I've been looking into getting another puppy in the distant future (2-5 yrs). This time I wanted a show quality Aussie that I could show and hopefully use for breeding eventually. After looking through several breeders, I contacted one in New Mexico and got a chance to talk to her today. While on the phone she said she had the perfect puppy for what I wanted. She hasn't sold her yet because if I don't take her, she is going to keep her and breed her when she's old enough. I looked at her… Continue

I let the dogs out to play when I got home from work today and thought I'd leave them out for the better part of the afternoon to just wrestle and run since it was such a nice day out. About 20 min after I let them out I heard a lot of noise. I went outside to see what was going on and the closer I got to the door, the more I could hear high-pitched crying and squealing. My first thought was "uh-oh!" I thought maybe they had gotten into a fight and one of them was getting hurt or another dog… Continue

After a lot of research on doggy allergies and itchy dogs I came across an article about yeast infection in animals' systems (here if you are interested in reading: http://www.greatdanelady.com/articles/systemic_yeast_mini_course.htm). I went to the nzymes.com site and did some more research and even did a couple googles searches for reviews. I couldn't find much negative about the Nzymes product so I ordered the Anitoxidant treats the Bac-Plus (probiotics) and the Ox-E drops.



I got… Continue

Lyla discovered something amazing yesterday... if she climbs up on to the arm of the sofa, and really coils her corgi springs tight, and times it just right, she can jump all the way from the couch to the loveseat (a good 2-3 feet at least). It's very impressive! I can almost see on her face the self-talk she must be doing inside her head as she psychs herself up to jump. "Okay, it's a really long way away, but I can do it. I've done it before. I'm scared. No I'm not! I'm a big girl. I can make… Continue

Tonight I did something unforgivable, something that no nice, respectable pet owner would ever do... I brought a hula hoop into the living room! I know, I know, I'm horrible.



The way Lyla acted you would have thought I was getting ready to put her in the garbage disposal. I wasn't even asking her to get near it and already she was hiding behind the couch. Sky was having fun jumping in and out of it so I started coaxing Lyla toward it. She walked up to it in her "I'm the 'scaredest'… Continue

Sky is going to start Agility classes this week! I am so excited and I know he would be too if he understood. Has anyone ever done agility before? Any stories or suggestions?

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on Lyla since it's been a while. She turned 7 months old yesterday and is getting so big! Over 17 pounds now! She is still lacking many "Corgi" traits I have been expecting to kick in any day. She is NOT food motivated, she doesn't even finish her meals most of them time, and when she does, she acts like it's a chore. Silly Corgi. She is also still really laid back and almost never rambunctious. When she's outside she is a hyper little dog, but as… Continue