Mr Big...selected for Team GB :-)

Wow, Mister Big and Marc - I am so proud to say they have been selected to represent Team GB and be part of Team GB for the FCI World Agility Championships to be held in the Czech Republic in October 2012.

The website for the championship is up: http://agility2012.cz/en/news/
It is great to see that the event is now over 3 and half days.

Marc and Bigs won the small category qualifying event overall. How I wish I had been there to compete and watch  with Zev but alas course skills delivery meant I had to be assessed on training design and delivery. How I managed to deliver anything was a surprise as my mind was on Mister Bigs and Marc.

As the excitement grows shopping as befitting a poodle a load of goodies with GB emblems such Lead, Towel, Blanket, Tag, Flexi Lead, Harness etc., Even Marc gets a looking with clothing ;-) Then add one most excellent groom in the form of Nicola Garrett...how brilliant that such an experienced and talented agility person will be looking after him and Marc.

Good luck to all at the FCI World Agility Championships. As they say Run Fast, Run Hard and Run Clean...

pps the crazy football hat shows how tiny Big is

Olympia and We are snowed...

Its back, worse than before, yep the snow that the young uns of our group seem to find so delightful has decided to come back. But today it did look rather splendid and once I managed to get back home from work I could enjoy the scenery.  Its OK on the main roads, but the last mile or so feels more like 20. Fortunately I can work from home tomorrow if it still bad. Then just need to get through Friday and then its the holidays for just over a whole week. Yahooo, can't wait.........

Big had a great time last weekend at Olympia with Marc, I stayed home with the other dogs. Next year I hope to have a dog sitter for all our guys so that I can go to, which would be rather great. Whilst glory was not to happen this time round, it was a really good experience for Bigs, who absolutely lapped up the attention. The photo is of Bigs under the Olympia Christmas Tree, which is of course the best place to pose. My thanks to the OBays for the photo.

Christmas comes early...Yes...Yes...Yes.. :-)

Both Bigs and I have received Christmas presents early. First, I have got a job so from the new year I will no longer be economically inactive (tell that to the credit card that got me through the last few months!). I decided back in the summer enough was enough with my previous job in one of the worse recessions, and left. It was a huge disappointment to be in placed in such a position. But heck, what is life but a learning curve? The job I landed, I am really excited about I will just have to see how it pans out. So come the end of January I will have money, I will be employed, and able to afford agility shows! It is such a great feeling and a huge relief. And I have missed having my own money for sure. Whilst it has been a difficult process I have no regrets, the only regret would be if I had not taken the action to change the way things are going. To Marc and friends who have helped me through this period - thank you.

On to Big's Christmas present, he had finally outgrown his puppy coat and we know he not going to get any bigger so the time has come for him to have a grown up coat. He is just such a cutie and wears his new coat with such panache. And with the cold weather hitting the UK, it came just in time. Now all I have to do is try and find Rivi a coat that fits her gazelle like figure.

Weeheee - fun in the snow

Why the snow sends the guys into orbits of sheer joy, I don't know. But they certainly made me smile with their antics, running around with a bit of conifer trimming. It was hard to keep them in view!