29Th February

Thank you Mark for your moving comment on Sandy.
At these times it is always good to think about your successes and  take time and enjoy your own dog.
Our biggest success this year was Jade finding a home with Christopher Hammond, he rang me today to say how pleased they are with her. His only complaints, that she had put on weight and that she was 'bossy.'

The dogs with us are all well.
Sapphire, despite having been with us almost two years now, is very happy. She comes to the ponies each day and plays ball with anyone who is around, including builders and landscape gardeners. She did get into trouble recently for running on the newly laid patio slabs. She is no trouble to us and equally seems to have a good quality of life here.
Angel is tail chasing less, the end of her tail fully recovered but she can still become upset if another dog is vocal.
She too enjoys a good run chasing the ball. She is also allowed upstairs in the evenings for a while but does push it and jump on the bed if she can get away with it.
Boycie is fine in the car now, even coping with the journey from hell this morning on the college run and that with a full tum. He too enjoys a game of ball.
Chance is still high energy and gets very jealous, a home as an only dog who accompanies his owner to work would suit him. He is the most gorgeous colour.
Tara remains a delight, enjoying her walks with Lexus and making the most of her time out of her crate. She too comes upstairs whenever she can but will lie on the floor and only jumps on the bed when invited or when no-one is looking!

Having Lexus' rear end in front of you may not be everyones idea of happiness, but when he is trotting along in front of me on walks with his jaunty step, tail swinging in time and ears flapping, and I know if I could see his face he would look as if he was smiling, for me it is the cheeriest place to be. He really is the happiest, comical, cartoon like dog there could possibly be.