Small update....

So over the past few weeks there hasn't really been a lot going on. I bought an electric blanket, which is both good and bad. The good is that I'm nice and warm at night.... The bad is that neither me nor Muffin want to get out of bed in the morning.

Another good thing is that since switching to Orijen Fish, Muffin seems to be eating more regularly... I found a place with reasonably priced premade raw($1.50/lb for lamb, duck, turkey, & beef.... which is SOOOOO much cheaper than the store). I don't have to buy in bulk either, which is one of the main reasons I stopped feeding raw(no place to store it). So I think I will start mixing in some raw with his kibble... or maybe feeding them as seperate meals?

It's been freezing cold AND snowing.... so I haven't been able to get out in the woods for a bike ride.... I've been going to my brother's house so Muffin can play with his dogs.... it at least lets Muffin rid himself of some energy.

I'm also in between classes which stinks. I'm taking a 1/2 hour focus/heeling class on Tuesdays... and I decided to drop Muffin's agility class. We'll be doing privates every other week on Thursdays for a bit. He's still on the "getting used to the equipment" stage, but all the other dogs have progressed to doing small runs. I felt we were falling very rapidly behind, and that is somewhat stress inducing. I thought it'd be better for us both to work solo for a bit. This allows us to work at our pace without feeling like dummies because everyone is doing so much better than we are.

Muffin has apparently learned there is a big difference between the training facility and every where else. He "works" at the training facity.... he is "off" everywhere else, and therefore doesn't have to listen to what the "boss" is telling him to do. *rolls eyes* But, that's a corgi for you.

Actually, the main problem is that all his loose lead training has apparenlty gone out the window anywhere that isnt' the training facility. During the colder Months, I don't do any on leash walking.... I happened to have him in town the other day with me though..... It appears we are going to have to start at square 1 until he realizes "leash=walk with manners no matter where we are."

The breeding I had hoped to get my first Cardi puppy out of, is off. It was very upsetting to me... It appears that the next breeding with a possible blue show prospect male will prob be in another 2 years. I happen to really love Kim, she's been amazingly easy to talk to and her personality and mannorisms(for lack of a better word) are so refreashing! So, I think that I really want to stick with her for my first Cardi.

That being said, I was also getting very interested in terrier sports(GTG & Racing mainly)... terriers are also great dogs for agility and flyball.... so it looks like I will be bringing home a Jack Russell that I have been squeeing over since his birth a little over 6 months ago. So I guess in the end it all works out.

Pictures with Santa: FAIL

"NO MOMMY!!!! DON'T LEAVE ME WITH THE SCARY FAT MAN!!!!"
"MOOOOOOMMMMMYYYYYYY!!!"

"*sniffles* I want to go home!"

"NOW!"

Santa looks like he's using my dog as a guitarre here....

Muffin says, "Run away! Run away!"

Could he look anymore pathetic?!?!?!?!?

a mini update

First, since my new car just has SOOOOOOO much space, I decided Muffin needed his own little chill space....I'm halfway done, I just ordered a mesh divider to keep him back there so he doesn't have to be crated..... anyway here it is so far:

Then we had a visitor for the past two weeks(he went home today).... This is ein, his owner was in Japan so he was staying with me and Muffin. This was shortly after Muffin getting his CGC title(you can see the patch in the lower left corner). I left them alone in the car for a bit, so they were allowed free-range... this is where the ended up. LOL. This is also probably the last picture ever to be taken inside Charlie the Mustang.... RIP Charlie! You will be missed! :-(

We have CGC Status!!!!!

Yes, you read that right! Muffin and I took the CGC test this past Saturday and PASSED!

He is now: "The Muffin Man CGC"

I'm sooooooooo excited about it and can't wait for the cert to come in the mail so I can start taking some pictures for his scrapbook! (I did mention scrapbooks were my new found obession right?)

I think what makes this even more exciting is that I trained Muffin for the test myself AND took it with him. So we earned the title together, and it's the first "doggie" titled I've earned. I can't wait for all the future titles I'll earn in years to come, but in the mean time "YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY FOR US!!!!!!!"

Scrapbook Obsessed!

Yes, it's official.... I am OBSESSED with scrapbooks! Thanks Michaels... don't you realize how expensive all this stuff is!!!!

I was in Michaels the other day looking for a present for someone, well all the scrapbooks were 40% off... I found a "set" and a single one that I really liked... so I bought them.

What they don't tell you is that all the really cute little "embellishments" are WICKED expensive... but again, they're darn cute!

I started one last night for Ein, who is my friend's dog.... For those that don't know, last time I watched him while my friend was giving a speech down in FL he was attacked by another dog when I was walking him. He is aggressive and did start the fight... but still, he was on a leash and the other one wasn't. I don't think I need to say much more about that(other than GRRRRRR). Luckily, he only had a few cuts and bruises and my friend is a vet, and was able to call in an antibiotic Rx to CVS so I only paid $20 instead of $120 for an exam at the e-clinic PLUS the cost of antibiotics. Needless to say, I will not be bringing Ein to that beach anytime in the near future!

So the scrapbook is sort of my, "I'm SOOOOO sorry!" And since I'm watching Ein while he's in Japan giving a speech it gives me 2 weeks to get all the pictures I need. So far I did about 6 pages of the book.

Once that's done I'm going to start one for Muffin! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!! SO EXCITED!

I can't wait to finally get my show puppy so I can do one that starts from puppy cuteness! Not to mention all those win pictures will look mighty awesome in a scrapbook! LOL. I'm still SO SAD that there won't be a male merle puppy in the spring litter. *lesigh*