A day of rest?

Took yesterday off because my foot that I had hammertoe surgery on in November was really swollen on Wednesday. Talked to the doc and he said I really needed to elevate it so even though I do elevate it at work I stayed home yesterday and forced myself to stay in bed until 10:30 am with it up. It looked better than it has since the surgery after that.

Then the racing around began, I had an appointment to take Chupa and Oscar in for their rabies shots and a last combo at 11 am. So off I went then remembered after spending an hour there talking to my vets wife Linda that I also needed stamps so across town and then back home. Got home, changed vehicles loaded the other one with trash (living rural I have to take my own off), took off trash went to bank ( forgot to take check I needed to deposit on the first run to town) then stopped by coop to get 3 bales of grass hay for the sheep. Got home unloaded hay into catch pen where they eat, went in got the dewormer for pups, dewormed them then put them back out. Filled up all my self feeders, cleaned one of the dog runs that has been under snow forever it seems, repaired one side of one of my dog buildings with a hammer and nails.

Now I can come inside out of the 33 degree weather. Wash dishes, vacumn do two loads of towels in the laundry room, swab Tory with her DM kit, then fill out the information to reorder a registration application that someone with a puppy lost, send in a transfer on a bounce back dog that is coming home, fill out paperwork on 3 sheep I sold last week and prepare a puppy packet for a puppy that is leaving tomorrow. Look at options for upcoming field trials vs dog shows. Wonder which I'll pick.

Finally sleepytime

The next generation

At the BCGA ASFA trials Dec 17 and 18 I managed to practice and then certify what I hope to be part of the next generation of Avalon Borzoi (coming up on #49 January 28th so can't help but wonder how many more generations I have the stamina for). Then two weeks later I brought her back out for her first real competition, and I am pleased to report that "RTee" appears to have the same back as her father and grandfather before her, and more than a passing interest in chasing plastic. She came home with two firsts and 48 ASFA points. Now to ease her through open without her getting interfered with, always a worry when running open dogs.

Photo at the top of this entry Nov 2001 FC Silkenswift Camus Dark Realm MC, LCM2,SGRC2,V-FCH, ROMX (BIF DC Mufasa Midnite O' Silkenswift SC, LCM ORC x Silkenswift Isis O' Shadlows JC) aka "Neechee"

Middle photo by Dan Gauss January 2007 BIF FC Avalon Dark Voyager of Ryhka SC, LCM (Neechee x Deuterium's Selenium of Ryhka SC, FCH, GRC, ORC) aka "Vger"

Bottom photo by Lee Gearheart December 2009 Avalon Artemis ("Vger" x Avalon Solarra SC, JOR, FCH) .

Another little potential superstar waiting in the wings (just certified with ASFA) is Avalon Talinn (Riven x Autumn) Lee got some photos of her as test dog at these trials that look so much like her grandsire Darkling it flight it was startling.