Category: Kim

  • Kennel Cough – Day 9,012

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    Hope is slipping away for the British Flyball Championships. We have to decide by this evening, and of course let our other team members decide as well. Dylan has stopped coughing entirely now. He coughed twice yesterday whilst he was on the lead but he was pulling and I think his throat is still a…

  • Kennel Cough continued

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    Ok, I’ve lost track of the days now. It feels like it’s been forever! The dogs are going stir crazy as it’s nearly impossible to take them for long walks where we won’t bump into anyone. They’ve been going out at about 9:30 to try and avoid other dogs but it’s very hard! I’ll cautiously…

  • Heart Murmur

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    Kim had her heart murmur confirmed as a Grade 4-5 (out of 6). It’s currently nearer to a 4 than a 5 but it is borderline. That she has shown no clinical symptoms is positive but she will go in for a cardiac ultrasound to identify the exact cause of the problem. That she is…

  • Weekend

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    Oops, nearly a week since the last update! I guess I just don’t have much to discuss at the moment, and it’s nice to have a weekend free of competition! The dogs all ran well at flyball training on Wednesday and Saturday. Dylan has been working his socks off for me. He’s scheduled to make…

  • EMDAC – Mixed Fortunes

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    Kim Kim has ruined her reputation for consistency, if nothing else. She couldn’t have shown any less enthusiasm this weekend! She was placed 9th in Primary Agility on Thursday but I can’t even remember running the class so it can’t have been a great run, and it only got worse. We didn’t get another clear…

  • Graduation, upcoming EMDAC, Mollie can Jump!

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    I graduated on Monday — I’m now officially a graduate of the University of Leeds! I finished with a 2:1 in Classical Civilizations, I’m really chuffed. Unfortunately I now have to find a job and stop lazing around, very sad. My parents did get me a gift on Monday and so now I have my…

  • Trick Training with Props!

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    We have some new toys! Ex-sports equipment is a lot of fun for me and the hounds. Both are foam-padded with a tough outer, and have been acquistioned from the old storeroom. They weren’t being used to their full potential! Kim has been learning to walk backwards up the stairs, which has taken her longer…

  • Otley – Finally Grade 3!

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    As many of you will have heard already, Kim was diagnosed with a heart murmur at the vets during her routine annual checkup and boosters. I didn’t post about it immediately because it took me a while to get my head around the idea that my beautiful girly could no longer claim to be in…

  • Home Farm Flyball

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    Alpha Dogz ran a fab tournament this weekend at Home Farm. Five divisions in 1 ring and they were still finished with presentations at 6:30! So organised and the rosettes were lovely, and they did special keyrings for the dogs in Starters which were fantastic. Dylan was so naughty in his Starters team, I could…

  • Agility Training

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    None of us really wanted to be at training last night, but equally we wanted some distraction. We left the contacts and just did some simple jumping courses instead. I ran Dylan with the new dogs as it does him good to go back to basics and boost his confidence. We definitely did that as…