Sunday, July 19, 2015

Galveston Kennel Club, Houston, TX Sunday July 19, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Sonny Ambrosio
Group Judge Terry Stacy

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Beaumont Kennel Club, Houston, TX Saturday July 18, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Roger Hartinger
Group Judge Jon Cole

SearsPartsDirect.com - Are they screwy or what?

I placed an order for an 'in stock' part last night on SearsPartsDirect.com.  When the 'sale complete' page popped up, the expected deliver date was MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015!!!  WTF???  What if it had been out of stock?  

Then I went back in to look at my order and at the top of the page it said Order Placed on 07/16/2015 at the bottom it said Ordered on 07/17/2015 (which is correct). It still said to expect the order on October 19, 2015  (and they spelled out October).

Today Tim went to the Sears store and the lady there looked it up and it now says expect delivery on October 20!!!!

I used to like Sears but now??????

Friday, July 17, 2015

Houston Kennel Club, Friday July 17, 2015 Houston, TX

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
Group Judge Karen McFarlane


UPDATE:
HAVANESE
PIPER - That's A FrontPage Special Report - 1st / Winners Bitch 
Piper, fka Ripple, is a Keisha x Bugs baby!
Congratulations to Owner-Handler Paula Bender on this win! 
Thank You Judge Paula Hartinger

Attack on Marines in Tennessee

I was just reading about the attack on our military personnel in Chattanooga, TN.  It is heartbreaking on so many levels - all of the way up to the response from the White House. 

BUT... 
One of the Marines took time to text to his girlfriend "active shooter."  Do you think that those couple of seconds cost him his life?  May have.  Yes, it's touching that he thought of her, but in those seconds of reaching for his phone and sending a text he lost his life, instead of readying his weapon and returning fire, covering one of his comrades, or taking cover himself.  

Another sad example of people who think that they can send/receive text messages and not lose their life or jeopardize the life of someone else.  

Thing that make you go "Hmmm."

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Houston Kennel Club, Houston, TX Thursday, July 16, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS 
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Breed Judge Karen McFarlane
Group Judge Susan Godek

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Texas Working Dog Association of Greater Houston, Houston TX Wednesday July 15, 2015

Black Russian Terrier
VARIAS
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHAT'S IN A NAME
BEST OF BREED  Thank You Breed Judge Luis Sosa 
Made the cut in group!  Thank You Group Judge Namcy Aumbergy


Varias
BIS AM GCH CAN CH That's What's In A Name
Thank You Judge Patricia Lanctot

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Portage Kennel Club

Havanese Delta
- Best Puppy in Breed
Thank You Judge Patricia Lanctot

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Havanese Midas


HAVANESE MIDAS
That's A Touch of Gold
DOB:  September 29, 2013
Sire:  CH That's Havanney Truckin Along (DSL)
Dam:  BISS CH Nirvana's Mystic Nutmeg

Roaring Fork Kennel Club, Eagle, CO Saturday July 11, 2015

Havanese

MILO - BEST OF BREED & GROUP 3
That's Just The Way I Roll 
A Choco x Desi Puppy

Thank You Breed & Group Judge Murrel Purkhiser

CONGRATULATIONS TO 
OWNER/HANDLER DARLENE LICASTRO
WHAT A TEAM!!! 

Politically Correct? I am confused.

I just saw a commercial for a dating site called BlackPeopleMeet.com

I am confused.   I don't have a problem with it as the title says what it is, and will/should attract only the people who want to join,

BUT...

If it was WhitePeopleMeet.com, wouldn't somebody be taking somebody to court?

Just sayin'…


Maybe I am still shaking my head over the fact that a black woman is trying to sue the nail salon that I go to for discrimination!  She walked in late Friday afternoon, July 3.  No appointment, salon was totally packed.  Owner says cannot take you right now, come back in about an hour, or you can wait an hour here.  OK, fine.  BUT a white woman walked in WITH an appointment and he checked her in.  The black woman is accusing him of discrimination.  CRAZY.  The Friday of a Holiday weekend, the place is packed and you do not have an appointment.  MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST!  I always do. 

OR 

Maybe I am still shaking my head of the issues over the Confederate Flag.  One idiot wraps himself in it and shoots people.  It represents a big part in the history of the US.  One you may or may not be proud of, but part of the history - none the less.  

Another example of the US trying to appease a few by making us all 'the same.'  WAKE UP PEOPLE…WE ARE NOT THE SAME…AND PROUD OF IT… SAMENESS CAN BE VERY BORING AND SCARY.  

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Portage Wins



Just a few shots from this past weekend:

VARIAS & DAVE
With that Best in Show Ribbon in his hot little hands.
In the background, Darlene and Zeus, elated and dejected all that the same time.

ZEUS
BISS AM GCH CAN GCH MENDOTA'S ADORBULL GREEK LEGEND
in the BIS ring 

ZEUS
After winning Group 5 - The Toy Group - waiting for Best in Show.
It's a high stress life

ZEUS
THANK YOU JUDGES
Patricia Taylor, Michael Lanctot, Patricia Lanctot, and Mike Jackman

VARIAS
HIS FIRST BEST IN SHOW!!!!
THANK YOU JUDGE PATRICIA LANCTOT


Sunday, July 5, 2015

Portage Kennel Club, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Sunday July 5, 2015

Another pretty good day at the dog show, if I do say so myself.
A great weekend all together.  Lots of great people, and great wins.

TODAY:
VARIAS - GROUP 2 - NEW CHAMPION
BIS AM GCH CAN CH That's What's In A Name
Congratulations Owners Drs. John & Char Cassidy

ZEUS:  GROUP 1 - 
BISS AM GCH CAN GCH Mendota's Adorabull Greek Legend
Congratulations Owners Dr. Stephen & Mrs. Patricia Lucas

BUGS:  Winners Dog & Best of Winners NEW CHAMPION
AM CAN CH That's One Nirvana Couldn't Kill
Bugs is our boy.

R.E.O. - PUPPY GROUP 1 
(Our Keisha x Bugs boy)

TAFFY - Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite - NEW CHAMPION
AM GCH CAN CH That's Pullin' At Your Hearstrings
Congratulations Owners Dr. Stephen & Mrs. Patricia Lucas

Zeus, Varias, and Bugs are all available at stud to approved, health certified bitches. 

Rion - (ShihTzu) Best of Breed
NEW CHAMPION on Friday!  
Congratulations to owner Troy Dargin

THANK YOU TO JUDGES PATRICIA & MICHAEL LANCTOT

Portage Kennel Club, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Saturday July 4, 2015

We had our own 4th of July fireworks today!  Celebrated the Red, White & Blue with a BIG RIBBON!

A great day at the dog show: 


Black Russian Terriers
VARIAS - BEST OF BREED & GROUP 1 & BEST IN SHOW
THANK YOU JUDGE PATRICIA LANCTOT

VARIAS
BIS AM GCH CAN CH THAT'S WHJAT'S IN A NAME
Thank You Judge Patricia Lanctot

CONGRATULATIONS TO OWNERS:
DR. JOHN W. CASSIDY & DR. CHARLENE MADISON CASSIDY
Havanese 
Reo - 1st / Reserve
Tux - 2nd 
BUGS - 1st / Winners Dog 
Delta - 1st / Reserve / Best of Breed Puppy!
Taylor - 2nd
TAFFY - 1st / Winners Bitch / Best of Winners 
ZEUS - BEST OF BREED & GROUP 1
THANK YOU JUDGE PATRICIA LANCTOT

Shih Tzu 
RION - BEST OF BREED 
THANK YOU JUDGE MICHAEL LANCTOT


Friday, July 3, 2015

Portage Kennel Club, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Friday, July 3, 2015

A VERY LONG BUSY DAY!!!  
Two All-Breed Shows and an All-Breed Sweepstakes.
TEAM SCHEIRIS WINS
Portage Kennel Club
July 3, 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Canad Inns, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2015

WOW!!!

Not a good wow.  After the GPS said we were there three blocks before we got to the hotel, after 30+ hours on the road, we were greeted by Alan, maybe Allan?

Now at 9:30 at night two weary travelers enter your hotel lobby.  A glance up.  No smile.  We walk to the desk.  "Yes?"  No "How may I help you?"  No "Checking in this evening?"  Just "Yes."  And that was the ONLY YES, we got from him.

We had a suite reserved.  He looks up the reservation and the conversation went something like this:

Alan:  "Just so you know, there is a wedding in the ballroom behind your suite on Saturday night, and many of those people are also staying here." (Basically, either move now or don't complain about the noise.)  "There is also a dog show at the hotel this weekend."

Us:   "That should be fine.  We are here for the dog show."

Alan:  "No dogs in the suites."

Us:  "What about a service dog?"

Alan:  "That depends.  What does it do for you?"

REALLY!!!!  I wanted to say "none of your freaking business, if you knew what I had been through this past two years you would be giving me the room for free. (well maybe not Alan), but I just said, "Never mind, I might want to bring a couple of the show dogs in from the motorhome.  What else do you have available?"

Us:  "Never mind, we can just leave the dogs outside in the motorhome."  We give him the debit card for payment.  Which we have already cleared a large payment in Canada through our bank since it will exceed their normal daily restriction (for our protection.)

Well that just through Alan into a total tizzy!  "No debit cards for the suites.  It's a rule.  No debit cards for suites.  I need a credit card."

Us:  "Is there really no exceptions to this.  We do not carry a credit card.  Can we pay cash? Can you run it for twice the cost of the room, as a deposit, then refund the rest upon checkout?"

Alan:  "It would take manager approval."
Us:  "So is there a manager on duty?"
Alan: "Yes, he is over there, but he knows the rules as well as I do."

Me thinking WTF???!!??!?!

Us:  "OK, what DO you have available then?"

He kept saying things, kind of to himself, like 'these are all sold out, Hmmm, that won't work," etc.  Not real sure if he was trying to get rid of us or what.

Hotel has a $25 pet fee.  Cheap at twice the price compared to other hotels with pet fees.  OK, fine.
Hotel is also part of Corporate Lodging.

Us:  "Do you have any Corporate Lodging rooms available?"

Alan:  "Yes but you can't have the Corporate Lodging rate and have dogs in the room.  There is a $25 pet fee."

Us:  "Not a problem.  We do this all the time in the US and Canada.  At other Canad Inns even.  You run the room on CLC and we pay the hotel directly for their pet fee."

Alan:  "Oh we would never do that.  The entire room must go on the CLC card.  You will have to pay $119 per night, plus the one time pet fee, plus a deposit since you are using a debit card."

At this point we are going on 30 minutes with this guy, thinking we would talk to someone in the morning  so said "Fine, we'll take the king.  Where can we park the motorhome?"

Alan:  "Anywhere along the grass, or next to Canadian Tire, or park across some parking spaces"

Us:  "OK.  Thank you very much for your help"  As we walked away thinking what an ass this man was as well as what a bad representative for the hotel.

We had a room close to the corner, near an exit, away from the main entrance to the hotel.  So far, so good.  We parked across some spots near a brick 'planter' and set the expens up between the motorhome and the brick wall.  Dave went back and checked with Alan and the parking spot was fine.

Finally about 11:30 Dave wanted some supper.  The sign out front said ½ price wings so he went into the bar.  Couldn't find anyone, then the hotel manager asked what he was doing in there!   "Trying to order food!"  "Well it about time for them to go home.  Last call is at Midnight."  Dave looked at the clock and said "It's 11:30."  Finally he ordered two 'meals' and the hotel manager brought them out to him.  The bill was $25.  Some freaking expensive wings!  When Dave questioned that, he pointed to some stairs and said that you had to order them upstairs - same kitchen - same staff!!!

What a screwy place this is.

I am finishing this up on Thursday, between 'helping' Dave groom.  Today was another adventure with Canad Inns.  More to come….

We have two shows and a sweepstakes tomorrow but I will update as I can.  I have to re-sign in to the hotel wifi every hour, our phones are screwed up.

Somehow our house phone is forwarded to Dave's phone, and it is ringing when his wifi is connected.  VERY WEIRD THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE.