Bailey and Katy came to us as rescues. We lost Bailey in June of 2016 and Katy in November of 2022. We were blessed to have Annie join us in August of 2016. They have brought great love and joy to our immediate family and to extended family and friends. This blog will share their stories and issues related to Shelties. Some told from their perspective and others told from those that share this journey with them. Notice: This blog does have Amazon product links and Google Adsense
Showing posts with label Blogville Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogville Olympics. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Blogville Pawlympics: Synchronized Napping
The Blogville Summer Games are back and Bailey & Katy will be hosting the Synchronized Napping Event this year on August 11. This is a pairs event, but groups are also welcome to participate. There are two forms of Synchronized Napping. We have the Parallel Nappers and the Artistic Nappers. Participants can enter in either or both categories.
This is an example of Parallel Napping although Bailey shouldn't be touching Katy to demonstrate better form. (Try telling Bailey he can't touch Katy.)
Artistic Napping gives you more freedom. The only rule is you and your partner must be touching somewhere during the nap. It could be as like Bailey and Katy here in this example or a tale draped over your napping partner. It can be a big or small connection, but the connection must be maintained for the nap picture to qualify. If you leave right after the picture is snapped we'll never know. As I type this Katy's tale is draped over Bailey as the nap, the only place they are connected and that would qualify. The animals just have to have a connection. Cross species works as long as they like to nap. This event works best for those who like to conap.
We will post more information about the event and where to send your pictures, but we figured we'd give people a chance to start training by explaining the basics now. You can find out more about the Pawlympics schedule here. Information on the Pawlypics can be found here. Just a few dates of interest. Deadline to sign up to host an event is June 21. Deadline to sign up for events is July 15. That will happen quicker than you think. We know we are already in training for a few events. Good luck to everyone.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Squirrel Hurdles
Welcome to the Blogville Squirrel Hurdles Event. Our athletes have been screened by the Olympic Commitee for bugs and are prepared for the event. While many would prefer to increase the odds of catching squirrels by having a nice clear approach to the squirrel most know their are obstacles and often hurdles that must be cleared to reach the elusive squirrel. Thus squirrel hurdles was born.
Our first participant is Corbin of Oh Corbin
Next up is Dante of All About Lacocoon Dante
Our next canidate is Goose of Gospel of Goose
Next to compete Lassiter and Benjamin of Lassiter Chase
Up next will be Lily Belle and Muffin of Lovable Lily
In the next round will be Molly of Molly The Wally
Our next athlete will be Nina of Bird Brains and Dog Tales
Appearing next will be Posie of Posie Dog
Ready to make the next round is Roo of Roo's Doins
Up next is Roxy of Downunder Daisy
Appearing next will be Sarge of Sarge Speaks Out
Next on the field is Storm of Charlene and Storm
Our final contestant for the 2012 Squirrel Hurdles Olympic event will be Tavish of Big Bubba and Baby Sister Blogger
We thank all the athletes for their participation and hard work in training for this event. Please pick up your medal and display it proudly on your blog.
Don't forget to visit DRAW your Peeple and the Snack Sack Race to cheer on the athletes as they have all worked so hard in their events.
Labels:
Blogville Olympic Chat,
Blogville Olympic Events,
Blogville Olympic Squirrel Hurdles,
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Dog Olympics,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat,
Squirrel Hurdles
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The Blogville Olympics Continues
We are having so much fun participating in events and visiting the other venues when we aren't competing in events. Today we participated in stick jumping which you can see the wonderful video of the event at Bert's here. We both participated in the event and really enjoyed this event.
We went and visited the Stick event over at Goose's and you can view the video here. The event features both singles and doubles events. It is well worth the time to visit. Tomorrow is Marathon Chewing and Digging. Looking at the list of events, we are hosting Squirrel Hurdles and it looks like our only remaining athletic event is the Tennis Ball one. We will be heading over to cheer on all the athletes at the events, though.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Mama is So Impressed
The Mama wants to congratulate all the hosts on the amazing jobs they have been doing on the Blogville Olympic events. Things have been a little crazy lately, but while we haven't been blogging as much as we hoped to during the games, we have been trying to travel to all the events and cheer on the athletes. The competitions have been wonderful. There are some amazingly talented animals out there.
We can't wait to start the Squirrel Hurdles.
Friday, July 27, 2012
The Blogville Olympics has Opened
Mom has been a bit busy lately, but we are so excited that the Olympics has begun. We lined up to participate in the Parade of Athletes which you can see at Posie's here. Then we heard an amazing speech by Mayor Frankie which you can find here. It was a wonderful way to kick off the Olympics. Then we were treated to Roo's Opening Extravaganza which you can find here.
After such a busy morning we will be getting in some practice for synchronized sleeping. We still feel this is our strongest event.
Don't forget to pick up your badge for the Olympics.
Labels:
Blogville Olympic Chat,
Blogville Olympic Events,
Blogville Olympics,
Blogville Olympics Opening Ceremonies,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Olympic Training Accident
Katy had to visit the vet yesterday after getting a splinter in her paw. She was quite a brave girl about the injury, but her training schedule has been drastically reduced to deal with her injury.
We think this would be a great time to get her sleeping and couch events finished.
Labels:
Blogville Olympic Chat,
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Blogville Olympics Squirrel Hurdles Athletes
Entries have begun to arrive and will be accepted until July 18 for the Squirrel Hurdles event. I will continue to update this page so you can check out the competitors for the medals in this event.
We are continuing to work hard on getting our entries in for our events as well.
Corbin Oh Corbin
Dante All About Lacocoon Dante
Goose of Gospel of Goose
Lassiter and Benjamin of Lassiter Chase
Lily Belle and Muffin of Lovable Lily
Molly Molly The Wally
Nina Bird Brains and Dog Tales
Roo of Roo's Doins
Roxy Downunder Daisy
Sarge Sarge Speaks Out
Storm of Charlene and Storm
Tavish Big Bubba and Baby Sister Blogger
So far we have registered for the discus/frisbee event, window art, opening and closing ceremonies, couch potato peeling, cross neighborhood walkabout, critter stalking, pole jumping, sycronized sleeping, and the tennis ball event. Mom realized our eyes were open for some of the sleeping/couch peeling event shots she wanted to use, so she will have to get those done hopefully before this posts.
Labels:
Blogville Olympic Events,
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat
Monday, July 9, 2012
Registration is Open for the Blogville Olympics
We are so excited that we can actually start sending and receiving photographs for Olympic events. You can find a list of event host posts here to find out where to register. Our event is the Squirrel Hurdles the information for the event is posted here. All entries for the Squirrel Hurdles can be sent to sheltietimes(at)yahoo(dot)com. Please pictures only as Mama cannot manage videos.
We will be posting and updating a list of athletes participating soon.
Labels:
Blogville Olympic Events,
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat
Monday, July 2, 2012
Are You Busy Training for the Blogville Olympics?
Are you hard at work training for the Olympic events? We think the sleeping events are going to be our strongest. We are struggling with getting our opening and closing photographs. For some reason when one of us is sitting the other seems to want to flop down or stand up. For the standing photograph, well you get the idea. Perhaps as the deadline approaches we will find our inspiration.
You will be able to start sending in photographs soon. You can start emailing photographs to the event hosts on July 9th. We have a post here that lists the specific blog posts for the Blogville events so you can find all the information you need to know. Mama has not received all the info on the cat events so she has not been able to add those yet.
We are hosting the Squirrel hurdles and are looking forward to meeting all the contestants. You can find details to register for our event here.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wordless Wednesday: Training Hard for the Olympics in Katy's Crate
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Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Blogville Olympics Where to Find the Events
Frankie has provided us with a list of events and I am trying to keep a list of event requirements and information as people post the events on their blogs. We don't want to miss out on registering and we thought others might find this helpful, too.
Fri. July 27th.
OPENING Entertainment Extravaganza
Parade of Athletes Event details here
Short Speech.
Sat. July 28th.
Window Nose Art/Snot Smears Event Details here
Swimming Event Details here
Sun. July 29th
Crazy Sleeping SINGLES
Synchronized Sleepers
Bouncing...... Narrative Style Event Details here
Mon. July 30th
Cross Neighborhood Walkabout Event Details here
Catch me IF you Can Event details here
BEACH Ball Event Details here
Tues. July 31st
Gymnastics Event Details here
Couch Potato Peeling Event details here
Wed. Aug. 1st
Tongue Curling / aka the Raspberry
Critter Stalking
DISCUS/frisbee Event Details here
Thur. Aug. 2nd
Stick(s Event Details here
Pole Jumping Event Details here
Fri. Aug. 3rd.
Marathon Chewing Event Details here
Digging Event details here
Sat. Aug. 4th
Tuneful Farting Event Details here
Keep Away Event Details here
Sun. Aug. 5th
Equestrian Event Details here
Camera Avoidance Tai Kwon Do
Mon. Aug. 6th
Synchronized Peeing
DE-Stuffing Event Details here
Tues. Aug. 7th
Free Style Zoomies Event Details here
Roaching and Rolling
Wed. Aug. 8th
Squirrel Hurdles
Event Details here
DRAW your Peeple Event Details here
Snack Sack Race
Thurs. Aug.9th
Boxing Event Details here
EXTREME Weather Sports Event Details here
Fri. Aug. 10th
Turbo Track Event Details here
Snoopendous SniffAthon Event Details here
Sat. Aug. 11th
The Great Tennis Ball Tournament
Bathtub Wrestling
Sun. Aug. 12th
Closing Ceremony Event Details here
I know people are still working on preparing their events. However, I also want to make sure I have not missed listing anyone’s event posting either. It looks like I am missing event details on:
I do not know if Roo requires any participation in the opening
I have not been able to locate event links for the following events. Some may be coming, but I may have missed others.
Oscar’s Sleeping Events
Mona and Weenie -Tongue Curling/Raspberry AND Critter Stalking
Mayzie - Camera Avoidance Kae Kwon Do
Ruby and Penny - Roaching and Rolling
Lulu - Snack Sack Race
Mollie Jo - The Great Tennis Ball
Uji and Izzy - Bathtub Wrestling
I know we all want to support each other’s events, so I want to make sure we all know where to find them. I am hoping creating a list with the direct blog posts will make it easier for all of us to participate. Have a great Olympics everyone.
I will keep updating this page as I learn more. If you are hosting an event and your post is not listed, please leave the link in the comments and I will add it to the list.
Labels:
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Dog Olympics,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat
Monday, June 25, 2012
Blogville Olympics Squirrel Hurdles
Track and Field events are always big at the human summer Olympics. Squirrel Hurdles is our contribution to the Blogville Olympics. For those lacking squirrels do not dismay. Squirrel chasing and the hurdles we encounter as we chase those squirrels inspired this event. We have jumped (hurdled) garden fences, hostas, day lilies, humans, dogs, rocks and all kinds of other natural hurdles in our efforts to keep our yard squirrel free. To enter this event we just want to see you clearing a hurdle. You can use any of those listed above or those found in your yard/play areas indoors or out. We are looking for natural hurdles rather than competition hurdles though. If you happen to want to hurdle a squirrel, real or stuffie, feel free. This event is designed to demonstrate the natural hurdling skills we show as we keep our yards critter free.
As with all Olympic events, you can begin entering by submitting your pictures on July 9 with the deadline for pictures to be received midnight of July 18th. This will allow All Blogville Olympic athletes to be SCREENED fur Bugs. No early or late entries will be accepted. Mom's computer does better with pictures rather than videos. Hosting a Blogville event has convinced us we need our own email account so we are asking for pictures to be sent to sheltietimes (at) yahoo (dot) com starting on July 9th.
While entries are due on July 18th, please come back on August 8th to view the outcome of the Squirrel Hurdles event. We expect it to be a tough competition. We know there are some amazing jumpers in Blogville.
The schedule of events and the blog locations for information on those events are available below.
Fri. July 27th.
OPENING Entertainment Extravaganza, Parade of Athletes, and Short Speech.
Sat. July 28th.
Window Nose Art/Snot Smears
Swimming
Sun. July 29th
Crazy Sleeping SINGLES
Synchronized Sleepers
Bouncing...... Narrative Style
Mon. July 30th
Cross Neighborhood Walkabout
Catch me IF you Can
BEACH Ball
Tues. July 31st
Gymnastics
Couch Potato Peeling
Wed. Aug. 1st
Tongue Curling / aka the Raspberry
Critter Stalking
DISCUS/frisbee
Thur. Aug. 2nd
Stick (s)
Pole Jumping
Fri. Aug. 3rd.
Marathon Chewing
Digging
Sat. Aug. 4th
Tuneful Farting
Keep Away
Sun. Aug. 5th
Equestrian
Camera Avoidance Tai Kwon Do
Mon. Aug. 6th
Synchronized Peeing
DE-Stuffing
Tues. Aug. 7th
Free Style Zoomies
Roaching and Rolling
Wed. Aug. 8th
Squirrel Hurdles
DRAW your Peeple
Snack Sack Race
Thurs. Aug.9th
Boxing
EXTREME Weather Sports
Fri. Aug. 10th
Turbo Track
Snoopendous SniffAthon
Sat. Aug. 11th
The Great Tennis Ball Tournament
Bathtub Wrestling
Sun. Aug. 12th
Closing Ceremony
We are going to try to see if we can find the links to the actual entry blogs and put up links for those, too.
Labels:
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blogs,
Dog Olympics,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat,
Squirrel Hurdles
Monday, June 18, 2012
The Blogville Olympics is Coming
The Blogville Olympics is Coming!
Animal athletes of all kind are welcome to join in the festivities. The Olympics will begin with the opening ceremonies on July 27th and end with the closing festivities on August 12th.
Start helping your athletes train now and get those pictures prepared. The Olympic events will begin accepting pictures for each event on July 9 with the deadline for pictures to be received midnight of July 18th. This will allow All Blogville Olympic athletes to be SCREENED fur Bugs. No early or late entries will be accepted.
Katy and I will be hosting squirrel hurdles and we will have information regarding our event up soon. The schedule of events and the blog locations for information on those events are available below.
Fri. July 27th.
OPENING Entertainment Extravaganza, Parade of Athletes, and Short Speech.
Sat. July 28th.
Window Nose Art/Snot Smears
Swimming
Sun. July 29th
Crazy Sleeping SINGLES
Synchronized Sleepers
Bouncing...... Narrative Style
Mon. July 30th
Cross Neighborhood Walkabout
Catch me IF you Can
BEACH Ball
Tues. July 31st
Gymnastics
Couch Potato Peeling
Wed. Aug. 1st
Tongue Curling / aka the Raspberry
Critter Stalking
DISCUS/frisbee
Thur. Aug. 2nd
Stick (s)
Pole Jumping
Fri. Aug. 3rd.
Marathon Chewing
Digging
Sat. Aug. 4th
Tuneful Farting
Keep Away
Sun. Aug. 5th
Equestrian
Camera Avoidance Tai Kwon Do
Mon. Aug. 6th
Synchronized Peeing
DE-Stuffing
Tues. Aug. 7th
Free Style Zoomies
Roaching and Rolling
Wed. Aug. 8th
Squirrel Hurdles
DRAW your Peeple
Snack Sack Race
Thurs. Aug.9th
Boxing
EXTREME Weather Sports
Fri. Aug. 10th
Turbo Track
Snoopendous SniffAthon
Sat. Aug. 11th
The Great Tennis Ball Tournament
Bathtub Wrestling
Sun. Aug. 12th
Closing Ceremony
Labels:
Blogville Olympics,
Dog Blog,
Dog Blog Olympics,
Dog Blogger Activities,
Dog Blogs,
Sheltie Blog,
Sheltie Blogs,
Sheltie Chat
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