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March 8th, 2010

Three for three…..

Three new titles, in three months that is! Robbie finished his MXJ in early January, and then his RN at the end of the month. This weekend we went to the DCKC agility trial held at the Gloucester County Dream Park and he finished another title!

With all of the snow that we have had, it has been impossible to get outside to train. So, we were a bit rusty and my timing was off (at times) but, he still managed to earn 2 legs in Open Fast to finish his title! He also picked up another 16 MACH points bringing us to just over 300 points now! But, who’s counting…..?????<ggg>

Robbie at the DCKC trial

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February 16th, 2010

Here we go again…….snow again……..

Just like the rain that never seemed to end all of last Spring and Summer, this winter we have had one snowfall after another. Recently we had a little break, we actually had almost a week between snow falls, enough time that we were just about rid of the snow and down to grass in the yard……then we had snow again today. Today’s snow was not supposed to amount to more than a couple of inches. Hhhhmmmm, sure seems like about 6 or 7 inches to me. The dogs are having a tough time, when they venture outside, the snow is definitly higher than their bellies. This makes it quite a challenge to run and play, but, they still seem to enjoy it!

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February 2nd, 2010

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was very surprised to get a call from Dr Power today with Stormy’s results, it was really good news ! The tumor was something called a trichoblastoma, and it is BENIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only treatment needed for these masses is complete excision. Thank God! My prayers have been answered, he will be fine……a little “naked” on his neck and shoulder <ggg> but FINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the best news that I have had in a LONG time!

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January 29th, 2010

Post op……..”Franken-dog”…….poor Stormy…….

Dr. Power said that Stormy’s surgery went well today. She didn’t like the way the tumor looked, so she took really wide margins to be sure that it was all removed. It will take about a week to ten days for the pathology to come back, until then, all that we can do is pray that tumor is not something serious. Stormy is in a post anesthesia stupor tonight, he can hardly walk the poor boy.

We go back to see Dr. Power in 10 days to have his sutures removed, but, for now Stormy looks like Frankenstein.

"Franken-dog"

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January 24th, 2010

Robbie earns his second title in a month!

Today we attended the back to back Obedience and Rally Trials held by The Brookhaven KC held at the Doggie “U” K-9 Academy in Bay Shore, NY. Robbie qualified in both Rally Trials earning both his 2^nd and 3^rd Rally Novice legs, this finished his first Rally title! He is now officially Wyndrigde Mondavi RN MX MXJ NF!

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January 23rd, 2010

We got some bad news today……

We met with the vet today; she was very concerned after examining Stormy. She gave us the bad news that she did feel that he would have to have surgery as soon as possible. We got everything set up and he is scheduled for surgery on Friday next week.

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January 21st, 2010

OH NO…..

Last night I discovered a good sized lump on Stormy’s neck An ultrasound was done today to see what it looked like, the ultrasound findings were a mixed bag of news. Some OK findings and some…..well not so good…….

The bad news: the mass is solid, it would have been nicer if it were cystic….perhaps even an abscess. Also bad news, it has vascular flow too (not good….)

The good news: it seems well encapsulated, and the Doppler resistive index on the flow is high enough that there is a fair chance that it is not a malignant process.

Next we have an appointment with the vet, I have no doubt it will have to come out ASAP!

Ultrasound of the mass in Stormy's neck

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January 17th, 2010

Coat of a different color……

To this point Robbie has only ever trialed in agility. Though he has had some obedience training; he is by no means ready to show yet, not even in Novice Obedience. Well, this weekend, I was going to an Obedience and Rally Trial with a friend from my training class. I knew that I would be there for the day anyway, so I decided to enter Robbie in Rally Novice. This way, I would have something to do, and he could get a chance in the ring too! Robbie held his own scoring a 98 out of 100, and earned his first leg in Rally Novice! He really did a good job for the training that he has had so far! So, my agility boy is now on the way to his first obedience (sort of) title.

Robbie in his Rally Novice class January 17, 2010

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January 9th, 2010

All of your ducks in a row….

Is this what they mean when they say “have all of your ducks in a row”?….or is that shelties in a row?

Britt, Robbie and Stormy, "sheltie-ducks in a row"

It’s funny how times have changed, when Robbie was a puppy, he was an “on looker” rather than one of the dogs claiming a spot on the couch, <ggg>

5 month old Robbie looking on, while the adults, Sarah and Stormy nap on the couch.

Now that he is all grown up, he has figured out that one of the best things to do on a cold winter day, is find a nice soft place to curl up and enjoy a long winters nap!

Robbie always finds a nice soft spot for his nap!

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January 2nd, 2010

It’s official…..

Our first agility trial of 2010, this weekend we braved an impending snowstorm and went to the Bearded Collie Club of America’s agility trial at AK9-C in New Hampshire. Because of the ominous forecast I decided to cut the weekend short and leave after Saturday’s runs. Robbie had great runs in both Excellent Standard and Jumpers, he double Q’d and finished his MXJ with a placement!! He is now officially Wyndridge Mondavi MX MXJ NF!!! What a great way to start off the New Year!!

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