April 8, 2012 by myeye
Here are the baybeez at 17 days. Thank you Kevin and Kathy for photos of my Grandpuppies. I LOVE PUPPIES!!! Enjoy.
Bright Pink Girl
Bright Pink Girl
Dark Green Girl
Dark Green Girl
Light Pink Girl
Light Pink Girl
Lime Green Girl
Lime Green Girl
Orange Girl
Orange Girl
Purple Girl
Purple Girl
Teal Boy
Teal Boy
Yellow Boy
Yellow Boy
Category Chase, Dog Friends, Keina, Other Places, Puppies | Tags: | 3 Comments
April 8, 2012 by myeye
A new Facebook Group “Cardigan Stud Dogs” was added this past week. I put Chase in. What a great walk down memory lane. I added his photos from cute puppy to staring down Gracie the black cow. This morning I added photos of his three Grand Champion children, Holmes, Nikki, and Lowri. When I get good photos of the rest of his Champion kids, I’ll add them as well. Hopefully FB members will use the Group as an opportunity to see Chase and some of his children (you know how proud I am of all my Grandpuppies).
Category Chase, Conformation, Cool Stuff, Dog Shows, Holmes, Lowri, Magic, Phoebe, Puppies, Scout | Tags: | 1 Comment
April 7, 2012 by myeye
Another day of hanging out waiting for the phone to ring. It was so worth it! First, Anne called. She and Holmes went to their first Obedience Trial. Holmes earned the first legs of his Beginner Novice title and of his Rally Novice title. These were Anne’s first ever trials as well. I’m so very proud of this team. Holmes flew to Chicago in mid-February. Their first obedience class was on March 6th — one month later their first trial and first green ribbons. Whoo Hoo!
. . . then a text to let me know that in Birmingham, Chase/Scout son “Tommy” finished his Championship owner-handled to that last point by Betty Moore Smith. What a wonderful team they are. Tommy has his Dad’s sense of humor. Betty and Ted enjoy him as the all-time greatest house dog. Tommy is CH Mockingbird It’s The Magic In Me. “The Ocho” was bred by Janet Suber– have we ever had fun watching Sally, Lowri, Tommy and Ginger compete! Still out there showing from time to time is Alli, and sharing the love are Abby, Nick and David. Super litter with nice people.
. . . then Susan called. She was out working Chase today in preparation for the Herding Trials at the National Specialty. She described his work today as FABULOUS. I never thought I would hear that word attached to Chase’s work. The Chaseman loves to rodeo so for him to do “fabulous” work is a huge break-through. I will be driving from New Mexico to Ohio while he is competing — I hate not seeing the trials, but reality set in a few weeks ago and I acknowledged I cannot take two full weeks off work. I think Cheryl plans on videoing the runs.
I hereby declare April 7th A GREAT DAY!
Category Chase, Conformation, Cool Stuff, CWCCA Nationals, Dog Friends, Dog Shows, Doing Good, Herding, Holmes, Obedience, Other dogs, Puppies, Rally, Scout | Tags: | 1 Comment
April 5, 2012 by myeye
Rango lives on a horse farm in Southwestern New Mexico with Laura and Johnny. There are chickens on the ranch and Rango apparently decided they needed herding. Rango is 9-months old and one of the Chase/Ditto kids. Is anyone surprised that he thinks he’s a herding dog:-)
Category Chase, Chuckles, Ditto, Dog Friends, Herding, Other Places, Puppies | Tags: | 7 Comments
April 4, 2012 by myeye
Today the temperature is in the mid-60s and the sun is glorious. This is just New Mexico weather at its finest. Yesterday we received nearly an inch of actual precipitation (that’s several inches of wet snow). I could hear the weeds cheering as I went out to the car this morning. The lilac blooms look frabjous!
About the Host Hotel at Nationals — be prepared: The internet is by cable. You will need to bring a cable or check one out from the front desk. There is, apparently no additional charge for using it except for a deposit on the cable. An alternate for those of you using tablets or wireless laptops is to bring a wireless router and an ethernet cable. You can plug into the cable outlet and hook up your wireless router so your room has wireless internet available. The second will be our choice (thanks to Tom Cannon who explained it to me in simple English).
Jess and I have begun the list of what we are bringing with us to Ohio. She’s sure her van and small trailer will handle it all. I think we need to rent a semi-tractor/trailer. Eight Cardis going, seven coming home, equipment for two grooming areas, plus towels, dryers, etc. for two people who are flying in. We will look like the Beverley Hill Billies for sure. I am looking forward to this National, to seeing all the Chase kids compete in conformation, to having The Chaseman complete his Advanced Sheep Herding Title (fingers crossed) and then come home with me, to showing Inca in veterans and Inca and Nola in Brace, to seeing Holmes finish his RN and BN titles. I love to visit with people that I only see at Nationals. I plan to bring no work with me — at all, and don’t plan to answer legal questions — better call me before I arrive.
Two and a half weeks until I head to Colorado Springs on the first leg of the National trip!
Category Chase, Conformation, CWCCA Nationals, Herding, Holmes, Inca, Lowri, New Mexico Beauty, Nola, Obedience, Puppies, Rally, Riley, Weather | Tags: | 1 Comment
I am past sixty-five and still practicing law. I have two terrific sons, they have lovely wives, and I have one truly special granddaughter. At home are three Cardigan Welsh Corgis that amuse and challenge me. We participate in lots of dog-related activities. I love my camera, writing, and roaming. I live in central New Mexico because it's where I want to be. Thanks for visiting my blog. Your (tasteful) comments are welcome.
Emily of Dreameyce Studio took the background photo of Chase during the Megan Competition at the 2009 CWCCA National Specialty Show.