A Doggie day at the river

Well today was surprisingly amazing. What more can I ask for 80 degree weather, well 77 but close enough, 6 dogs, a cool river and family time? I spent the whole day at my parents out on the river visiting and doing laundry. Jasmine got the best part of the deal though, a full day of fun and swimming with her favorite "siblings".

Her day started with an hour of ball time! With 6 dogs, it takes a while to get them all their ball time and semi-warn out. Jasmine as you can see needs more mouth, ball co-ordination ;P

Then since everyone was nice and warm we walked a little ways down the driveway to the river. Jasmine thinking she's a Labrador dove right in.

Then when "grandma" found a stick it was time for fetch time! As you can see the Shorted-Brains LOVE to play fetch! Jasmine on the other hand would rather be digging up rocks, which on this beach there is definately no shortage of them.

From left to right- Jacob's behind, Dali's behind, Samson (My boy and old man!) in front, Moses (hiding behind Blue), and Blue (who really really wants the stick)

My wonderful Ol' man Samson.
Dad and Samson on the other beach.
Hmm seem's rocks no longer held her intrest so off to chase the Shorted-brains.

Moses & Blue

These boys are ALWAYS together, what else would you expect their brothers.
*I do love how when they bring back a stick they're always striding in unison.

Oh wait she found more rocks!

This one especially was HERS and NO ONE was going to steal it from her.

Thankfully the shorthairs don't care about silly rocks, mainly because they sink and they can't be retrieved.

And this is what the Princess said when it was time to go home for the day. Bratty lil girl ;)

Now my stinky, muddy, sandy dog is sleeping on her bed, passed out from her days adventures. Too bad it's raining now otherwise tomorrow would have brought another day of swimming.

It's official!

Baledwr Sn Jasmine Fishstick NA !!!!!!!
I received her Certificate today in the mail! Only 1 more to go for her NAJ.

Ask Ohio to repeal "pitbull" in their BSL

From my AKC News email today.

Ask the Ohio House of Representatives to Repeal BSL!
http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4095
[Thursday, April 15, 2010]
House Bill 79, sponsored by Representative Barbara Sears of Lucas County, removes the term "pit bull" from Ohio’s statutory definition of dangerous dogs. All Ohio residents are encouraged to contact the Speaker of the House and their legislators to ask them to support this important measure and end 20 years of discrimination against responsible dog owners in Ohio.
Ohio is currently the only state to have enacted statewide breed-specific laws. The current law states that if a dog "belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull", then it is automatically considered vicious and dangerous. Owners of these dogs must submit reports to the board of health and county dog warden whenever there is a transfer of ownership.
Breed-specific language in state law has also enabled local Ohio municipalities to enact strict ordinances regarding ownership of "pit bulls" and has led to the ban and euthanasia of numerous dogs in communities throughout the state.
The American Kennel Club strongly supports House Bill 79 and recognizes that dangerous dogs should be defined by their deeds, not their breed. The AKC urges communities to establish a fair process by which specific dogs may be identified as "dangerous" based on stated, measurable actions, impose appropriate penalties on irresponsible owners, and establish a well-defined method for dealing with dogs proven to be dangerous.
The AKC strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous" based on its breed or type, and applauds the Ohio representatives who seek to remove this discriminatory language from state law. The AKC encourages Ohioans to contact their legislators and members of the House Agriculture committee and ask them to support this measure.
Read AKC talking points on breed-specific legislation.Read AKC article "Why Breed-Specific Legislation Doesn’t Work".
How You Can Help
· Contact the Ohio Speaker of the House, and respectfully ask that he allow the House of Representatives to consider House Bill 79. His contact information is as follows:
Speaker Armond Budish77 S. High Street, 14th FloorColumbus, Ohio 43215-6111Phone: (614) 466-5441Fax: (614) 719-0008E-mail: district08@ohr.state.oh.us
Contact your state legislators and ask them to support House Bill 79 and request that leadership allow them to vote on this bill. Visit the Ohio General Assembly’s web site to find the names and contact information for your legislators.
For more information, contact AKC’s Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@akc.org.

American Kennel Club Government Relations Department
8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27617
Phone: (919) 816-3720
Fax: (919) 816-4275

WOO HOOO!

Ok it's official! I am officially an Emergency Veterinary Technician!!!!!!
I just accepted a job at my old Emergency Clinic as a night technician. Its great for me as I hate getting up early in the morning and I stay up all night long anyway. And I only work 3 days a week! That means 4 full days including the weekend to do whatever I want ;) Most importantly I get my own paycheck, which means MORE DOG SHOWS!
Ok now I must got back to sleep as I have a long night ahead of me today.

Emerald City Comic-Con

So Ben, Mitch, Noel and I went to the Emerald City ComiCon convention last month and I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures from it. We had a TON of fun there, finding great deals on comics and of course statues ;) The boys spent two whole days at the convention while Noel and I slipped off on Saturday to go watch the Seattle Kennel Club show, which I regret I didn't enter Jasmine in the Agility competition.. arrgg. But either way my friend Kim's bitch Fifi got Best in Group on Saturday and I couldnt be happier as she is SOOOOO beautiful.

Proof Girls do go to Comic Conventions

The Green Lantern



The "Black" Spider Man

Halo Character

A freeky Bunny thing. I have no idea.

The Hulk!

The Phoenix

The Black Widow.

Agility results

Jasmine is such a good dog! Not only did she Q'd in both novice classes but she got 1st in both!!! For her second time out I'm just amazed. She really surprised me. In the Jumpers class she really really wanted to go see the helpers in the ring, but after calling her she just stared at them as she ran around the ring ;P We need to work on her weaves as she didn't want to do offside, but that's something to work on. She finished in 52.46 seconds.

Her Standard course was much better. I thought she would totally blow the table but she jumped up on it, sniffed it and sat right down, although she nervously glanced at the judge who was standing behind me the whole time.

She got her weaves the first time , YAY, and she just ran her little heart out having fun. She finished in 52.13 seconds.

And now for the pictures, unfortunately most pictures were blurry as the settings on the camera were wrong :( I must remember to check the settings before I leave for the next show.

Yum, Racoon squeeky!

I will get you Mr Racoon!

~Weave Corgi Weave~

Flying Corgi!

New Vaccum Any Ideas??

So I'm in the need of a new vaccum. The one I have now definately does not work well enough with corgi hair ;) So what does everyone use and is it worth the price. I'm mainly looking for a bagless but might look at getting a bagged style if it works well. Also I'm not looking to spend a small fortune on one, a couple hundred is my buget.
Thanks everyone!

Help Purrfect Pals win a $10,000 grant.

Help PURRFECT PALS win a $10,000 grant!

Vote for us at www.theanimalrescuesite.com and we could win $10,000 to help kitties in need.

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Think how many animals we could help for $10,000!
Help us win! All you have to do is click to help rescued animals, and then vote in The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge. Both of these actions are absolutely free! You can vote once a day, every day, from January 18th through April 18th, 2010. Every time you vote, or tell a friend to vote, you are making a huge difference for us.
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Caution Attack Corgi!

I thought I would share this article with everyone. It was sent to me via Dogster.com.

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_14506143?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com

On a sad note one of our much loved Leukemia Positive kittens at Purrfect pals passed away yesterday. Wolfie was a part of the shelter's Leukemia Birthday party last year. She was 2 years old, ancient for a Leukemia Kitten.

Rest in Peace wonderful Wolfie.

Future Plan

Well it's official Jasmine is entered for the Boston Terrier agility trial at Argus in Auburn at the end of the month. I'm hoping that she'l do good as her first trial she got 3 Qs ;P

On another note Jasmine really wants to know when we're going to get some kittens back in the house for her to play with. My most recent litter, in November all went to their new homes happy and healthy. Her favorite kitten Loki got adopted by our friends and comes over every now and then for kitten/doggy play time with Hazzard my little demon child and Jasmine. Jasmine promptly gives her a bath and then gets excited and wants to play.

Jasmine keeping Loki's brother clean after his breakfast.


Here are some ADORABLE pictures of Loki ( the short haired Orange) and his orange brother.


Hazy cleaning Loki.


Jasmine in her Yard work atire LOL such a good sport!

Beach Party!

So today my friend Noel and I took Jasmine to the beach to go play in the low tide. Unfortunately we didn't spend too long there as I forgot I left the house in HIGH HEELS! Definately not the best idea. Anyway Jasmine spent her time jumping in and out of the surf getting nice 'n' dirty. Digging holes after big rocks was the next best thing she thought. All of this lead to her getting a bath when she got home but she thinks it was worth it.

I have finally started fiddling around with photoshop and so here are two picts from today. Such a goofy red girl.

Rainbow Bridge

Just wanted to update everyone on my ol gal Razzie. I let her go to the rainbow bridge yesterday as her kidneys were not doing so hot. She lived a wonderful two years here with us and now she's free to go play all day in the fields with my other doggies :)

Gonna miss that ol gal no matter how cranky she was.

Purrfect Pals vs a 100 foot Tree

http://blogs.king5.com/the_pet_dish/archives/2009/10/purrfect-pals-r.html

Yup. those are my picts and that's my work. Bad times.
The tree fell on the morning of our largest fund raiser of the year, falling on the owner's bedroom and on our FIV sanctuary. Needless to say we need a new roof now.

Animal Rights is Wrong by Loretta Baughan

http://spanieljournal.com/42lbaughan.html

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