More New Rules

Lowri - I just found out there is another rule I didn't know about before.  I came into heat yesterday.  TM just told me that I do NOT get to go to Georgia next weekend to train on herding sheep.  Apparently, next week is all about my DADDY, not ME!  Since I will be in standing heat, I don't get to go.  Is this fair?  Don't I have to KNOW the rules before they are sprung on me?  I mean, I might not have come into heat until later if I had known that.

Kearney - Sorry, Lowri.  Ignorance of the rules is no excuse.  I guess Chase and I will get to go without you and Treasure.  Since you are both in heat, you will have to stay home.  Look at it this way, you girls can all hang out together - you know - a Girls' Day Out.  I wouldn't mind if you came with us.  After all, I have been "tutored."  I guess all that higher learning has made it so I just don't care if the girls are in heat.  But your daddy just can't get his mind on sheep if there are "interesting" girls around.

Back to Normal Rations

Lowri - After days of eating extra meals, TM has cut me back to more normal rations.  I really, really, REALLY liked eating two full meals a day!  She has upped my food ration a little, but did you hear that word RATION!  We are on food rationing at our house - BOO!  TM says I look great again and she will continue to monitor my weight carefully.  She doesn't want me getting fat before the Nationals.  I say there is nothing wrong with some extra weight!

Kearney - At least you are getting full rations, Lowri.  TM has me on a diet.  I am sure I am getting skinny!  No one wants a skinny red dog, TM.  I think you should feed me more.

Miss Ginger is here to clean house for TM.  I hope she doesn't notice how much red and blond hair is on the carpets.  I am doing my seasonal shedding.  PR says TM had better brush me out really well before I come back over.  He has blue carpet and my red hair really shows up on it.  Oh well, at least he loves me.

Life is good!

Kearney - Life is again as it should be.  TM and Lowri are here with PR and me.  I can relax because my world is right again.

Lowri - Life is good!  I am back with my Kear.  We are chillin' at PR's place.  I am curled up on TM's lap.  Aidan is on PR's.  Kear and Daisy are snoozing on the floor.  We are all happy again.

Last night, TM fixed us food.  I sat there and drooled!  I finally got to help TM clean up.  I licked the bowl clean.  Yum!  TM also played a new game with me.  She has this plastic toy, I think she called it a dumbbell.  She would throw it down the hall and I would chase after it.  When I picked it up, TM cheered!  I was very excited.  We played this new game a number of times.  It was awesome! 

MC says the photographer sent the pictures from Tallahassee.  Here is one of them.  We are saving the slightly better one for the Bulletin.  Have you ever heard of a picture being sent in two days?

By Myself

Lowri - I am here by myself!  Well, TM is here, but Kear isn't.  I miss my Kear.  TM says we are going to PR's place tomorrow and we will bring him home on Wednesday.

I got to herd ducks today!  Since Kearney wasn't here, I got to go into the pen with TM and bring them out.  That is the first time I have done that!  I am so excited!  Then I did some outruns and fetching with TM.  My ducks have a pretty good idea that TM is safe.  That means they will stay in her vicinity.  I doubt if the trial ducks will do that.  TM says I need to slow down and work farther away from the ducks.  That isn't very much fun <G>

When we were almost done, TM set up the free-standing pen and I got to put the ducks in there.  This could be fun!  I was way too wild the first time and then I settled down a tiny, tiny bit.  All in all, I penned the ducks three times.  I got LOTS of praise each time.

I love my life.  One day I get to be a show dog in Florida; the next, I am a duck dog in Tennessee!  Can life get better?  I guess it could if Kearney was here too.

I almost forgot.  I told you that my friend, Kathy Buxton, sent us a present.  Here is the picture of me with my buddy, Snoopy.  I guess I am not alone after all!

Sunday in Tallahassee

Feed me, PLEASE feed me!

Lowri - I discovered something really amazing today.  Did you know that if you do really well at a dog show, you get prime rib?!?!?!  I did NOT know that before.  I can assure you that I know it now, and this is going to cost TM!

I had the best time today!  I got some baked chicken just about every time I stood still.  It was awesome.  If I didn't get the chicken soon enough, I moved my feet some more trying to get the pose JUST right so I would get more chicken.  Even if MC wasn't looking at me, I stood there and posed and posed.  I LOVE getting fed.

Then after my part of the show was over, we went to see a very nice man who wanted to take my picture.  My judges wanted to be in the photo with me, and the nice man took several pictures of me.  Everyone was so nice to me.  Most important of all, MC gave me some prime rib.  She tossed a piece out in front of me.  When I saw I couldn't reach it, I looked back at MC to see if I couldn't have her give me more.  TM picked the piece off the floor and held it out to me.  Fortunately the nice man took the last picture before I actually started drooling.  Man, I wanted that prime rib! 

I am still being judged here.  I went BISweeps and BOS in Breed.

I LOVE dog shows!  I got to sleep with TM.  I checked on her all night to see if she was sleeping.  I would shove my nose in her face so I could see if her eyes were open.  She would push at me.  I know she really just wanted me to snuggle close, so I did.  Then I would get up and walk across TM to see if my Daddy or Miss Monroe were awake.  TM would pat me some more.  I LOVE my life!

Saturday in Tallahassee

Lowri - We are down in Tallahassee for dog shows.  I got to see a lot of my friends.  I also met some people and dogs that I hadn't known before.  It was a really good day.  I love meeting people and their dogs!

First off, I got to show in Sweepstakes.  The judge thought I was the best girl puppy there.  MC gave me lots of chicken for bait.  It tasted great!  Then I got to watch all the other Cardigans in the classes.  Miss Vivian was the judge.  I give her two paws up for her first judging assignment!  Then I got to go in with all the Champions.  WOW!  There were some VERY nice dogs there!!  Best of Breed went to Dickens.  He looked great!  I got Best of Opposite Sex.  MC and TM were very happy with me.  They said I showed very well.  It was great fun!  Tomorrow we get to do it again with different judges.

Oh, I almost forgot.  I got to meet Kearney's uncle Harry.  He is an amazing dog.  He is famous!  I suppose I should afford Kear some more respect since he has famous close relatives.  Or not...

Whoa!  I forgot that MC is feeding me special tidbits after supper!  Of course, I am sharing with my Daddy, Treasure and Miss Monroe.  Okay, the truth is that MC is doing all the sharing.  Last night, we had grilled Mahi Mahi.  Tonight, it was prime rib.  Oh man, that was AWESOME!

Whoo Hoo - Dog Shows

Kearney - Lowri is going to a dog show, but I am on vacation!  I am staying with PR for the weekend.  TM made sure I had enough food and then she let me go back to sleep this morning when she left.  I am going to hang with my best bud, Aidan. 

Lowri - I am going to the dog show, I am going to the dog show!  I've had my hot oil bath and massage. TM massaged me some more last night.  She has loaded up the car.  I made sure the bait got in.  It is baked chicken, nummy! 

Speaking of nummy, TM thought I was a little thin, so I have been getting extra food!  Kear is a bit too fat, so she is cutting his food.  Poor Kear.  Food is great!  Anything TM puts down for me, I scarf down.  I don't care what it is, if it is in my bowl, it is MINE!  If it is in Kear's bowl and I can get to it, it is MINE <VBG> (actually, he growls at me if I look at his bowl).  I just gobbled down the last of the mutton chops.  I licked my bowl clean.  Maybe when MC feeds her dogs tonight, I will get more food.  Crossing paws that will be true!

TM just told me that I will get to be the bed dog this weekend.  We are not going to tell Kear, because he ALWAYS gets to be the bed dog when we go places.   I LOVE dog show weekends!!!