On the picture above happy and relaxed Ruda totally unaware of disappointment I feel after checking her belly yesterday. There will be no puppies, she is empty. The time was not right probably, exactly as I suspected. Despite right progesteron value.
I feel very sad about it as this was my last chance to get a puppy that could keep my kennel alive. I cannot use Brita for breeding so that part of my adventure with dogs might be over.At my age it gets more and more difficult to have long-term plans.
I am so happy we have our obedience training and maybe even competitions to look forward to. I hope they will be allowed soon when this Covid pandemics hopefully ends.
Unfortunately the lack of puppies is not the last distressing fact life has exposed me to lately.
Except Britas accident that had damaged her paw I noticed Prima has been limping from time to time on her right hind leg. Seems to have pain in her hip although she has been x-rayed and has no dysplasia. We will make a thorough examination of her as soon as we can but it worries me and I have to limit her movement. It means I cannot train her either. And chasing sticks will be totally forbidden.
Britas paw is healing slowly. Deep wounds, in one place with visible bone need long time. As soon as we see that there is enough of tissue we can try to stitch it again which should hasten the recovery.
But Brita herself lives her life happily. She has mastered her balance to perfection and moves freely on three legs. Changing the dressing every day is the only stressful moment in her life but even then she lies down by herself and does not move until released. A perfect patient!
Of more positive things I have to mention an obedience seminar me and my friend Anne attended away from home. The journey, living together in a little cottage and seminar itself was a great experience. I have changed some ways of training Ruda and wait impatiently to implement some new thinking in both Primas and Britas training. When they will be able to move.
On the way back home we stopped at the countryside and visited our friends, which gave me some kind of distance from daily troubles. This place is like balm to troubled soul!
I really hope all the bad things that were aimed to hit us this year have appeared already. The future ought to be bright and full of positive events only!
Just to keep the balance!