Slow news day

Hi again, Not much happening to day, except it was lovely and warm and sunny and Tiva and I were on the beach romping. I thought I would put on this cute video from when she was wee...she is such a sweetie!

I have just decided that tomorrow we are off to an open show in Ayr! I/we haven't been to ringcraft class or even practiced at home since we returned from NBSDC two weeks ago, so it will be interesting. I'm not even sure that I'll be able to move her round the ring because my ankle is still pretty bad. My friend, Gladys, is going with me, I may draft her in to help. I think she used to show GSD's. Fingers crossed. We'll enter AV Puppy and Prettiest Bitch! The show doesn't start til 2, so we'll have time to get there and practice a bit...I shall report back!

G'night,

Bridgit

Tiva pics

Hi all,



Just talked to my friend Jane, she takes care of my horse and has been a wonderful friend to me. I had called the farriers yesterday to pay an emergency visit to Remy to check for an abscess. Jane says that by the time they got there he was 99% sound and the farrier didn't have to do anything!



He is sounder than I am...still some serious pain in the front of my ankle. I walked Tiva to the edge of the water this morning, thank heaven she was happy enough to have the toy thrown for her, I couldn't have walked her very far. Here's a pic or two from this morning...

Go on Mom, throw the ball!

A tired, wet, dirty, HAPPY dog!

Tiva, playing keep away with the ball

Happy, happy, joy, joy...

Well, that's all for now, enjoy the pics.

Bridgit

SKC and NBSDC Weekend

I am going to back track this entry to last weekend. On Friday, the 16th, I had the car all loaded and just had to throw in myself and the dog, Tiva, and off we set to Strathclyde Country Park to meet 5 other gals and their 13 other dogs! We were all camping over the weekend and competing in the Scottish Kennel Club (SKC) Championship show on Saturday and the Northern Belgian Shepherd Dog Club (NBSDC) on Sunday.

I arrived about 7.30 (TomTom did well) and as I set up my tent, Jan was heating chili on the stove. Sue and Jacqui had a French loaf and Ann provided the cooking facilities...thanks to all of them. Lisa was our other 'team member', she and Jan were Tiva's breeders! We had a great, open-air dinner and talked and got to know each other and hit our sleeping bags about 11.30.

It was soooo cold that I was up about 5.30 and had Tiva walked and ready for our day..NERVOUS. We left for Ingliston about 7.30 and got there in time get a good space ringside and we settled in.

I am so new at this that I can't remember all the awards that 'our gang' got ~ but we really cleaned up! I had Tiva in Puppy Bitch (PB) where we got 2nd and in Jr. Bitch (JB) which we won! You could have knocked me over with a feather! Jan made two of her dogs up to champions and did well with her others, in fact, she went into Best in Show! Ann, Lisa, Sue and Jacqui all placed well, though I cant ennumerate all the wins, as I said, it's all still Greek to me. So it was a great day for TEAM BONVIVANT.

Having placed in the top four also means that Tiva has qualified for Crufts...WOW.

Sunday we had sunny, hot, and windy weather and TEAM BONVIVANT had a repeat of all that success, except for me and Tiva. We got nothing in PB and, though we did win JB, well, we were the only entry. It's still a pretty ribbon, though! Our personal success was that, with Lisa's patient help, Tiva spent the day happily sprawled out in her new crate! Now I won't have to have her constantly attached to my wrist and will be a bit freer to move about.

I have to say thank you to the whole team for all their help, support, and kind words...thankyouthankyouthankyou! And I look forward to seeing you all again over the summer.

Bridgit

Coursliehill XC

Hi all,

I'm gonna try this blog thing! It seem a good place to post pictures and keep everyone up to date on my doings ~ we'll see how it goes.


I'll start with the last few days.


Yesterday (Monday 26 May) was what they call a Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK. It turned out that the Coursiliehill Cross Country was back on this year! I haven't been doing enough jumping lately to be ready for it, so Jenny was going to take Remy in the Novice Class-2'9".


I rode him out on our first hack last Thursday, though, and he picked up a stone in a front shoe, I got it out but it apparently bruised pretty good first. Then I rode him in the (very hard) field on Friday and Jenny jumped him in the school on Saturday. Jane noticed that he was going a little short and they stopped the lesson, but it was too late. By afternoon he was hopping lame! Jenny tubbed it with Epsom salts and then I did it again in the evening and twice on Sunday, but he's getting worse, obviously developing an abscess. No XC for him on Monday then. Shoot.



Sunday afternoon Me, Jane, Jenny, Stacey, and Tiva piled into the Kia and off we went to walk the course as Jane was still going to be going in the Open class. There are a couple of really exciting jumps and one really scary: a row of tires to jump with a drop on the other side (probably about 4 ft down) then 1 or 2 strides to another row of tractor tires, so quite high (about 3'6") and all on a slight left hand bend! And it's only the 3rd jump on the course!



The rest of the course is much like it was two years ago, steps, a coffin, and a palisade. No water, the crick was dry with all the sun and wind we have had lately!

Here's Jane and Bart on their ride...

That's all for today, I think. Tiva and I will be going to the stable to see Remy and then to ringcraft class tonight.

Bye now,

Bridgit