Vogue has been found!

Vogue was found this morning in a estate in St Brelades, she is safe and well and is now back home! I am so pleased to have her back, she's now fast asleep on the sofa...

I must say a HUGE thank you to Lynn, Di, Chris, Carla, Sue and lorainne for helping look for her last night. And thank you for all your txts and messages :)

MISSING!

I am worried sick!!

Vogue went missing today on the Sandunes, i was walking with the other dogs and she just dissapeard. This is not like Vogue at all! She has never ran off before, and she never goes to far ahead.

Me and a few friends have been searching for her, but no luck. It has been put on the local radio station and on jerseyinsight.

Vogue means the world to me, just like the other 2 dogs do. After all there part of the family, i'm trying to think positive but it's easier said then done!

I'm hoping to hear sometihng tomorrow, i will be back on the sandunes tomorrow to look for her and around the area.

Happy 1st Birthday Vogue

It only seems like yesterday that Vogue was a tiny pup! Already a year has gone past, and today she turned 1 =]. The 10months that i've had her seem to of flown by...

Vogue is such a cracking little dog, even if she can get a little OTT sometimes x]

We still can't seem to watch dogs run in Agility without 'WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF', i guess it shows she's keen? lol. But if anyone has any suggestions of how to try and keep her quiet that would be very helpful :) - I've tried toys and treats (No good)!

Of course now she is 1 she can start Agility training =D Yippeee! Finaly... Now she can join in on the training!!

Birthday shots... (Thanks to Eleanor for taking these)

Angel 7th and Vogue's paw (11 months old today)

Well MAJOR catch up time...

On the 27th August Angel turned 7 years old, bless her she is growing really grey now. Although she has been grey for a good few years now! We haven't done any competitions for a while now, but will more then likely enter the next show :)

Now onto the 'Wild Child' as i've nicknamed her lol! The title says it all... She is a crazy little collie (Who is still 17") Looking as though she will stay this size.

She's not such a happy little girl today =/ She was on a walk and somehow managed to rip her nail off :(. She wasn't limping or showing any signs off pain, it was only when i saw blood that i realised somethings happened. Her paw was covered in blood, all i could see was a red paw! At first i thought she ripped her pad but then when i looked closely i saw she had actually ripped her nail off. So i took her straight down the vets and they took her in and put her under anaesthetic. I picked her up at 6, she's now back home and fast asleep (for once)!

Here are a few photo's of Angel and Of Vogue with her little bandaged paw...

Beach and Vogue update

I haven't updated the blog in ages!! What a bad blogger i am...

There hasn't been much to post though to be honest because i've been really busy at College with my exams, which are now all over (Thankfully).

Me and Angel are doing the GSD show this Saturday which i'm looking foward to, it's been a while since we last done Agility! The last show we done was the Agility Festival at the beginning of May.

I Must mention how i can't wait to be able to start Vogue's training... Only 10 weeks to go! I hope those 10 weeks hurry up!! I think she is going to be very keen, she won't shut up while watching it haha! I'm not sure if she is going to be a Medium, she is 9 and a half months old tomorrow. I roughly measured her and she is just under 17" so it looks like she might be a Medium!!!

Yesterday evening i took the dogs down the beach and decided i would take some photo's to update the blog with.

Here they are...

Happy 2nd Birthday Jazz !!

Jazz is 2 today :)... I always think she is much older then her age though because she's so quiet and well behaved (most of the time lol).

But you know how the saying goes 'The terrible two's'... But to be honest Jazz is a little Angel to have around, you could easily forget she's in the house. Unlike a certain other collie i know going by the name of VOGUE haha, you deffiantly can't forget shes around !!

Jazz has a had a successful year in Obedience this year :) and im going to continue her obedience training... And im hoping to start training her back in Agility soon.

Happy Birthday Jazz

Jersey Agility Festival 2009

Well my favourite show of the year has been and gone...

I had entered Jazz in it but unfortunately because we couldn't get enough training in time (Due to her confidence issues) she couldn't run. But she did have 3 runs in 'Anysize' which she enjoyed :) !!

Angel was a good girl as usual, i know she isn't fast but she does try which is all i can ask :)... She got lots of clear rounds and a few placing's which was nice. She had 4 runs a day but she does struggle to actually run 4...

We got into the final which was great !! I didn'r run her at all on the day of the final, so that she could run at her best in the final.

I was very pleased with her final run. Unfortunately we got a refusal right near the end !! I called her too early (Trying to get a tight turn) Grr silly handler !!

I've decided Angel's only going to do a few shows now and instead of 4 runs a day she will only be doing 2 because i don't want to totally retire her but she can't cope with all the runs. So its only fair she takes it easy =].. She's only 6 but i think she thinks shes about 9 bless her (With her grey hair) !!


Here are some of her runs from the show (Including her Final run)...

Jazz's Obedience Wins !!

Last Sunday GSD held an Obedience compeition. I entered Jazz & Angel into Novice, Angel hasn't done any Obedience for ages so i wasn't expecting her to do very well (She proved me right lol). She broke her down stay by standing up and growling at someone who walked in the door - Bad Dog !! Luckly she didn't disturb Jazz... But she done a nice retrieve and recall, So i was pleased with her :] !!

Jazz was a completer star (again)... She done a lovely round of heelwork and her recall was lovely. Her retrieve wasn't as good, but thats just something i need to work on.

Angel didn't get placed but Jazz came... 1st !! What a clever girly she is :].

She has been making me very proud in the last couple of weeks.


Here is a Video i put together of some photo's of Jazz with at Crufts and her winnings from the Obedience compeition...

Crufts 2009

I am over the moon... Jazz won the Starters Obedience at Crufts 2009 !! I was extremely nervous before going in the ring. We were number 7 but our running order was 21 (So 3rd from the end). It was nice being closer to the end because it gave me the oppurunity to watch some of the others before it was my turn, but then it was bad because it was making me even more nervous !!

Jazz was such a good girl :]... She was nervous when we first brought her in, which is to be expected as it is 'Crufts'. As most people know Jazz can be very nervy at times, so i was really worried about how she was goig to cope.

Outside the ring she was nervous but as soon as she got in the ring she got her working head on and enjoyed her Obedience round and so did i :).

There were some fab collies in our class which i thought were hard to beat but we done it !! She got a totally clear round (No points taken off anything) She done perfect heelowrk and a lovely recall :) She was the only dog to get a clear out of 23 dogs (And i think she was the youngest)... Im on VERY proud dog owner !!

The good Citizen display went really well too... Angel wasn't bothered by anything at Crufts, but this is her 4th time that she has been. It was a nice epxerience and i really enjoyed Crufts 2009.

I must just add the Agility was absolutely FAB !! I watched some gorgeous Collie's... Which i wanted to take home with me lol !!

Here is my favourite photo of me and Jazz...

Off To Crufts Tomorrow !!

Its been a while since i last updated my blog...

Tomorrow evening im off to Birmingham for Crufts =) I can't wait! I've been looking foward to it for a long time now, and the time has finally arrived.

To be honest i haven't done much Obedience training with Jazz in preperation, she's not the kind of dog that enjoy's being trained a lot (Fingers crossed we pull it all off on the day)... Were as Angel has been very busy training with the rest of the Channel Island team.

Vogue went off to a friends house this afternoon (She's to busy playing with the other dogs to miss me lol) And Angel & Jazz went on the boat this evening - There out at sea as i type this! (Not a nice thought) Im already missing them :(.

Here is a video shown on 'Channel Television' of the Chanel Island Gold Good Citizen Display Team :) http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_sport/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=393752

Will update the blog as soon as i get back from Crufts... Bye for now !!

Snow snow snow & Vogue 16weeks

Yipee! We have snow =)... Jersey finally has snow! I really wanted it to stick (so i wouldn't have college) but oh well it didn't quite happen lol. But at least it snowed, it got quick thick at times espeically in the garden.

So i took the oppurtunity to take some photo's of the dogs (And of Vogue now 16 weeks)

Vogue's first trip to the beach!

Vogue had her first trip to the beach last week! She loved it… I let off the lead and she was happy just to play around me (Chasing her lead lol). I put Angel and Jazz in the car whilst I took Vogue down because Jazz was demanding me to play ball with her whilst Angel was barking her head off!!! So I had my hands full haha!

It's so nice that Vogue can now go on short walks with the Angel and Jazz. I have had to carry her around the last few weeks so its such a relief for her to be able to walk now!

Here is a video of her on the beach for the first time and some photo's of her at 12 weeks…

Photo's at 12 weeks

Jazz's Comeback 2009

Shes back! @ 19months

Jazz has now started back at her Agility training, I AM SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!


Things are looking extremely good at the moment. She is confident, happy and very focused. It has taken alot of work to get her were she is now but it's deffiantly worth it.

The last time she done agility must have been around 5 months ago (It feels more like 5 years ago)

I couldn't keep up with her today, she is now 'Miss Speedy Pants'! Her contacts are running (She got her contacts every time, it was 100%) So im thinking about just leaving them running, instead of using tragets.

I don't want to make her training to strict for example perfect waits and perfect contacts etc... I will work on all that later on in her training as for now all i want is for to enjoy herself and run like the wind!


Here she is training today...

Jazz Weaving

Yes you read the title right, Jazz is actually weaving. As most of you know Jazz has had serious confidence issues with Agility. I must admit I was ready to leave her Agility and stick with Obedience, but today I had a change of heart.

I went into the garden (trying to be confident with her) and well.... what can I say.... SHE WEAVED. Jazz was whining with excitment!! I have never seen her so happy doing Agility since we first started.

I know it was only weaving and not Contacts & Jumps etc... But for the past 6 months she hasn't even been able to attempt the weaves. So as you can imagine I am one EXTREMELY happy dog owner right now!

Seeing her enjoy herself this afternoon has made me determined to stick out her Agility training (through thick and thin) I know its not going to be easy, its going to be very difficult and could take along time, but I am willing to stick it out with her.

I am going to do 1-2-1 training with her, without any trainers or anyone else just me and Jazz. This way I hope to slowly build her confidence.

I will keep the blog updated on her training.


Here is the video of Jazz weaving...

Is Vogue Confused?!?!?

Haha... Vogue is very easily puzzled!! I was playing some funny noises and well she was buffled. She makes me laugh when ever she hears a noise that sounds different her head goes from side to side in confusment lol.

This video was actualy taken on the 20/12/08 (But I thought I would put a video together)


confused.com??? lol

Happy New Year to all you bloggers!

I hope that 2009 brings everyone lots of happiness and success.

I am really looking foward to Crufts with Jazz, and coming over to the UK with Angel to compete in several Agility shows. And of course I am extremely looking foward to start Agility training with Vogue!

Best Wishes xx