Sara's Journal

Well, today is the day!!!! The Cleaning ladies, those wonderful ladies have showed up at our house. So far they've been here for two hours [please hold back laughter at how dirty our house must be]. For me...they are working miracles!

But for the dogs...they seem to be a put out. Both literally and figuratively! They are out in the back yard right now and none too pleased because they are inside dogs ya know. I've heard a few yips out of them and I've even gone out to play in the pool with them..and will again momentarily. [So much for getting my work done...having to cater to pre madonna dogs! ;) ]

Here's my problem. You see this morning when I woke up, I decided to get ready to go help my aunt this afternoon, since the cleaning ladies would be my energizer bunnies for the day and I didn't take the dogs for a walk because I was too busy putting up all their stuff so these wonderful ladies could do their thing.

But now, I look outside and see these kids [dogs] of mine and they are just covered from head to toe in grass, leaves, mud and very wet. Here's what Casey passed her time doing this morning:



You see she found a hole by the tree trunk we need to get rid of and has tried her best to help us dig it out by the roots...




But she's created a new job for me....

So, I'll take pictures when they are finished...BEFORE I let the dogs in and share them later....but I'm back to the pool for a few more minutes....

Finally! I think they settled enough so I can sneak off to the couch and read.

10:03am



Casey in her favorite spot, when the bed isn't available.



Dunc is sleeping, Wrigley is stripping a ball.



Emma is sleeping getting ready for the next round...


Morgan - as settled as she's going to be....

Ok,
So, it's 9:30. I haven't walked the dogs, I've only fed them. I've had 3 cups of tea and I need to take St. Pat's Day pics of the little BC and I'm still in my PJ's. However I have good music in my ears that should be inspiring any minute now.

I've been talking back and forth via email with V this morning. She is Emma's breeder and owns Duncan's sister Tessie, Princess Tessie that is. I should mention that since Princess Tessie is the mother Emma's litter theme was "Royal", meaning you had to have that word in her AKC name. You see since Emma is a show dog, we named her: Sparkle Nice's 1 Royal 2 Watch. As in keep your eye on this stunning bitch in the ring. (In the show world, if you don't say bitch to denote a girl - you get laughed at...so...) So anyway so, I was talking with V this morning about the entries and setting up for the show and such. As I'm telling her about my discussion with the entry ladies regarding Emma where I had sounded like quite the novice despite my 10 years experience now, I realize that I have the first confirmations of entry in front of me in the mail. So, as I open them I am horrified to realize that I am not entered in the brood bitch class. This would be the class where Tessie goes in the ring with her puppies, Emma and Tasha and is judged by how good the pups look, how well bred they were. I was specifically asked if I would do this and enter the class. So, I immediately called the superintendant and inquired as to why my entry was not made, because I definately asked for it. After a few minutes the lady found my entries and confirmed my entry into the 6-9 puppy class and then found the request for brood bitch...and then said to me - She's 6 mo old and she's had a litter? NO - I say horrified and then as if this lady's coffee just kicked in with her math abilities - she says....only the Mother enters the class and any of her puppies that are entered in the show are allowed in the ring with her, you don't enter. So, I creep back into my shell abit, confidence knocked off the shelf...as I thought I was a well informed conformation person...but I got a new lesson in entries at a show.

So, that's my remotely interesting story for today, one which I hope has a point...as my hubs says I tell alot of stories w/o points...but you see to me...that's life...sometimes...

Off I go to try and be productive!

S