Love 'em Hate 'em

There are times when I am just tired. Times when I am heading home and the thought of hours worth of chores discourages me. Times when things do not go as planned. Times when they make a mess and it just enrages me. Times when they want something and I cannot give it. Times when they need to get up and go out in the middle of the night. Times when they get sick. Times when they eat grass and puke it up in the house ( usually somewhere in the dark in the path of my bare feet ). Times when we loose to a lesser dog. Times when they break their stay on the long sit. Times when they roll in the mud just after a bath before a show. Times when I run out of the favorite cookie..........and on and on and on.

Then there are times that they make me smile for no reason other than I know they are happy to see me..... yes....I DO love 'em.

No matter how many reasons I put into the first list...... I only need one in the second list to make it all worth it.

Puppy and Car

One of the baby's had their second car drive today. Let me say that it did not go any better than the first one.

Was driving along thinking that maybe, just maybe things were going well. No noise and no foul smells coming from the crate in the back of the car and then wham.......just about bring tears to your eyes. Poor little fellow, by the time we got to work, he was covered in nasty stuff. So...had a bath, and I will hope for cleaner and happier car ride home.

Behaviors are definitely hereditary. His dam never made it to a show because she gets violently car sick. Sire - loves to travel. Hope he gets over it.......and soon!!

Fun Dogs

I had to laugh at my young boys this morning. There are three of them under one year old. They all play well together and still enjoy to wrestle and chase. There are several girls in heat at the house and even though I have seen the youngsters sniffing the air for a few seconds, they are still more interested in playtime than anything else. Thank Goodness, I am in no hurry to have them grow up.

Well, this morning the young ones were going about the business of seeing who could chase each other up and down the hill the fastest. The Shepherd - Lhektor and the Bullie - Edward - came tearing down the hill and rounded the side of the house. They stopped up short and put on their best manners when they seen the king of kings - the alpha male standing there. The young Rottie - Vhegor - was coming full tilt and did not see the alpha male and ran smack into him. Knocked the wind out of both of them. The look on Lhektor and Edwards' faces was priceless. You could see that they could not believe what just happened.

All ended very well. Trapper - the alpha - was very patient and just gave the young Rottie a growl and a stern look as much to say "you are not worth my time".

I am so fortunate to have a pack that I can run several dogs together. I have heard from other breeders that there is no way this can happen and that I am full of ....well you know.

I am very careful and monitor who can run together and who should not. However, that said, it is not uncommon to see 6 -8 dogs of both sexes playing together in my yard ( not mixed sexes when the girls are in heat of course ).

Would like to hear from others that are able to run their boys together.

Docking

Tail docking and ear cropping is a hot topic in the dog world right now. While I have mixed views on this, I do feel that declawing cats should be listed in the unacceptable acts performed as well. We do all kinds of invasive things to our pets....while I do tend to agree that cosmetic things are not necessary, I do think that the removal of rear declaws off dog should be performed for safety and to prevent future health concerns.

How do you feel?

New to This

Hi Everyone - decided to try Blogging....I am sure that there will be times that I will be absent for a few day but I promise to make up for it.

Topic rattling around in my head today is whether or not to enter a particular dog show. There are two events taking place on this weekend and I need to decide. Of course, the dogs should come first. They always seem to come first. But, this second event is something that I have a personal interest in outside the dogs. Classic cars.......as I sit her and watch my little Bullmastiff ( she is young - hence the little part ) I know that I am going to the show.

I guess, what I am looking for is for some other dog obessessed person to say that they know how I feel.