It's been a while since I posted, went back to work this week which may have something to do with it but more than likely it's other obsessions that have taken over. Forgot to add in about the Royal - Raven, who has attended the show every year since 2002 (FIVE years) and has never …
Category: trial update
Perth Royal 2007
Well the Royal Show started yesterday here in Perth. For those of you who don’t know the Royal is probably one of the bigger events on the calendar. It is one of the big three I suppose, up there with the State Titles and the Western Classic. It is a massive agricultural show that also …
Double Trials and Training Musings
Yesterday Gosnells Dog Club ran a double header – full trial in the morning and full trial in the afternoon. I had 18 runs all up 16 with my two and 2 with Dexter my borrowed red and white BC. Dexter did really well yesterday – he did absolutely everything I asked of him and …
Spryte News and Trialling Days
It’s been a while since I posted - I had been trying to find the time (and, if I’m being honest here, the inclination) to bath young Spryte up proper, give her the full grooming treatment so that I can get some recent (13 month old!) photos to go along with the brag of saying …
The week that was…
Since my last post things have been a tad hectic round here. Last Saturday CAWA held its 30th Anniversary of Independence events (Shows, Obedience and Agility Trials) with a couple of Eastern states judges being contracted. Raven went in UD and was doing quite well up until the signals where she faded and then missed …
Game ON!
Yesterday was a Games trial day - two chances for passes in each of the three games (Snooker, Gamblers and Strategic Pairs).Raven - In the morning:1st Place Excellent Strategic Pairs with partners Nifty and Sue and our title!2nd Place Excellent Gamblers (for pass #4)And in the afternoon:1st Place Excellent Strategic Pairs with partners Nifty and …
Good News in Threes!
Wednesday I got the best email ever! A note from Dr Amy Lane (Oncology resident at MUVH) to say that Raven’s results from the FNA (Fine Needle Aspirate) came back clear cytologically - there are no lymphocytes in her lymph nodes currently. This combined with her clinical remission is considered full remission from cancer. This …
Halfway Point
Raven is now halfway through her chemo treatments. She has had 8 and has 8 to go. On Tuesday they will do a FNA (Fine Needle Aspirate) on her lymph nodes to confirm she is in remission and then start the 4 weekly cycle again – Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine and Doxyrubicin, she has a week …
Yay for Cypher!
He was such a good lad at Rockingham trial today - he had four runs and ran clear in three with his handler messing the 4th one up by over handling him into the wrong side of the weave poles. 2nd Place in Masters Jumping again! 3rd Place in Open Agility and 6th place in …
ACWA Trials…Saturday July 14th
Yesterday was our club's Double Agility and Jumping trials held at Canine grounds.Some hard luck stories for Raven, a couple of successes for Cypher and some achievements with my 'borrowed' dogs.Raven was again feeling rather good and had a bar down in Masters Agility combined with a rather speccy seesaw fly off and in the …
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