Perkins Update

I have Perkins here for doggy sitting until the end of the month. I am posting this for his dad Brian so he knows that he is doing well & we have had no "accidents" so far, (knocking on wood)....you see, at Christmas when I had Perkins, he jumped up to grab a ball from my hand, pirouetted in the air & landed on his side with a big thump! That earned him a visit to the vet as he sprained his shoulder....poor Perkins. Then the last time we had him he rushed down the stairs to greet Brad & slid all the way down...eeek...thankfully he sustained no injuries that time!
However, we had one teeny tiny minor occurrence last night before agility class....I was ready to leave , had Kort loaded in the van & came back to get Perkins, but I couldn't find him...he sometimes hides when he doesn't want to do something, like go for a walk when it's cold out...anyway, I looked & looked for him but couldn't find him anywhere, I was just starting to panic when I tried the closet, there he sat, pleased as punch looking at me as if to say "it's about time you fool!", & then he calmly exited!
I guess he had wandered in when I was grabbing a shirt & I didn't notice, oops!!
Don't worry Brian, he was only there for about 10 minutes...totally safe LOL!, whew!

Another Day In The Neighbourhood!

A big orange hissing cat that wouldn't move off the sidewalk, a guy on a skateboard with his out of control brown lab running beside him, a lady, her child & an 11 week old beagle puppy, a screaming labradoodle with her dad, a black lab trying to jump over her fence, & a miniature pincher & maltese that escaped from under their fence & ran after us.....
These were a few of the things we saw on this mornings " relaxing" walk....big sigh :)

Scent Hurdle

Kort continues to impress me with how quick he is catching on to this new "game". Tonight at practice we did more scent discrimination & Kort picked his dumbbell each time, one time he picked his up, dropped it, went & checked all the other dumbbells, then decided he had the right one the first time! He has yet to get it wrong!
Then we split up into 2 teams & did a practice race, it was the first time most of the dogs had done this & they all were great. I put Kort's dumbbell in a different spot each time & he brought it back each time!
Kort & I are both enjoying this so much!
Here is a picture of Amanda's Wicca looking for her dumbbell during a race.

If you want to check out our team go to our Scent Hurdle blog listed in my favourite blogs to the right...we are called No Nonscents!

Are You Kidding Me !!

I can appreciate the beauty Mother Nature has to offer , but sometimes she just sucks!......
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A spring storm that whipped across southern Alberta Wednesday dumped wet, heavy snow that knocked out power lines, closed highways brought Lethbridge to a virtual standstill for most of day.

Snow reaching up to depths of 60 centimetres fell across all of southeastern Alberta, stretching from the Trans-Canada Highway south to the U.S. border and Highway 2 east to Saskatchewan.

The storm crippled Lethbridge as power outages left three-quarters of the city without electricity. Schools were closed while the hospital reverted to emergency power. Residents were asked to reduce water consumption because the water treatment centre was also affected.

Mayor Bob Tarleck said the city enacted a stage one emergency response — the lowest of the three levels — in response to the storm, which dumped about 20 to 25 centimetres of snow over Lethbridge.

"Spring came in suddenly and ferociously," he said.

By late Wednesday afternoon, power had been restored to most of the city and officials were watching for flooding as the snow began to melt in the warmer temperatures.

Tater Dog

Guess Who's 8 today!......

I love my Tater Dog!......



Happy Birthday Tate!
Thanks Amanda for helping to make Tate's day so special for me :)