Toce8OAHP09wo-3OupQkypR2PmluCKmZTsfFCuY-8YWLgYRHdqg0jGQZElTXCjI2WlwxIpz7hv9CMofdeS31krv3DWPA-R578WxR7jFzzLg2EjI1_DE4_dpntPHy1jw/s1600/CIMG0318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSXwJFgG9Pr7Z1Toce8OAHP09wo-3OupQkypR2PmluCKmZTsfFCuY-8YWLgYRHdqg0jGQZElTXCjI2WlwxIpz7hv9CMofdeS31krv3DWPA-R578WxR7jFzzLg2EjI1_DE4_dpntPHy1jw/s400/CIMG0318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404918927476078546" /></a><br /><br />A quick taste, then it's off to the kitchen for the party --<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oJlTATn8D9HBPytnbh3mItOLxoCeYR65LTa52HWDvSRULFRa2BjEDCAw7JupWvFlvZlnv-meVgm2qwZP6nRLYvOjgkwkOSgRMhi5s3LEzHSejwyz2qy31vtxERY8GDRpbRqBdbr8fU3x/s1600/CIMG0322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oJlTATn8D9HBPytnbh3mItOLxoCeYR65LTa52HWDvSRULFRa2BjEDCAw7JupWvFlvZlnv-meVgm2qwZP6nRLYvOjgkwkOSgRMhi5s3LEzHSejwyz2qy31vtxERY8GDRpbRqBdbr8fU3x/s400/CIMG0322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404919755638149394" /></a><br /><br />Everybody dig in! Josie says Yuck, not that stuff -- she's a party pooper, she doesn't care for doggie ice cream. She licked it a little bit, and then her grandma Emmy swooped down and ate Josie's ice cream for her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAFwt3_kWfEMpOThuoCEAtJCnonaNqMHtCAw6bWDLFSNR_F3PVsZuBN59MolVzs5zztqOghGgNtiheDKUdeBvVwxh0J1IJVovOoUPUHJ51HBnDFN00K7o5-u5avSCK2VtgegIaURNNCdN/s1600/CIMG0327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAFwt3_kWfEMpOThuoCEAtJCnonaNqMHtCAw6bWDLFSNR_F3PVsZuBN59MolVzs5zztqOghGgNtiheDKUdeBvVwxh0J1IJVovOoUPUHJ51HBnDFN00K7o5-u5avSCK2VtgegIaURNNCdN/s400/CIMG0327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404920704174359602" /></a><br />(left to right: Clancy, Emmy, Josie, me, and Ollie)<br /><br />Mom had her birthday cake LAST week. Sure looked good! It was an ice cream cake too but she wouldn't share it with us... Dennis was lucky HE got any at all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEj1GtG3aCFqZzQ9Oxh0-1hZvE9A9OvJ0SK3bulcTAYnpsiLi52MvyAK1_fGEZf4iPsMKjXAJP_oACSTDDFFarG5aHVITWSVGwpHVSQVABAx52I4GxKWfbUIJuYcoDqefr2LkaJ2kttzz/s1600/CIMG0258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEj1GtG3aCFqZzQ9Oxh0-1hZvE9A9OvJ0SK3bulcTAYnpsiLi52MvyAK1_fGEZf4iPsMKjXAJP_oACSTDDFFarG5aHVITWSVGwpHVSQVABAx52I4GxKWfbUIJuYcoDqefr2LkaJ2kttzz/s400/CIMG0258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404921839209309826" /></a><br /><br />Emmy had to take a nap after eating her and Josie's ice cream -- ya think she had enough to eat??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZf2rVC0pH-pUNSIhahIUPTk49q0TwSHdGoOtznMJkPsIM4Siszf3g4JPeesiIwg0K96FST1ps9UCeSaIhb5jtH4s0fddKgf-HmOVWTi53OB7B9z1TCF_EpLAHjsqzQVpD4G6-S-CTcNt/s1600/CIMG0260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZf2rVC0pH-pUNSIhahIUPTk49q0TwSHdGoOtznMJkPsIM4Siszf3g4JPeesiIwg0K96FST1ps9UCeSaIhb5jtH4s0fddKgf-HmOVWTi53OB7B9z1TCF_EpLAHjsqzQVpD4G6-S-CTcNt/s400/CIMG0260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404923305140787714" /></a><br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-33280422525304610972009-10-26T23:55:00.004-04:002009-10-27T00:00:41.678-04:00Dog Show picOllie wanted me to post a shot of him all cleaned up and pretty since he's been at dog shows lately. We haven't gotten his latest show pics but here's one of him a little over 3 weeks ago at a show in MD. Mom is bribing him to stand still and look pretty but it isn't working!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAYjeoyHiX-yr2aBWkhs9JwJg6Cexl562EStB2myYDC58MXzbBcBA8-mHPWrN-U5l0uEfRDSKPUxzesRZdldkj5ZfGO_ExbejDu_jU5gSDLwgjv_ZMpRZRllUqZUcPYh6sUb9_BnchD4-/s1600-h/OllieMCKC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAYjeoyHiX-yr2aBWkhs9JwJg6Cexl562EStB2myYDC58MXzbBcBA8-mHPWrN-U5l0uEfRDSKPUxzesRZdldkj5ZfGO_ExbejDu_jU5gSDLwgjv_ZMpRZRllUqZUcPYh6sUb9_BnchD4-/s400/OllieMCKC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397124064486128978" /></a><br /><br />He has so much to learn... and after he gets home all he wants to do is jump in the garden and get DIRTY. Well, he's learned something after all!<br /><br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794169487704930460.post-91687091495927254992009-10-23T23:47:00.012-04:002009-10-24T00:50:04.725-04:00Post-Montgomery Earthdog TestHi again --<br /><br />Mom's getting lazy in her old age and she can't use that 'no camera' excuse anymore so I don't know what to do with her! I'm laying on her foot so she can't leave this PC without blogging something instead of visiting that social networking site she seems to love more than ME. Arrrrrr....<br /><br />Here's a better pic of me and my little girl Shana from Connecticut when we met at the all-terrier agility trial. I'm a proud papa! She's a cute baby --<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikEVbewtx5305R-5y9pCVdTtDGjrFzwfj2F4_F6loOn5uA25vrkwN5ovMd3BB91_oRf8D7NuQbY9xGQyRKamXvRUCEAo1Rt2U2S8ZmUONGrwrqeKjwiAFkK44Rat2AxGgF88woupZPSX1/s1600-h/RudyShana2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikEVbewtx5305R-5y9pCVdTtDGjrFzwfj2F4_F6loOn5uA25vrkwN5ovMd3BB91_oRf8D7NuQbY9xGQyRKamXvRUCEAo1Rt2U2S8ZmUONGrwrqeKjwiAFkK44Rat2AxGgF88woupZPSX1/s400/RudyShana2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396008372132279378" /></a><br /><br />My Bedly pal Titus earned his MACH title, like I said earlier, and Mom made me sit next to his MACH bar (awarded to every dog who MACHs) so I'd know what I'm supposed to be working for... ahem... hey I can't qualify on EVERY run! It was chilly so I was wearing a snazzy sweater.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSm9E-XF7xf3ZCjgnuVFnEXKk4lv5NklHf4VoNd20pTd9-gX5ukTcJC8Bun581dNqC0mmyZyPURPL7caxT6SpN1HiUcwBSBpf2MReFBZ9iFt0uq4zAHVv5qAmcO7t3-oVcL9JmuHusFf_/s1600-h/RudyTitusMACHbar.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSm9E-XF7xf3ZCjgnuVFnEXKk4lv5NklHf4VoNd20pTd9-gX5ukTcJC8Bun581dNqC0mmyZyPURPL7caxT6SpN1HiUcwBSBpf2MReFBZ9iFt0uq4zAHVv5qAmcO7t3-oVcL9JmuHusFf_/s400/RudyTitusMACHbar.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396010252257378882" /></a><br /><br />So we got home that Thursday night, and the following Monday morning (Oct. 5) we left at oh-dark-30 (4:30 AM to be exact but who's counting) to get up to the day-after-Montgomery Earthdog test in NJ. It's always held the day after the Montgomery Kennel Club all-terrier dog show in Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Josie and Ollie went with us; Josie went in Senior for the first time and I did Master as usual. We found another Bedly pal of ours from Pennsylvania named Savanna and guess what -- she qualified in Junior! We met her in May at a practice at this same place. yeah! One more leg for her JE title! She participated in the Earthdog demo at the AKC Meet the Breeds in NYC on Oct 17th and 18th.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6ggkOFVj25S0Iy7jReD-p2MLW44kDL4FApRHvIARqR0njG-kNv2IZRTcGzic-5ADzsoY1p9eLNAW8DKH1c0-4NUU2qOQTmqmPxxlEV9jczNZfFvvwdJ6kx3ULtYSQaSQLSSPpGvT_eLb/s1600-h/SavannaJEleg.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6ggkOFVj25S0Iy7jReD-p2MLW44kDL4FApRHvIARqR0njG-kNv2IZRTcGzic-5ADzsoY1p9eLNAW8DKH1c0-4NUU2qOQTmqmPxxlEV9jczNZfFvvwdJ6kx3ULtYSQaSQLSSPpGvT_eLb/s400/SavannaJEleg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396012394293760898" /></a><br /> <br />There was somebody walking around that Mom knows with the coolest Earthdog-type hat. Guess what's on it. She and her Lakeland Terrier got a ribbon -- should've gotten something for that hat too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VPplEj9AtIhvzKkbJhkxXK626UJ3Oa3ggIA-jc-V_Iv3y_1laWpJiFtxla3kHVDOKOMwA_vnLzJLf5BukOs-dtE7jaAKmi1IHfuVDtfrYbcgruGyRj87EfkueDrz6h4wKGxMdBDRV2Eh/s1600-h/PatRRat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VPplEj9AtIhvzKkbJhkxXK626UJ3Oa3ggIA-jc-V_Iv3y_1laWpJiFtxla3kHVDOKOMwA_vnLzJLf5BukOs-dtE7jaAKmi1IHfuVDtfrYbcgruGyRj87EfkueDrz6h4wKGxMdBDRV2Eh/s400/PatRRat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396013475749867170" /></a><br /><br />This was the Senior Earthdog tunnel set-up that Josie did. The judge and rat steward are on the right and the handler and dog are at left near the tunnel entrance. I have a lot of fun there, but on warm days everyone would rather be over by the swimming pool in the background!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQXN9opDo9Xx3jc5QZ3McAZftDOYSj9GZbzhIMRS9P5F0ROnexIBa6TbxlfJxUSErWQsrHI3QzX6jOckiX-Yb9bNjAYhCoDrFSGxaHQ_TkUEsKUxAXiP2J4vG9-BXXqx7ihGSfhC7bzGn/s1600-h/SEtunnelNJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQXN9opDo9Xx3jc5QZ3McAZftDOYSj9GZbzhIMRS9P5F0ROnexIBa6TbxlfJxUSErWQsrHI3QzX6jOckiX-Yb9bNjAYhCoDrFSGxaHQ_TkUEsKUxAXiP2J4vG9-BXXqx7ihGSfhC7bzGn/s400/SEtunnelNJ.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396015119166734098" /></a><br /><br />Josie tried her best but she left the rats in Senior too early, thinking she had heard Mom calling her out of the tunnel. Check your hearing aid, you silly girl!!<br /><br />And there was a cool vendor that Mom likes. They have a line of Earthdog collars, leashes, and shirts that we get, plus you can see a ton of neat-o collars and things. Love that red tent!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ZwwFEjeuIV3P1Jobe2QL2wdmT64Ule-xTxHi1t_UYiBS-EB7wuL6YfnGWJIVIW0QZWrrWaO0_y7Z1vu8kqfwaKenaeik6mW6-QX6tM3qlBYd5CiO450RATMCTPvCvUJZ2XkLqV2J5Me/s1600-h/threeborderstentED.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ZwwFEjeuIV3P1Jobe2QL2wdmT64Ule-xTxHi1t_UYiBS-EB7wuL6YfnGWJIVIW0QZWrrWaO0_y7Z1vu8kqfwaKenaeik6mW6-QX6tM3qlBYd5CiO450RATMCTPvCvUJZ2XkLqV2J5Me/s400/threeborderstentED.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396016379418653762" /></a><br /><br />I love to sniff the daylily planter area just in case. One memorable day we were standing around it listening to the judge do his orientation speech and lo and behold a RABBIT bolted out of there! I instinctively went to chase it but >MOM< had a leash on me and wouldn't let me go for it. What a buzz kill!! Her friends said she should've let me go even though Bunny ended up running right through the Junior tunnel area where some dogs were working at the time. It would have been exciting to say the least.. so I come every time and reminisce...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K9qoIbeKZ0tdbP7t9L_O8Ga0d4G4szWForvAXQhENCn7qf00sEfTljP6YMYV6wyFZVoGdzaZnaDXsKbEyeqr6roV_hWnjanTq_iWGmdFxfd-EBz4JJNZlMNr5UVMbYvAq4nxh5As7nIA/s1600-h/RudyEDsniff.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0K9qoIbeKZ0tdbP7t9L_O8Ga0d4G4szWForvAXQhENCn7qf00sEfTljP6YMYV6wyFZVoGdzaZnaDXsKbEyeqr6roV_hWnjanTq_iWGmdFxfd-EBz4JJNZlMNr5UVMbYvAq4nxh5As7nIA/s400/RudyEDsniff.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396017934954490418" /></a><br /><br />And to top off the day, I qualified in Master again for the 22nd time! (it's only 4 legs to get the ME) I just love it, Mom loves to watch me do Master. You can see all the stickies I picked up from running around in the underbrush. Good thing I'm not a show dog anymore, that would've been awful... We didn't see those dog cookies that the judge was holding. Were they really people cookies and she ate them herself?? Hmmm..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2DHUAkICdMR7LW3d7JNVj93JPEqkOrdkUykf9e-Qb1P6v8BozmuvNkiXCKeFCfzHDLD4sIRgMQysnMHRImoFL5_FZOeDm6e06P9a2voX7xjcIqQoRAumrc24vC-PW4Dvq7KNF2ONMta4/s1600-h/Rudy22ndME.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2DHUAkICdMR7LW3d7JNVj93JPEqkOrdkUykf9e-Qb1P6v8BozmuvNkiXCKeFCfzHDLD4sIRgMQysnMHRImoFL5_FZOeDm6e06P9a2voX7xjcIqQoRAumrc24vC-PW4Dvq7KNF2ONMta4/s400/Rudy22ndME.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396019533653961666" /></a><br /><br />It was a good day all around and Mom was really glad she brought us. Ollie says he wants to come do this next year. Then Mom will have 3 dogs to run in Earthdog! She better start working out ---<br /><br />See you later!<br />Love,<br />RudyRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934784620669353212noreply@blogger.com9