Comments on: Talented teen and Corgi earn CT title

By: Deanna

Deanna — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:30:34 +0000

This year for the fireworks, we accidentally found a great way to get the two dogs in the house through it all — the two out of the four who don’t think gunfire is almost the neatest sound ever (next to the sound of a duck quacking). Allergy season has been nasty this year for some reason and one of them keeps showing up with rashes that require the use of Benadryl. Turns out Benadryl makes fireworks very tolerable. :-)

By: Phyllis DeGioia

Phyllis DeGioia — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:59:40 +0000

I was lucky enough to visit with Kate and Deb Eldredge because the VST event was held in Wisconsin (they drove out from NY specifically for it, and it was held near my home). It was a hot and humid weekend filled with numerous unpleasant mosquitoes. Kate did a great job! I didn’t see the event because they had to be there at 5:30 am on Sunday and I don’t do mornings. We just hung out Saturday afternoon and walked the dogs.

In the photo, Kate is standing up and holding Flash’s leash. She also had Tia the Aussie. Her mom Deb has the two Tervs, Dani and Hokey. Neither Dani or Hokey passed, and Tia was just along for the ride.

By: Kim Thornton

Kim Thornton — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:39:08 +0000

Yes, I think you’re right about only the VST being around for 15 years. I remember when it was announced and I was still at DF then. Sorry for the confusion.

By: H. Houlahan

H. Houlahan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:20:25 +0000

Tracking has been a competion sport in AKC and other venues a LOT longer than 15 years.

I dunno how long, but it was well-established in the 1970’s when I started training.

Maybe you mean that the VST thing has been around for fifteen years? That would be about right.

By: Kim Thornton

Kim Thornton — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:31:02 +0000

What Gina said. I judged one of Tom’s stories in a contest a couple of years ago and it was a riot. Our niece Laura (who somehow turned 30 last year!) and her brother Sam also fell into that “if I coulda been guaranteed kids like them…” category. Besides being a world traveler, which she attributes to our influence, she and her husband Tyler are leaders in Indianapolis’s slow food/farmer’s market/small home farm movement.

By: Colorado Transplant

Colorado Transplant — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:53 +0000

Talking about lost animals, one of my son’s cats escaped the house about 2 weeks ago even though she was an “inside” cat. She was about 5 yrs. old.

Even though my son lives far away, I feel terrible for the cat.

Cats to me are like snowflakes because they are here for such a relatively short time compared to humans and there are so many disasters waiting to happen to some of them.

However, I love cats in general and it is better to have a “snowflake” than an arid life!

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:36:37 +0000

Yes, as I told her mom, Dr. Deb Eldredge, if I could have been guaranteed kids like hers (Kate’s brother Tom is a pip, too), I would have had them, for sure!

By: Colorado Transplant

Colorado Transplant — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:26:49 +0000

My granddaughter will be going to college this year, also. She is heading to California—one of those small colleges where the classes are smaller. She likes that.

Last two years, guess what. It seems the war is over. The fireworks quieted down somewhat and it does not sound like a war zone on July 4th, just a minor battle. It drove me just a little bit crazy, but I closed the windows tightly and sweated out the night with my husband and my two cats.

We have a whole year before we have to endure that again—yippee!