Getting in some practice .... it paid off.

It's been a rough ole month, and finalizing my interview on Thursday and a 3hr exam Friday.... it was sooooo nice to get away and do one of my passions this weekend.... and having it be a successful day was the cherry on the top!

I had been asked to show Linda Howie's sheltie, BPIS Shelamo's Riding The Sky - "Whistler" for the Saturday shows in Kingston.

With only 45 minutes to groom this boy, under respected judge Melvin Beech, I was able to show handle "Whistler" to a Winner's dog, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex for a 5 pt win to finish his Championship.  His is now BPIS CH Shelamo's Riding The Sky. 

Congrat's Linda and Maureen, and thank you for entrusting this boy with me.  I enjoyed the experience... and I hope to carry this on when I bring my very own to their first shows next weekend.   

After the show, we took some pics of him.  I was very pleased on how they turned out.  Here are a few of my fav's.

More on the story and images on Maureen's Blog....

The Dog Room

To get the jist of it.... this room is no more than 7.5 x 11. Located in the very back end of my basement.

It has taken almost 6 months from start to finish to do this room. Now let's not forget, 3 Birthdays, Christmas, and everything in between (other Reno's) that put this renovation on hold.

I made some curtains out of "Herding Group" fabric, which I was able to pull 3 Yummy colours of paint from the Merle Collie. The colours are: Chocolate, Carmel and "Cinnamon Cake".

The concrete floors had to have some drycore cut to measure and then a resiliant floor, 25years guaranteed, scratch proof, waterproof, and some cushion. The floors look like ceramic flooring, almost a "slate" look - matching my paint colours on the wall.

After that,, the hard work... the pipes for hot and cold water... and all the plumbing to install the pro stainless steel tub!

Thanks Eddie for getting this room done for me.

Thank you Judy for all the white towels....or should I say, thanks for a your travelling husband - LOL!!!

This wall is the wall of my future Champions, yes I can be very optimistic. I have created the silouettes with stucco to give texture, and now it's just a matter of painting the individuals out. This will take some time, but, I will post them as I finish them.

The Dog Room

Well its finally done! With the exceptions of some artwork that I have to paint...but the tub is working... and the floors are installed.... the walls are painted.. it's looking really good.

I will put up some pics once I clean it up. I was so excited and the dogs stink, that I have washed a total of 3 dogs in 2 days. The last one is being done tonight. I hope Bria will help me out.