Cardi Claus

The elves have been busy helping Cardi Claus gather his goodies at the Lyberty house.  The package is ready and will hit the road tomorrow...A day late but not a dollar short.  
Where or where is it going....hint....its headed west of the Mississippi....but won't cross the Rocky Mountains.

Thanksgiving Contentment!

Rosie and my Dad (the I don't need a dog guy) snoozing on the couch this morning.  Ahhh those cardis have a way of winning everyone over.

Rosie's new best friend

Rosie and I drove my Dad to Atlanta for Thanksgiving at my sister's home.  Rosie and my sister's dog, Lola, became fast friends.  Lola is a rescue dog that survived a vicious pit bull attack ...yes she was used as bait.   Here's a shot of the girls recovering from their recent frappe

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Priceville

We had a nice weekend showing at Priceville and came home with 2 more points, despite being an awkward, nekked, noodle girl.  This brings Rosie to a total of 8 points.  She's going to stay home for awhile and grow up before we start looking for those elusive majors.  Thanks to Jeri Lamy for the delicious lunch on Saturday and congratulations to Jeri and Leslie on their new champion - June!

Priceville

Well we didn't get majors but not a bad entry....

Thus - 2-3-1-1
Fri - 3-4-1-2
Sat - 3-5-3-2
Sun - 4-5-2-2

Building Majors

We are trying to build majors at the Priceville, Alabama (Nov. 11th - 14th). This is Division 4 so we need 6 dogs and 9 bitches. By our count, we are close on a dog major and almost 1/2 way on bitches. Here is the Judging Panel (Judging both breed and group on the same day): Thursday: W. Willhauck, Friday: P. Willhauck, Sat: C. Herbel, Sun: P. Beisel-McIlwaine. This show closes on Wednesday so don't delay! Hope to see everybody there! Drop me a line and let me know you are coming.

Rosie Murfreesboro Win!

HERE IS THE OFFICIAL WIN PHOTO FOR THE MURFREESBORO SHOW

I just love the podium backdrop at this show!

Rosie in Nashville.

We had an interesting weekend at the Tri-Star KC show in Nashville.  Rosie showed well on Saturday until some idiot began playing with the microphone when we were in the ring for WB.  On the first go around the speaker came on and started a very loud buzzing and clicking noise. It was a total meltdown for all the girls.   Most judges just stopped, but not ours.  Rosie never recovered so no points for her.  This was the second loudspeaker incident for her, so I was very worried.  I almost pulled her on Sunday, but decided she needed to get back in the ring.   So my goal for Sunday was to make it as fun as possible.  We showed up with my pockets stuffed with 3 different kinds of bait and squeaky toys.  We went in the ring with some apprehension.  When I set Rosie on the table, I told Judge Linda Moore that she had a bad experience with the microphone the day before.  She was fantastic with Rosie and really gave her a chance to show and have fun.  Rosie was the only bred-by so, of course, she won her class.  When we went back in for WB, she did better and lo and behold, she won!  By the time BOB was over, Rosie was giving ears and wagging her tail in the ring.  That's more important to me than the point!

Recent events

The last few weeks have brought a lot of changes and disappointing news both at work and at home bringing an unusual amount of stress into my life. This has culminated in my "catching the crud". As I lay on the couch today nursing a serious sinus headache, I have been mesmerized by the coverage of the Chilean Miners rescue. What an amazing example of strength and faith these men and their families have shown. I think there is a lesson there....

DM Results

I just received the following good news for Lego -

36725 Lego - Cardigan Welsh Corgi Clear (2 copies of the normal allele)

DNA Result - Degenerative Myelopathy DNA Test
Report Date: 9/23/2010

Thank you for choosing DDC Veterinary for your DNA Testing needs. Your official

DNA report for each animal listed has already been mailed.

DNA Testing performed by: DDC Veterinary

Oops she did it again!

Rosie went WB again on Sunday. Woo Hoo!

Rosie

Rosie won bred by class and WB in Chattanooga today for 2 points!

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Good News/Bad News

When ever I am asked this question, "Do you want to the good news or the bad news first?", I always opt to take the bad news first and end on a good note....so here goes.

The Bad News:

Jill is not pregnant! Sigh !!!! - no puppies in the Lyberty House for a while.

The Good News:

We went to Atlanta last weekend and Norman took a 5 point major on Sunday! I am so thrilled for Carol and Frank Richardson as Norman is their first show dog. He now has 8 points toward his championship. Frank put the first 3 points on him and good friend and expert Handler Cheryl Mika took him in for his major win on Sunday! Rosie was entered in Atlanta as well. She did win the Bred-by class on Sunday, but no points for her. I'm ok with it as she is a goofy, hairless tube right now and she showed better each day!

Paws it forward

Look what arrived at the lyberty household earlier this week from Magic Fisher over at Daybreak. As you all can see our Magic is putting his seal of approval on the toys. In the sport of Paws it Forward we will pass our good fortune on to the first 2 bloggers to comment.

Poor Star

Star was spayed on Monday.  She came home that afternoon with a happy wagging tail.  That evening she got a little droopy as expected.  Then to our horror she stood up and left a pool of blood.  So a frantic call to the vet.  We spent the night with ice packs followed by tight pressure bandages.  We reduced the bleeding to an ooze but could not stop it.  She went back to the vet on Tuesday and came home looking like a part mummy.  The good news is the bleeding appears to have stopped and Star's her perky self again.  I'm sure she will be happy when the bandage comes off at noon.

Visitors

Star's boys, Solo and Mugen, came to visit this weekend while their family took a mini vacation. We are always glad when our puppies come back to visit, but this is a little bittersweet. Star is scheduled to be spayed on Monday. Mugen is from Star's first litter and Solo is from her second. Star free whelped two large litters (9 and 10) but we had complications with each. We decided not to put her (or us) through it again - SIGH!

Jill - Is She????

CH GRANGEFIELD TROUBADOUR - Trueman

Jill was bred to this lovely blue boy on July 5th. She started having some morning sickness this week (week 3). Looks like we will be having babies in the Lyberty house over Labor Day weekend!

Breeching a Stud Contract

A person I love and respect recommended Lego for a breeding to a non CWCCA member who had bred one time before. I made a verbal agreement with this person for a Stud fee with a reasonable deposit and the balance due when the puppies were 2 weeks of age, provided there were 2 live puppies. The semen was sent and the bitch took. The puppies were born 3 weeks ago. This "breeder" did not watch her bitch and had no idea that the first puppy was born under a bed. Later she did notice the bitch was in distress and took her to the vet. A C-section was performed. One puppy was stuck in the birth canal and died. Two more puppies survived. The puppy born under the bed was not found until she returned home from the Vet. Of course, this puppy did not survive either. This breeder has refused to pay the balance of the stud fee stating that she did not get what she wanted from this breeding and even demanded that I return the deposit. I know there are a lot of breeders who read this blog. Any suggestions on how to handle this unscrupulous person?

My Review of Bi-Folding Portable Pet Ramp in Black / Blue

Originally submitted at CSN Stores

This Bi-Folding Pet Ramp is great for assisting dogs of any size in getting in and out of their owner's automobile. Lightweight and compact, pet owners can bring this pet ramp anywhere to assist in getting their pet into their automobile safely and securely.

Features:...

Bi-Folding Portable Pet Ramp in Black / Blue

Great Product!

By Lybertygirl from Tullahoma, TN on 7/11/2010

 

5out of 5

Pros: Safe, Easy to Use, Easy to Clean, Quick Installation, Lightweight, Stores Easily

Best Uses: Small Dogs, Older Pets, Auto, Large Dogs, Indoors

Describe Yourself: Long-time Pet Owner

We were fortunate enough to win a CSN gift certifcate. We chose this ramp to assist our 11 year old German Shephard, Maggie. We have very steep steps going down to our back door. This ramp allows Maggie to navigate these steps with ease. Our Cardigan Welsh Corgis love it too! We will be ordering another ramp in the near future!

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Were back!

We finally got our computer issues taken care and are back up and running!!!!

Our biggest announcement in Jill (CH Grangefield Lyberty Savannah) was bred to a lovely boy (CH Grangefield Troubadour - AKA Trueman). This was a surgical implant with frozen semen. If everything goes as planned we should have puppies around Labor Day! Stay tuned for pictures of the happy couple......