After lots of rain the first snow arrived lighting up our dark environment for some days. It´s gone now but I enjoyed its first visit. It always awakes childish joy in me for a while before I get tired of all the annoying sides of the fact. Like for example that snow tends to turn into ice and makes every days training outside difficult or impossible. Or that temperature drops much below my comfort zone.
But first days were wonderful and it was delightful to see the sun after such a long absence. Long walks in beautiful scenery worked well and first training in the hired training hall was nice.
Ruda has been stripped now and is easy to keep dry and clean. I know some Laekenois breeders and owners being against stripping but for me and Ruda this is the best solution. Both during the summer when she swims a lot and during rainy winter when she is about to rot and never dries.
Prima is making progress learning her new exercises for the new obedience class. The best reward for her work is a stick from a forest. Very convenient and cheap toy one would say. But not always safe! Few weeks ago we had to put some stitches under her tongue where a stick had caused a big wound. Just few hours after the treatment she walked in the forest, still unsteady on her feet after anaesthetics, with a stick in her mouth…She will never learn…
Basqas furnishings has become more visible while frozen LOL
She is still here, I do not know when Christine can come and collect her but I hope it will be soon. Better for her to get to know her new family as soon as possible. I know dogs have wonderful ability to adjust to new people and new conditions but I feel sorry for her and guilty about my decision of letting her go…Fortunately she does not know anything about it!
Even Xenon enjoyed first snow. I thought he was not even thinking of going out but he just run around there and was happy as a little puppy!
In the middle of November a new family member arrived to our place. A red tabby Maine Coon kitten called Rost ( rust in English) a happy, brave and social creature that has soon become a whole family sweetheart. And Xenons best pal!
But our joy is being destroyed by the fact that we quickly noticed there was something wrong with little Rost. He has very good appetite and is very playful and does seem to be perfectly well but his belly is swollen and he is too little for his age. There is a terrible, lethal disease among cats that is called FIP. We are afraid he has got it. It is impossible to test directly but the indirect tests seem to confirm it. There is nothing that can be done except to wait and see if this develops. Or hopefully not!
I watch him closely with a heavy heart and really hope he will survive!
