Event filled weekend

There are many dog events this weekend in the Salt Lake City Area.

So, if you are in SLC, here are the events!

APA All Breed Weight Pull in American Fork -Yep, it is here!
Friday and Saturday 4/24 and 4/25 click above to read specific information.
This is a very cool event and hosted by a new all breed weight pull club in Utah County. One of the guys putting on the show, is a visitor at my store. They are so nice! Here is a photo of his Rosie: They practice on Saturday at 1:00.So if you are interested, check out the weight pull event and get more practice info from them. Again, the guys that run this club are awesome and very responsible breeders. Their dogs all come from Championship lines, health tested and they follow the Breeders Code of Ethics
Agility Trial 4/25 and 4/26 at the South Jordan Equestrian Center. I am hoping to go watch some of my favorite BC's and ACD's run..

And last, but not least, Course A Lure is at the HS of Utah Saturday 4/25 and Sunday 4/26 starting at 10:00 am each day. Jake is very excited, and well so am I. I would love to try Sneek on the course. Lord knows, she has prey drive. It became very apparent, when I fell on my @ss in the back yard and almost lost my arm, while she whipped into prey drive chasing one of the outdoor cats (stop laughing!) Thank God for my leather leash and prior gymnastic training on the proper way to fall - lol

WW - My Other Splurge

What isn't a wall?????

So Sneek is doing very well on her wall turns. I am working on making them tighter and with more lunge.

But, now I have created a monster! No seriously, she is now doing the wall turn on anything she can - chair, couch, window ledge, and the front window...Yep, I said it - the front window...I came home and saw her do it . I thought maybe I was wrong; and I told Billy what I saw. He said - oh yea she does it when she is really excited. It's usually the window ledge, but sometimes I see her have all four feet on the front window....

WTH??!! Praying she doesn't hurt herself. Glad she enjoys her new trick so much. Hopefully, it will transfer to the box.

Sneek gets the Evil Green Snake

Sneek got to play with the evil snake last night. We wondered if she would like water or not.


She looked like a wet rat by time her play was done.
Billy loves to egg her and Maddie on.....(check out her muscles in her back legs on this photo...BABY GOT BACK!)
The ability to swim is yet to be seen. I can't wait until it warms up so I can see if she can actually swim...

Jake and Zoe were out there too. They just watched her like she was absolutely crazy and saying to themselves, "You terrier's are NUTS".

WW - We're just waiting on a birdie....

I have buds!

I planted lilac and snowball bushes last year. I was a little worried that they would not bloom this year. I don't exactly have a green thumb...But to my pleasant surprise, my lilac bushes have buds. I was so excited when I saw them yesterday.

I love the smell of the lilac. Growing up, we had a huge huge lilac bush by the drive way. I loved smelling the lilacs when I would come home and open the car door. My mother loved it also. My father did too, except when it got so big and crowded the garage door. He did get in trouble a few times for cutting it too short. Imagine that - I can remember those arguments!

I think that is part of the reason I planted so many lilac bushes - not only the smell, but as a way to remember home, a way to honor our Mom...

Changes for Bust Dog Survivors

The HSUS and pro pit bull groups met in Vegas earlier this month to discuss Bust Dog Survivors. This was such a necessary Summit, especially after what happened to the Westside Kennel dogs.

To read about the outcome, please visit this post on the Bad Rap Blog.


It is good news!

Thanks to all the groups who went to bat for the dogs confiscated during fight bust raids.