My Say
I'm not going to say much this month. Sorry if the page has been a
little neglected but it has been a very busy Spring. I hardly have time to read and answer e-mail!....
Papa
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WCFO, INC 2009 WORLD CHAMPION VIDEO RESULTS
The First 2009 WCFO World Event results for are in. WCFO, INC is
pleased to announce that this historic event had entries from
Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Netherlands, South Africa and the
United States.
WORLD CHAMPION HEELWORK TO MUSIC BEGINNER B
2nd Place........Debby DaCosta from
Ontario, Canada with her Standard Poodle Cherish
performing to Live Until I Die by Frank Sinatra . 8.54 8.92 Leg
WORLD CHAMPION MUSICAL FREESTYLE BEGINNERS B
2nd Place........ Debby DaCosta from
Ontario, Canada with her Miniature Poodle Kallysta
performing to Can't Stop the Beat by an unknown artist.
8.74 8.94 Leg
WORLD CHAMPION PAIRS BEGINNERS
1st Place.......Debby DaCosta from
Ontario, Canada with her Standard Poodle Cherish
and Linda Voss from Ontario, Canada with
her Norwegian Buhund Signy performing to
You're the Boss by the Brian Setzer
Orchestra. 8.42 8.74 Leg
A year has
passed. How time flies.
Forever
in our thoughts, OTCh
Chercan's Wee Golden Brittany
ATChC RAMCL NGC OJC OAC AGMX Am.CDX Am.NAJ
Am.CGC
Poodle Club of Canada Versatility
Award
May 18, 1993 - June 5, 2009
A life lived fully, a love given unconditionally. We'll miss you, but
never forget you.
This
is a neat comic. I wish I could host the entire strip because it
is very funny and very poodle-related. But to get permission to use the
entire cartoon here, I have to pay a lot of money in licensing fees. So
for now I will show this tiny yet fully attributed hint at what you can
see online at
The
Cartoonist Group.
Put "poodle" in the Search Box.
Butterflies and Hummingbirds
They say that the presence (or absence) of certain species provides a
good indication of the health of your environment. It is a credit to
modern agronomy that even with intense cultivation by the local
vegetable growers that we can still welcome the annual appearance of
hummingbirds, bees, butterflies of all kinds, frogs & toads
(along with hawks, eagles and other predators).
I was quite suprised this year to have a pair of hummingbirds
appear just before the beginning of June, and hurried to clean up and
hang our feeder. The milkweed crop behind the barn is doing nicely, and
we really hope to see some Monarch butterfly caterpillars this year. We
even had some time this year to plant a few flats of annuals in the
garden, adding some colour and attraction for our winged friends.
The Poodle Farm
If you are driving down Windham Road 6 looking for our place, here is
the place to look for.
It's a nice old 2 storey solid brick farmhouse, with some updates that
brought it into the 20th Century. The fact that we are now in the 21st
Century is not lost on us. A few things are on our priority
list, particularly as regards energy-saving and broadband. Dial-up is
becoming annoying!
D is for Decade, Debby and Drivin'
Time flies when you're having fun.
I don't give her enough credit, but Debby has managed to to find a
place for me in her life for more than 10 years. I'm sure it hasn't
been
easy dealing with a grumpy old fart like me, but we are a matched set
of opposites like poles of a magnet ... we stick together and are tough
to separate. My D License (with air-brake Z endorsement)
makes
driving for a living not only enjoyable but profitable. Debby played a
part in getting me that ticket, which I have parlayed into a 15-speed
RoadRanger gear-jammin' local and middle distance multi-commodity
career.
P is for more than Poodles
- Pretzels, Popcorn, Peanuts, Potato Chips & Pork Rinds - The Fab Five Food Groups
- Plus Pasta, Perogies, Pizza, Panzerotti & Pun'kin Pie
- Poodle Club of Canada
- World Canine Freestyle Organization Inc.
- Canadian Association of Rally and Obedience
- Cassandra's Canines Dog Training
- Gotta Dance! Canine Freestylers' Association
- Agility Association of Canada
- Canadian Kennel Club
- Versatility in Poodles, Inc.
- Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI)
- Poodle Club of America
- Teija Kovanen Photography - photo credits
- TTL Photography - photo credits
- Busy Bee Photography - photo credits
A famous Groucho Marx quotation. I saw
it recently at the library, and thought it deserved some space here.
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best
friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
Recently Heard
“It is easy to avoid controversy. Simply say nothing, do nothing
and be nothing."
So that's why ...
A free plug for my current employer, the Scotland Agromart. Randy was quick to step in and offer me a driving job when I enquired about seasonal opportunities. It may not last all year, but it adds a cushion to the bank account for suprise expenses.
