http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales BCCME President Val Maloney shares her musings on Beardies, animal communication, and life. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:12:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Where does the time go?! I can't believe it's Sept 1. Seems like summer just started and now I can feel a bit of fall in the air. I don't mind that- much cooler and my jewelry glaze is finally cooperating [lol]. Fee has decided that she loves the cooler weather and ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/09/02/where-does-it-go/ Today is Mac's 11th birthday. He will get a lovely treat later and is doing pretty good (meaning he still gets into stuff and can irritate the h&## out of me). His sister Mira passed 2 years ago... today I miss her terribly. I recently did a session on a lovely ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/08/04/acceptance/ Well, we didn't bring home any points or Breed ribbons from Springfield, but it was so nice to not only see Spirit finish her championship, but our good friend Lesley also finished her dog Fanny on Sunday! It was very exciting. Both girls looked wonderful, and did a great job. ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/07/06/wow-2/ So Pat has been busy since he got laid off.... the dining room is coming along and should be finished soon. He is partly done putting in the laminate flooring, so we moved the table and crate back onto the new part, so he could finish the rest. Last night we ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/06/26/new-game/ Pat had to go to the police station last night to make a statement (he was so excited -- what does that say about what we usually do?) He found out that the kid that was here was not in the crash. There are actually 2 stories that coincide..... The kids ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/05/28/felon-update/ Sorry this is long. Last night I woke up to hear the dogs tails wagging and feet shuffling (they were swishing and hitting the wall -- they don't have loud tails [G]). I could hear someone talking softly to them, and figured my son was coming in and trying to keep ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/05/27/beardies-nab-felon/ Had a great show in Scarborough today! Fiona got another point and Traveler got breed over his brother! Brother Roy is being campaigned with a big handler right now and is currently in the top 10. We didn't do anything in the Group, but the judge seemed to have her mind made ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/05/16/show-today/ Having a lovely phone conversation last night...checking up on impending arrivals, etc... dogs are outside wandering around. I am standing next to the kitchen sink where I can see out the window into the back yard. All of a sudden I see a shadow, then wings and say... "what the ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/05/13/surprise/ I have just been asked to do a radio interview for a national radio program called "Living the Country Life". It airs in 32 states, twice daily on 240 radio stations. The target audience is people who live on acreages. The segment I am doing is called "Best Country Dog Breeds: Bearded ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/05/07/radio-interview/ What a beautiful day! Wish a few more people had come to cheer us on, but there is always tomorrow. It's fun to watch and very educational, so come on by. We will be on tomorrow about 9:00. Rocky was SO excited today and bouncy, but had some good moments in ... http://www.beardedcollieclubofmaine.org/hairytales/2009/05/02/acton-today/