Because I can. I'm on holidays. Savouring every last hour of freedom. By posting here.So - Things I have established this week.1. I've used the target far too long in Spryte's two on two off dogwalk training. No more target. Now just work on rewarding the position she gets in. Which is always two on …
State Titles & SuperSpryte!
Despite the absence of work it would seem that so many things have been piling up recently that I haven’t had the chance to notice I’m on holiday. It shall be definitely noticed Monday morning though. I’ve not updated for a couple weeks now so there’s been a few happenings to report on. Saturday before …
Cypher has a win in the rain…
and other dog related updates.So when I last updated I had explained about the process/procedure for our attack on Raven's lymphoma. A few things have passed since then. First of all the Gosnells Agility trial on Saturday the 22nd. It was a good night in terms of passes and runs, Cypher ran clear in three …
The Bounce Jump
This here is a canvas I made in Adobe Photoshop. Why? Well A It shows the bounce jump done to perfection; B I'm impressed Tim managed to capture this sequence given it was pouring with rain and C I just love photos of dogs using their bodies with such athleticism and power.This is Domino, a …
Chemo starts again
So we went and saw Ken Monday, Raven, Tim and myself. We took an hour and a quarter to discuss all the options and the outcomes and the implications and the permutations of various treatments. Basically the three main options were – step down from the first treatment plan and administer doxyrubicin (strongest chemo drug) …
Sometimes…
Sometimes the world is just shit. A little shout out to a fine film by the name of Pay It Forward (go watch it if you haven’t) but also a pretty good summation of my reaction after getting off the phone to Ken Wyatt (Raven’s Oncologist) Thursday afternoon. As my gut instinct told me, Raven’s …
Of Updates and Heatwaves
Righto. Time for a blog update. Yes real life obviously did not stay this side of normal and I am a few days overdue. Lots of news to report it’s kind of daunting to think where I should start! The Western Classic perhaps? Well we had some rather spiffy courses to run and we had …
A Beagle and a Border Collie have fun at the Classic!
Yes, yes I have been slack! Trust me I will be updating in the next couple of days, three at the most....she says....hopefully....if real life stays this side of normal. For now here's a couple of photos from our Western Classic weekend. They are a little grey as they were taken close to dusk. But …
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The Police…the sounds of legends
Best concert *ever* (Said in Simpson's Comic Book guy's voice) and not just cause I knew the words to every single song of which there were 19 in the full set list.20 years and it was worth the wait.My ears are still ringing and I may be a little hoarse over the next couple of …
Cathy Slot Jumping Weekend
Finally my notes are ready. Apologies in advance for the mixed fonts in this post. Can I just say that the Blogger Post editing sucks. And I don't do HTML.A few weeks ago now I attended and worked Cypher at a jumping weekend conducted by Cathy Slot from Queensland. Cathy has had the honour now …