Photo: Liz Chamberlain

Hi

This is my official "Championship Portrait" - gorgeous isn't it?

Sorry, I am not available to be purchased or to be bred (well, eventually hopefully I will have pups, but right now I am too busy doing other stuff). Please do not harass my mum with inquiries - else she may just take my picture off again and I would hate that to happen ... I know, it's terribly hard to resist me, you'll just have to be strong


Sending kisses

Love

Lollie

Weekend 6/7 December 2008

December 8, 2008


Hi there

well, well, well, it is hard to believe, but mum actually managed the picture upload from her cell phone.
So, here is the promised family picture and 2/3 of the total South African Pyrenean population.
Let me introduce you to: (from right to left) my brother Chippy, myself, Lollie, our mum Quincy, our dad Zen and the little human is Zen's young mum Caren (Zen has 2 human mums! Boy must that be exhausting, trying to keep an eye on everyone!).

And how was the weekend you ask? .... My mum says it was a "mixed bag" ... whatever that means. I don't know what she is complaining about, she got lots of ribbons again, so that should make her happy. We won some dog biscuits and can you believe it dog shampoo!!! What is next? Has anybody told these people that getting a bath is NOT fun? If I would have known what I would win, I think I wouldn't have tried so hard! Did I try hard you ask? Well, of course; I really always try hard. It is just sometimes mum makes so many bad mistakes that not even I can get us out of trouble.
I did get mum round the contact course quite well. She kept nice and tight ... and boy was it a tight course, at one point I was sure she had lost it, but it seemed to have been right, because we won and got a Qualification. That means that Chippy and I end the year completely equal ... well as far as Agility is concerned anyway.
In the Non-Contact mum obviously couldn't make up her mind. We went round the same few obstacles twice ... obviously I knew where to go, but it seemed mum had changed her mind half way through the second loop and wanted to go the other way ... How was I supposed to know that she wanted to change things? Anyway, I went the same way again, which apparently was not how we were supposed to have gone. If I tell you that Chippy did the same thing, does that make you believe me that it really wasn't our fault, but clearly mum's? I think this highlights my continuous problem with her very nicely. At times she cahnges her mind so quickly and totally unexpectedly  ... Chippy and I are really doing well to cope with her the way we do.
However, what I have to admit is that mum was MUCH quicker. She was almost always ahead of me. I think I must thank Sharleen, mum's friend, for showing her how to run faster. It took me 2 years and I still couldn't get through to her, but Sharleen managed in just 2 sessions ... imagine if I were her dog how awesome I would be! ... That was mean, I really love my mum and wouldn't want to be anybody else's dog. Mum just needs to learn a bit more about this Agility game. Especially the Dog jumping round she really, really messed up badly. She first ran with Allez and did so well, and then, when she ran with me, she just lost the plot. She said she lost concentration when she saw that I was very close to her and needed to change her plan ... loose concentration? In less than a minute that it takes to run around a course you can't keep your concentration? I ask you!!! Anyway, she almost fell on top of me and I just managed to get away from under her feet and knocked the jump ... I was lucky I wasn't hurt!

It was a fun show again, and Chippy was allowed to jump inwith the small dogs again. He did really well. Not as well as last week, but very well nevertheless. We are waiting for the official results, but I think he was the 4th fastest dog overall. The first 3 were Border Collies. One was really fast, she was over 1,5 seconds ahead, but the other 2 were all within the same second as Chippy. He is good my brother :-). Of course he had a problem on the tight Agility course again ... you know what I am going to say, don't you ? ... yep, stay closer to mum I say ... but nobody listens to me around here.


I must go now, mum says we must do some freestyle practise

I still need to tell you about a really embarassing thing that happened last week though. I hope to get back on the computer in a day or so

Bye for now
Lollie


 







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Last week of November 2008

December 2, 2008
Hi again

This week has been so busy, busy, busy.
There were no shows on the weekend, so mum had lots of time to just take us for long walks around the dam where we can all run and also to play with us. Like this morning, where she invented a new game ... I haven't yet caught on to it, but if we play it a few more times I am sure I will. We were doing Agility mum was trying to race me to the next jump - suddenly she went flat on her tummy and was sliding forward on the wet grass. It looked ever ...
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Sunday, 23rd November 2008

November 23, 2008

Picture: Melissa Wilson


Hi again

I know we said I wouldn't update you every day, but we had such a great weekend, I just *have* to report back.
First off that fluffy thing up there is my brother Chippy ... ya, ya, I know, we look nothing alike, poor chap can't help it that I got the brains *and* the good looks. But he really is my brother and we are all terribly proud of him today ... boy did he kick butt at today's show! We have a class called Dog Jumping here, which runs over 2 rounds. That is...
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Saturday, 21.11.2008 - Best of the Best

November 22, 2008

Picture: Melissa Wilson

Hi
My mum says today was very special - the first of my "Big  Competitions" (whatever that may be). She was so terribly pleased with me. We got one of those ribbons and it says "second" - she really likes those ribbons, my mum. Very odd. I live in a family of weird creatures. My brother Chippy loves sticks and my mum likes those coloured ribbons. Good thing at least I am sane!

Let me explain to you what really happened.
My friend Allez (who also got a ribbon today ... mum...
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Star Struck

I don't really like to brag about other people, but today is an exception. You probably know by now what a famous mum I have - I mean my *real* mum Quincy. She is a movie star and *everyone* knows her. It is a bit of a pain going out with her, since people stop and want to chat to my human mum about Quincy all the time. It's "oh" and "ah" and all these silly cooing noises humans make ... I don't really mind the noises, but couldn't they make them to *ME*? So yes, going out with Quincy is not one of my favorite past times. However, today I am really proud of her. She did another TV commercial recently, and it has just been voted: "The hottest ad of the week on Cape Talk’s Adfeature show" and Quincy is the star of the ad - she doesn't just have a little role - she really is the star!

Just in case you don't know Cape Talk is a big deal radio station here in South Africa - I mean really *BIG DEAL* (well, you don't expect us to get excited about a mention on a *little* radio station do you?).

So we are all celebrating. Us dogs got a super-duper bone each and mum is having a glass of bubbly (have you ever put your nose into a glass of that stuff? - Yikes - I would suggest you don't even try! It is awful. I can not understand what mum does with it).

I have stuck the important piece of the podcast here for you to listen to ... Oh yes, we even had a podcast of the announcement, I *told* you it was a big deal.

We are off to another show tomorrow, can't wait, it has been a bit boring here lately.

Great weekend to all

Love you

Lollie

What a Weekend ...

We had such a great weekend - well *I* had. Mum is now exhausted, and Chippy, well Chippy didn't do so well, but we knew that all along that I would be the star of this family.

We went to an Agility competition on Friday - mum says it was just a *small* competition, but hey, everything counts - right?

I just blew everyone away - 1-2-3 just like that, I won all 3 of the competitions mum and I entered. Mum says she is very pleased with me. I think she actually did a pretty good job herself this time round (no funny manouvers that we collided). Especially the Dog Jumping (remember, that is the one where you need to go clear in the first round and then you go to the Jump-Off). I beat Ricki by 1,5 seconds! Mum says Ricki is the best "non-large" dog in South Africa at the moment ... I beg your pardon? WHO is the Best if I just beat him????

Mum says we still need to work on our weave poles, but I have no idea what she is complaining about. 

Chips, well he had a few steering problems and was a bit off ... I think maybe I will have a chat to him.

Allez also did quite well and won one class and was second in the other.

 

And then on Saturday we went to do a Freestyle demo - yes me too :-). Oh, I was sooooo cool on my saddle - of course the silly kids wanted to know where the horse was ... they have no imagination - non ...

Everyone thought Chippy in his pram was great ... I think the saddle is better, but I suppose the pram is also cute. Mum and Allez practised their new routine and Allez did really well - wow, I want to be like her one day.

And today, well today mum said the weather was miserable (hey, it was great, all overcast with a bit of rain, not too hot, I love this weather, but humans always complain about the weather have you noticed that?). Anyway, mum thought it was "stay at home" weather. There wasn't much to do - supervise all the dogs a bit, check the property with dad, but it was really a little boring. Just nice that everyone was together I suppose.

We are going to have a really busy month coming up. I will try and keep updating you as often as I can.

 

Love you XXXX

Lollie

 

 Hi - May I introduce myself?


My name is "Funny Waldi"

About Me


Lollie Hi I am Lollie, a grey Pyrenean Sheepdog. I was born on 31. August 2006. I live with my brother, our mum and another 5 dogs on a farm in Africa. Our "human mum" believes we all need a job, and I fully agree. I am always busy bossing everyone around - I don't think "Mum" has that in mind when she talks about a "job" though. Her idea of a job is to play Agility, which I like, but she is terribly slow, and I have to keep reminding her to run faster. I bark and bark and bark, and sometimes she gets the message - it is very hard to train humans .... She also likes to dance with me - she calls it freestyle, but what do you call it when you move to music? I call it "dancing". Anyway, let her call it what she likes. We also need to do Obedience stuff. I love the heelwork part, but then she keeps throwing things away which she expects me to fetch for her - who does she think I am? Anyway, Chippy (that is my brother) brings everything back, so let him fetch it. Well, everyday life is busy when you live on a farm. In the mornings Chippy and I go out with our human dad ... sigh ... that is another case of "difficult training object". He is soooo slow. I have actually given up trying to make him run at all. Usually I just check that everything is in order and then I go back to the house again, it is just too boring standing around with dad. Later on Wedwo, that is mum's horse, comes down to the paddock - yep, he definitely needs to be exercised and told where to go and graze. The cheeky thing is starting to ignore me now, so I have to hang from his tail ... Mum says she will try to get a picture (don't get me started on pictures though ....) well, that is all about me right now. If you are interested in following my daily blog ... oops mum says it won't be daily ... :-( come back and visit. Yours Lollie

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