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Some dogs who come along end up becoming big parts of our lives Stanley ~ Taxi ~ Macho
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Stanley Ch Mikulov Full Metal Jacket Such a fun dog to take to Shows As well an enjoying himself (and showing it in the ring!), he is easy to live with and accepting of the training and show routine. After gaining his Championship title in February, he continued to make an impact - including this win at Junee in May - his first Best Exhibit in Group - which he took through to Runner Up to Best in Show |
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A week later Macho won through to Best Puppy in Show at Yass
Mikulov This Is Living 5 June 2010 |
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We were asked to take in some Huskies for some people we know who were facing life changes. Sibaska Madison Avenue "Madison" her pups were born on 16 April A real rainbow litter - 4 pups, 4 different colours
Pale red male Grey male Dark red female Black female
we kept Bolt Mikulov Zoom Zoom |
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We welcomed the return of Denver
Mikulov Take Me Home
a full brother to Biggles
Aust Ch / Am Ch Highlander's Duncan Macleod (Imp USA) x Champion Sibertac Chase The Ace ET
eyes checked clear including gonioscopy in April 2010 |
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Savanna came to us from the same breeder. By one of these serendipidous coincidences, Savanna was born here back in 2005 - a daughter of Ch Starscape River Dance ET (AI) - the lovely Flow
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Savanna's litter was born in mid May - sired by Grand Champion Sibertac Highway To Hell
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Mikulov User Friendly Toffee came back to stay here from April while her owner started out afresh We took her to some Shows and she won Runner Up To Best in Group at her second day out - Southern Region Country Classic on 26 June.
We also looked after Frosti and Dekoda for their owner |
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This year saw us embark in a different direction - we bought a
Northstar Camper unit which fits on top of a Hilux dual cab 4 WD vehicle.
The bonus is that the unit lifts off easily, leaving us with a multi purpose
car, automatic (to save my knees from more wear and tear) and on LPG - which
saves a considerable amount in fuel costs. We are looking forward to disappearing into the wide blue yonder from time to time exploring much more of this great country, and tagging a couple of dogs along for company (and Shows!) |
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January saw us start work on renovating another room in our old house here on
the old Lake George Mines site at Captains Flat. Our bedroom, this time The first job was to strip off the insulating cladding (painted yellow-green in this picture) which covered all walls. This revealed lovely timber boards, which is what we planned to paint and feature. 2 pictures of the old wardrobes and walls before we started are below |
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The cladding on the ceiling was also pulled off - and at 8 foot,
this called for a ladder to help make the job easier. No job is as easy as the initial ideas suggested - the timber boards of the wall beside the window which was insulated with sawdust rotted through when that sawdust became damp and remained so for some time. Which meant more pulling to get them off, and cutting replacement boards to fill the gap. Before and after pictures of this part of the wall are below And therein lies another tale . . . . |
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School holidays in January - such a fun time to spend 2 days in Casualty at
Canberra Hospital. Richard was cutting the boards to fit, and as he turned away from the circular saw, he just brushed it with his fingers "I think we need a trip to the hospital this time" was how he told me! No permanent damage - just a few stitches across the central 2 fingers and a chipped fingernail - and the inconvenience of putting the work on hold for some weeks while the cuts healed completely. The work continued, and the results proved amazing - even to ourselves! |
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Kayla turned 2 in January - and is such a sweet young girl
- Richard sure is a happy Grand- Dad!
(here with Chantelle) |
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