One of those days....

Today has been one of those days where your dogs push you to your limits. Its funny how the year seemed to start so well and know everything seems to be going wrong. I really didn't want to get up this morning but dragged myself out. We quickly walked the dogs round the block to go to the toilet as i was walking them later with Nicola and Gabby. We seemed to meet alot of dogs that where off lead so my dogs felt threatened, know its 7 o'clock in the morning, now just behave!! Actually the boxers where fine just Jess kicked it all off which is unlike her but then she hasn't been for a proper walk for well over a week!! I was at the vets for 8 and they have taken Jess's bandage off and before i could get her home she'd have a little nibble at her stitches, Muppet!! She normally leaves things like that alone but she has been licking it, it looks like she my have taken one out but it all looks fine so fingers crossed she'll keep the rest in. When we took the others for a walk i thought id take Jess with a bag over her foot. I kept her on the lead as we all know Jess likes to go everywhere and anywhere, so she pulled me all the way round. I took a ball for the other 3 as i felt the need to really make them tired. Then Gabby stood on a thorn and proceeded to run around with it hanging out of her foot!! It was about an inch long and i really had to pull to get it out, poor puppy must have really hurt!!! Oh well she was fine after, I'm hoping that my luck will change and i can have dogs that are 100% fit again i just take it all for granted when there all fine!!

Surprise show!!!

My post has just come through the door and in it was my ring orders for a barking mad show on the 21st of March. I had forgotten i had entered it so it was a nice surprise as there always very organised and nice shows... I obviously entered a while ago as Gemma is entered in anysize and Diesel is entered in all the other classes, i must have entered when Gemma was abit rubbish but know she is better than Diesel. I'm quite glad i have entered it know although i was looking forward to a quiet March, but hopefully Jess will be training again soon and will do her good to go to a show before April comes and were out every weekend...

Jess is booked in at the vets again tomorrow morning so i will let you know how she gets on, also through my post this morning was a card from the vets to say Gemma is due for her booster so there all using up my money at the moment. I suppose she was jealous of the others going to the vets bless her...

Also i must congratulate a few people Ellen on winning 2 jumping rounds Saturday that is fabulous and hopefully given you the bug to go further as your both very capable just need your contacts ready for the summer. Also to Emma and Maisy for qualifying for the dogs trust agility team at The ultimate pet show you defiantly deserve it so go and kick some arse!!!

Jessica progress!!!!!!

I took Jess back for a check up this morning at the vets, i thought she'd be abit funny going in as i left her the there the last time. Don't be silly she wasn't bothered at all although there was that look in her eye when the vet went out the back door to find some more bandages!! The vet was pleased with it and then bandaged it all back up although she couldn't find the fluorescent pink vet wrap, boooo!!! She goes back on Thursday for another check up and im praying it may be all healed and she can have her stitches out so we can go for lots of walks in Scotland but it hasn't gone my way so far so i doubt it, he ho at least i didn't have to pay this morning big sigh of relief!!

There is a car under the mud!!!

This is a picture for jo's Dad, yes there is a car under the mud, it looks super duper!! Its all sparkling and you can see out the windows... We took it to get fixed and the nice man cleaned it for me and waxed it you name it he did it. He even put a wicked strip along the back where the dogs get in to stop them from scratching it, and hes fixing my tow bar on Monday as well woop woop!!!!

Jess was very pleased to come home from the vets. She couldn't decide what was more exciting me or the door out, i think the door out the place won!!! She has a massive bandage over it all and is only aloud lead walks. She is having a check up tomorrow morning to check everything is going ok. I shall let you no how we get on...

Today i took Diesel and Gemma flyball training. Diesel was very excited and had a great time, she started off quite quick but soon got tired probably because they haven't bee getting the exercise they need this week as i seem to have been everywhere and have had no time for anything else, and with Jess just going round the block ive been abit hectic. I got Gemma back out to have a little go as i think she'd be really good if she'd just get over herself. She was abit wet at the start but i got her ball out the car and she was off. She did the whole lane and her ball was dropped down the box and she got it without thinking about anything else and turned and came straight back up the line like she'd been doing it forever. When she has her ball she seems to forget about everything else and what shes nervous with!! So we shall keep trying with her and see if we can get some confidence into her!!!!!

Jump progress!!!

Poor Jess!!

Poor Jess Ive had to leave her at the vets this morning, booo!!! Shes not going to be looked at either until mid day so she is currently sat in a kennel ahhh i feel so guilty!! As i am sure you can tell her paw has taken a turn for the worse, it was going really nicely and healing back together. On Wednesday it had opened again and by Thursday it was starting to swell up so although it looked clean the infection was in there!!! So i booked her and Diesel in for 8am this morning and i was actually early which is a first!! The vet decided to keep her in for today and give her some sedation and cut some of the skin away and stitch it, booo!! They bout out another lead for her and she knew what was happening my poor baby i hate leaving them, the student dragged her away to a kennel and as you can imagine Diesel was very confused!! I shall write later and let you know how she is!!!

Made it to training!!!!

Gemma has had a fantastic couple of days and is really enjoying training on her own. We finally made it to agility woop woop and Gemma was amazing. We had some really hard things to do ( well hard for the boxers) but Gemma took it all in her stride and didn't put a foot wrong. Its really given me confidence as i can trust her to take lines so i can get in my next position... Shes going to be really fast so now shes feeling confident i need to start getting her working ahead of me as shes very capable. She even managed a off side weave entry all though i was so stunned we messed the rest up, but shes still learning her weaves. Shes made loads of doggy friends whilst out on her own and its nice to trust her but as soon as the others are there she'll go back to her usual ways although i do think she is in love with Ronny, Ronny your very privileged!!
Jess's is paw is healing well although it is weeping abit so im now trying to keep it open to get anything out that needs to come out but its amazing how deep it was that if i left it it would have healed completely although prob with and infection, fingers crossed!!!
As you can see Diesel really isn't fussed about not working well shes not fussed about anything. Shes really itchy at the moment as im a bad mother and left it too long to order her injections so shes not on any at the mo. If i ever wondered if they worked im having proof know, they really do help there never going to clear it completely but they help loads. Shes starting to ruin her face again from scratching which is a shame as it takes so long for it all to grow back. All my fault though poor puppy shes suffering cause of me oh well the injections should be in soon.
Gabbys cage arrived last week and as you can see its rather big he he, Ian shut me in when i was naughty LOL he wishes it won't stop me talking though!!! Gabby is very calm in it and its so nice to go home and know she hasn't eaten anything. Jess loves the cage and spends most of her time in it probably because no one else goes in although Diesel did investigate it yesterday. The boxers will go in eventually just take them time. This morning Gabby has been playing with a German Shepherd, i was really pleased as i put Gemma on the lead and Gabby went straight up to have a chat as sometimes she can be abit nervous. She doesn't read the doggie signs though and was straight on her back pinned down quite a few times but she just gets back up and starts playing again, what a moose!! Then the Shepherd got bored and decided to give her a run for her money and was showing Gabby how much faster she was, so Gabby had a great time getting covered in mud and made a new friend.
We went to wickes last night for some more wood and the pink paint woop woop, Ian reckons he can have some of the jumps finished by the end of the weekend so i can paint them woop woop. I'm going to take some off my kit up to the school hopefully this week so we can start doing more training especially on our weaves!!!

Jump progress!!!

Yesterday morning i took the boxers for there usual walk whilst Ian took Jess round the block. Were trying to keep Jess doing the minimum off walking on her paw as the more she walks the more it opens. I re dressed it yesterday morning and it looked much better. Shes being really good hasn't taken her bandage off and is not bothered about just going round the block. I re dressed it last night but Ian thought he was being nice taking Diesel and Jess round the block twice but it had opened up abit again. So shes on strict lay down duties although she runs most places round the house, very helpful. Me and Amy went to our handling lesson yesterday. Amy hadn't realised where it actually was until we put the post code in the sat nav and really hadn't left ourselves time to get there. Somehow we made it 10 minutes early. Gemma and Ronny were really well behaved and Gemma was like a different dog, letting people touch her talking to other dogs she had a lovely day, it was so nice to see her like that!! Compared she had never done any handling she was really good and very patient with me. She didn't like standing one way but was fine standing the other way facing the other dogs. We learnt loads but my brain was rather frazzled by the end of it. I find handling really hard and can't seem to get my head round it all, and i don't think i just panic. If i did it more often i think it would start getting in my head better but doing it every know and then is hard. I will keep doing a few classes but i really don't take it seriously. Ronny and Gemma where great friends and Gemma just wanted to kiss him and was being a proper little girlie and trying to make him chase her, at times Ronny did have other ideas though LOL!!

Ian has spent a couple of hours making jumps whoop whoop!! Haven't seen them yet as there in the garage but the pictures look cool can't wait to paint them, have to wait for next weekend it see what else he manages to do!!

Tonight hopefully we'll all make it to agility whoop whoop!! Although Diesel is just finishing her season and with Jess's paw its me and Gemma again. I've been meaning to take her on her own for a while know as I'm sure she'll be much better as she'll have all my attention!! So I'm quite excited although it will be very strange without the other 2!!