Wordless Wednesday: Playing with the Treat Ball

Lots of awesome stuff going on and we hope to share more soon. Mom decided to capture me playing with my treat ball.

Synchronized Napping

We know you've all been eagerly awaiting Blogville's Pawlympic Synchronized Napping event and it is finally here. For those of you who follow Synchronized Napping you know this is a pairs or multiple event and it has two categories Parallel Napping and Freestyle Napping. Parallel requires the animals to nap in parallel positions. Technically the animals shouldn't touch, but in our example we found that to be next to impossible. We do expect the animals to demonstrate parallel positions however. Freestyle napping allows more creativity, but the animals must be touching even in a minor point at the time the picture is taken.

Parallel Entries:

This was our first parallel entry and a great example of the skills required. Look at the lines.

Jess, Amanda, Mini and Barbarell

Cat Bro Bert, Bailie, and me, Emma

Christmas and Angel Katie



Look at the form.

Casey and Jessie

Look at these two working to hold the form.

Macy and Noodle

Jasper and Nellie

Look at the focus folks.

Millie and Walter

Great use of light and color

Artistic Freestyle Entries:

Alasandra, The Cats & Dogs

I was unclear about this entry and since it didn't include a category for the entry I went with freestyle. The cats are touching and the white cat clearly wants to emphasize the artistic head move. while they may have originally started on the path to a parallel entry, at some point they decided to explore freestyle napping. An great entry in our freestyle napping category.

Dory and Jakey

The bum cuddle is a popular artistic move beautifully illustrated here.

easyriderpup

Mom agreed to help since this entrant didn't have another animal to enter the event with but really wanted to participate.

Lassie and Benji

Not that the judges are supposed to be biased, but Shelties did invent this event.

Frankie and Ernie

Look at the complete stretch they put into this nap. Ernie puts an artistic curl into it for just the right effect.

Tip Tail and LG

You're getting very sleepy

Casey and Jessie
Look at the beautiful integration of space

Mr. Bailey and Hazel

These two are playing for the cute points

Macy and Noodle

Look at the use of couch and blankie

Eddy and Evan

Going for the extended paw stretch

Jasper and Nellie

Look at the study in compact to extended napping poses.

Princess Leah and Maggie Mae

These two teamed up as a virtual team to compete

Millie and Walter

Look at the use of curves in this entry.

Addi and Oreo

These two contestants show such love

Wordless Wednesday: Chilling

Friday Flowers: Orange Oriental Lily

As I told you Mom loves the Oriental Lilies. This one oddly popped up in the Veggie garden. No idea how it moved there.

Friday Flowers: Orange Day Lily

These came out right before the July 4th holiday. Grandma used to call them 4th of July Lilies. It was a long time before Mom knew they were actually Day Lilies.

Wordless Wednesday: Rascally Rabbits

Katy Update

Mom has been preposting a bunch of flower pictures but she hasn't been writing many posts lately. So, I told her it was time to get back to the work of blogging.

We've been working on getting our event all set up for the Olympics. Lots of people sent in their entries and we are so grateful that so many people wanted to enter. It really is a memorial event for Bailey as he inspired Mom to ask about offering it.

I've been exploring life as a single Sheltie and learning so much. Without Bailey's help I've had to work extra hard keeping the critters in control. A new groundhog has moved into the area and he's a bit grumpy. The bunnies have exploded. Thankfully, Dog Dad managed to remove an area they were using to hide behind and that seems to have made them less aggressive. We now have chipmunks and squirrels!!

I've also been making more friends in the neighborhood. When Bailey was alive he was the social one. When we'd meet dogs, he'd greet them and I'd shyly hold back until he was done. Now I'm doing the greeting and I have specific dogs I like to find on my walks with Dog Dad. I also have humans that look forward to seeing me when I'm out as well.

Mom and Dad are also continuing to look for another Sheltie friend for me. Mom has started contacting some New England area breeders to see if anyone has any adult dogs. She's contacted the local Sheltie rescues in the areas, but nothing is happening so she's moving forward. She's made a few contacts and those contacts keep leading to other contacts. Mom is patient, so I am hopeful she'll find a good friend for me.