Anu Kennels

OFA. Update and. Litter Plans

2011-09-12T21:20:00.002-05:00

As told on the Puppies page on my website, Ellie is going to be bred to Ch Belmark Lo and Behold. The litter is expected in December, and I have some high hopes, but I am pretty easy go please, so maybe that doesn't say much. ;-)
Ellie was taken to the vet today, and x-rays were taken of her her hips and elbows and sent to OFA. Dr said they look good, so I am excited. I don't know how long it takes to get the official results, but maybe it won't take longer than a week or two. Excited to the MAX!

Hello Again

2011-06-07T09:57:00.001-05:00

I can't believe it has been six months since our last update! Don't worry, you haven't missed much. There hasn't been anything outside the family happen. Luke is doing well with potty training, he actually pooped in the potty today. Terra is on the verge of knowing she can follow the dogs around. She hasn't quite gotten there yet, but she's working on it. I have decided that conformation will be put on the back burner to agility for a while. I really want to get back to showing in agility, I miss it so. My heart lies with with agility, so it seems justified to do so. I'M JONESING FOR AGILITY!!!! I am excited to get Ellie in agility. I think she will be my MACH, if anyone I train will do it, she will. She has the need for speed kind of mentality about her. UGH! I love it. :)

Merry Christmas to All!

2010-12-25T01:04:00.003-06:00

Karma turned six months old on December 9, 2010. Her six month evaluation took place on December 10, 2010. The verdict is in, and Karma sentenced to a life of a show dog. She has very nice head planes, a tight lip line, has all front teeth (top and bottom), a BEAUTIFUL outline to die for with gorgeous angulation. I am still working on those ears to tip, so if you see tape wrapped around the ears themselves, it's to hold the glue in place.

We have received news that we will try our darnedest to get Shaine and Ellie into agility at the nationals. I'm not sure if Ellie will have enough training to do anything with it. If I can get both of them eligible, we should try and work on herding. If that works out, you may see both Ellie and Shaine competing in best all around sheltie. If not, well... It just wasn't meant to be. We'll sure try though. :) I'm so excited!

I have many more friends with many different breeds (showing) all over the world thanks to the emphamous FaceBook. Those breeds include Pharaoh, Ibizans, Gordon Setters, and even MORE shelties. I have such a wonderful array of friends, and many have such great advice when I need it. Thank goodness for FaceBook. :) To all of my friends and everyone else, have a wonderful, merry Christmas and we'll see you next year!

Karma's 6 Month Eval

2010-12-09T01:04:00.006-06:00

So Karma doesn't turn 6 months until Friday, but I went ahead and took some photos today. She is turning out very nicely, and I am very pleased with her all around attitude and structure. She has a beautiful outline. This weekend, before her real six month evaluation is completed, I will have her groomed up. After the evaluation, I will take her somewhere where there is nice scenery and take pictures. I'm not sure where that will be yet, but I'll find somewhere. :) Until then, I am holding a few outline pictures to tide the fans over. ;)

Just for cuteness

Show side outline

Off side outline

Off side teeth

Show side teeth

New Song!

2010-11-24T00:51:00.002-06:00

I finally got a new song on Karma's page. I'm confident she is going to turn out show quality so I'm thinking about moving her to the permanent girls page rather than just a hopeful. Then again, I will probably wait until she is 6 months old. Her training is coming along well (for what I can do with what little time I have). Sits are becoming automatic, and I have been thinking about taking her, Ellie, and Shaine to Tyler to get some agility training. I doubt I will be able to do much "training" on Karma, but she can get used to the environment. I just need to drop Terra off at Luke's babysitter's one day of the week and travel. I need to get new tires on my car first, though. At any rate, Karma has been registered and is permanently known as Lacewood Bi Fate. YAY! :) Anyway, about the song. Her theme song is "Karma Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club. I sing it to her all the time, and she just comes bouncing up to say "hey." Yup, she knows it's about her. Anywho, also enjoy the new pictures that are up.

Karma @ 20 Weeks Old

2010-10-31T22:52:00.003-05:00

This evening, I decided to take some pictures of Karma. I'm sorry they are so dark, but my house wasn't built with great lighting....

Hot Springs Show Results

2010-10-03T18:05:00.002-05:00

We left Saturday morning to get to the show. We got there about a quarter til 10 and we showed a little after 11. We got set-up and I got dressed for show. My nerves were starting to kick in because I just knew we weren't going to do great. Ellie really pulled us together, took a 94 and 4th place. We got done showing (I'm ecstatic!), and I bought more ear tape and speed sew from a vendor at the show. Let's say since the speed sew, the score stands at Karma's ears 4: me 1! :) We checked in at the Econo Lodge, and it is NOT some where I recommend going to. FIRST, the door wouldn't shut. It would lock, but not actually close. You could push it open without touching the nob. Yeah... Bad...

Once that was fixed, we went to eat at Colton's Steakhouse and Grill. This was truly the best experienced I have ever had at a steakhouse. Tracie (the friend I borrowed for the weekend) ordered some kind of pasta. It looked good, but I was too interested in steak for celebrating Ellie's achievement, so I ordered the 12 oz sirloin (with a salad and steamed veggies). The ranch dressing tastes house made. If it's not, I will really be surprised. The rolls were so nice and hot when they were brought to the table with the best honey butter. YUM!

Went to the hotel and slept. No... I didn't sleep well. The bed was too hard, there was a cigarette burn in my blanket, and the A/C didn't work well. Let's put it this way... I had the unit on all night (started the afternoon before) full blast on it's coldest setting. I had to go out about 5:00 in the morning to potty Ellie and Karma. It was at MOST 55 degrees F. It was nice and WARM in the room. The A/C was still on... It was on because during the day, it was pretty warm. Probably in the 80s.

Woke up the next morning at 7:30 with back pains, I even mentioned my issues to some one in the lobby of how low the standards are for such a community that survives on tourism in front of the receptionist. They allowed an obviously low standard man walk in the lobby BAREFOOT with swimming trunks and horrible hygene. The man actually had the audacity to stare at me when I mentioned the word "bitch" to some one who was also a member of the dog show world speaking of the point scale system. REALLY? ::shivers::

We had the same judge as we did yesterday, and she put up a little bit harder of a course for us. Ellie surprised me again with a score of 93 and 4th place. I'm so proud of her! :) On our way home we stopped at Lake De Gray to get a few scenic pictures with the blues. It was hard work, but we took a few I'm proud of. :) Thanks, Tracie, for your help. I couldn't have had such a smooth weekend without you! <3

Hot Springs

2010-09-12T15:04:00.000-05:00

So our next show is going to be Hot Springs. I will only have Ellie entered in Rally Novice. I thought it was a perfect opportunity to get the first two legs of Ellie's RN. I wish I thought about it before and had been working to get Shaine ready to get his first two legs of his RA. Live and learn. Hopefully, next time I update, we'll have a brag or two.

Karma's Page Updates

2010-08-21T07:58:00.003-05:00

I put up the training video on Karma's page, and I semi-fixed Karma's logo on the girls' page. I want to build some puppy training equipment to start Karma on in agility. This equipment isn't to teach her the obstacles. The goal is to teach her patience, to listen, and give her an idea of what "contacts" are. I may just lay bars on the ground and let her hop over them when she wants so she doesn't have to be taught too much when she starts actual "hard-core" training.

It's too hot to actually train in agility, but I do need to get out once in a while for about 10 minutes with each Ellie and Shaine to get them started back. I would really like to enter Shaine in the Shreveport trial the first weekend of December. I would also like to enter Ellie at the nationals in April. That's a good goal, though I'm not sure how far we'll get with it considering she's supposed to have a litter of puppies in March.

Karma's Training Progress and such

2010-08-20T23:35:00.003-05:00

Karma has really come into her own since she has been here at Anu. She is so smart, willing, and eager that it is just a sinch to teach her anything. Of course, her love for Pup-Peroni is a plus as well. :)

She is really going to be outstanding in agility and obedience. I wish herding was easier to get to than what it is. Then I would be hoping to do that too, but it's going to be almost overwhelming to get her ring ready for Obed, Agility, & Conformation at once. Given, there's about a year's difference between her starting conformation and starting any performance...

I am not able to get PhotoShop back on the computer, thanks to a scratched CD. When we buy a new computer, we're either going to buy the program or make sure the computer already has it and video editing software attached. Maybe even wireless Internet access so I can upload at the nationals? We'll see. Where was I going with this? Basically, that's why the font size doesn't match on the girls' page. There's no way to compare and measure... And I'm pretty much just giving up on that for now. It looks great the way it is.

Have a great night every one! :)

Karma has arrived!

2010-08-14T11:05:00.002-05:00

Turned out we didn't go to Little Rock for the show. Instead, we brought home a beautiful bi blue girl with beautiful blue eyes. Karma (Lacewood Bi Fate) has come to Texas from Tricia Harris of Lacewood Shelties. She is out of Ch Lacewood The Star Maker and Akadia Poetry Bi Moonlight. She turned 9 weeks old two days ago, and is the most beautiful little girl. She has a beautiful head and a gorgeous structure. She is learning the ropes of the pack, though she seems to have fit in very easily. It seems the one she is most fond of is Ellie. Maybe because they have similar color patterns, or that Ellie is the Alpha. Her attitude is what I expected, and she isn't even phased by my 2 year old son running around the house.

Entries & Possible Additions

2010-07-07T07:59:00.002-05:00

The litter I hope to get a puppy from will be four weeks old tomorrow. She will either be a bi-black or bi-blue. I hope for the bi-blue, but I'm not holding my breath. More information later.

Our next show will be Little Rock. The Black and Tan people are building majors so I, of course, will be there. :) Luckily it only takes 4 to make a major for them.

Thanks for reading,
Jenn

Just Stuff

2010-07-04T23:20:00.003-05:00

Ellie came into heat yesterday. She's actually a month early, but this will put her in heat again in early January. I am planning on having the rest of her genetic testing done (i.e. hips OFA, vWD, MDR1, and thyroid) by the beginning of December. This well allow me to get the results in before being bred. She is expected to be bred to Antone (MUSICAL ETERNITY OA OAJ) who is OFA excellent, CERF normal, and thyroid normal. Blues and tris are expected. If you would like to get more information about the litter or the breeders (Darlene Music of Musical Shelties and I), give me a shout.

We also hope to be adding two new members to our family. A sheltie puppy (not yet determined) and a baby girl who's due date is November 13Th.

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4Th of July.

Yours truly,
Jennifer Campbell

The Weekend

2010-06-06T22:09:00.003-05:00

Yesterday and today went well. Last night, Luke stayed with Nana Dee, and Terry and I took Ellie, Shaine, and Loretta to Bringle Lake Park to work on some obedience. Ellie is perfecting her newly taught tricks and so we added in beg. We were also perfecting stay, heel, and recall. Terry really needed to work on Loretta to focus. Since she's a scent hound, she insisted her nose came attached to the ground. No... We fixed that before the end of the night. Terry was very impressed with my work. :)

Today we took Luke to see his PawPaw. PawPaw's girlfriend (MawMaw Linda) had recently added a new family member to her household. This little 7 week old wonder is named Pickles, and Pickles is an Aussie mix. She is a real cutie, and very sweet. She fell in love with Luke at first site (making me want an Aussie but we aren't getting into that right now).

After our visit with Linda, we had to pick up some dog food. TOTW is only found at Tractor Supply, so we had to get there before they closed. We bought all the dogs a bone. When we FINALLY got back home, we ended up relaxing, watching Big Fat Liar with Luke, and watching the dogs attack their bones. We hope Tuesday will be a good practice for conformation with Loretta. Erin (Shaine's newly-named handler) needs to practice with Shaine and Zen, so I hope we can make it out. Ellie needs to dust some of her skills off as we haven't worked with her since earlier this year.

Ellie's eyes will be CERF'd at our local show. YAY! That will be ONE less genetic test I will need to worry about. I hope to get the others before her next heat cycle. We may have puppies feet running around either the end of this year or beginning of next (depending on when she decides to come in heat). If I am lucky, I will be having another sheltie addition in the next couple of months. There are three potential litters to get a puppy from, so my fingers are crossed. ;)

Ellie Plays Dead

2010-05-24T21:45:00.005-05:00

Earlier this evening, I decided to work with Ellie on some random pet tricks. Not knowing which tricks to start with, I just chose Beg and Stand on Two Legs. When we weren't really getting anywhere, I just decided to give up. While just playing around and scratching her chest, she brought her paw to hug my arm. *DING* Why not teach her to shake? So I worked on Shake and Play Dead. Shake she learned very quickly. I found the "button" I use to teach and remind her to pick up her paw. Play Dead was a little more tricky, and she is still reluctant to work on it. We were able to work on the tricks and put a name to the actions, so that's what we did! :)

Terry and Loretta took the opportunity to work on some obedience (and try out some tricks). After such a short time working and practicing together, this team is really starting to shine. Loretta now knows Sit and Down. She is even learning how to stay. Also, keep in mind, Terry has never attended an obedience class, so the method he is using is from simply watching others teach and natural ability. Of course, Loretta does help him out by being very smart. ;)

Toodles, folks! Have a great night.

Windbourne Hello Darlin'

2010-05-13T15:25:00.004-05:00

She came in last night. Her call name is Loretta, and she was bred by Dick Myers, Brenda Myers, and Shelley Campbell. Her sire is Ch Windbourne Bently and Dam is CH Windbourne Champagne Girl. She was born November 14, 2009. Tomorrow, she will be 6 months old. Her aunt is Ch Silver Ridge Showtyme at Windbourne (Tess). Tess took BOB at Westminster earlier this year. Terry is SO excited, and I am also excited for him.

HAPPY B-DAY ELLIE!

2010-03-27T23:06:00.003-05:00

Today was Ellie's 2ND Birthday. I cleaned up the house when I got home from work, then went straight to fixing an extensive dinner. We had two guests, my mom and Erin. Erin helped cook (mostly cooking ) and Terry bought a cake.

Above is a picture of Ellie's cake.

It was short notice, and it was basically that or iCarly. I did get one picture of Ellie with her piece of cake, but it came out blurry. I hope to get better pictures from Erin (she was kind enough to bring her camera). Don't worry, it was vanilla cake with a butter cream icing, and it was tasty.

On another note, Ellie has been doing very well in her obedience training. We are taking the next month off, but we will be starting back up in May. We have a couple of private lessons lined up in April that I need to save up for. Who knows, I may be showing Ellie AND Shaine in Agility AND Obedience next year at the 2011 American Shetland Sheepdog Association National

Good night all!

Jessica & Smudge, Jennifer & Ellie

2010-03-05T08:59:00.005-06:00

WHEW! Training night was fun! But the drive was exhausting. Smudge had fun, though I was very surprised when the instructor put a prong collar on him. IMO, I wouldn't have put a collar like that on such a timid dog. I would have tried for a martingale style collar before a prong. If she would have put one on ANYONE, I would think it to be Ellie. SHE WAS NUTS! She couldn't keep still, and the instructor insisted it was Trip (I think that's what his name is) all over again. I don't know what Trip is, I never met him, and I didn't want to ask. I was afraid she would say he's a border collie. HAHA! I always said Ellie is the BC of the Shelties. We worked on healing, sits, 360 degree rights and lefts, as well as figure eights and stays.

Jessica and I both kept getting confused with our right and left. I did it first, then Jessica followed suit cause I was in front of her for the most part. I HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!!! I will definitely be going back. Well, duh... I did pay for the full four week class. I'll probably have to keep Ellie in for a couple more months before we can get "control" to set in. (X-D)

I hope to be able to start Ellie in Agility soon. I'm probably going to go up every other Sunday (starting probably in April) to Tyler and take private lessons with Terri. I need to get Shaine some training so we can hit some agility competitions in the fall. I really want to get the training started before it gets hot hot hot!

Anyway, Terry and I are looking around for a van or Suburban. The Suburban is the biggest SUV, but it has HORRIBLE gas mileage. I'd be happy with just a minivan. It's not like his B&T coonhounds will need much show equipment. Maybe just a table, and he'll probably be able to use the same stuff I have (of course not as much). However, we do need the room to get them up there in the first place.

Besides, my goal is to have Ellie's CD, RN, NA, and NAJ before her first litter next spring. I also need to get Ellie's testing done. I have the MDR1 test kit already, and I am in the midst of ordering a vWD test kit. Then my plans are to get her OFA done next month, then get her thyroid tested in May. By June, Texarkana's show has a CERF clinic. WOOT! It all falls into place. I think Darlene and I have already chosen a stud, but until everything is confirmed, I don't want to curse it by posting it. ;)

New update with training next week!

Litter of Shelties

2010-02-13T22:05:00.003-06:00

So the plans are beginning to come together for my first litter. Ellie will be bred next year, giving me time to have her Hips OFA, eyes CERF, Vwd, MDr1, and thyroid tests finished. It isn't completely decided who the stud will be as of now, but stay tuned! If you are interested in getting a puppy out of Ellie, please e-mail me at jcampbell@anukennels.net.

THANKS!
Jenn and Team Anu
P.S. Have a great night.

Walk Down Memory Lane

2010-02-13T21:46:00.004-06:00

I was working on my website, and I came across some older photos I thought I would share.

A younger me, and a much younger Rose:

Skipper in Obedience, Rally, and Agility:

OMG! Attack of the killer Shaine!:

Cont'd

2010-01-03T02:35:00.002-06:00

I forgot to mention that when I was at the Dallas dog show last December, I had professional pictures taken of Ellie and Shaine. I have made arrangements to get these pictures big enough to hang in my living room. They are going to be EXCELLENT additions to my already pet-friendly home. I can't WAIT to get them in! X~D

I hope my next puppy is a Bi-Black or a Tri. I bet it's more likely I'll be getting a Tri out of Ellie. I guess we'll see when we get to that point, right? :)

Later Today?

2010-01-03T02:21:00.002-06:00

I stayed up until 2:00 this morning cleaning up my living and dining areas. They really look great! Rearranging again does help keep me and my cleaning on it's toes. If I don't, I'll never get it done, but for some reason, I only get company when it's in a horrible mess.

Some one is brining her sheltie (Fluffy) over tomorrow so I can teach her how to tip Fluffy's ears. Fluffy is her newer puppy she got for Christmas (yes she knows why that's not good) from her sister. Her sister doesn't know what she went through when she bought Smudge, not knowing at the time he came from a puppymill. I would bet Fluffy came from a puppymill as well.

The point of that story is She and Fluffy is the main reason I was up cleaning. Terry decided to get a little tipsy before bed, so he went to bed early. The vacuum didn't even wake him. Thankfully, neither the shelties nor the collies started barking when the "sucker" started up. Ellie starts the riot by standing at the front-lines. Shaine and Skipper are the back-up, and Rose uses strategy to stay away, though barking at it never hurts.

Mom bought me two new wire 200 crates that I LOVE! They are lightweight, and I bought two crate mats to go in them, too. I recently bought two used 100 crates (soft and wire) for my future puppy, along with a used 200 wire. Just planning ahead is all. I bought all three for $60, and last month I bought three used 400 plastic crates for the collies. The price ($70) wasn't bad. They are very durable, and the collies aren't destructive at all. In fact, they use it as their "safe house" or "napping den."

I'm so excited to get started in Obedience work with Shaine and Ellie. It's going to be so much fun! Plus, Erin and I need to speak with the herding lady so we can get back to practices. I miss them.

Christmas for the Puppies

2009-12-26T21:52:00.007-06:00

It has been too long since our last update... I suppose that is what happens when I get busy.

The collies are doing well. They are almost finished with their heartworm treatments.

Before

Then

Now

They look so much better and happier. They are always together, so it's not just coincidental posing. Robby was a little scaredy-cat in the first picture, but he's not like that now. Their personalities shine like the morning sun. It is hard to believe these two were put in the shelter to begin with. They are potty trained, and they are very smart (though very sweet is often misinterpreted as dumb). When I got the call to go get them, I was told the collie rescue in that direction didn't have any open spots for them. They were ten years old and the shelter had shaved their fur, obviously both would make it difficult for people to see past during adoptions. I took a chance on them and here they are. Two months after I got these two, the same shelter called and said they have an 8-10 month old. I said I would be able to pick her up in the following week. Guess what, that same full rescue (with no adoptions placed from their homes) they suddenly had an opening. Hmmm... At least the poor dear isn't in the shelter any more.

Terry bought me a GPS! HELLO EASY DIRECTIONS! I'm so excited!

The shelties are doing well. I have already enrolled Ellie and Shaine in an obedience Class starting in January. After that class, we are going to start agility training. We have been working a little at home, but it's not consistent enough to be ring ready by fall. That is our hope is to be completely ready be fall or winter. Shaine already has a leg in Novice JWW. He could do it, but we need to perfect.

I suppose that is it for now. More posts next year! :) Happy New Year!

A Little Pupdate

2009-11-14T19:55:00.003-06:00

Jatita's website is now finished, other than a few paragraghs. She has decided to change her kennel name to Camelot Isle since there was/is an already existing Camelot kennel.

The shelties are doing great! We have a couple of shows lined up, now that I have a job, it's more likely I can afford one. Terry is on a waiting list for a Black and Tan Coonhound puppy from a very respectable breeder, and I think we are going to have a lot of fun with her.

I have been very busy lately with keeping my house clean behind my little boy and my husband. It's a little tiring having two full-time jobs, ya know? We women who have families know this truth well.

A couple of weeks ago I groomed up a sheltie from our area. He was so cute, but the owner learned the hard way why puppymills are not a good choice. Of course, she didn't exactly have any one to point her in the right direction in the beginning, so I do not blame her at all. I think the media is an excellent choice to educate the public with, but no one ever wants to take the time to write about it. He had the cutest name, too. He didn't quite like getting groomed at first, but he got used to it once Mom wasn't in the same room as us. He is as sweet as can be, and just loves his momma. The weird thing is, he looked and acted JUST LIKE Skipper. I was astonished with the likeness considering the two are not at all related.

Well, it's almost Luke's bedtime, gotta get him ready for bed. Good night all. If I don't have a blog later, I hope for the best Thanksgiving wishes to ALL! :) And stay safe this holiday season.

Work in Progress

2009-10-27T00:39:00.002-05:00

I have made adjustments to Janita's website (Camelot Shelties) in the past couple of days. Some you may have seen, others you haven't. I have made (with the glorious photoshop) two beautiful backgrounds that smoothly flow with the Camelot theme. I have also created new buttons for site navigation, but all will be seen in time. I am so proud of my work, to say the least.

Heyo!

2009-10-23T22:35:00.003-05:00

Take a look at Janita's puppy page! I made a new logo (requested) to make it into a nursery page, but still keeping the "camelot" theme. I also made sure the background of the table didn't clash with the background of the logo. OH! That was annoying, but I finally fixed it. If you don't know her website, look up Camelot Shelties on google. Don't forget to bookmark it! :)

New Products!

2009-09-27T18:24:00.003-05:00

JEWELRY! I have uploaded more jewelry for sale. If you are looking to buy, the Jewelry page has a list of prices for each peice that is listed for sale. These works of art are unique and one-of-a-kind you will find no where else! If you want to buy something, DON'T wait. More than likely, I will never have another peice like it available. The penguin bracelets can be duplicated in almost every color, so if you are wanting one in a specific color, let me know! There will always be more to come! :~)

HEY!

2009-09-11T11:18:00.002-05:00

We have had a pretty good month so far. The pups are doing well, and it seems the dogs are getting more and more active every day. We have a couple of guests here for a while. Their names are Lizzy and Robby. Lizzy and Robby are very sweet collies who love a good petting, like other dogs, and love my boy (Lucas). They mostly like to take naps since they are both over ten years old.

Well, we'll update more later. Today I am going to Darlene's to order some beads.

New: Jewelry

2009-08-28T21:41:00.003-05:00

Darlene Edwards, my sister-in-law, has me hooked on beading jewelry. The problem is we are making too many things for us to know what to do with so we decided to sell them. We are going to get a new order of beads in a couple of weeks so we will have more products up. I should be able to reproduce anything that is on my jewelry page, as long as we can find the beads. If you are interested in ordering, tell me if you want a necklace, bracelet, anklet, or earrings, and I need a measurement of how big it needs to be.
We will soon have charm bracelets available, and samples will be pictured. Jewelry ranges between $5.00 and $25.00.

Yesterday's Training Session & Other Stuff

2009-08-24T12:01:00.004-05:00

I have been slacking on updating my own website, so let me give an update of what has been going on since then. First, my good friend and website editor looked over my website, and fixed it to sound better. She also made sure all words were spelled correctly. Lord knows I have horrible spelling, but at least I have it checked. I also have a video up of Shaine and Ellie working agility yesterday. We were working on a little distance, go-out, and switch back. It was Ellie's first time to jump 16", so she was a little hesitant to try it, but she did well. Now we need to work on consistency. What we really need is to get her in an agility class, but we are going to have to wait until fall to get into it so it's cool enough. I may as well get Shaine in it too so we can get our kinks worked out. He's confident in the video, but if you see in the December Paw Prints trial, you'd see he's not as confident anywhere else. I also need to buy a set of jumps to travel everywhere with to practice. Soon.

I recently bought a wooden tack box. I expect it to be here in about a week's time. I also bought some Brown Sugar Baby powder, though I haven't gotten any information on the transaction going through...

EDIT: I JUST GOT SHAINE'S PICTURE! YAY!

Drug Detection

2009-08-14T15:38:00.000-05:00

Ellie just keeps amazing me every time I turn around. We went to the park today to work on her on-lead behavior as well as let Luke walk around and play on the swings. As soon as we parked the car and rolled the windows down, Ellie started just acting WEIRD. She had never done anything like that before. She was just anxious and wouldn't sit still. At first, I thought it was just the kids running around and sliding on the play sets. I was just trying to comfort her and move on. We got to a really small stone bridge that runs over a three-foot wide creek, and Ellie would not stop spinning. I just ignored her for a moment and took a look around to see what might be setting her off. I saw by the creek, a small black bag hidden in plain sight behind a tree, and about a hundred feet away sat some guy in an old rugged car. He was just sitting there. I knew whatever was in that bag was making Ellie go CRAZY. I pretended there was nothing of it, comforted Ellie, and tried to act normally. I let Luke play on the swings for a couple of minutes, then we got out of there. As soon as I started leaving, I called the police to report a suspicious bag. I didn't hang around to figure out what it was or what was in it, but I talked to Mom, and she said it was probably a drug drop. DUH! That would be a good reason to make Ellie act so strangely. Maybe I should get Ellie into tracking... I LOVE ELLIE! I praised and praised her when we got in the car and back home.

Just A Quick Update...

2009-08-14T00:03:00.003-05:00

to let everyone know Darlene (co-owner of Ellie) and I have decided to take a break from conformation with Ellie. She needs to mature a little bit with a little more training before she is ring ready. We'll also be working with her on free-stacking. Of course, we are also going to focus on agility and obedience work. It should help our conformation training by toning her muscles.

Great weekend! Mostly...

2009-08-10T09:28:00.002-05:00

So Terry went with me so he could meet his coonhound breeder. Regretfully, she never drove in because her A/C went out. Terry was bummed, but then Sunday rolls around and Shaine takes WD! I was so glad Terry was there to see us win. He was so proud of Shaine, and I am still proud of him. The judge was a funny one while we were waiting for pictures. He was making jokes and picking on the winners of groups. I can't wait to get the pictures in and have them uploaded on the Internet! I'm so excited because he looked the best he ever has, and I received so many compliments of how beautiful he is.
I also have a couple of people on a puppy waiting list. They have been researching shelties for about nine months, and the most information she was given was by me at that show. I introduced her to a couple of breeders, but she insists she wants a blue merle. Ellie was the only blue merle there, so she didn't exactly have any other options. If she e-mails me and asks for another breeder that has AOAC puppies on the ground, I would recommend her to a couple I know of right now. She only wants one for pet, and I'm just not certain I'll have anything she is looking for. Ellie's puppies are going to be high strung (no doubt) and will probably have to be placed in performance homes.
We have high standards set for Shaine in Future shows!

Visit New Website!

2009-08-05T12:30:00.003-05:00

So I am at a stopping point for Janita's website (http://www.camelotshelties.com) GO SEE IT! It took almost all day for me to get to this point. There are still some pages that need to be worked on, but that's up to Janita. When she gets me the rest, the rest will be available to view. YAY! I'm excited. I also enjoy comments (if any) because I tend to get bored during the days of summer.

You may look at my updates and see I updated my own website today, but not realize what exactly I changed. The main thing I have changed is music and the labels for any one who was listed on my website that has titles at the end of his (yep, all guys) names.

Lucas says, "Hello." He's grabbing the keyboard from me. Anyway, enjoy the updates I have provided, and I'll probably see some of my audience at the show this weekend. :)

Sunday of the Show

2009-07-28T00:19:00.004-05:00

Regretfully, the show itself was a real bummer. I am happy I ended being able to get on the Internet at the show site. I should have tried that all along. I uploaded all pictures to my website, but I didn't get the links up until after I got home. Actually, I just finished getting the page set-up. I have updating to do for several websites. (Sorry Janita, I've been trying to figure out why my computer cannot view the pictures you sent me.) Mom's will be finished some time tomorrow for sure. Congrats to her, BTW. Her youngest girl (8 months old) took Reserve Winners Bitch on Saturday!

I have Shaine and Ellie entered in Little Rock's dog show. I hope to have better luck there than we had this past weekend. We may get more pictures, but we will definitely have more video. Terry and I are trying to figure out how we are going to get all four of our dogs plus him, my son, and me to the show without using two different vehicles. In my little car, it may come to be impossible, so we will probably find a baby sitter for Luke. Terry wants to be there to meet the breeder of is future coon hound.

Oh, man... I am so tired. Off to bed for me!

Today at the Dog Show

2009-07-25T20:46:00.003-05:00

Hello all. I thought I would give every one an update from today's show. First and foremost, I am staying at a Motel 6 here, in Longview, I do NOT recommend to any one. The service is bad, and the people are rude.
The show, however, went as well as could be expected with a naked girl and a boy going up against a few more than nice quality competition. Shaine took his class against two nicer males, which really had me excited, but when he went in against two equally nice males, he was not even given a glance.
Ellie acted as usual. The obnoxious wild girl just prancing and trying to go everywhere simply took her class. That was no feat considering she was the only one who showed. She had competition that did not show. She has grown a little more since I showed her last in Texarkana, but she is still considered naked to the trained eye, lol. Ellie was not entered in tomorrow's competition, but wish Shaine and me luck for tomorrow!

Another Exciting Day!

2009-07-13T21:27:00.002-05:00

So we practiced agility today, and I actually got video of it. I felt we needed help with our footwork (mine and the pups) so I can figure out how to handle Ellie. She is very sensitive to my body language, and often exaggerates my expressions. I will simply turn my shoulder (so I'm used to) and she'll run to the opposite end of the yard from where I was trying to send her. Ellie is also the fastest of my shelties I have ever worked with, and it is going to be a challenge to get her in shape. Agility and even obedience wise, she really does work like a border collie. Herding is where she shows her sheltie nature. You know the "run around and bark while the sheep run frantically the other direction" nature. Ellie says, "That's the fun part!"
Anyway, the video is up on YouTube. It is about 4 minutes long, and the majority of it is Ellie. Rose is really showing everyone she has potential. I, of course, already knew she had it.
The up and coming shows in the next month and a half ARE for a fact set in stone. I'll give the results when we get back. I can only hope they are good brags.

Agility/Conformation/Obedience

2009-07-12T12:01:00.004-05:00

Lately I've been making new friends. It is a possibility I will be getting a bi-blue puppy girl from a kennel I highly respect and admire. If by some miracle she is mine for the taking, I will do my darnedest to travel the 22.5 hours one way by car to pick her up myself. Of course, this is a lot of dreaming, and there are a lot of factors to add into the equation.
I have also been training more in the performance venues, excluding herding. I had to Jerry-Rig three sequence jumps out of cinder blocks and broom sticks. You gotta do what you gotta do to get by. Mom is giving me a set of her weaves that she rarely uses any more. YAY! I also need to buy some wood to make a contact trainer for Ellie. She's been doing well with what little we have to work with. I'll get some video up later, and I'll try to get some pictures. I might need help to do that, but it's worth a shot.... ERIN!!!!! X~D
I have two conformation shows coming up that I will definitely be entering Shaine and Ellie. I also have two agility trials coming up next month, but I think I'll only enter the three-day trial in Ft. Worth. Whether I enter all three days depends on who else will be going. It also depends on if Terry (my wonderful husband) will take off work that Thursday and Friday. I have no obedience trials coming up yet. I'm only training for now. Ellie is ready to get her RN, but I want to perfect it before it is actually put into action.
Luckily, the majority of this blog is set on more than just wishful thinking. :) I WILL be at those shows, darn it.
You know, between this blog and the last, I prefer this one. It actually has a spell check, though it keeps saying conformation is spelled wrong, and it's suggestion is exactly the same. Another thing is I cannot add music to the HTML like I did with the other one. I could add it to a post on ever page. I suppose it's never going to be exactly right.

Today!

2009-07-04T23:56:00.003-05:00

Today was hot. Too hot to do much outside, though we did work a little agility. When I say work a little agility, I mean VERY LITTLE! I did, however, get to take pictures. They are all posing pictures because we had to work to get them. I have them posted to my website, I just need to get a button set on the performance page so people can actually get to it. For now, I will be sure to post a link from the index page until I get it fixed up.

Ah

2009-07-04T12:09:00.002-05:00

I finished bathing all four dogs last night at about 9:30. My suspicions were right, no one was willing to travel last night to work obedience. That's O.K. Terry bought Luke a pool to play in, and while they played in the pool, I bathed the dogs. It turned into a nice family evening outside in the scorching heat. The dogs do no like the pool, except for Ellie. She's the only one willing to get close enough to drink from, but (like the others) refuse to get in. That's just fine with me, I'd rather not have to bathe more than I have to.
I'll get some pictures today from working agility and stick them up on MySpace and the Performance page later. Have a nice day!

The Next Day

2009-07-03T11:02:00.003-05:00

My website Editor, Tracie Doss, has told me after looking at other sheltie breeders' websites, she feels I should update mine a little bit and put up pedigrees. I informed her I once had pedigrees listed, but I decided to take them down. I inevitably was convinced to put them back up, but I only did for my show dogs, not the older two. I have actually lost the ones for Rose and Skipper anyway. I could always order them from AKC, but why waste the money on the two I am not going to breed? I'm never going to breed Shaine, but I still put it up anyway in case some one wants to see it.
Have fun, while I bathe dogs today! This evening is supposed to be set aside for Obedience, but we'll see if any one is actually going to be there. Tomorrow we are going to work some agility, and Monday I plan on working obedience with or without every one else. :-)

Welcome to the New Blog!

2009-07-02T13:40:00.003-05:00

As you can see, I have created a new blog for my web site. You can still have access to my old blog by simply following the link on this post. http://anukennels.net/blog.html However, you will not be able to come back here unless you type in the URL address or go back to the main web page. I ended up getting too many problems out of that blog, I decided it was best to change.

I have made a few updates to my website, though they are minuscule. I hope you like the new cursor I have chosen. It is the same one on my myspace, if any one has one and they would like to add me, just follow the link. http://myspace.com/lil_devil_oo1 I know the URL needs to be changed or something. I made it when I was in high school and never had the motivation to cancel and change it. Anyway, the profile is set to private, if you can see it, and you are not on my friends list yet, then I need to have a word with the admin.

I do have high hopes for the future of Anu Shelties! I have a while before I will get another puppy (wink wink), but I have set up plans for future shows. I have a new job, though it isn't exactly where I want to end up in six years, it is a start. I am still hoping I get a different position with a very permissible company. I plan on getting back in college this fall to finish my accounting degree. Wish me luck, I'll need it.