Well, I am pissed. My weekend was definitely short changed.
There was racing at Roy. Straight yesterday and Oval today. Did I go???? NO.
Ok, yesterday I got to go . . . but not today. AND we were in the little Audi, not in Ivan the InPhenite Sprinter. That is definitely 2nd class transportation. Even with just Bados & I, we are cramped in the back seat. Also we do not get the x-pen 'yard' to stretch out in. It's just not the same.
J did get annoyed at me yesterday, too. During my 2nd practice run, I was just sure that it was going to turn. We have only ever coursed in this field before . . . I stopped, planning to stalk, but J ran up behind to leash me. I was having none of that & trotted forward every time she got close - and as the lure would start to move again. Finally I determined that there really were no turns (BORING!) & ran forward to kill the lure. That's always fun. I love to shake it & carry it it around. Oh, well. J was annoyed today & would not let me 'practice' again.
Bados raced & came in 5th for Straight racing. J was disappointed. It had to do with which races dogs were in & the point system. It's not like anything was done incorrectly, but the point system in combination with the 'wave' did not favor him.
Today was worse. He had a good shot at earning the last FRACTION of a point that he needs for an Oval Championship, but he had a small pad injury after the 1st race & also seemed to favor the opposite front foot. They came home after that race. She is bummed; Bados doesn't understand why they couldn't stay (he wanted to keep running), blah, blah, blah. Winning is not everything. There is something to be said for style . . . .
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Fear of Death & Fun with Cupcakes
Well, J completely let me down last weekend. True she worked overnight both Friday & Sunday, but she could have typed for me on Monday. She just whined that she was too tired. Fine. Doesn't she realize that I have my image to maintain?
Being tired did not stop her from taking Luka to the vet. Luka would not eat Monday morning. J even mixed raw meat in with her kibble & canned food mixture: no good. OMG, it smelled marvelous, but J would not let us have any. Owoo. : (
J got all panicky that Luka was going to die soon - that maybe this was the sarcoma becoming active again. Unfortunately, it is true that her time with us is limited, but really she is doing amazingly well. Shoot our Gandhi died within a week of his osteosarcoma diagnosis, I think. Anyway, after a trip to the vet followed by lab work & a urine analysis, they put Luka on 2 different antibiotics. She's eating again, but she is not 100%. She limps a a bit in that bad front leg again, and her rear legs are getting weak. She slipped trying to jump into I-van this morning. Of course, J was upset again, but Luka got over it fast.
Except for that incident, we had fun at the "Sighthound Sundays" playgroup this morning. Greyhounds Charlie & Minnie were there with their people & other sighthound family members. Thor the Whippet came with Minnie. I like to play with Thor; he is just my size. Charlie's Irish Wolfhound 'siblings' were there, too: Ferguson & Slevin (likely misspelled). It was weird for Eleanor not to be with them. She had been just a few months older than me but died during surgery earlier this year. She got malignant hyperthermia. That's very scary; it could happen to any of us.
Wow, there is way too much death in this note. I will change topics.
This afternoon J took Mintz & Bados out to a party in the country. I don't know why she didn't pick me to go. In my absence, though, Mintz pulled a neat trick I showed him. J doesn't always latch the gate into the front seat well and if you nuzzle the handle it can be opened! She was walking Bados to introduce him to a puppy at this farm, but had left her carrot cupcakes in the front seat. Oops. ; )
She did not realize that I had been training Mintz. No more carrot cupcakes. He made a big mess, though, which is poor form. There are icing foot prints all over the floor & driver's seat. It is better to have the cupcakes just 'disappear'; this confuses people more.
Being tired did not stop her from taking Luka to the vet. Luka would not eat Monday morning. J even mixed raw meat in with her kibble & canned food mixture: no good. OMG, it smelled marvelous, but J would not let us have any. Owoo. : (
J got all panicky that Luka was going to die soon - that maybe this was the sarcoma becoming active again. Unfortunately, it is true that her time with us is limited, but really she is doing amazingly well. Shoot our Gandhi died within a week of his osteosarcoma diagnosis, I think. Anyway, after a trip to the vet followed by lab work & a urine analysis, they put Luka on 2 different antibiotics. She's eating again, but she is not 100%. She limps a a bit in that bad front leg again, and her rear legs are getting weak. She slipped trying to jump into I-van this morning. Of course, J was upset again, but Luka got over it fast.
Except for that incident, we had fun at the "Sighthound Sundays" playgroup this morning. Greyhounds Charlie & Minnie were there with their people & other sighthound family members. Thor the Whippet came with Minnie. I like to play with Thor; he is just my size. Charlie's Irish Wolfhound 'siblings' were there, too: Ferguson & Slevin (likely misspelled). It was weird for Eleanor not to be with them. She had been just a few months older than me but died during surgery earlier this year. She got malignant hyperthermia. That's very scary; it could happen to any of us.
Wow, there is way too much death in this note. I will change topics.
This afternoon J took Mintz & Bados out to a party in the country. I don't know why she didn't pick me to go. In my absence, though, Mintz pulled a neat trick I showed him. J doesn't always latch the gate into the front seat well and if you nuzzle the handle it can be opened! She was walking Bados to introduce him to a puppy at this farm, but had left her carrot cupcakes in the front seat. Oops. ; )
She did not realize that I had been training Mintz. No more carrot cupcakes. He made a big mess, though, which is poor form. There are icing foot prints all over the floor & driver's seat. It is better to have the cupcakes just 'disappear'; this confuses people more.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Late Post, Iron Hound
I apologize to all my fans.
The delay in posting is a combined fault by both J & myself. Of course, mostly, J's fault.
We got home late Sunday - (actually earlier than I expected) - and then J had to get to work early on Monday and take Luka to the vet after work. She was too tired to transcribe for me; perhaps I need to hire a secretary. J pretends to be my publicist, but she doesn't really do a very good job; and she didn't have the camera out once this past weekend.
Oh, well. I confess to not doing much to encourage J to video or to type out my blog for me. I have not been feeling my best. Bados gave me the plague. OK, not the plague, but I have not felt well this week until yesterday or today.
At least I never got as sick as Bados was. Bados got sick en route to California for the Iron Hound competition. He started having watery and ultimately blood-tinged watery diarrhea in I-Van driving to Mt Shasta last thursday. Yuk. That did not smell good. Even though he does not walk while pooping, it managed to soil several pillows & was all over his tail & leg fringe. Disgusting. I had to curl up in a corner far away from him. He was so miserable.
Things seemed to slow down after we got to Mt Shasta (where we stay with Max, Bert, & their people), but he was definitely still not well. Friday morning J took him to a vet in Mt Shasta. They couldn't find a certain source, but they gave him SQ fluids because he was so dehydrated & started metronidazole, a dewormer (just in case), and something for nausea. No more runs, but his poop was not 100% normal for a few days.
Of course, as soon as his poop improved, I started to feel bad & crampy. I am proud to say I never lost control & was able to get J's attention for a walk when needed. I was not as bad off as he had been, thank Dog!
On Saturday, Bados straight raced OK. For better or worse, J included me in the racing. I could not contain myself. He & I were in the 1st race together. I had a great start, but when he passed me I felt compelled to interfere. What can I say . . . the spirit moves me. J was pissed & scratched me even though no one called a foul. She thought it was pretty obvious; I thought I was subtle. Oh, well.
Bados came in 4th. Not bad for him with tough competition. I think he even beat his dad - but that was a fluke of the wave & small field, I think. They did not actually run against each other.
On Sunday, J did not enter me for Oval racing. Fine. But - honestly - that game is the easiest! I KNOW where the lure is going. It is so easy to get there 1st since the other dogs follow it around while I can just run across! She did let me practice. The 1st time a 'teased' her & ran around after a short stalk. That was fun, but by the 2nd practice, I was beginning to feel a bit iffy and tried to lure the operator into letting me catch it early or with out running. This did not work. J tried to catch me and I just kept inching ahead toward the lure as she came up behind me. The lure operator would move the lure ahead as soon as I moved forward, so I managed to LURE J to trot all around the oval. TeeHee.
Oh, Garis won, and Bados came in 3rd - which is very good for him in Oval racing.
On Monday, Bados was feeling mostly back to normal. He came in 2nd by 1 point to Yuu-Ga in Open. Garis won Field Ch. I was really not feeling well (that GI stuff. Thanks, BadAss) and could not motivate very well. I stalked a little, but was just not into it. J scratched me from the finals.
I wish I could tell you who won the Iron Hound, but I am not sure. There is debate over whether the "top" Iron Hound placement for the day should be the dog with the highest score for prelim & finals - or the dog who WON the Best of Breed. Depending on that ruling, the title could go to either Yuu-Ga (1st in Straight, 2nd in Oval, 1st in LC Open) or to Garis (1st in Oval, 2nd in Straight, 1st in FCh AND BoB). Yuu-Ga had a higher score after the Prelim & Final - but for him to win the LC day in terms of the Iron Hound doesn't quite seem right after Garis beat him for BoB. I am curious to see who won the title - but I am not sure what I will think of the decision. Sigh. There is much less drama if one just runs in Singles as I do.
The delay in posting is a combined fault by both J & myself. Of course, mostly, J's fault.
We got home late Sunday - (actually earlier than I expected) - and then J had to get to work early on Monday and take Luka to the vet after work. She was too tired to transcribe for me; perhaps I need to hire a secretary. J pretends to be my publicist, but she doesn't really do a very good job; and she didn't have the camera out once this past weekend.
Oh, well. I confess to not doing much to encourage J to video or to type out my blog for me. I have not been feeling my best. Bados gave me the plague. OK, not the plague, but I have not felt well this week until yesterday or today.
At least I never got as sick as Bados was. Bados got sick en route to California for the Iron Hound competition. He started having watery and ultimately blood-tinged watery diarrhea in I-Van driving to Mt Shasta last thursday. Yuk. That did not smell good. Even though he does not walk while pooping, it managed to soil several pillows & was all over his tail & leg fringe. Disgusting. I had to curl up in a corner far away from him. He was so miserable.
Things seemed to slow down after we got to Mt Shasta (where we stay with Max, Bert, & their people), but he was definitely still not well. Friday morning J took him to a vet in Mt Shasta. They couldn't find a certain source, but they gave him SQ fluids because he was so dehydrated & started metronidazole, a dewormer (just in case), and something for nausea. No more runs, but his poop was not 100% normal for a few days.
Of course, as soon as his poop improved, I started to feel bad & crampy. I am proud to say I never lost control & was able to get J's attention for a walk when needed. I was not as bad off as he had been, thank Dog!
On Saturday, Bados straight raced OK. For better or worse, J included me in the racing. I could not contain myself. He & I were in the 1st race together. I had a great start, but when he passed me I felt compelled to interfere. What can I say . . . the spirit moves me. J was pissed & scratched me even though no one called a foul. She thought it was pretty obvious; I thought I was subtle. Oh, well.
Bados came in 4th. Not bad for him with tough competition. I think he even beat his dad - but that was a fluke of the wave & small field, I think. They did not actually run against each other.
On Sunday, J did not enter me for Oval racing. Fine. But - honestly - that game is the easiest! I KNOW where the lure is going. It is so easy to get there 1st since the other dogs follow it around while I can just run across! She did let me practice. The 1st time a 'teased' her & ran around after a short stalk. That was fun, but by the 2nd practice, I was beginning to feel a bit iffy and tried to lure the operator into letting me catch it early or with out running. This did not work. J tried to catch me and I just kept inching ahead toward the lure as she came up behind me. The lure operator would move the lure ahead as soon as I moved forward, so I managed to LURE J to trot all around the oval. TeeHee.
Oh, Garis won, and Bados came in 3rd - which is very good for him in Oval racing.
On Monday, Bados was feeling mostly back to normal. He came in 2nd by 1 point to Yuu-Ga in Open. Garis won Field Ch. I was really not feeling well (that GI stuff. Thanks, BadAss) and could not motivate very well. I stalked a little, but was just not into it. J scratched me from the finals.
I wish I could tell you who won the Iron Hound, but I am not sure. There is debate over whether the "top" Iron Hound placement for the day should be the dog with the highest score for prelim & finals - or the dog who WON the Best of Breed. Depending on that ruling, the title could go to either Yuu-Ga (1st in Straight, 2nd in Oval, 1st in LC Open) or to Garis (1st in Oval, 2nd in Straight, 1st in FCh AND BoB). Yuu-Ga had a higher score after the Prelim & Final - but for him to win the LC day in terms of the Iron Hound doesn't quite seem right after Garis beat him for BoB. I am curious to see who won the title - but I am not sure what I will think of the decision. Sigh. There is much less drama if one just runs in Singles as I do.
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