Easter Long Weekend

Long is the right word for it too.....

Dante and I went up to Sydney to help his breeder handle her dogs for the Sydney Royal and the NSW Samoyed show. And then hit the show ring back home for two days.

Sydney Royal
Gr Ch Apolar My T Whyt Warrior (Dante's Uncle)

Myself handling Dante's half sister Apolar Hollywood Rose

And the Apolar Breeders Team (Gr Ch. Apolar My T Whyt Warrior, Apolar O Gee Golly Gosh, Apolar Hollywood Rose and Apolar O My Oohlala)

Nsw Samoyed Show
One of the dog classes

Myself again with Apolar Hollywood Rose

We had a fantastic time, I think Dante slept for two days after everything, bless him he was such a good boy the whole time.

Can't say that I won very much over the weekend, but Dante and Yngvie (who I handled for the first time) did pretty well for their first show and first shows in Australia, Yngvie went so far as to get 2 Jr In Group placings, so can't be unhappy with that! And Dante showed like a pro and picked up a Best Baby Puppy and 2nd in Sweepstakes.

Yngvie

Dante

It was lovely to finally meet Dante's father Pan who went Best In Show at the Sammy show and to see his brothers Freddy and Jack (wow they are all such beautiful puppies!) even if Jack and Dante decided they didn't like each other too much when Dante first showed up, they still had a fantastic time and I think he missed them a little when we got home.

Dante's daddy Pan, Ch. Anaky I Don't Give A Damn

Freddy (didn't get a photo of Jack unfortunatly)

Now for a nice relaxing weekend (that will more then likely be filled with washing dogs and mowing the lawn) before our trip away to Bathurst next weekend, 4 shows in 3 days, should be a blast.

S.

Photo Update

Just thought I would add a few photos taken on the weekend of Dante and Alchemy.
Dante went to the park for the first time and had a fantastic time, we were happy when we got home, he slept like the dead for the rest of the night, a tired puppy is a happy puppy.

And Alchemy, finally growing back some coat after the huge drop she had over summer.

And one of the Samoyeds together (off cause Alchemy got pissy with me for taking photos instead if giving her her dinner so she was pulling faces)

And one of Allie and Lestat (can't leave out the lovely Lab)

In other news Yngvie is going in for his hip scores this week so fingers crossed we get good results and Dante is in training for his debut in the show ring this coming Sunday, naturally I am nervous as hell.
We have done so much training but as anyone with show puppies will know you can train them until you think they have it down perfect and then on the day they forget everything and muck up like crazy lol
All the fun of having show dogs.

S

Its Been Awhile

I've not looked here for so long, oops.

Alot has happened since I last wrote about Mistral's toy swallowing habit. I wont bore you with the minor details but just update the big stuff.

We moved house and found that even though being slightly closer to a city we managed to go without internet connection for almost three months! But the lack of tv and internet did give me a good chance to spend more time with the dogs and get some nice photos of them enjoying their new home.

Their favourite activity seems to be running around the house in laps at top speed:





Even Lestat seems to like it here, he might not be too thrilled about me putting a photo up of him in his pj's though......


Alchemy gained her Australian Championship title as well, taking only 7 months in total. We are so very proud of our little girl.


Mistral showed us all how well behaved he is by letting me dress him up for a Halloween parade at a show recently. He was a fallen angel which I though very appropriate for a Samoyed


And lastly we have big news.
A very special young dog will be joining us here in Australia soon, co owned between myself and Icemist kennels.
We have been waiting for a long time for this young man and as they day of his arrival grows closer we get more and more excited!
I wont let on where he is coming from or his name yet but here are a few pics for now.




S.

Dog Vomit

Mistral is going to be one of these dogs that drives me insane for the rest of him life.

Allie has this fantastic little giraffe toy she totally adores (she picked it herself at the store and proudly took it to the counter, let it be scanned and then walked out with it) and we noticed earlier this evening that it was missing one of it's legs.

Off cause it wasn't Allie, she never eats anything except food and roo poo (her choice of dinner most nights! ewwwww)
We looked at Lestat, he has taken out shoes, makeup, carpet, clothing and a mosquito net and has swollowed things before but then we saw Mistral, sitting in the corner looking very guilty.......

Right, out comes the soda crystals and two seconds later, giraffe leg......would you believe the mongrel tried to eat it again!!!!

I have never been so happy for a dog to vomit in my life.

Arggggggg, this dog is going to be the death of me!

S.

Spitz Meet, Sydney

Just a couple of photos from the lastest Spitz meet.

Alchemy






Jedi the Keeshond




Paddington the Finnish Lapphund


Zero the Siberian Husky


And Coco the Samoyed puppy (sooooo cute)


S.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALCHEMY

I should have done this yesterday but I didn't get a chance.

A huge Happy first Birthday to my stunning baby girl Icemist Ever Dream, aka, Alchemy or Cookie as she is affectionatly known.

I can't believe my darling little girl is already 1 whole year old.
You would never think it though, she is a big puppy really and I think it will take a good number of years before she is really grown up.

She has been the sweetest, easiest little girl to live with, no one can ever stay angry or annoyed with Allie, she worms her way into your heart and stays there.

So here are some photos of my little Cookie:



















Love you little girl
S.

Worlds Most Expensive Sock

Mistral is a known eater of pretty much anything he can get down his throat (hell some things he can't but god knows he trys), socks are his absolute favourite.
And it's not just anyones socks, only mine.

So we have made extra sure that any socks are out of his reach. Well apparently i wasn't carefull enough. One of my knee high socks went missing the other day. I had put them up out of the way and assumed that I had misplaced one somewhere.

I wish I had been right

Thursday night Mistral was ill. By Friday morning he was screaming in pain.
Off to the vet first thing in the morning and he was in surgery that afternoon. A blackage was found in his stomach, stuck in the passage to his bowel.
*sigh*

That bloody sock.
Cost me $3.50 brand new and ended up costing me $1,100 used and gross......

He is now crated and feeling very sorry for himself with a scar down his stomach that matches the one I have (poor bastard).

Frigging socks

S.