BOWING OUT OF AGILITY

It seems that I have been retired from agility - shame that really as, unbeknown to her, I was thinking about making a bit more of an effort as I am actually quite fond of her and she obviously enjoyed it. Anyway, it turns out that, now I've been diagnosed with Primary Lens Luxation (PPL), it's perhaps not that sensible for me to do anything which might raise the pressure in my eyes.

Here we are about to set off on our last ever agility round a couple of weeks ago (we were placed 8th).

And this was last winter - do you like my bottom?

(Photo by David King www.dk-capture.com)

I still enjoy a bit of Agility Lite at home AND I'm better than Silver (GSD) especially on the see-saw though she did manage to show off one day by jumping over Diamond (pot-bellied pig) who was grazing in the middle of the course.  Well it is easy to mistake Diamond for part of the tunnel - black and rotund!

RUB A DUB DUB

I did say I was going to introduce you to my other (very) big sister, Diamond the Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig, but I think she's going to be quite cross that I'm showing you a picture of her having a shower and I may well have to keep out of her way for the next few days.  

I will tell you all about her another time but I couldn't resist using this photo to tell you about the Pooch Pampering Day this Saturday (18th April) at Collarways - you didn't think you'd get to see ME in the bath, did you?  Anyway, I hardly need more than a quick brush but I do hope to see lots of you there at the Collarways shop smelling delicious and flashing newly manicured nails.

Perhaps I'd better take a bottle of Shimmering Mist back for Diamond as an appeasement present - she could certainly do with "a little bit of bling" and, even better, it "repels dirt and dust".

PALS

Thought you might like to hear about my big sister, Silver. She's a German Shepherd and is three years older than me.

It was quite tricky at first getting her to play gently with me as her paws were nearly as big as me.

She's also a bit of a gullumphing lass and apparently she should have been called Joyce (after Joyce Grenfell) as she's got that jolly-hockey-sticks, clumsy, big-boned way of moving around.

However, if we have a tuggy or a toy such as the Vibram Ball on a Rope to share then she's very patient with me and even lets me pull her along - yes she does.

I'll tell you about my other (very) big sister, Diamond the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, another time - bet you can't wait.