From the car window…
Posted: October 20, 2009 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain Leave a commentLast night at the Lhasa Apso Club of Central Colorado meeting, Ginny commented on the photo I shared yesterday morning. A bit out of focus. Actually, no. It was taken through a window in the motel, looking out at the street through heavy rain, backed by puddles on the street. If you look closely, you’ll see chain link fence. I saw impressionism and snapped the image. Most of our sight seeing looked like this…
Reminds me street scenes painted in the 1880s, without being framed by a windshield and wipers, of course! The colors in this corner market were vivid in the gray light.
My favorite place was this studio…
Apprentices start by landscaping for several years before being allowed to start in one of the wood shops. The grounds are peaceful, restful, full of zen. Nothing was in bloom, yet it was beautiful.
I’m baaaack…
Posted: October 19, 2009 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos | Tags: Debby Rothman, Julie Timbers 2 CommentsAfter being gone for a week, I arrived home yesterday afternoon. Rick flew in Thursday, picked me up and off we went to sight-see for a couple of days. Sight-seeing in the rain makes for some rather interesting images, which I’ll share later.
The dogs did awesome National Specialty week, from Stevie’s 5-point major to Margo’s wagging tail to agility superstar Josie. With the exception of two third places – and, hey, third ain’t bad National Specialty week! – each FFT dog won her class each day shown. There were a total of four Specialties; each girl entered a bit differently, showing one day perhaps not another. Stevie – FFT Take The Money And Run – started the week off with Best of Winners from the Bred-By-Exhibitor class and ended it with RWB at the National. Not bad for a puppy! Ella – FFT Melou Well Said – won the open bitch class twice. Candice – FFT U Can Do Magic – won the open bitch class under Ray Sledzik and placed 3rd at the National.
Wednesday Melissa ran both Suds and Josie in agility, for a total of 5 runs. Wow! Run! Josie! Run! She is phenomenal! Fast as the wind and full of enthusiasm. I mean FULL of enthusiasm. She was, bar none, the best dog running. So fun to watch! Suds was solid in both his runs, with good times, earning a new title. Let’s see if I can get this right….I’m trying to learn the agility details. He earned his last qualifying score for his Agility Novice title – denoted with NA after his name. And a ribbon with Bling!
Before heading to work, with lots more to tell, I want to share this photo I took in-camera from the window of the Motel 6 Rick and I stayed in.
Pumpkin Puppy Treats
Posted: October 5, 2009 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentThanks Kathy!
Ingredients:
Directions: Preheat oven to 300 F.
Mix all ingredients together. Drop small spoonfuls (I use about half of a tablespoon) onto a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
If you’d like to make bite sized cookies for small dogs, training rewards or just small treats, you can use a pastry bag
and squeeze out rosettes about the size of a dime for tasty bite sized cookies! For these minis, adjust the baking time, 12-14 minutes.
Pumpkin is Great for Dogs & Humans
This pumpkin dog treat is loaded with Beta carotene and anti-oxidants especially vitamins C and E. These vitamins help to lower cancer risk, cataracts and heart disease.
Reasons….
Posted: September 30, 2009 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 2 CommentsThanks to Vickie for helping me out here! I continue to edit Ancient Treasure in every spare minute. And look forward to being back here in several weeks!!!! From your lame editor, Debby
A quickie for the blog <g> …Top 10 Reasons You Need a Vacation From Your Dogs …
1. When your spouse’s shocked voice shouts from the shop, “Honey, come quick, I’ve had a terrible accident!” … you show up breathless with a mop and scent neutralizer.
2. You wake panicked in the middle of the night when you sense you suddenly have room to move your body around the bed.
3. You can’t sleep unless you hear lots of heavy breathing in your bedroom
4.The emergency number on your speed dialer is for the dog’s veterinarian.
5. When someone taps you on the shoulder, you tell them firmly, “Off!”, then “Down!”.
6. When tempers flare among your family members, you pull out the long forefinger, pointedly raise your voice and shout “Go to your crates, now!”
7 When someone asks what’s for dinner you automatically reply, “Kibbles and Bits”.
8. When you are walking a ring around the local park and someone points at you and your dog, you raise both arms over your head, whoop and go looking for a ribbon.
9. When shopping, your best friend asks you what you think of that snappy suit in the window, and you scowl and mutter, “Useless … it’s the same color as my dog and it has no pockets.”
10.When your neighbor points to her crawling infant and asks you what you think of her new baby, you study it for a minute and reply, “Well, a little short on coat and long in the hock, but that kid has a great topline!”
Buried in editing
Posted: September 21, 2009 Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info | Tags: Debby Rothman, Gompa Lhasa Apso Leave a commentThe best laid plans of mice and men. Buried in the film for the past three days, there’s still plenty of work to do on it. The presentation is three weeks from tomorrow! If you can’t find me on the blog or at the shop grooming dogs, I’ll be in the editing room.
Can’t imagine what it was like to edit a film prior to the digital age!
There’s a stockpile of things waiting for the blog…alongside the emails that keep piling up. All will have to wait.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 