Swayze

Swayze came to us at six weeks old back in October. His mum is a working sheepdog and dad is a patterdale on a farm in Devon. He was unplanned and unwanted.I have to say he is full of fun and mischief and we all love him to bits.I am absolutely enjoying every minute with him , he makes me smile and laugh every day.

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Tippex

Many of you have been asking about Tippex so I thought it was high time I updated. Thankfully I can report that all is well and he is getting stronger by the day. For those of you that don't know six weeks ago Tippex collasped very suddenly one morning ,he seemed to be in great pain and was struggling to walk properly.I went straight to my vets who were able to take xrays without the need to do a GA. Bless him he was such a good boy he let them do all they needed with only a light sedation. I have been going there for nearly twenty years and can't praise them all enough for the great care that all my guys have been given over the years.
Anyway to cut a long story short Tippex was referred to Noel Fitzpatick of "The Bionic Vet " fame and was operated on that night.The simple story is that two of the discs were squashed and had to be cleaned out.Tippex was kept in for four days and was returned home with the aid of a sling to walk but only toilet breaks in the garden and strict rest. I was shown a number of physio excersises that had to be done six to eight times a day. It was very distressing for me to watch him unable to stand on his own let alone walk but he just seemed to accept it. Typical terrier just wanted to be on his way as quicky as possible.
On day eight I came down in the morning to see him stand up in his cage and wag his tail at me, I can't find the words to begin to desribe how happy I was. That all seems such a long time ago, now we are up to 45 minute walks on a flexi and he loves every minute of it. He also is having lots of physio and hydrotherapy which he loves.

I could tell by the look on some peoples faces when I told them that they were wondering why I put him through all the surgery at the age of 14 and a half, and for the first few days I sometimes questioned myself too.But we talked it through in great detail and the vets gave us good odds in his favour so we felt he deserved to have the best shot.To see him trotting along in the woods his tail never stopping I know we made the right decision.


Here he is enjoying the sunshine that first week home.I love the way Ink and Fizzle lie close to the pen to keep him company.

Ailish sitting with him to keep him company and a gentle cuddle.

Returning to the land of blog

I'm back and would love to say that I've been somewhere doing amazing things but just all the normal everyday stuff and as usual there's never enough time in the day!! Once I got past a the first month or so I just seemed to lose interest in updating the blog.

Never did manage to sort out my video of our Crufts win but Lian found this copy that someone did on youtube,so better late than never they say.....

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Lots of news to catch up on so keep watching and hopefully it won't be another seven months :) :)

Slightly better photo ! I am working on the video, hopefully won't be too long.

Crufts....Wooo Hoooo

I can't believe it, I'm still not quite back to earth. We won the small teams.... What a little angel, she ran her little socks off a fantastic clear round in the final. I have to say my nerves got the better of me in the semis. It was a first time for both of us in the main ring, and I had the worry of letting my team mates and Ryan down.Thank you and congratulations to my fellow team mates Anne and Roxy,Wendy and Cruise and Suzanne and Keane.

Lovely walks

Half term has come and gone so quickly. We did meet up with Lian and went for a lovely walk to Oxshot woods.I've never walked here before, the sun shone and we walked for over two hours.Lian took some fantastic photos -thank you Lian



Poor Ink has to constantly put up with Fizzle yapping in her ear and generally making a nuisance of herself !










But she only puts up with for so long...






My lovely Ink




The naughty but very cute Fizzle




My faithful old Tippex



All the dogs ran and played together and had a great time.

Can't believe it's been so long since I've been in 'blogland' so much much has happened I don't know where to start !! Still rather than writing everything up thought I would put some of the last six months in photos - hopefully much more interesting. Will say a quick word about Ryan though. Our last visit to the hospital was Christmas Eve of all days and he is doing well almost back to normal, he is still however being watched and the next visit will, fingers crossed be the final xrays and discharge.I also wanted to say a big thank you to Andy Hudson (www.bodymechanicsmassage.blogspot.com ) who has been seeing Ryan regularly and has played a big part in Ryan's recovery.


A very special happy birthday tomorrow Ryan, 15 where does the time go ?

In the meantime a very belated but merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy 2011!Thats if anyone out there is still tuning in......

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Playing Catch Up Again

First the good news on Ryan, he has been so patient and done exactly as he was told which means he could do nothing but so far so good and best of all today we went back to the hospital and his plaster has been replaced with one that starts below the knee ! He still is not allowed to bear any weight on the right leg but it is so much easier and more comfortable to get around.

The last few weeks have been busy and difficult at the same time as we have had to rethink our summer but we had a lovely few days on the Isle of Wight . Every year my cousins Anne and Christopher put on a family get together, it is always a great success and a very big thank you to them both.We always have a bouncy castle and this year it was something quite different.It had a beam across the middle which some found more difficult than others to get on! once you were up the idea was to knock your opponent off with a big cushion. The kids were great hanging on upside down and had to be peeled off literally.It's become a bit of a tradition that the group photo is done on the bouncy castle and this year was no exception.

Just a quick note on the agility front ,( mixed feelings about this one as I feel so pleased that Fizzle works for me but a bit guilty at the same time )but at Rugby Fizzle qualified for Crufts 2010 teams, four fast clears put us in first, well done to my fellow team members Anne with Roxy, Wendy with Cruise and Peggy with Zoe. Fizzle was a complete star winning her grade 5 jumping, 3rd in grade 5 agility with me holding all her contacts! Not forgetting Ink 2ND in her grade 6 agility and 5TH in grade 6 jumping.

Ryan's Bad Luck

No one knows whats round the corner! The last 24 hours have been very stressful.Dave went to collect Ryan from scouts last night and when he arrived was told "Ryan's fallen over and hurt himself, someone fell on top of him !". Dave found him in a lot of distress and in great pain brought him home. We had a look and decided that an A & E visit was needed. Result, yes he had broken his tibia and was put in a half cast in case of swelling and back again in the morning.They didn't arrive home until 2am and Ryan and I were back again at 8.45 this morning . More xrays showed that it was indeed a very bad fracture and he is now in plaster from his toes to his hip in the hope that it will stabilize the leg and prevent the need for any surgery, back again next week for further xrays to check there is no bone movement. To make it worse Ryan should have been at Thorpe park today with his school as an end of year celebration. He will also miss his scout trip to Finland in August not to mention all his agility.He has been so very brave - a lot braver than I I'm sure , if the tables were reversed.

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Celebrations.....

I know I've been a very bad blogger again but just must quickly post our big celebration news.

The wonderful Ryan and Fizzle are flying high and have won into grade 5 at Thames plus numerous very good top placings... too many to mention all of them but very well done to you both.







My little super girlie HAS GONE INTO GRADE 7 !!!!
After having so many eliminations recently I was beginning to wonder if we would ever get it together in the ring again, but not only have we won into grade 7 but we have had SIX CONSECUTIVE WINS starting at Axtane

grade 6 jumping
grade 6 agility
combined 4-7 jumping
followed by
grade 6 agility
grade 6 jumping
combined 6/7 agility at Watford.

I am so pleased and proud of her I can't begin to say,thanks to all those of you that have given me the support and encouragement and the kick up the ... when I needed it.






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Ryan and Fizzle in to Grade 4

Playing catch up again sorry ! Chippenham Show was an early start and a long day but so worth it. Ryan won the agility and came 4th in the jumping.

Ink was also in good form 2nd in the grade 6 agility by .o12 of a second , a lovely cocker spaniel won that is now gone into grade 7. The jumping I was so pleased with a fast flowing course with some handling as well, to my amazement we came 2nd this was a combined 6/7 course at a championship show ! To round off the day was Fizzle and Ink's first attempt at pairs and we came 7th. Made the drive home much more pleasant.

Easter celebration thank goodness put the small medium ring inside where we were on ring party. Ink's grade 6 agility was up first another 2nd what a good girl she is.
Ryan and Fizzle just to prove it wasn't a fluke won the grade 3 agility again. On the jumping rounds however we both picked up 5 on the weaves !

The Sunday got off to a mad rush Ryan had three rings going at the same time one being the juniors with all three dogs. Not sure who did the most running me back and forth to the car or him in the ring itself. All his runs were clear in juniors Ink came 6th and Fizzle 8th with Tippex just outside the placings. Grade 3 jumping they came 2nd. Fortunately Dave and the girls decided to pop down as it was a local show and they managed to see him win the 1-3 agility - lots of cheering as he crossed the finish line. They also won the small 1-5 tournament overall.

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