tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71723000719348640092024-03-05T11:28:25.151-08:00ScreamingK9If you've ever heard a pissed-off Pug, you know why this is called Screaming K9.Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-44666015237840226882013-10-01T10:54:00.001-07:002013-10-01T10:54:02.173-07:00FINALLY we get to talk about AGILITYToday's category is...........drum roll please.............<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-size: large;">AGILITY.</span></span><br />
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The main reason we go to Pug Nationals is for agility, for sure. Mom loves to visit her friends, we love to show in Rally, but the "big deal" for all of us is for the agility trial, that is held on Wednesday of the week of Nationals.<br />
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Almost 10 years ago, a group of dedicated Pug agility folks convinced the national Pug club to put on their first trial. Not many people had seen agility in person, and there weren't many Pugs running agility. I wasn't even born yet!<br />
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But mom stepped up, with her friend Donna, and agreed to be in charge. The first trial was wet (it was in Washington state and had poured the night before), crazy (a helicopter was hovering low a few yards away during one of the runs, and the trial had to be put on hold until it was gone), poopy (there was goose poop everywhere, which had to be cleaned up before we ran. You know Pugs and eating gross things off the ground) and muddy (more than one handler ran out of their shoes when they got stuck in the muddy ground). But they were so grateful that the club was offering agility, they didn't care.<br />
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<i>The group shot from this year</i></div>
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But it brought Pug agility folks from all over the country together, and formed a bond that is still strong to this day. Every year the trial gets bigger and better.<br />
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<i>Some of the beautiful ribbons to be won</i></div>
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On to this year's trial: Mom and Donna were in charge again, and that meant last minute scrambling to tie up all the loose ends that are part of putting on a trial. We headed to the show site bright and early, and mom was off and running.<br />
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<i>Our participation prizes from last year</i></div>
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The day was a blur, but here are some highlights:<br />
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1. Meme and Joe (Donna's husband) stepped up and ran a great hospitality and raffle table<br />
2. We had 44 Pugs entered<br />
3. We had 25 handlers running<br />
4. We had 117 agility runs<br />
5. 56 of those runs were qualifying runs<br />
6. 15 states were represented<br />
7. 18 Pugs over the age of 7 were entered<br />
8. The judge was great. She cheered each and every run<br />
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Everybody did so good, that they ran out of qualifying ribbons!<br />
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Here are some personal highlights:<br />
1. Arnie got another Jumpers leg, giving him another leg towards his MXJ-P<br />
2. I rocked the course! I qualified in all 4 of my runs (a miracle, considering I've never even double Q'd before, let alone quadruple Q'd), with 2 first places.<br />
3. Arnie and I managed to run even though we literally sat in our crates until 2 minutes before we had to run; pee, warm up, run, got back in to the crate. But we're trained professionals, so we did our jobs just fine.<br />
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<i>Waiting (sort of) patiently for our runs</i></div>
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All in all, a great day. We're already planning for next year, when we get to go to Kentucky!<br />
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<i>Off and running</i></div>
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<i>Great shot of Arnie</i></div>
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<i>Weaving, weaving</i></div>
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<i>Here I come!</i></div>
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<i>Arnie loves to leap out of the chute</i></div>
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<i>A little close to the edge, there, dude</i></div>
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<i>BIG jump</i></div>
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<i>Cutest butt ever</i></div>
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<i>Full extension</i></div>
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<i>Driving through those weave poles</i></div>
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<i>Banking the turns, with tail as a rudder</i></div>
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<i>Hit that yellow and RUN</i></div>
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<i>Gaining speed</i></div>
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<i>Where are you, mom?</i></div>
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Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-73767763800254628472013-09-29T12:08:00.001-07:002013-09-29T12:08:28.115-07:00Tally-Ho for Rally-OToday's category is<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-size: large;">RALLY.</span></span><br />
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What is Rally, you might ask? It's an AKC event, that is sort of a cross between obedience and agility, that serves as a gateway to regular obedience.<br />
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1. The dog is sort of scored, but the handler is the main focus with regards to scoring.<br />
2. Scoring is more generous than in traditional obedience.<br />
3. There are stations that handler and dog must perform (the number of stations depends on the level entered). Novice has 10-15 stations.<br />
4. There are 3 Levels - Novice, Advanced and Excellent.<br />
5. In Novice, dogs are on leash. In Advanced and Excellent, the dogs are off leash.<br />
6. The exercises are a variety of exercises that you might have to perform in obedience, as well as extra exercises that you would perform to practice. There are turns, changes of pace, sits, downs, and recalls, in all sorts of configurations.<br />
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Learn more about Rally <a href="http://classic.akc.org/events/rally/getting_started.cfm" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Arnie was entered in Rally at the Nationals this year. I entered last year, and got a qualifying score, but I was entered in 4 classes of agility, and mom wanted to give Arnie something "special" that he could do (he was only entered in 2 classes of agility). That, and I tend to be a little nuts when I can't run at full speed in a ring.<br />
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<i>The green footing was VERY interesting, and just HAD to be sniffed</i></div>
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<i>Getting it together</i></div>
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<i>Yup, I'm paying attention now, mom</i></div>
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<i>Sitting with attention. A little crooked, but passable</i></div>
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<i>Heeling nicely to the finish line</i></div>
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There were 2 days of Rally, and Arnie qualified on both days. Not bad for very little practice, and no experience in a Rally ring at all. His performance was a little crazy, but overall he was a very good boy.<br />
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Next up: AGILITY!!!<br />
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<br />Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-28986010859528613682013-09-26T12:47:00.001-07:002013-09-26T12:47:06.730-07:00Race around NashvilleThe category today is<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A RACE AROUND NASHVILLE</span></span>.<br />
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Mom's a big <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/" target="_blank">Amazing Race</a> fan. She's been watching since the second episode, and has never missed one.<br />
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She loves the concept, and enjoys seeing the sights and traditions that the world has to offer. All from the comfort of her own couch.<br />
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She'd love to compete on the Race, but there are a few reasons why she never will:<br />
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1. She hates to fly<br />
2. Until she acclimates to a location, she has no sense of direction<br />
3. She won't eat gross food<br />
4. She's afraid of heights<br />
5. She won't jump off of high places<br />
6. She's afraid of enclosed spaces<br />
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<i>We were just walking around the beautiful park in Nashville, minding our own business...</i></div>
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What does our trip to Tennessee have to do with the Amazing Race? Well, while we were there, we were approached by two girls, both wearing numbers, to take their picture in front of a statue. We asked what they were up to, and they explained it was "like the Amazing Race, but in cities around the country".<br />
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They continued on down the list of tasks they had to accomplish and we helped them with:<br />
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After we helped them out, we waved goodbye to them, and continued on our walk around the Tennessee state capitol.<br />
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<i>Cooling off at the capitol</i></div>
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Then we heard "can you take our picture in front of this statue"? and we knew just what to do. After the picture, we told them we had the dog for shaking hands, and they acted surprised. Apparently, they were just going down the list, one by one, and hadn't gotten to that one yet.<br />
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We jumped in and helped them with:<br />
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1. Shake hands with a dog<br />
2. Hug a stranger<br />
3. Take a picture with someone from out-of-state showing their license<br />
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We couldn't help them out with:<br />
1. Take a picture of someone doing a handstand<br />
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Again, we continued on with our sightseeing, then had some <a href="http://screamingk9.blogspot.com/2013/09/eating-our-way-through-tennessee.html" target="_blank">lunch</a>.<br />
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As we were waiting to cross the street, we heard "WE WON! WE WON!" We all turned to look and it was the second team, that we had "coached" with their race. They had won first place, and were so excited to run into us to thank us.<br />
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<i>Winner, winner, chicken dinner</i></div>
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Mom may not ever run the real Amazing Race, but she played a part in a Race around Nashville.<br />
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Mom had heard that Memphis was quite a foodie town, so the plan was to stop there for lunch on the first day. She yelped, urbanspooned and googled, and came away with <a href="http://www.cbqmemphis.com/" target="_blank">Central BBQ</a> as the place to visit.<br />
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They have three locations, and we chose the midtown restaurant (for no particular reason). First step was to make sure that they allowed dogs. Not only did they allow dogs, but they found us a table, brought us water, and made a huge fuss over us the whole time we were there. Already a win, but then the food arrived. Simply put, it was some of the most delicious BBQ mom has ever had. She got a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and fries, and it was delicious. Well, we had to take her word for it on the pork, since she wouldn't share any of it with us. But we got fries, and yes, they were deelish.<br />
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On to Nashville, and the next afternoon, after walking around seeing the sights, we stopped for lunch along Music Row. There aren't many dog-friendly places, but mom spotted a place with an outside patio and asked if we could sit there. Again, the answer was "of course", and water and attention was given to us the whole time. The food was pretty good, but the humans ordered salads, so seriously- how good could that really be? Mom really enjoyed this place, because she could hear the singer inside, and she really liked his music.<br />
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<i>The view from the patio</i></div>
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Once we got to the host hotel in Chattanooga eating was hit or miss, because of the busy schedule that mom runs under. But she did get to sample some good food while she was there.<br />
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We didn't get to go on any sightseeing adventures while we were there (too hot), but the humans did find the <a href="http://hairofthedogpub.net/" target="_blank">Hair of the Dog Pub</a>, that served great pub food (and mom got her Guinness). It was outside on a lovely patio, and the service was great. For the record, they were dog-friendly.)<br />
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<i>Eating and drinking with pug friends</i></div>
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Across the street from the hotel was the <a href="http://terminalbrewhouse.com/" target="_blank">Terminal Brewhouse</a> that the humans visited a few times. They made a mean pizza, had their own beer, and the restaurant was in a historical building.<br />
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Mom and Meme also drove to visit her friend, and he found a really quaint little town that boasted a great restaurant right on the main drag. Again, they sat out on the patio. The food was great, and the service just as good. She'll fill you in the visit, so suffice it to say, they ate. Again.<br />
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That's it on the food category. There was good eats the whole time, with plenty to share with two very well-behaved pugs.<br />
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Next up: A race around Nashville!Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-81594607690473790062013-09-24T10:55:00.002-07:002013-09-24T10:55:22.766-07:00The Great Tennessee AdventureArnie and I had a great adventure last week. It involved Pugs, agility, eating, mom's mom, good friends and lots of driving. We all attended the Pug Dog Club of America's National Specialty in Tennessee.<br />
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Instead of going step-by-step, I'm going to recap our adventure into categories.<br />
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We'll start with<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-size: large;">DRIVING</span></span>.<br />
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Mom started by driving to the airport to pick up her mom (we call her Meme). She was flying in from NY to travel with mom on our adventure.<br />
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On Friday night, our Texas agility friend, Puggles and her mom Willie, drove to our house and spent the night.<br />
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<i>Meme and Willie at the Texas/Arkansas border</i></div>
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Very early Saturday morning, we all loaded into the van and hit the road. We drove to Memphis first. Then spent the night in Nashville. Then on to our final destination, Chattanooga. The van stayed parked for the most part while we were at the show, but mom did drive to meet her best friend from high school, who lives a few hours away.<br />
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<i>Meme! Keep your eyes on the road!</i></div>
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The next Saturday, Willie and mom (Meme had already hopped a plane to fly back to her house) drove 850 miles straight back to Texas. We were bored out of our minds, and only got out of the van to potty, get a drink and snack a little.<br />
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<i>The view most of the way</i></div>
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States we drove through on our trip: Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia.<br />
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Tomorrow's category is FOOD!<br />
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Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-14894098835653390872013-09-09T13:05:00.000-07:002013-09-09T13:05:58.895-07:00Table Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-19399813100769096522013-08-30T07:02:00.000-07:002013-08-30T07:02:12.219-07:00Past my tipping point<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-54929597706858222062013-08-28T08:32:00.004-07:002013-08-28T08:32:41.071-07:00Happy Birthday DadI wanted to give a shout out and a BIG Happy Birthday to my dad. Mom trains me and shows me, but dad spoils me. As in ROTTEN.<br />
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We have a big weekend planned. My bestie, Suki, and her mom are coming to town. Let the celebration begin!Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-17219934823770050682013-08-27T05:58:00.000-07:002013-08-27T05:58:52.447-07:00Climb every mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-38449923961699869132013-08-24T08:39:00.003-07:002013-08-24T08:39:56.428-07:00Mom's new blog - Food Truck Parks USAMom loves to eat at food trucks, so she decided to start a blog to help folks find and talk about food truck parks.<br />
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You'll see me checking out our local food truck park - <a href="http://www.clearforkfoodpark.com/" target="_blank">Clearfork Food Park</a>Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-65311917925386844212013-08-23T12:21:00.003-07:002013-08-23T12:21:28.176-07:00Get out of my way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my big brother, Puck, in his younger years. He's 16 years old now, and starting to slow down (finally). He eats great, but is disoriented a lot, and his back legs don't work so great anymore.</div>
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He's a pug mix (not sure what he's mixed with), and was mom's agility partner for many years. </div>
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Just thought you might like to see the creatures I share my life with, and who paved the way for my agility success. He taught mom a lot of lessons about what and what not to do, when training an agility dog.</div>
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<i>Puck, playing in the ocean. Just about his favorite thing on earth to do</i></div>
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Mom's been tearing it up on the stained glass front. She's almost finished with the Pug part.</div>
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Mom and dad love animals, and one of their very places to visit is <a href="http://www.safariwest.com/" target="_blank">Safari West</a>. Just north of Napa, California, it's an animal park that has overnight accommodations. A few years ago, they went for their birthday. </div>
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The rooms are luxury tents, similar to tents used in African safaris</div>
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The bathroom vanity is a carved piece of wood</div>
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These guys live in the park, just hanging out</div>
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The white version</div>
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One of the best features is Lemur Island</div>
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Mom and dad drank their morning coffee watching the Lemurs warm up </div>
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Just hanging out in the morning sun</div>
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Mom could have watched them all morning</div>
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Safari West is known for their Giraffe breeding program</div>
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All sorts of animals live together</div>
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Not your average traffic hazard</div>
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Not the prettiest fellow</div>
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A little guy hanging out by the watering tank</div>
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This gal wandered freely around the park. She would scare visitors into dropping their food, and then snatch up a snack. Sadly, she died shortly after their trip, of old age. She had lived many years at Safari West.</div>
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Even when it's hot out, I have to have my snuggly blankets. Comfort first!</div>
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It's no secret that I love to run agility. When we step out onto the course, I can't control myself, and struggle and squirm, so mom will let me RUN NOW! </div>
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<b>Here are some shots of me when we start the run, so you can feel mom's pain....</b></div>
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Mom struggling to get my leash off - I'm trying to bite the leash while she's getting it over my head.</div>
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Mom giving me a little lecture about behaving myself. HA</div>
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You have to wait until the timer says "ready", and I hate waiting. This is me biting her hands, because she won't let me take off.</div>
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HA - fooled you, mom. I went in between the tunnel and timer pole. NOT the right move, but I just couldn't help myself. Here we are trying it again. That's a Pug for you.</div>
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The stained glass project has gotten serious. </div>
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Here's where the tools live. Brushes, cutters, nippers and hammers. </div>
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Where magic happens. After the glass is roughly cut, it must be ground to fit precisely into the design. That happens here. It's really messy. Glass and water everywhere. </div>
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The piece being put together. The ground glass pieces are laid on the board, then bordered by lead strips. </div>
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Pacific Rim - lots of great effects. Cool story. </div>
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One of mom and dad's favorite directors (Guillermo del Toro) and actors (Ron Perlman).</div>
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The Good, The Bad, The Weird - on the "need to watch" list for awhile, and it finally happened. Great story, VERY funny, and one of mom and dad's favorite Korean actors (Jung Woo-Sung)</div>
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This one (Cyrano Dating Agency) just wrapped up. Cute, light and a happy ending.</div>
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This one (Heartless City) is coming to an end, and is far from light and happy. Drugs, murder, crooked cops and politicians, and betrayal. What's not to love about all that?</div>
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Another K-Drama (I Hear Your Voice) that is fun and sucks you in with its great characters. And another of mom and dad's favorite Korean actors (Yoon Sang-Hyun). They'll miss this one when it ends.</div>
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And last but not least, "Longmire". </div>
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Watching for him (Bailey Chase)</div>
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A little for him (Robert Taylor)</div>
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Here is day one: start cutting the glass. This is where the piece starts to take shape, going from a flat design on paper to a textured, colorful window. We'll keep you posted on our progress.<br />
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<br />Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-72032471740015566692013-07-10T08:52:00.000-07:002013-07-10T08:52:20.157-07:00Beach Combing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gracie the Agility Pughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441139910261490085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172300071934864009.post-74569339312086021362013-07-05T10:20:00.002-07:002013-07-05T10:20:39.527-07:00Mangia - Homemade Meatball RecipeMost folks have a memory of a good roast as their main meal on Sunday.<br />
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Not mom. Her Sunday memory is full of meatballs, sauce, bread and pasta. So yesterday, she decided to make dinner from scratch, and share the meatball recipe with you. Well, it's not really "her" recipe - it's her mom's, who we call Meme. When she visited here a few months ago, mom made Meme measure out all the ingredients (instead of doing it by "feel").<br />
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Presenting, Homemade Meatballs by Meme<br />
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2 pounds Ground Beef (80/20)<br />
1 pound Ground Pork<br />
1/2 Large Onion - Diced, Cooked and Cooled<br />
3 Large Eggs<br />
1 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs<br />
1 Cup Grated Cheese<br />
Salt and Pepper to Taste (about 4 pinches each)<br />
Parsley for Color<br />
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Once everything is mixed together, roll them into balls. The size depends on your own preference. Mom likes large meatballs, so she makes them kind of huge. But any size you like is OK. Again, don't compress the meat when making the meatballs. Take a handful into your hands and lightly roll them into balls. </div>
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Pop them into your heated oven, and cook for 15-30 minutes. Mom's usually take about 27-28 minutes. Meme's usually take 15-20. It all depends on your oven. </div>
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Add the meatballs to your sauce. Don't forget to add the drippings - it adds flavor to your sauce. The meatballs will taste better after cooking for an hour or so in the sauce. </div>
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