Don't miss a chance to bid on the wonderful Decorated Dogs, a fundraiser for DCAF, the Dalmatian Club of America Foundation. There is a collection of 41 Dalmatian figurines, all intriguingly decorated by our amazingly talented club members. You can place an email bid with the committee chair (just read over the instructions) so you don't even have to be present to win. There will be a silent auction at the National next week, and the bidders will not know the amounts of the emailed bids, so feel free to bid on any that appeal to you. You might just be a lucky winner! If you do not collect Dal items, at least take a look - you'll be amazed! Deadline for emailed bids in Midnight Friday, so don't delay.
Decorated Dals
So much to do before I can leave, and now I have a sore foot to contend with too. Gave up last night and went to bed with an ice pack. Thought I had my foot issues managed, so am NOT pleased with a flare up. Hopefully Ibuprofen will do the trick as I do not have time for a cortisone shot OR rest. I've decided that the 3rd van seat will stay in the van from now on. Taking it out gives me more room for crates, but whoever decided these things were easy to remove must have assumed that all owners were young and muscle bound. They are NOT easy to remove. After DCA I will put the seat back in (perhaps asking for younger stronger help) and leave it there. I need three seats so we can take mom out to dinner, as Ron does not care for sitting on the carpet in back, collecting dog hair.
Packing is about half done, but I still need to do an oil change, pick up the pants I had hemmed, bathe and trim Argus, make lists for Ron, decide what clothes to pack, get some yard work accomplished, do some aquarium water changes, and (unfortunately) go to work. Hoping to leave at the crack of dawn on Friday.
We're just taking Argus, Penny & Lucy, as Pauli came in season last weekend and will stay with her handler and do some all breed shows. Just too hard to travel with a bitch in season. Lucy and Penny had better hold off for another week or two! Reebok is going along to DCA with Rosie, and if she comes in season during the trip she will come home with us to be bred to Argus. Laurie will be flying in from Virginia and sharing our room, so we will have three dogs and three dog walkers - MUCH easier. It would have been fun to have Pauli show in the Top Twenty, along with her dad Argus, but it will be a whole lot easier to just carry three dogs.
Lots of fun stuff happens at the National, some official, much of it impromptu. With so many motor homes there, the bar is always open of course. The Whine & Cheese Party is not an official DCA event, but always well attended out in the motor home area. This year they have added "local beers" to the local or favorite wines. Need to pick up something . . . Do they still make Pigs Eye? Summit is good beer, but lacks the catchy name!
Forgot to mention that Penny picked up a UKC Best in Show last weekend, and Lucy got another point. Penny is now a UKC Champion, and Lucy needs but 4 single points to finish her AKC Championship.
Decorated Dals
So much to do before I can leave, and now I have a sore foot to contend with too. Gave up last night and went to bed with an ice pack. Thought I had my foot issues managed, so am NOT pleased with a flare up. Hopefully Ibuprofen will do the trick as I do not have time for a cortisone shot OR rest. I've decided that the 3rd van seat will stay in the van from now on. Taking it out gives me more room for crates, but whoever decided these things were easy to remove must have assumed that all owners were young and muscle bound. They are NOT easy to remove. After DCA I will put the seat back in (perhaps asking for younger stronger help) and leave it there. I need three seats so we can take mom out to dinner, as Ron does not care for sitting on the carpet in back, collecting dog hair.
Packing is about half done, but I still need to do an oil change, pick up the pants I had hemmed, bathe and trim Argus, make lists for Ron, decide what clothes to pack, get some yard work accomplished, do some aquarium water changes, and (unfortunately) go to work. Hoping to leave at the crack of dawn on Friday.
We're just taking Argus, Penny & Lucy, as Pauli came in season last weekend and will stay with her handler and do some all breed shows. Just too hard to travel with a bitch in season. Lucy and Penny had better hold off for another week or two! Reebok is going along to DCA with Rosie, and if she comes in season during the trip she will come home with us to be bred to Argus. Laurie will be flying in from Virginia and sharing our room, so we will have three dogs and three dog walkers - MUCH easier. It would have been fun to have Pauli show in the Top Twenty, along with her dad Argus, but it will be a whole lot easier to just carry three dogs.
Lots of fun stuff happens at the National, some official, much of it impromptu. With so many motor homes there, the bar is always open of course. The Whine & Cheese Party is not an official DCA event, but always well attended out in the motor home area. This year they have added "local beers" to the local or favorite wines. Need to pick up something . . . Do they still make Pigs Eye? Summit is good beer, but lacks the catchy name!
Forgot to mention that Penny picked up a UKC Best in Show last weekend, and Lucy got another point. Penny is now a UKC Champion, and Lucy needs but 4 single points to finish her AKC Championship.
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